118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7463 

AN ACT 

Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 

2024, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Extension of Con3 tinuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2024’’. 

4 SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

5 The table of contents of this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title. 

Sec. 2. Table of contents. 

Sec. 3. References. 

DIVISION A—EXTENSION OF CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 

2024 

DIVISION B—OTHER MATTERS 

6 SEC. 3. REFERENCES. 

7 Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference 

8 to ‘‘this Act’’ contained in any division of this Act shall 

9 be treated as referring only to the provisions of that divi10 sion. 

11 DIVISION A—EXTENSION OF CONTINUING 

12 APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024 

13 SEC. 101. The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 

14 (division A of Public Law 118–15) is further amended— 

15 (1) by striking the date specified in section 

16 106(3) and inserting ‘‘March 22, 2024’’; and 

17 (2) by striking the date specified in section 

18 106(4) and inserting ‘‘March 8, 2024’’. 

19 This division may be cited as the ‘‘Extension of Con20 tinuing Appropriations Act, 2024’’. 
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1 DIVISION B—OTHER MATTERS 

2 SEC. 101. MODIFICATION TO FAFSA. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 475(g)(1) of the Higher 

4 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087oo(g)(1)), as 

5 amended by the FAFSA Simplification Act (title VII of 

6 division FF of Public Law 116–260), is further amended 

7 to read as follows: 

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The student’s available in9 come is equal to— 

10 ‘‘(A) the difference between the student’s 

11 total income (determined in accordance with 

12 section 480) and the adjustment to student in13 come (determined in accordance with paragraph 

14 (2)); multiplied by 

15 ‘‘(B) 50 percent, 

16 except that the amount determined under this para17 graph shall not be less than -$1,500 for award year 

18 2024–2025 and not less than zero for award year 

19 2025–2026 and each award year thereafter.’’. 

20 (b) APPROPRIATION.—Section 401(b)(7)(A) of the 

21 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

22 1070a(b)(7)(A))), as amended by the FAFSA Simplifica23 tion Act (title VII of division FF of Public Law 116–260), 

24 is further amended to read as follows: 
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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any 

2 funds appropriated under paragraph (6) and 

3 any funds made available for this section under 

4 any appropriations Act, there are authorized to 

5 be appropriated, and there are appropriated 

6 (out of any money in the Treasury not other7 wise appropriated) to carry out this section— 

8 ‘‘(i) $1,170,000,000 for fiscal year 

9 2024; 

10 ‘‘(ii) $3,170,000,000 for fiscal year 

11 2025; 

12 ‘‘(iii) $2,170,000,000 for fiscal year 

13 2026; and 

14 ‘‘(iv) $1,236,000,000 for fiscal year 

15 2027 and each succeeding fiscal year.’’. 

16 (c) NO EFFECT ON PREVIOUS APPROPRIATIONS.— 

17 Section 401(b)(7)(B)(i) of the Higher Education Act of 

18 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a(b)(7)(B)(i)), as amended by the 

19 FAFSA Simplification Act (title VII of division FF of 

20 Public Law 116–260) and section 102(b) of the FAFSA 

21 Simplification Act Technical Corrections Act (division R 

22 of Public Law 117–103), is amended by striking ‘‘or 

23 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2023, or 2024’’. 

24 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

25 this section shall take effect and apply as if included in 
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1 the FAFSA Simplification Act and in accordance with sec2 tion 701(b) of such Act, as amended by section 102(a) 

3 of the FAFSA Simplification Act Technical Corrections 

4 Act (division R of Public Law 117–103) (including the 

5 authorization provided under section 102(c)(1)(A) of such 

6 Act). 

7 SEC. 102. BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 

8 (a) STATUTORY PAYGO SCORECARDS.—The budg9 etary effects of this division shall not be entered on either 

10 PAYGO scorecard maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of 

11 the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010. 

12 (b) SENATE PAYGO SCORECARDS.—The budgetary 

13 effects of this division shall not be entered on any PAYGO 

14 scorecard maintained for purposes of section 4106 of H. 

15 Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress). 

16 (c) CLASSIFICATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.— 

17 Notwithstanding Rule 3 of the Budget Scorekeeping 

18 Guidelines set forth in the joint explanatory statement of 

19 the committee of conference accompanying Conference Re20 port 105–217 and section 250(c)(8) of the Balanced 

21 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the 

22 budgetary effects of this division shall not be estimated— 

23 (1) for purposes of section 251 of such Act; 
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1 (2) for purposes of an allocation to the Com2 mittee on Appropriations pursuant to section 302(a) 

3 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974; and 

4 (3) for purposes of paragraph (4)(C) of section 

5 3 of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 as 

6 being included in an appropriation Act. 

Passed the House of Representatives February 29, 

2024. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7463 

AN ACT 

Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal 

year 2024, and for other purposes.