OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY NATIONAL 
GUARD 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main-
tenance, Army National Guard’’, $26,065,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2025, for necessary expenses 
related to the consequences of Hurricanes Helene and Mil-
ton, Typhoon Mawar, and severe storms in calendar years 
2023 and 2024: 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. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR NATIONAL GUARD 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main-
tenance, Air National Guard’’, $2,209,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2025, for necessary expenses 
related to the consequences of Hurricane Helene and Ty-
phoon Mawar: 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. 
PROCUREMENT 
PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement of Am-
munition, Army’’, $125,100,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2027, for necessary expenses related to the 
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consequences of Hurricane Helene: 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. 
OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Other Procurement, 
Air Force’’, $129,722,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2027, for necessary expenses related to the 
consequences of Typhoon Mawar: 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. 
PROCUREMENT, SPACE FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Space 
Force’’, $37,994,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2027, for necessary expenses related to the con-
sequences of Typhoon Mawar: 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. 
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RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND 
EVALUATION 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, 
ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Develop-
ment, Test and Evaluation, Army’’, $41,400,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2026, for necessary ex-
penses related to the consequences of severe storms and 
wave overwash: 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. 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, 
AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Develop-
ment, Test and Evaluation, Air Force’’, $69,278,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2026, for necessary 
expenses related to the consequences of Typhoon Mawar: 
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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OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS 
DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Defense Health Pro-
gram’’, $17,362,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2025, for necessary expenses related to the con-
sequences of Hurricanes Helene and Milton: 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. 
TITLE IV 
CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL 
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 
CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL 
INVESTIGATIONS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Investigations’’, 
$20,000,000, to remain available until expended, for nec-
essary expenses related to the completion, or initiation and 
completion, of flood and storm damage reduction, includ-
ing shore protection, studies that are currently authorized, 
to reduce risks from future floods and hurricanes, at full 
Federal expense: Provided, That amounts made available 
under this heading in this Act shall be for high-priority 
studies of projects in States and insular areas with a 
major disaster, including for glacial lake outbursts, in cal-
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endar year 2022, 2023, or 2024: Provided further, That 
not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act and not less than three business days prior to public 
release, the Chief of Engineers shall submit directly to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and the Senate a detailed work plan for the funds 
provided under this heading in this Act, including a list 
of study locations, new studies selected to be initiated, the 
total cost for each study selected for funding, the remain-
ing cost for each ongoing study selected for funding, and 
a schedule by fiscal year of the proposed use of such funds: 
Provided further, That the Secretary of the Army shall not 
deviate from the work plan, once the plan has been sub-
mitted to such Committees: Provided further, That funds 
included in a submitted work plan shall be deemed allo-
cated to specific projects and subject to the reprogram-
ming requirements specified in section 101(6) of the En-
ergy and Water Development and Related Agencies Ap-
propriations Act, 2024: Provided further, That beginning 
not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act and until all amounts provided under this heading in 
this Act have been expended, the Assistant Secretary of 
the Army for Civil Works shall provide a quarterly report 
directly to such Committees detailing the allocation, obli-
gation, and expenditure of the funds provided under this 
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heading in this Act: 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. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’, 
$700,000,000, to remain available until expended, for nec-
essary expenses to address emergency situations at Corps 
of Engineers projects, construct Corps of Engineers 
projects, and rehabilitate and repair damages caused by 
natural disasters to Corps of Engineers projects: Provided, 
That of the amount provided under this heading in this 
Act, $100,000,000 shall be used for continuing authorities 
projects to reduce the risk of flooding and storm damage, 
notwithstanding project number or program cost limita-
tions: Provided further, That of the amount provided 
under this heading in this Act, $300,000,000 shall be to 
complete, or initiate and complete, without regard to new 
start or new investment decision considerations, a useful 
increment of work for water-related environmental infra-
structure assistance in States and insular areas that were 
impacted by disasters occurring in or prior to calendar 
year 2024: Provided further, That of the amount provided 
under this heading in this Act, $300,000,000 shall be for 
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projects that have previously received funds under this 
heading in chapter 4 of title X of the Disaster Relief Ap-
propriations Act, 2013 (division A of Public Law 113–2), 
title IV of division B of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 
(Public Law 115–123), or title IV of the Disaster Relief 
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 (division B of 
Public Law 117–43), and for which non-Federal interests 
have entered into binding agreements with the Secretary 
as of the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, 
That each project receiving funds pursuant to the pre-
ceding proviso shall be subject to the terms and conditions 
of such chapter 4 of title X of the Disaster Relief Appro-
priations Act, 2013 (division A of Public Law 113–2), title 
IV of division B of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 
(Public Law 115–123), or title IV of the Disaster Relief 
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 (division B of 
Public Law 117–43), and as specifically modified by sec-
tion 111 of the Energy and Water Development and Re-
lated Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 (division D of 
Public Law 118–42), as applicable: Provided further, That 
of the amount provided under this heading in this Act, 
such sums as are necessary to cover the Federal share of 
eligible construction costs for coastal harbors and chan-
nels, and for inland harbors eligible to be derived from 
the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund under section 101 
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or section 104 of the Water Resources and Development 
Act of 2020 shall be derived from the general fund of the 
Treasury: Provided further, That for projects receiving 
funding under this heading in this Act, the limitation con-
cerning total project costs in section 902 of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1986 (Public Law 99–662) 
shall not apply to funds provided under this heading in 
this Act: Provided further, That for any projects using 
funding provided under this heading in this Act, the non- 
Federal cash contribution for projects shall be financed 
in accordance with the provisions of section 103(k) of Pub-
lic Law 99–662 over a period of 30 years from the date 
of completion of the project, separable element, or useful 
increment: Provided further, That any projects initiated 
using funds provided under this heading in this Act shall 
be initiated only after non-Federal interests have entered 
into binding agreements with the Secretary requiring, 
where applicable, the non-Federal interests to pay 100 
percent of the operation, maintenance, repair, replace-
ment, and rehabilitation costs of the project and to hold 
and save the United States free from damages due to the 
construction or operation and maintenance of the project, 
except for damages due to the fault or negligence of the 
United States or its contractors: Provided further, That 
not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this 
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Act and not less than three business days prior to public 
release, the Chief of Engineers shall submit directly to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and the Senate a detailed work plan for the funds 
provided under this heading in this Act, including a list 
of project locations, the total cost for all projects, and a 
schedule by fiscal year of proposed use of such funds: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary shall not deviate from 
the work plan, once the plan has been submitted to such 
Committees: Provided further, That funds included in a 
submitted work plan shall be deemed allocated to specific 
projects and subject to the reprogramming requirements 
specified in section 101(7) of the Energy and Water De-
velopment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2024: Provided further, That beginning not later than 60 
days after the date of enactment of this Act and until all 
amounts provided under this heading in this Act have been 
expended, the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil 
Works shall provide a quarterly report directly to such 
Committees detailing the allocation, obligation, and ex-
penditure of the funds provided under this heading in this 
Act: Provided further, 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. 
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MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Mississippi River and 
Tributaries’’, $50,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, for necessary expenses to address emergency situ-
ations at Corps of Engineers projects, and to construct, 
and rehabilitate and repair damages to Corps of Engineers 
projects, caused by natural disasters: Provided, That be-
ginning not later than 60 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act and until all amounts provided under this head-
ing in this Act have been expended, the Assistant Sec-
retary of the Army for Civil Works shall provide a quar-
terly report directly to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate detailing 
the allocation, obligation, and expenditure of the funds 
provided under this heading in this Act: 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. 
FLOOD CONTROL AND COASTAL EMERGENCIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Flood Control and 
Coastal Emergencies’’, as authorized by section 5 of the 
Act of August 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n), $745,000,000, 
to remain available until expended, for necessary expenses 
to prepare for flood, hurricane, and other natural disasters 
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and support emergency operations, repairs, and other ac-
tivities in response to such disasters, as authorized by law: 
Provided, That funding provided under this heading in 
this Act utilized to repair authorized shore protection 
projects shall restore such projects to their full project 
profile at full Federal expense: Provided further, That be-
ginning not later than 60 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act and until all amounts provided under this head-
ing in this Act have been expended, the Chief of Engineers 
shall provide a quarterly report directly to the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate detailing the allocation, obligation, and expenditure 
of the funds provided under this heading in this Act: Pro-
vided further, That such amount is designated by the Con-
gress 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. 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
BUREAU OF RECLAMATION 
WATER AND RELATED RESOURCES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Water and Related 
Resources’’, $74,464,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, of which $27,930,000 shall be for necessary ex-
penses related to the consequences of natural disasters 
that occurring in or prior to calendar year 2024: Provided, 
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That $46,534,000 shall be available for deposit into the 
Aging Infrastructure Account established by section 
9603(d)(1) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act 
of 2009 (43 U.S.C. 510b(d)(1)), and shall be made avail-
able for reserved or transferred works that have suffered 
a critical failure, in accordance with section 40901(2)(A) 
of division D of Public Law 117–58: 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. 
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 
ENERGY PROGRAMS 
STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Strategic Petroleum 
Reserve’’, $60,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, for necessary expenses related to damages caused 
by natural disasters: Provided, That such amount is des-
ignated 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. 
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ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES 
NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY 
ADMINISTRATION 
WEAPONS ACTIVITIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Weapons Activities’’, 
$1,884,000, to remain available until expended, for nec-
essary expenses related to damages caused by Hurricanes 
Helene and Milton: Provided, That such amount is des-
ignated 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. 
ENVIRONMENTAL AND OTHER DEFENSE 
ACTIVITIES 
DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Defense Environ-
mental Cleanup’’, $2,415,000, to remain available until 
expended, for necessary expenses related to damages 
caused by Hurricanes Helene and Milton: 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. 
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TITLE V 
THE JUDICIARY 
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’, $13,597,000, to remain available until expended, 
for protection of the residences of the Supreme Court Jus-
tices: 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. 
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 
DISASTER LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Disaster Loans Pro-
gram Account’’ for the cost of direct loans authorized by 
section 7(b) of the Small Business Act, $2,249,000,000, 
to remain available until expended, of which $50,000,000 
shall be transferred to ‘‘Small Business Administration— 
Office of Inspector General’’ for audits and reviews of dis-
aster loans and the disaster loans programs, and of which 
$613,000,000 may be transferred to ‘‘Small Business Ad-
ministration—Salaries and Expenses’’ for administrative 
expenses to carry out the disaster loan program authorized 
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by section 7(b) of the Small Business 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. 
TITLE VI 
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 
SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND 
INVESTIGATIONS 
COAST GUARD 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operations and Sup-
port’’, $102,500,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2027, for necessary expenses related to the con-
sequences of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse and 
other disasters, including for minor repairs, maintenance, 
and environmental remediation costs: Provided, That the 
Commandant of the Coast Guard shall provide to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and the Senate an expenditure plan and quarterly 
updates for the expenditure of such funds: Provided fur-
ther, 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. 
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PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Con-
struction, and Improvements’’, $210,200,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2029, for necessary expenses 
related to the consequences of disasters: Provided, That 
the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall provide to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and the Senate an expenditure plan and quarterly 
updates for the expenditure of such funds: Provided fur-
ther, 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. 
PROTECTION, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND 
RECOVERY 
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 
DISASTER RELIEF FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Disaster Relief 
Fund’’, $29,000,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, of which $28,000,000,000 shall be for major dis-
asters declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Dis-
aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5121 et seq.): Provided, That $4,000,000 shall be trans-
ferred to ‘‘Office of Inspector General—Operations and 
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Support’’ for audits and investigations funded under 
‘‘Federal Emergency Management Agency—Disaster Re-
lief Fund’’: Provided further, That such amount is des-
ignated 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. 
HERMIT’S PEAK/CALF CANYON FIRE ASSISTANCE 
ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Hermit’s Peak/Calf 
Canyon Fire Assistance Account’’, $1,500,000,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That $1,000,000 
shall be transferred to ‘‘Office of Inspector General—Op-
erations and Support’’ for oversight of activities author-
ized by the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Assistance 
Act: Provided further, That the amounts provided under 
this heading in this Act shall be subject to the reporting 
requirement in the third proviso of section 136 of the Con-
tinuing Appropriations Act, 2023 (division A of Public 
Law 117–180): Provided further, That amounts provided 
under this heading in this Act shall be subject to the same 
authorities and conditions as if such amounts were pro-
vided by title III of the Department of Homeland Security 
Appropriations Act, 2024 (division C of Public Law 118– 
47): Provided further, That such amount is designated by 
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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. 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND 
SERVICES 
FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CENTERS 
PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Con-
struction, and Improvements’’, $14,020,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2029, for necessary expenses 
relating to the consequences of disasters: 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. 
TITLE VII 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT 
MANAGEMENT OF LANDS AND RESOURCES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Management of Lands 
and Resources’’, $58,115,000, to remain available until 
expended, for necessary expenses related to the con-
sequences of natural disasters occurring in and prior to 
calendar year 2024: Provided, That such amount is des-
ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re-
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quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE 
CONSTRUCTION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’, 
$500,000,000, to remain available until expended, for nec-
essary expenses related to the consequences of natural dis-
asters occurring in and prior to calendar year 2024: 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. 
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 
HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Historic Preservation 
Fund’’, $50,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
for necessary expenses related to the consequences of nat-
ural disasters occurring in and prior to calendar year 
2024, including costs to States, Tribes, and territories 
necessary to complete compliance activities required by 
section 306108 of title 54, United States Code, and costs 
needed to administer the program: Provided, That funds 
appropriated under this heading in this Act shall be used 
for historic and cultural resource preservation work that 
meets the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards and 
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Guidelines as published in the Federal Register (Vol. 48, 
No. 190, September 29, 1983), to include Reconstruction 
of National Register listed or eligible sites: Provided fur-
ther, That grants using funds appropriated under this 
heading in this Act shall only be available for areas that 
have received a major disaster declaration pursuant to the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.): Provided further, That 
such grants shall not be subject to a non-Federal matching 
requirement: Provided further, That such amount is des-
ignated 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. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’, 
$2,262,871,000, to remain available until expended, for 
necessary expenses related to the consequences of disas-
ters, including hurricanes, tropical storms, tornadoes, and 
other severe storms, wildfire, fire, and flooding occurring 
in and prior to calendar year 2024: 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. 
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UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 
SURVEYS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESEARCH 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Surveys, Investiga-
tions, and Research’’, $2,743,000, to remain available 
until expended, for necessary expenses related to the con-
sequences of natural disasters occurring in and prior to 
calendar year 2024: Provided, That such amount is des-
ignated 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. 
INDIAN AFFAIRS 
BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS 
OPERATION OF INDIAN PROGRAMS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation of Indian 
Programs’’, $17,765,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, for necessary expenses related to the consequences 
of natural disasters occurring in and prior to calendar 
year 2024: 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. 
BUREAU OF INDIAN EDUCATION 
EDUCATION CONSTRUCTION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Education Construc-
tion’’, $153,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
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for necessary expenses related to the consequences of nat-
ural disasters occurring in and prior to calendar year 
2024: 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. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’, $8,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
for oversight of the Department of the Interior activities 
funded by this Act: Provided, That such amount is des-
ignated 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. 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 
LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK TRUST FUND 
PROGRAM 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Leaking Underground 
Storage Tank Trust Fund Program’’, $17,000,000, to re-
main available until expended, for necessary expenses re-
lated to the consequences of Hurricanes Helene and 
Hilary: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 
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to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
STATE AND TRIBAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘State and Tribal As-
sistance Grants’’, $3,000,000,000 to remain available 
until expended, of which $1,230,000,000 shall be for cap-
italization grants for the Clean Water State Revolving 
Funds under title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Con-
trol Act, and of which $1,770,000,000 shall be for capital-
ization grants under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking 
Water Act: Provided, That notwithstanding section 604(a) 
of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and section 
1452(a)(1)(D) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, funds ap-
propriated under this paragraph in this Act shall be pro-
vided to States or territories in EPA Regions 3, 4, and 
9 in amounts determined by the Administrator of the En-
vironmental Protection Agency for wastewater treatment 
works and drinking water facilities impacted by Hurri-
canes Helene and Milton and Hawaii wildfires: Provided 
further, That notwithstanding the requirements of section 
603(i) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and sec-
tion 1452(d) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, for the 
funds appropriated under this paragraph in this Act, each 
State shall use not less than 30 percent of the amount 
of its capitalization grants to provide additional subsidiza-
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tion to eligible recipients in the form of forgiveness of prin-
cipal, negative interest loans or grants, or any combination 
of these: Provided further, That the funds appropriated 
under this paragraph in this Act shall be used for eligible 
projects whose purpose is to reduce flood or fire damage 
risk and vulnerability or to enhance resiliency to rapid hy-
drologic change or natural disaster at treatment works, 
as defined by section 212 of the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act, or any eligible facilities under section 1452 
of the Safe Drinking Water Act, and for other eligible 
tasks at such treatment works or facilities necessary to 
further such purposes: Provided further, That the funds 
provided under this paragraph in this Act shall not be sub-
ject to the matching or cost share requirements of section 
1452(e) of the Safe Drinking Water Act: Provided further, 
That funds provided under this paragraph in this Act shall 
not be subject to the matching or cost share requirements 
of sections 602(b)(2), 602(b)(3), or 202 of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act: Provided further, That the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency 
may retain up to $5,000,000 of the funds appropriated 
under this paragraph in this Act for management and 
oversight: Provided further, That such amount is des-
ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re-
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quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
For an additional amount for ‘‘State and Tribal As-
sistance Grants’’, $85,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, for capitalization grants for the Clean Water 
State Revolving Funds under title VI of the Federal Water 
Pollution Control Act: Provided, That notwithstanding 
section 604(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 
funds appropriated under this paragraph in this Act shall 
be provided to States or territories in EPA Regions 3 and 
4 impacted by Hurricanes Helene and Milton in amounts 
determined by the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency to improve the resilience of decentral-
ized wastewater treatment systems to flooding, to assess 
the potential to connect homes served by decentralized 
wastewater treatment systems to centralized wastewater 
systems, and to fund such connections: Provided further, 
That notwithstanding the requirements of section 603(i) 
of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, for the funds 
appropriated under this paragraph in this Act, each State 
shall use 100 percent of the amount of its capitalization 
grants to provide additional subsidization to eligible recipi-
ents in the form of forgiveness of principal, grants, nega-
tive interest loans, other loan forgiveness, and through 
buying, refinancing, or restructuring debt or any combina-
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tion thereof: Provided further, That funds appropriated 
under this paragraph in this Act shall not be subject to 
the matching or cost share requirements of sections 
602(b)(2), 602(b)(3), or 202 of the Federal Water Pollu-
tion Control Act: Provided further, That the Administrator 
of the Environmental Protection Agency may retain up to 
$3,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this para-
graph in this Act for management and oversight: Provided 
further, 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. 
For an additional amount for ‘‘State and Tribal As-
sistance Grants’’, $60,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, for necessary expenses to address water emer-
gencies under section 1442(b) of the Safe Drinking Water 
Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–1(b)) or section 504(a) of the Fed-
eral Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1364) in 
States or territories in EPA Regions 3 and 4 impacted 
by Hurricanes Helene and Milton: Provided, That notwith-
standing section 1442(b) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, 
funds appropriated under this paragraph in this Act may 
be used to provide technical assistance and grants regard-
less of whether the emergency situation presents a sub-
stantial danger to public health: Provided further, That 
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notwithstanding section 1442(b) of the Safe Drinking 
Water Act, funds appropriated under this paragraph in 
this Act may be used to provide grants regardless of 
whether such grants will be used to support actions that 
would not otherwise be taken without emergency assist-
ance: Provided further, That funds appropriated under 
this paragraph in this Act may be used to provide tech-
nical assistance and grants under section 1442(b) of the 
Safe Drinking Water Act to any appropriate recipient, as 
determined by the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency, to assist in responding to and alle-
viating an emergency situation affecting a privately owned 
water system: Provided further, That funds appropriated 
under this paragraph in this Act may be used to take ac-
tions authorized under section 504(a) of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act that the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency deems necessary to pro-
tect the health or welfare of persons affected by a water 
emergency, including other necessary actions and for pro-
viding technical assistance and grants to address such 
water emergency: Provided further, That the Adminis-
trator of the Environmental Protection Agency may retain 
up to $1,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this 
paragraph in this Act for management and oversight: Pro-
vided further, That such amount is designated by the Con-
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gress 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. 
For an additional amount for ‘‘State and Tribal As-
sistance Grants’’, $10,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, for grants and other activities authorized by 
subsections (a) through (c) of section 103 of the Clean 
Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7403) or section 105 of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 7405) for necessary expenses related to the con-
sequences of Hurricanes Milton and Helene, including re-
pair or replacement of damaged air monitoring equipment: 
Provided, That funds appropriated under this paragraph 
in this Act may be awarded noncompetitively: Provided 
further, 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. 
For an additional amount for ‘‘State and Tribal As-
sistance Grants’’, $95,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, for the hazardous waste financial assistance 
grants program and other solid waste management activi-
ties for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 
Hurricanes Helene and Milton: Provided, That none of the 
funds appropriated under this paragraph in this Act shall 
be subject to section 3011(b) of the Solid Waste Disposal 
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Act: Provided further, That the Administrator of the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency may retain up to $500,000 
of the funds appropriated under this paragraph in this Act 
for management and oversight: 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. 
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
FOREST SERVICE 
FOREST SERVICE OPERATIONS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Forest Service Oper-
ations’’, $68,100,000, to remain available until expended, 
for necessary expenses related to the consequences of cal-
endar year 2022, 2023, and 2024 wildfires, hurricanes, 
and other natural disasters: 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. 
FOREST AND RANGELAND RESEARCH 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Forest and Rangeland 
Research’’, $26,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, for necessary expenses related to the consequences 
of calendar year 2022, 2023, and 2024 wildfires, hurri-
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canes, and other natural disasters: 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. 
STATE, PRIVATE, AND TRIBAL FORESTRY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘State, Private, and 
Tribal Forestry’’, $208,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, for necessary expenses related to the con-
sequences of calendar year 2022, 2023, and 2024 
wildfires, hurricanes, and other natural disasters: Pro-
vided, That of the amounts made available under this 
heading in this Act, $14,000,000 shall be to provide For-
est Health Protection assistance to States for an emerging 
eastern spruce budworm outbreak approaching the north-
eastern U.S. border: Provided further, That with respect 
to the preceding proviso, an award of financial assistance 
from the Forest Service will not be subject to a non-Fed-
eral cost-share requirement: 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. 
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NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM 
For an additional amount for ‘‘National Forest Sys-
tem’’, $2,523,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That of the amounts made available under this 
heading in this Act, $2,448,000,000 shall be for necessary 
expenses related to the consequences of calendar year 
2022, 2023, and 2024 wildfires, hurricanes, and other 
natural disasters: Provided further, That of the amounts 
made available under this heading in this Act, 
$75,000,000 shall be for the construction or maintenance 
of shaded fuel breaks in the Pacific Regions: Provided fur-
ther, 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. 
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Capital Improvement 
and Maintenance’’, $3,525,000,000, to remain available 
until expended, for necessary expenses related to the con-
sequences of calendar year 2022, 2023, and 2024 
wildfires, hurricanes, and other natural disasters: 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. 
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GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE 
SEC. 2701. Notwithstanding section 3304 of title 5, 
United States Code, and without regard to the provisions 
of sections 3309 through 3318 of such title 5, the Sec-
retary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, 
acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, may re-
cruit and directly appoint highly qualified individuals into 
the competitive service to address critical hiring needs for 
the planning and execution of the projects and activities 
funded in this title: Provided, That such authority shall 
not apply to positions in the Excepted Service or the Sen-
ior Executive Service: Provided further, That any action 
authorized herein shall be consistent with the merit prin-
ciples of section 2301 of such title 5, and the Department 
of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture shall 
comply with the public notice requirements of section 3327 
of such title 5: Provided further, That the authority under 
this section shall terminate on September 30, 2029: Pro-
vided further, That amounts provided by this section are 
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. 2702. Not later than 45 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the agencies receiving funds appro-
priated by this title shall provide a detailed operating plan 
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of anticipated uses of funds made available in this title 
by State and Territory, and by program, project, and ac-
tivity, to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate: Provided, That no such 
funds shall be obligated before the operating plans are 
provided to such Committees: Provided further, That such 
plans shall be updated, including obligations and expendi-
tures to date, and submitted to such Committees on Ap-
propriations every 60 days until all such funds are ex-
pended. 
TITLE VIII 
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
SERVICES 
ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES 
PAYMENTS TO STATES FOR THE CHILD CARE AND 
DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Payments to States 
for the Child Care and Development Block Grant’’, 
$250,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 
2026, for necessary expenses directly related to the con-
sequences of major disasters and emergencies declared 
pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) occur-
ring in 2023 and 2024 (referred to under this heading 
in this Act as ‘‘covered disaster or emergency’’), including 
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activities authorized under section 319(a) of the Public 
Health Service Act: Provided, That the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services shall allocate such funds to 
States, territories, and Tribes based on assessed need not-
withstanding sections 658J and 658O of the Child Care 
and Development Block Grant Act of 1990: Provided fur-
ther, That not to exceed 2 percent of funds appropriated 
in this paragraph may be reserved, to remain available 
until expended, for Federal administration costs: Provided 
further, That such funds may be used for alteration, ren-
ovation, construction, equipment, and other capital im-
provement costs, including for child care facilities without 
regard to section 658F(b) of such Act, and for other ex-
penditures related to child care, as necessary to meet the 
needs of areas affected by a covered disaster or emergency: 
Provided further, That funds made available in this para-
graph may be used without regard to section 658G of such 
Act and with amounts allocated for such purposes ex-
cluded from the calculation of percentages under sub-
section 658E(c)(3) of such Act: Provided further, That 
notwithstanding section 658J(c) of such Act, funds allot-
ted to a State may be obligated by the State in that fiscal 
year or the succeeding three fiscal years: Provided further, 
That Federal interest provisions will not apply to the ren-
ovation or construction of privately-owned family child 
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care homes, and the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services shall develop parameters on the use of funds for 
family child care homes: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary shall not retain Federal interest after a period of 
10 years (from the date on which the funds are made 
available to purchase or improve the property) in any facil-
ity renovated or constructed with funds made available in 
this paragraph: Provided further, That funds made avail-
able in this paragraph shall not be available for costs that 
are reimbursed by the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, under a contract for insurance, or by self-insur-
ance: Provided further, That funds appropriated in this 
paragraph may be made available to restore amounts, ei-
ther directly or through reimbursement, for obligations in-
curred for such purposes, prior to the date of enactment 
of this Act: Provided further, That such amount is des-
ignated 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. 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Payments to States 
for the Child Care and Development Block Grant’’, 
$250,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2025: Provided, That amounts made available in this 
paragraph shall be available without regard to require-
ments in sections 658E(c)(3)(E) or 658G of the Child 
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Care and Development Block Grant Act: Provided further, 
That payments made to States, territories, Indian Tribes, 
and Tribal organizations from amounts made available in 
this paragraph shall be obligated in this fiscal year or the 
succeeding two fiscal years: Provided further, That 
amounts made available in this paragraph shall be used 
to supplement and not supplant other Federal, State, and 
local public funds expended to provide child care services 
for eligible individuals: 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 PROVISION—THIS TITLE 
SEC. 2801. Not later than 45 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the agencies receiving funds appro-
priated by this title in this Act shall provide a detailed 
operating plan of anticipated uses of funds made available 
in this title in this Act by State and territory, and by pro-
gram, project, and activity, to the Committees on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: 
Provided, That no such funds shall be obligated before the 
operating plans are provided to such Committees: Pro-
vided further, That such plans shall be updated, including 
obligations to date and anticipated use of funds made 
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available in this title in this Act, and submitted to such 
Committees quarterly until all such funds expire. 
TITLE IX 
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
for audits and investigations related to Hurricanes Helene 
and Milton, and other disasters declared pursuant to the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) in calendar years 2023 
and 2024: 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. 
TITLE X 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 
Navy and Marine Corps’’, $1,127,281,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2029, for necessary expenses 
related to the consequences of Typhoon Mawar: Provided, 
That not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of the Navy, or their designee, shall submit 
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to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate form 1391 for each specific 
project and an expenditure plan for funds provided under 
this heading in this Act: Provided further, That such funds 
may be obligated or expended for design and military con-
struction projects not otherwise authorized by law: Pro-
vided further, That such amount is designated by the Con-
gress 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. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 
Air Force’’, $487,300,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2029, for necessary expenses related to the 
consequences of Typhoon Mawar: Provided, That not later 
than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of the Air Force, or their designee, shall submit to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and the Senate form 1391 for each specific project 
and an expenditure plan for funds provided under this 
heading in this Act: Provided further, That such funds 
may be obligated or expended for design and military con-
struction projects not otherwise authorized by law: Pro-
vided further, That such amount is designated by the Con-
gress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to 
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section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 
Army National Guard’’, $21,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2029, for necessary expenses related 
to the consequences of Typhoon Mawar and severe storms 
in calendar year 2023: Provided, That not later than 60 
days after enactment of this Act, the Director of the Army 
National Guard, or their designee, shall submit to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and the Senate form 1391 for each specific project 
and an expenditure plan for funds provided under this 
heading in this Act: Provided further, That such funds 
may be obligated or expended for design and military con-
struction projects not otherwise authorized by law: Pro-
vided further, That such amount is designated by the Con-
gress 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. 
FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE 
CORPS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Family Housing Con-
struction, Navy and Marine Corps’’, $27,399,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2029, for necessary ex-
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penses related to the consequences of Typhoon Mawar: 
Provided, That not later than 60 days after enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of the Navy, or their designee, shall 
submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate an expenditure plan for 
funds provided under this heading in this Act: Provided 
further, 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. 
FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 
NAVY AND MARINE CORPS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Family Housing Oper-
ation and Maintenance, Navy and Marine Corps’’, 
$102,168,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2026, for necessary expenses related to the consequences 
of Typhoon Mawar: Provided, That not later than 60 days 
after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy, 
or their designee, shall submit to the Committees on Ap-
propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen-
ate an expenditure plan for funds provided under this 
heading in this Act: 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 
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Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985. 
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION 
MEDICAL SERVICES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Medical Services’’, 
$19,258,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2027, for necessary expenses related to the consequences 
of Hurricanes Milton and Helene: 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. 
MEDICAL SUPPORT AND COMPLIANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Medical Support and 
Compliance’’, $330,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2027, for necessary expenses related to the 
consequences of Hurricanes Milton and Helene: 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. 
MEDICAL FACILITIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, 
$41,660,000, to remain available until September 30, 
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2029, for necessary expenses related to the consequences 
of Hurricanes Milton and Helene and other Federally de-
clared disasters occurring in 2023 and 2024: 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. 
NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMINISTRATION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘National Cemetery 
Administration’’ for necessary expenses related to the con-
sequences of Hurricanes Milton and Helene, $693,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2029: 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. 
DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION 
CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR PROJECTS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction, Major 
Projects’’, $4,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2029, for necessary expenses related to the 
consequences of Hurricanes Milton and Helene: 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. 
CONSTRUCTION, MINOR PROJECTS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction, Minor 
Projects’’, $2,020,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2029, for necessary expenses related to the 
consequences of Hurricanes Milton and Helene: 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. 
TITLE XI 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED 
AGENCY 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS 
INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION, 
UNITED STATES AND MEXICO 
CONSTRUCTION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’, 
$250,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That funds provided under this heading in this Act 
shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular 
notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate: Pro-
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vided further, That such amount is designated by the Con-
gress 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. 
TITLE XII 
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION 
EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Emergency Relief 
Program’’ as authorized under section 125 of title 23, 
United States Code, $8,086,020,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding subsection 
(e) of section 120 of title 23, United States Code, for any 
obligations made on or after March 26, 2024, for fiscal 
year 2024, this fiscal year, and hereafter, the Federal 
share for Emergency Relief funds made available under 
section 125 of such title to respond to damage caused by 
the cargo ship Dali to the Francis Scott Key Bridge lo-
cated in Baltimore City and Baltimore and Anne Arundel 
Counties, Maryland, including reconstruction of that 
bridge and its approaches, shall be 100 percent: Provided 
further, That consistent with section 668.105(e) of title 
23, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regula-
tion), any insurance proceeds, judgments, settlements, 
penalties, fines, or other compensation for damages, in-
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cluding interest, from whatever source derived, recovered 
by a State, a political subdivision of a State, or a toll au-
thority for repair, including reconstruction, of the Francis 
Scott Key Bridge located in Baltimore City and Baltimore 
and Anne Arundel Counties, Maryland, in response to, or 
as a result of, the damage caused by the cargo ship Dali 
to that bridge and its approaches, shall be used upon re-
ceipt to reduce liability on the repair, including reconstruc-
tion, of such bridge and its approaches from the emer-
gency fund authorized under section 125 of title 23, 
United States Code: Provided further, That any funds re-
covered and used to reduce liability pursuant to the pre-
ceding proviso shall not exceed the total amount of liability 
on the repair, including reconstruction, of the Francis 
Scott Key Bridge located in Baltimore City and Baltimore 
and Anne Arundel Counties, Maryland, and its ap-
proaches, from the emergency fund authorized under sec-
tion 125 of title 23, 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 Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN 
DEVELOPMENT 
COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Community Develop-
ment Fund’’, $12,039,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, for the same purposes and under the same 
terms and conditions as funds appropriated under such 
heading in title VIII of the Disaster Relief Supplemental 
Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117–43), except 
that such amounts shall be for major disasters that oc-
curred in 2023 or 2024 and the fourth, tenth, 15th, 16th, 
20th, and 21st provisos under such heading in such Act 
shall not apply: Provided, That the Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development shall allocate all funds provided 
under this heading in this Act for the total estimate for 
unmet needs including additional mitigation for qualifying 
disasters and publish such allocations in the Federal Reg-
ister no later than January 15, 2025: Provided further, 
That the amount obligated for each qualifying disaster 
area shall be no less than the amounts specified in such 
Federal Register publication, unless such allocation is re-
jected by the grantee: Provided further, That a grantee 
shall submit a plan to the Secretary for approval detailing 
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the proposed use of all funds, including criteria for eligi-
bility and how the use of these funds will address long- 
term recovery and restoration of infrastructure and hous-
ing, economic revitalization, and mitigation in the most 
impacted and distressed areas: Provided further, That un-
obligated balances remaining as of the date of enactment 
of this Act included under Treasury Appropriation Fund 
Symbol 86 X 0162 from Public Laws 108–324, 109–148, 
109–234, 110–252, 110–329, 111–212, 112–55, and 
113–2 shall also be available for the purposes authorized 
under this heading in this Act (except that the amount 
for each set-aside provided herein shall not be exceeded), 
notwithstanding the purposes for which such amounts 
were appropriated: Provided further, That of the amounts 
made available under this heading in this Act, 
$45,000,000 shall be transferred to ‘‘Department of 
Housing and Urban Development—Management and Ad-
ministration—Program Offices’’ for salaries and expenses 
of the Office of Community Planning and Development for 
necessary costs, including information technology costs, of 
administering and overseeing the obligation and expendi-
ture of amounts made available for activities authorized 
under title I of the Housing and Community Development 
Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) related to disaster 
relief, long-term recovery, restoration of infrastructure 
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and housing, economic revitalization, and mitigation in the 
most impacted and distressed areas resulting from a 
major disaster in this, prior, or future Acts (‘‘this, prior, 
or future disaster Acts’’): Provided further, That of the 
amounts made available under this heading in this Act, 
$1,850,000 shall be transferred to ‘‘Department of Hous-
ing and Urban Development—Information Technology 
Fund’’ for the disaster recovery data portal: Provided fur-
ther, That of the amounts made available under this head-
ing in this Act, $7,000,000 shall be transferred to ‘‘De-
partment of Housing and Urban Development—Office of 
Inspector General’’ for necessary costs of overseeing and 
auditing amounts made available in this, prior, or future 
disaster Acts: Provided further, That of the amounts made 
available under this heading in this Act, $25,000,000 shall 
be made available for capacity building and technical as-
sistance, including assistance on contracting and procure-
ment processes, to support recipients of allocations from 
this, prior, or future disaster Acts: Provided further, That 
amounts made available under this heading in this Act 
may be used by a grantee to assist utilities as part of a 
disaster-related eligible activity under section 105(a) of 
the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 
(42 U.S.C. 5305(a)): Provided further, That recipients of 
funds made available in this, prior, or future disaster Acts 
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that use such funds to supplement other Federal assist-
ance may adopt, without review or public comment, any 
environmental review, approval, or permit performed by 
a Federal agency, and such adoption shall satisfy the re-
sponsibilities of the recipient with respect to such environ-
mental review, approval or permit, so long as the actions 
covered by the existing environmental review, approval, or 
permit and the actions proposed for these supplemental 
funds are substantially the same: Provided further, That 
the Secretary or a State may, upon receipt of a request 
for release of funds and certification, immediately approve 
the release of funds for any activity or project if the recipi-
ent has adopted an environmental review, approval or per-
mit under the previous proviso or if the activity or project 
is categorically excluded from review under the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
seq.), notwithstanding section 104(g)(2) of the Housing 
and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 
5304(g)(2)): Provided further, That such amount and 
amounts repurposed under this heading that were pre-
viously designated by the Congress as an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the 
budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985 are 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. 
TITLE XIII 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 21301. Each amount appropriated or made 
available by this Act is in addition to amounts otherwise 
appropriated for the fiscal year involved. 
SEC. 21302. No part of any appropriation contained 
in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond 
the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 
SEC. 21303. Unless otherwise provided for by this 
Act, the additional amounts appropriated by this Act to 
appropriations accounts shall be available under the au-
thorities and conditions applicable to such appropriations 
accounts for fiscal year 2025. 
SEC. 21304. Each amount designated in divisions A 
or B by the Congress as being for an emergency require-
ment pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall 
be available (or repurposed, rescinded, or transferred, if 
applicable) only if the President subsequently so des-
ignates all such amounts and transmits such designations 
to the Congress. 
SEC. 21305. Any amount appropriated by divisions 
A or B, designated by the Congress as an emergency re-
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quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, 
and subsequently so designated by the President, and 
transferred pursuant to transfer authorities provided by 
this division shall retain such designation. 
SEC. 21306. Budgetary Effects.— 
(1) STATUTORY
PAYGO
SCORECARDS.—The 
budgetary effects of division C and each succeeding 
division shall not be entered on either PAYGO score-
card maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of the 
Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010. 
(2) SENATE PAYGO SCORECARDS.—The budg-
etary effects of division C and each succeeding divi-
sion shall not be entered on any PAYGO scorecard 
maintained for purposes of section 4106 of H. Con. 
Res. 71 (115th Congress). 
(3) 
CLASSIFICATION
OF
BUDGETARY
EF-
FECTS.—Notwithstanding Rule 3 of the Budget 
Scorekeeping Guidelines set forth in the joint ex-
planatory statement of the committee of conference 
accompanying Conference Report 105–217 and sec-
tion 250(c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the budgetary ef-
fects of division C and each succeeding division shall 
not be estimated— 
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(A) for purposes of section 251 of such 
Act; 
(B) for purposes of an allocation to the 
Committee on Appropriations pursuant to sec-
tion 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974; and 
(C) 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. 
(4) BALANCES ON THE PAYGO SCORECARDS.— 
Effective on the date of the adjournment of the sec-
ond session of the 118th Congress, and for the pur-
poses of the annual report issued pursuant to section 
5 of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (2 
U.S.C. 934) after such adjournment and for deter-
mining whether a sequestration order is necessary 
under such section, the balances on the PAYGO 
scorecards established pursuant to paragraphs (4) 
and (5) of section 4(d) of such Act shall be zero. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Disaster Relief 
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2025’’. 
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DIVISION C—OTHER MATTERS 
TITLE I—DISASTER RELIEF 
SEC. 101. DISASTER GRANT CLOSEOUT PROCEDURES. 
Section 705 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5205) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘State or local government’’ and 
inserting ‘‘State, local government, or the owner or 
operator of a private nonprofit facility’’ each place it 
appears; 
(2) in paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection (b) 
by striking ‘‘Federal, State, or local government’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Federal Government, State, local gov-
ernment, or the owner or operator of a private non-
profit facility’’; and 
(3) in subsection (d)(1) by striking ‘‘State, 
local,’’ and inserting ‘‘State, local government, the 
owner or operator of a private nonprofit facility,’’. 
SEC. 102. AVAILABILITY OF EXCESS FUNDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 324 of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5165b) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(2)— 
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(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 
and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and 
adjusting the margins accordingly; and 
(B) in the matter preceding clause (i), as 
so redesignated, by striking ‘‘provide the fol-
lowing percentage rates’’ and inserting ‘‘pro-
vide— 
‘‘(A) excess funds for management costs as 
described in subsection (c); and 
‘‘(B) the following percentage rates’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub-
section (d); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) USE OF EXCESS FUNDS FOR MANAGEMENT 
COSTS.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘excess funds for management costs’ means the dif-
ference between— 
‘‘(A) the amount of the applicable specific 
management costs authorized under subsection 
(b)(1) and subsection (b)(2)(B); and 
‘‘(B) as of the date on which the grant 
award is closed, the amount of funding for 
management costs activities expended by the 
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grantee or subgrantee receiving the financial as-
sistance for costs described in subparagraph 
(A). 
‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY
OF
EXCESS
FUNDS
FOR 
MANAGEMENT
COSTS.—The President may make 
available to a grantee or subgrantee receiving finan-
cial assistance under section 403, 404, 406, 407, or 
502 any excess funds for management costs. 
‘‘(3) USE OF FUNDS.—Excess funds for man-
agement costs made available to a grantee or sub-
grantee under paragraph (2) may be used for— 
‘‘(A) activities associated with building ca-
pacity to prepare for, recover from, or mitigate 
the impacts of a major disaster or emergency 
declared under section 401 or 501, respectively; 
and 
‘‘(B) management costs associated with 
any— 
‘‘(i) major disaster; 
‘‘(ii) emergency; 
‘‘(iii) disaster preparedness measure; 
or 
‘‘(iv) mitigation activity or measure 
authorized under section 203, 204, 205, or 
404. 
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‘‘(4) AVAILABILITY.—Excess funds for manage-
ment costs made available to a grantee or sub-
grantee under paragraph (2) shall remain available 
to the grantee or subgrantee until the date that is 
5 years after the date on which the excess funds for 
management costs are made available under para-
graph (2).’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall apply with respect to any grant award 
in relation to a major disaster or emergency declared 
under section 401 or 501, respectively, of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5170, 5191)— 
(1) the declaration of which is made on or after 
the date of enactment of this Act; and 
(2) that is funded with amounts appropriated 
on or after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(c) GAO STUDY.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall submit to the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Sen-
ate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture of the House of Representatives a report— 
(1) on the actual management costs described 
in section 324 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
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Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5165b) during the period of a major disaster dec-
laration under section 401 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
5170) to determine whether the amount set aside for 
those management costs after the date of enactment 
of this Act is appropriate; and 
(2) that includes the management costs de-
scribed in section 324 of the Robert T. Stafford Dis-
aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5165b) for each disaster declared under dur-
ing the period of a major disaster declaration under 
section 401 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5170) during the 
5-year period preceding the date of the report, the 
amount set aside for those management costs, the 
use of those management costs, the length of each 
disaster, and the reason for the length of each dis-
aster. 
(d) NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS.—No additional funds 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the amend-
ments made by subsection (a). 
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SEC. 103. REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIR, REPLACEMENT, 
AND 
RESTORATION 
WORK 
ON 
PRIVATE 
ROADS AND BRIDGES IMPACTED BY TROP-
ICAL STORM HELENE. 
(a) ELIGIBILITY FOR REIMBURSEMENT.—Notwith-
standing any provision of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et 
seq.) or the regulations governing the public assistance 
program of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
under such Act, the State, Indian Tribal, and local govern-
ments in North Carolina covered under major disaster 
declaration FEMA–4827–DR–NC (relating to Tropical 
Storm Helene) shall be eligible for reimbursement for the 
cost of repairs, replacements, or restoration to private 
roads and bridges, without regard to pre-existing condi-
tion, under section 428 of such Act that— 
(1) are used as the sole means of access to pri-
mary residences or essential community services; 
(2) are significantly damaged or destroyed as a 
direct result of Tropical Storm Helene as identified 
in FEMA–4827–DR–NC; and 
(3) does not duplicate work that has already 
been completed. 
(b) CONDITIONS OF REIMBURSEMENT.—Reimburse-
ment under this section shall be subject to the following 
conditions: 
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(1) Private roads or bridges shall be inspected 
by appropriate State, Indian Tribal, or local govern-
ment officials or their designees to verify the scope, 
need, and cost-effectiveness of any mitigation meas-
ures for the proposed repair, replacement, or res-
toration. 
(2) The State, Indian Tribal, or local govern-
ments requesting assistance shall ensure that the 
private roads or bridges being repaired, replaced, or 
restored remain open for disaster recovery activities 
for the duration of the repair, replacement, or res-
toration process. 
(3) The State or Indian Tribal governments 
shall be responsible for documenting all costs associ-
ated with repairs, replacements, or restorations with-
in their jurisdiction in accordance with Federal 
Emergency Management Agency policy. 
(4) The State, Indian Tribal, or local govern-
ment applying for public assistance funding shall ob-
tain authority or permission to perform the work to 
permanently repair, replace, or restore the private 
roads and bridges. 
(5) The State, Indian Tribal, or local govern-
ment applying for public assistance funding shall en-
sure the work under this section is performed in 
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compliance with all applicable State and Federal 
regulations and requirements that pertain to work 
that is permanent in nature. 
(c) DUPLICATION OF BENEFITS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Any individual or household 
that has received assistance prior to the date of en-
actment of this section pursuant to section 408 of 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5174) for the pur-
poses of repairing a private road or bridge eligible 
under this section may proceed with such repairs or 
return any such assistance to have such repair eligi-
ble pursuant to this section. 
(2) CALCULATION.—In the event the individual 
or household chooses to proceed with such repairs 
utilizing assistance provided pursuant to section 408 
of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5174) for a private 
road or bridge, such assistance shall not be counted 
against the maximum amount of assistance for such 
individual or household under such section. 
(d) ELIGIBLE COSTS.—In determining eligible costs, 
the Administrator shall base such determinations on prop-
erly conducted and certified cost estimates prepared by 
professionally licensed engineers (mutually agreed upon by 
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the Administrator and the applicant). Once certified by 
a professionally licensed engineer and accepted by the Ad-
ministrator, the estimates on which grants made pursuant 
to this section are based shall be presumed to be reason-
able and eligible costs, as long as there is no evidence of 
fraud. 
TITLE II—RECYCLING, WATER, 
AND ENVIRONMENT RELATED 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 201. RECYCLING AND COMPOSTING ACCOUNTABILITY. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Recycling and Composting Accountability Act’’. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In this section: 
(A) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Admin-
istrator’’ means the Administrator of the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency. 
(B) 
COMPOST.—The 
term 
‘‘compost’’ 
means a product that— 
(i) is manufactured through the con-
trolled aerobic, biological decomposition of 
biodegradable materials; 
(ii) has been subjected to medium and 
high temperature organisms, which— 
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(I) significantly reduce the viabil-
ity of pathogens and weed seeds; and 
(II) stabilize carbon in the prod-
uct such that the product is beneficial 
to plant growth; and 
(iii) is typically used as a soil amend-
ment, but may also contribute plant nutri-
ents. 
(C) COMPOSTABLE MATERIAL.—The term 
‘‘compostable material’’ means material that is 
a feedstock for creating compost, including— 
(i) wood; 
(ii) agricultural crops; 
(iii) paper, such as cardboard and 
other paper products; 
(iv) certified compostable products as-
sociated with organic waste; 
(v) other organic plant material; 
(vi) organic waste, including food 
waste and yard waste; and 
(vii) such other material that is com-
posed of biomass that can be continually 
replenished or renewed, as determined by 
the Administrator. 
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(D) INDIAN
TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian 
Tribe’’ has the meaning given the term in sec-
tion 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and 
Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 
(E) RECYCLABLE
MATERIAL.—The term 
‘‘recyclable material’’ means a material that is 
obsolete, previously used, off-specification, sur-
plus, or incidentally produced for processing 
into a specification-grade commodity for which 
a reuse market currently exists or is being de-
veloped. 
(F) RECYCLING.—The term ‘‘recycling’’ 
means the series of activities— 
(i) during which recyclable materials 
are processed into specification-grade com-
modities and consumed as raw-material 
feedstock, in lieu of virgin materials, in the 
manufacturing of new products; 
(ii) that may, with regard to recycla-
ble materials and prior to the activities de-
scribed in clause (i), include sorting, collec-
tion, processing, and brokering; and 
(iii) that result, subsequent to proc-
essing described in clause (i), in consump-
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tion by a materials manufacturer, includ-
ing for the manufacturing of new products. 
(G) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 1004 of the 
Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6903). 
(2) DEFINITION OF PROCESSING.—In subpara-
graphs (E) and (F) of paragraph (1), the term 
‘‘processing’’ means any mechanical, manual, or 
other method that— 
(A) transforms a recyclable material into a 
specification-grade commodity; and 
(B) may occur in multiple steps, with dif-
ferent phases, including sorting, occurring at 
different locations. 
(c) REPORTS ON COMPOSTING AND RECYCLING IN-
FRASTRUCTURE CAPABILITIES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subtitle D of the Solid 
Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6941 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 4011. REPORTS ON COMPOSTING AND RECYCLING IN-
FRASTRUCTURE CAPABILITIES. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) RECYCLING AND COMPOSTING ACCOUNT-
ABILITY
ACT
TERMS.—The 
terms 
‘compost’, 
‘compostable material’, ‘recyclable material’, and ‘re-
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cycling’ have the meanings given the terms in sub-
section (b) of the Recycling and Composting Ac-
countability Act. 
‘‘(2) 
COMPOSTING
FACILITY.—The 
term 
‘composting facility’ means a location, structure, or 
device that transforms compostable materials into 
compost. 
‘‘(3) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘Indian Tribe’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the 
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 
‘‘(4) MATERIALS RECOVERY FACILITY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘materials 
recovery facility’ means a dedicated facility 
where primarily residential recyclable materials, 
which are diverted from disposal by the gener-
ator and collected separately from municipal 
solid waste, are mechanically or manually sort-
ed into commodities for further processing into 
specification-grade commodities for sale to end 
users. 
‘‘(B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘materials 
recovery facility’ does not include a solid waste 
management facility that may process munic-
ipal solid waste to remove recyclable materials. 
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‘‘(C) DEFINITION
OF
PROCESSING.—For 
purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘proc-
essing’ has the meaning given the term in sub-
section (b)(2) of the Recycling and Composting 
Accountability Act. 
‘‘(b) REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall re-
quest information and data from, collaborate with, 
or contract with, as necessary and appropriate, 
States, units of local government, and Indian Tribes, 
for the provision, preparation, and publication of a 
report, or to expand work under the National Recy-
cling Strategy to include information and data, on 
compostable materials and efforts to reduce contami-
nation rates for recycling, including— 
‘‘(A) an evaluation of existing Federal, 
State, and local laws that may present barriers 
to implementation of composting strategies; 
‘‘(B) a description and evaluation of 
composting infrastructure and programs within 
States, units of local government, and Indian 
Tribes; 
‘‘(C) an estimate of the costs and approxi-
mate land needed to expand composting pro-
grams; and 
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‘‘(D) a review of the practices of manufac-
turers and companies that are moving to using 
compostable packaging and food service ware 
for the purpose of making the composting proc-
ess the end-of-life use of those products. 
‘‘(2) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date of enactment of this section, the Ad-
ministrator shall submit to Congress the report pre-
pared under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(c) INVENTORY OF MATERIALS RECOVERY FACILI-
TIES.—Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment 
of this section, and every 4 years thereafter, the Adminis-
trator, in consultation with relevant Federal agencies and 
States, units of local government, and Indian Tribes, 
shall— 
‘‘(1) prepare an inventory or estimate of mate-
rials recovery facilities in the United States, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(A) the number of materials recovery fa-
cilities in each State; and 
‘‘(B) a general description of the materials 
that each of those materials recovery facilities 
can process, including— 
‘‘(i) in the case of plastic, a descrip-
tion of— 
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‘‘(I) the types of accepted resin, 
if applicable; and 
‘‘(II) the packaging or product 
format, such as a jug, a carton, or 
film; 
‘‘(ii) food packaging and service ware, 
such as a bottle, cutlery, or a cup; 
‘‘(iii) paper; 
‘‘(iv) aluminum, such as an aluminum 
beverage can, food can, aerosol can, or foil; 
‘‘(v) steel, such as a steel food or aer-
osol can; 
‘‘(vi) other scrap metal; 
‘‘(vii) glass; or 
‘‘(viii) any other material not de-
scribed in any of clauses (i) through (vii) 
that a materials recovery facility processes; 
and 
‘‘(2) submit to Congress the inventory or esti-
mate prepared under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(d) INFORMATION ON RECYCLING AND COMPOSTING 
SYSTEMS.—The Administrator shall, as necessary and ap-
propriate, collaborate or contract with States, units of 
local government, and Indian Tribes to estimate, with re-
spect to the United States— 
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‘‘(1) the number and types of recycling and 
composting programs; 
‘‘(2) the types and forms of materials accepted 
by recycling or composting programs; 
‘‘(3) the number of individuals— 
‘‘(A) 
with 
access 
to 
recycling 
and 
composting services to at least the extent of ac-
cess to disposal services; and 
‘‘(B) who use, on a percentage basis, the 
recycling and composting services described in 
subparagraph (A); 
‘‘(4) the number of individuals with barriers to 
accessing recycling and composting services similar 
to their access to disposal services and the types of 
those barriers experienced; 
‘‘(5) the inbound contamination and capture 
rates of recycling and composting programs; 
‘‘(6) if applicable, other available recycling or 
composting programs; and 
‘‘(7) the average costs and benefits to States, 
units of local government, and Indian Tribes of recy-
cling and composting programs. 
‘‘(e) RECYCLING REPORTING RATES.— 
‘‘(1) COLLECTION OF DATA; DEVELOPMENT OF 
RATES.—The Administrator may use amounts made 
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available under subsection (f) of the Recycling and 
Composting Accountability Act— 
‘‘(A) to biannually collect, in collaboration 
with States, to the extent practicable, informa-
tion supplied on a voluntary basis to develop 
the estimated rates described in subparagraphs 
(B) and (C); 
‘‘(B) to develop a standardized estimated 
rate of recyclable materials in States that pro-
vide information under subparagraph (A) that 
have been successfully diverted from the waste 
stream and brought to a materials recovery fa-
cility or composting facility; and 
‘‘(C) to develop an estimated national recy-
cling rate based on the information described in 
subparagraphs (A) and (B). 
‘‘(2) USE.—Using amounts made available 
under 
subsection 
(f) 
of 
the 
Recycling 
and 
Composting Accountability Act, the Administrator 
may use the information collected and rates devel-
oped under paragraph (1) to provide requesting 
States, units of local government, and Indian Tribes 
data and technical assistance— 
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‘‘(A) to reduce the overall waste produced 
by the States, units of local government, and 
Indian Tribes; 
‘‘(B) to assist the States, units of local 
government, and Indian Tribes in under-
standing the nuances of the information col-
lected relating to diversion activities; and 
‘‘(C) to increase recycling and composting 
rates of the States, units of local government, 
and Indian Tribes. 
‘‘(f) REPORT
ON END MARKETS.—The Adminis-
trator, in collaboration or contract with, as necessary and 
appropriate, relevant Federal agencies, States, units of 
local government, or Indian Tribes, shall— 
‘‘(1) provide an update to the report submitted 
under section 306 of the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act 
(Public Law 116–224; 134 Stat. 1096) to include an 
addendum on the end-market sale of all recyclable 
materials from materials recovery facilities that 
process recyclable materials, including, to the extent 
practicable— 
‘‘(A) the total, in dollars per ton, domestic 
sales of bales of recyclable materials; and 
‘‘(B) the total, in dollars per ton, inter-
national sales of bales of recyclable materials; 
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‘‘(2) prepare a report on the end-market sale of 
compost from, to the extent practicable, compostable 
materials, including the total, in dollars per ton, of 
domestic sales of compostable materials; and 
‘‘(3) not later than 3 years after the date of en-
actment of this section, submit to Congress the up-
date to the report prepared under paragraph (1) and 
the report prepared under paragraph (2). 
‘‘(g) PRIVILEGED
OR
CONFIDENTIAL
INFORMA-
TION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Information collected under 
subsection (e)(1) or paragraph (1) or (2) of sub-
section (f) shall not include any privileged or con-
fidential information described in section 552(b)(4) 
of title 5, United States Code. 
‘‘(2) NONDISCLOSURE.—Information collected 
to carry out this section shall not be made public if 
the information meets the requirements of section 
552(b) of title 5, United States Code.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents in section 1001 of the Solid Waste Disposal 
Act (Public Law 89–272; 90 Stat. 2795; 98 Stat. 
3268) is amended by inserting after the item relat-
ing to section 4010 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 4011. Report on composting and recycling infrastructure capabilities.’’. 
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(d) FEDERAL AGENCY ACTIVITIES RELATED TO RE-
CYCLING.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, and every 2 years thereafter until 2033, 
the Comptroller General of the United States shall make 
publicly available a report— 
(1) detailing or, to the extent practicable, pro-
viding an estimate of— 
(A) 
the 
total 
annual 
recycling 
and 
composting rates reported by all Federal agen-
cies; and 
(B) the total annual percentage of prod-
ucts containing recyclable material, compostable 
material, or recovered materials purchased by 
all Federal agencies, including— 
(i) the total quantity of procured 
products containing recyclable material or 
recovered materials listed in the com-
prehensive procurement guidelines pub-
lished under section 6002(e) of the Solid 
Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6962(e)); 
and 
(ii) the total quantity of compostable 
material purchased by all Federal agencies; 
(2) identifying the activities of each Federal 
agency that promote recycling or composting; and 
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(3) identifying activities that Federal agencies 
could carry out to further promote recycling or 
composting. 
(e) STUDY ON THE DIVERSION OF RECYCLABLE MA-
TERIALS FROM A CIRCULAR MARKET.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
shall develop a metric for determining the proportion 
of recyclable materials in commercial and municipal 
waste streams that are being diverted from a cir-
cular market. 
(2) STUDY; REPORT.—Not later than 1 year 
after the development of a metric under paragraph 
(1), the Administrator shall conduct a study of, and 
submit to Congress a report on, the proportion of re-
cyclable materials in commercial and municipal 
waste streams that, during each of the 10 calendar 
years preceding the year of submission of the report, 
were diverted from a circular market. 
(3) DATA.—The report under paragraph (2) 
shall provide data on specific recyclable materials, 
including aluminum, plastics, paper and paperboard, 
textiles, and glass, that were prevented from remain-
ing in a circular market through disposal or elimi-
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nation, and to what use those specific recyclable ma-
terials were lost. 
(4) EVALUATION.—The report under paragraph 
(2) shall include an evaluation of whether the estab-
lishment or improvement of recycling programs 
would— 
(A) improve recycling rates; 
(B) reduce the quantity of recyclable mate-
rials being unutilized in a circular market; and 
(C) affect prices paid by consumers for 
products using materials recycled in the circular 
market. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator to 
carry out this section and the amendments made by this 
section $4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 
2029. 
(g) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) UNFUNDED
MANDATES.—The Adminis-
trator or the Secretary of Commerce may not exer-
cise any authority under this section or any amend-
ment made by this section if exercising that author-
ity would require a State, a unit of local govern-
ment, or an Indian Tribe to carry out a mandate for 
which funding is not available. 
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(2) NONDISCLOSURE.—Any information col-
lected to carry out this section shall not be made 
public if the information meets the requirements of 
section 552(b) of title 5, United States Code. 
SEC. 202. RECYCLING INFRASTRUCTURE AND ACCESSI-
BILITY PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency. 
(2) 
CURBSIDE
RECYCLING.—The 
term 
‘‘curbside recycling’’ means the process by which 
residential recyclable materials are picked up 
curbside. 
(3) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means— 
(A) a State (as defined in section 1004 of 
the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 
6903)); 
(B) a unit of local government; 
(C) an Indian Tribe; and 
(D) a public-private partnership. 
(4) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the 
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Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 
(5) MATERIALS RECOVERY FACILITY.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘materials 
recovery facility’’ means a recycling facility 
where primarily residential recyclables, which 
are diverted from disposal by a generator and 
collected separately from municipal solid waste, 
are mechanically or manually sorted into com-
modities for further processing into specifica-
tion-grade commodities for sale to end users. 
(B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘‘materials re-
covery facility’’ does not include a solid waste 
management facility that may process munic-
ipal solid waste to remove recyclable materials. 
(6) PILOT GRANT PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘pilot 
grant program’’ means the Recycling Infrastructure 
and Accessibility Program established under sub-
section (b). 
(7) RECYCLABLE MATERIAL.—The term ‘‘recy-
clable material’’ means obsolete, previously used, off- 
specification, surplus, or incidentally produced mate-
rial for processing into a specification-grade com-
modity for which a market exists. 
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(8) TRANSFER STATION.—The term ‘‘transfer 
station’’ means a facility that— 
(A) receives and consolidates recyclable 
material from curbside recycling or drop-off fa-
cilities; and 
(B) loads the recyclable material onto trac-
tor trailers, railcars, or barges for transport to 
a distant materials recovery facility or another 
recycling-related facility. 
(9) UNDERSERVED
COMMUNITY.—The term 
‘‘underserved community’’ means a community, in-
cluding an unincorporated area, without access to 
full recycling services because— 
(A) transportation, distance, or other rea-
sons render utilization of available processing 
capacity at an existing materials recovery facil-
ity cost prohibitive; or 
(B) the processing capacity of an existing 
materials recovery facility is insufficient to 
manage the volume of recyclable materials pro-
duced by that community. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 18 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
shall establish a pilot grant program, to be known as the 
‘‘Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Program’’, to 
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award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities 
to improve recycling accessibility in a community or com-
munities within the same geographic area. 
(c) GOAL.—The goal of the pilot grant program is 
to fund eligible projects that will significantly improve ac-
cessibility to recycling systems through investments in in-
frastructure in underserved communities through the use 
of a hub-and-spoke model for recycling infrastructure de-
velopment. 
(d) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under the pilot grant program, an eligible entity shall sub-
mit to the Administrator an application at such time, in 
such manner, and containing such information as the Ad-
ministrator may require. 
(e) CONSIDERATIONS.—In selecting eligible entities 
to receive a grant under the pilot grant program, the Ad-
ministrator shall consider— 
(1) whether the community or communities in 
which the eligible entity is seeking to carry out a 
proposed project has curbside recycling; 
(2) whether the proposed project of the eligible 
entity will improve accessibility to recycling services 
in a single underserved community or multiple un-
derserved communities; and 
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(3) if the eligible entity is a public-private part-
nership, the financial health of the private entity 
seeking to enter into that public-private partnership. 
(f) PRIORITY.—In selecting eligible entities to receive 
a grant under the pilot grant program, the Administrator 
shall give priority to eligible entities seeking to carry out 
a proposed project in a community in which there is not 
more than 1 materials recovery facility within a 75-mile 
radius of that community. 
(g) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity awarded a 
grant under the pilot grant program may use the grant 
funds for projects to improve recycling accessibility in 
communities, including in underserved communities, by— 
(1) increasing the number of transfer stations; 
(2) expanding curbside recycling collection pro-
grams where appropriate; and 
(3) leveraging public-private partnerships to re-
duce the costs associated with collecting and trans-
porting recyclable materials in underserved commu-
nities. 
(h) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible 
entity awarded a grant under the pilot grant program may 
not use the grant funds for projects relating to recycling 
education programs. 
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(i) MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM GRANT AMOUNT.—A 
grant awarded to an eligible entity under the pilot grant 
program shall be in an amount— 
(1) not less than $500,000; and 
(2) not more than $15,000,000. 
(j) SET-ASIDE.—The Administrator shall set aside 
not less than 70 percent of the amounts made available 
to carry out the pilot grant program for each fiscal year 
to award grants to eligible entities to carry out a proposed 
project or program in a single underserved community or 
multiple underserved communities. 
(k) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost 
of a project or program carried out by an eligible entity 
using grant funds shall be not more than 95 percent. 
(l) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
on which the first grant is awarded under the pilot grant 
program, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a re-
port describing the implementation of the pilot grant pro-
gram, which shall include— 
(1) a list of eligible entities that have received 
a grant under the pilot grant program; 
(2) the actions taken by each eligible entity that 
received a grant under the pilot grant program to 
improve recycling accessibility with grant funds; and 
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(3) to the extent information is available, a de-
scription of how grant funds received under the pilot 
grant program improved recycling rates in each com-
munity in which a project or program was carried 
out under the pilot grant program. 
(m) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Administrator to carry out the 
pilot grant program $30,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2025 through 2029, to remain available until 
expended. 
(2) ADMINISTRATIVE
COSTS
AND
TECHNICAL 
ASSISTANCE.—Of the amounts made available under 
paragraph (1), the Administrator may use up to 5 
percent— 
(A) for administrative costs relating to car-
rying out the pilot grant program; and 
(B) to provide technical assistance to eligi-
ble entities applying for a grant under the pilot 
grant program. 
SEC. 203. DRINKING WATER INFRASTRUCTURE RISK AND 
RESILIENCE. 
Section 1433(g) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
U.S.C. 300i–2(g)) is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2020 and 
2021’’ and inserting ‘‘2026 and 2027’’; 
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘$5,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$10,000,000’’; 
(3) 
in 
paragraph 
(5), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$20,000,000’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (6)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘$25,000,000’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$50,000,000’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘2020 and 2021’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2026 and 2027’’. 
SEC. 204. REAUTHORIZATION OF DIESEL EMISSIONS RE-
DUCTION ACT. 
Section 797(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 16137(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘2024’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2029’’. 
SEC. 205. NATIONWIDE CONSUMER AND FUEL RETAILER 
CHOICE ACT OF 2024. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 
2024’’. 
(b) ETHANOL WAIVER.— 
(1) EXISTING WAIVERS.—Section 211(f)(4) of 
the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(f)(4)) is amend-
ed— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘(4) The Administrator, 
upon’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(4) WAIVERS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator, 
on’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A) (as so des-
ignated)— 
(i) in the first sentence— 
(I) by striking ‘‘of this sub-
section’’ each place it appears; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘if he deter-
mines’’ and inserting ‘‘if the Adminis-
trator determines’’; and 
(ii) in the second sentence, by striking 
‘‘The Administrator’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(B) 
FINAL
ACTION.—The 
Adminis-
trator’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) REID VAPOR PRESSURE.—A fuel or 
fuel additive may be introduced into commerce 
if— 
‘‘(i)(I) the Administrator determines 
that the fuel or fuel additive is substan-
tially similar to a fuel or fuel additive uti-
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lized in the certification of any model year 
vehicle pursuant to paragraph (1)(A); or 
‘‘(II) the fuel or fuel additive has been 
granted a waiver under subparagraph (A) 
and meets all of the conditions of that 
waiver other than any limitation of the 
waiver with respect to the Reid Vapor 
Pressure of the fuel or fuel additive; and 
‘‘(ii) the fuel or fuel additive meets all 
other applicable Reid Vapor Pressure re-
quirements under subsection (h).’’. 
(2) REID VAPOR PRESSURE LIMITATION.—Sec-
tion 211(h) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
7545(h)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘vapor pressure’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘Vapor Pres-
sure’’; 
(B) in paragraph (4), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘10 per-
cent’’ and inserting ‘‘10 to 15 percent’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (5)(A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Upon notification, ac-
companied by’’ and inserting ‘‘On receipt 
of a notification that is submitted after the 
date of enactment of the Nationwide Con-
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sumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 
2024, and is accompanied by appropriate’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘10 percent’’ and in-
serting ‘‘10 to 15 percent’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘Upon the enactment of the Na-
tionwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer 
Choice Act of 2024, any State for which 
the notification from the Governor of a 
State was submitted before the date of en-
actment of the Nationwide Consumer and 
Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2024 and to 
which the Administrator applied the Reid 
Vapor Pressure limitation established by 
paragraph (1) shall instead have the Reid 
Vapor Pressure limitation established by 
paragraph (4) apply to all fuel blends con-
taining gasoline and 10 to 15 percent de-
natured anhydrous ethanol that are sold, 
offered for sale, dispensed, supplied, of-
fered for supply, transported, or introduced 
into commerce in the area during the high 
ozone season.’’. 
(c) GENERATION
OF CREDITS
BY SMALL REFIN-
ERIES UNDER THE RENEWABLE FUEL PROGRAM.—Sec-
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tion 211(o)(9) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
7545(o)(9)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(E) CREDITS GENERATED FOR 2016–2018 
COMPLIANCE YEARS.— 
‘‘(i) RULE.—For any small refinery 
described in clause (ii) or (iii), the credits 
described in the respective clause shall 
be— 
‘‘(I) returned to the small refin-
ery and, notwithstanding paragraph 
(5)(C), deemed eligible for future 
compliance years; or 
‘‘(II) applied as a credit in the 
EPA Moderated Transaction System 
(EMTS) account of the small refinery. 
‘‘(ii) COMPLIANCE
YEARS
2016
AND 
2017.—Clause (i) applies with respect to 
any small refinery that— 
‘‘(I) retired credits generated for 
compliance years 2016 or 2017; and 
‘‘(II) submitted a petition under 
subparagraph (B)(i) for that compli-
ance year that remained outstanding 
as of December 1, 2022. 
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‘‘(iii) COMPLIANCE
YEAR
2018.—In 
addition to small refineries described in 
clause (ii), clause (i) applies with respect 
to any small refinery— 
‘‘(I) that submitted a petition 
under subparagraph (B)(i) for compli-
ance year 2018 by September 1, 
2019; 
‘‘(II) that retired credits gen-
erated for compliance year 2018 as 
part of the compliance demonstration 
of the small refinery for compliance 
year 2018 by March 31, 2019; and 
‘‘(III) for which— 
‘‘(aa) the petition remained 
outstanding as of December 1, 
2022; or 
‘‘(bb) the Administrator de-
nied the petition as of July 1, 
2022, and has not returned the 
retired credits as of December 1, 
2022.’’. 
(d) ADDRESSING RENEWABLE FUEL MARKET MA-
NIPULATION AND TRANSPARENCY.—Not later than 90 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
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trator of the Environmental Protection Agency, in collabo-
ration with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 
shall— 
(1) review all applicable Renewable Identifica-
tion Number (as described in section 80.1425 of title 
40, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regu-
lations)) data collected for the EPA Moderated 
Transaction System (as defined in section 80.2 of 
title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor 
regulations)); and 
(2) submit to Congress a report that identifies 
any additional data that should be collected to re-
duce renewable fuel market manipulation. 
TITLE III—FOREIGN AFFAIRS 
SEC. 301. GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT CENTER EXTENSION. 
Section 1287(j) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 22 
U.S.C. 2656 note) is amended by striking ‘‘on the date 
that is 8 years after the date of the enactment of this 
Act’’ and inserting ‘‘on the date that is 9 years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act’’. 
SEC. 302. HAITI CRIMINAL COLLUSION TRANSPARENCY 
ACT OF 2024. 
(a) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
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(A) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional 
committees’’ means— 
(i) the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions of the Senate; 
(ii) the Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the Senate; 
(iii) the Committee on the Judiciary 
of the Senate; 
(iv) the Committee on Banking, Hous-
ing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate; 
(v) the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
of the House of Representatives; 
(vi) the Permanent Select Committee 
on Intelligence of the House of Represent-
atives; 
(vii) the Committee on the Judiciary 
of the House of Representatives; and 
(viii) the Committee on Financial 
Services of the House of Representatives. 
(B) The term ‘‘economic elites’’ means 
board members, officers, and executives of 
groups, committees, corporations, or other enti-
ties that exert substantial influence or control 
over Haiti’s economy, infrastructure, or par-
ticular industries. 
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(C) The term ‘‘intelligence community’’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 
3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
U.S.C. 3003(4)). 
(D) The term ‘‘political and economic 
elites’’ means political elites and economic 
elites. 
(E) The term ‘‘political elites’’ means cur-
rent and former government officials and their 
high-level staff, political party leaders, and po-
litical committee leaders. 
(2) REPORT REQUIRED.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 270 
days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, and annually thereafter for the following 5 
years, the Secretary of State, in coordination 
with other Federal agencies as appropriate, 
shall submit a report to the appropriate con-
gressional committees regarding the ties be-
tween criminal gangs and political and eco-
nomic elites in Haiti. The report shall— 
(i) identify prominent criminal gangs 
in Haiti, describe their criminal activities 
including coercive recruitment, and identify 
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their primary geographic areas of oper-
ations; 
(ii) list Haitian political and economic 
elites who knowingly have direct and sig-
nificant links to criminal gangs; 
(iii) describe in detail the relationship 
between the individuals listed pursuant to 
clause (ii) and the criminal gangs identi-
fied pursuant to clause (i); 
(iv) list Haitian political and economic 
elites with links to criminal activities who 
are currently subjected to visa restrictions 
or sanctions by the United States, its 
international partners, or the United Na-
tions, including information regarding— 
(I) the date on which each such 
Haitian political or economic elite was 
designated for restrictions or sanc-
tions; 
(II) which countries have des-
ignated such Haitian political and 
economic elites for restrictions or 
sanctions; and 
(III) for Haitian political and 
economic elites who were designated 
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by the United States, the statutory 
basis for such designation; 
(v) describe in detail how Haitian po-
litical and economic elites use their rela-
tionships with criminal gangs to advance 
their political and economic interests and 
agenda; 
(vi) include a list of each criminal or-
ganization assessed to be trafficking Hai-
tians and other individuals to the United 
States border; 
(vii) include an assessment of how the 
nature and extent of collusion between po-
litical and economic elites and criminal 
gangs threatens the Haitian people and 
United States national interests and activi-
ties in the country, including the provision 
of security assistance to the Haitian gov-
ernment; and 
(viii) include an assessment of poten-
tial actions that the Government of the 
United States and the Government of 
Haiti could take to address the findings 
made pursuant to clause (vii). 
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(B) FORM
OF
REPORT.—The report re-
quired under subparagraph (A) shall be sub-
mitted in unclassified form, but may include a 
classified annex. 
(3) DESIGNATIONS
OF
POLITICAL
AND
ECO-
NOMIC ELITES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State, 
in coordination with the heads of other relevant 
Federal agencies and departments, shall iden-
tify persons identified pursuant to clause (i) 
and (ii) of paragraph (2)(A) who shall be sub-
jected to visa restrictions and may be subjected 
to asset blocking sanctions under— 
(i) section 7031(c) of the Department 
of State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs Appropriations Act, 2022 (divi-
sion K of Public Law 117–103; 8 U.S.C. 
1182 note); or 
(ii) section 1263 of the Global 
Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability 
Act (22 U.S.C. 10102). 
(B) WAIVER.—The President may waive 
the requirements under subparagraph (A) with 
respect to a foreign person if the President cer-
tifies and reports to the appropriate congres-
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sional committees before such waiver is to take 
effect that such waiver would serve a national 
interest of the United States. 
(C) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—The list of 
persons 
identified 
pursuant 
to 
paragraph 
(2)(A)(ii) shall be posted on a publicly acces-
sible website of the Department of State con-
currently with the submission of the report re-
quired under paragraph (2)(A). 
(D) IMPLEMENTATION
AUTHORITY.—The 
President may exercise all authorities provided 
to the President under sections 203 and 205 of 
the International Emergency Economic Powers 
Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) for purposes of 
carrying out this section. 
(E) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
this section shall be construed to affect the 
availability of any existing authorities to issue 
waivers, exceptions, exemptions, licenses, or 
other authorizations. 
(4) SUNSET.—This section shall cease to have 
effect on the date that is 5 years after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
(b) EXCEPTION RELATING
TO IMPORTATION
OF 
GOODS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—A requirement to block and 
prohibit all transactions in all property and interests 
in property pursuant to the authority provided by 
this section shall not include the authority or a re-
quirement to impose sanctions on the importation of 
goods. 
(2) GOOD DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘good’’ means any article, natural or manmade sub-
stance, material, supply or manufactured product, 
including inspection and test equipment, and exclud-
ing technical data. 
SEC. 303. EXTENSION OF SPECIAL RULES FOR HAITI 
UNDER CARIBBEAN BASIN ECONOMIC RE-
COVERY ACT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 213A of the Caribbean 
Basin Economic Recovery Act (19 U.S.C. 2703a) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) 
by 
amending 
subparagraph 
(B)(v)(I) to read as follows: 
‘‘(I) 
APPLICABLE
PERCENT-
AGE.—The term ‘applicable percent-
age’ means 60 percent or more during 
the period beginning on December 20, 
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2017, and ending on September 30, 
2030.’’; and 
(ii) by amending subparagraph (C) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(C) QUANTITATIVE
LIMITATIONS.—The 
preferential treatment described in subpara-
graph (A) shall be extended, during each period 
after the initial applicable 1-year period, to not 
more than 1.25 percent of the aggregate square 
meter equivalents of all apparel articles im-
ported into the United States in the most re-
cent 12-month period for which data are avail-
able.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘in each 
of the 16 succeeding 1-year periods’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘in any of the suc-
ceeding 1-year periods’’; and 
(2) by amending subsection (h) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(h) TERMINATION.—The duty-free treatment pro-
vided under this section shall remain in effect until Sep-
tember 30, 2030.’’. 
(b) MODIFICATIONS TO THE HARMONIZED TARIFF 
SCHEDULE
OF
THE UNITED STATES.—The President 
shall proclaim such modifications as may be necessary to 
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the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to 
restore such special tariff treatment to articles that lost 
such treatment due to prior modifications made to U.S. 
notes, tariff headings, subheadings or statistical suffixes 
in chapters 1 through 97 of the Harmonized Tariff Sched-
ule of the United States before the date of the enactment 
of this Act and remain eligible for such tariff treatment 
due to the amendments made by subsection (a) to section 
213A of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act. 
SEC. 304. REPORTS ON FOREIGN BOYCOTTS OF ISRAEL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, 
the head of the Office of Antiboycott Compliance of the 
Bureau of Industry and Security of the Department of 
Commerce shall submit to the Committee on Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 
a report on foreign boycotts described in section 1773(a) 
of the Anti-Boycott Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4842(a)) tar-
geted at the State of Israel. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection 
(a) shall include a description of— 
(1) the foreign boycotts; and 
(2) the steps taken by the Secretary of Com-
merce to enforce the provisions of the Anti-Boycott 
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Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4841 et seq.) with respect 
to such boycotts. 
(c) TERMINATION.—The requirement to submit re-
ports under subsection (a) shall terminate on the date that 
is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 305. LICENSING TRANSPARENCY. 
Section 1756 of the Export Control Reform Act of 
2018 (50 U.S.C. 4815) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(e) REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this subsection, 
and not less frequently than annually thereafter, the 
Secretary, shall, subject to the availability of appro-
priations, submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report on license applications, enforce-
ment actions, and other requests for authorization 
for the export, reexport, release, and in-country 
transfer of items controlled under this part to cov-
ered entities. 
‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by para-
graph (1) shall include, with respect to the one year 
preceding the previous one-year period, the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(A) For each license application or other 
request for authorization, the name of the enti-
ty submitting the application, a brief descrip-
tion of the item (including the Export Control 
Classification Number (ECCN) and level of 
control, if applicable), the name of the end-user, 
the end-user’s location, a value estimate, deci-
sion with respect to the license application or 
authorization, and the date of submission. 
‘‘(B) The date, location, and result of any 
related enforcement activities, such as end-use 
checks, to ensure compliance with United 
States export controls. 
‘‘(C) Aggregate statistics on all license ap-
plications and other requests for authorization 
as described in subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(3) CONFIDENTIALITY
OF
INFORMATION.— 
The information required to be provided in the re-
ports required by this subsection (other than the in-
formation required by paragraph (2)(C)) shall be ex-
empt from public disclosure pursuant to section 
1761(h)(1). 
‘‘(4) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection— 
‘‘(A) the term ‘appropriate congressional 
committees’ means— 
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‘‘(i) the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
of the House of Representatives; and 
‘‘(ii) the Committee on Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate; 
and 
‘‘(B) the term ‘covered entity’ means any 
entity that— 
‘‘(i) is located or operating in a coun-
try listed in Country Group D:5 under 
Supplement No. 1 to part 740 of title 15, 
Code of Federal Regulations; and 
‘‘(ii) is included on— 
‘‘(I) the list maintained and set 
forth in Supplement No. 4 to part 
744 of the Export Administration 
Regulations; or 
‘‘(II) the list maintained and set 
forth in Supplement No. 7 to part 
744 of the Export Administration 
Regulations.’’. 
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SEC. 306. TEN-YEAR STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR EX-
PORT CONTROL AND ANTI-BOYCOTT VIOLA-
TIONS. 
(a) EXPORT CONTROL VIOLATIONS.—Section 1760 
of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 
4819) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) TIME FOR COMMENCING PROCEEDINGS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—An action, suit, or 
proceeding for the enforcement of any civil fine, 
penalty, or forfeiture, pecuniary or otherwise, 
under this section may not be entertained un-
less the action, suit, or proceeding is com-
menced within the 10-year period beginning on 
the date of the violation upon which the civil 
fine, penalty, or forfeiture is based. 
‘‘(B) COMMENCEMENT.—For purposes of 
subparagraph (A), the commencement of an ac-
tion, suit, or proceeding includes the issuance of 
a charging letter. 
‘‘(2) TIME FOR INDICTMENT.—No person may 
be prosecuted, tried, or punished for any offense 
under subsection (a) unless the indictment is found 
or the information is instituted within the 10-year 
period beginning on the latest date of the violation 
upon which the indictment or information is based.’’. 
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(b) ANTI-BOYCOTT VIOLATIONS.—Section 1774 of 
the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4843) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) TIME FOR COMMENCING PROCEEDINGS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—An action, suit, or 
proceeding for the enforcement of any civil fine, 
penalty, or forfeiture, pecuniary or otherwise, 
under this section may not be entertained un-
less the action, suit, or proceeding is com-
menced within the 10-year period beginning on 
the date of the violation upon which the civil 
fine, penalty, or forfeiture is based. 
‘‘(B) COMMENCEMENT.—For purposes of 
subparagraph (A), the commencement of an ac-
tion, suit, or proceeding includes the issuance of 
a charging letter. 
‘‘(2) TIME FOR INDICTMENT.—No person shall 
be prosecuted, tried, or punished for any offense 
under section 1773(a)(1) unless the indictment is 
found or the information is instituted within the 10- 
year period beginning on the latest date of the viola-
tion upon which the indictment or information is 
based.’’. 
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TITLE IV—VETERANS 
SEC. 401. PROTECTING REGULAR ORDER FOR VETERANS 
ACT OF 2024. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Protecting Regular Order for Veterans Act of 2024’’ or 
the ‘‘PRO Veterans Act of 2024’’. 
(b) QUARTERLY BRIEFINGS
ON DEPARTMENT
OF 
VETERANS AFFAIRS BUDGETARY SHORTFALLS.— 
(1) QUARTERLY BRIEFINGS.— 
(A) QUARTERLY BRIEFINGS REQUIRED.— 
During the first quarter beginning after the 
date of the enactment of this Act and in each 
quarter thereafter until the date that is three 
years after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall pro-
vide to the appropriate committees of Congress 
a quarterly briefing, in person, on the budget of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs and any 
shortfall the Department may be experiencing. 
(B) PLANS.—In any case in which the Sec-
retary informs Congress during a briefing 
under paragraph (1) that the Department is ex-
periencing a shortfall, the Secretary shall, dur-
ing such briefing, present the plans of the Sec-
retary to address or mitigate the shortfall. 
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(2) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CON-
GRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of 
Congress’’ means— 
(i) the Committee on Veterans’ Af-
fairs and the Committee on Appropriations 
of the Senate; and 
(ii) the Committee on Veterans’ Af-
fairs and the Committee on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives. 
(B) SHORTFALL.—The term ‘‘shortfall’’, 
with respect to a fiscal year, means that the 
amount of appropriations required by the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs for such fiscal 
year to meet all of the statutory obligations of 
the Department during that fiscal year exceeds 
the amount of appropriations requested for the 
Department for that fiscal year in the budget of 
the President submitted pursuant to section 
1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, for 
that fiscal year. 
(c) LIMITATIONS ON PROVISION OF INCENTIVES FOR 
CRITICAL SKILLS TO SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE EM-
PLOYEES OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.— 
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Section 706(d) of title 38, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B)(ii), a critical 
skill incentive may not be provided under paragraph (1) 
to an employee of the Department employed in a Senior 
Executive Service position, or a position in another com-
parable system for senior-level Government employees, as 
defined by the Secretary, whose position is at the Central 
Office of the Department, including the Veterans Health 
Administration, the Veterans Benefits Administration, 
and the National Cemetery Administration, regardless of 
the actual location where the employee performs the func-
tions of the position. 
‘‘(B)(i) A critical skill incentive provided under para-
graph (1) to an employee of the Department employed in 
a Senior Executive Service position, or a position in an-
other comparable system for senior-level Government em-
ployees, as defined by the Secretary, not described in sub-
paragraph (A) of this paragraph may only be provided— 
‘‘(I) on an individual basis and may not be pro-
vided to a group of such employees; and 
‘‘(II) upon approval of the following officers or 
those serving in an acting capacity: 
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‘‘(aa) The Under Secretary for Benefits, 
the Under Secretary for Health, or the Under 
Secretary for Memorial Affairs. 
‘‘(bb) The Assistant Secretary for Human 
Resources and Administration. 
‘‘(cc) The Director of the Office of Man-
agement or the Chief Financial Officer. 
‘‘(dd) The Assistant Secretary for Ac-
countability and Whistleblower Protection. 
‘‘(ee) The General Counsel. 
‘‘(ff) Such other officers as the Secretary 
determines appropriate. 
‘‘(ii) In the case of an employee of the Department 
employed in a Senior Executive Service position, or a posi-
tion in another comparable system for senior-level Govern-
ment employees, as defined by the Secretary, whose posi-
tion is primarily at the Central Office of the Department, 
but who performs some portion of the employee’s job func-
tion at other facilities of the Department, as defined by 
the Secretary, not at Central Office— 
‘‘(I) the employee shall not be considered de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) with respect to the por-
tion of the employee’s job function that is based out 
of non-Central Office facilities of the Department; 
and 
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‘‘(II) any critical skill incentive provided under 
paragraph (1) to the employee for the portion of the 
employee’s job function that is based out of facilities 
of the Department other than the Central Office 
shall be proportionate to the time spent at those De-
partment facilities. 
‘‘(C)(i) Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of the Protecting Regular Order for Veterans 
Act of 2024, and not less frequently than once each year 
thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 
on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on 
Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives an an-
nual report on the employees of the Department employed 
in a Senior Executive Service position, or a position in 
another comparable system for senior-level Government 
employees, as defined by the Secretary, who were provided 
a critical skill incentive under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(ii) Reports submitted pursuant to clause (i) may 
be submitted by incorporating their contents into other 
congressionally mandated reports to the committees de-
scribed in such clause. 
‘‘(D) In this paragraph, the term ‘Senior Executive 
Service position’ has the meaning given such term in sec-
tion 3132(a) of title 5.’’. 
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SEC. 402. IMPROVING VETERANS’ EXPERIENCE ACT OF 2024. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Improving Veterans’ Experience Act of 2024’’. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT
OF VETERANS EXPERIENCE 
OFFICE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 3 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new section: 
‘‘§ 325. Veterans Experience Office 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
Department within the Office of the Secretary an office 
to be known as the ‘Veterans Experience Office’ (in this 
section referred to as the ‘Office’). 
‘‘(b) HEAD OF OFFICE.—(1) The head of the Office 
shall be the Chief Veterans Experience Officer. 
‘‘(2) The Chief Veterans Experience Officer shall— 
‘‘(A) be appointed by the Secretary from among 
individuals the Secretary considers qualified to per-
form the duties of the position; 
‘‘(B) report directly to the Secretary; and 
‘‘(C) be responsible for carrying out the func-
tions of the Office set forth under subsection (c). 
‘‘(c) FUNCTION.—The functions of the Office are as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) Carrying out the key customer experience 
initiatives of the Department relating to veterans’ 
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and other beneficiaries’ satisfaction with and usage 
of benefits and services furnished under laws admin-
istered by the Secretary for which they are eligible, 
including setting the strategy, framework, policy, 
and other guidance for the Department relating to 
customer experience, including ensuring the activi-
ties of the Office and those of other organizations 
and offices within the Department are coordinated 
and not duplicative. 
‘‘(2) Requiring the heads of other organizations 
and offices within the Department to report regu-
larly on customer experience metrics, action plans, 
and other customer experience improvement efforts 
to the Chief Veterans Experience Officer. 
‘‘(3) Collecting veteran-derived data— 
‘‘(A) to determine veteran and beneficiary 
satisfaction with and usage of the benefits and 
services furnished under laws administered by 
the Secretary for which they are eligible; and 
‘‘(B) to be considered during policymaking. 
‘‘(4) Providing strategic guidance and strategies 
to Department entities for engaging with veterans 
and beneficiaries regarding benefits and services fur-
nished under laws administered by the Secretary, in-
cluding those not using such benefits and services. 
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‘‘(5) Assessing and advising the Secretary on 
the accuracy and helpfulness of the websites and 
other customer-facing information of the Depart-
ment, be it available electronically or in any other 
format. 
‘‘(6) Assessing and advising the Secretary on 
the status and opportunities for improvement of the 
customer service efforts of the Department. 
‘‘(d) REPORTS.—(1) Each year, the Chief Veterans 
Experience Officer shall submit to the Secretary a sum-
mary of the data received by the Chief Veterans Experi-
ence Officer under subsection (c)(2). 
‘‘(2) Each year, not later than 180 days after the 
date on which the Secretary receives the summary under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to Congress an 
annual summary and analysis of the matters summarized 
pursuant to such paragraph. 
‘‘(3) Each annual summary submitted pursuant to 
paragraph (2) shall include the following: 
‘‘(A) Data regarding customer service and expe-
rience feedback, disaggregated by benefit or service 
furnished under laws administered by the Secretary, 
and relevant demographic data of the veterans and 
beneficiaries providing the feedback. 
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‘‘(B) Data regarding veteran and beneficiary 
satisfaction with and usage of benefits or services, 
disaggregated by benefit or service furnished under 
laws administered by the Secretary, and relevant de-
mographic data of the veterans and beneficiaries 
providing the feedback, including— 
‘‘(i) potential reasons for not using the 
benefits or services, such as— 
‘‘(I) eligibility; 
‘‘(II) lack of knowledge or awareness 
of existence of benefit or service; 
‘‘(III) barriers of technology, informa-
tion, or time; and 
‘‘(IV) other related reasons; and 
‘‘(ii) an analysis of how such reasons may 
be addressed. 
‘‘(e) STAFF AND RESOURCES.—(1) The Secretary 
shall ensure that— 
‘‘(A) the Office has such staff, resources, and 
access to customer service and experience informa-
tion as may be necessary to carry out the functions 
of the Office; and 
‘‘(B) any information provided to the Office 
does not include personally identifiable information 
of an individual veteran, survivor, dependent, or 
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other beneficiary unless such individual provides ap-
propriate consent to allow such information to be 
shared with the Office. 
‘‘(2) Funds available for basic pay and other adminis-
trative expenses of other Department organizations and 
offices may be available to reimburse the Office for all 
services provided at rates which will recover actual costs 
for services provided to such organizations if the Secretary 
determines that contributing to such costs will not under-
mine the ability of any such organization or office to pro-
vide services required by such office. 
‘‘(3) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to 
authorize an increase in the number of full-time employees 
otherwise authorized for the Department. 
‘‘(f) PRIVACY.—Nothing in this section shall be con-
strued to authorize the Chief Veterans Experience Officer 
to disclose any record in contravention of section 552a of 
title 5 (commonly referred to as the ‘Privacy Act of 
1974’). 
‘‘(g) SUNSET.—The requirements and authorities of 
this section shall terminate on September 30, 2028.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 3 of such title is 
amended by adding at the end the following new 
item: 
‘‘325. Veterans Experience Office.’’. 
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(c) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW OF VETERANS 
EXPERIENCE OFFICE AND CUSTOMER SERVICE IMPROVE-
MENT EFFORTS.—Not later than 540 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of 
the United States shall— 
(1) complete an analysis of the methodology, ef-
fectiveness, and implementation of findings and 
feedback of veterans and beneficiaries used by the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, including the Vet-
erans Experience Office, to improve veteran and 
beneficiary customer experience and satisfaction, in-
cluding through the use of what are known as 
‘‘trust-scores’’, Veteran Signals also known as 
‘‘VSignals’’, and related survey and data collection 
activities, processes, and initiatives; and 
(2) submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Af-
fairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ 
Affairs of the House of Representatives a report set-
ting forth the findings of the Comptroller General 
with respect to the analysis completed pursuant to 
paragraph (1). 
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SEC. 403. NAMING THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF-
FAIRS 
COMMUNITY-BASED 
OUTPATIENT 
CLINIC IN PLANO, TEXAS, AS THE ‘‘U.S. CON-
GRESSMAN SAM JOHNSON MEMORIAL VA 
CLINIC’’. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson Memorial VA Clinic 
Act’’. 
(b) NAME OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
COMMUNITY-BASED
OUTPATIENT
CLINIC, 
PLANO, 
TEXAS.— The Department of Veterans Affairs commu-
nity-based outpatient clinic in Plano, Texas, shall after the 
date of the enactment of this Act be known and designated 
as the ‘‘U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson Memorial VA 
Clinic’’. Any reference to such clinic in any law, regula-
tion, map, document, record, or other paper of the United 
States shall be considered to be a reference to the U.S. 
Congressman Sam Johnson Memorial VA Clinic. 
SEC. 404. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON VA MEDICAL CENTER. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson 
served the veteran community diligently during her 
16 years working as the Chief Psychiatric Nurse of 
the Dallas VA Medical Center. 
(2) Throughout her 30 years in Congress, 
Eddie Bernice Johnson introduced numerous bills 
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that sought to honor and serve the patriots who so 
nobly served their country. 
(3) Congresswoman Johnson introduced, and 
won passage of, the Dr. James Allen Veteran Vision 
Equity Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–157; 38 
U.S.C. 101 note), which assists those wounded in 
service in receiving the treatment they need, and in-
creases the dignity shown to those who gave their 
last full measure of devotion to the country that they 
served. 
(4) Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson was 
a trailblazer who worked tirelessly on behalf of 
American veterans and has earned the respect and 
honor of her native city of Dallas, State of Texas, 
the United States, and the Congress. 
(b) DESIGNATION OF THE EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON 
VA MEDICAL CENTER.— 
(1) DESIGNATION.—The Dallas Veterans Cen-
ter of the Department of Veterans Affairs located at 
4500 South Lancaster Road, Dallas, Texas, shall, 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, be 
known and designated as the ‘‘Eddie Bernice John-
son VA Medical Center’’. 
(2) REFERENCE.—Any reference in any law, 
regulation, map, document, paper, or other record of 
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the United States to the veterans center referred to 
in paragraph (1). 
TITLE V—COMPREHENSIVE OUT-
BOUND 
INVESTMENT 
NA-
TIONAL SECURITY ACT OF 
2024 
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Comprehensive Out-
bound Investment National Security Act of 2024’’ or 
‘‘COINS Act of 2024’’. 
SEC. 2. SECRETARY DEFINED. 
Except as otherwise provided, in this title, the term 
‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the Treasury. 
SEC. 3. SEVERABILITY. 
If any provision of this title, or the application there-
of, is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of this 
title and the application of such provision to other persons 
and circumstances shall not be affected thereby. 
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated $150,000,000 to the Department of the Treasury, 
out of which amounts may be transferred to the Depart-
ment of Commerce to jointly conduct outreach to industry 
and persons affected by this title, for each of the first two 
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fiscal years beginning on or after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, to carry out this title. 
(b) HIRING AUTHORITY.— 
(1) BY THE PRESIDENT.—The President may 
appoint, without regard to the provisions of sections 
3309 through 3318 of title 5, United States Code, 
not more than 15 individuals directly to positions in 
the competitive service (as defined in section 2102 of 
that title) to carry out this title. 
(2) BY AGENCIES.—The Secretary and the Sec-
retary of Commerce may appoint, without regard to 
the provisions of sections 3309 through 3318 of title 
5, United States Code, individuals directly to posi-
tions in the competitive service (as defined in section 
2102 of that title) of the Department of the Treas-
ury and the Department of Commerce, respectively, 
to carry out this title. 
SEC. 5. TERMINATION. 
This title shall cease to have any force or effect on 
the date on which the Secretary of Commerce revises sec-
tion 791.4 of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations, to re-
move the People’s Republic of China from the list of for-
eign adversaries contained in such section. 
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Subtitle A—Imposition of Sanctions 
SEC. 101. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President may impose the 
sanctions described in subsection (b) with respect to any 
foreign person determined by the Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of State, to be a covered foreign 
person. 
(b) SANCTIONS DESCRIBED.—The President may ex-
ercise all of the powers granted to the President under 
the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to the extent necessary to block and 
prohibit all transactions in property and interests in prop-
erty of a foreign person that is determined to be a covered 
foreign person pursuant to subsection (a) if such property 
and interests in property are in the United States, come 
within the United States, or are or come within the posses-
sion or control of a United States person. 
(c) PENALTIES.—The penalties provided for in sub-
sections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) shall 
apply to any person who violates, attempts to violate, con-
spires to violate, or causes a violation of any prohibition 
of this section, or an order or regulation prescribed under 
this section, to the same extent that such penalties apply 
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to a person that commits an unlawful act described in sec-
tion 206(a) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 1705(a)). 
(d) EXCEPTION FOR INTELLIGENCE AND LAW EN-
FORCEMENT ACTIVITIES.—Sanctions under this section 
shall not apply with respect to any activity subject to the 
reporting requirements under title V of the National Secu-
rity Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.) or any author-
ized intelligence activities of the United States. 
(e) EXCEPTION FOR UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT 
ACTIVITIES.—Nothing in this section shall prohibit trans-
actions for the conduct of the official business of the Fed-
eral Government by employees, grantees, or contractors 
thereof. 
(f) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 365 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 
thereafter for 7 years, the Secretary shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report that— 
(1) states whether each foreign person on the 
Non-SDN Chinese Military-Industrial Complex Com-
panies List is a covered foreign person; and 
(2) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 
may include a classified annex. 
(g) CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION IN 
IMPOSING SANCTIONS.—In determining whether a foreign 
person is a covered foreign person, the President— 
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(1) may consider credible information obtained 
by other countries, nongovernmental organizations, 
or the appropriate congressional committees that re-
lates to the foreign person; and 
(2) may consider any other information that the 
Secretary deems relevant. 
(h) ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.—The President 
may exercise all authorities provided under sections 203 
and 205 of the International Emergency Economic Powers 
Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) to carry out this section. 
(i) DELEGATION.—The President shall delegate the 
authorities granted by this section to the Secretary. 
SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Financial Services 
and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
and Urban Affairs and the Committee on For-
eign Relations of the Senate. 
(2) COUNTRY OF CONCERN.—The term ‘‘coun-
try of concern’’— 
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(A) means the People’s Republic of China; 
and 
(B) includes the Hong Kong Special Ad-
ministrative Region and the Macau Special Ad-
ministrative Region. 
(3) COVERED
FOREIGN
PERSON.—The term 
‘‘covered foreign person’’ means a foreign person— 
(A)(i) that is incorporated in, has a prin-
cipal place of business in, or is organized under 
the laws of a country of concern; 
(ii) the equity securities of which are pri-
marily traded in the ordinary course of business 
on one or more exchanges in a country of con-
cern; 
(iii) that is a member of the Central Com-
mittee of the Chinese Communist Party; 
(iv) that is the state or the government of 
a country of concern, as well as any political 
subdivision, agency, or instrumentality thereof; 
(v) that is subject to the direction or con-
trol of any entity described in clause (i), (ii), 
(iii), or (iv); or 
(vi) that is owned in the aggregate, directly 
or indirectly, 50 percent or more by an entity 
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or a group of entities described in clause (i), 
(ii), (iii), or (iv); and 
(B) that knowingly engaged in significant 
operations in the defense and related materiel 
sector or the surveillance technology sector of 
the economy of a country of concern. 
(4) FOREIGN PERSON.—The term ‘‘foreign per-
son’’ means a person, country, state, or government 
(and any political subdivision, agency, or instrumen-
tality thereof) that is not a United States person. 
(5) NON-SDN CHINESE MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL 
COMPLEX COMPANIES LIST.—The term ‘‘Non-SDN 
Chinese 
Military-Industrial 
Complex 
Companies 
List’’ means the list maintained by the Office of 
Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the 
Treasury under Executive Order 13959, as amended 
by Executive Order 14032 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; re-
lating to addressing the threat from securities in-
vestments that finance certain companies of the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China), or any successor order. 
(6) 
UNITED
STATES
PERSON.—The 
term 
‘‘United States person’’ means— 
(A) any United States citizen or an alien 
lawfully admitted for permanent residence to 
the United States; 
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(B) an entity organized under the laws of 
the United States or of any jurisdiction within 
the United States (including any foreign branch 
of such an entity); or 
(C) any person in the United States. 
Subtitle B—Prohibition and Notifi-
cation on Investments Relating 
to Covered National Security 
Transactions 
SEC. 111. PROHIBITION AND NOTIFICATION ON INVEST-
MENTS RELATING TO COVERED NATIONAL 
SECURITY TRANSACTIONS. 
The Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 
4501 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘TITLE VIII—PROHIBITION AND 
NOTIFICATION 
ON 
INVEST-
MENTS RELATING TO COV-
ERED 
NATIONAL 
SECURITY 
TRANSACTIONS 
‘‘SEC. 801. PROHIBITION ON INVESTMENTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may prohibit, in 
accordance with regulations issued under subsection (e), 
a United States person from knowingly engaging in a cov-
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ered national security transaction in a prohibited tech-
nology. 
‘‘(b) EVASION.—Any transaction by a United States 
person or within the United States that evades or avoids, 
has the purpose of evading or avoiding, causes a violation 
of, or attempts to violate the prohibition set forth in sub-
section (a) is prohibited. 
‘‘(c) WAIVER.—Subject to subsection (d), the Sec-
retary is authorized to exempt from the prohibition set 
forth in subsection (a) any activity determined by the 
President, in consultation with the Secretary, the Sec-
retary of Commerce and, as appropriate, the heads of 
other relevant Federal departments and agencies, to be in 
the national interest of the United States. 
‘‘(d) CONGRESSIONAL
NOTIFICATION.—The Sec-
retary shall— 
‘‘(1) notify the appropriate congressional com-
mittees not later than 5 business days after issuing 
a waiver under subsection (c); and 
‘‘(2) include in such notification an identifica-
tion of the national interest justifying the use of the 
waiver. 
‘‘(e) REGULATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of Commerce and, as appro-
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priate, the heads of other relevant Federal depart-
ments and agencies, may issue regulations to carry 
out this section in accordance with subchapter II of 
chapter 5 and chapter 7 of title 5, United States 
Code (commonly known as ‘Administrative Proce-
dure Act’). 
‘‘(2) NON-BINDING FEEDBACK.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The regulations issued 
under paragraph (1) shall include a process 
under which a person can request non-binding 
feedback on a confidential basis as to whether 
a transaction would constitute a covered na-
tional security transaction in a prohibited tech-
nology. 
‘‘(B) AUTHORITY
TO
LIMIT
FRIVOLOUS 
FEEDBACK
REQUESTS.—In establishing the 
process required by subparagraph (A), the Sec-
retary may prescribe limitations on requests for 
feedback identified as frivolous for purposes of 
this subsection. 
‘‘(3) NOTICE AND OPPORTUNITY TO CURE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The regulations issued 
under paragraph (1) shall account for whether 
a United States person has self-identified a vio-
lation of the prohibition set forth in subsection 
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(a) in determining the legal consequences of 
that violation. 
‘‘(B) SELF-DISCLOSURE
LETTERS.—The 
regulations issued under paragraph (1) shall 
dictate the form and content of a letter of self- 
disclosure, which shall include relevant facts 
about the violation, why the United States per-
son believes its activity to have violated the pro-
hibition set forth in subsection (a), and a pro-
posal for mitigation of the harm of such action. 
‘‘(4) PUBLIC NOTICE AND COMMENT.—The reg-
ulations issued under paragraph (1) shall be subject 
to public notice and comment. 
‘‘(5) LOW-BURDEN REGULATIONS.—In issuing 
regulations under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
balance the priority of protecting the national secu-
rity interest of the United States while, to the extent 
practicable— 
‘‘(A) minimizing the cost and complexity of 
compliance for affected parties, including the 
duplication of reporting requirements under 
current regulations; 
‘‘(B) adopting the least burdensome alter-
native that achieves regulatory objectives; and 
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‘‘(C) prioritizing transparency and stake-
holder involvement in the process of issuing the 
rules. 
‘‘(6) PENALTIES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The regulations issued 
under paragraph (1) shall provide for the impo-
sition of civil penalties described in subpara-
graph (B) for violations of the prohibition set 
forth in subsection (a). 
‘‘(B) PENALTIES DESCRIBED.— 
‘‘(i) UNLAWFUL
ACTS.—It shall be 
unlawful for a person to violate, attempt to 
violate, conspire to violate, or cause a vio-
lation of any license, order, regulation, no-
tification 
requirement, 
or 
prohibition 
issued under this section. 
‘‘(ii) CIVIL PENALTY.—The Secretary 
may impose a civil penalty on any person 
who commits an unlawful act described in 
clause (i) in an amount not to exceed the 
greater of— 
‘‘(I) $250,000; or 
‘‘(II) an amount that is twice the 
amount of the transaction that is the 
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basis of the violation with respect to 
which the penalty is imposed. 
‘‘(iii) DIVESTMENT.—The Secretary 
may compel the divestment of a covered 
national security transaction in a prohib-
ited technology determined to be in viola-
tion of this title. 
‘‘(iv) RELIEF.—The President may di-
rect the Attorney General of the United 
States to seek appropriate relief, including 
divestment relief, in the district courts of 
the United States, in order to implement 
and enforce this title. 
‘‘(7) BURDEN OF PROOF.—In accordance with 
section 556(d) of title 5, United States Code, in an 
enforcement action for a violation of the prohibition 
set forth in subsection (a), the burden of proof shall 
be upon the Secretary. 
‘‘SEC. 802. NOTIFICATION ON INVESTMENTS. 
‘‘(a) MANDATORY NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 
450 days after the date of the enactment of this title, the 
Secretary shall issue regulations prescribed in accordance 
with subsection (b), to require a United States person that 
engages in a covered national security transaction in a 
prohibited technology (unless the Secretary has exercised 
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the authority provided by section 801(a) to prohibit know-
ingly engaging in such covered national security trans-
action) or a notifiable technology to submit to the Sec-
retary a written notification of the transaction not later 
than 30 days after the completion date of the transaction. 
‘‘(b) REGULATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 450 days 
after the date of the enactment of this title, the Sec-
retary, in consultation with the Secretary of Com-
merce and, as appropriate, the heads of other rel-
evant Federal departments and agencies, shall issue 
regulations to carry out this section in accordance 
with subchapter II of chapter 5 and chapter 7 of 
title 5, United States Code (commonly known as 
‘Administrative Procedure Act’). 
‘‘(2) PUBLIC NOTICE AND COMMENT.—The reg-
ulations issued under paragraph (1) shall be subject 
to public notice and comment. 
‘‘(3) LOW-BURDEN REGULATIONS.—In issuing 
regulations under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
balance the priority of protecting the national secu-
rity interest of the United States while, to the extent 
practicable— 
‘‘(A) minimizing the cost and complexity of 
compliance for affected parties, including the 
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duplication of reporting requirements under 
current regulation; 
‘‘(B) adopting the least burdensome alter-
native that achieves regulatory objectives; and 
‘‘(C) prioritizing transparency and stake-
holder involvement in the process of issuing the 
rules. 
‘‘(4) PENALTIES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The regulations issued 
under paragraph (1) shall provide for the impo-
sition of civil penalties described in subpara-
graph (B) for violations of the notification re-
quirement set forth in subsection (a). 
‘‘(B) PENALTIES DESCRIBED.— 
‘‘(i) UNLAWFUL
ACTS.—It shall be 
unlawful for a person to violate, attempt to 
violate, conspire to violate, or cause a vio-
lation of any license, order, regulation, no-
tification 
requirement, 
or 
prohibition 
issued under this section. 
‘‘(ii) CIVIL PENALTY.—A civil penalty 
may be imposed on any person who com-
mits an unlawful act described in clause (i) 
in an amount not to exceed the greater 
of— 
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‘‘(I) $250,000; or 
‘‘(II) an amount that is twice the 
amount of the transaction that is the 
basis of the violation with respect to 
which the penalty is imposed. 
‘‘(5) BURDEN OF PROOF.—In accordance with 
section 556(d) of title 5, United States Code, in an 
enforcement action for a violation of the prohibition 
set forth in subsection (a), the burden of proof shall 
be upon the Secretary. 
‘‘(6) COMPLETENESS OF NOTIFICATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, 
upon receipt of a notification under subsection 
(a), and in consultation with the Secretary of 
Commerce, promptly inspect the notification for 
completeness. 
‘‘(B) INCOMPLETE
NOTIFICATIONS.—If a 
notification submitted under subsection (a) is 
incomplete, the Secretary shall promptly inform 
the United States person that submits the noti-
fication that the notification is not complete 
and provide an explanation of relevant material 
respects in which the notification is not com-
plete. 
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‘‘(7) IDENTIFICATION OF NON-NOTIFIED ACTIV-
ITY.—The Secretary, in coordination with the Sec-
retary of Commerce, shall establish a process to 
identify covered national security transactions in a 
prohibited technology or a notifiable technology for 
which— 
‘‘(A) a notification is not submitted to the 
Secretary under subsection (a); and 
‘‘(B) information is reasonably available. 
‘‘(c) CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), any information or documentary material 
filed with the Secretary pursuant to this section 
shall be exempt from disclosure under section 
552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code, and no 
such information or documentary material may be 
made public by any government agency or Member 
of Congress. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—The exemption from disclo-
sure provided by paragraph (1) shall not prevent the 
disclosure of the following: 
‘‘(A) Information relevant to any adminis-
trative or judicial action or proceeding. 
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‘‘(B) Information provided to Congress or 
any of the appropriate congressional commit-
tees. 
‘‘(C) Information important to the national 
security analysis or actions of the Secretary to 
any domestic governmental entity, or to any 
foreign governmental entity of an ally or part-
ner of the United States, under the direction 
and authorization of the Secretary, only to the 
extent necessary for national security purposes, 
and subject to appropriate confidentiality and 
classification requirements. 
‘‘(D) Information that the parties have 
consented to be disclosed to third parties. 
‘‘(E) Information where the disclosure of 
such information is determined by the Secretary 
to be in the national security interest. 
‘‘(d) INAPPLICABILITY.—If the Secretary prohibits a 
covered national security transaction in a prohibited tech-
nology under section 801, the requirements of this section 
shall not apply with respect to the covered national secu-
rity transaction. 
‘‘SEC. 803. REPORT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 
date on which the regulations issued under section 801(e) 
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take effect, and not less frequently than annually there-
after for 7 years, the Secretary, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Commerce, shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report that— 
‘‘(1) lists all enforcement actions taken subject 
to the regulations during the year preceding submis-
sion of the report, which includes, with respect to 
each such action, a description of— 
‘‘(A) the prohibited technology or notifiable 
technology; 
‘‘(B) the covered national security trans-
action; and 
‘‘(C) the covered foreign person; 
‘‘(2) provides an assessment of whether Con-
gress should amend the definition of the term ‘pro-
hibited technology’ by— 
‘‘(A) identifying additional technologies, 
not currently listed as a prohibited technology, 
that the Secretary, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Commerce and, as applicable, the Sec-
retary of Defense, the Secretary of State, the 
Secretary of Energy, the Director of National 
Intelligence, and the heads of any other rel-
evant Federal agencies, determines may pose an 
acute threat to the national security of the 
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United States if developed or acquired by a 
country of concern; 
‘‘(B) explaining why each technology iden-
tified in subparagraph (A) may pose an acute 
threat to the national security of the United 
States if developed or acquired by a country of 
concern; and 
‘‘(C) recommending the repeal of tech-
nologies from the category of prohibited tech-
nology to the extent that the technologies no 
longer pose an acute threat to the national se-
curity of the United States if developed or ac-
quired by a country of concern; 
‘‘(3) lists all notifications submitted under sec-
tion 802 during the year preceding submission of the 
report and includes, with respect to each such notifi-
cation— 
‘‘(A) basic information on each party to 
the covered national security transaction with 
respect to which the notification was submitted; 
and 
‘‘(B) the nature of the covered national se-
curity transaction that was the subject to the 
notification, including the elements of the cov-
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ered national security transaction that neces-
sitated a notification; 
‘‘(4) includes a summary of those notifications, 
disaggregated by prohibited technology, notifiable 
technology, by covered national security transaction, 
and by country of concern; 
‘‘(5) provides additional context and informa-
tion regarding trends in the prohibited technology, 
notifiable technology, the types of covered national 
security transaction, and the countries involved in 
those notifications; and 
‘‘(6) assesses the overall impact of those notifi-
cations, including recommendations for— 
‘‘(A) expanding existing Federal programs 
to support the production or supply of prohib-
ited technologies or notifiable technologies in 
the United States, including the potential of ex-
isting authorities to address any related na-
tional security concerns; 
‘‘(B) investments needed to enhance pro-
hibited technologies or notifiable technologies 
and reduce dependence on countries of concern 
regarding those technologies; and 
‘‘(C) the continuation, expansion, or modi-
fication of the implementation and administra-
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tion of this title, including recommendations 
with respect to whether the definition of the 
term ‘country of concern’ under section 807(2) 
should be amended to add or remove countries. 
‘‘(b) CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION.— 
In preparing the report pursuant to subsection (a), the 
Secretary— 
‘‘(1) shall consider information provided jointly 
by the chairperson and ranking member of any of 
the appropriate congressional committees; 
‘‘(2) may consider credible information obtained 
by other countries and nongovernmental organiza-
tions that monitor the military, surveillance, intel-
ligence, or technology capabilities of a country of 
concern; and 
‘‘(3) may consider any other information that 
the Secretary deems relevant. 
‘‘(c) FORM OF REPORT.—Each report required by 
this section shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 
may include a classified annex. 
‘‘(d) TESTIMONY REQUIRED.—Not later than one 
year after the date of the enactment of this title, and an-
nually thereafter for five years, the Secretary and the Sec-
retary of Commerce shall each provide to the Committee 
on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate 
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and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of 
Representatives testimony with respect to the national se-
curity threats relating to investments by United States 
persons in countries of concern and broader international 
capital flows. 
‘‘(e) REQUESTS BY APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL 
COMMITTEES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—After receiving a request 
that meets the requirements of paragraph (2) with 
respect to whether a technology should be included 
in the amendments as described in subsection (a)(2), 
the Secretary shall, in preparing the report pursuant 
to subsection (a)— 
‘‘(A) determine if that technology may 
pose an acute threat to the national security of 
the United States if developed or acquired by a 
country of concern; and 
‘‘(B) include in the report pursuant to sub-
section (a) an explanation with respect to that 
determination that includes— 
‘‘(i) a statement of whether or not the 
technology, as determined by the Sec-
retary, may pose an acute threat to the na-
tional security of the United States if de-
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veloped or acquired by a country of con-
cern; and 
‘‘(ii) if the Secretary determines 
that— 
‘‘(I) the technology may pose an 
acute threat to the national security 
of the United States if developed or 
acquired by a country of concern, an 
explanation for such determination 
and a recommendation whether that 
technology should be named a prohib-
ited technology or a notifiable tech-
nology; and 
‘‘(II) the technology would not 
pose an acute threat to the national 
security of the United States if devel-
oped or acquired by a country of con-
cern, an explanation for such deter-
mination. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—A request under para-
graph (1) with respect to whether a technology may 
pose an acute threat to the national security of the 
United States if developed or acquired by a country 
of concern shall be submitted to the Secretary in 
writing jointly by the chairperson and ranking mem-
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built on blockchain technology or other distributed 
ledger technology, tokens, and tokenization; 
(6) support open-source infrastructure, data 
management, and authentication activities with re-
spect to blockchain technology or other distributed 
ledger technology, applications built on blockchain 
technology or other distributed ledger technology, to-
kens, and tokenization; and 
(7) consider the needs and interests of both the 
private and public sector, including small businesses 
and Federal, State, and local governments. 
(f) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion may be construed— 
(1) to require a private entity to share informa-
tion with the Secretary; 
(2) to require a private entity to request assist-
ance from the Secretary; 
(3) to require a private entity to implement any 
measure or recommendation suggested by the Sec-
retary in response to a request by the private entity; 
or 
(4) to require the adoption of the best practices 
described in subsection (d). 
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(iv) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘pandemic influenza’’ and inserting ‘‘a 
pathogen causing a pandemic’’; and 
(D) in paragraph (6)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), in the matter 
preceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘The 
amounts described in this paragraph are 
the following amounts that are payable to 
an entity for activities described in this 
section or section 319C–2’’ and inserting 
‘‘The Secretary shall withhold from an en-
tity pursuant to paragraph (5) for non-
compliance with the requirements of this 
section or section 319C–2 as follows’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
‘‘with respect to the requirements of this 
section or section 319C–2’’ after ‘‘para-
graph (5)’’; and 
(3) 
in 
subsection 
(h)(1)(A), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$685,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 
2023’’ and inserting ‘‘$735,000,000 for each of fis-
cal years 2025 and 2026, to remain available 
through December 31, 2026’’. 
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