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to the President—Assistance for Europe, Eurasia 
and Central Asia’’, ‘‘Bilateral Economic Assist-
ance—Department of State—Migration and Refugee 
Assistance’’ (except all that follows after ‘‘expended’’ 
in such matter and except that such matter shall be 
applied 
by 
substituting 
‘‘$915,048,000’’ 
for 
‘‘$1,535,048,000’’), and ‘‘International Security As-
sistance—Department of State—International Nar-
cotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ (except all 
that follows after ‘‘2024’’ in such matter and except 
that such matter shall be applied by substituting 
‘‘$74,996,000’’ for ‘‘$374,996,000’’) in title VII of 
division M of Public Law 117–328. 
(12) The Transportation, Housing and Urban 
Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 2023 (division L of Public Law 117–328), ex-
cept sections 153 and 420, and including the matter 
under the headings ‘‘Public and Indian Housing— 
Tenant-Based Rental Assistance’’ and ‘‘Housing 
Programs—Project-Based Rental Assistance’’ in 
title X of division N of Public Law 117–328. 
SEC. 102. (a) No appropriation or funds made avail-
able or authority granted pursuant to section 101 for the 
Department of Defense shall be used for: 
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(1) the new production of items not funded for 
production in fiscal year 2023 or prior years; 
(2) the increase in production rates above those 
sustained with fiscal year 2023 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 de-
fined 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 appro-
priations, funds, or other authority were not avail-
able during fiscal year 2023. 
(b) No appropriation or funds made available or au-
thority granted pursuant to section 101 for the Depart-
ment of Defense shall be used to initiate multi-year pro-
curements utilizing advance procurement funding for eco-
nomic order quantity procurement unless specifically ap-
propriated 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. 
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SEC. 104. Except as otherwise provided in section 
102, no appropriation or funds made available or author-
ity granted pursuant to section 101 shall be used to ini-
tiate or resume any project or activity for which appro-
priations, funds, or other authority were not available dur-
ing fiscal year 2023. 
SEC. 105. Appropriations made and authority grant-
ed pursuant to this Act shall cover all obligations or ex-
penditures 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 
2024, appropriations and funds made available and au-
thority 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 2024 without any 
provision for such project or activity. 
(3) November 17, 2023. 
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 ap-
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propriation, 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 submis-
sion 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 2024 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 pro-
grams 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 appro-
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priations Acts for fiscal year 2023, except the matter 
under the heading ‘‘Cost of War Toxic Exposures Fund’’ 
in title II of division J of Public Law 117–328, and for 
activities under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, ac-
tivities shall be continued at the rate to maintain program 
levels under current law, under the authority and condi-
tions provided in the applicable appropriations Act for fis-
cal year 2023, to be continued through the date specified 
in section 106(3). 
(b) Notwithstanding section 106, obligations for man-
datory payments due on or about the first day of any 
month that begins after October 2023 but not later than 
30 days after the date specified in section 106(3) may con-
tinue 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 de-
partment or agency, consistent with the applicable appro-
priations Act for fiscal year 2023, except that such author-
ity 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 ex-
penses. 
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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 Au-
thorization 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)(1) For each amount incorporated by 
reference in this Act from amounts provided by division 
M or N of Public Law 117–328, each section or paragraph 
of an account providing each such amount, as applicable, 
shall be applied as if that section or paragraph ended with 
the following sentence: ‘‘The amount provided herein is 
designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budg-
et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.’’. 
(2) Each amount incorporated by reference in this 
Act that was previously designated by the Congress as an 
emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of 
S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolu-
tion on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and section 1(e) 
of H. Res. 1151 (117th Congress), as engrossed in the 
House of Representatives on June 8, 2022, or as being 
for disaster relief pursuant to a concurrent resolution on 
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(4) Each amount incorporated by reference in this 
Act for ‘‘Social Security Administration—Limitation on 
Administrative Expenses’’ that was specified to meet the 
terms of a concurrent resolution on the budget in the Sen-
ate, or as additional new budget authority for purposes 
of a concurrent resolution on the budget in the Senate 
and section 1(i) of H. Res. 1151 (117th Congress), as en-
grossed in the House of Representatives on June 8, 2022, 
is 
provided 
to 
meet 
the 
terms 
of 
section 
251(b)(2)(B)(ii)(III) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985, or is additional new 
budget authority as specified for the purposes of section 
251(b)(2)(B) of such Act, respectively. 
(c) Each amount designated in this Act by the Con-
gress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be available (or 
repurposed or rescinded, if applicable) only if the Presi-
dent subsequently so designates all such amounts and 
transmits such designations to the Congress. 
SEC. 115. (a) Rescissions or cancellations of discre-
tionary budget authority that continue pursuant to section 
101 in Treasury Appropriations Fund Symbols (TAFS)— 
(1) to which other appropriations are not pro-
vided by this Act, but for which there is a current 
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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 pro-
vided 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 sub-
section (a) shall continue in an amount equal to the lesser 
of— 
(1) the amount specified for rescission or can-
cellation in the applicable appropriations Act ref-
erenced in section 101 of this Act; or 
(2) the amount of balances available, as of Oc-
tober 1, 2023, from the funds specified for rescission 
or cancellation in the applicable appropriations Act 
referenced in section 101 of this Act. 
(c) No later than November 17, 2023, the Director 
of the Office of Management and Budget shall provide to 
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate a comprehensive list of the 
rescissions or cancellations that will continue pursuant to 
section 101: Provided, That the information in such com-
prehensive list shall be periodically updated to reflect any 
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subsequent changes in the amount of balances available, 
as of October 1, 2023, from the funds specified for rescis-
sion or cancellation in the applicable appropriations Act 
referenced in section 101, and such updates shall be trans-
mitted 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. 
SEC. 117. Amounts made available by section 101 for 
‘‘Rural Housing Service—Rental Assistance Program’’ 
may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary 
to maintain activities as authorized by section 521(a)(2) 
of the Housing Act of 1949. 
SEC. 118. Amounts made available by section 101 for 
‘‘Domestic Food Programs—Food and Nutrition Serv-
ice—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 Serv-
ice—Commodity Assistance Program’’ may be appor-
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tioned 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 Live-
stock 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 ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2023’’. 
SEC. 121. Amounts made available by section 101 for 
‘‘National Telecommunications and Information Adminis-
tration—Salaries and Expenses’’ may be apportioned up 
to the rate for operations necessary to administer 
broadband programs. 
SEC. 122. (a) Funds previously made available in the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public Law 115– 
31) and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (Pub-
lic Law 115–141) under the heading ‘‘National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration—Space Operations’’ 
that were available for obligation through fiscal year 2018 
and fiscal year 2019, respectively, are to remain available 
through fiscal year 2024 for the liquidation of valid obliga-
tions incurred in fiscal years 2017 through 2019. 
(b)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), this section shall be-
come effective immediately upon enactment of this Act. 
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(2) If this Act is enacted after September 30, 2023, 
this section shall be applied as if it were in effect on Sep-
tember 30, 2023. 
SEC. 123. For purposes of section 235(b) of the Sen-
tencing 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, each reference in such 
section to ‘‘36 years’’ or ‘‘36-year period’’ shall be deemed 
a reference to ‘‘36 years and 17 days’’ or ‘‘36-year and 
17-day period’’, respectively. 
SEC. 124. Notwithstanding sections 102 and 104, 
amounts made available by section 101 to the Department 
of Defense for ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy’’ may 
be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary for 
‘‘Ohio Replacement Submarine (Full Funding)’’ in an 
amount not to exceed $621,270,000 for the procurement 
of one Columbia Class Submarine. 
SEC. 125. During the period covered by this Act, sec-
tion 714(b)(2)(B) of title 10, United States Code, shall 
be applied by substituting ‘‘four years’’ for ‘‘two years’’. 
SEC. 126. Notwithstanding section 101, the matter 
preceding the first proviso under the heading ‘‘Office of 
Personnel Management—Salaries and Expenses’’ in divi-
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sion E of Public Law 117–328 shall be applied by sub-
stituting ‘‘$219,076,000’’ for ‘‘$190,784,000’’. 
SEC. 127. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this Act, except section 106, the District of Columbia may 
expend local funds made available under the heading ‘‘Dis-
trict of Columbia—District of Columbia Funds’’ for such 
programs and activities under the District of Columbia 
Appropriations Act, 2023 (title IV of division E of Public 
Law 117–328) at the rate set forth in the Fiscal Year 
2024 Local Budget Act of 2023 (D.C. Act 25–161), as 
modified as of the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 128. Amounts made available by section 101 to 
the Department of Homeland Security under the heading 
‘‘Federal Emergency Management Agency—Disaster Re-
lief Fund’’ may be apportioned up to the rate for oper-
ations necessary to carry out response and recovery activi-
ties under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.). 
SEC. 129. In addition to amounts otherwise provided 
by section 101, for ‘‘Federal Emergency Management 
Agency—Disaster Relief Fund’’, there is appropriated 
$16,000,000,000, for an additional amount for fiscal year 
2024, to remain available until expended, of which 
$2,000,000 shall be transferred to ‘‘Office of the Inspector 
General—Operations and Support’’ for audits and inves-
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tigations of activities funded under ‘‘Federal Emergency 
Management 
Agency—Disaster 
Relief 
Fund’’ 
and 
$15,500,000,000 shall be for major disasters declared 
pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.): Pro-
vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 
as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
SEC. 130. (a) Sections 1309(a) and 1319 of the Na-
tional Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4016(a) 
and 4026) shall be applied by substituting the date speci-
fied in section 106(3) of this Act for ‘‘September 30, 
2023’’. 
(b)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), this section shall be-
come effective immediately upon enactment of this Act. 
(2) If this Act is enacted after September 30, 2023, 
this section shall be applied as if it were in effect on Sep-
tember 30, 2023. 
SEC. 131. Section 227(a) of the Federal Cybersecu-
rity Enhancement Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1525(a)) shall 
be applied by substituting the date specified in section 
106(3) of this Act for ‘‘September 30, 2023’’. 
SEC. 132. Amounts made available by section 101 for 
‘‘Department of the Interior—Department-Wide Pro-
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grams—Wildland Fire Management’’ and ‘‘Department of 
Agriculture—Forest Service—Wildland Fire Manage-
ment’’ shall be available for the Federal wildland fire-
fighter base salary increase provided under section 
40803(d)(4)(B) of Public Law 117–58 and may be appor-
tioned up to the rate for operations necessary to continue 
to fund such base salary increase. 
SEC. 133. 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 author-
ized for fiscal year 2023, and out of any money in the 
Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, 
there are hereby appropriated such sums as may be nec-
essary for such purpose. 
SEC. 134. Notwithstanding section 101, section 126 
of division J of Public Law 117–328 shall be applied dur-
ing the period covered by this Act by substituting ‘‘fiscal 
year 2017, fiscal year 2018, and fiscal year 2019’’ for ‘‘fis-
cal year 2017 and fiscal year 2018’’. 
SEC. 135. The authority provided by section 2401 of 
the Afghanistan Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 
(division C of Public Law 117–43) shall continue in effect 
through the date specified in section 106(3) of this Act. 
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SEC. 136. Notwithstanding section 101, the matter 
under the heading ‘‘Bilateral Economic Assistance—Inde-
pendent Agencies—Millennium Challenge Corporation’’ in 
title III of division K of Public Law 117–328 shall be ap-
plied by inserting the following new provisos before the 
last proviso: ‘‘Provided further, That the member of the 
Board described in section 604(c)(3)(B)(ii) of the Millen-
nium Challenge Act of 2003, as amended (22 U.S.C. 
7703(c)(3)(B)(ii)), whose term began on September 16, 
2019, shall continue to serve in such appointment until 
March 31, 2024: Provided further, That in the event that 
a new member of the Board described in section 
604(c)(3)(B) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 7703(c)(3)(B)) is ap-
pointed prior to March 31, 2024, the term of the member 
of the Board whose term began on September 16, 2019, 
shall terminate as of the date of such appointment:’’. 
SEC. 137. Notwithstanding section 101, the matter 
preceding the first proviso under the heading ‘‘Depart-
ment of Transportation—Federal Aviation Administra-
tion—Facilities and Equipment’’ in title I of division L 
of Public Law 117–328 shall be applied by substituting 
‘‘$617,000,000’’ for ‘‘$570,000,000’’ and substituting 
‘‘$2,174,200,000’’ for ‘‘$2,221,200,000’’. 
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DIVISION B—OTHER MATTERS 
TITLE I—EXTENSIONS AND 
OTHER MATTERS 
SEC. 2101. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE 
COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION WITH THE 
FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA AND 
THE 
FEDERAL 
PROGRAM 
AND 
SERVICES 
AGREEMENTS WITH THE FEDERATED STATES 
OF MICRONESIA AND THE REPUBLIC OF THE 
MARSHALL ISLANDS. 
(a) GRANT AND OTHER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—During the period beginning 
on October 1, 2023, and ending on November 17, 
2023, any activities described in sections 211, 212, 
and 215 of the Compact of Free Association between 
the Government of the United States of America 
and the Government of the Federated States of Mi-
cronesia set forth in section 201(a) of the Compact 
of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 
U.S.C. 1921 note; Public Law 108–188) shall, with 
the mutual consent of the Federated States of Mi-
cronesia, continue in the manner authorized and re-
quired for fiscal year 2023 under the agreements de-
scribed in paragraphs (4) and (5) of section 462(b) 
of that Compact. 
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(2) FUNDING.—There is appropriated, out of 
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, to carry out the activities authorized under 
paragraph (1) an amount equal to the pro rata por-
tion of the amount appropriated for those activities 
for fiscal year 2023. 
(b) FEDERAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES.—During 
the period beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on 
the date on which a new Federal programs and services 
agreement with the applicable country enters into force, 
any activities described in sections 131, 132, and 221(a) 
of the Compact of Free Association between the Govern-
ment of the United States of America and the Government 
of the Federated States of Micronesia set forth in section 
201(a) of the Compact of Free Association Amendments 
Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921 note; Public Law 108–188) 
and sections 131, 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 the 
Marshall Islands set forth in section 201(b) of that Act 
shall, with the mutual consent of the Federated States of 
Micronesia or the Republic of the Marshall Islands, as ap-
plicable, continue in the manner authorized and required 
for fiscal year 2023 under the agreement described in sec-
tion 462(b)(1) of the Compact of Free Association be-
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tween the Government of the United States of America 
and the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia 
set forth in section 201(a) of that Act and the agreement 
described in section 462(b)(1) of the Compact of Free As-
sociation between the Government of the United States 
of America and the Government of the Republic of the 
Marshall Islands set forth in section 201(b) of that Act, 
respectively. 
SEC. 2102. EXTENSION OF DEADLINE TO PROMULGATE 
CERTAIN REGULATIONS. 
Section 413(a) of the Indian Self-Determination and 
Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5373(a)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘21 months’’ 
and inserting ‘‘38 months’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘30 months’’ 
and inserting ‘‘50 months’’. 
TITLE II—FAA EXTENSION 
Subtitle A—Federal Aviation 
Programs 
SEC. 2201. AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
48103(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (5) by striking the ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
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(2) in paragraph (6) by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) $842,076,502 for the period beginning on 
October 1, 2023, and ending on December 31, 
2023.’’. 
(b) OBLIGATION AUTHORITY.—Subject to limitations 
specified in advance in appropriation Acts, sums made 
available pursuant to the amendment made by subsection 
(a) may be obligated at any time through September 30, 
2024, and shall remain available until expended. 
(c) PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION.—For purposes of 
calculating funding apportionments and meeting other re-
quirements under sections 47114, 47115, 47116, and 
47117 of title 49, United States Code, for the period be-
ginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on December 31, 
2023, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration shall— 
(1) first calculate such funding apportionments 
on an annualized basis as if the total amount avail-
able under section 48103 of such title for fiscal year 
2024 was $3,350,000,000; and 
(2) then reduce by 75 percent— 
(A) all funding apportionment amounts 
calculated under paragraph (1); and 
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(B) amounts made available pursuant to 
subsections (b) and (f)(2) of section 47117 of 
such title. 
(d) EXTENSION OF PROJECT GRANT AUTHORITY.— 
Section 47104(c) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by strik-
ing ‘‘September 30, 2023,’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 
2023,’’. 
(e) EXTENSION OF SPECIAL RULE FOR APPORTION-
MENTS.—Section 47114(c)(1)(J) of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘2023 to’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘2023, and for the period beginning on October 1, 
2023, and ending on December 31, 2023, to’’. 
SEC. 2202. EXTENSION OF EXPIRING AUTHORITIES; MIS-
CELLANEOUS AUTHORIZATIONS. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE INSURANCE.—Section 
44310(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘September 30, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘December 
31, 2023’’. 
(b) UNMANNED AIRCRAFT TEST RANGES.—Section 
44803(h) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘September 30, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘December 
31, 2023’’. 
(c) SPECIAL AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN UNMANNED 
AIRCRAFT
SYSTEMS.—Section 44807(d) of title 49, 
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United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘September 
30, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2023’’. 
(d) EXTENSION OF AIRPORT SAFETY AND AIRSPACE 
HAZARD
MITIGATION
AND
ENFORCEMENT.—Section 
44810(h) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘September 30, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘December 
31, 2023’’. 
(e) COMPETITIVE ACCESS REPORTING REQUIRE-
MENT.—Section 47107(r)(3) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘October 1, 2023’’ and in-
serting ‘‘January 1, 2024’’. 
(f) 
MARSHALL
ISLANDS, 
MICRONESIA, 
AND 
PALAU.—Section 47115(i) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting ‘‘, and for the period beginning 
on October 1, 2023, and ending on December 31, 2023’’ 
after ‘‘fiscal years 2018 through 2023’’. 
(g) SUPPLEMENTAL DISCRETIONARY FUNDS.—Sec-
tion 47115(j)(4)(A) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting at the end the following: 
‘‘(vi) $140,401,803 for the period be-
ginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on 
December 31, 2023.’’. 
(h) COMPATIBLE
LAND
USE
PLANNING
AND 
PROJECTS BY STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.—Sec-
tion 47141(f) of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
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by striking ‘‘September 30, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘Decem-
ber 31, 2023’’. 
(i) NON-MOVEMENT AREA SURVEILLANCE PILOT 
PROGRAM.—Section 47143(c) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘October 1, 2023’’ and in-
serting ‘‘January 1, 2024’’. 
(j) WEATHER
REPORTING
PROGRAMS.—Section 
48105 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) $9,803,278 for the period beginning on 
October 1, 2023, and ending on December 31, 
2023.’’. 
(k) LEARNING PERIOD.—Section 50905(c)(9) of title 
51, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘October 
1, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2024’’. 
(l) MIDWAY ISLAND AIRPORT.—Section 186(d) of the 
Vision 100—Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act 
(Public Law 108–176; 117 Stat. 2518) is amended by in-
serting ‘‘and for the period beginning on October 1, 2023, 
and ending on December 31, 2023,’’ after ‘‘fiscal years 
2018 through 2023’’. 
(m) FINAL ORDER ESTABLISHING MILEAGE
AND 
ADJUSTMENT ELIGIBILITY.—Section 409(d) of the Vision 
100—Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act (49 U.S.C. 
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41731 note) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 
2023’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2023’’. 
(n) CONTRACT
WEATHER
OBSERVERS.—Section 
2306(b) of the FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act 
of 2016 (Public Law 114–190; 130 Stat. 641) is amended 
by striking ‘‘October 1, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 
2024’’. 
(o) REMOTE
TOWER
PILOT
PROGRAM.—Section 
161(a)(10) of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (49 
U.S.C. 47104 note) is amended by striking ‘‘September 
30, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2023’’. 
(p) AIRPORT ACCESS ROADS IN REMOTE LOCATIONS; 
STORAGE
FACILITIES
FOR
SNOW
REMOVAL
EQUIP-
MENT.—Section 162 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 
2018 (49 U.S.C. 47102 note) is amended by inserting 
‘‘and for the period beginning on October 1, 2023, and 
ending on December 31, 2023’’ after ‘‘fiscal years 2018 
through 2023’’. 
(q) UAS REMOTE DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION 
PILOT PROGRAM.—Section 372(d) of the FAA Reauthor-
ization Act of 2018 (49 U.S.C. 44810 note) is amended 
by striking ‘‘September 30, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘Decem-
ber 31, 2023’’. 
(r) ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR AVIATION CONSUMER 
PROTECTION.—Section 411(h) of the FAA Modernization 
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and Reform Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 42301 note) is 
amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2023’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2023’’. 
(s) 
AVIATION
CONSUMER
ADVOCATE.—Section 
424(e) of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (49 
U.S.C. 42302 note) is amended by striking ‘‘September 
30, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2023’’. 
(t) ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON AIR TRAVEL NEEDS 
OF PASSENGERS WITH DISABILITIES.—Section 439(g) of 
the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (49 U.S.C. 41705 
note) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2023’’ and 
inserting ‘‘December 31, 2023’’. 
(u) ENHANCED TRAFFIC SERVICES.—Section 547(e) 
of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (49 U.S.C. 
40103 note) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 
2023’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2023’’. 
(v) PILOT PROGRAM FOR REDEVELOPMENT OF AIR-
PORT PROPERTIES.—Section 822(k) of the FAA Mod-
ernization and Reform Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 47141 
note) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2023’’ and 
inserting ‘‘December 31, 2023’’. 
SEC. 2203. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION OPER-
ATIONS. 
Section 106(k) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (E) by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (F) by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (F) 
the following: 
‘‘(G) $2,995,027,322 for the period begin-
ning on October 1, 2023, and ending on De-
cember 31, 2023.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3) by inserting ‘‘and for the 
period beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on 
December 31, 2023’’ after ‘‘fiscal years 2018 
through 2023’’. 
SEC. 2204. AIR NAVIGATION FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT. 
Section 48101(a) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) $740,273,224 for the period beginning on 
October 1, 2023, and ending on December 31, 
2023.’’. 
SEC. 2205. RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT. 
Section 48102(a) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (14), by striking ‘‘and’’; 
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TITLE III—HEALTH AND HUMAN 
SERVICES 
Subtitle A—Animal Drug and Ani-
mal Generic Drug User Fee 
Amendments 
CHAPTER 1—FEES RELATING TO ANIMAL 
DRUGS 
SEC. 2301. SHORT TITLE; FINDING. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This chapter may be cited as the 
‘‘Animal Drug User Fee Amendments of 2023’’. 
(b) FINDING.—Congress finds that the fees author-
ized by the amendments made in this chapter will be dedi-
cated toward expediting the animal drug development 
process and the review of new and supplemental animal 
drug applications and investigational animal drug submis-
sions as set forth in the goals identified for purposes of 
part 4 of subchapter C of chapter VII of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379j–11 et seq.), in 
the letters from the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices to the Chairman of the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Chair-
man of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions of the Senate as set forth in the Congressional 
Record. 
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SEC. 2302. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 739 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act (21 U.S.C. 379j–11) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘national drug 
code’’ and inserting ‘‘National Drug Code’’; and 
(2) by amending paragraph (8)(I) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(I) The activities necessary for implemen-
tation of the United States and European 
Union Mutual Recognition Agreement for Phar-
maceutical Good Manufacturing Practice In-
spections, and the United States and United 
Kingdom Mutual Recognition Agreement Sec-
toral Annex for Pharmaceutical Good Manufac-
turing Practices, and other mutual recognition 
agreements, with respect to animal drug prod-
ucts subject to review, including implementation 
activities prior to and following product ap-
proval.’’. 
SEC. 2303. AUTHORITY TO ASSESS AND USE ANIMAL DRUG 
FEES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 740(a)(1)(A)(ii) of the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379j– 
12(a)(1)(A)(ii)) is amended— 
(1) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
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(2) in subclause (II), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(III) an application for condi-
tional approval under section 571 of a 
new animal drug for which an animal 
drug application submitted under sec-
tion 512(b)(1) has been previously ap-
proved under section 512(d)(1) for 
another intended use.’’. 
(b) FEE REVENUE AMOUNTS.—Section 740(b)(1) of 
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
379j–12(b)(1)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsections (c), 
(d), (f), and (g), for each of fiscal years 2024 
through 2028, the fees required under subsection (a) 
shall be established to generate a total revenue 
amount of $33,500,000.’’. 
(c) ANNUAL FEE SETTING; ADJUSTMENTS.— 
(1) ANNUAL FEE SETTING.—Section 740(c)(1) 
of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 
U.S.C. 379j–12(c)(1)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) ANNUAL FEE SETTING.—Not later than 
60 days before the start of each fiscal year begin-
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ning after September 30, 2023, the Secretary 
shall— 
‘‘(A) establish for that fiscal year animal 
drug application fees, supplemental animal drug 
application fees, animal drug sponsor fees, ani-
mal drug establishment fees, and animal drug 
product fees based on the revenue amounts es-
tablished under subsection (b) and the adjust-
ments provided under this subsection; and 
‘‘(B) publish such fee revenue amounts 
and fees in the Federal Register.’’. 
(2) 
INFLATION
ADJUSTMENT.—Section 
740(c)(2) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act (21 U.S.C. 379j–12(c)(2)) is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) in the matter preceding clause (i), 
by striking ‘‘2020’’ and inserting ‘‘2025’’; 
and 
(ii) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘Balti-
more’’ and inserting ‘‘Arlington-Alexan-
dria’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘2020’’ and inserting ‘‘2025’’. 
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(3) 
WORKLOAD
ADJUSTMENTS.—Section 
740(c)(3) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act (21 U.S.C. 379j–12(c)(3)) is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) in the matter preceding clause 
(i)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘2020’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2025’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘subparagraphs 
(B) and (C)’’ and inserting ‘‘subpara-
graph (B)’’; 
(ii) in clause (i) by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; and 
(iii) by striking clause (ii) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(ii) such adjustment shall be made 
for each fiscal year that the adjustment de-
termined by the Secretary is greater than 
3 percent, except for the first fiscal year 
that the adjustment is greater than 3 per-
cent; and 
‘‘(iii) the Secretary shall publish in 
the Federal Register notice under para-
graph (1) the amount of such adjustment 
and the supporting methodologies.’’; 
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(B) by striking subparagraph (B); and 
(C) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
subparagraph (B). 
(4) 
FINAL
YEAR
ADJUSTMENT.—Section 
740(c)(4) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act (21 U.S.C. 379j–12(c)(4)) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(4) OPERATING RESERVE ADJUSTMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For fiscal year 2025 
and each subsequent fiscal year, after the fee 
revenue amount established under subsection 
(b) is adjusted in accordance with paragraphs 
(2) and (3), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) increase the fee revenue amount 
for such fiscal year, if necessary to provide 
an operating reserve of not less than 12 
weeks; or 
‘‘(ii) if the Secretary has an operating 
reserve in excess of the number of weeks 
specified in subparagraph (C) for that fis-
cal year, the Secretary shall decrease the 
fee revenue amount to provide not more 
than the number of weeks specified in sub-
paragraph (C) for that fiscal year. 
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‘‘(B) CARRYOVER USER FEES.—For pur-
poses of this paragraph, the operating reserve 
of carryover user fees for the process for the re-
view of animal drug applications does not in-
clude carryover user fees that have not been ap-
propriated. 
‘‘(C) NUMBER OF WEEKS OF OPERATING 
RESERVES.—The number of weeks of operating 
reserves specified in this subparagraph is— 
‘‘(i) 22 weeks for fiscal year 2025; 
‘‘(ii) 20 weeks for fiscal year 2026; 
‘‘(iii) 18 weeks for fiscal year 2027; 
and 
‘‘(iv) 16 weeks for fiscal year 2028. 
‘‘(D) PUBLICATION.—If an adjustment to 
the operating reserve is made under this para-
graph, the Secretary shall publish in the Fed-
eral Register notice under paragraph (1) the ra-
tionale for the amount of the adjustment and 
the supporting methodologies.’’. 
(d) EXEMPTION FROM FEES.—Section 740(d)(4) of 
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
379j–12(d)(4)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(4) EXEMPTION
FROM
FEES.—Fees under 
paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of subsection (a) shall 
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not apply with respect to any person who is the 
named applicant or sponsor of an animal drug appli-
cation, supplemental animal drug application, or in-
vestigational animal drug submission if such applica-
tion or submission involves the intentional genomic 
alteration of an animal that is intended to produce 
a drug, device, or biological product subject to fees 
under section 736, 738, 744B, or 744H.’’. 
(e) CREDITING AND AVAILABILITY OF FEES.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
Section 740(g)(3) of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379j–12(g)(3)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘2019 through 2023’’ and inserting 
‘‘2024 through 2028’’. 
(2) COLLECTION SHORTFALLS.—Section 740(g) 
of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 
U.S.C. 379j–12(g)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and 
paragraph (5)’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (5). 
SEC. 
2304. 
REAUTHORIZATION; 
REPORTING 
REQUIRE-
MENTS. 
Section 740A of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cos-
metic Act (21 U.S.C. 379j–13) is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘2018’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2023’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘2019’’ each place it appears in 
subsections (a) and (b) and inserting ‘‘2024’’; and 
(3) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2023’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2028’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘2023’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2028’’. 
SEC. 2305. SAVINGS CLAUSE. 
Notwithstanding the amendments made by this chap-
ter, part 4 of subchapter C of chapter VII of the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379j–11 et 
seq.), as in effect on the day before the date of enactment 
of this chapter, shall continue to be in effect with respect 
to animal drug applications and supplemental animal drug 
applications (as defined in such part as of such day) that 
on or after October 1, 2018, but before October 1, 2023, 
were accepted by the Food and Drug Administration for 
filing with respect to assessing and collecting any fee re-
quired by such part for a fiscal year prior to fiscal year 
2024. 
SEC. 2306. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this chapter shall take ef-
fect on October 1, 2023, or the date of the enactment of 
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this Act, whichever is later, except that fees under part 
4 of subchapter C of chapter VII of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379j–11 et seq.), as 
amended by this chapter, shall be assessed for animal drug 
applications and supplemental animal drug applications 
received on or after October 1, 2023, regardless of the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 2307. SUNSET DATES. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—Sections 739 and 740 of the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 21 
U.S.C. 379j–11; 379j–12) shall cease to be effective Octo-
ber 1, 2028. 
(b) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Section 740A of 
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
379j–13) shall cease to be effective January 31, 2029. 
(c) PREVIOUS SUNSET PROVISION.—Effective Octo-
ber 1, 2023, subsections (a) and (b) of section 107 of the 
Animal Drug User Fee Amendments of 2018 (Public Law 
115–234) are repealed. 
CHAPTER 2—FEES RELATING TO GENERIC 
ANIMAL DRUGS 
SEC. 2311. SHORT TITLE; FINDING. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This chapter may be cited as the 
‘‘Animal Generic Drug User Fee Amendments of 2023’’. 
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(b) FINDING.—Congress finds that the fees author-
ized by the amendments made in this chapter will be dedi-
cated toward expediting the generic new animal drug de-
velopment process and the review of abbreviated applica-
tions for generic new animal drugs, supplemental abbre-
viated applications for generic new animal drugs, and in-
vestigational submissions for generic new animal drugs as 
set forth in the goals identified for purposes of part 5 of 
subchapter C of chapter VII of the Federal Food, Drug, 
and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379j–21 et seq.), in the let-
ters from the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
to the Chairman of the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives and the Chairman 
of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pen-
sions of the Senate as set forth in the Congressional 
Record. 
SEC. 2312. AUTHORITY TO ASSESS AND USE GENERIC NEW 
ANIMAL DRUG FEES. 
(a) GENERIC INVESTIGATIONAL NEW ANIMAL DRUG 
FILE FEE.—Section 741(a) of the Federal Food, Drug, 
and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379j–21(a)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) GENERIC INVESTIGATIONAL NEW ANIMAL 
DRUG FILE FEE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.— 
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‘‘(i) NEW FILE REQUEST.—Each per-
son that submits a request to establish a 
generic investigational new animal drug 
file on or after October 1, 2023, shall be 
assessed a fee as established under sub-
section (c). 
‘‘(ii) NEW
SUBMISSION
TO
ESTAB-
LISHED FILE.—Each person that makes a 
submission to a generic investigational new 
animal drug file on or after October 1, 
2023, where such file was established prior 
to October 1, 2023, shall be assessed a fee 
for the first submission on or after October 
1, 2023, as established under subsection 
(c). 
‘‘(B) PAYMENT.— 
‘‘(i) NEW
FILE
REQUEST.—The fee 
required by subparagraph (A)(i) shall be 
due upon submission of the request to es-
tablish the generic investigational new ani-
mal drug file. 
‘‘(ii) NEW
SUBMISSION
TO
ESTAB-
LISHED FILE.—The fee required by sub-
paragraph (A)(ii) shall be due upon the 
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(B) by striking ‘‘$18,336,340’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$25,000,000’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘25 percent’’ and in-
serting ‘‘20 percent’’; and 
(ii) by inserting before the semicolon 
at the end the following: ‘‘and fees under 
subsection (a)(4) (relating to generic inves-
tigational new animal drug files)’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘37.5 
percent’’ and inserting ‘‘40 percent’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘37.5 
percent’’ and inserting ‘‘40 percent’’. 
(c) ANNUAL FEE SETTING; ADJUSTMENTS.— 
(1) ANNUAL FEE SETTING.—Section 741(c)(1) 
of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 
U.S.C. 379j–21(c)(1)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) ANNUAL
FEE
SETTING.—The Secretary 
shall establish, not later than 60 days before the 
start of each fiscal year beginning after September 
30, 2023, for that fiscal year— 
‘‘(A) abbreviated application fees that are 
based on the revenue amounts established 
under subsection (b), the adjustments provided 
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under this subsection, and the amount of fees 
anticipated to be collected under subsection 
(a)(4) during that fiscal year; 
‘‘(B) generic new animal drug sponsor 
fees, and generic new animal drug product fees, 
based on the revenue amounts established 
under subsection (b) and the adjustments pro-
vided under this subsection; and 
‘‘(C) a generic investigational new animal 
drug file fee of $50,000 for each request or 
submission described in subsection (a)(4)(A).’’. 
(2) 
INFLATION
ADJUSTMENT.—Section 
741(c)(2) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act (21 U.S.C. 379j–21(c)(2)) is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) in the matter preceding clause (i), 
by striking ‘‘2020’’ and inserting ‘‘2025’’; 
and 
(ii) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘Balti-
more’’ and inserting ‘‘Arlington-Alexan-
dria’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘2020’’ and inserting ‘‘2025’’. 
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(3) 
WORKLOAD
ADJUSTMENT.—Section 
741(c)(3) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act (21 U.S.C. 379j–21(c)(3)) is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) in the matter preceding clause (i), 
by striking ‘‘2020’’ and inserting ‘‘2025’’; 
(ii) in clause (i)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘and investiga-
tional generic new animal drug pro-
tocol submissions’’ and inserting ‘‘in-
vestigational generic new animal drug 
protocol submissions, requests to es-
tablish a generic investigational new 
animal drug file, and generic inves-
tigational new animal drug meeting 
requests’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and in-
serting a semicolon; 
(iii) by redesignating clause (ii) as 
clause (iii); and 
(iv) by inserting after clause (i) the 
following: 
‘‘(ii) if the workload adjustment cal-
culated by the Secretary under clause (i) 
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exceeds 25 percent, the Secretary shall use 
25 percent for the adjustment; and’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘2021 through 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2026 
through 2028’’. 
(4) 
FINAL
YEAR
ADJUSTMENT.—Section 
741(c)(4) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act (21 U.S.C. 379j–21(c)(4)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘2023’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘2028’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘2024’’ and inserting 
‘‘2029’’. 
(d) FEE WAIVER OR REDUCTION; EXEMPTION FROM 
FEES.—Subsection (d) of section 741 of the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379j–21) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(d) FEE WAIVER OR REDUCTION.—The Secretary 
shall grant a waiver from, or a reduction of, one or more 
fees assessed under subsection (a) where the Secretary 
finds that the generic new animal drug is intended solely 
to provide for a minor use or minor species indication.’’. 
(e) EFFECT OF FAILURE TO PAY FEES.—Section 
741(e) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 
U.S.C. 379j–21(e)) is amended by striking ‘‘The Secretary 
may discontinue’’ and inserting ‘‘A request to establish a 
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generic investigational new animal drug file that is sub-
mitted by a person subject to fees under subsection (a) 
shall be considered incomplete and shall not be accepted 
for action by the Secretary until all fees owed by such per-
son have been paid. The Secretary may discontinue’’. 
(f) ASSESSMENT OF FEES.—Section 741(f)(2) of the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379j– 
21(f)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘sponsors, and generic 
new animal drug products at any time’’ and inserting 
‘‘products, generic new animal drug sponsors, and generic 
investigational new animal drug files at any time’’. 
(g) CREDITING AND AVAILABILITY OF FEES.—Sec-
tion 741(g) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
(21 U.S.C. 379j–21(g)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘2019 
through 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2024 through 2028’’; 
(2) by striking the second paragraph (4) (relat-
ing to Offset), as added by section 202 of the Ani-
mal Generic Drug User Fee Amendments of 2013 
(Public Law 113–14); and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) 
RECOVERY
OF
COLLECTION
SHORT-
FALLS.—The amount of fees otherwise authorized to 
be collected under this section shall be increased— 
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‘‘(A) for fiscal year 2026, by the amount, 
if any, by which the amount collected under this 
section and appropriated for fiscal year 2024 
falls below the amount of fees authorized for 
fiscal year 2024 under paragraph (3); 
‘‘(B) for fiscal year 2027, by the amount, 
if any, by which the amount collected under this 
section and appropriated for fiscal year 2025 
falls below the amount of fees authorized for 
fiscal year 2025 under paragraph (3); and 
‘‘(C) for fiscal year 2028, by the amount, 
if any, by which the amount collected under this 
section and appropriated for fiscal years 2026 
and 2027 (including estimated collections for 
fiscal year 2027) falls below the amount of fees 
authorized for such fiscal years under para-
graph (3).’’. 
(h) DEFINITIONS.—Section 741(k) of the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379j–21(k)) is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (8), (9), (10), 
and (11) as paragraphs (9), (10), (11), and (13), re-
spectively; 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (7) the fol-
lowing: 
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