Pub. L. 117-70 - Further Extending Government Funding Act

117th Congress

Affects: 7 U.S.C. §§ 2018; 18 U.S.C. §§ 3014; 22 U.S.C. §§ 2318, 2601; 42 U.S.C. §§ 1395iii, 1396d, 300hh-11

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Further Extending Government Funding Act”.

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 CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2022 DIVISION B— ADDITIONAL AFGHANISTAN SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2022 DIVISION C— EXTENSIONS 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.

Sec. 101.

The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2022 (division A of Public Law 117–43) is amended—

(1) by striking the date specified in section 106(3) and inserting “February 18, 2022”;

(2) in section 118, by striking “first quarter” and inserting “first and second quarters”;

(3) in section 137, by striking “$22,080,000” and inserting “$44,838,000” and by striking “$2,261,000” and inserting “$4,547,000”; and

(4) by adding after section 157 the following new sections:

(4) “Sec. 158. Section 9(i)(2) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2018(i)(2)) shall be applied by substituting the date specified in section 106(3) of this Act for ‘December 31, 2021’.

(4) “Sec. 159. SectionRepeal. 533 of title V of division B of Public Law 116–260 is repealed.135 STAT. 1500

(4) “Sec. 160. (a) Notwithstanding section 101, section 748 of title VII of division E of Public Law 116–260 shall be applied during the period covered by this Act by—“(1) substituting ‘2023’ for ‘2022’; “(2) substituting ‘2022’ for ‘2021’ each place it appears; “(3) substituting ‘2021’ for ‘2020’ each place it appears; and “(4) substituting ‘section 748 of division E of Public Law 116–260, as in effect on September 30, 2021’ for ‘section 749 of division C of Public Law 116–93’ each place it appears. “(b) Effective date.Subsection (a) shall not take effect until the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2022.

(4) “Sec. 161. Section 302 of the Universal Service Antideficiency Temporary Suspension Act shall be applied by substituting the date specified in section 106(3) of this Act for ‘December 31, 2021’ each place it appears.

(4) “Sec. 162. In addition to amounts otherwise provided by this Act, there is appropriated $1,600,000,000, for an additional amount for fiscal year 2022, to remain available until September 30, 2024, for the account specified and for the activities specified, in section 141 of this Act.

(4) “Sec. 163. During the period covered by this Act, section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2318) shall be applied by substituting ‘$200,000,000’ for ‘$100,000,000’.”

(4) .

The following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes, namely:

Sec. 1101.

NotTime period.Reports. later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 30 days thereafter through fiscal year 2022, the Secretary of Defense shall provide a written report to the congressional defense committees describing the execution of funds provided in this title, including the amounts obligated and expended, in total and since the previous report; the nature of the costs incurred or services provided by such funds; and any reimbursements or funds transferred by another Federal agency to the Department of Defense which relates to the purpose of the funds provided by this title.

Sec. 1102.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds provided by this title shall only be for the purposes specified, and shall not be subject to any transfer authority provided by law.

Sec. 1401.

The Secretary of State shall include in the reports required by section 2402 of title IV of the Afghanistan Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 (division C of Public Law 117–43) the proposed uses of funds appropriated under this title.

Sec. 1501.

Each amount appropriated or made available by this Act is in addition to amounts otherwise appropriated for the fiscal year involved.

Sec. 1502.

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. 1503.

Unless otherwise provided for by this Act, the additional amounts appropriated by this Act to appropriations accounts shall be available under the authorities and conditions applicable to such appropriations accounts for fiscal year 2022.

Sec. 1504.

Each amount provided by this division is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) and section 4001(b) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022.

Sec. 1505.

NotReports. later than January 15, 2022, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a written report on Operation Allies Welcome: Provided, That such reportStrategy.Plans.Timeline.Cost estimate. shall describe the strategy and transition plan leading to the conclusion of Operation Allies Welcome; a plan, including timeline, for relocating all Afghans currently residing at Department of Defense facilities to longer-term housing; the activities and responsibilities assigned to each Federal agency involved in such strategy and transition plan; and an estimate of the costs from each such agency for carrying out such strategy and transition plan.

SEC. 2101. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO MAKE CERTAIN APPOINTMENTS FOR NATIONAL DISASTER MEDICAL SYSTEM.

Section 2812(c)(4)(B) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300hh–11(c)(4)(B)) is amended by striking “December 3, 2021” and inserting “February 18, 2022”.

SEC. 2102. EXTENSION OF ADDITIONAL SPECIAL ASSESSMENT.

Section 3014(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking “December 31, 2021” and inserting “February 18, 2022”.

SEC. 2103. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY ORDER FOR FENTANYL-RELATED SUBSTANCES.

EffectiveEffective date. as if included in the enactment of the Temporary Reauthorization and Study of the Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act (Public Law 116–114), section 2 of such Act (as amended by Public Law 117–43)Ante, p. 380. is amended by striking “January 28, 2022” and inserting “February 18, 2022”.

SEC. 2104. EXTENDING INCREASED FMAP FOR CERTAIN TERRITORIES.

(a) Section 1905(ff)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(ff)(3)) is amended by striking “December 3, 2021” and inserting “February 18, 2022”.

(b) Section 1898(b)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395iii(b)(1)) is amended by striking “$69,000,000” and inserting “$56,000,000”.

SEC. 2201. BUDGETARY EFFECTS.

(a) 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) 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) 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—

(c)(1) for purposes of section 251 of such Act;

(c)(2) for purposes of an allocation to the Committee on Appropriations pursuant to section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974; and

(c)(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.

Legislative History

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 6119:

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 167 (2021):

Dec. 2, considered and passed House and Senate.