H. R. 9747 

One Hundred Eighteenth Congress 

of the 

United States of America 

AT THE SECOND SESSION 

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday, 

the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-four 

An Act 

Making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2025, and for 

other purposes. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 

the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Continuing Appropriations and 

Extensions Act, 2025’’. 

SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title. 

Sec. 2. Table of Contents. 

Sec. 3. References. 

DIVISION A—CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2025 

DIVISION B—EXTENSIONS 

TITLE I—MISCELLANEOUS EXTENSIONS 

TITLE II—HEALTH EXTENDERS 

TITLE III—VETERANS EXTENDERS 

TITLE IV—BUDGETARY EFFECTS 

SEC. 3. REFERENCES. 

Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to ‘‘this 

Act’’ contained in any division of this Act shall be treated as 

referring only to the provisions of that division. 

DIVISION A—CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2025 

The following sums are hereby appropriated, out of any money 

in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and out of applicable 

corporate or other revenues, receipts, and funds, for the several 

departments, agencies, corporations, and other organizational units 

of Government for fiscal year 2025, and for other purposes, namely: 

SEC. 101. Such amounts as may be necessary, at a rate for 

operations as provided in the applicable appropriations Acts for 

fiscal year 2024 and under the authority and conditions provided 

in such Acts, for continuing projects or activities (including the 

costs of direct loans and loan guarantees) that are not otherwise 

specifically provided for in this Act, that were conducted in fiscal 

year 2024, and for which appropriations, funds, or other authority 

were made available in the following appropriations Acts: 
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(1) The Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 

Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 

(division B of Public Law 118–42). 

(2) The Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies 

Appropriations Act, 2024 (division C of Public Law 118–42). 

(3) The Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2024 

(division A of Public Law 118–47). 

(4) The Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 (division D of Public Law 118– 

42). 

(5) The Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2024 (division B of Public Law 118–47), except 

sections 637 and 638. 

(6) The Department of Homeland Security Appropriations 

Act, 2024 (division C of Public Law 118–47), except section 

546(e), and including sections 102 through 105 of title I of 

division G of Public Law 118–47. 

(7) The Department of the Interior, Environment, and 

Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 (division E of Public 

Law 118–42), except section 447. 

(8) The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, 

and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 

(division D of Public Law 118–47). 

(9) The Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2024 (division E of Public Law 118–47), except the matter under the 

heading ‘‘Joint Items—Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies of 2025’’, and including section 7 in the 

matter preceding division A of Public Law 118–47. 

(10) The Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and 

Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 (division A of Public 

Law 118–42), except section 259. 

(11) The Department of State, Foreign Operations, and 

Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2024 (division F of Public 

Law 118–47), except section 7075(a). 

(12) The Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, 

and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 (division F of 

Public Law 118–42). 

SEC. 102. (a) No appropriation or funds made available or 

authority granted pursuant to section 101 for the Department of 

Defense shall be used for: 

(1) the new production of items not funded for production 

in fiscal year 2024 or prior years; 

(2) the increase in production rates above those sustained with 

fiscal year 2024 funds; or 

(3) the initiation, resumption, or continuation of any project, 

activity, operation, or organization (defined as any project, subproject, activity, budget activity, program element, and subprogram 

within a program element, and for any investment items defined 

as a P–1 line item in a budget activity within an appropriation 

account and an R–1 line item that includes a program element 

and subprogram element within an appropriation account) for which 

appropriations, funds, or other authority were not available during 

fiscal year 2024. 

(b) No appropriation or funds made available or authority 

granted pursuant to section 101 for the Department of Defense 

shall be used to initiate multi-year procurements utilizing advance 
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procurement funding for economic order quantity procurement 

unless specifically appropriated later. 

SEC. 103. Appropriations made by section 101 shall be available 

to the extent and in the manner that would be provided by the 

pertinent appropriations Act. 

SEC. 104. Except as otherwise provided in section 102, no 

appropriation or funds made available or authority granted pursuant to section 101 shall be used to initiate or resume any project 

or activity for which appropriations, funds, or other authority were 

not available during fiscal year 2024. 

SEC. 105. Appropriations made and authority granted pursuant 

to this Act shall cover all obligations or expenditures incurred 

for any project or activity during the period for which funds or 

authority for such project or activity are available under this Act. 

SEC. 106. Unless otherwise provided for in this Act or in the 

applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 2025, appropriations 

and funds made available and authority granted pursuant to this 

Act shall be available until whichever of the following first occurs: 

(1) The enactment into law of an appropriation for any 

project or activity provided for in this Act. 

(2) The enactment into law of the applicable appropriations 

Act for fiscal year 2025 without any provision for such project 

or activity. 

(3) December 20, 2024. 

SEC. 107. Expenditures made pursuant to this Act shall be 

charged to the applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization 

whenever a bill in which such applicable appropriation, fund, or 

authorization is contained is enacted into law. 

SEC. 108. Appropriations made and funds made available by 

or authority granted pursuant to this Act may be used without 

regard to the time limitations for submission and approval of apportionments set forth in section 1513 of title 31, United States Code, 

but nothing in this Act may be construed to waive any other 

provision of law governing the apportionment of funds. 

SEC. 109. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 

except section 106, for those programs that would otherwise have 

high initial rates of operation or complete distribution of appropriations at the beginning of fiscal year 2025 because of distributions 

of funding to States, foreign countries, grantees, or others, such 

high initial rates of operation or complete distribution shall not 

be made, and no grants shall be awarded for such programs funded 

by this Act that would impinge on final funding prerogatives. 

SEC. 110. This Act shall be implemented so that only the 

most limited funding action of that permitted in the Act shall 

be taken in order to provide for continuation of projects and activities. 

SEC. 111. (a) For entitlements and other mandatory payments 

whose budget authority was provided in appropriations Acts for 

fiscal year 2024, and for activities under the Food and Nutrition 

Act of 2008, activities shall be continued at the rate to maintain 

program levels under current law, under the authority and conditions provided in the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 

2024, to be continued through the date specified in section 106(3). 

(b) Notwithstanding section 106, obligations for mandatory payments due on or about the first day of any month that begins 

after October 2024 but not later than 30 days after the date specified 
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in section 106(3) may continue to be made, and funds shall be 

available for such payments. 

SEC. 112. Amounts made available under section 101 for civilian 

personnel compensation and benefits in each department and 

agency may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary 

to avoid furloughs within such department or agency, consistent 

with the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 2024, except 

that such authority provided under this section shall not be used 

until after the department or agency has taken all necessary actions 

to reduce or defer non-personnel-related administrative expenses. 

SEC. 113. Funds appropriated by this Act may be obligated 

and expended notwithstanding section 10 of Public Law 91–672 

(22 U.S.C. 2412), section 15 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2680), section 313 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (22 U.S.C. 

6212), and section 504(a)(1) of the National Security Act of 1947 

(50 U.S.C. 3094(a)(1)). 

SEC. 114. (a) Each amount incorporated by reference in this 

Act that was previously designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 or as 

being for disaster relief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of such 

Act is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 

pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of such Act or as being for disaster relief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of such Act, respectively. 

(b) Section 6 of Public Laws 118–42 and 118–47 shall apply 

to amounts designated in subsection (a) and sections 138, 140, 

and 151 of this Act as an emergency requirement. 

(c) Each amount incorporated by reference in this Act that 

was previously designated in division B of Public Law 117–159, 

division J of Public Law 117–58, or in section 443(b) of division 

G of Public Law 117–328 by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget shall continue to be treated as an amount specified in section 103(b) of 

division A of Public Law 118–5. 

(d) This section shall become effective immediately upon enactment of this Act, and shall remain in effect through the date 

in section 106(3). 

SEC. 115. (a) Rescissions or cancellations of discretionary budget 

authority that continue pursuant to section 101 in Treasury Appropriations Fund Symbols (TAFS)— 

(1) to which other appropriations are not provided by this 

Act, but for which there is a current applicable TAFS that does 

receive an appropriation in this Act; or 

(2) which are no-year TAFS and receive other appropriations 

in this Act, may be continued instead by reducing the rate for 

operations otherwise provided by section 101 for such current 

applicable TAFS, as long as doing so does not impinge on the 

final funding prerogatives of the Congress. 

(b) Rescissions or cancellations described in subsection (a) shall 

continue in an amount equal to the lesser of— 

(1) the amount specified for rescission or cancellation in the 

applicable appropriations Act referenced in section 101 of this Act; 

or 

(2) the amount of balances available, as of October 1, 2024, 

from the funds specified for rescission or cancellation in the 

applicable appropriations Act referenced in section 101 of this Act. 
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(c) No later than November 18, 2024, the Director of the Office 

of Management and Budget shall provide to the Committees on 

Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 

a comprehensive list of the rescissions or cancellations that will 

continue pursuant to section 101: Provided, That the information 

in such comprehensive list shall be periodically updated to reflect 

any subsequent changes in the amount of balances available, as 

of October 1, 2024, from the funds specified for rescission or cancellation in the applicable appropriations Act referenced in section 

101, and such updates shall be transmitted to the Committees 

on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 

upon request. 

SEC. 116. Amounts made available by section 101 for ‘‘Farm 

Service Agency—Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund Program 

Account’’ may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary 

to accommodate approved applications for direct and guaranteed 

farm ownership loans, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1922 et seq., 

and direct farm operating loans, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1941 

et seq. 

SEC. 117. Amounts made available by section 101 for ‘‘Rural 

Housing Service—Rural Community Facilities Program Account’’ 

may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to 

maintain activities as authorized by section 306 and described 

in section 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act. 

SEC. 118. Amounts made available by section 101 for ‘‘Domestic 

Food Programs—Food and Nutrition Service—Special Supplemental 

Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)’’ may 

be apportioned at the rate for operations necessary to maintain 

participation. 

SEC. 119. Amounts made available by section 101 for ‘‘Domestic 

Food Programs—Food and Nutrition Service—Commodity Assistance Program’’ may be apportioned up to the rate for operations 

necessary to maintain current program caseload in the Commodity 

Supplemental Food Program. 

SEC. 120. Section 260 of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 

1946 (7 U.S.C. 1636i) and section 942 of the Livestock Mandatory 

Reporting Act of 1999 (7 U.S.C. 1635 note; Public Law 106–78) 

shall be applied by substituting the date specified in section 106(3) 

of this Act for ‘‘September 30, 2024’’. 

SEC. 121. During the period covered by this Act, section 235(b) 

of the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 (18 U.S.C. 3551 note; Public 

Law 98–473; 98 Stat. 2032), as such section relates to chapter 

311 of title 18, United States Code, and the United States Parole 

Commission, shall be applied by substituting ‘‘37’’ for ‘‘36’’ each 

place it appears. 

SEC. 122. Notwithstanding section 104, amounts made available 

by section 101 for ‘‘Corps of Engineers—Civil—Operation and 

Maintenance’’ may be used up to an amount not to exceed 

$37,600,000, adjusted for inflation beginning August 1, 2024, to 

provide compensation for reserving and operating 3.6 million acrefeet of pre-planned flood storage at Hugh Keenleyside Dam to 

minimize the flood risk in the Columbia River Basin in the United 

States. 

SEC. 123. During the period covered by this Act, section 3 

of Public Law 106–392 shall be applied by substituting ‘‘2025’’ 

for ‘‘2024’’ each place it appears. 
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SEC. 124. Notwithstanding section 106, for the duration of 

fiscal year 2025, amounts made available under section 601(f)(3) 

of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 801(f)(3)) shall be available 

for any necessary expenses of the Department of the Treasury 

Office of Inspector General with respect to section 601 of such 

Act, subtitle A of title V of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, or section 3201 of the American Rescue Plan 

Act of 2021, in addition to amounts otherwise available for such 

purposes. 

SEC. 125. Notwithstanding section 101, for ‘‘Executive Office 

of the President—Office of Administration—Presidential Transition 

Administrative Support’’, there is appropriated $25,000,000 for an 

additional amount for fiscal year 2025, to remain available until 

September 30, 2025, to carry out the Presidential Transition Act 

of 1963 (3 U.S.C. 102 note) and similar expenses, in addition to 

amounts otherwise available for such purposes: Provided, That such 

funds may be transferred to other accounts (including other agencies) that provide support to offices within the Executive Office 

of the President and the Office of the Vice President, to carry 

out such purposes, including to reimburse obligations incurred prior 

to the enactment of this Act for such purposes. 

SEC. 126. In addition to amounts otherwise provided by section 

101, amounts are provided for ‘‘District of Columbia—Federal Payment for Emergency Planning and Security Costs in the District 

of Columbia’’ at a rate for operations of $47,000,000, for an additional amount for costs associated with the Presidential Inauguration to be held in January 2025: Provided, That such amounts 

may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to 

maintain emergency planning and security activities relating to 

such Presidential Inauguration. 

SEC. 127. (a) The matter preceding the first proviso under 

the heading ‘‘Federal Payment to the District of Columbia Public 

Defender Service’’ in division B of Public Law 118–47 is amended 

by striking ‘‘, for costs associated with relocation under a replacement lease for headquarters offices, field offices, and related facilities’’. 

(b)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), subsection (a) shall become 

effective immediately upon enactment of this Act. 

(2) If this Act is enacted after September 30, 2024, subsection 

(a) shall be applied as if it were in effect on September 30, 2024. 

(c) Notwithstanding section 101, the matter preceding the first 

proviso under the heading ‘‘Federal Payment to the District of 

Columbia Public Defender Service’’ in division B of Public Law 

118–47, as amended by subsection (a), shall be applied as if ‘‘, 

of which $3,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 

2026’’ were struck. 

SEC. 128. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 

except section 106, the District of Columbia may expend local funds 

made available under the heading ‘‘District of Columbia—District 

of Columbia Funds’’ for such programs and activities under the 

District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2024 (title IV of division 

B of Public Law 118–47) at the rate set forth in the Fiscal Year 

2025 Local Budget Act of 2024 (D.C. Act 25–501), as modified 

as of the date of enactment of this Act. 

SEC. 129. (a) Notwithstanding section 101, for ‘‘General Services 

Administration—Expenses, Presidential Transition’’, there is appropriated $19,424,177, for an additional amount for fiscal year 2025, 
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to remain available until September 30, 2025, for necessary 

expenses to carry out the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 (3 

U.S.C. 102 note), of which $14,443,726 is available for activities 

authorized by sections 3(a)(1) through 3(a)(7) and 3(a)(10) of such 

Act; $2,980,451 is available for activities authorized by section 

5 of such Act; and $2,000,000 is available for activities authorized 

by sections 3(a)(8) and 3(a)(9) of such Act: Provided, That if there 

are two or more possible apparent successful candidates, each such 

candidate, with the exception of the incumbent President, is entitled 

to a proportional share of the appropriations made available for 

activities authorized by sections 3(a)(1) through 3(a)(7) and 3(a)(10) 

and sections 3(a)(8) and 3(a)(9) of such Act: Provided further, That 

no apparent successful candidate shall receive more than $7,221,863 

for activities authorized by sections 3(a)(1) through 3(a)(7) and 

3(a)(10) of such Act and $1,000,000 for activities authorized by 

sections 3(a)(8) and 3(a)(9) of such Act: Provided further, That 

such amounts may be transferred and credited to the ‘‘Acquisition 

Services Fund’’ or the ‘‘Federal Buildings Fund’’ to reimburse obligations incurred prior to enactment of this Act for the purposes 

provided herein related to the Presidential election in 2024: Provided further, That in the case of two or more possible apparent 

successful candidates, after a sole apparent successful candidate 

is determined, the remaining funds allotted to any unsuccessful 

candidate shall be permanently rescinded: Provided further, That 

amounts available under this section shall be in addition to any 

other amounts available for such purposes. 

(b) Notwithstanding section 101, no funds are provided by 

this Act for ‘‘General Services Administration—Pre-Election Presidential Transition’’. 

SEC. 130. In addition to amounts otherwise provided by section 

101, for ‘‘National Archives and Records Administration—Operating 

Expenses’’, there is appropriated $23,000,000, for an additional 

amount for fiscal year 2025, to remain available until September 

30, 2025, to carry out transition responsibilities of the Archivist 

of the United States under sections 2201 through 2209 of title 

44, United States Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Presidential 

Records Act of 1978’’), in addition to amounts otherwise available 

for such purposes. 

SEC. 131. Notwithstanding section 101, the matter preceding 

the first proviso under the heading ‘‘Office of Personnel Management—Salaries and Expenses’’ in division B of Public Law 118– 

47 shall be applied by substituting ‘‘$190,784,000’’ for 

‘‘$219,076,000’’ and the second proviso under such heading in such 

division of such Act shall be applied by substituting ‘‘$245,267,000’’ 

for ‘‘$192,975,000’’. 

SEC. 132. Notwithstanding section 104, amounts made available 

by section 101 to the Department of Homeland Security for ‘‘Coast 

Guard—Procurement, Construction, and Improvements’’ may be 

used for closeout costs relating to the C–27J missionization program. 

SEC. 133. During the period covered by this Act, section 

11223(b)(2) of division K of Public Law 117–263 shall be applied 

by substituting ‘‘shall not apply’’ for ‘‘shall apply’’. 

SEC. 134. Amounts made available by section 101 to the Department of Homeland Security under the heading ‘‘Federal Emergency 

Management Agency—Disaster Relief Fund’’ may be apportioned 

up to the rate for operations necessary to carry out response and 
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recovery activities under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 

and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.). 

SEC. 135. Amounts made available by section 101 to the Department of Homeland Security for ‘‘United States Secret Service— 

Operations and Support’’ may be apportioned up to the rate for 

operations necessary to carry out protective operations, including 

activities related to National Special Security Events and the 2024 

Presidential Campaign. 

SEC. 136. In addition to amounts otherwise provided by section 

101, there is appropriated to the Department of Homeland Security 

for ‘‘United States Secret Service—Operations and Support’’, 

$231,000,000, for an additional amount for fiscal year 2025, to 

remain available until September 30, 2025, for operations necessary 

to carry out protective operations including the 2024 Presidential 

Campaign and National Special Security Events: Provided, That 

not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 

the Director of the United States Secret Service shall provide to 

the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

and the Senate an expenditure plan that identifies, by program, 

project, and activity, the funding obligated for the purposes specified 

in this section with amounts for ‘‘Operations and Support’’ in this 

Act and shall provide to the Committees monthly reports on the 

execution of such expenditure plan: Provided further, That such 

amounts may not be obligated until the Secretary of the Department 

of Homeland Security transmits to the House of Representatives 

Task Force on the Attempted Assassination of Donald J. Trump 

and the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs the Mission Assurance Report: Provided further, 

That within 15 days of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

the Department of Homeland Security shall provide to the House 

of Representatives Task Force on the Attempted Assassination of 

Donald J. Trump all materials responsive to such Task Force’s 

letters transmitted on August 12, 2024, and August 28, 2024: Provided further, That the Director of the Secret Service shall respond 

in a timely manner to oversight inquiries (including requests for 

documents, information, and testimony from any Secret Service 

personnel) on protective operations funded in this Act or in Public 

Law 118–47 from the House of Representatives Task Force on 

the Attempted Assassination of Donald J. Trump; the Committees 

on Appropriations, Homeland Security, Oversight and Accountability, and Judiciary of the House of Representatives; and the 

Committees on Appropriations, Judiciary, and Homeland Security 

and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, or any subcommittees 

thereof: Provided further, That responses shall be considered timely 

if provided on or before the deadline specified by the requesting 

committee or subcommittee. 

SEC. 137. (a) Sections 1309(a) and 1319 of the National Flood 

Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4016(a) and 4026) shall be applied 

by substituting the date specified in section 106(3) of this Act 

for ‘‘September 30, 2023’’. 

(b)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), this section shall become effective immediately upon enactment of this Act. 

(2) If this Act is enacted after September 30, 2024, this section 

shall be applied as if it were in effect on September 30, 2024. 

SEC. 138. (a) During the period covered by this Act, section 

104 of the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Assistance Act (division 

G of Public Law 117–180) shall be applied by substituting the 
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date specified in section 106(3) of this Act for ‘‘2 years after the 

date on which regulations are first promulgated under subsection 

(f)’’, and ‘‘May 31, 2024’’. 

(b) Amounts repurposed pursuant to this section that were 

previously designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 

pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 

Act of 1985 or a concurrent resolution on the budget are designated 

as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) 

of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

SEC. 139. In addition to amounts otherwise provided by section 

101, amounts are provided for ‘‘Department of the Interior— 

National Park Service—Operation of the National Park System’’ 

at a rate for operations of $5,000,000, for an additional amount 

for security and visitor safety activities related to the Presidential 

Inaugural Ceremonies. 

SEC. 140. (a) Funds previously made available in the Further 

Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief 

Requirements Act, 2018 (subdivision 1 of division B of Public Law 

115–123) for the ‘‘National Park Service—Historic Preservation 

Fund’’ that were available for obligation through fiscal year 2019 

are to remain available through fiscal year 2026 for the liquidation 

of valid obligations incurred in fiscal years 2018 and 2019: Provided, 

That amounts repurposed pursuant to this section that were previously designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 

pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 

Act of 1985 are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant 

to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

(b)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), this section shall become effective immediately upon enactment of this Act. 

(2) If this Act is enacted after September 30, 2024, this section 

shall be applied as if it were in effect on September 30, 2024. 

SEC. 141. Amounts made available by section 101 for ‘‘Department of Agriculture—Forest Service—Wildland Fire Management’’ 

may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary for 

wildfire suppression activities. 

SEC. 142. (a) In addition to amounts otherwise provided by 

section 101, amounts are provided for ‘‘Department of Health and 

Human Services—Indian Health Service—Indian Health Services’’ 

at a rate for operations of $24,262,000, for an additional amount 

for costs of staffing and operating facilities that were opened, renovated, or expanded in fiscal years 2024 and 2025, and such 

amounts may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary 

to staff and operate such facilities. 

(b) In addition to amounts otherwise provided by section 101, 

amounts are provided for ‘‘Department of Health and Human Services—Indian Health Service—Indian Health Facilities’’ at a rate 

for operations of $2,060,000, for an additional amount for costs 

of staffing and operating facilities that were opened, renovated, 

or expanded in fiscal years 2024 and 2025, and such amounts 

may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to 

staff and operate such facilities. 

SEC. 143. During the period covered by this Act, section 113 

of division G of Public Law 113–76, as amended by Public Law 

116–6, shall be applied by substituting ‘‘2025’’ for ‘‘2024’’. 

SEC. 144. In addition to amounts otherwise provided by section 

101, amounts are provided for ‘‘Department of Labor—Bureau of 
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Labor Statistics—Salaries and Expenses’’ at a rate for operations 

of $6,000,000, for an additional amount for the Current Population 

Survey. 

SEC. 145. Activities authorized by part A of title IV (other 

than under section 403(c) or 418) and section 1108(b) of the Social 

Security Act shall continue through the date specified in section 

106(3), in the manner authorized for fiscal year 2024, and out 

of any money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise 

appropriated, there are hereby appropriated such sums as may 

be necessary for such purpose. 

SEC. 146. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 

there is appropriated— 

(1) for payment to the heirs at law of Sheila Jackson 

Lee, late a Representative from the State of Texas, $174,000; 

(2) for payment to Elsie M. Pascrell, widow of William 

Pascrell, Jr., late a Representative from the State of New 

Jersey, $174,000; and 

(3) for payment to Beatrice Y. Payne, widow of Donald 

M. Payne, Jr., late a Representative from the State of New 

Jersey, $174,000. 

SEC. 147. Notwithstanding sections 102 and 104, amounts made 

available by section 101 to the Department of Defense for ‘‘Military 

Construction, Navy’’ may be used by the Secretary of the Navy 

to carry out military construction not otherwise authorized by law 

for a Trident Refit Facility project at Naval Submarine Base Kings 

Bay. 

SEC. 148. Notwithstanding section 101, section 126 of division 

A of Public Law 118–42 shall be applied by substituting ‘‘fiscal 

year 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020’’ for ‘‘fiscal year 2017, 2018, and 

2019’’. 

SEC. 149. (a) The remaining unobligated balances as of September 30, 2024, from amounts made available until September 

30, 2024, for ‘‘Departmental Administration—Construction, Major 

Projects’’ in title II of division F of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116–94) are hereby rescinded, and 

in addition to amounts otherwise provided by section 101, an 

amount of additional new budget authority equivalent to the amount 

rescinded pursuant to this section is hereby appropriated on September 30, 2024, for an additional amount for fiscal year 2024, 

to remain available until September 30, 2029, and shall be available 

for the same purposes and under the same authorities provided 

under such heading in Public Law 116–94, in addition to other 

funds as may be available for such purposes. 

(b)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), this section shall become effective immediately upon enactment of this Act. 

(2) If this Act is enacted after September 30, 2024, this section 

shall be applied as if it were in effect on September 30, 2024. 

SEC. 150. Amounts made available by section 101 for ‘‘Department of Transportation—Office of the Secretary—Payments to Air 

Carriers’’ may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary 

to maintain Essential Air Service program operations. 

SEC. 151. During the period covered by this Act, the Secretary 

of Housing and Urban Development may use the unobligated balances of amounts made available in prior fiscal years in the second 

paragraph under the heading ‘‘Department of Housing and Urban 

Development—Public and Indian Housing—Tenant-Based Rental 

Assistance’’ to support additional allocations under subparagraph 
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(D) of paragraph (1) and subparagraph (B) of paragraph (4) of 

such heading to prevent the termination of rental assistance for 

families as a result of insufficient funding in the calendar year 

2024 funding cycle: Provided, That amounts repurposed pursuant 

to this section that were previously designated by the Congress 

as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution 

on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are designated by the Congress as being for an 

emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 

Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

SEC. 152. During the period covered by this Act, section 517 

of title 10, United States Code, shall not apply with respect to 

the Coast Guard. 

This division may be cited as the ‘‘Continuing Appropriations 

Act, 2025’’. 

DIVISION B—EXTENSIONS 

TITLE I—MISCELLANEOUS EXTENSIONS 

SEC. 101. PROTECTION OF CERTAIN FACILITIES AND ASSETS FROM 

UNMANNED AIRCRAFT. 

Section 210G(i) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 

124n(i)) is amended by striking ‘‘October 1, 2024’’ and inserting 

‘‘December 20, 2024’’. 

SEC. 102. JOINT TASK FORCES. 

Section 708(b)(13) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 

U.S.C. 348(b)(13)) shall be applied by substituting ‘‘December 20, 

2024’’ for ‘‘September 30, 2024’’. 

SEC. 103. NATIONAL CYBERSECURITY PROTECTION SYSTEM 

AUTHORIZATION. 

Section 227(a) of the Federal Cybersecurity Enhancement Act 

of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1525(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 

2024’’ and inserting ‘‘December 20, 2024’’. 

SEC. 104. CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO CANAL NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK 

COMMISSION. 

Section 6(g) of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Development 

Act (16 U.S.C. 410y–4(g)) is amended by striking ‘‘40’’ and all 

that follows through the period at the end and inserting ‘‘on 

December 20, 2024.’’. 

SEC. 105. EBT BENEFIT FRAUD PREVENTION. 

Section 501 of division HH of the Consolidated Appropriations 

Act, 2023 (7 U.S.C. 2016a), is amended— 

(1) in subsection (a)— 

(A) in paragraph (4)(A)(iii), by striking ‘‘to the maximum extent practicable,’’; and 

(B) in paragraph (5)— 

(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 

striking ‘‘October’’ and inserting ‘‘December’’; 

(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘to the maximum extent practicable,’’; 

(iii) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

end; 
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(iv) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E); 

(v) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following: 

‘‘(D) a comparison of State plans related to reimbursement, prevention, and other relevant procedures approved 

in accordance with subsection (b)(1)(A); and’’; and 

(vi) in subparagraph (E) (as so redesignated), by 

inserting ‘‘and proactively’’ after ‘‘consistently’’; 

(2) in subsection (b)(2)(C), by striking ‘‘September 30, 2024’’ 

and inserting ‘‘December 20, 2024’’; and 

(3) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(e) COMPTROLLER GENERAL.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

of enactment of this subsection, the Comptroller General of 

the United States shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture 

of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report that 

examines risks related to supplemental nutrition assistance 

program electronic benefit transfer payment system security, 

including the risk of stolen benefits through card skimming, 

card cloning, and other similar methods. 

‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The report under paragraph (1) shall 

include an assessment of— 

‘‘(A) the extent to which the Department of Agriculture 

manages payment system security, including risks related 

to stolen benefits, compared to leading industry practices; 

‘‘(B) the manner in which States, retailers, and other 

relevant entities manage risks related to stolen benefits; 

‘‘(C) the oversight of and guidance provided by the 

Secretary to States regarding stolen benefits; and 

‘‘(D) recommendations and policy options for— 

‘‘(i) improving how the Department of Agriculture 

and other relevant entities manage payment system 

security risks, including those related to stolen benefits; and 

‘‘(ii) how the Department of Agriculture may best 

share those improvements with States, retailers, and 

other relevant entities.’’. 

SEC. 106. EXTENSION OF FOREST SERVICE PARTICIPATION IN ACES 

PROGRAM. 

Section 8302(b) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (16 U.S.C. 

3851a(b)) shall be applied by substituting ‘‘1 day after December 

20, 2024’’ for ‘‘October 1, 2023’’. 

SEC. 107. EXTENSION OF GOOD NEIGHBOR AUTHORITY. 

Section 8206(b)(2)(C)(ii) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (16 

U.S.C. 2113a(b)(2)(C)(ii)) shall be applied by substituting ‘‘1 day 

after December 20, 2024’’ for ‘‘October 1, 2024’’. 

SEC. 108. TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF FOOD FOR PEACE ACT. 

The authorities provided by each provision of the Food for 

Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1691 et seq.), as in effect on September 30, 

2024, shall remain in effect through December 20, 2024. 
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SEC. 109. OVERSEAS PAY COMPARABILITY AND LIMITATION. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The authority provided under section 1113 

of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111– 

32; 123 Stat. 1904) shall remain in effect through December 20, 

2024. 

(b) LIMITATION.—The authority described in subsection (a) may 

not be used to pay an eligible member of the Foreign Service 

(as defined in section 1113(b) of the Supplemental Appropriations 

Act, 2009 (Public Law 111–32; 123 Stat. 1904)) a locality-based 

comparability payment (stated as a percentage) that exceeds twothirds of the amount of the locality-based comparability payment 

(stated as a percentage) that would be payable to such member 

under section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, if such member’s 

official duty station were in the District of Columbia. 

SEC. 110. PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION WITH THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU. 

(a) FEDERAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH THE

GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU.—During the period 

beginning on October 1, 2024, and ending on the date on which 

a new Federal programs and services agreement with the Government of the Republic of Palau enters into force, any activities 

described in sections 132 and 221(a) of the Compact of Free Association between the Government of the United States of America 

and the Government of the Republic of Palau set forth in section 

201 of Public Law 99–658 (48 U.S.C. 1931 note) shall, with the 

mutual consent of the Government of the Republic of Palau, continue in the manner authorized and required for fiscal year 2024 

under the amended agreements described in subsections (b) and 

(f) of section 462 of that Compact. 

(b) AMENDMENTS RELATED TO THE 2024 FEDERAL PROGRAMS

AND SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU.— 

(1) Section 204(e) of the Compact of Free Association 

Amendments Act of 2024 (48 U.S.C. 1983(e)) is amended— 

(A) in paragraph (4), by redesignating subparagraphs 

(A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and 

indenting appropriately; 

(B) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (4) as 

subparagraphs (A) through (D), respectively, and indenting 

appropriately; 

(C) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) (as so 

redesignated), by striking ‘‘An agreement’’ and inserting 

the following: 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An agreement’’; and 

(D) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(2) FEDERAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH

THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU.—Subparagraphs (A) and (D)(iii) of 

section 101(c)(2) of Public Law 99–658 (48 U.S.C. 1931(c)(2)) 

and subsection (d)(2)(A) shall not apply to an agreement that 

would amend, change, or terminate the agreement described 

in section 462(f) of the U.S.-Palau Compact.’’. 

(2) Section 210(a)(2) of the Compact of Free Association 

Amendments Act of 2024 (48 U.S.C. 1989(a)(2)) is amended— 

(A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

(B) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (F); and 

(C) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following: 
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‘‘(E) with respect to the Federal Deposit Insurance 

Corporation, any applicable Federal programs and services 

agreement between the United States and the Republic 

of Palau; and’’. 

SEC. 111. UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CIVIL SERVICE ANNUITANT WAIVER. 

Section 625(j)(1)(B) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 

U.S.C. 2385(j)(1)(B)) shall be applied by striking ‘‘October 1, 2010’’ 

and inserting ‘‘December 20, 2024’’. 

SEC. 112. UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSPECTOR GENERAL ANNUITANT WAIVER. 

The authorities provided under section 1015(b) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010 (Public Law 111–212; 124 Stat. 

2332)— 

(1) shall remain in effect through December 20, 2024; and 

(2) may be used to facilitate the assignment of persons 

for oversight of programs in countries with a humanitarian 

disaster or complex emergency declaration. 

SEC. 113. EXTENSION OF HONG KONG HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY ACT OF 2019. 

Section 7(h) of the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy 

Act of 2019 (Public Law 116–76; 22 U.S.C. 5701 note) is amended 

by striking ‘‘the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment 

of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘December 20, 2024’’. 

SEC. 114. EXTENSION OF TRANSFERS OF AIR TRAFFIC SYSTEMS 

ACQUIRED WITH AIP FUNDING. 

Section 728(b) of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 (Public 

Law 118–63) is amended by striking ‘‘October 1, 2024’’ and inserting 

‘‘December 20, 2024’’. 

TITLE II—HEALTH EXTENDERS 

Subtitle A—Public Health 

SEC. 201. EXTENSION OF PROGRAMS RELATING TO AUTISM. 

(a) DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SURVEILLANCE AND RESEARCH

PROGRAM.—Section 399AA(e) of the Public Health Service Act (42 

U.S.C. 280i(e)) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2024’’ and 

inserting ‘‘December 20, 2024’’. 

(b) AUTISM EDUCATION, EARLY DETECTION, AND INTERVENTION.—Section 399BB(g) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 

280i–1(g)) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2024’’ and 

inserting ‘‘December 20, 2024’’. 

(c) INTERAGENCY AUTISM COORDINATING COMMITTEE.—Section 

399CC(f) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280i–2(f)) 

is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2024’’ and inserting 

‘‘December 20, 2024’’. 
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SEC. 202. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO ISSUE PRIORITY REVIEW 

VOUCHERS TO ENCOURAGE TREATMENTS FOR RARE PEDIATRIC DISEASES. 

Section 529(b)(5) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 

(21 U.S.C. 360ff(b)(5)) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2024’’ 

each place it appears and inserting ‘‘December 20, 2024’’. 

SEC. 203. NO SURPRISES ACT IMPLEMENTATION FUNDING. 

Section 118(a) of title I of division BB of the Consolidated 

Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116–260) is amended by 

striking ‘‘through 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘through September 30, 

2025’’. 

Subtitle B—Medicaid 

SEC. 211. MEDICAID FUNDING FOR THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS. 

Section 1108(g) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1308) 

is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subparagraph 

(A), by striking ‘‘and (5)’’ and inserting ‘‘, (5), and (14)’’; and 

(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(14) ADDITIONAL INCREASE FOR THE NORTHERN MARIANA

ISLANDS.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall increase the 

total amount otherwise determined under this subsection 

for the Northern Mariana Islands for the period beginning 

on October 1, 2022, and ending on September 30, 2024, 

by $27,100,000. 

‘‘(B) SPECIAL RULES.—The increase described in 

subparagraph (A)— 

‘‘(i) shall apply to the total amount certified by 

the Secretary under title XIX for payment to the 

Northern Mariana Islands for services attributable to 

fiscal year 2023 or 2024, notwithstanding that payments for any such services are made by the Northern 

Mariana Islands in fiscal year 2025; and 

‘‘(ii) shall be in addition to the amount calculated 

under paragraph (2) for the Northern Mariana Islands 

for fiscal years 2023 and 2024 and shall not be taken 

into account in calculating an amount under paragraph 

(2) for the Northern Mariana Islands for fiscal year 

2025 or a subsequent fiscal year.’’. 

Subtitle C—Medicare 

SEC. 221. REVISING PHASE-IN OF MEDICARE CLINICAL LABORATORY 

TEST PAYMENT CHANGES. 

(a) REVISED PHASE-IN OF REDUCTIONS FROM PRIVATE PAYOR

RATE IMPLEMENTATION.—Section 1834A(b)(3) of the Social Security 

Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m–1(b)(3)) is amended— 

(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘2027’’ and inserting 

‘‘2028’’; and 

(2) in subparagraph (B)— 

(A) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘2024’’ and inserting 

‘‘2025’’; and 
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(B) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘2025 through 2027’’ 

and inserting ‘‘2026 through 2028’’. 

(b) REVISED REPORTING PERIOD FOR REPORTING OF PRIVATE

SECTOR PAYMENT RATES FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF MEDICARE PAYMENT RATES.—Section 1834A(a)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act 

(42 U.S.C. 1395m–1(a)(1)(B)) is amended— 

(1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘2024’’ and inserting ‘‘2025’’; 

and 

(2) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘2025’’ each place it appears 

and inserting ‘‘2026’’. 

SEC. 222. MEDICARE IMPROVEMENT FUND. 

Section 1898(b)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

1395iii(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘2022, $0’’ and inserting ‘‘2026, 

$3,197,000,000’’. 

TITLE III—VETERANS EXTENDERS 

Subtitle A—Health Care 

SEC. 301. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR COLLECTION OF COPAYMENTS FOR HOSPITAL CARE AND NURSING HOME CARE. 

Section 1710(f)(2)(B) of title 38, United States Code, is amended 

by striking ‘‘September 30, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 

2025’’. 

SEC. 302. EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE NURSING HOME 

CARE TO CERTAIN VETERANS WITH SERVICE-CONNECTED 

DISABILITIES. 

Section 1710A(d) of title 38, United States Code, is amended 

by striking ‘‘September 30, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 

2025’’. 

SEC. 303. EXTENSION OF EXPANSION OF RURAL ACCESS NETWORK 

FOR GROWTH ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 

Section 2(d) of the Sgt. Ketchum Rural Veterans Mental Health 

Act of 2021 (Public Law 117–21; 38 U.S.C. 1712A note) is amended 

by striking ‘‘2024’’ and inserting ‘‘2025’’. 

SEC. 304. EXTENSION OF PILOT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE VETERANS 

ACCESS TO COMPLEMENTARY AND INTEGRATIVE HEALTH 

PROGRAMS THROUGH ANIMAL THERAPY, AGRITHERAPY, 

SPORTS AND RECREATION THERAPY, ART THERAPY, AND 

POSTTRAUMATIC GROWTH PROGRAMS. 

Section 203(d)(1) of the Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health 

Care Improvement Act of 2019 (Public Law 116–171; 38 U.S.C. 

1712A note) is amended by striking ‘‘for a three-year period beginning on the commencement of the pilot program’’ and inserting 

‘‘until September 30, 2025’’. 

SEC. 305. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR JOINT DEPARTMENT OF 

DEFENSE-DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL 

FACILITY DEMONSTRATION FUND. 

Section 1704(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2573), as most 

recently amended by section 104 of division E of the Continuing 
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Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 

(Public Law 117–180; 136 Stat. 2137), is amended by striking 

‘‘September 30, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2025’’. 

Subtitle B—Memorial Affairs 

SEC. 311. EXTENSION OF ENTITLEMENT TO MEMORIAL HEADSTONES 

AND MARKERS FOR COMMEMORATION OF VETERANS AND 

CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS. 

Section 2306(b)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended 

by striking ‘‘October 1, 2024’’ both places it appears and inserting 

‘‘September 30, 2025’’. 

SEC. 312. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO BURY REMAINS OF CERTAIN 

SPOUSES AND CHILDREN IN NATIONAL CEMETERIES. 

Section 2402(a)(5) of title 38, United States Code, is amended 

by striking ‘‘October 1, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2025’’. 

SEC. 313. AUTHORITY FOR USE OF FLAT GRAVE MARKERS AT SANTA 

FE NATIONAL CEMETERY, NEW MEXICO. 

Section 2404(c)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting 

a period at the end; 

(2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the 

end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 

‘‘(F) in the case of Santa Fe National Cemetery, New 

Mexico, the Secretary may provide for flat grave markers in 

any section of such cemetery in which flat markers were in 

use on December 22, 2023.’’. 

Subtitle C—Homelessness 

SEC. 321. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE FOR 

SPECIALLY ADAPTED HOUSING FOR DISABLED VETERANS 

RESIDING TEMPORARILY IN HOUSING OWNED BY A 

FAMILY MEMBER. 

Section 2102A(e) of title 38, United States Code, is amended 

by striking ‘‘December 31, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 

2025’’. 

SEC. 322. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR SPECIALLY ADAPTED 

HOUSING ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY GRANT PROGRAM. 

Section 2108(g) of title 38, United States Code, is amended 

by striking ‘‘September 30, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 

2025’’. 

SEC. 323. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR 

HOMELESS WOMEN VETERANS AND HOMELESS VETERANS 

WITH CHILDREN REINTEGRATION GRANT PROGRAM. 

Section 2021A(f)(1) of title 38, United States Code, is amended 

by striking ‘‘2024’’ and inserting ‘‘2025’’. 
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SEC. 324. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR TREATMENT AND 

REHABILITATION FOR SERIOUSLY MENTALLY ILL AND 

HOMELESS VETERANS. 

(a) GENERAL TREATMENT.—Section 2031(b) of title 38, United 

States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2024’’ and 

inserting ‘‘September 30, 2025’’. 

(b) ADDITIONAL SERVICES AT CERTAIN LOCATIONS.—Section 

2033(d) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2024’’ 

and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2025’’. 

SEC. 325. EXTENSION OF FUNDING FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR 

SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR VERY LOW-INCOME VETERAN 

FAMILIES IN PERMANENT HOUSING. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2044(e)(H) of title 38, United States 

Code, is amended by striking ‘‘2024’’ and inserting ‘‘2025’’. 

(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 2044(e) of such title is 

amended by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (H) as paragraphs (1) through (8), respectively. 

SEC. 326. EXTENSION OF FUNDING FOR GRANT PROGRAM FOR HOMELESS VETERANS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. 

Section 2061(d)(1) of title 38, United States Code, is amended 

by striking ‘‘2024’’ and inserting ‘‘2025’’. 

Subtitle D—Other Authorities 

SEC. 331. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO TRANSPORT INDIVIDUALS 

TO AND FROM DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 

FACILITIES. 

Section 111A(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended 

by striking ‘‘September 30, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 

2025’’. 

SEC. 332. EXTENSION OF TESTIMONIAL SUBPOENA AUTHORITY OF 

INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS. 

Section 312(d)(7)(A) of title 38, United States Code, is amended 

by striking ‘‘May 31, 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2025’’. 

SEC. 333. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO MAINTAIN REGIONAL OFFICE 

IN THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES. 

Section 315(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended 

by striking ‘‘September 30, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 

2025’’. 

SEC. 334. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY FOR 

MONTHLY ASSISTANCE ALLOWANCE FOR DISABLED VETERANS TRAINING IN PARALYMPIC AND OLYMPIC SPORTS 

PROGRAM. 

Section 322 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘the United States Olympic Committee’’ 

each place it appears and inserting ‘‘the United States Olympic 

& Paralympic Committee’’; 

(2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Veterans Benefits 

Administration’’ and inserting ‘‘Veterans Health Administration’’; and 
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(3) in subsection (d), by amending paragraph (4) to read 

as follows: 

‘‘(4) There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 

subsection the following: 

‘‘(A) For each of fiscal years 2010 through 2023, $2,000,000. 

‘‘(B) For each of fiscal years 2024 through 2027, 

$2,500,000.’’. 

SEC. 335. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR REPORT ON EQUITABLE 

RELIEF PROVIDED DUE TO ADMINISTRATIVE ERROR. 

Section 503(c) of title 38, United States Code, is amended, 

in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘December 31, 2024’’ and 

inserting ‘‘December 31, 2025’’. 

SEC. 336. MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN HOUSING LOAN FEES. 

The loan fee table in section 3729(b)(2) of title 38, United 

States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘November 15, 2031’’ each 

place it appears and inserting ‘‘November 29, 2031’’. 

SEC. 337. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR TRANSFER OF REAL PROPERTY. 

Section 8118(a)(5) of title 38, United States Code, is amended 

by striking ‘‘September 30, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 

2025’’. 

SEC. 338. EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF THE DEPARTMENT. 

Section 7103 of the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. 

Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020 (Public 

Law 116–315) is amended by striking ‘‘for fiscal year 2022 and 

each of the next three subsequent fiscal years’’ and inserting ‘‘for 

each of fiscal years 2026 through 2029’’. 

TITLE IV—BUDGETARY EFFECTS 

SEC. 401. BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 

(a) STATUTORY PAYGO SCORECARDS.—The budgetary effects 

of this division shall not be entered on either PAYGO scorecard 

maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay-As-YouGo Act of 2010. 

(b) SENATE PAYGO SCORECARDS.—The budgetary effects of this 

division shall not be entered on any PAYGO scorecard maintained 

for purposes of section 4106 of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress). 

(c) CLASSIFICATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.—Notwithstanding 

Rule 3 of the Budget Scorekeeping Guidelines set forth in the 

joint explanatory statement of the committee of conference accompanying Conference Report 105–217 and section 250(c)(8) of the 

Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the 

budgetary effects of this division shall not be estimated— 

(1) for purposes of section 251 of such Act; 

(2) for purposes of an allocation to the Committee on Appropriations pursuant to section 302(a) of the Congressional 

Budget Act of 1974; and 
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(3) for purposes of paragraph (4)(C) of section 3 of the 

Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 as being included in an 

appropriation Act. 

Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.