In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
December 14, 2022. 
Resolved, That the House agree to the amendment of the 
Senate to the bill (H.R. 1437) entitled ‘‘An Act to amend the 
Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 to 
direct the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
to provide comprehensive and regularly updated Federal pre-
cipitation information, and for other purposes.’’, with the fol-
lowing 
HOUSE AMENDMENT TO SENATE AMENDMENT: 
In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the 
Senate, insert the following: 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Further Continuing Ap-
propriations and Extensions Act, 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents of this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short Title. 
Sec. 2. Table of Contents. 
Sec. 3. References. 
Sec. 4. Payment to Widows and Heirs of Deceased Members of Congress. 
DIVISION A—FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023 
DIVISION B—OTHER MATTERS 
Title I—Extensions 
Title II—Budgetary Effects 
DIVISION C—HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 
Title I—Medicare and Medicaid 
Title II—Human Services 
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Title III—Extension of FDA Authorizations 
Title IV—Indian Health 
DIVISION D—PRECIP ACT 
SEC. 3. REFERENCES. 
Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference 
to ‘‘this Act’’ contained in any division of this Act shall 
be treated as referring only to the provisions of that divi-
sion. 
SEC. 4. PAYMENT TO WIDOWS AND HEIRS OF DECEASED 
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS. 
There is hereby appropriated for fiscal year 2023, out 
of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
for payment to Colette Wallace McEachin, beneficiary of 
Aston Donald McEachin, late a Representative from the 
Commonwealth of Virginia, $174,000. 
DIVISION A—FURTHER CONTINUING 
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023 
SEC. 101. The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2023 
(division A of Public Law 117–180) is amended— 
(1) by striking the date specified in section 
106(3) and inserting ‘‘December 23, 2022’’; 
(2) by adding after section 157 the following new 
section: 
‘‘SEC. 158. During the period covered by this Act, sec-
tion 227(a) of the Federal Cybersecurity Enhancement Act 
of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1525) shall not apply.’’. 
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This division may be cited as the ‘‘Further Continuing 
Appropriations Act, 2023’’. 
DIVISION B—OTHER MATTERS 
TITLE I—EXTENSIONS 
SEC. 101. EXTENSION OF FCC AUCTION AUTHORITY. 
Section 309(j)(11) of the Communications Act of 1934 
(47 U.S.C. 309(j)(11)) is amended by striking ‘‘December 
16, 2022’’ and inserting ‘‘December 23, 2022’’. 
SEC. 102. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION FOR SPECIAL AS-
SESSMENT FOR DOMESTIC TRAFFICKING VIC-
TIMS’ FUND. 
Section 3014(a) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by strik-
ing ‘‘December 16, 2022’’ and inserting ‘‘December 23, 
2022’’. 
SEC. 103. UNITED STATES PAROLE COMMISSION EXTEN-
SION. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘United States Parole Commission Further Extension Act 
of 2022’’. 
(b) AMENDMENT OF SENTENCING REFORM ACT OF 
1984.—For purposes of section 235(b) of the Sentencing Re-
form 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 Pa-
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role Commission, each reference in such section to ‘‘35 
years’’ or ‘‘35-year period’’ shall be deemed a reference to 
‘‘35 years and 53 days’’ or ‘‘35-year and 53-day period’’, 
respectively. 
SEC. 104. EXTENSION OF COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 
COMMISSION CUSTOMER PROTECTION FUND 
EXPENSES ACCOUNT. 
Section 1(b) of Public Law 117–25 (135 Stat. 297), 
as amended by section 104 of division C of the Continuing 
Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations 
Act, 2023 is amended by striking ‘‘December 16, 2022’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘December 23, 2022’’. 
TITLE II—BUDGETARY EFFECTS 
SEC. 201. BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
(a) STATUTORY PAYGO SCORECARDS.—The budg-
etary effects of this division and each succeeding division 
shall not be entered on either PAYGO scorecard maintained 
pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go 
Act of 2010. 
(b) SENATE PAYGO SCORECARDS.—The budgetary ef-
fects of this division and each succeeding division shall not 
be entered on any PAYGO scorecard maintained for pur-
poses of section 4106 of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress). 
(c) CLASSIFICATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.—Not-
withstanding Rule 3 of the Budget Scorekeeping Guidelines 
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set forth in the joint explanatory statement of the committee 
of conference accompanying Conference Report 105–217 
and section 250(c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the budgetary effects of 
this division and each succeeding division shall not be esti-
mated— 
(1) for purposes of section 251 of such Act; 
(2) for purposes of an allocation to the Com-
mittee on Appropriations pursuant to section 302(a) 
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974; and 
(3) for purposes of paragraph (4)(C) of section 
3 of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 as 
being included in an appropriation Act. 
DIVISION C—HEALTH AND 
HUMAN SERVICES 
TITLE I—MEDICARE AND 
MEDICAID 
SEC. 101. EXTENSION OF INCREASED INPATIENT HOSPITAL 
PAYMENT ADJUSTMENT FOR CERTAIN LOW- 
VOLUME HOSPITALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1886(d)(12) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(12)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B), in the matter pre-
ceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘December 17, 2022’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 24, 2022’’; 
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(2) in subparagraph (C)(i)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subclause (I), 
by striking ‘‘December 16, 2022’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 23, 2022’’; 
(B) in subclause (III), by striking ‘‘Decem-
ber 16, 2022’ ’’ and inserting ‘‘December 23, 
2022’’; and 
(C) in subclause (IV), by striking ‘‘Decem-
ber 17, 2022’’ and inserting ‘‘December 24, 
2022’’; and 
(3) in subparagraph (D)— 
(A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
striking ‘‘December 16, 2022’ ’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 23, 2022’’; and 
(B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘December 
16, 2022’ ’’ and inserting ‘‘December 23, 2022’’. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices may implement the provisions of, including the amend-
ments made by, this section by program instruction or oth-
erwise. 
SEC. 102. EXTENSION OF THE MEDICARE-DEPENDENT HOS-
PITAL PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1886(d)(5)(G) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(G)) is amended— 
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(1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘December 17, 
2022’’ and inserting ‘‘December 24, 2022’’; and 
(2) in clause (ii)(II), by striking ‘‘December 17, 
2022’’ and inserting ‘‘December 24, 2022’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) EXTENSION OF TARGET AMOUNTS.—Section 
1886(b)(3)(D) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395ww(b)(3)(D)) is amended— 
(A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
striking ‘‘December 17, 2022’’ and inserting ‘‘De-
cember 24, 2022’’; and 
(B) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘December 
16, 2022,’’ and inserting ‘‘December 23, 2022’’. 
(2) PERMITTING
HOSPITALS
TO
DECLINE
RE-
CLASSIFICATION.—Section 13501(e)(2) of the Omni-
bus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 
1395ww note) is amended by striking ‘‘December 16, 
2022’’ and inserting ‘‘December 23, 2022’’. 
SEC. 103. EXTENSION OF INCREASED FMAPS UNDER MED-
ICAID FOR THE TERRITORIES. 
Section 1905(ff) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396d(ff)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘December 16, 
2022’’ and inserting ‘‘December 23, 2022’’; and 
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(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘December 16, 
2022’’ and inserting ‘‘December 23, 2022’’. 
SEC. 104. MEDICARE IMPROVEMENT FUND. 
Section 1898(b)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 
1395iii(b)(1)) 
is 
amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘$7,308,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$7,278,000,000’’. 
TITLE II—HUMAN SERVICES 
SEC. 201. EXTENSION OF MATERNAL, INFANT, AND EARLY 
CHILDHOOD HOME VISITING PROGRAMS. 
Activities authorized by section 511 of the Social Secu-
rity Act shall continue through December 23, 2022, and out 
of any money in the Treasury of the United States not oth-
erwise appropriated, there is hereby appropriated for such 
purpose an amount equal to the pro rata portion of the 
amount appropriated for such activities for fiscal year 
2022. 
SEC. 202. EXTENSION OF CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES 
PROGRAMS. 
Activities authorized by part B of title IV of the Social 
Security Act shall continue through December 23, 2022, in 
the manner authorized for fiscal year 2022, and out of any 
money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise 
appropriated, there are hereby appropriated such sums as 
may be necessary for such purpose. 
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TITLE III—EXTENSION OF FDA 
AUTHORIZATIONS 
SEC. 301. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE CRITICAL PATH PUB-
LIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP. 
Section 566(f) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cos-
metic Act (21 U.S.C. 360bbb–5(f)) is amended by striking 
‘‘$1,265,753 for the period beginning on October 1, 2022 
and ending on December 16, 2022’’ and inserting 
‘‘$1,380,822 for the period beginning on October 1, 2022 
and ending on December 23, 2022’’. 
SEC. 302. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE BEST PHARMA-
CEUTICALS FOR CHILDREN PROGRAM. 
Section 409I(d)(1) of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 284m(d)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘$5,273,973 
for the period beginning on October 1, 2022 and ending 
on December 16, 2022’’ and inserting ‘‘$5,753,425 for the 
period beginning on October 1, 2022 and ending on Decem-
ber 23, 2022’’. 
SEC. 303. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE HUMANITARIAN DE-
VICE EXEMPTION INCENTIVE. 
Section 520(m)(6)(A)(iv) of the Federal Food, Drug, 
and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360j(m)(6)(A)(iv)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘December 17, 2022’’ and inserting ‘‘December 
24, 2022’’. 
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SEC. 304. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE PEDIATRIC DEVICE 
CONSORTIA PROGRAM. 
Section 305(e) of the Pediatric Medical Device Safety 
and Improvement Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–85; 42 
U.S.C. 282 note) is amended by striking ‘‘$1,107,534 for 
the period beginning on October 1, 2022, and ending on 
December 16, 2022’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,610,959 for the pe-
riod beginning on October 1, 2022 and ending on December 
23, 2022’’. 
SEC. 305. REAUTHORIZATION OF PROVISION PERTAINING 
TO 
DRUGS 
CONTAINING 
SINGLE 
ENANTIOMERS. 
Section 505(u)(4) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cos-
metic Act (21 U.S.C. 355(u)(4)) is amended by striking 
‘‘December 17, 2022’’ and inserting ‘‘December 24, 2022’’. 
SEC. 306. REAUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN DEVICE INSPEC-
TIONS. 
Section 704(g)(11) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cos-
metic Act (21 U.S.C. 374(g)(11)) is amended by striking 
‘‘December 17, 2022’’ and inserting ‘‘December 24, 2022’’. 
SEC. 307. REAUTHORIZATION OF ORPHAN DRUG GRANTS. 
Section 5(c) of the Orphan Drug Act (21 U.S.C. 
360ee(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘$6,328,767 for the period 
beginning on October 1, 2022, and ending on December 16, 
2022’’ and inserting ‘‘$6,904,110 for the period beginning 
on October 1, 2022 and ending on December 23, 2022’’. 
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SEC. 308. REAUTHORIZATION OF REPORTING REQUIRE-
MENTS 
RELATED 
TO 
PENDING 
GENERIC 
DRUG APPLICATIONS AND PRIORITY REVIEW 
APPLICATIONS. 
Section 807 of the FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017 
(Public Law 115–52) is amended, in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘December 16, 2022’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘December 23, 2022’’. 
SEC. 309. REAUTHORIZATION OF THIRD-PARTY REVIEW 
PROGRAM. 
Section 523(c) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cos-
metic Act (21 U.S.C. 360m(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘De-
cember 17, 2022’’ and inserting ‘‘December 24, 2022’’. 
TITLE IV—INDIAN HEALTH 
SEC. 401. EXTENSION OF MORATORIUM. 
Section 424(a) of title IV of division G of Public Law 
113–76 is amended by striking ‘‘December 16, 2022’’ and 
inserting ‘‘December 24, 2022’’. 
DIVISION D—PRECIP ACT 
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Providing Research and 
Estimates of Changes In Precipitation Act’’ or the 
‘‘PRECIP Act’’. 
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