Further Additional Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2023
Bill: H.R.4373 | Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara (D-CA)
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
Further Additional Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2023
This act provides continuing FY2023 appropriations to federal agencies through December 30, 2022, and extends several expiring programs and authorities.
DIVISION A--FURTHER ADDITIONAL CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023
Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2023
This division provides continuing FY2023 appropriations to federal agencies through the earlier of December 30, 2022, or the enactment of the applicable appropriations act.
It is known as a continuing resolution (CR) and prevents a government shutdown that would otherwise occur if the FY2023 appropriations bills have not been enacted when the existing CR expires on December 23, 2022.
The CR funds most programs and activities at the FY2022 levels. It also extends several exceptions that provide funding flexibility or additional appropriations for various programs.
DIVISION B--OTHER MATTERS
TITLE I--EXTENSIONS
This title extends several expiring programs and authorities through December 30, 2022.
(Sec. 101) This section extends the authority of the Federal Communications Commission to conduct auctions for electromagnetic spectrum licenses.
(Sec. 102) This section extends a special assessment on nonindigent persons or entities convicted of certain offenses involving sexual abuse or human trafficking. The assessment funds programs for human-trafficking survivors.
United States Parole Commission Further Extension Act of 2022
(Sec. 103) This section extends the U.S. Parole Commission.
(Sec. 104) This section extends the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Customer Protection Fund expenses account.
(Sec. 105) This section extends provisions that prohibit the Indian Health Service from disbursing funds to Alaska Native villages or corporations that are located in areas served by Alaska Native regional health entities.
TITLE II--BUDGETARY EFFECTS
This title exempts the budgetary effects of this division from (1) the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (PAYGO), (2) the Senate PAYGO rule, and (3) certain budget scorekeeping rules.

[117th Congress Public Law 264]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



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Public Law 117-264
117th Congress

                                 An Act


 
  Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending 
      September 30, 2023, and for other purposes. <<NOTE: Dec. 23, 
                         2022 -  [H.R. 4373]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Further 
Additional Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2023.>> 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Further Additional Continuing 
Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2023''.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    The table of contents of this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short Title.
Sec. 2. Table of Contents.
Sec. 3. References.

   DIVISION A--FURTHER ADDITIONAL CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023

                        DIVISION B--OTHER MATTERS

Title I--Extensions
Title II--Budgetary Effects

SEC. 3. REFERENCES.

    Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to ``this 
Act'' contained in any division of this Act shall be treated as 
referring only to the provisions of that division.

 DIVISION A-- <<NOTE: Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 
2023.>> FURTHER ADDITIONAL CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023

    Sec. 101.  The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2023 (division A of 
Public Law 117-180) <<NOTE: Ante, pp. 2116, 2309.>>  is amended by 
striking the date specified in section 106(3) and inserting ``December 
30, 2022''.

    This division may be cited as the ``Further Additional Continuing 
Appropriations Act, 2023''.

                        DIVISION B--OTHER MATTERS

                           TITLE I--EXTENSIONS

SEC. 101. EXTENSION OF FCC AUCTION AUTHORITY.

    Section <<NOTE: Applicability.>>  309(j)(11) of the Communications 
Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)(11)) shall be applied by substituting 
``December 30, 2022'' for ``December 23, 2022''.

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SEC. 102. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION FOR SPECIAL ASSESSMENT FOR 
                        DOMESTIC TRAFFICKING VICTIMS' FUND.

    Section <<NOTE: Applicability.>>  3014(a) of title 18, United States 
Code, shall be applied, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
substituting ``December 30, 2022'' for ``December 23, 2022''.
SEC. 103. <<NOTE: United States Parole Commission Further 
                        Additional Extension Act of 2022.>> UNITED 
                        STATES PAROLE COMMISSION EXTENSION.

    (a) <<NOTE: 18 USC 1 note.>>  Short Title.--This section may be 
cited as the ``United States Parole Commission Further Additional 
Extension Act of 2022''.

    (b) <<NOTE: Applicability. 18 USC 3551 note.>>  Amendment of 
Sentencing Reform Act of 1984.--For purposes of section 235(b) of the 
Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 (18 U.S.C. 3551 note; Public Law 98-473; 
98 Stat. 2032), as such section relates to chapter 311 of title 18, 
United States Code, and the United States Parole Commission, each 
reference in such section to ``35 years and 46 days'' or ``35-year and 
46-day period'' shall be applied as if it were a reference to ``35 years 
and 60 days'' or ``35-year and 60-day period'', respectively.

    (c) Effective Date.--Subsection (b) shall take effect as though 
enacted as part of the Further Continuing Appropriations and Extensions 
Act, 2023.
    (d) <<NOTE: 18 USC 3551 note.>>  Superseded Provision.--Section 103 
of division B of the Further Continuing Appropriations and Extensions 
Act, 2023 shall have no force or effect.
SEC. 104. EXTENSION OF COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION 
                        CUSTOMER PROTECTION FUND EXPENSES ACCOUNT.

    Section <<NOTE: Applicability.>>  1(b) of Public Law 117-25 (135 
Stat. 297) shall be applied by substituting ``December 30, 2022'' for 
``December 23, 2022'' each place it appears.
SEC. 105. EXTENSION OF MORATORIUM.

    Section <<NOTE: Applicability.>>  424(a) of title IV of division G 
of Public Law 113-76 shall be applied by substituting ``December 31, 
2022'' for ``December 24, 2022''.

                       TITLE II--BUDGETARY EFFECTS

SEC. 201. BUDGETARY EFFECTS.

    (a) Statutory PAYGO Scorecards.--The budgetary effects of this 
division shall not be entered on either PAYGO scorecard maintained 
pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.
    (b) Senate PAYGO Scorecards.--The budgetary effects of this division 
shall not be entered on any PAYGO scorecard maintained for purposes of 
section 4106 of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress).
    (c) Classification of Budgetary Effects.--Notwithstanding Rule 3 of 
the Budget Scorekeeping Guidelines set forth in the joint explanatory 
statement of the committee of conference accompanying Conference Report 
105-217 and section 250(c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985, the budgetary effects of this division 
shall not be estimated--
            (1) for purposes of section 251 of such Act;
            (2) for purposes of an allocation to the Committee on 
        Appropriations pursuant to section 302(a) of the Congressional 
        Budget Act of 1974; and

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            (3) for purposes of paragraph (4)(C) of section 3 of the 
        Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 as being included in an 
        appropriation Act.

    Approved December 23, 2022.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 4373:
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 117-84 (Comm. on Appropriations).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 167 (2021):
            July 28, considered and passed House.
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):
            Dec. 22, considered and passed Senate, amended.
            Dec. 23, House concurred in Senate amendment pursuant to H. 
                Res. 1531.

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