I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION H. R. 10445 
Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2025, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 17, 2024 
Mr. COLE (for himself and Mr. EDWARDS) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the 
Committees on the Budget, and Ways and Means, for a period to be sub-
sequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Further Continuing 
Appropriations and Disaster Relief Supplemental Appro-
priations Act, 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents of this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
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Sec. 3. References. 
DIVISION A—FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2025 
DIVISION B—DISASTER RELIEF SUPPLEMENTAL 
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2025 
DIVISION C—OTHER MATTERS 
TITLE I—DISASTER RELIEF 
Sec. 101. Disaster grant closeout procedures. 
Sec. 102. Availability of excess funds. 
Sec. 103. Reimbursement for repair, replacement, and restoration work on pri-
vate roads and bridges impacted by Tropical Storm Helene. 
TITLE II—RECYCLING, WATER, AND ENVIRONMENT RELATED 
PROVISIONS 
Sec. 201. Recycling and composting accountability. 
Sec. 202. Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Program. 
Sec. 203. Drinking water infrastructure risk and resilience. 
Sec. 204. Reauthorization of Diesel Emissions Reduction Act. 
Sec. 205. Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2024. 
TITLE III—FOREIGN AFFAIRS 
Sec. 301. Global engagement center extension. 
Sec. 302. Haiti Criminal Collusion Transparency Act of 2024. 
Sec. 303. Extension of special rules for Haiti under Caribbean Basin Economic 
Recovery Act. 
Sec. 304. Reports on foreign boycotts of Israel. 
Sec. 305. Licensing transparency. 
Sec. 306. Ten-year statute of limitations for export control and anti-boycott vio-
lations. 
TITLE IV—VETERANS 
Sec. 401. Protecting Regular Order for Veterans Act of 2024. 
Sec. 402. Improving Veterans’ Experience Act of 2024. 
Sec. 403. Naming the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based out-
patient clinic in Plano, Texas, as the ‘‘U.S. Congressman Sam 
Johnson Memorial VA Clinic’’. 
Sec. 404. Eddie Bernice Johnson VA Medical Center. 
TITLE V—COMPREHENSIVE OUTBOUND INVESTMENT NATIONAL 
SECURITY ACT OF 2024 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Secretary defined. 
Sec. 3. Severability. 
Sec. 4. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 5. Termination. 
Subtitle A—Imposition of Sanctions 
Sec. 101. Imposition of sanctions. 
Sec. 102. Definitions. 
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Subtitle B—Prohibition and Notification on Investments Relating to Covered 
National Security Transactions 
Sec. 111. Prohibition and notification on investments relating to covered na-
tional security transactions. 
Sec. 112. Review of and reporting on national security sensitive sites for pur-
poses of reviews of real estate transactions by the Committee 
on Foreign Investment in the United States. 
Subtitle C—Securities and Related Matters 
Sec. 121. Requirements relating to the Non-SDN Chinese Military-Industrial 
Complex Companies List. 
Sec. 122. Extension of filing deadline for certain pre-existing reporting compa-
nies. 
TITLE VI—MISCELLANEOUS 
Sec. 601. Commodity Futures Trading Commission whistleblower program. 
Sec. 602. Transfer and redesignation of the 121st fighter squadron of the 
113th wing, District of Columbia air national guard. 
Sec. 603. Public availability of reports on disaster assistance. 
Sec. 604. Transfer of administrative jurisdiction over RFK Memorial Stadium 
Campus to District of Columbia. 
Sec. 605. Treatment of electronic services provided for House offices. 
Sec. 606. Protection of certain facilities and assets from unmanned aircraft. 
Sec. 607. Additional special assessment. 
Sec. 608. National Cybersecurity Protection System Authorization. 
DIVISION D—COMMERCE MATTERS 
TITLE I—SECOND CHANCE REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2024 
Sec. 101. Short title. 
Sec. 102. Improvements to existing programs. 
TITLE II—YOUTH POISONING PREVENTION 
Sec. 201. Short title. 
Sec. 202. Banning of products containing a high concentration of sodium ni-
trite. 
TITLE III—CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY STANDARD FOR 
CERTAIN BATTERIES 
Sec. 301. Consumer product safety standard for certain batteries. 
TITLE IV—FOREIGN ADVERSARY COMMUNICATIONS 
TRANSPARENCY ACT 
Sec. 401. Short title. 
Sec. 402. List of entities holding FCC authorizations, licenses, or other grants 
of authority and having certain foreign ownership. 
TITLE V—PROMOTING RESILIENT SUPPLY CHAINS 
Sec. 501. Short title. 
Sec. 502. Additional responsibilities of Assistant Secretary of Commerce for In-
dustry and Analysis. 
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Sec. 503. Critical supply chain resilience working group. 
Sec. 504. Department of Commerce capability assessment. 
Sec. 505. No additional funds. 
Sec. 506. Sunset. 
Sec. 507. Definitions. 
TITLE VI—DEPLOYING AMERICAN BLOCKCHAINS 
Sec. 601. Short title. 
Sec. 602. Definitions. 
Sec. 603. Department of Commerce leadership on blockchain. 
Sec. 604. Reports to Congress. 
TITLE VII—FUTURE NETWORKS ACT 
Sec. 801. Short title. 
Sec. 802. 6G task force. 
Sec. 803. Termination of task force. 
TITLE VIII—SECURE SPACE ACT OF 2024 
Sec. 901. Short title. 
Sec. 902. Prohibition on grant of certain satellite licenses, United States mar-
ket access, or earth station authorizations. 
TITLE IX—TAKE IT DOWN ACT 
Sec. 1001. Short title. 
Sec. 1002. Criminal prohibition on intentional disclosure of nonconsensual inti-
mate visual depictions. 
Sec. 1003. Notice and removal of nonconsensual intimate visual depictions. 
Sec. 1004. Definitions. 
Sec. 1005. Severability. 
TITLE X—RURAL BROADBAND PROTECTION ACT OF 2024 
Sec. 1101. Short title. 
Sec. 1102. Vetting process for prospective high-cost universal service fund ap-
plicants. 
TITLE XI—AMERICAN MUSIC TOURISM 
Sec. 1201. Short title. 
Sec. 1202. Responsibilities of the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Travel 
and Tourism. 
TITLE XII—INFORMING CONSUMERS ABOUT SMART DEVICES 
Sec. 1301. Short title. 
Sec. 1302. Required disclosure of a camera or recording capability in certain 
internet-connected devices. 
Sec. 1303. Enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission. 
Sec. 1304. Definition of covered device. 
Sec. 1305. Effective date. 
TITLE XIII—SECURING SEMICONDUCTOR SUPPLY CHAINS ACT OF 
2024 
Sec. 1401. Short title. 
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Sec. 1402. SelectUSA defined. 
Sec. 1403. Findings. 
Sec. 1404. Coordination with State-level economic development organizations. 
Sec. 1405. Report on increasing foreign direct investment in semiconductor-re-
lated manufacturing and production. 
Sec. 1406. No additional funds. 
TITLE XIV—HOTEL FEES TRANSPARENCY ACT 
Sec. 1601. Short title. 
Sec. 1602. Prohibition on unfair and deceptive advertising of hotel rooms and 
other short-term rental prices. 
TITLE XV—TRANSPARENCY IN CHARGES FOR KEY EVENTS 
TICKETING 
Sec. 1701. Short title. 
Sec. 1702. All inclusive ticket price disclosure. 
Sec. 1703. Speculative ticketing ban. 
Sec. 1704. Disclosures. 
Sec. 1705. Refund requirements. 
Sec. 1706. Report by the Federal Trade Commission on BOTS Act of 2016 en-
forcement. 
Sec. 1707. Enforcement. 
Sec. 1708. Definitions. 
TITLE XVI—ROUTERS ACT 
Sec. 1801. Short title. 
Sec. 1802. Study of national security risks posed by certain routers and 
modems. 
TITLE XVII—NTIA REAUTHORIZATION 
Sec. 1901. Short title. 
Sec. 1902. Definitions. 
Subtitle A—Reauthorization 
Sec. 1911. Reauthorization of the National Telecommunications and Informa-
tion Administration Organization Act. 
Sec. 1912. NTIA Consolidated Reporting Act. 
Subtitle B—Office of Spectrum Management 
Sec. 1921. Office of Spectrum Management. 
Subtitle C—Office of International Affairs 
Sec. 1931. Office of International Affairs. 
DIVISION E—HEALTH 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—MEDICAID 
Sec. 101. Streamlined enrollment process for eligible out-of-state providers 
under Medicaid and CHIP. 
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Sec. 102. Making certain adjustments to coverage of home or community-based 
services under Medicaid. 
Sec. 103. Removing certain age restrictions on Medicaid eligibility for working 
adults with disabilities. 
Sec. 104. Medicaid State plan requirement for determining residency and cov-
erage for military families. 
Sec. 105. Ensuring the reliability of address information provided under the 
Medicaid program. 
Sec. 106. Codifying certain Medicaid provider screening requirements related to 
deceased providers. 
Sec. 107. Modifying certain State requirements for ensuring deceased individ-
uals do not remain enrolled. 
Sec. 108. One-year delay of Medicaid and CHIP requirements for health 
screenings, referrals, and case management services for eligible 
juveniles in public institutions; State interim work plans. 
Sec. 109. State studies and HHS report on costs of providing maternity, labor, 
and delivery services. 
Sec. 110. Modifying certain disproportionate share hospital allotments. 
Sec. 111. Modifying certain limitations on disproportionate share hospital pay-
ment adjustments under the Medicaid program. 
Sec. 112. Ensuring accurate payments to pharmacies under Medicaid. 
Sec. 113. Preventing the use of abusive spread pricing in Medicaid. 
TITLE II—MEDICARE 
Sec. 201. Extension of increased inpatient hospital payment adjustment for cer-
tain low-volume hospitals. 
Sec. 202. Extension of the Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program. 
Sec. 203. Extension of add-on payments for ambulance services. 
Sec. 204. Extending incentive payments for participation in eligible alternative 
payment models. 
Sec. 205. Temporary payment increase under the Medicare physician fee sched-
ule to account for exceptional circumstances. 
Sec. 206. Extension of funding for quality measure endorsement, input, and se-
lection. 
Sec. 207. Extension of funding outreach and assistance for low-income pro-
grams. 
Sec. 208. Extension of the work geographic index floor. 
Sec. 209. Extension of certain telehealth flexibilities. 
Sec. 210. Requiring modifier for use of telehealth to conduct face-to-face en-
counter prior to recertification of eligibility for hospice care. 
Sec. 211. Extending acute hospital care at home waiver flexibilities. 
Sec. 212. Enhancing certain program integrity requirements for DME under 
Medicare. 
Sec. 213. Guidance on furnishing services via telehealth to individuals with lim-
ited English proficiency. 
Sec. 214. In-home cardiopulmonary rehabilitation flexibilities. 
Sec. 215. Inclusion of virtual diabetes prevention program suppliers in MDPP 
Expanded Model. 
Sec. 216. Medication-induced movement disorder outreach and education. 
Sec. 217. Report on wearable medical devices. 
Sec. 218. Extension of temporary inclusion of authorized oral antiviral drugs as 
covered part D drugs. 
Sec. 219. Extension of adjustment to calculation of hospice cap amount. 
Sec. 220. Multiyear contracting authority for MedPAC and MACPAC. 
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Sec. 221. Contracting parity for MedPAC and MACPAC. 
Sec. 222. Adjustments to Medicare part D cost-sharing reductions for low-in-
come individuals. 
Sec. 223. Requiring Enhanced and Accurate Lists of (REAL) Health Providers 
Act. 
Sec. 224. Medicare coverage of multi-cancer early detection screening tests. 
Sec. 225. Medicare coverage of external infusion pumps and non-self-admin-
istrable home infusion drugs. 
Sec. 226. Assuring pharmacy access and choice for Medicare beneficiaries. 
Sec. 227. Modernizing and Ensuring PBM Accountability. 
Sec. 228. Requiring a separate identification number and an attestation for 
each off-campus outpatient department of a provider. 
Sec. 229. Medicare sequestration. 
Sec. 230. Medicare improvement fund. 
TITLE III—HUMAN SERVICES 
Subtitle A—Reauthorize Child Welfare Services and Strengthen State and 
Tribal Child Support Program 
Sec. 301. Short title. 
PART 1—CHILD WELFARE REAUTHORIZATION AND MODERNIZATION 
Sec. 311. Short title; references. 
Sec. 312. Reauthorization of child welfare programs. 
Sec. 313. Enhancements to the court improvement program. 
Sec. 314. Expanding regional partnership grants to address parental substance 
use disorder as cause of child removal. 
Sec. 315. Modernization; reducing administrative burden. 
Sec. 316. Streamlining funding for Indian tribes. 
Sec. 317. Accelerating access to Family First prevention services. 
Sec. 318. Strengthening support for youth aging out of foster care. 
Sec. 319. Recognizing the importance of relative and kinship caregivers. 
Sec. 320. Avoiding neglect by addressing poverty. 
Sec. 321. Strengthening support for caseworkers. 
Sec. 322. Demonstration projects for improving relationships between incarcer-
ated parents and children in foster care. 
Sec. 323. Guidance to States on improving data collection and reporting for 
youth in residential treatment programs. 
Sec. 324. Streamlining research, training, and technical assistance funding. 
Sec. 325. Report on post adoption and subsidized guardianship services. 
Sec. 326. Effective date. 
PART 2—STRENGTHENING STATE AND TRIBAL CHILD SUPPORT 
Sec. 331. Short title. 
Sec. 332. Improving the effectiveness of tribal child support enforcement agen-
cies. 
Subtitle B—Other Matters 
Sec. 341. Sexual risk avoidance education extension. 
Sec. 342. Personal responsibility education extension. 
Sec. 343. Extension of funding for family-to-family health information centers. 
TITLE IV—PUBLIC HEALTH EXTENDERS 
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Subtitle A—Extensions 
Sec. 401. Extension for community health centers, National Health Service 
Corps, and teaching health centers that operate GME pro-
grams. 
Sec. 402. Extension of special diabetes programs. 
Subtitle B—World Trade Center Health Program 
Sec. 411. 9/11 responder and survivor health funding corrections. 
TITLE V—SUPPORT ACT REAUTHORIZATION 
Sec. 501. Short title. 
Subtitle A—Prevention 
Sec. 511. Prenatal and postnatal health. 
Sec. 512. Monitoring and education regarding infections associated with illicit 
drug use and other risk factors. 
Sec. 513. Preventing overdoses of controlled substances. 
Sec. 514. Support for individuals and families impacted by fetal alcohol spec-
trum disorder. 
Sec. 515. Promoting state choice in PDMP systems. 
Sec. 516. First responder training program. 
Sec. 517. Donald J. Cohen National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative. 
Sec. 518. Protecting suicide prevention lifeline from cybersecurity incidents. 
Sec. 519. Bruce’s law. 
Sec. 520. Guidance on at-home drug disposal systems. 
Sec. 521. Assessment of opioid drugs and actions. 
Sec. 522. Grant program for State and Tribal response to opioid use disorders. 
Subtitle B—Treatment 
Sec. 531. Residential treatment program for pregnant and postpartum women. 
Sec. 532. Improving access to addiction medicine providers. 
Sec. 533. Mental and behavioral health education and training grants. 
Sec. 534. Loan repayment program for substance use disorder treatment work-
force. 
Sec. 535. Development and dissemination of model training programs for sub-
stance use disorder patient records. 
Sec. 536. Task force on best practices for trauma-informed identification, refer-
ral, and support. 
Sec. 537. Grants to enhance access to substance use disorder treatment. 
Sec. 538. State guidance related to individuals with serious mental illness and 
children with serious emotional disturbance. 
Sec. 539. Reviewing the scheduling of approved products containing a combina-
tion of buprenorphine and naloxone. 
Subtitle C—Recovery 
Sec. 541. Building communities of recovery. 
Sec. 542. Peer support technical assistance center. 
Sec. 543. Comprehensive opioid recovery centers. 
Sec. 544. Youth prevention and recovery. 
Sec. 545. CAREER Act. 
Sec. 546. Addressing economic and workforce impacts of the opioid crisis. 
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Subtitle D—Miscellaneous Matters 
Sec. 551. Delivery of a controlled substance by a pharmacy to a prescribing 
practitioner. 
Sec. 552. Technical correction on controlled substances dispensing. 
Sec. 553. Required training for prescribers of controlled substances. 
Sec. 554. Extension of temporary order for fentanyl-related substances. 
TITLE VI—PANDEMIC AND ALL-HAZARDS PREPAREDNESS AND 
RESPONSE 
Sec. 601. Short title. 
Subtitle A—State and Local Readiness and Response 
Sec. 611. Temporary reassignment of State and local personnel during a public 
health emergency. 
Sec. 612. Public Health Emergency Preparedness program. 
Sec. 613. Hospital Preparedness Program. 
Sec. 614. Facilities and capacities of the Centers for Disease Control and Pre-
vention to combat public health security threats. 
Sec. 615. Pilot program to support State medical stockpiles. 
Sec. 616. Enhancing domestic wastewater surveillance for pathogen detection. 
Sec. 617. Reauthorization of Mosquito Abatement for Safety and Health pro-
gram. 
Subtitle B—Federal Planning and Coordination 
Sec. 621. All-Hazards Emergency Preparedness and Response. 
Sec. 622. National Health Security Strategy. 
Sec. 623. Improving development and distribution of diagnostic tests. 
Sec. 624. Combating antimicrobial resistance. 
Sec. 625. Strategic National Stockpile and material threats. 
Sec. 626. Medical countermeasures for viral threats with pandemic potential. 
Sec. 627. Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasures Enterprise. 
Sec. 628. Fellowship and training programs. 
Sec. 629. Regional biocontainment research laboratories. 
Sec. 629A. Limitation related to countries of concern conducting certain re-
search. 
Subtitle C—Addressing the Needs of All Individuals 
Sec. 631. Improving access to certain programs. 
Sec. 632. Supporting at-risk individuals during emergency responses. 
Sec. 633. National advisory committees. 
Sec. 634. National Academies study on prizes. 
Subtitle D—Additional Reauthorizations 
Sec. 641. Medical countermeasure priority review voucher. 
Sec. 642. Epidemic Intelligence Service. 
Sec. 643. Monitoring and distribution of certain medical countermeasures. 
Sec. 644. Regional health care emergency preparedness and response systems. 
Sec. 645. Emergency system for advance registration of volunteer health pro-
fessionals. 
Sec. 646. Ensuring collaboration and coordination in medical countermeasure 
development. 
Sec. 647. Military and civilian partnership for trauma readiness. 
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Sec. 648. National Disaster Medical System. 
Sec. 649. Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps. 
Sec. 649A. Epidemiology-laboratory capacity. 
TITLE VII—PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS 
Sec. 701. Action for dental health. 
Sec. 702. PREEMIE. 
Sec. 703. Preventing maternal deaths. 
Sec. 704. Sickle cell disease prevention and treatment. 
Sec. 705. Traumatic brain injuries. 
Sec. 706. Lifespan respite care. 
Sec. 707. Dr. Lorna Breen health care provider protection. 
Sec. 708. Gabriella Miller kids first research. 
Sec. 709. SCREENS for Cancer. 
Sec. 710. DeOndra Dixon INCLUDE Project. 
Sec. 711. IMPROVE Initiative. 
Sec. 712. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network. 
Sec. 713. Honor Our Living Donors. 
Sec. 714. Program for pediatric studies of drugs. 
TITLE VIII—FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION 
Subtitle A—Give Kids a Chance 
Sec. 801. Research into pediatric uses of drugs; additional authorities of Food 
and Drug Administration regarding molecularly targeted can-
cer drugs. 
Sec. 802. Ensuring completion of pediatric study requirements. 
Sec. 803. FDA report on PREA enforcement. 
Sec. 804. Extension of authority to issue priority review vouchers to encourage 
treatments for rare pediatric diseases. 
Sec. 805. Limitations on exclusive approval or licensure of orphan drugs. 
Subtitle B—United States-Abraham Accords Cooperation and Security 
Sec. 811. Establishment of Abraham Accords Office within Food and Drug Ad-
ministration. 
TITLE IX—LOWERING PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS 
Sec. 901. Oversight of pharmacy benefit management services. 
Sec. 902. Full rebate pass through to plan; exception for innocent plan fidu-
ciaries. 
Sec. 903. Increasing transparency in generic drug applications. 
Sec. 904. Title 35 amendments. 
TITLE X—MISCELLANEOUS 
Sec. 1001. Two-year extension of safe harbor for absence of deductible for tele-
health. 
Sec. 1002. Eligibility for FEHBP enrollment for Members of Congress. 
DIVISION F—A STRONGER WORKFORCE FOR AMERICA ACT 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES 
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Subtitle A—General Provisions 
Sec. 101. Purposes. 
Sec. 102. Definitions. 
Sec. 103. Table of contents amendments. 
Subtitle B—System Alignment 
CHAPTER 1—STATE PROVISIONS 
Sec. 111. State workforce development board. 
Sec. 112. Unified State plan. 
CHAPTER 2—LOCAL PROVISIONS 
Sec. 115. Workforce development areas. 
Sec. 116. Local workforce development boards. 
Sec. 117. Local plan. 
CHAPTER 3—PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY 
Sec. 119. Performance accountability system. 
Subtitle C—Workforce Investment Activities and Providers 
CHAPTER 1—WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES AND PROVIDERS 
Sec. 121. Establishment of one-stop delivery systems. 
Sec. 122. Identification of eligible providers of training services. 
Sec. 123. Eligible providers of youth workforce investment activities. 
CHAPTER 2—YOUTH WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES 
Sec. 131. Reservations; Reallocation. 
Sec. 132. Use of funds for youth workforce investment activities. 
CHAPTER 3—ADULT AND DISLOCATED WORKER EMPLOYMENT AND 
TRAINING ACTIVITIES 
Sec. 141. State allotments. 
Sec. 142. Reservations for State activities; within State allocations; Realloca-
tion. 
Sec. 143. Use of funds for employment and training activities. 
CHAPTER 4—GENERAL WORKFORCE INVESTMENT PROVISIONS 
Sec. 145. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle D—Job Corps 
Sec. 151. Purposes. 
Sec. 152. Definitions. 
Sec. 153. Individuals eligible for the Job Corps. 
Sec. 154. Recruitment, screening, selection, and assignment of enrollees. 
Sec. 155. Job Corps Campuses. 
Sec. 156. Program activities. 
Sec. 157. Counseling and job placement. 
Sec. 158. Support. 
Sec. 159. Operations. 
Sec. 160. Standards of conduct. 
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Sec. 161. Community participation. 
Sec. 162. Workforce councils. 
Sec. 163. Advisory committees. 
Sec. 164. Experimental projects and technical assistance. 
Sec. 165. Special provisions. 
Sec. 166. Management information. 
Sec. 167. Job Corps oversight and reporting. 
Sec. 168. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 169. Conforming amendments. 
Subtitle E—National Programs 
Sec. 171. Native American programs. 
Sec. 172. Migrant and seasonal farmworker programs. 
Sec. 173. Technical assistance. 
Sec. 174. Evaluations and research. 
Sec. 175. National dislocated worker grants. 
Sec. 176. YouthBuild Program. 
Sec. 177. Reentry employment opportunities. 
Sec. 178. Youth apprenticeship readiness grant program. 
Sec. 179. Strengthening community colleges grant program. 
Sec. 180. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle F—Administration 
Sec. 191. Requirements and restrictions. 
Sec. 192. Monitoring. 
Sec. 193. Fiscal controls; sanctions. 
Sec. 194. Administrative adjudication. 
Sec. 195. Judicial review. 
Sec. 196. General waivers of statutory or regulatory requirements. 
Sec. 197. State flexibility pilot authority. 
Sec. 198. General program requirements. 
TITLE II—ADULT EDUCATION AND LITERACY 
Sec. 201. Purpose. 
Sec. 202. Definitions. 
Sec. 203. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 204. Special rule. 
Sec. 205. Performance accountability system. 
Sec. 206. Matching requirement. 
Sec. 207. State leadership activities. 
Sec. 208. Programs for corrections education and other institutionalized indi-
viduals. 
Sec. 209. Grants and contracts for eligible providers. 
Sec. 210. Local application. 
Sec. 211. Local administrative cost limits. 
Sec. 212. National leadership activities. 
Sec. 213. Integrated English literacy and civics education. 
TITLE III—AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS 
Sec. 301. Amendments to the Wagner-Peyser Act. 
Sec. 302. Job training grants. 
Sec. 303. Access to National Directory of New Hires. 
Sec. 304. References to other laws. 
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TITLE IV—DEPARTMENT OF LABOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 
Sec. 401. Technical assistance for transforming to competitive integrated em-
ployment. 
TITLE V—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Sec. 501. Report on data capability and interoperability of Federal and State 
databases and data exchange agreements. 
Sec. 502. Effective dates; transition authority. 
DIVISION G—OLDER AMERICANS ACT REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 
2024 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
Sec. 3. References. 
Sec. 4. Definitions. 
TITLE I—STRENGTHENING THE AGING NETWORK TO MEET THE 
NEEDS OF OLDER INDIVIDUALS 
Sec. 101. Declaration of objectives. 
Sec. 102. Addressing mental health and substance use disorders and cognitive 
impairments of older individuals. 
Sec. 103. List of national resource centers. 
Sec. 104. Awareness of relevant Federal programs. 
Sec. 105. Evaluations and surveys. 
Sec. 106. Contracting. 
Sec. 107. Guidance on reallocation of funding between area agencies on aging. 
Sec. 108. Right to first refusal. 
Sec. 109. Area agency on aging capabilities. 
Sec. 110. Supporting older individuals with disabilities through improved co-
ordination. 
Sec. 111. Business acumen, fiscal training, and technical assistance. 
Sec. 112. Enhancing access to assistive technology. 
Sec. 113. White House Conference on Aging. 
Sec. 114. Technical amendments. 
TITLE II—IMPROVING HEALTH OUTCOMES AND ENCOURAGING 
INDEPENDENCE FOR OLDER INDIVIDUALS 
Sec. 201. Disease prevention and health promotion services. 
Sec. 202. Improving health outcomes. 
Sec. 203. Technical assistance on evidence-based programs. 
Sec. 204. Enhancing multipurpose senior centers. 
Sec. 205. Addressing home modifications. 
Sec. 206. National resource center for engaging older adults. 
Sec. 207. Multigenerational and civic engagement activities. 
Sec. 208. Report relating to health outcomes for older individuals living with 
or near family members. 
Sec. 209. Improving broadband coordination and reducing social isolation. 
TITLE III—ENHANCING INNOVATION AND FLEXIBILITY IN 
NUTRITION SERVICES 
Sec. 301. Medically tailored meals. 
Sec. 302. Grab-and-go meals. 
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Sec. 303. GAO study on Nutrition Services Incentive Program. 
Sec. 304. Innovations in nutrition programs and services. 
TITLE IV—SUPPORTING FAMILY CAREGIVERS 
Sec. 401. Improving the National Family Caregiver Support Program. 
Sec. 402. Emphasizing respite care. 
Sec. 403. Clarifying supportive services. 
Sec. 404. Direct care workforce resource center. 
Sec. 405. Supporting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Act. 
Sec. 406. RAISE Family Caregivers Act. 
TITLE V—COMMUNITY SERVICE SENIOR OPPORTUNITIES ACT 
Sec. 501. Improving the Community Service Employment Program. 
Sec. 502. GAO report on alignment within the Community Service Employment 
Program. 
TITLE VI—IMPROVING SERVICES FOR NATIVE ELDERS 
Sec. 601. Older Americans Tribal Advisory Committee. 
Sec. 602. Supportive services; set aside. 
Sec. 603. GAO report on Tribal services. 
Sec. 604. Technical amendments. 
TITLE VII—STRENGTHENING THE LONG-TERM CARE 
OMBUDSMAN PROGRAMS AND ELDER ABUSE PREVENTION 
Sec. 701. Director of the Office of Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs. 
Sec. 702. Legal assistance training resources relating to elder abuse prevention. 
Sec. 703. Improving training of volunteers under the State Long-Term Care 
Ombudsman Program. 
Sec. 704. Reporting on State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs. 
Sec. 705. Study on State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs. 
TITLE VIII—AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS 
Sec. 801. Administration on Aging. 
Sec. 802. Grants for State and community programs on aging. 
Sec. 803. Activities for health, independence, and longevity. 
Sec. 804. Community Service Senior Opportunities Act. 
Sec. 805. Grants for Native Americans. 
Sec. 806. Allotments for elder rights protection activities. 
DIVISION H—EXTENSION OF AGRICULTURAL PROGRAM 
Sec. 1. Extension of agricultural programs. 
Sec. 2. Rescissions. 
SEC. 3. REFERENCES. 
Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference 
to ‘‘this Act’’ contained in any division of this Act shall 
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be treated as referring only to the provisions of that divi-
sion. 
DIVISION A—FURTHER CONTINUING 
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2025 
SEC. 101. The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2025 
(division A of Public Law 118–83) is amended— 
(1) in section 101(9), by striking ‘‘, and includ-
ing section 7 in the matter preceding division A of 
Public Law 118–47’’; 
(2) by striking the date specified in section 
106(3) and inserting ‘‘March 14, 2025’’; 
(3) in section 126 to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 126. Notwithstanding section 101, amounts 
are provided for ‘District of Columbia—Federal Payment 
for Emergency Planning and Security Costs in the Dis-
trict of Columbia’ at a rate for operations of $90,000,000, 
of which not less than $50,000,000 shall be for costs asso-
ciated with the Presidential Inauguration to be held in 
January 2025: Provided, That such amounts may be ap-
portioned up to the rate for operations necessary to main-
tain emergency planning and security activities.’’; and 
(4) by adding after section 152 the following 
new sections: 
‘‘SEC. 153. Amounts made available by section 101 
for ‘Department of Commerce—National Oceanic and At-
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mospheric Administration—Procurement, Acquisition and 
Construction’ may be apportioned up to the rate for oper-
ations necessary to maintain the acquisition schedule for 
Geostationary Earth Orbit in an amount not to exceed 
$625,000,000. 
‘‘SEC. 154. Amounts made available by section 101 
for ‘Department of Justice—Justice Operations, Manage-
ment and Accountability—Justice Information Sharing 
Technology’ may be apportioned up to the rate for oper-
ations necessary to carry out proactive vulnerability detec-
tion and penetration testing activities. 
‘‘SEC. 155. In addition to amounts otherwise pro-
vided by section 101, there is appropriated to the Depart-
ment of Justice for ‘Federal Bureau of Investigation— 
Salaries and Expenses’, $16,668,000, for an additional 
amount for fiscal year 2025, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2026, to conduct risk reduction and modifica-
tion of National Security Systems: Provided, That such 
amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 
emergency 
requirement 
pursuant 
to 
section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
‘‘SEC. 156. (a) Amounts made available by section 
101 to the Department of Defense for ‘Procurement— 
Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy’, may be apportioned 
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up to the rate for operations necessary for ‘Columbia Class 
Submarine 
(AP)’ 
in 
an 
amount 
not 
to 
exceed 
$5,996,130,000. 
‘‘(b) Amounts made available by section 101 to the 
Department of Defense for ‘Procurement—Shipbuilding 
and Conversion, Navy’ may be apportioned up to the rate 
for operations necessary for ‘Columbia Class Submarine’ 
in an amount not to exceed $2,922,300,000. 
‘‘SEC. 157. (a) In addition to amounts otherwise pro-
vided by section 101, there is appropriated to the Depart-
ment of Defense for ‘Procurement—Shipbuilding and 
Conversion, Navy’, $5,691,000,000, for an additional 
amount for fiscal year 2025, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2029, for the Virginia Class Submarine pro-
gram and for workforce wage and non-executive salary im-
provements for other nuclear-powered vessel programs: 
Provided, 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. 
‘‘(b) Amounts appropriated by subsection (a) may be 
used to incrementally fund contract obligations for the im-
provement of workforce wages and non-executive level sal-
aries on new or existing contracts pertaining to the Vir-
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ginia Class Submarine program or to other nuclear-pow-
ered vessel programs. 
‘‘SEC. 158. In addition to amounts otherwise pro-
vided by section 101, there is appropriated to the Depart-
ment of Defense for ‘Operation and Maintenance—De-
fense-Wide’, $913,440,000, for an additional amount for 
fiscal year 2025, to remain available until September 30, 
2026, to conduct risk reduction and modification of Na-
tional Security Systems: Provided, That the amount pro-
vided by this section may be transferred to accounts under 
the headings ‘Operation and Maintenance’, ‘Procurement’, 
and ‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation’: Pro-
vided further, That funds transferred pursuant to the pre-
ceding proviso shall be merged with and available for the 
same purpose and for the same time period as the appro-
priations to which the funds are transferred: Provided fur-
ther, That any transfer authority provided herein is in ad-
dition to any other transfer authority provided by law: 
Provided further, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
‘‘SEC. 159. (a) Amounts made available by section 
101 for ‘Department of Energy—Atomic Energy Defense 
Activities—Environmental and Other Defense Activities— 
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Other Defense Activities’ may be apportioned up to the 
rate for operations necessary to sustain specialized secu-
rity activities. 
‘‘(b) The Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget and the Secretary of Energy shall notify the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate not later than 3 days after each use of 
the authority provided in subsection (a). 
‘‘SEC. 160. In addition to amounts otherwise pro-
vided by section 101, there is appropriated to the Depart-
ment of Energy for ‘Atomic Energy Defense Activities— 
Environmental and Other Defense Activities—Other De-
fense Activities’, $1,750,000, for an additional amount for 
fiscal year 2025, to remain available until September 30, 
2026, to conduct risk reduction and modification of Na-
tional Security Systems: Provided, That such amount is 
designated by the Congress as being for an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
‘‘SEC. 161. During the period covered by this Act, 
section 10609(a) of the Northwestern New Mexico Rural 
Water Projects Act (subtitle B of title X of Public Law 
111–11) shall be applied by substituting ‘$1,640,000,000’ 
for ‘$870,000,000’ and ‘2025’ for ‘2024’. 
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‘‘SEC. 162. In addition to amounts otherwise pro-
vided by section 101, there is appropriated to the Depart-
ment of the Treasury for ‘Departmental Offices—Office 
of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence—Salaries and Ex-
penses’, $908,000, for an additional amount for fiscal year 
2025, to remain available until September 30, 2026, to 
conduct risk reduction and modification of National Secu-
rity Systems: Provided, That such amount is designated 
by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budg-
et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
‘‘SEC. 163. Section 302 of title III of Public Law 
108-494 shall be applied by substituting the date specified 
in section 106(3) of this Act for ‘December 31, 2024’ each 
place it appears. 
‘‘SEC. 164. (a) Notwithstanding section 101, section 
747 of title VII of division B of Public Law 118–47 shall 
be applied through the date specified in section 106(3) of 
this Act by— 
‘‘(1) substituting ‘2024’ for ‘2023’ each place it 
appears; 
‘‘(2) substituting ‘2025’ for ‘2024’ each place it 
appears; 
‘‘(3) substituting ‘2026’ for ‘2025’; and 
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‘‘(4) substituting ‘section 747 of division B of 
Public Law 118–47, as in effect on September 30, 
2024’ for ‘section 747 of division E of Public Law 
117–328’ each place it appears. 
‘‘(b) Subsection (a) shall not take effect until the first 
day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after 
January 1, 2025. 
‘‘SEC. 165. Amounts made available by section 101 
for ‘Department of Education—Student Aid Administra-
tion’ may be apportioned up to the rate for operations nec-
essary to ensure the continuation of student loan servicing 
activities and student aid application and eligibility deter-
mination processes. 
‘‘SEC. 166. During the period covered by this Act, 
section 123 of division A of Public Law 118–42 and the 
provisions carrying the same restriction in prior Acts mak-
ing appropriations to the Department of Defense for mili-
tary construction shall not apply to unobligated balances 
from prior year appropriations made available under the 
heading ‘Department of Defense—Military Construction, 
Army’ and such balances may be obligated for an access 
road project at Arlington National Cemetery. 
‘‘SEC. 167. (a) Notwithstanding section 101, the sec-
ond proviso under the heading ‘Department of Veterans 
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Affairs—Veterans Health Administration—Medical Serv-
ices’ shall not apply during the period covered by this Act. 
‘‘(b) Notwithstanding section 101, the second proviso 
under the heading ‘Department of Veterans Affairs—Vet-
erans Health Administration—Medical Community Care’ 
shall not apply during the period covered by this Act. 
‘‘(c) Notwithstanding section 101, the second proviso 
under the heading ‘Department of Veterans Affairs—Vet-
erans Health Administration—Medical Support and Com-
pliance’ shall not apply during the period covered by this 
Act. 
‘‘SEC. 168. Notwithstanding section 101, the fifth 
and sixth provisos under the heading ‘Millennium Chal-
lenge Corporation’ in division F of Public Law 118–47 
shall be applied by substituting ‘December 31, 2025’ for 
‘December 31, 2024’ each place it appears. 
‘‘SEC. 169. Amounts made available by section 101 
for ‘Department of Transportation—Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration—Operations’ may be apportioned up to the 
rate for operations necessary to fund mandatory pay in-
creases and other inflationary adjustments, to maintain 
and improve air traffic services, to hire and train air traf-
fic controllers, and to continue aviation safety oversight, 
while avoiding service reductions.’’. 
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This division may be cited as the ‘‘Further Con-
tinuing Appropriations Act, 2025’’. 
DIVISION B—DISASTER RELIEF 
SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIA-
TIONS ACT, 2025 
The following sums are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other pur-
poses, namely: 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS 
PROCESSING, RESEARCH, AND MARKETING 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of the Sec-
retary’’, $30,780,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, for necessary expenses related to losses of rev-
enue, quality or production of crops (including milk, on- 
farm stored commodities, crops prevented from planting, 
and harvested adulterated wine grapes), trees, bushes, and 
vines, as a consequence of droughts, wildfires, hurricanes, 
floods, derechos, excessive heat, tornadoes, winter storms, 
freeze, including a polar vortex, smoke exposure, and ex-
cessive moisture occurring in calendar years 2023 and 
2024 under such terms and conditions as determined by 
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the Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this title as 
‘‘Secretary’’): Provided, That of the amounts provided in 
this paragraph under this heading in this Act, the Sec-
retary shall use up to $2,000,000,000 to provide assist-
ance to producers of livestock, as determined by the Sec-
retary, for losses incurred during calendar years 2023 and 
2024 due to drought, wildfires, or floods: Provided further, 
That the Secretary may provide assistance for such losses 
in the form of block grants to eligible States and terri-
tories and such assistance may include compensation to 
producers, as determined by the Secretary, for timber (in-
cluding payments to non-Federal forest landowners), cit-
rus, pecan, and poultry (including infrastructure) losses, 
and for agricultural producers who have suffered losses 
due to the failure of Mexico to deliver water to the United 
States in accordance with the 1944 Water Treaty: Pro-
vided further, That of the amounts provided under this 
heading in this Act, the Secretary shall offer individualized 
technical assistance to interested non-insured producers to 
help them apply for assistance made available under this 
heading: Provided further, That of the amounts made 
available under this paragraph under this heading in this 
Act, the Secretary may use up to $30,000,000, for reim-
bursement for administrative and operating expenses 
available for crop insurance contracts for 2022 and 2023 
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reinsurance years in a manner consistent with Section 771 
of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 
117–328): Provided further, That of the amounts made 
available under this paragraph under this heading in this 
Act, and without regard to 44 U.S.C. 3501 et. seq., the 
Secretary shall use $3,000,000 to carry out regular testing 
for the purposes of verifying and validating the method-
ology and protocols of the inspection of molasses at any 
United States ports of entry, including whether the molas-
ses meets each statutory requirement without the use of 
additives or blending, relevant definitional explanatory 
notes, and each property typical of molasses in the United 
States as directed in Senate Report 118–193: Provided 
further, That at the election of a processor eligible for a 
loan under section 156 of the Federal Agriculture Im-
provement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7272) or 
a cooperative processor of dairy, the Secretary shall make 
payments for losses in 2023 and 2024 to such processors 
(to be paid to producers, as determined by such proc-
essors) in lieu of payments to producers and under the 
same terms and conditions as payments made to proc-
essors pursuant to title I of the Additional Supplemental 
Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act, 2019 (Public Law 
116–20) under the heading ‘‘Department of Agriculture— 
Agricultural Programs—Processing, Research and Mar-
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keting—Office of the Secretary’’, as last amended by sec-
tion 791(c) of title VII of division B of the Further Con-
solidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116–94): 
Provided 
further, 
That 
notwithstanding 
section 
760.1503(j) of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, in the 
event that a processor described in the preceding proviso 
does not elect to receive payments under such clause, the 
Secretary shall make direct payments to producers under 
this heading in this Act: Provided further, That the total 
amount of payments received under this paragraph under 
this heading in this Act for producers who did not obtain 
a policy or plan of insurance for an insurable commodity 
for the applicable crop year under the Federal Crop Insur-
ance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) for the crop incurring 
the losses or did not file the required paperwork and pay 
the service fee by the applicable State filing deadline for 
a noninsurable commodity for the applicable crop year 
under Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program for 
the crop incurring the losses shall not exceed 70 percent 
of the loss as determined by the Secretary, except the Sec-
retary shall provide payments not to exceed 90 percent 
of the producer’s revenue losses as determined by the Sec-
retary if the Secretary determines a de minimis amount 
of a producer’s revenue loss is attributable to crops for 
which the producer did not insure or obtain Noninsured 
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Crop Disaster Assistance Program coverage: Provided fur-
ther, That the amount provided in this paragraph under 
this heading in this Act shall be subject to the terms and 
conditions set forth in the first, second, sixth, seventh, 
eighth, ninth, tenth, and 12th provisos under this heading 
in title I of the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropria-
tions Act, 2022 (division B of Public Law 117–43), except 
that such ninth proviso under such heading shall be ap-
plied by substituting ‘‘2023 and 2024’’ for ‘‘2020 and 
2021’’ and the Secretary shall apply a separate payment 
limit for economic assistance payments: Provided further, 
That not later than 120 days after the enactment of this 
Act, and for each fiscal quarter thereafter until the 
amounts provided under this heading in this Act are ex-
pended, the Secretary shall report to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate on the implementation of any programs provided 
for under this heading in this Act specifying the type, 
amount, and method of such assistance by State and terri-
tory: Provided further, That of the amounts provided in 
this paragraph, $10,000,000,000 shall be made available 
for the Secretary to make economic assistance available 
pursuant to section 2102 of this title in this Act: Provided 
further, That such amount is designated by the Congress 
as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
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tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of the Sec-
retary’’, $220,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
for the Secretary to provide assistance in the form of block 
grants to eligible States to provide compensation to pro-
ducers for necessary expenses related to crop, timber, and 
livestock losses, including on-farm infrastructure, as a 
consequence of any weather event in 2023 or 2024 that 
a State, in its sole discretion, determines warrants such 
relief: Provided, That eligible States are those States with 
a net farm income for 2023 of less than $250,000,000, 
as recorded in the data in the Economic Research Service 
publication ‘‘Farm Income and Wealth Statistics’’ as of 
December 3, 2024, and fewer than eight thousand farms 
and an average farm size of fewer than one thousand acres 
per farm, as recorded in the National Agricultural Statis-
tics Service publication ‘‘Farms and Land in Farms 2023 
Summary (February, 2024)’’: Provided further, That the 
Secretary shall work with eligible States on any necessary 
terms and conditions of the block grants, fully taking in 
account the needs of each State: Provided further, That 
any such terms and conditions may not impose additional 
costs on producers: Provided further, That such amount 
is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 
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requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of Inspector 
General’’, $7,500,000, to remain available until expended, 
for audits, investigations, and other oversight of projects 
and activities carried out with funds made available to the 
Department of Agriculture in this Act: Provided, That 
such amount is designated by the Congress as being for 
an 
emergency 
requirement 
pursuant 
to 
section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Buildings and Facili-
ties’’, $42,500,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, 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. 
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FARM PRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION 
PROGRAMS 
FARM SERVICE AGENCY 
EMERGENCY FOREST RESTORATION PROGRAM 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Emergency Forest 
Restoration Program’’, $356,535,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That such amount is designated 
by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budg-
et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
EMERGENCY CONSERVATION PROGRAM 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Emergency Conserva-
tion Program’’, $828,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That such amount is designated by 
the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pur-
suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE 
EMERGENCY WATERSHED PROTECTION PROGRAM 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Emergency Watershed 
Protection Program’’ for necessary expenses for the Emer-
gency Watershed Protection Program, $920,000,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That such 
amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 
emergency 
requirement 
pursuant 
to 
section 
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251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS 
RURAL DEVELOPMENT DISASTER ASSISTANCE FUND 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Rural Develop-
ment Disaster Assistance Fund’’ as authorized under sec-
tion 6945 of title 7, United States Code, as amended by 
this Act, $362,500,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That section 6945(b) of title 7, United 
States Code, shall apply to amounts provided under this 
heading in this Act: Provided further, That amounts pro-
vided under this heading in this Act may not be trans-
ferred pursuant to section 2257 of title 7, United States 
Code: Provided further, That such amount is designated 
by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budg-
et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
DOMESTIC FOOD PROGRAMS 
FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE 
COMMODITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Commodity Assistance 
Program’’ for the emergency food assistance program as 
authorized by section 27(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act 
of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2036(a)) and section 204(a)(1) of the 
Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 
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7508(a)(1)), $25,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2026: Provided, That such funds shall be for 
infrastructure needs related to the consequences of a 
major disaster declaration pursuant to the Robert T. Staf-
ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) in calendar years 2023 and 2024: 
Provided further, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE 
SEC. 2101. Section 10101 of the Disaster Relief and 
Recovery Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (division 
B of Public Law 110–329; 7 U.S.C. 6945) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the first sentence— 
(i) by striking ‘‘for authorized activi-
ties’’ and inserting ‘‘, in the form of loans, 
grants, loan guarantees, or cooperative 
agreements, for any authorized activity’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘or’’ between ‘‘Presi-
dent’’ and ‘‘the Secretary of Agriculture’’ 
and inserting a comma; and 
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(iii) by inserting after ‘‘the Secretary 
of Agriculture’’ the following: ‘‘, or the 
Governor of a State or Territory’’; 
(B) in the second sentence, inserting after 
‘‘to carry out the activity’’, the following: ‘‘, but 
shall not be limited to the original form of as-
sistance, if any’’; and 
(C) by inserting after the first sentence, as 
so amended, the following: ‘‘The cost of such 
direct and guaranteed loans, including the cost 
of modifying loans, shall be as defined in sec-
tion 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c), to read as follows— 
‘‘(c) WAIVER
OF ACTIVITY
OR PROJECT LIMITA-
TIONS.—For any activity or project for which amounts in 
the Rural Development Disaster Assistance Fund will be 
obligated under subsection (b)— 
‘‘(1) the Secretary of Agriculture may waive 
any limits on population, income, age, and duplica-
tion with respect to replacement of damaged or de-
stroyed utilities, or cost-sharing otherwise applicable, 
except that, if the amounts proposed to be obligated 
in connection with the disaster would exceed the 
amount specified in subsection (h), the notification 
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required by that subsection shall include information 
and justification with regard to any waivers to be 
granted under this subsection; 
‘‘(2) the Secretary of Agriculture may use alter-
native sources of income data provided by local, re-
gional, State, or Federal government sources to de-
termine program eligibility; and 
‘‘(3) with respect to grants authorized by 7 
U.S.C. 1926(a)(19), the Secretary of Agriculture 
shall not require the applicant to demonstrate that 
it is unable to finance the proposed project from its 
own resources, or through commercial credit at rea-
sonable rates and terms, or other funding sources 
without grant assistance.’’. 
(3) Amounts provided by this section are des-
ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985. 
SEC. 2102. (a)(1) With respect to the 2024 crop year, 
if the Secretary determines that the expected gross return 
per acre for an eligible commodity determined under para-
graph (2) is less than the expected cost of production per 
acre for that eligible commodity determined under para-
graph (3), the Secretary shall, not later than 90 days after 
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the date of enactment of this Act, make a 1-time economic 
assistance payment to each producer of that eligible com-
modity during that crop year. 
(2) The expected gross return per acre for an 
eligible commodity referred to in paragraph (1) shall 
be equal to— 
(A) in the case of wheat, corn, grain sor-
ghum, barley, oats, cotton, rice, and soybeans, 
the product obtained by multiplying— 
(i) the projected average farm price 
for the applicable eligible commodity for 
the 2024–2025 marketing year contained 
in the most recent World Agricultural Sup-
ply and Demand Estimates published be-
fore the date of enactment of this Act by 
the World Agricultural Outlook Board; and 
(ii) the national average harvested 
yield per acre for the applicable eligible 
commodity for the most recent 10 crop 
years, as determined by the Secretary; and 
(B) in the case of each eligible commodity 
not specified in subparagraph (A), a com-
parable estimate of gross returns, as deter-
mined by the Secretary. 
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(3) The expected cost of production per acre for 
an eligible commodity referred to in paragraph (1) 
shall be equal to— 
(A) in the case of wheat, corn, grain sor-
ghum, barley, oats, cotton, rice, and soybeans, 
the total costs listed for the 2024 crop year 
with respect to the applicable eligible com-
modity contained in the most recent data prod-
uct entitled ‘‘national average cost-of-produc-
tion forecasts for major U.S. field crops’’ pub-
lished by the Economic Research Service; and 
(B) in the case of each eligible commodity 
not specified in subparagraph (A), a com-
parable total estimated cost-of-production, as 
determined by the Secretary. 
(4)(A) The amount of an economic assistance 
payment to a producer for an eligible commodity 
under paragraph (1) shall be equal to 26 percent of 
the product obtained by multiplying— 
(i) the economic loss for that eligible 
commodity determined under subpara-
graph (B); and 
(ii) the eligible acres of that eligible 
commodity on the farm determined under 
subparagraph (C). 
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(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A)(i), 
the economic loss for an eligible commodity 
shall be equal to the difference between— 
(i) the expected cost of production per 
acre for that eligible commodity, as deter-
mined under paragraph (3); and 
(ii) the expected gross return per acre 
for that eligible commodity, as determined 
under paragraph (2). 
(C) For purposes of subparagraph (A)(ii), 
the eligible acres of an eligible commodity on a 
farm shall be equal to the sum obtained by add-
ing— 
(i) the acreage planted on the farm to 
that eligible commodity for harvest, graz-
ing, haying, silage, or other similar pur-
poses for the 2024 crop year; and 
(ii) an amount equal to 50 percent of 
the acreage on the farm that was pre-
vented from being planted during the 2024 
crop year to that eligible commodity be-
cause of drought, flood, or other natural 
disaster, or other condition beyond the con-
trol of the producers on the farm, as deter-
mined by the Secretary. 
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