118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 5860 

AN ACT 

Making 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 ‘‘Continuing Appropria3 tions Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act’’. 

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—CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024 

DIVISION B—OTHER MATTERS 

TITLE I—EXTENSIONS AND OTHER MATTERS 

TITLE II—FAA EXTENSION 

TITLE III—HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 

TITLE IV—BUDGETARY EFFECTS 

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—CONTINUING 

12 APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024 

13 The following sums are hereby appropriated, out of 

14 any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 

15 and out of applicable corporate or other revenues, receipts, 

16 and funds, for the several departments, agencies, corpora17 tions, and other organizational units of Government for 

18 fiscal year 2024, and for other purposes, namely: 
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1 SEC. 101. Such amounts as may be necessary, at a 

2 rate for operations as provided in the applicable appro3 priations Acts for fiscal year 2023 and under the authority 

4 and conditions provided in such Acts, for continuing 

5 projects or activities (including the costs of direct loans 

6 and loan guarantees) that are not otherwise specifically 

7 provided for in this Act, that were conducted in fiscal year 

8 2023, and for which appropriations, funds, or other au9 thority were made available in the following appropriations 

10 Acts: 

11 (1) The Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 

12 and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Ap13 propriations Act, 2023 (division A of Public Law 

14 117–328), except section 729, and including the 

15 matter under the headings ‘‘Food for Peace Title II 

16 Grants’’ and ‘‘McGovern-Dole International Food 

17 for Education and Child Nutrition Program Grants’’ 

18 in title I of division M of Public Law 117–328, the 

19 matter under the headings ‘‘Agricultural Research 

20 Service—Buildings and Facilities’’, ‘‘Food Safety 

21 and Inspection Service’’, ‘‘Rural Housing Service— 

22 Rural Community Facilities Program Account’’ (ex23 cept all that follows after ‘‘expended’’ in such matter 

24 and except that such matter shall be applied by sub25 stituting ‘‘$25,300,000’’ for ‘‘$75,300,000’’), and 
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1 ‘‘Rural Utilities Service—Rural Water and Waste 

2 Disposal Program Account’’ (except all that follows 

3 after ‘‘expended’’ in such matter and except that 

4 such matter shall be applied by substituting 

5 ‘‘$60,000,000’’ for ‘‘$325,000,000’’) in title I of di6 vision N of Public Law 117–328, and section 2102 

7 in title I of such division N. 

8 (2) The Commerce, Justice, Science, and Re9 lated Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 (division B 

10 of Public Law 117–328), except section 540, and ex11 cept section 521(d)(1) shall be applied by sub12 stituting ‘‘$122,572,000’’ for ‘‘$705,768,000’’, and 

13 including the matter under the headings ‘‘Federal 

14 Prison System—Buildings and Facilities’’ and ‘‘Na15 tional Science Foundation—STEM Education’’ (ex16 cept all that follows after ‘‘2024’’ in such matter 

17 and except that such matter shall be applied by sub18 stituting ‘‘$92,000,000’’ for ‘‘$217,000,000’’) in 

19 title II of division N of Public Law 117–328, and 

20 the second paragraph under each of the headings 

21 ‘‘National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra22 tion—Operations, Research, and Facilities’’ (except 

23 all that follows after ‘‘2024’’ in such paragraph and 

24 except that such paragraph shall be applied by sub25 stituting ‘‘$42,000,000’’ for ‘‘$62,000,000’’), ‘‘Na-
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1 tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration— 

2 Procurement, Acquisition and Construction’’, ‘‘Na3 tional Aeronautics and Space Administration—Con4 struction and Environmental Compliance and Res5 toration’’, and ‘‘National Science Foundation—Re6 search and Related Activities’’ (except all that fol7 lows after ‘‘2024’’ in such paragraph and except 

8 that such paragraph shall be applied by substituting 

9 ‘‘$608,162,000’’ for ‘‘$818,162,000’’) in title II of 

10 such division N. 

11 (3) The Department of Defense Appropriations 

12 Act, 2023 (division C of Public Law 117–328). 

13 (4) The Energy and Water Development and 

14 Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 (division 

15 D of Public Law 117–328), except the first proviso 

16 under the heading ‘‘SPR Petroleum Account’’, and 

17 except the second paragraph under the heading 

18 ‘‘Title 17 Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee 

19 Program’’, and including the matter under the head20 ing ‘‘Energy Programs—Nuclear Energy’’ in title 

21 III of division M of Public Law 117–328 and the 

22 second paragraph under each of the headings 

23 ‘‘Corps of Engineers—Civil—Department of the 

24 Army—Construction’’ and ‘‘Corps of Engineers— 

25 Civil—Department of the Army—Operation and 
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1 Maintenance’’ in title IV of division N of Public Law 

2 117–328. 

3 (5) The Financial Services and General Govern4 ment Appropriations Act, 2023 (division E of Public 

5 Law 117–328). 

6 (6) The Department of Homeland Security Ap7 propriations Act, 2023 (division F of Public Law 

8 117–328), section 2602 of title VI of division N of 

9 Public Law 117–328, and title III of division O of 

10 Public Law 117–328. 

11 (7) The Department of the Interior, Environ12 ment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 

13 2023 (division G of Public Law 117–328), except 

14 section 443, and including the second paragraph 

15 under each of the headings ‘‘Department of the In16 terior—Departmental Offices—Department-Wide 

17 Programs—Wildland Fire Management’’ and ‘‘Re18 lated Agencies—Department of Agriculture—Forest 

19 Service—Wildland Fire Management’’ in title VII of 

20 division N of Public Law 117–328. 

21 (8) The Departments of Labor, Health and 

22 Human Services, and Education, and Related Agen23 cies Appropriations Act, 2023 (division H of Public 

24 Law 117–328), section 145 of division A of Public 

25 Law 117–180, and the second paragraph under the 
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1 heading ‘‘Administration for Children and Fami2 lies—Low Income Home Energy Assistance’’ in title 

3 VIII of division N of Public Law 117–328. 

4 (9) The Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 

5 2023 (division I of Public Law 117–328), and sec6 tion 6 in the matter preceding division A of Public 

7 Law 117–328. 

8 (10) The Military Construction, Veterans Af9 fairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 

10 2023 (division J of Public Law 117–328). 

11 (11) The Department of State, Foreign Oper12 ations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 

13 2023 (division K of Public Law 117–328), except 

14 section 7069, and including the matter under the 

15 headings ‘‘Department of State—Administration of 

16 Foreign Affairs—Diplomatic Programs’’ (except all 

17 that follows after ‘‘2024’’ in such matter and except 

18 that such matter shall be applied by substituting 

19 ‘‘$87,054,000’’ for ‘‘$147,054,000’’), ‘‘Bilateral 

20 Economic Assistance—Funds Appropriated to the 

21 President—International Disaster Assistance’’ (ex22 cept all that follows after ‘‘expended’’ in such matter 

23 and except that such matter shall be applied by sub24 stituting ‘‘$637,902,000’’ for ‘‘$937,902,000’’), ‘‘Bi25 lateral Economic Assistance—Funds Appropriated 
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1 to the President—Assistance for Europe, Eurasia 

2 and Central Asia’’, ‘‘Bilateral Economic Assist3 ance—Department of State—Migration and Refugee 

4 Assistance’’ (except all that follows after ‘‘expended’’ 

5 in such matter and except that such matter shall be 

6 applied by substituting ‘‘$915,048,000’’ for 

7 ‘‘$1,535,048,000’’), and ‘‘International Security As8 sistance—Department of State—International Nar9 cotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ (except all 

10 that follows after ‘‘2024’’ in such matter and except 

11 that such matter shall be applied by substituting 

12 ‘‘$74,996,000’’ for ‘‘$374,996,000’’) in title VII of 

13 division M of Public Law 117–328. 

14 (12) The Transportation, Housing and Urban 

15 Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations 

16 Act, 2023 (division L of Public Law 117–328), ex17 cept sections 153 and 420, and including the matter 

18 under the headings ‘‘Public and Indian Housing— 

19 Tenant-Based Rental Assistance’’ and ‘‘Housing 

20 Programs—Project-Based Rental Assistance’’ in 

21 title X of division N of Public Law 117–328. 

22 SEC. 102. (a) No appropriation or funds made avail23 able or authority granted pursuant to section 101 for the 

24 Department of Defense shall be used for: 
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1 (1) the new production of items not funded for 

2 production in fiscal year 2023 or prior years; 

3 (2) the increase in production rates above those 

4 sustained with fiscal year 2023 funds; or 

5 (3) the initiation, resumption, or continuation 

6 of any project, activity, operation, or organization 

7 (defined as any project, subproject, activity, budget 

8 activity, program element, and subprogram within a 

9 program element, and for any investment items de10 fined as a P–1 line item in a budget activity within 

11 an appropriation account and an R–1 line item that 

12 includes a program element and subprogram element 

13 within an appropriation account) for which appro14 priations, funds, or other authority were not avail15 able during fiscal year 2023. 

16 (b) No appropriation or funds made available or au17 thority granted pursuant to section 101 for the Depart18 ment of Defense shall be used to initiate multi-year pro19 curements utilizing advance procurement funding for eco20 nomic order quantity procurement unless specifically ap21 propriated later. 

22 SEC. 103. Appropriations made by section 101 shall 

23 be available to the extent and in the manner that would 

24 be provided by the pertinent appropriations Act. 
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1 SEC. 104. Except as otherwise provided in section 

2 102, no appropriation or funds made available or author3 ity granted pursuant to section 101 shall be used to ini4 tiate or resume any project or activity for which appro5 priations, funds, or other authority were not available dur6 ing fiscal year 2023. 

7 SEC. 105. Appropriations made and authority grant8 ed pursuant to this Act shall cover all obligations or ex9 penditures incurred for any project or activity during the 

10 period for which funds or authority for such project or 

11 activity are available under this Act. 

12 SEC. 106. Unless otherwise provided for in this Act 

13 or in the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 

14 2024, appropriations and funds made available and au15 thority granted pursuant to this Act shall be available 

16 until whichever of the following first occurs: 

17 (1) The enactment into law of an appropriation 

18 for any project or activity provided for in this Act. 

19 (2) The enactment into law of the applicable 

20 appropriations Act for fiscal year 2024 without any 

21 provision for such project or activity. 

22 (3) November 17, 2023. 

23 SEC. 107. Expenditures made pursuant to this Act 

24 shall be charged to the applicable appropriation, fund, or 

25 authorization whenever a bill in which such applicable ap-
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1 propriation, fund, or authorization is contained is enacted 

2 into law. 

3 SEC. 108. Appropriations made and funds made 

4 available by or authority granted pursuant to this Act may 

5 be used without regard to the time limitations for submis6 sion and approval of apportionments set forth in section 

7 1513 of title 31, United States Code, but nothing in this 

8 Act may be construed to waive any other provision of law 

9 governing the apportionment of funds. 

10 SEC. 109. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

11 this Act, except section 106, for those programs that 

12 would otherwise have high initial rates of operation or 

13 complete distribution of appropriations at the beginning 

14 of fiscal year 2024 because of distributions of funding to 

15 States, foreign countries, grantees, or others, such high 

16 initial rates of operation or complete distribution shall not 

17 be made, and no grants shall be awarded for such pro18 grams funded by this Act that would impinge on final 

19 funding prerogatives. 

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

21 the most limited funding action of that permitted in the 

22 Act shall be taken in order to provide for continuation of 

23 projects and activities. 

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

25 payments whose budget authority was provided in appro-
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1 priations Acts for fiscal year 2023, except the matter 

2 under the heading ‘‘Cost of War Toxic Exposures Fund’’ 

3 in title II of division J of Public Law 117–328, and for 

4 activities under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, ac5 tivities shall be continued at the rate to maintain program 

6 levels under current law, under the authority and condi7 tions provided in the applicable appropriations Act for fis8 cal year 2023, to be continued through the date specified 

9 in section 106(3). 

10 (b) Notwithstanding section 106, obligations for man11 datory payments due on or about the first day of any 

12 month that begins after October 2023 but not later than 

13 30 days after the date specified in section 106(3) may con14 tinue to be made, and funds shall be available for such 

15 payments. 

16 SEC. 112. Amounts made available under section 101 

17 for civilian personnel compensation and benefits in each 

18 department and agency may be apportioned up to the rate 

19 for operations necessary to avoid furloughs within such de20 partment or agency, consistent with the applicable appro21 priations Act for fiscal year 2023, except that such author22 ity provided under this section shall not be used until after 

23 the department or agency has taken all necessary actions 

24 to reduce or defer non-personnel-related administrative ex25 penses. 
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1 SEC. 113. Funds appropriated by this Act may be 

2 obligated and expended notwithstanding section 10 of 

3 Public Law 91–672 (22 U.S.C. 2412), section 15 of the 

4 State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 

5 U.S.C. 2680), section 313 of the Foreign Relations Au6 thorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (22 U.S.C. 

7 6212), and section 504(a)(1) of the National Security Act 

8 of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3094(a)(1)). 

9 SEC. 114. (a)(1) For each amount incorporated by 

10 reference in this Act from amounts provided by division 

11 M or N of Public Law 117–328, each section or paragraph 

12 of an account providing each such amount, as applicable, 

13 shall be applied as if that section or paragraph ended with 

14 the following sentence: ‘‘The amount provided herein is 

15 designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 

16 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budg17 et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.’’. 

18 (2) Each amount incorporated by reference in this 

19 Act that was previously designated by the Congress as an 

20 emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of 

21 S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolu22 tion on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and section 1(e) 

23 of H. Res. 1151 (117th Congress), as engrossed in the 

24 House of Representatives on June 8, 2022, or as being 

25 for disaster relief pursuant to a concurrent resolution on 
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1 the budget in the Senate and section 1(f) of H. Res. 1151 

2 (117th Congress), as engrossed in the House of Rep3 resentatives on June 8, 2022, is designated by the Con4 gress as being an emergency requirement pursuant to sec5 tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer6 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 or as being for disaster 

7 relief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of such Act, re8 spectively. 

9 (b)(1) Each amount incorporated by reference in this 

10 Act that was specified to meet the terms of section 

11 4004(b)(5)(B) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the 

12 concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, 

13 and section 1(g)(2) of H. Res. 1151 (117th Congress), 

14 as engrossed in the House of Representatives on June 8, 

15 2022, or as additional new budget authority for purposes 

16 of section 4004(b)(5) of such concurrent resolution and 

17 section 1(g) of such House resolution, is provided to meet 

18 the terms of section 251(b)(2)(F)(ii)(I) of the Balanced 

19 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, or 

20 is additional new budget authority as specified for pur21 poses of section 251(b)(2)(F) of such Act, respectively. 

22 (2) Each amount incorporated by reference in this 

23 Act for ‘‘Department of Labor—Employment and Train24 ing Administration—State Unemployment Insurance and 

25 Employment Service Operations’’ that was specified to 
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1 meet the terms of a concurrent resolution on the budget 

2 in the Senate and section 1(j)(2) of H. Res. 1151 (117th 

3 Congress), as engrossed in the House of Representatives 

4 on June 8, 2022, or as additional new budget authority 

5 for purposes of a concurrent resolution on the budget in 

6 the Senate and section 1(j) of such House resolution, is 

7 provided to meet the terms of section 251(b)(2)(E)(ii) of 

8 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 

9 of 1985, or is additional new budget authority as specified 

10 for the purposes of section 251(b)(2)(E) of such Act, re11 spectively. 

12 (3) Each amount incorporated by reference in this 

13 Act for ‘‘Department of Health and Human Services— 

14 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services—Health Care 

15 Fraud and Abuse Control Account’’ that was specified to 

16 meet the terms of a concurrent resolution on the budget 

17 in the Senate, or as additional new budget authority for 

18 purposes of a concurrent resolution on the budget in the 

19 Senate and section 1(h) of H. Res. 1151 (117th Con20 gress), as engrossed in the House of Representatives on 

21 June 8, 2022, is provided to meet the terms of section 

22 251(b)(2)(C)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

23 Deficit Control Act of 1985, or is additional new budget 

24 authority as specified for the purposes of section 

25 251(b)(2)(C) of such Act, respectively. 
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1 (4) Each amount incorporated by reference in this 

2 Act for ‘‘Social Security Administration—Limitation on 

3 Administrative Expenses’’ that was specified to meet the 

4 terms of a concurrent resolution on the budget in the Sen5 ate, or as additional new budget authority for purposes 

6 of a concurrent resolution on the budget in the Senate 

7 and section 1(i) of H. Res. 1151 (117th Congress), as en8 grossed in the House of Representatives on June 8, 2022, 

9 is provided to meet the terms of section 

10 251(b)(2)(B)(ii)(III) of the Balanced Budget and Emer11 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985, or is additional new 

12 budget authority as specified for the purposes of section 

13 251(b)(2)(B) of such Act, respectively. 

14 (c) Each amount designated in this Act by the Con15 gress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

16 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

17 Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be available (or 

18 repurposed or rescinded, if applicable) only if the Presi19 dent subsequently so designates all such amounts and 

20 transmits such designations to the Congress. 

21 SEC. 115. (a) Rescissions or cancellations of discre22 tionary budget authority that continue pursuant to section 

23 101 in Treasury Appropriations Fund Symbols (TAFS)— 

24 (1) to which other appropriations are not pro25 vided by this Act, but for which there is a current 
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1 applicable TAFS that does receive an appropriation 

2 in this Act; or 

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

4 appropriations in this Act, may be continued instead 

5 by reducing the rate for operations otherwise pro6 vided by section 101 for such current applicable 

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

8 final funding prerogatives of the Congress. 

9 (b) Rescissions or cancellations described in sub10 section (a) shall continue in an amount equal to the lesser 

11 of— 

12 (1) the amount specified for rescission or can13 cellation in the applicable appropriations Act ref14 erenced in section 101 of this Act; or 

15 (2) the amount of balances available, as of Oc16 tober 1, 2023, from the funds specified for rescission 

17 or cancellation in the applicable appropriations Act 

18 referenced in section 101 of this Act. 

19 (c) No later than November 17, 2023, the Director 

20 of the Office of Management and Budget shall provide to 

21 the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep22 resentatives and the Senate a comprehensive list of the 

23 rescissions or cancellations that will continue pursuant to 

24 section 101: Provided, That the information in such com25 prehensive list shall be periodically updated to reflect any 
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1 subsequent changes in the amount of balances available, 

2 as of October 1, 2023, from the funds specified for rescis3 sion or cancellation in the applicable appropriations Act 

4 referenced in section 101, and such updates shall be trans5 mitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

6 of Representatives and the Senate upon request. 

7 SEC. 116. Amounts made available by section 101 for 

8 ‘‘Farm Service Agency—Agricultural Credit Insurance 

9 Fund Program Account’’ may be apportioned up to the 

10 rate for operations necessary to accommodate approved 

11 applications for direct and guaranteed farm ownership 

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

13 SEC. 117. Amounts made available by section 101 for 

14 ‘‘Rural Housing Service—Rental Assistance Program’’ 

15 may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary 

16 to maintain activities as authorized by section 521(a)(2) 

17 of the Housing Act of 1949. 

18 SEC. 118. Amounts made available by section 101 for 

19 ‘‘Domestic Food Programs—Food and Nutrition Serv20 ice—Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, 

21 Infants, and Children (WIC)’’ may be apportioned at the 

22 rate for operations necessary to maintain participation. 

23 SEC. 119. Amounts made available by section 101 for 

24 ‘‘Domestic Food Programs—Food and Nutrition Serv25 ice—Commodity Assistance Program’’ may be appor-
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1 tioned up to the rate for operations necessary to maintain 

2 current program caseload in the Commodity Supplemental 

3 Food Program. 

4 SEC. 120. Section 260 of the Agricultural Marketing 

5 Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1636i) and section 942 of the Live6 stock Mandatory Reporting Act of 1999 (7 U.S.C. 1635 

7 note; Public Law 106–78) shall be applied by substituting 

8 the date specified in section 106(3) of this Act for ‘‘Sep9 tember 30, 2023’’. 

10 SEC. 121. Amounts made available by section 101 for 

11 ‘‘National Telecommunications and Information Adminis12 tration—Salaries and Expenses’’ may be apportioned up 

13 to the rate for operations necessary to administer 

14 broadband programs. 

15 SEC. 122. (a) Funds previously made available in the 

16 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public Law 115– 

17 31) and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (Pub18 lic Law 115–141) under the heading ‘‘National Aero19 nautics and Space Administration—Space Operations’’ 

20 that were available for obligation through fiscal year 2018 

21 and fiscal year 2019, respectively, are to remain available 

22 through fiscal year 2024 for the liquidation of valid obliga23 tions incurred in fiscal years 2017 through 2019. 

24 (b)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), this section shall be25 come effective immediately upon enactment of this Act. 
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1 (2) If this Act is enacted after September 30, 2023, 

2 this section shall be applied as if it were in effect on Sep3 tember 30, 2023. 

4 SEC. 123. For purposes of section 235(b) of the Sen5 tencing Reform Act of 1984 (18 U.S.C. 3551 note; Public 

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

7 chapter 311 of title 18, United States Code, and the 

8 United States Parole Commission, each reference in such 

9 section to ‘‘36 years’’ or ‘‘36-year period’’ shall be deemed 

10 a reference to ‘‘36 years and 17 days’’ or ‘‘36-year and 

11 17-day period’’, respectively. 

12 SEC. 124. Notwithstanding sections 102 and 104, 

13 amounts made available by section 101 to the Department 

14 of Defense for ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy’’ may 

15 be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary for 

16 ‘‘Ohio Replacement Submarine (Full Funding)’’ in an 

17 amount not to exceed $621,270,000 for the procurement 

18 of one Columbia Class Submarine. 

19 SEC. 125. During the period covered by this Act, sec20 tion 714(b)(2)(B) of title 10, United States Code, shall 

21 be applied by substituting ‘‘four years’’ for ‘‘two years’’. 

22 SEC. 126. Notwithstanding section 101, the matter 

23 preceding the first proviso under the heading ‘‘Office of 

24 Personnel Management—Salaries and Expenses’’ in divi-
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1 sion E of Public Law 117–328 shall be applied by sub2 stituting ‘‘$219,076,000’’ for ‘‘$190,784,000’’. 

3 SEC. 127. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

4 this Act, except section 106, the District of Columbia may 

5 expend local funds made available under the heading ‘‘Dis6 trict of Columbia—District of Columbia Funds’’ for such 

7 programs and activities under the District of Columbia 

8 Appropriations Act, 2023 (title IV of division E of Public 

9 Law 117–328) at the rate set forth in the Fiscal Year 

10 2024 Local Budget Act of 2023 (D.C. Act 25–161), as 

11 modified as of the date of enactment of this Act. 

12 SEC. 128. Amounts made available by section 101 to 

13 the Department of Homeland Security under the heading 

14 ‘‘Federal Emergency Management Agency—Disaster Re15 lief Fund’’ may be apportioned up to the rate for oper16 ations necessary to carry out response and recovery activi17 ties under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 

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

19 SEC. 129. In addition to amounts otherwise provided 

20 by section 101, for ‘‘Federal Emergency Management 

21 Agency—Disaster Relief Fund’’, there is appropriated 

22 $16,000,000,000, for an additional amount for fiscal year 

23 2024, to remain available until expended, of which 

24 $2,000,000 shall be transferred to ‘‘Office of the Inspector 

25 General—Operations and Support’’ for audits and inves-
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1 tigations of activities funded under ‘‘Federal Emergency 

2 Management Agency—Disaster Relief Fund’’ and 

3 $15,500,000,000 shall be for major disasters declared 

4 pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 

5 Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.): Pro6 vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

7 as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec8 tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer9 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

10 SEC. 130. (a) Sections 1309(a) and 1319 of the Na11 tional Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4016(a) 

12 and 4026) shall be applied by substituting the date speci13 fied in section 106(3) of this Act for ‘‘September 30, 

14 2023’’. 

15 (b)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), this section shall be16 come effective immediately upon enactment of this Act. 

17 (2) If this Act is enacted after September 30, 2023, 

18 this section shall be applied as if it were in effect on Sep19 tember 30, 2023. 

20 SEC. 131. Section 227(a) of the Federal Cybersecu21 rity Enhancement Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1525(a)) shall 

22 be applied by substituting the date specified in section 

23 106(3) of this Act for ‘‘September 30, 2023’’. 

24 SEC. 132. Amounts made available by section 101 for 

25 ‘‘Department of the Interior—Department-Wide Pro-
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1 grams—Wildland Fire Management’’ and ‘‘Department of 

2 Agriculture—Forest Service—Wildland Fire Manage3 ment’’ shall be available for the Federal wildland fire4 fighter base salary increase provided under section 

5 40803(d)(4)(B) of Public Law 117–58 and may be appor6 tioned up to the rate for operations necessary to continue 

7 to fund such base salary increase. 

8 SEC. 133. Activities authorized by part A of title IV 

9 (other than under section 403(c) or 418) and section 

10 1108(b) of the Social Security Act shall continue through 

11 the date specified in section 106(3), in the manner author12 ized for fiscal year 2023, and out of any money in the 

13 Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, 

14 there are hereby appropriated such sums as may be nec15 essary for such purpose. 

16 SEC. 134. Notwithstanding section 101, section 126 

17 of division J of Public Law 117–328 shall be applied dur18 ing the period covered by this Act by substituting ‘‘fiscal 

19 year 2017, fiscal year 2018, and fiscal year 2019’’ for ‘‘fis20 cal year 2017 and fiscal year 2018’’. 

21 SEC. 135. The authority provided by section 2401 of 

22 the Afghanistan Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 

23 (division C of Public Law 117–43) shall continue in effect 

24 through the date specified in section 106(3) of this Act. 
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1 SEC. 136. Notwithstanding section 101, the matter 

2 under the heading ‘‘Bilateral Economic Assistance—Inde3 pendent Agencies—Millennium Challenge Corporation’’ in 

4 title III of division K of Public Law 117–328 shall be ap5 plied by inserting the following new provisos before the 

6 last proviso: ‘‘Provided further, That the member of the 

7 Board described in section 604(c)(3)(B)(ii) of the Millen8 nium Challenge Act of 2003, as amended (22 U.S.C. 

9 7703(c)(3)(B)(ii)), whose term began on September 16, 

10 2019, shall continue to serve in such appointment until 

11 March 31, 2024: Provided further, That in the event that 

12 a new member of the Board described in section 

13 604(c)(3)(B) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 7703(c)(3)(B)) is ap14 pointed prior to March 31, 2024, the term of the member 

15 of the Board whose term began on September 16, 2019, 

16 shall terminate as of the date of such appointment:’’. 

17 SEC. 137. Notwithstanding section 101, the matter 

18 preceding the first proviso under the heading ‘‘Depart19 ment of Transportation—Federal Aviation Administra20 tion—Facilities and Equipment’’ in title I of division L 

21 of Public Law 117–328 shall be applied by substituting 

22 ‘‘$617,000,000’’ for ‘‘$570,000,000’’ and substituting 

23 ‘‘$2,174,200,000’’ for ‘‘$2,221,200,000’’. 
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1 DIVISION B—OTHER MATTERS 

2 TITLE I—EXTENSIONS AND 

3 OTHER MATTERS 

4 SEC. 2101. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE 

5 COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION WITH THE 

6 FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA AND 

7 THE FEDERAL PROGRAM AND SERVICES 

8 AGREEMENTS WITH THE FEDERATED STATES 

9 OF MICRONESIA AND THE REPUBLIC OF THE 

10 MARSHALL ISLANDS. 

11 (a) GRANT AND OTHER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—During the period beginning 

13 on October 1, 2023, and ending on November 17, 

14 2023, any activities described in sections 211, 212, 

15 and 215 of the Compact of Free Association between 

16 the Government of the United States of America 

17 and the Government of the Federated States of Mi18 cronesia set forth in section 201(a) of the Compact 

19 of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 

20 U.S.C. 1921 note; Public Law 108–188) shall, with 

21 the mutual consent of the Federated States of Mi22 cronesia, continue in the manner authorized and re23 quired for fiscal year 2023 under the agreements de24 scribed in paragraphs (4) and (5) of section 462(b) 

25 of that Compact. 
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1 (2) FUNDING.—There is appropriated, out of 

2 any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro3 priated, to carry out the activities authorized under 

4 paragraph (1) an amount equal to the pro rata por5 tion of the amount appropriated for those activities 

6 for fiscal year 2023. 

7 (b) FEDERAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES.—During 

8 the period beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on 

9 the date on which a new Federal programs and services 

10 agreement with the applicable country enters into force, 

11 any activities described in sections 131, 132, and 221(a) 

12 of the Compact of Free Association between the Govern13 ment of the United States of America and the Government 

14 of the Federated States of Micronesia set forth in section 

15 201(a) of the Compact of Free Association Amendments 

16 Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921 note; Public Law 108–188) 

17 and sections 131, 132, and 221(a) of the Compact of Free 

18 Association between the Government of the United States 

19 of America and the Government of the Republic of the 

20 Marshall Islands set forth in section 201(b) of that Act 

21 shall, with the mutual consent of the Federated States of 

22 Micronesia or the Republic of the Marshall Islands, as ap23 plicable, continue in the manner authorized and required 

24 for fiscal year 2023 under the agreement described in sec25 tion 462(b)(1) of the Compact of Free Association be-
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1 tween the Government of the United States of America 

2 and the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia 

3 set forth in section 201(a) of that Act and the agreement 

4 described in section 462(b)(1) of the Compact of Free As5 sociation between the Government of the United States 

6 of America and the Government of the Republic of the 

7 Marshall Islands set forth in section 201(b) of that Act, 

8 respectively. 

9 SEC. 2102. EXTENSION OF DEADLINE TO PROMULGATE 

10 CERTAIN REGULATIONS. 

11 Section 413(a) of the Indian Self-Determination and 

12 Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5373(a)) is amend13 ed— 

14 (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘21 months’’ 

15 and inserting ‘‘38 months’’; and 

16 (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘30 months’’ 

17 and inserting ‘‘50 months’’. 

18 TITLE II—FAA EXTENSION 

19 Subtitle A—Federal Aviation 

20 Programs 

21 SEC. 2201. AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. 

22 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

23 48103(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— 

24 (1) in paragraph (5) by striking the ‘‘and’’ at 

25 the end; 
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1 (2) in paragraph (6) by striking the period at 

2 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

4 ‘‘(7) $842,076,502 for the period beginning on 

5 October 1, 2023, and ending on December 31, 

6 2023.’’. 

7 (b) OBLIGATION AUTHORITY.—Subject to limitations 

8 specified in advance in appropriation Acts, sums made 

9 available pursuant to the amendment made by subsection 

10 (a) may be obligated at any time through September 30, 

11 2024, and shall remain available until expended. 

12 (c) PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION.—For purposes of 

13 calculating funding apportionments and meeting other re14 quirements under sections 47114, 47115, 47116, and 

15 47117 of title 49, United States Code, for the period be16 ginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on December 31, 

17 2023, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Adminis18 tration shall— 

19 (1) first calculate such funding apportionments 

20 on an annualized basis as if the total amount avail21 able under section 48103 of such title for fiscal year 

22 2024 was $3,350,000,000; and 

23 (2) then reduce by 75 percent— 

24 (A) all funding apportionment amounts 

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1 (B) amounts made available pursuant to 

2 subsections (b) and (f)(2) of section 47117 of 

3 such title. 

4 (d) EXTENSION OF PROJECT GRANT AUTHORITY.— 

5 Section 47104(c) of title 49, United States Code, is 

6 amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by strik7 ing ‘‘September 30, 2023,’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 

8 2023,’’. 

9 (e) EXTENSION OF SPECIAL RULE FOR APPORTION10 MENTS.—Section 47114(c)(1)(J) of title 49, United 

11 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘2023 to’’ and insert12 ing ‘‘2023, and for the period beginning on October 1, 

13 2023, and ending on December 31, 2023, to’’. 

14 SEC. 2202. EXTENSION OF EXPIRING AUTHORITIES; MIS15 CELLANEOUS AUTHORIZATIONS. 

16 (a) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE INSURANCE.—Section 

17 44310(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 

18 striking ‘‘September 30, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘December 

19 31, 2023’’. 

20 (b) UNMANNED AIRCRAFT TEST RANGES.—Section 

21 44803(h) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 

22 striking ‘‘September 30, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘December 

23 31, 2023’’. 

24 (c) SPECIAL AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN UNMANNED

25 AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS.—Section 44807(d) of title 49, 
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1 United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘September 

2 30, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2023’’. 

3 (d) EXTENSION OF AIRPORT SAFETY AND AIRSPACE

4 HAZARD MITIGATION AND ENFORCEMENT.—Section 

5 44810(h) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 

6 striking ‘‘September 30, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘December 

7 31, 2023’’. 

8 (e) COMPETITIVE ACCESS REPORTING REQUIRE9 MENT.—Section 47107(r)(3) of title 49, United States 

10 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘October 1, 2023’’ and in11 serting ‘‘January 1, 2024’’. 

12 (f) MARSHALL ISLANDS, MICRONESIA, AND

13 PALAU.—Section 47115(i) of title 49, United States Code, 

14 is amended by inserting ‘‘, and for the period beginning 

15 on October 1, 2023, and ending on December 31, 2023’’ 

16 after ‘‘fiscal years 2018 through 2023’’. 

17 (g) SUPPLEMENTAL DISCRETIONARY FUNDS.—Sec18 tion 47115(j)(4)(A) of title 49, United States Code, is 

19 amended by inserting at the end the following: 

20 ‘‘(vi) $140,401,803 for the period be21 ginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on 

22 December 31, 2023.’’. 

23 (h) COMPATIBLE LAND USE PLANNING AND

24 PROJECTS BY STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.—Sec25 tion 47141(f) of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
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1 by striking ‘‘September 30, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘Decem2 ber 31, 2023’’. 

3 (i) NON-MOVEMENT AREA SURVEILLANCE PILOT

4 PROGRAM.—Section 47143(c) of title 49, United States 

5 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘October 1, 2023’’ and in6 serting ‘‘January 1, 2024’’. 

7 (j) WEATHER REPORTING PROGRAMS.—Section 

8 48105 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by add9 ing at the end the following: 

10 ‘‘(5) $9,803,278 for the period beginning on 

11 October 1, 2023, and ending on December 31, 

12 2023.’’. 

13 (k) LEARNING PERIOD.—Section 50905(c)(9) of title 

14 51, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘October 

15 1, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2024’’. 

16 (l) MIDWAY ISLAND AIRPORT.—Section 186(d) of the 

17 Vision 100—Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act 

18 (Public Law 108–176; 117 Stat. 2518) is amended by in19 serting ‘‘and for the period beginning on October 1, 2023, 

20 and ending on December 31, 2023,’’ after ‘‘fiscal years 

21 2018 through 2023’’. 

22 (m) FINAL ORDER ESTABLISHING MILEAGE AND

23 ADJUSTMENT ELIGIBILITY.—Section 409(d) of the Vision 

24 100—Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act (49 U.S.C. 
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1 41731 note) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 

2 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2023’’. 

3 (n) CONTRACT WEATHER OBSERVERS.—Section 

4 2306(b) of the FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act 

5 of 2016 (Public Law 114–190; 130 Stat. 641) is amended 

6 by striking ‘‘October 1, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 

7 2024’’. 

8 (o) REMOTE TOWER PILOT PROGRAM.—Section 

9 161(a)(10) of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (49 

10 U.S.C. 47104 note) is amended by striking ‘‘September 

11 30, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2023’’. 

12 (p) AIRPORT ACCESS ROADS IN REMOTE LOCATIONS; 

13 STORAGE FACILITIES FOR SNOW REMOVAL EQUIP14 MENT.—Section 162 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 

15 2018 (49 U.S.C. 47102 note) is amended by inserting 

16 ‘‘and for the period beginning on October 1, 2023, and 

17 ending on December 31, 2023’’ after ‘‘fiscal years 2018 

18 through 2023’’. 

19 (q) UAS REMOTE DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION

20 PILOT PROGRAM.—Section 372(d) of the FAA Reauthor21 ization Act of 2018 (49 U.S.C. 44810 note) is amended 

22 by striking ‘‘September 30, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘Decem23 ber 31, 2023’’. 

24 (r) ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR AVIATION CONSUMER

25 PROTECTION.—Section 411(h) of the FAA Modernization 
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1 and Reform Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 42301 note) is 

2 amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2023’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘December 31, 2023’’. 

4 (s) AVIATION CONSUMER ADVOCATE.—Section 

5 424(e) of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (49 

6 U.S.C. 42302 note) is amended by striking ‘‘September 

7 30, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2023’’. 

8 (t) ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON AIR TRAVEL NEEDS

9 OF PASSENGERS WITH DISABILITIES.—Section 439(g) of 

10 the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (49 U.S.C. 41705 

11 note) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2023’’ and 

12 inserting ‘‘December 31, 2023’’. 

13 (u) ENHANCED TRAFFIC SERVICES.—Section 547(e) 

14 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (49 U.S.C. 

15 40103 note) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 

16 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2023’’. 

17 (v) PILOT PROGRAM FOR REDEVELOPMENT OF AIR18 PORT PROPERTIES.—Section 822(k) of the FAA Mod19 ernization and Reform Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 47141 

20 note) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2023’’ and 

21 inserting ‘‘December 31, 2023’’. 

22 SEC. 2203. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION OPER23 ATIONS. 

24 Section 106(k) of title 49, United States Code, is 

25 amended— 
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1 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

2 (A) in subparagraph (E) by striking ‘‘and’’ 

3 at the end; 

4 (B) in subparagraph (F) by striking the 

5 period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

6 (C) by inserting after subparagraph (F) 

7 the following: 

8 ‘‘(G) $2,995,027,322 for the period begin9 ning on October 1, 2023, and ending on De10 cember 31, 2023.’’; and 

11 (2) in paragraph (3) by inserting ‘‘and for the 

12 period beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on 

13 December 31, 2023’’ after ‘‘fiscal years 2018 

14 through 2023’’. 

15 SEC. 2204. AIR NAVIGATION FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT. 

16 Section 48101(a) of title 49, United States Code, is 

17 amended by adding at the end the following: 

18 ‘‘(7) $740,273,224 for the period beginning on 

19 October 1, 2023, and ending on December 31, 

20 2023.’’. 

21 SEC. 2205. RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT. 

22 Section 48102(a) of title 49, United States Code, is 

23 amended— 

24 (1) in paragraph (14), by striking ‘‘and’’; 
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1 (2) in paragraph (15) by striking the period at 

2 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

4 ‘‘(16) $64,098,360 for the period beginning on 

5 October 1, 2023, and ending on December 31, 

6 2023.’’. 

7 SEC. 2206. SMALL COMMUNITY AIR SERVICE. 

8 (a) ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICE AUTHORIZATION.—Sec9 tion 41742(a)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is 

10 amended by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2023, and 

11 $89,191,486 for the period beginning on October 1, 2023, 

12 and ending on December 31, 2023,’’. 

13 (b) AIRPORTS NOT RECEIVING SUFFICIENT SERV14 ICE.—Section 41743(e)(2) of title 49, United States Code, 

15 is amended by inserting ‘‘, and $2,513,661 for the period 

16 beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on December 

17 31, 2023,’’ after ‘‘fiscal years 2018 through 2023’’. 

18 Subtitle B—Aviation Revenue 

19 Provisions 

20 SEC. 2211. EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY FROM AIRPORT AND 

21 AIRWAY TRUST FUND. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 9502(d)(1) of the Inter23 nal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 
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1 (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) 

2 by striking ‘‘October 1, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘Janu3 ary 1, 2024’’; and 

4 (2) in subparagraph (A) by striking the semi5 colon at the end and inserting ‘‘or title II of division 

6 B of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and 

7 Other Extensions Act;’’. 

8 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 9502(e)(2) 

9 of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘October 1, 2023’’ 

10 and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2024’’. 

11 SEC. 2212. EXTENSION OF TAXES FUNDING AIRPORT AND 

12 AIRWAY TRUST FUND. 

13 (a) FUEL TAXES.—Section 4081(d)(2)(B) of the In14 ternal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘Sep15 tember 30, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2023’’. 

16 (b) TICKET TAXES.— 

17 (1) PERSONS.—Section 4261(k)(1)(A)(ii) of 

18 such Code is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 

19 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2023’’. 

20 (2) PROPERTY.—Section 4271(d)(1)(A)(ii) of 

21 such Code is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 

22 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2023’’. 

23 (c) FRACTIONAL OWNERSHIP PROGRAMS.— 
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1 (1) FUEL TAX.—Section 4043(d) of such Code 

2 is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2023’’ and 

3 inserting ‘‘December 31, 2023’’. 

4 (2) TREATMENT AS NONCOMMERCIAL AVIA5 TION.—Section 4083(b) of such Code is amended by 

6 striking ‘‘October 1, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘January 

7 1, 2024’’. 

8 (3) EXEMPTION FROM TICKET TAX.—Section 

9 4261(j) of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘Sep10 tember 30, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 

11 2023’’. 

12 Subtitle C—Expiring Counter-UAS 

13 Authorities 

14 SEC. 2221. PROTECTION OF CERTAIN FACILITIES AND AS15 SETS FROM UNMANNED AIRCRAFT. 

16 Section 210G(i) of the Homeland Security Act of 

17 2002 (6 U.S.C. 124n(i)) is amended by striking ‘‘on the 

18 date that is 4 years after the date of enactment of this 

19 section’’ and inserting ‘‘on November 18, 2023’’. 
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1 TITLE III—HEALTH AND HUMAN 

2 SERVICES 

3 Subtitle A—Animal Drug and Ani4 mal Generic Drug User Fee 

5 Amendments 

6 CHAPTER 1—FEES RELATING TO ANIMAL 

7 DRUGS 

8 SEC. 2301. SHORT TITLE; FINDING. 

9 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This chapter may be cited as the 

10 ‘‘Animal Drug User Fee Amendments of 2023’’. 

11 (b) FINDING.—Congress finds that the fees author12 ized by the amendments made in this chapter will be dedi13 cated toward expediting the animal drug development 

14 process and the review of new and supplemental animal 

15 drug applications and investigational animal drug submis16 sions as set forth in the goals identified for purposes of 

17 part 4 of subchapter C of chapter VII of the Federal Food, 

18 Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379j–11 et seq.), in 

19 the letters from the Secretary of Health and Human Serv20 ices to the Chairman of the Committee on Energy and 

21 Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Chair22 man of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 

23 Pensions of the Senate as set forth in the Congressional 

24 Record. 
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1 SEC. 2302. DEFINITIONS. 

2 Section 739 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 

3 Act (21 U.S.C. 379j–11) is amended— 

4 (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘national drug 

5 code’’ and inserting ‘‘National Drug Code’’; and 

6 (2) by amending paragraph (8)(I) to read as 

7 follows: 

8 ‘‘(I) The activities necessary for implemen9 tation of the United States and European 

10 Union Mutual Recognition Agreement for Phar11 maceutical Good Manufacturing Practice In12 spections, and the United States and United 

13 Kingdom Mutual Recognition Agreement Sec14 toral Annex for Pharmaceutical Good Manufac15 turing Practices, and other mutual recognition 

16 agreements, with respect to animal drug prod17 ucts subject to review, including implementation 

18 activities prior to and following product ap19 proval.’’. 

20 SEC. 2303. AUTHORITY TO ASSESS AND USE ANIMAL DRUG 

21 FEES. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 740(a)(1)(A)(ii) of the 

23 Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379j– 

24 12(a)(1)(A)(ii)) is amended— 

25 (1) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

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1 (2) in subclause (II), by striking the period at 

2 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

4 ‘‘(III) an application for condi5 tional approval under section 571 of a 

6 new animal drug for which an animal 

7 drug application submitted under sec8 tion 512(b)(1) has been previously ap9 proved under section 512(d)(1) for 

10 another intended use.’’. 

11 (b) FEE REVENUE AMOUNTS.—Section 740(b)(1) of 

12 the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 

13 379j–12(b)(1)) is amended to read as follows: 

14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsections (c), 

15 (d), (f), and (g), for each of fiscal years 2024 

16 through 2028, the fees required under subsection (a) 

17 shall be established to generate a total revenue 

18 amount of $33,500,000.’’. 

19 (c) ANNUAL FEE SETTING; ADJUSTMENTS.— 

20 (1) ANNUAL FEE SETTING.—Section 740(c)(1) 

21 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 

22 U.S.C. 379j–12(c)(1)) is amended to read as follows: 

23 ‘‘(1) ANNUAL FEE SETTING.—Not later than 

24 60 days before the start of each fiscal year begin-
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1 ning after September 30, 2023, the Secretary 

2 shall— 

3 ‘‘(A) establish for that fiscal year animal 

4 drug application fees, supplemental animal drug 

5 application fees, animal drug sponsor fees, ani6 mal drug establishment fees, and animal drug 

7 product fees based on the revenue amounts es8 tablished under subsection (b) and the adjust9 ments provided under this subsection; and 

10 ‘‘(B) publish such fee revenue amounts 

11 and fees in the Federal Register.’’. 

12 (2) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.—Section 

13 740(c)(2) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 

14 Act (21 U.S.C. 379j–12(c)(2)) is amended— 

15 (A) in subparagraph (A)— 

16 (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), 

17 by striking ‘‘2020’’ and inserting ‘‘2025’’; 

18 and 

19 (ii) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘Balti20 more’’ and inserting ‘‘Arlington-Alexan21 dria’’; and 

22 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

23 ‘‘2020’’ and inserting ‘‘2025’’. 
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1 (3) WORKLOAD ADJUSTMENTS.—Section 

2 740(c)(3) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 

3 Act (21 U.S.C. 379j–12(c)(3)) is amended— 

4 (A) in subparagraph (A)— 

5 (i) in the matter preceding clause 

6 (i)— 

7 (I) by striking ‘‘2020’’ and in8 serting ‘‘2025’’; and 

9 (II) by striking ‘‘subparagraphs 

10 (B) and (C)’’ and inserting ‘‘subpara11 graph (B)’’; 

12 (ii) in clause (i) by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

13 the end; and 

14 (iii) by striking clause (ii) and insert15 ing the following: 

16 ‘‘(ii) such adjustment shall be made 

17 for each fiscal year that the adjustment de18 termined by the Secretary is greater than 

19 3 percent, except for the first fiscal year 

20 that the adjustment is greater than 3 per21 cent; and 

22 ‘‘(iii) the Secretary shall publish in 

23 the Federal Register notice under para24 graph (1) the amount of such adjustment 

25 and the supporting methodologies.’’; 
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1 (B) by striking subparagraph (B); and 

2 (C) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 

3 subparagraph (B). 

4 (4) FINAL YEAR ADJUSTMENT.—Section 

5 740(c)(4) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 

6 Act (21 U.S.C. 379j–12(c)(4)) is amended to read 

7 as follows: 

8 ‘‘(4) OPERATING RESERVE ADJUSTMENT.— 

9 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For fiscal year 2025 

10 and each subsequent fiscal year, after the fee 

11 revenue amount established under subsection 

12 (b) is adjusted in accordance with paragraphs 

13 (2) and (3), the Secretary shall— 

14 ‘‘(i) increase the fee revenue amount 

15 for such fiscal year, if necessary to provide 

16 an operating reserve of not less than 12 

17 weeks; or 

18 ‘‘(ii) if the Secretary has an operating 

19 reserve in excess of the number of weeks 

20 specified in subparagraph (C) for that fis21 cal year, the Secretary shall decrease the 

22 fee revenue amount to provide not more 

23 than the number of weeks specified in sub24 paragraph (C) for that fiscal year. 
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1 ‘‘(B) CARRYOVER USER FEES.—For pur2 poses of this paragraph, the operating reserve 

3 of carryover user fees for the process for the re4 view of animal drug applications does not in5 clude carryover user fees that have not been ap6 propriated. 

7 ‘‘(C) NUMBER OF WEEKS OF OPERATING

8 RESERVES.—The number of weeks of operating 

9 reserves specified in this subparagraph is— 

10 ‘‘(i) 22 weeks for fiscal year 2025; 

11 ‘‘(ii) 20 weeks for fiscal year 2026; 

12 ‘‘(iii) 18 weeks for fiscal year 2027; 

13 and 

14 ‘‘(iv) 16 weeks for fiscal year 2028. 

15 ‘‘(D) PUBLICATION.—If an adjustment to 

16 the operating reserve is made under this para17 graph, the Secretary shall publish in the Fed18 eral Register notice under paragraph (1) the ra19 tionale for the amount of the adjustment and 

20 the supporting methodologies.’’. 

21 (d) EXEMPTION FROM FEES.—Section 740(d)(4) of 

22 the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 

23 379j–12(d)(4)) is amended to read as follows: 

24 ‘‘(4) EXEMPTION FROM FEES.—Fees under 

25 paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of subsection (a) shall 
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1 not apply with respect to any person who is the 

2 named applicant or sponsor of an animal drug appli3 cation, supplemental animal drug application, or in4 vestigational animal drug submission if such applica5 tion or submission involves the intentional genomic 

6 alteration of an animal that is intended to produce 

7 a drug, device, or biological product subject to fees 

8 under section 736, 738, 744B, or 744H.’’. 

9 (e) CREDITING AND AVAILABILITY OF FEES.— 

10 (1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

11 Section 740(g)(3) of the Federal Food, Drug, and 

12 Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379j–12(g)(3)) is amended 

13 by striking ‘‘2019 through 2023’’ and inserting 

14 ‘‘2024 through 2028’’. 

15 (2) COLLECTION SHORTFALLS.—Section 740(g) 

16 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 

17 U.S.C. 379j–12(g)) is amended— 

18 (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and 

19 paragraph (5)’’; and 

20 (B) by striking paragraph (5). 

21 SEC. 2304. REAUTHORIZATION; REPORTING REQUIRE22 MENTS. 

23 Section 740A of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cos24 metic Act (21 U.S.C. 379j–13) is amended— 
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1 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘2018’’ and 

2 inserting ‘‘2023’’; 

3 (2) by striking ‘‘2019’’ each place it appears in 

4 subsections (a) and (b) and inserting ‘‘2024’’; and 

5 (3) in subsection (d)— 

6 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2023’’ 

7 and inserting ‘‘2028’’; and 

8 (B) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘2023’’ 

9 and inserting ‘‘2028’’. 

10 SEC. 2305. SAVINGS CLAUSE. 

11 Notwithstanding the amendments made by this chap12 ter, part 4 of subchapter C of chapter VII of the Federal 

13 Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379j–11 et 

14 seq.), as in effect on the day before the date of enactment 

15 of this chapter, shall continue to be in effect with respect 

16 to animal drug applications and supplemental animal drug 

17 applications (as defined in such part as of such day) that 

18 on or after October 1, 2018, but before October 1, 2023, 

19 were accepted by the Food and Drug Administration for 

20 filing with respect to assessing and collecting any fee re21 quired by such part for a fiscal year prior to fiscal year 

22 2024. 

23 SEC. 2306. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

24 The amendments made by this chapter shall take ef25 fect on October 1, 2023, or the date of the enactment of 
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1 this Act, whichever is later, except that fees under part 

2 4 of subchapter C of chapter VII of the Federal Food, 

3 Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379j–11 et seq.), as 

4 amended by this chapter, shall be assessed for animal drug 

5 applications and supplemental animal drug applications 

6 received on or after October 1, 2023, regardless of the 

7 date of the enactment of this Act. 

8 SEC. 2307. SUNSET DATES. 

9 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—Sections 739 and 740 of the 

10 Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 21 

11 U.S.C. 379j–11; 379j–12) shall cease to be effective Octo12 ber 1, 2028. 

13 (b) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Section 740A of 

14 the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 

15 379j–13) shall cease to be effective January 31, 2029. 

16 (c) PREVIOUS SUNSET PROVISION.—Effective Octo17 ber 1, 2023, subsections (a) and (b) of section 107 of the 

18 Animal Drug User Fee Amendments of 2018 (Public Law 

19 115–234) are repealed. 

20 CHAPTER 2—FEES RELATING TO GENERIC 

21 ANIMAL DRUGS 

22 SEC. 2311. SHORT TITLE; FINDING. 

23 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This chapter may be cited as the 

24 ‘‘Animal Generic Drug User Fee Amendments of 2023’’. 
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1 (b) FINDING.—Congress finds that the fees author2 ized by the amendments made in this chapter will be dedi3 cated toward expediting the generic new animal drug de4 velopment process and the review of abbreviated applica5 tions for generic new animal drugs, supplemental abbre6 viated applications for generic new animal drugs, and in7 vestigational submissions for generic new animal drugs as 

8 set forth in the goals identified for purposes of part 5 of 

9 subchapter C of chapter VII of the Federal Food, Drug, 

10 and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379j–21 et seq.), in the let11 ters from the Secretary of Health and Human Services 

12 to the Chairman of the Committee on Energy and Com13 merce of the House of Representatives and the Chairman 

14 of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pen15 sions of the Senate as set forth in the Congressional 

16 Record. 

17 SEC. 2312. AUTHORITY TO ASSESS AND USE GENERIC NEW 

18 ANIMAL DRUG FEES. 

19 (a) GENERIC INVESTIGATIONAL NEW ANIMAL DRUG

20 FILE FEE.—Section 741(a) of the Federal Food, Drug, 

21 and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379j–21(a)) is amended by 

22 adding at the end the following: 

23 ‘‘(4) GENERIC INVESTIGATIONAL NEW ANIMAL

24 DRUG FILE FEE.— 

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1 ‘‘(i) NEW FILE REQUEST.—Each per2 son that submits a request to establish a 

3 generic investigational new animal drug 

4 file on or after October 1, 2023, shall be 

5 assessed a fee as established under sub6 section (c). 

7 ‘‘(ii) NEW SUBMISSION TO ESTAB8 LISHED FILE.—Each person that makes a 

9 submission to a generic investigational new 

10 animal drug file on or after October 1, 

11 2023, where such file was established prior 

12 to October 1, 2023, shall be assessed a fee 

13 for the first submission on or after October 

14 1, 2023, as established under subsection 

15 (c). 

16 ‘‘(B) PAYMENT.— 

17 ‘‘(i) NEW FILE REQUEST.—The fee 

18 required by subparagraph (A)(i) shall be 

19 due upon submission of the request to es20 tablish the generic investigational new ani21 mal drug file. 

22 ‘‘(ii) NEW SUBMISSION TO ESTAB23 LISHED FILE.—The fee required by sub24 paragraph (A)(ii) shall be due upon the 
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1 first submission to the generic investiga2 tional new animal drug file. 

3 ‘‘(C) EXCEPTIONS.— 

4 ‘‘(i) TERMINATING AN EXISTING GE5 NERIC INVESTIGATIONAL NEW ANIMAL

6 DRUG FILE.—If a person makes a submis7 sion to the generic investigational new ani8 mal drug file to terminate that file, the 

9 person shall not be subject to a fee under 

10 subparagraph (A)(ii) for that submission. 

11 ‘‘(ii) TRANSFERRING AN EXISTING GE12 NERIC INVESTIGATIONAL NEW ANIMAL

13 DRUG FILE.—If a person makes a submis14 sion to the generic investigational new ani15 mal drug file to transfer that file to a dif16 ferent generic new animal drug sponsor, 

17 the person shall not be subject to a fee 

18 under subparagraph (A)(ii) for that sub19 mission.’’. 

20 (b) FEE REVENUE AMOUNTS.—Section 741(b) of the 

21 Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379j– 

22 21(b)) is amended— 

23 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

24 (A) by striking ‘‘2019 through 2023’’ and 

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1 (B) by striking ‘‘$18,336,340’’ and insert2 ing ‘‘$25,000,000’’; and 

3 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

4 (A) in subparagraph (A)— 

5 (i) by striking ‘‘25 percent’’ and in6 serting ‘‘20 percent’’; and 

7 (ii) by inserting before the semicolon 

8 at the end the following: ‘‘and fees under 

9 subsection (a)(4) (relating to generic inves10 tigational new animal drug files)’’; 

11 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘37.5 

12 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘40 percent’’; and 

13 (C) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘37.5 

14 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘40 percent’’. 

15 (c) ANNUAL FEE SETTING; ADJUSTMENTS.— 

16 (1) ANNUAL FEE SETTING.—Section 741(c)(1) 

17 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 

18 U.S.C. 379j–21(c)(1)) is amended to read as follows: 

19 ‘‘(1) ANNUAL FEE SETTING.—The Secretary 

20 shall establish, not later than 60 days before the 

21 start of each fiscal year beginning after September 

22 30, 2023, for that fiscal year— 

23 ‘‘(A) abbreviated application fees that are 

24 based on the revenue amounts established 

25 under subsection (b), the adjustments provided 
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1 under this subsection, and the amount of fees 

2 anticipated to be collected under subsection 

3 (a)(4) during that fiscal year; 

4 ‘‘(B) generic new animal drug sponsor 

5 fees, and generic new animal drug product fees, 

6 based on the revenue amounts established 

7 under subsection (b) and the adjustments pro8 vided under this subsection; and 

9 ‘‘(C) a generic investigational new animal 

10 drug file fee of $50,000 for each request or 

11 submission described in subsection (a)(4)(A).’’. 

12 (2) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.—Section 

13 741(c)(2) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 

14 Act (21 U.S.C. 379j–21(c)(2)) is amended— 

15 (A) in subparagraph (A)— 

16 (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), 

17 by striking ‘‘2020’’ and inserting ‘‘2025’’; 

18 and 

19 (ii) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘Balti20 more’’ and inserting ‘‘Arlington-Alexan21 dria’’; and 

22 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

23 ‘‘2020’’ and inserting ‘‘2025’’. 
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1 (3) WORKLOAD ADJUSTMENT.—Section 

2 741(c)(3) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 

3 Act (21 U.S.C. 379j–21(c)(3)) is amended— 

4 (A) in subparagraph (A)— 

5 (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), 

6 by striking ‘‘2020’’ and inserting ‘‘2025’’; 

7 (ii) in clause (i)— 

8 (I) by striking ‘‘and investiga9 tional generic new animal drug pro10 tocol submissions’’ and inserting ‘‘in11 vestigational generic new animal drug 

12 protocol submissions, requests to es13 tablish a generic investigational new 

14 animal drug file, and generic inves15 tigational new animal drug meeting 

16 requests’’; and 

17 (II) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and in18 serting a semicolon; 

19 (iii) by redesignating clause (ii) as 

20 clause (iii); and 

21 (iv) by inserting after clause (i) the 

22 following: 

23 ‘‘(ii) if the workload adjustment cal24 culated by the Secretary under clause (i) 
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1 exceeds 25 percent, the Secretary shall use 

2 25 percent for the adjustment; and’’; and 

3 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

4 ‘‘2021 through 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2026 

5 through 2028’’. 

6 (4) FINAL YEAR ADJUSTMENT.—Section 

7 741(c)(4) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 

8 Act (21 U.S.C. 379j–21(c)(4)) is amended— 

9 (A) by striking ‘‘2023’’ each place it ap10 pears and inserting ‘‘2028’’; and 

11 (B) by striking ‘‘2024’’ and inserting 

12 ‘‘2029’’. 

13 (d) FEE WAIVER OR REDUCTION; EXEMPTION FROM

14 FEES.—Subsection (d) of section 741 of the Federal 

15 Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379j–21) is 

16 amended to read as follows: 

17 ‘‘(d) FEE WAIVER OR REDUCTION.—The Secretary 

18 shall grant a waiver from, or a reduction of, one or more 

19 fees assessed under subsection (a) where the Secretary 

20 finds that the generic new animal drug is intended solely 

21 to provide for a minor use or minor species indication.’’. 

22 (e) EFFECT OF FAILURE TO PAY FEES.—Section 

23 741(e) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 

24 U.S.C. 379j–21(e)) is amended by striking ‘‘The Secretary 

25 may discontinue’’ and inserting ‘‘A request to establish a 
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1 generic investigational new animal drug file that is sub2 mitted by a person subject to fees under subsection (a) 

3 shall be considered incomplete and shall not be accepted 

4 for action by the Secretary until all fees owed by such per5 son have been paid. The Secretary may discontinue’’. 

6 (f) ASSESSMENT OF FEES.—Section 741(f)(2) of the 

7 Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379j– 

8 21(f)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘sponsors, and generic 

9 new animal drug products at any time’’ and inserting 

10 ‘‘products, generic new animal drug sponsors, and generic 

11 investigational new animal drug files at any time’’. 

12 (g) CREDITING AND AVAILABILITY OF FEES.—Sec13 tion 741(g) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 

14 (21 U.S.C. 379j–21(g)) is amended— 

15 (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘2019 

16 through 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2024 through 2028’’; 

17 (2) by striking the second paragraph (4) (relat18 ing to Offset), as added by section 202 of the Ani19 mal Generic Drug User Fee Amendments of 2013 

20 (Public Law 113–14); and 

21 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘(5) RECOVERY OF COLLECTION SHORT23 FALLS.—The amount of fees otherwise authorized to 

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1 ‘‘(A) for fiscal year 2026, by the amount, 

2 if any, by which the amount collected under this 

3 section and appropriated for fiscal year 2024 

4 falls below the amount of fees authorized for 

5 fiscal year 2024 under paragraph (3); 

6 ‘‘(B) for fiscal year 2027, by the amount, 

7 if any, by which the amount collected under this 

8 section and appropriated for fiscal year 2025 

9 falls below the amount of fees authorized for 

10 fiscal year 2025 under paragraph (3); and 

11 ‘‘(C) for fiscal year 2028, by the amount, 

12 if any, by which the amount collected under this 

13 section and appropriated for fiscal years 2026 

14 and 2027 (including estimated collections for 

15 fiscal year 2027) falls below the amount of fees 

16 authorized for such fiscal years under para17 graph (3).’’. 

18 (h) DEFINITIONS.—Section 741(k) of the Federal 

19 Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379j–21(k)) is 

20 amended— 

21 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (8), (9), (10), 

22 and (11) as paragraphs (9), (10), (11), and (13), re23 spectively; 

24 (2) by inserting after paragraph (7) the fol25 lowing: 
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1 ‘‘(8) GENERIC INVESTIGATIONAL NEW ANIMAL

2 DRUG MEETING REQUEST.—The term ‘generic inves3 tigational new animal drug meeting request’ means 

4 a request submitted by a generic new animal drug 

5 sponsor to meet with the Secretary to discuss an in6 vestigational submission for a generic new animal 

7 drug.’’; 

8 (3) in paragraph (11) (as so redesignated), by 

9 adding at the end the following: 

10 ‘‘(I) The activities necessary for explo11 ration and implementation of the United States 

12 and European Union Mutual Recognition 

13 Agreement for Pharmaceutical Good Manufac14 turing Practice Inspections, and the United 

15 States and United Kingdom Mutual Recogni16 tion Agreement Sectoral Annex for Pharma17 ceutical Good Manufacturing Practices, and 

18 other mutual recognition agreements, with re19 spect to generic new animal drug products sub20 ject to review, including implementation activi21 ties prior to and following product approval.’’; 

22 and 

23 (4) by inserting after paragraph (11) (as so re24 designated) the following: 
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1 ‘‘(12) REQUEST TO ESTABLISH A GENERIC IN2 VESTIGATIONAL NEW ANIMAL DRUG FILE.—The 

3 term ‘request to establish a generic investigational 

4 new animal drug file’ means the submission to the 

5 Secretary of a request to establish a generic inves6 tigational new animal drug file to contain investiga7 tional submissions for a generic new animal drug.’’. 

8 SEC. 2313. REAUTHORIZATION; REPORTING REQUIRE9 MENTS. 

10 Section 742 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 

11 Act (21 U.S.C. 379j–22) is amended— 

12 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘2018’’ and 

13 inserting ‘‘2023’’; 

14 (2) by striking ‘‘2019’’ each place it appears in 

15 subsections (a) and (b) and inserting ‘‘2024’’; and 

16 (3) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘2023’’ each 

17 place it appears and inserting ‘‘2028’’. 

18 SEC. 2314. SAVINGS CLAUSE. 

19 Notwithstanding the amendments made by this chap20 ter, part 5 of subchapter C of chapter VII of the Federal 

21 Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379j–21 et 

22 seq.), as in effect on the day before the date of enactment 

23 of this chapter, shall continue to be in effect with respect 

24 to abbreviated applications for a generic new animal drug 

25 and supplemental abbreviated applications for a generic 
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1 new animal drug (as defined in such part as of such day) 

2 that on or after October 1, 2018, but before October 1, 

3 2023, were accepted by the Food and Drug Administra4 tion for filing with respect to assessing and collecting any 

5 fee required by such part for a fiscal year prior to fiscal 

6 year 2024. 

7 SEC. 2315. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

8 The amendments made by this chapter shall take ef9 fect on October 1, 2023, or the date of the enactment of 

10 this Act, whichever is later, except that fees under part 

11 5 of subchapter C of chapter VII of the Federal Food, 

12 Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379j–21 et seq.), as 

13 amended by this chapter, shall be assessed for abbreviated 

14 applications for a generic new animal drug and supple15 mental abbreviated applications for a generic new animal 

16 drug received on or after October 1, 2023, regardless of 

17 the date of enactment of this Act. 

18 SEC. 2316. SUNSET DATES. 

19 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—Section 741 of the Federal 

20 Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379j–21) shall 

21 cease to be effective October 1, 2028. 

22 (b) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Section 742 of the 

23 Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379j– 

24 22) shall cease to be effective January 31, 2029. 
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1 (c) PREVIOUS SUNSET PROVISION.—Effective Octo2 ber 1, 2023, subsections (a) and (b) of section 206 of the 

3 Animal Generic Drug User Fee Amendments of 2018 

4 (Public Law 115–234) are repealed. 

5 Subtitle B—Public Health 

6 Extenders 

7 SEC. 2321. EXTENSION FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS, 

8 NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE CORPS, AND 

9 TEACHING HEALTH CENTERS THAT OPERATE 

10 GME PROGRAMS. 

11 (a) TEACHING HEALTH CENTERS THAT OPERATE

12 GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS.—Section 

13 340H(g) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 

14 256h(g)) is amended— 

15 (1) by striking ‘‘and $126,500,000’’ and insert16 ing ‘‘$126,500,000’’; and 

17 (2) by inserting ‘‘and $16,635,616 for the pe18 riod beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on 

19 November 17, 2023,’’ before ‘‘to remain available’’. 

20 (b) EXTENSION FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH CEN21 TERS.—Section 10503(b)(1)(F) of the Patient Protection 

22 and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 254b–2(b)(1)(F)) is 

23 amended— 

24 (1) by striking ‘‘and $4,000,000,000’’ and in25 serting ‘‘, $4,000,000,000’’; and 
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1 (2) by inserting ‘‘, and $526,027,397 for the 

2 period beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on 

3 November 17, 2023’’ before the semicolon. 

4 (c) EXTENSION FOR THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERV5 ICE CORPS.—Section 10503(b)(2) of the Patient Protec6 tion and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 254b–2(b)(2)) 

7 is amended— 

8 (1) in subparagraph (G), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

9 the end; 

10 (2) in subparagraph (H), by striking the period 

11 at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

12 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

13 ‘‘(I) $40,767,123 for the period beginning 

14 on October 1, 2023, and ending on November 

15 17, 2023.’’. 

16 (d) APPLICATION OF PROVISIONS.—Amounts appro17 priated pursuant to the amendments made by this section 

18 shall be subject to the requirements contained in Public 

19 Law 117–328 for funds for programs authorized under 

20 sections 330 through 340 of the Public Health Service Act 

21 (42 U.S.C. 254b et seq.). 

22 (e) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 

23 Section 3014(h)(4) of title 18, United States Code, is 

24 amended— 
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1 (1) by striking ‘‘Other Extensions Act,,’’ and 

2 inserting ‘‘Other Extensions Act,’’; and 

3 (2) by striking ‘‘and section 301(d) of division 

4 BB of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021.’’ 

5 and inserting ‘‘section 301(d) of division BB of the 

6 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, and section 

7 2321(d) of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 

8 and Other Extensions Act’’. 

9 SEC. 2322. EXTENSION OF SPECIAL DIABETES PROGRAMS. 

10 (a) EXTENSION OF SPECIAL DIABETES PROGRAMS

11 FOR TYPE I DIABETES.—Section 330B(b)(2) of the Pub12 lic Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254c–2(b)(2)) is amend13 ed— 

14 (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

15 the end; 

16 (2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period 

17 and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

18 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

19 ‘‘(E) $19,726,027 for the period beginning 

20 on October 1, 2023, and ending on November 

21 17, 2023, to remain available until expended.’’. 

22 (b) EXTENDING FUNDING FOR SPECIAL DIABETES

23 PROGRAMS FOR INDIANS.—Section 330C(c)(2) of the 

24 Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254c–3(c)(2)) is 

25 amended— 
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1 (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

2 the end; 

3 (2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period 

4 and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

5 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(E) $19,726,027 for the period beginning 

7 on October 1, 2023, and ending on November 

8 17, 2023, to remain available until expended.’’. 

9 Subtitle C—Necessary Authorities 

10 To Respond to Threats 

11 SEC. 2331. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO MAKE CERTAIN 

12 APPOINTMENTS OF NATIONAL DISASTER 

13 MEDICAL SYSTEM PERSONNEL. 

14 Section 2812(c)(4)(B) of the Public Health Service 

15 Act (42 U.S.C. 300hh–11(c)(4)(B)) is amended by strik16 ing ‘‘September 30, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘November 17, 

17 2023’’. 

18 SEC. 2332. TEMPORARY REASSIGNMENT OF STATE AND 

19 LOCAL PERSONNEL DURING A PUBLIC 

20 HEALTH EMERGENCY. 

21 Section 319(e)(8) of the Public Health Service Act 

22 (42 U.S.C. 247d(e)(8)) is amended by striking ‘‘Sep23 tember 30, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘November 17, 2023’’. 
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1 SEC. 2333. EXTENSION OF NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMIT2 TEES. 

3 (a) NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN

4 AND DISASTERS.—Section 2811A(g) of the Public Health 

5 Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300hh–10b(g)) is amended by 

6 striking ‘‘September 30, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘November 

7 17, 2023’’. 

8 (b) NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON SENIORS

9 AND DISASTERS.—Section 2811B(g)(1) of the Public 

10 Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300hh–10c(g)(1)) is 

11 amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2023’’ and inserting 

12 ‘‘November 17, 2023’’. 

13 (c) NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON INDIVID14 UALS WITH DISABILITIES AND DISASTERS.—Section 

15 2811C(g)(1) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 

16 300hh–10d(g)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 

17 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘November 17, 2023’’. 

18 Subtitle D—Medicaid 

19 SEC. 2341. DSH DELAY. 

20 Section 1923(f)(7)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 

21 U.S.C. 1396r–4(f)(7)(A)) is amended— 

22 (1) in clause (i)— 

23 (A) in the matter preceding subclause (I), 

24 by striking ‘‘For each of fiscal years 2024 

25 through 2027’’ and inserting ‘‘For the period 

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1 tember 30, 2024, and for each of fiscal years 

2 2025 through 2027’’; and 

3 (B) in subclauses (I) and (II), by inserting 

4 ‘‘or period’’ after ‘‘the fiscal year’’ each place it 

5 appears; and 

6 (2) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘for each of fiscal 

7 years 2024 through 2027’’ and inserting ‘‘for the 

8 period beginning November 18, 2023, and ending 

9 September 30, 2024, and for each of fiscal years 

10 2025 through 2027.’’. 

11 SEC. 2342. MIF REDUCTION. 

12 Section 1941(b)(3)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 

13 U.S.C. 1396w–1(b)(3)(A)) is amended by striking 

14 ‘‘$7,000,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$6,357,117,810’’. 

15 Subtitle E—Human Services 

16 SEC. 2351. EXTENSION OF CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES 

17 PROGRAMS. 

18 Activities authorized by part B of title IV of the So19 cial Security Act shall continue through November 17, 

20 2023, in the manner authorized for fiscal year 2023, and 

21 out of any money in the Treasury of the United States 

22 not otherwise appropriated, there are hereby appropriated 

23 such sums as may be necessary for such purpose. 
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1 SEC. 2352. SEXUAL RISK AVOIDANCE EDUCATION EXTEN2 SION. 

3 Section 510 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

4 710) is amended— 

5 (1) in subsection (a)— 

6 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

7 (i) in the matter preceding subpara8 graph (A)— 

9 (I) by inserting ‘‘and for the pe10 riod beginning on October 1, 2023, 

11 and ending on November 17, 2023’’ 

12 after ‘‘2023’’; and 

13 (II) by inserting ‘‘(or, with re14 spect to such period, for fiscal year 

15 2024)’’ after ‘‘for the fiscal year’’; 

16 and 

17 (ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 

18 ‘‘or period’’ after ‘‘fiscal year’’ each place 

19 it appears; and 

20 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

21 (i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 

22 ‘‘and with respect to fiscal year 2024, for 

23 the period described in paragraph (1)’’ 

24 after ‘‘2023’’; and 

25 (ii) in subparagraph (B)(i), by insert26 ing ‘‘(or, with respect to fiscal year 2024, 
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1 for the period described in paragraph (1))’’ 

2 after ‘‘for the fiscal year’’; and 

3 (2) in subsection (f)— 

4 (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, and 

5 for the period beginning on October 1, 2023, 

6 and ending on November 17, 2023, an amount 

7 equal to the pro rata portion of the amount ap8 propriated for the corresponding period for fis9 cal year 2023’’ after ‘‘2023’’; and 

10 (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘and 

11 for the period described in paragraph (1),’’ 

12 after ‘‘2023,’’. 

13 SEC. 2353. PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY EDUCATION EXTEN14 SION. 

15 Section 513 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

16 713) is amended— 

17 (1) in subsection (a)— 

18 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

19 (i) in subparagraph (A)— 

20 (I) in the matter preceding clause 

21 (i), by inserting ‘‘and for the period 

22 beginning on October 1, 2023, and 

23 ending on November 17, 2023’’ after 

24 ‘‘2023’’; and 
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1 (II) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘or 

2 period’’ after ‘‘for the fiscal year’’; 

3 (ii) in subparagraph (B)(i), by insert4 ing the following after the period: ‘‘The 

5 previous sentence shall not apply with re6 spect to State allotments under this para7 graph for the period beginning on October 

8 1, 2023, and ending on November 17, 

9 2023.’’; and 

10 (iii) in subparagraph (C)(i)— 

11 (I) by inserting ‘‘or the period 

12 described in subparagraph (A)’’ after 

13 ‘‘for a fiscal year’’; and 

14 (II) by inserting ‘‘or period’’ 

15 after ‘‘the fiscal year’’; 

16 (B) in paragraph (3)— 

17 (i) by inserting ‘‘or the period de18 scribed in paragraph (1)(A)’’ after ‘‘for a 

19 fiscal year’’; and 

20 (ii) by inserting ‘‘or period’’ after 

21 ‘‘such fiscal year’’; and 

22 (C) in paragraph (4)— 

23 (i) by inserting ‘‘and for the period 

24 described in paragraph (1)(A)’’ after ‘‘fis25 cal years 2010 through 2023’’; 
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1 (ii) by inserting ‘‘and for the period so 

2 described’’ after ‘‘fiscal years 2012 

3 through 2023’’; and 

4 (iii) by inserting ‘‘or the period so de5 scribed’’ after ‘‘for a fiscal year’’; 

6 (2) in subsection (c)— 

7 (A) in each of paragraphs (1) and (2), by 

8 striking ‘‘From’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to 

9 paragraph (3), from’’; and 

10 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(3) EXCEPTION.—Paragraphs (1) and (2) 

12 shall not apply with respect to any amount appro13 priated under subsection (f) for the period described 

14 in subsection (a)(1)(A).’’; and 

15 (3) in subsection (f), by inserting ‘‘, and for the 

16 period beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on 

17 November 17, 2023, an amount equal to the pro 

18 rata portion of the amount appropriated for the cor19 responding period for fiscal year 2023’’ after 

20 ‘‘2023’’. 

21 TITLE IV—BUDGETARY EFFECTS 

22 SEC. 2401. BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 

23 (a) STATUTORY PAYGO SCORECARDS.—The budg24 etary effects of this division shall not be entered on either 
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1 PAYGO scorecard maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of 

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

3 (b) SENATE PAYGO SCORECARDS.—The budgetary 

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

5 scorecard maintained for purposes of section 4106 of H. 

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

7 (c) CLASSIFICATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.— 

8 Notwithstanding Rule 3 of the Budget Scorekeeping 

9 Guidelines set forth in the joint explanatory statement of 

10 the committee of conference accompanying Conference Re11 port 105–217 and section 250(c)(8) of the Balanced 

12 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the 

13 budgetary effects of this division shall not be estimated— 

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

15 (2) for purposes of an allocation to the Com16 mittee on Appropriations pursuant to section 302(a) 

17 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974; and 

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

19 3 of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 as 

20 being included in an appropriation Act. 

Passed the House of Representatives September 30, 

2023. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 5860 

AN ACT 

Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 

2024, and for other purposes.