Overview of Continuing Appropriations for FY2024 (Division A of P.L. 118-15)

Overview of Continuing Appropriations for FY2024 (Division A of P.L. 118-15)

Overview of Continuing Appropriations for
October 11, 2023
FY2024 (Division A of P.L. 118-15)
Drew C. Aherne
On September 30, 2023, the President signed H.R. 5860 into law as P.L. 118-15. Division A of
Analyst on Congress and
the act provides continuing appropriations for all 12 of the regular appropriations bills through
the Legislative Process
November 17, 2023. Division B of the law includes reauthorizations and other legislative

provisions related to several federal agencies, programs, projects, and activities. This report
examines only Division A of P.L. 118-15, the continuing resolution (CR) portion of the act.

Division A of P.L. 118-15 provides temporary authority for federal agencies to continue operations for the programs,
projects, and activities funded through the appropriations process. Such measures are known as “continuing resolutions”
because historically they have been enacted in the form of joint resolutions. This CR provides temporary funding for the
agencies and purposes covered by all 12 of the regular appropriations bills, as none of these bills had been enacted for
FY2024 before the fiscal year began on October 1, 2023.
For most programs, projects, and activities, the CR provides budget authority from October 1, 2023, through November 17,
2023 (a 48-day period), at the rates and under the same terms and conditions as enacted in the regular appropriations acts for
FY2023 (Divisions A-L of P.L. 117-328). In the event that regular appropriations bills for FY2024 or an additional CR are
not enacted prior to this CR’s expiration, a funding gap would occur beginning on November 18, 2023, that could lead to a
partial shutdown of government activities.
Although the CR is effective only through November 17, the cost estimate prepared by the Congressional Budget Office
(CBO) provides an annualized projection of discretionary budget authority provided in the CR. As provided in Division A of
P.L. 118-15, the CBO estimates that the annualized amount of base discretionary budget authority for FY2024 would be
approximately $1.6367 trillion.
As is typical with CRs, Division A of P.L. 118-15 includes several provisions that are specific to certain agencies and
accounts. These include provisions that establish exceptions to the general funding rate or other provisions of the CR for
certain accounts or activities (known as “anomalies”), as well as other legislative provisions related to changing or extending
provisions in existing law. The section of this report titled “Agency-, Account-, and Program-Specific Provisions”
summarizes each of these provisions enacted in the CR. CRS appropriations experts for each of these provisions are indicated
in the accompanying footnotes. Contact information for these and other appropriations experts can be found in CRS Report
R42638, Appropriations: CRS Experts.
For general information on the content of CRs and historical data on CRs enacted from FY1977 through FY2023, see CRS
Report R46595, Continuing Resolutions: Overview of Components and Practices.
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Contents
Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 1
Coverage, Duration, and Rate ................................................................................................... 2
Coverage ............................................................................................................................. 2
Duration .............................................................................................................................. 3
Rate ..................................................................................................................................... 4
Agency-, Account-, and Program-Specific Provisions .............................................................. 4
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related
Agencies ................................................................................................................................. 5
Section 101(1) – Provisos Related to Agricultural Appropriations ..................................... 5
Section 116 – Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund Program ............................................... 5
Section 117 – Rental Assistance Program ........................................................................... 5
Section 118 – Special Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for Women,
Infants, and Children (WIC) ............................................................................................ 5
Section 119 – Commodity Supplemental Food Program .................................................... 5
Section 120 – Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act of 1999............................................... 6
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies ................................................................. 6
Section 101(2) – Continuing Appropriations ...................................................................... 6
Section 121 – National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Salaries and Expenses ...................................................................................................... 7
Section 122 – National Aeronautics and Space Administration Space Operations............. 7
Section 123 – United States Parole Commission ................................................................ 7
Department of Defense ............................................................................................................. 7
Section 102 – Prohibitions on “New Starts,” Increased Production Rates, and
Certain Multi-Year Procurements .................................................................................... 7
Section 124 – Columbia Class Submarine Funding ............................................................ 8
Section 125 – Physical Security for Certain Retired DOD Officials .................................. 8
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies ............................................................ 8
Section 101(4) – Energy and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Rescissions and
Emergency Funding ......................................................................................................... 8
Financial Services and General Government ............................................................................ 9
Section 126 – Office of Personnel Management – Salaries and Expenses ......................... 9
Section 127 – District of Columbia Local Funds ................................................................ 9
Department of Homeland Security ............................................................................................ 9
Section 101(6) – Authorization Extensions and Supplemental Appropriations for
Fee Shortfalls ................................................................................................................... 9
Section 128 – Federal Emergency Management Disaster Relief Fund (DRF) ................. 10
Section 129 – Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) DRF
Supplemental Appropriation ........................................................................................... 11
Section 130 – National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Reauthorization ...................... 11
Section 131 – National Cybersecurity Protection System Authorization Extension ......... 11
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies.......................................................................... 12
Section 101(7) – Hazardous Substance Superfund ........................................................... 12
Section 101(7) – Wildland Firefighter Management ........................................................ 12
Section 132 – Wildland Firefighter Pay ............................................................................ 12
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related
Agencies ............................................................................................................................... 13
Section 101(8) – 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline ............................................................. 13
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Section 101(8) – Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) ................. 14
Section 133 – Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and Related
Programs ........................................................................................................................ 14
Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies .............................................. 15
Section 134 – Deferred FY2019 Military Construction Projects ...................................... 15
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs........................................... 15
Section 101(11) – Funding for Selected SFOPS Accounts ............................................... 15
Section 135 – Personal Services Contracting ................................................................... 16
Section 136 – Millennium Challenge Corporation ........................................................... 16
Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related
Agencies ............................................................................................................................... 16
Section 101(12) – Tenant-Based Rental Assistance .......................................................... 16
Section 101(12) – Project-Based Rental Assistance ......................................................... 16
Section 101(12) – Community Development Fund .......................................................... 17
Section 101(12) – Federal Railroad Administration ......................................................... 17
Section 137 – Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ..................................................... 17

Contacts
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Introduction
Congress uses an annual appropriations process to enact discretionary spending, which provides
funding to support the programs, projects, and activities carried out by most federal government
agencies each fiscal year.1 The process currently involves the development, consideration, and
enactment of 12 regular appropriations bills for each fiscal year.2 If regular appropriations are not
enacted before the start of the fiscal year on October 1, continuing appropriations may be enacted
to provide temporary funding until regular, full-year appropriations are enacted. None of the
regular appropriations bills for FY2024 was enacted prior to the start of the new fiscal year on
October 1, 2023.
Continuing appropriations acts are often referred to as “continuing resolutions” (CRs) because
historically they have been enacted in the form of joint resolutions. CRs generally provide budget
authority to agencies at a specified rate of operations, rather than in specified amounts, and for a
temporary period, rather than for the full fiscal year. CRs also typically contain various provisions
that impose limitations or restrictions on agency operations for their duration, mostly to preserve
Congress’s ability to make final, full-year funding decisions through the regular appropriations
bills.3 Exceptions to the general funding formulas and/or restrictions for certain accounts and
activities (known as “anomalies”) are also often included in CRs to address any special
circumstances or additional needs for certain accounts while operating under the CR.4 Rescissions
or cancellations of discretionary budget authority may also be included in CRs.5
On September 30, 2023, the House introduced H.R. 5860, the Continuing Appropriations Act,
2024 and Other Extensions Act. The House passed H.R. 5860 on September 30 by a vote of 335-
91, and the bill was received by the Senate on the same day. Later on September 30, the Senate
considered and passed H.R. 5860 without amendment by a vote of 88-9. The President
subsequently signed H.R. 5860 into law (P.L. 118-15) later that night. In addition to the CR
(Division A), the legislation also includes one other division (Division B) that includes
reauthorizations for several agencies and programs.6

1 The federal budget process distinguishes between discretionary spending, which is provided and controlled through
appropriations acts, and direct (or mandatory) spending, which is provided and/or effectively controlled through
authorizing laws. For more information on the appropriations process, see CRS Report R47106, The Appropriations
Process: A Brief Overview.
Appropriations bills provide agencies with budget authority, which is defined as the authority provided by federal law
to enter into contracts or other financial obligations that will result in the immediate or future expenditure (outlay) of
federal funds. For more on these terms, see CRS In Focus IF12105, Introduction to Budget Authority.
2 The House and Senate Committees on Appropriations have jurisdiction over appropriations legislation. Currently, the
House and Senate Appropriations Committees are organized into 12 identical subcommittees, each of which is
responsible for the development of one of the regular, annual appropriations bills.
3 For example, the FY2024 CR (P.L. 118-15, enacted September 30, 2023), as is typical for CRs under current practice,
establishes that “only the most limited funding action of that permitted in the Act shall be taken in order to provide for
continuation of projects and activities” (Section 110). Similarly, any awarding of grants that would “impinge on final
funding prerogatives” is expressly restricted (Section 109).
4 For example, Section 129 of P.L. 118-15 provides an additional $16 billion to the Federal Emergency Management
Agency’s Disaster Relief Fund to carry out disaster relief activities pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. §5121 et seq.).
5 For example, see Section 115 of P.L. 118-15, which provides for a continuing effect of certain rescissions enacted in
FY2023.
6 Division B of P.L. 118-15 (“Other Matters”) contains four titles: “Extensions and Other Matters” (Title I), “FAA
Extension” (Title II), “Health and Human Services” (Title III), and “Budgetary Effects” (Title IV).
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This report provides an analysis of the CR for FY2024 included in Division A of P.L. 118-15. The
first section (“Coverage, Duration, and Rate”) summarizes the general funding provisions and
limitations enacted in the CR, and the second section (“Agency-, Account-, and Program-Specific
Provisions”) summarizes the act’s provisions that affect particular agencies, accounts, or
programs. These summaries are organized by regular appropriations act title.
Coverage, Duration, and Rate
Three components of a CR generally establish the purpose, duration, and amount of funds
provided by the act:
• Coverage: A CR’s “coverage” refers to the purposes for which the measure
provides funds. Programs, projects, and activities funded by a CR are typically
specified in reference to the regular (and occasionally, supplemental)
appropriations acts from the previous fiscal year. When a CR references one of
those appropriations acts and provides funds for the programs, projects, and
activities included in such acts to be continued, the CR is often referred to as
“covering” those acts.
• Duration: The “duration” of a CR refers to the period for which the measure
provides budget authority for covered purposes. CRs typically provide budget
authority on an interim basis (days, weeks, or months) but have on occasion had
a duration lasting through the end of the fiscal year (known as “full-year CRs”).
• Rate: CRs usually fund programs, projects, and activities using a “rate of
operations” or “funding rate” to provide budget authority at a restricted level and
do not prescribe a specified dollar amount. The funding rate for a program,
project, or activity is generally calculated by prorating the total annualized
amount of budget authority that would be available under the referenced
appropriations acts for the fraction of the fiscal year that the CR is in effect. The
amount of budget authority obligated over the duration of a CR may also be
affected by other factors, such as the limitations imposed on agencies and
“anomalies” or other provisions, that can impact the amount of budget authority
made available to agencies for certain purposes.
Coverage
Section 101 of P.L. 118-15 covers all 12 of the regular appropriations bills by generally providing
budget authority for FY2024 through November 17, 2023, for programs, projects, and activities
funded in the regular appropriations acts enacted for FY2023.7 Section 103 establishes that the
CR provides budget authority under the same terms and conditions as established in the
referenced appropriations acts from FY2023. This provision effectively extends many of the
provisions in the FY2023 acts that established stipulations or limitations regarding how agencies
use the funding provided. Additionally, Section 104 states that, unless otherwise provided, none
of the funds made available by the CR may be used to initiate or resume any activity or program
for which budget authority was not provided in FY2023 (known as “new starts”). Such

7 Referenced appropriations acts include Divisions A-L of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (P.L. 117-328,
enacted on December 29, 2022). Section 101 also contains various provisos relating to specific accounts funded in
certain regular appropriations bills and specifies certain accounts funded in other divisions of P.L. 117-328 or other
laws that are covered under the CR as well. More information on each of these provisos is included under the
respective heading for each regular bill in the section of this report titled “Agency-, Account-, and Program-Specific
Provisions.”
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provisions, including many of the provisions discussed in the sections below, may protect
Congress’s constitutional authority to determine annual funding in whatever final, full-year
appropriations measures that may be enacted for FY2024. Section 114 of the CR also establishes
that, unless otherwise specified, funding designated by Congress as being an emergency
requirement, for disaster relief, and for several other categories of spending that are generally
exempt from budget enforcement rules also be designated as such under this CR.8 This provision
applies to all such designations made in the regular appropriations acts from FY2023 (Divisions
A-L of P.L. 117-328), unless specified otherwise, as well as emergency designations for certain
other amounts provided in Divisions M and N of P.L. 117-328 that were also specified as being
continued under the CR.9
Duration
Section 106 of the CR establishes that the budget authority provided is effective through Friday,
November 17, 2023 – a 48-day period beginning on October 1, 2023. This section also provides
that budget authority for some or all purposes covered under the CR can be superseded by the
enactment of the applicable regular appropriations acts or another CR prior to November 17.10
Budget authority to continue programs, projects, and activities funded in the CR that a subsequent
appropriations act applicable to those accounts does not fund would immediately cease upon such
enactment, even if enactment occurs prior to November 17. Furthermore, Section 111(b) provides
authority for agencies to obligate payments for mandatory spending programs funded through the
appropriations bills (known as “appropriated entitlements”) that are required to be made through
the beginning of December 2023.11

8 Section 251 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (BBEDCA, codified as amended at 2
U.S.C. §901) establishes processes for enforcing statutory limits on discretionary spending, which were most recently
enacted for FY2024 and FY2025 in the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (P.L. 118-5). Section 251 of BBEDCA
provides that certain categories of discretionary spending are effectively exempt from enforcement of discretionary
spending caps by allowing the caps to be adjusted upward to accommodate such spending. For more on emergency
designations, see CRS Report R47594, Budget Enforcement Rules: Emergency Designations.
Section 114 of the CR generally establishes that spending designated under certain adjustment categories in covered
FY2023 appropriations acts will continue to be designated as such under the CR. The CR specifies that such amounts
will now be designated under the relevant sections of BBEDCA that exempt such spending. Section 114 establishes
that the following applicable designations from FY2023 regular appropriations acts will continue to be in effect:
designation as an emergency requirement (Section 251(b)(2)(A) of BBEDCA), designation as being for disaster relief
(Section 251(b)(2)(D) of BBEDCA), designation as being for wildfire suppression activities (Section 251(b)(2)(F)(ii)(I)
of BBEDCA), designation as being for reemployment and eligibility assessments (Section 251(b)(2)(E)(ii) of
BBEDCA), designation as being for health care fraud and abuse control (Section 251(b)(2)(C)(ii) of BBEDCA), and
designation as being for disability reviews and determinations (Section 251(b)(2)(B)(ii)(III) of BBEDCA).
9 Division M of P.L. 117-328 provided supplemental appropriations for Ukraine and Division N of P.L. 117-328
provided supplemental appropriations for disaster relief. Various provisos in Section 101 of the CR establish that
certain amounts provided in these divisions of P.L. 117-328 will also be covered under the CR. More information on
each of these provisos is included under the respective heading for each regular bill in the section of this report titled
“Agency-, Account-, and Program-Specific Provisions.”
10 The subsequent enactment of a regular appropriations bill would also supersede the level of funding provided in the
CR. Section 107 provides that obligations and expenditures made between October 1 and the enactment of any
subsequent full-year appropriations would be a part of, and not in addition to, the final amount provided in the
applicable appropriations act for FY2024.
11 Section 111(b) provides that obligations for mandatory payments due on or about the first day of any month may
continue to be made for any month after October 2023 and up until the months beginning no later than 30 days after
November 17, 2023.
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Rate
In general, the CR provides budget authority through November 17 at the levels and under the
same terms and conditions as provided in the covered appropriations acts for FY2023. This rate is
based on actual amounts made available in FY2023. As has been common in CRs historically,
several sections of P.L. 118-15 establish additional limitations and restrictions on agency
operations and ability to spend money for its duration. For example, Section 109 prohibits actions
by agencies that would effectively “impinge on final funding prerogatives,” and Section 110
provides that agencies may take “only the most limited funding action” necessary to continue
existing programs, projects, and activities. Section 112 specifies that that the amounts made
available under the CR for federal civilian personnel compensation and benefits may be
apportioned at the rate for operations necessary to avoid furloughs, although agencies must first
take “all necessary actions to reduce or defer non-personnel-related administrative expenses.”
Lastly, Section 111(a) establishes that the CR provides budget authority for appropriated
entitlements that were funded in appropriations acts for FY2023 at a rate sufficient to “maintain
program levels under current law.”
Agency-, Account-, and Program-Specific Provisions
CRs lasting multiple weeks or longer typically include provisions that are specific to certain
agencies, accounts, or programs. These provisions are generally of two types. First, provisions
referred to as “anomalies” establish exceptions to the general funding formulas and other CR
elements for certain accounts and activities. Second, other sections in a CR may contain other
legislative provisions, such as those creating new law or changing existing law. Most often, these
provisions are used to renew expiring provisions of law or extend the scope of certain existing
statutory requirements. Substantive provisions that establish major new policies have also been
included on occasion. Unless otherwise indicated, such provisions are temporary and expire when
the CR expires.
Congress may include anomalies and other legislative provisions at the request of the President,
who typically submits a list of requested provisions ahead of an expected CR.12 Congress can
accept, reject, or modify such proposals in the course of drafting and considering CRs. In
addition, Congress may identify and include any additional anomalies or other legislative
provisions.
This section of the report summarizes provisions in Division A of P.L. 118-15 that are agency-,
account-, or program-specific. The provisions are organized by appropriations act title for the 12
regular appropriations acts covered in Section 101. The summaries generally provide brief
explanations of the provisions. In some cases, they include additional information, such as
whether a provision was requested by the President or included in any CRs for prior fiscal years.
For additional information on specific provisions in the CR, congressional clients may contact the
CRS appropriations experts as identified in the accompanying footnotes.

12 The Administration’s list of requests related to appropriations issues can be found at https://www.crs.gov/products/
Documents/FY2024_CR_anomalies_list/pdf/FY2024_CR_anomalies_list.pdf, and the list of requests related to
authorization issues can be found at https://www.crs.gov/products/Documents/FY2024_CR_authorization_provisions/
pdf/FY2024_CR_authorization_provisions.pdf.
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Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration,
and Related Agencies
Section 101(1) – Provisos Related to Agricultural Appropriations13
Section 101(1) contains a two-fold proviso providing that, first, a rescission in FY2023 shall not
apply in FY2024 for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Special Supplemental Nutrition
Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) account. Second, the CR includes a total of
$353 million for several programs that were in supplemental divisions of the FY2023 omnibus
appropriation, and designates them as an emergency requirement (Section 114(a)(1) of the CR).
This includes—in addition to amounts for regular appropriations in the CR—$50 million for
Food for Peace Title II Grants, $5 million for McGovern-Dole International Food for Education,
$58 million for Agricultural Research Service Buildings and Facilities, $29.7 million for the Food
Safety Inspection Service, $25.3 million for Rural Community Facilities, $60 million for Rural
Water and Waste Disposal, and $125 million for Agriculture Quarantine and Inspection.14
Section 116 – Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund Program15
Section 116 provides that amounts made available by Section 101 for the USDA Farm Service
Agency’s farm loan program may be apportioned at a rate necessary to meet demand and cover
approved applications for direct and guaranteed farm ownership loans.16
Section 117 – Rental Assistance Program17
Section 117 provides that amounts made available by Section 101 for the USDA Rural Housing
Service’s Rental Assistance Program may be apportioned at a rate necessary to maintain
authorized activities.18
Section 118 – Special Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for Women,
Infants, and Children (WIC)19
Section 118 provides that amounts made available by Section 101 for the USDA Food and
Nutrition Service’s WIC program may be apportioned at a rate necessary to maintain
participation.20
Section 119 – Commodity Supplemental Food Program21
Section 119 provides that amounts made available by Section 101 for the USDA Food and
Nutrition Service’s Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) may be apportioned at a rate

13 This section was authored by Jim Monke, Specialist in Agricultural Policy.
14 For additional background, see CRS Insight IN12158, FY2024 Agriculture Appropriations: Status and Scope.
15 This section was authored by Jim Monke, Specialist in Agricultural Policy.
16 For additional background, see CRS Report R46768, Agricultural Credit: Institutions and Issues.
17 This section was authored by Lisa S. Benson, Specialist in Agricultural Policy.
18 For additional background, see CRS Report R47044, USDA Rural Housing Programs: An Overview.
19 This section was authored by Randy Alison Aussenberg, Specialist in Nutrition Assistance Policy.
20 For additional background, see CRS Report R44115, A Primer on WIC: The Special Supplemental Nutrition
Program for Women, Infants, and Children.
21 This section was authored by Randy Alison Aussenberg, Specialist in Nutrition Assistance Policy.
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necessary to maintain the program’s current caseload. This program distributes food to low-
income seniors. A CSFP anomaly to maintain current operations has often been included in
previous CRs.22
Section 120 – Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act of 199923
Section 120 extends the authorization of the Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act of 1999, as
amended (LMR; 7 U.S.C. §§1635 et seq.) through the duration of the CR. The LMR was enacted
in 1999 and has been reauthorized seven times. Congress last fully reconsidered and reauthorized
the LMR in the Agriculture Reauthorizations Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-54). The FY2023
Consolidated Appropriations Act (P.L. 117-328) extended the LMR’s authority through
September 30, 2023.
The LMR requires buyers of live cattle, swine, and lambs and sellers of wholesale beef, pork, and
lamb to report prices, volumes, and other marketing characteristics to the USDA Agricultural
Marketing Service. This information is made public through daily, weekly, and monthly reports to
provide market transparency for the livestock industry.24
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies25
Section 101(2) – Continuing Appropriations
Paragraph (2) of section 101 allows most departments and agencies funded through the FY2023
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations Act (Division B of P.L.
117-328) to apportion funds at a rate equal to the FY2023 enacted level through the end of the
CR. This paragraph excludes from coverage under the CR certain funds made available to the
Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) in Section 540 of Division B of P.L.
117-328. Section 540 rescinded unobligated balances made available to the USTR from the
United States-Canada-Mexico Agreement Implementation Act (P.L. 116-113) as of September 30,
2023, and appropriated a new amount equal to the amount rescinded that is to remain available
until September 30, 2024. This paragraph also reduces a rescission on the Department of Justice’s
Working Capital Fund from $705.8 million to $122.6 million.
In addition, paragraph (2) makes some supplemental appropriations provided to CJS agencies
through the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 (Division N of P.L. 117-328),
available for obligation at the rates provided for in that act for the duration of the CR.
Specifically, the Bureau of Prisons is authorized to continue apportioning the $182.0 million
provided for its Buildings and Facilities account; the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) is authorized to apportion the $108.8 million provided for its
Procurement, Acquisitions, and Construction account; and the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA) can apportion the $367.0 million provided for its Construction and
Environmental Compliance and Restoration account.
The paragraph also allows some agencies to continue apportioning supplemental appropriations
from FY2023, albeit at reduced levels. The CR reduces the rate at which NOAA can apportion the

22 For additional background, see USDA Food and Nutrition Service, CSFP Fact Sheet, at https://www.fns.usda.gov/
csfp/fact-sheet.
23 This section was authored by Joel L. Greene, Analyst in Agricultural Policy.
24 For additional information, see CRS Report R45777, Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act: Overview for
Reauthorization in the 116th Congress.
25 The summaries in this section were authored by Nathan James, Analyst in Crime Policy.
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$62.0 million in supplemental funding under its Operations, Research, and Facilities account to
$42.0 million. The rate at which the National Science Foundation can apportion the $818.2
million in supplemental funding under its Research and Related Activities account is reduced to
$608.2 million, and the rate at which it can apportion the $217.0 million under its STEM
Education account is reduced to $92.0 million. In the instances where the CR reduced the rate at
which agencies can apportion supplemental funding, the CR does not include provisos that
require a portion of the supplemental funding to be used for a specific purpose.
Section 121 – National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Salaries and Expenses
Section 121 authorizes the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to
apportion funds at a rate necessary to administer broadband programs for the duration of the CR.
Section 122 – National Aeronautics and Space Administration Space
Operations
Section 122 makes funding provided to NASA’s Space Operations account through the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 115-31), and the Consolidated Appropriations Act,
2018 (P.L. 115-141)—which were available for obligation through FY2018 and FY2019,
respectively—available until the end of FY2024 for the liquidation of valid obligations incurred
from FY2017 to FY2019.
Section 123 – United States Parole Commission
Section 123 extends the authorization for the U.S. Parole Commission until November 17, 2023.
The authorities for the commission were scheduled to sunset on October 31, 2023. The enactment
of the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 (P.L. 98-473) ended parole for any federal offenders
convicted on or after November 1, 1987, and the commission’s authorities were to sunset on
October 31, 1992. However, federal prisoners sentenced before this date remain eligible for
parole, and the U.S. Parole Commission also makes release decisions for other populations, such
as D.C. Code offenders. Absent transferring authority for making release decisions to another
body, Congress has periodically extended the sunset date for the commission’s authorities.
Department of Defense26
Section 102 – Prohibitions on “New Starts,” Increased Production Rates, and
Certain Multi-Year Procurements
Section 102 is similar to provisions included in CRs in previous years to prevent the Department
of Defense (DOD) from funding new or accelerated production of certain projects and other
activities, and certain multi-year procurements.27 Section 102(a) prohibits DOD from funding new
starts—that is, the initiation of procurement or research and development of an item for which

26 The summaries in this section were authored by Brendan W. McGarry, Specialist in U.S. Defense Budget, and
Cameron M. Keys, Analyst in Defense Logistics and Resource Management Policy.
27 For additional background and analysis on these provisions, see CRS Report RL32665, Navy Force Structure and
Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress, Appendix I.
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funding was not provided in FY2023 or prior years.28 Section 102(a)(1) prohibits DOD from
funding the “new production of items not funded for production in fiscal year 2023 or prior
years,” and Section 102(a)(3) prohibits DOD from funding the “initiation, resumption, or
continuation of any project, activity, operation, or organization ... for which appropriations, funds,
or other authority were not available during fiscal year 2023.” Section 102(a)(2) prohibits DOD
from funding an acceleration in “production rates above those sustained with fiscal year 2023
funds.” Section 102(b) prohibits DOD from funding the initiation of “multi-year procurements
utilizing advance procurement funding for economic order quantity procurement unless
specifically appropriated later.” Multi-year procurement (MYP) is a contracting approach in
which DOD uses a single contract to procure an item over multiple years.29
Section 124 – Columbia Class Submarine Funding
Section 124 authorizes DOD to apportion, from funds made available in the CR, up to $621.27
million for the procurement of one Columbia Class Submarine into the Shipbuilding and
Conversion, Navy appropriations account.30
Section 125 – Physical Security for Certain Retired DOD Officials
Section 125 extends for the duration of the CR authority under Title 10, Section 714(b)(2)(B), of
the U.S. Code to provide protection and personal security for former or retired DOD officials who
face serious and credible threats arising from their prior duties. Officials who would have
otherwise become ineligible for security service on October 1, 2023, are now covered through
November 17, 2023. More generally, it extends the period of authorized physical security
provision from two years to four years.
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies
Section 101(4) – Energy and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Rescissions and
Emergency Funding31
In general, the CR provides budget authority through November 17, 2023, at levels provided in
the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 (Division D
of P.L. 117-328), except for rescissions from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) Petroleum
account and the Title 17 Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program account. In addition,
the CR provides budget authority through its expiration date at levels provided in Title III of
Division M of P.L. 117-328 for Nuclear Energy and Title IV of Division N of P.L. 117-328 for the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Construction and Operation and Maintenance account

28 For definitions of a new start within the procurement and research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E)
appropriation titles, see Department of Defense, Financial Management Regulation, DOD 7000.14-R, vol. 3, ch. 6,
“Reprogramming of DOD Appropriated Funds,” Paragraph 4.1.5, September 2015, https://comptroller.defense.gov/
Portals/45/documents/fmr/current/03/03_06.pdf.
29 For additional background and analysis on multi-year procurement, see CRS Report R41909, Multiyear Procurement
(MYP) and Block Buy Contracting in Defense Acquisition: Background and Issues for Congress.
30 For more background and analysis on this submarine program, see CRS Report R41129, Navy Columbia (SSBN-826)
Class Ballistic Missile Submarine Program: Background and Issues for Congress.
31 This section was authored by Mark Holt, Specialist in Energy Policy, and Anna Normand, Specialist in Natural
Resources Policy. For more information on the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies appropriations
process for FY2024, see CRS Report R47553, Energy and Water Development: FY2024 Appropriations.
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for certain categories of projects.32 For these amounts that reference Divisions M and N of P.L.
117-328, Section 114 of the CR designates them as an emergency requirement pursuant to Section
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
Financial Services and General Government
Section 126 – Office of Personnel Management – Salaries and Expenses33
Section 126 provides funding at a rate of operations of $219.1 million for Salaries and Expenses
at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). This amount is $28.3 million more than the
amount of $190.8 million provided for FY2023 in Division E of P.L. 117-328. The funding is to
be used by OPM to continue its work to create a new federal health benefits system for U.S.
Postal Service employees, as authorized by P.L. 117-108, the Postal Reform Act of 2022.
Section 127 – District of Columbia Local Funds34
Section 127 grants congressional approval to the District of Columbia’s general fund and capital
budgets for FY2024. This approval is consistent with the requirement that Congress approve the
District’s annual budget under the District of Columbia Self-Government and Government
Reorganization Act (P.L. 93-198). This provision grants the District the authority to expend
locally raised funds for those programs and activities that received funding in the District’s
FY2023 appropriation. This provision also allows District officials to obligate locally raised funds
at the rate set forth in the District’s Fiscal Year 2024 Local Budget Act of 2023.
Department of Homeland Security35
Section 101(6) – Authorization Extensions and Supplemental Appropriations
for Fee Shortfalls
Section 101(6) extends the authorization of three immigration authorities through the duration of
the CR. It does so by referencing Title III of Division O of P.L. 117-328. Sections 301, 302, and
304 of that act provided year-long extensions of the authorities for:
• the E-Verify Program (8 U.S.C. §1324a note);
• the Grant Special Immigrant Status to Religious Workers Other than Ministers
program (8 U.S.C. §1101(a)(27)(C)(ii)(II) and (III)); and

32 The Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 (Division N of P.L. 117-328), provided $297.2 million
for certain authorized USACE construction activities and $52.8 million for certain authorized USACE Operation and
Maintenance projects, which USACE allocated to projects in its FY2023 Construction and Operation and Maintenance
work plans. Appropriations for these categories of activities in Division N were similar to additional funding normally
provided through annual appropriations (i.e., similar categories of activities were funded in FY2014-FY2022 annual
appropriations). For more information, see CRS In Focus IF12090, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: FY2023
Appropriations.
33 This section was authored by Barbara Schwemle, Analyst in American National Government.
34 This section was authored by Joseph V. Jaroscak, Analyst in Economic Development Policy.
35 The summaries in this section were authored by William L. Painter, Specialist in Homeland Security Policy and
Appropriations.
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• the Waiver of Foreign Residence Requirements for Physicians Working in
Underserved Areas program (8 U.S.C. §1182 note, also known as the “Conrad
State 30 Program”).
Section 303 provided authority for the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
to increase the number of temporary nonagricultural workers allowed into the country under the
H-2B program, and the same authority is provided through this reference in the CR.
These authorization issues were included in the anomalies request from the Administration for
potential inclusion in a CR if no further extension had been made.36 The three immigration
authority extensions have been addressed in the appropriations process annually, beginning with
the FY2016 CR.37 The H-2B cap increase has been carried every year since the FY2018 CR.38
In addition, Section 101(6) also references P.L. 117-328, Division N, Section 2602, which
provided $309 million to make up for shortfalls in immigration and customs fee collections,
which in turn, support U.S. Customs and Border Protection inspections at ports of entry. This
allows for support at the rate for operations as though it were part of the DHS appropriations act.
Section 128 – Federal Emergency Management Disaster Relief Fund (DRF)
Section 128 provides that amounts made available by Section 101 for the DRF may be
apportioned at a rate for operations necessary to carry out response and recovery activities under
the Stafford Act.39 This anomaly ensures that funding is available to support the federal
government’s disaster response and recovery activities associated with disasters and emergency
declarations in the event the DRF’s existing carryover balances are spent down while the CR is in
effect.
This anomaly was included in the anomalies request from the Administration, and similar
anomalies have been enacted via continuing appropriations measures each year since FY2018.40

36 FY2024 CR Authorization Issues, p. 2. https://www.crs.gov/products/Documents/
FY2024_CR_authorization_provisions/pdf/FY2024_CR_authorization_provisions.pdf.
37 In FY2016 these extensions appeared in the CR (P.L. 114-53), then as general provisions in the final bill (P.L. 114-
113, Division G, §§572-574). In FY2017 and FY2018, those general provisions were extended by reference in the CR
(P.L. 114-223, Division C; P.L. 115-56, Division D). In the FY2018 consolidated appropriations act (P.L. 115-141), the
immigration extensions were shifted to a different division (Division M), so in FY2019, they were included by
reference in the first section of the CR (P.L. 115-245, Division C). This pattern of extension in CRs by reference to a
year-end extensions division has continued since.
38 In FY2018, P.L. 115-56, Division D, §101, extended by reference to P.L. 115-31, Division F (FY2017 general
provisions); in FY2019, P.L. 115-245, Division C, §101, extended by reference to P.L. 115-141, Division M, Title II
(immigration extensions); in FY2020, P.L. 116-59, Division A, §101, extended by reference to P.L. 116-6, Division H,
Title I (immigration extensions); in FY2021, P.L. 116-159, §101, extended by reference to P.L. 116-94, Division I,
Title I (immigration extensions); in FY2022, P.L. 117-43, §101, extended by reference to P.L. 116-260, Division O,
Title I §§101-103, and §105 (immigration extensions); in FY2023, P.L. 117-180, §101, extended by reference to P.L.
116-260, Division O, Title II.
39 42 U.S.C. §5121 et seq.
40 FY2024 CR Appropriations Issues, pp. 15-16. https://www.crs.gov/products/Documents/
FY2024_CR_anomalies_list/pdf/FY2024_CR_anomalies_list.pdf. Prior accelerated apportionments were provided by
P.L. 115-56, Division D, §129; P.L. 115-245, Division C, §124; P.L. 116-59, §133; P.L. 116-159, §145; P.L. 117-43,
§133; and P.L. 117-80, Division A, §135.
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Section 129 – Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) DRF
Supplemental Appropriation
Section 129 provides a $16 billion supplemental appropriation for the DRF, in addition to what is
provided pursuant to Section 101. The Administration had originally requested a $12 billion
supplemental appropriation for the DRF on August 10, 2023, increasing that request three weeks
later to $16 billion.
Of that $16 billion, $15.5 billion is available for costs associated with major disaster declarations,
while $498 million is available for other DRF activities, which includes Fire Management
Assistance Grants, responses to Stafford Act emergencies, and FEMA disaster readiness and
support activities. Two million is transferred to the DHS Office of Inspector General for oversight
activities.
This budget authority provided in Section 129 will remain available for obligation until expended.
Section 130 – National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Reauthorization
Section 130 extends the authorization for the NFIP to continue to operate for the duration of the
CR by altering the application of two provisions in the U.S. Code.
The first provision is a temporary extension of the NFIP’s borrowing authority, and the second is
a termination date for the NFIP’s authority to issue new policies. Both provisions are necessary to
extend normal NFIP operations. The NFIP has $30.4 billion of borrowing authority that would
have expired at the end of FY2023.41 Section 130(a) extends this level of borrowing authority
through the duration of this act, allowing the NFIP to continue to pay claims. Additionally, the
NFIP’s authority to issue new policies would have expired at the end of FY2023.42 Section 130(a)
extends that authority through the duration of the CR as well.
Similar extensions have been enacted since FY2018, and CRs have been used intermittently as
vehicles for temporary extensions of NFIP authorities since 1998.43
Section 131 – National Cybersecurity Protection System Authorization
Extension
Section 131 extends the authorization for the National Cybersecurity Protection System (NCPS),
which authorizes multiple activities by DHS to help defend federal agencies from cyberthreats.
The authority, initially provided under the Federal Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2015,44
included a specific termination, ending certain planning and reporting authorities seven years
after enactment. The authority was initially extended to the end of FY2023 in the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2023,45 and was one of the authorization issues raised by the Administration
in August 2023 for potential inclusion in a CR if no further extension had been made.46

41 42 U.S.C. §4016(a).
42 42 U.S.C. §4026.
43 For additional information on what expiration of the program might mean, see CRS Insight IN10835, What Happens
If the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Lapses?
44 P.L. 114-113, Division N, Title II, Subtitle B.
45 P.L. 117-328, Division O, Title I, Section 101.
46 FY2024 CR Authorization Issues, p. 2. https://www.crs.gov/products/Documents/
FY2024_CR_authorization_provisions/pdf/FY2024_CR_authorization_provisions.pdf.
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Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
Section 101(7) – Hazardous Substance Superfund47
A proviso in Section 101(7), related to the Hazardous Substance Superfund (Superfund), excludes
Section 443 of the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations
Act, 2023 (Division G, P.L. 117-328), from coverage under the CR. Section 101(7) has no
specific impact on FY2024 appropriations for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s
(EPA’s) Superfund account, as Superfund excise tax receipts and settlement funds are separate
from annual appropriations and would be available for expenditure regardless of a lapse in annual
appropriations. Section 443 of P.L. 117-328 repealed Section 613 in Title VI, Division J, of the
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA, P.L. 117-58). Section 613 had authorized EPA to
expend Superfund excise tax receipts without further appropriation.48 Section 443 replaced this
provision with similar language that also authorized the expenditure of these tax receipts without
further appropriation but designated the spending as an emergency requirement. In addition to
excise tax receipts and settlement funds, monies paid by the potentially responsible parties under
Superfund settlements are also directly available for Superfund expenditures at sites covered
under these settlements.
Section 101(7) – Wildland Firefighter Management49
A proviso in Section 101(7) provides budget authority to continue certain wildland fire
management activities funded in the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023
(Division N, P.L. 117-328).50 These activities pertain to wildfire suppression operations and fire
preparedness by the Department of the Interior and wildfire suppression operations and forest fire
presuppression by the U.S. Forest Service.
Section 132 – Wildland Firefighter Pay51
Section 132 provides that amounts made available by Section 101 for Wildland Fire Management
by the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Forest Service are available for base salary
increases for wildland firefighters that were provided under the IIJA.52 These amounts may be
apportioned up to the rate necessary to continue funding such base salary increases. IIJA directed
the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to increase the base salary of federal
wildland firefighters by either $20,000 per year or 50 percent of the base salary, whichever is less,

47 This section was authored by Angela C. Jones, Analyst in Environmental Policy. For more information on Superfund
taxes, see CRS In Focus IF11982, Superfund Tax Legislation in the 117th Congress.
48 Superfund taxes expired on December 31, 1995, with two of the taxes since being reauthorized. Division H, Title II,
of the IIJA reauthorized the Superfund chemicals excise tax through December 31, 2031. Section 13601 of P.L. 117-
169 (commonly referred to as the Inflation Reduction Act) permanently reauthorized the Superfund petroleum excise
tax. The Superfund special environmental tax on corporate income has not been reauthorized to date since its expiration
in 1995.
49 This section was authored by Anne A. Riddle, Analyst in Natural Resources Policy.
50 Specifically, the proviso in Section 101(7) provides budget authority to continue wildland fire management activities
authorized in the second paragraph under each of the headings “Department of the Interior—Departmental Offices—
Department-Wide Programs—Wildland Fire Management” and “Related Agencies—Department of Agriculture—
Forest Service—Wildland Fire Management” of P.L. 117-328, Division N, Title VII.
51 This section was authored by Anne A. Riddle, Analyst in Natural Resources Policy.
52 P.L. 117-58, Division D, Title VIII, §40803(d)(4)(B).
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based on a written determination that it is difficult to recruit or retain federal wildland firefighters
within a specified geographic area.
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education,
and Related Agencies
Section 101(8) – 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline53
A provision in Section 101(8) provides additional funding to the Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) for 988 Suicide Lifeline activities and behavioral
health crisis services at a rate of operations of $62 million. This funding is provided by reference
to Section 145 of the first CR for FY2023 (P.L. 117-180). That amount is in addition to funds
made available by the CR for SAMHSA with reference to the Mental Health account in Division
H of P.L. 117-328, which funds, in part, the 988 Suicide Lifeline. The explanatory statement
accompanying Division H set aside $502 million for the 988 Program within that account.54
The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (Lifeline; formerly the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline55)
is a national hotline that provides immediate crisis counseling and referral services for individuals
experiencing suicidal thoughts or other mental distress. The new three-digit number was launched
to “make it simpler for people experiencing a mental health crisis to connect with lifesaving crisis
intervention services.”56 Authorized by Public Health Services Act (PHSA) Section 520E-3, the
Lifeline is supported by SAMHSA within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
On July 16, 2022, the Lifeline transitioned from a 10-digit number (1-800-273-TALK) to the new
three-digit 9-8-8 hotline.57 The transition to the three-digit number did not change formal
operations of the Lifeline. However, the shorter number resulted in an increased call volume.58 In
anticipation of this increase, Congress and the President augmented the roughly $102 million
provided through FY2022 annual appropriations by an additional $150 million in the Bipartisan
Safer Communities Act (P.L. 117-159) to support the Lifeline’s activities.59 Funds in FY2022
were also set aside for SAMHSA to establish a new 988 & Behavioral Health Crisis Coordinating
Office to support the agency’s stated goals of situating the Lifeline within a broader behavioral

53 This section was authored by Johnathan H. Duff, Analyst in Health Policy.
54 Congressional Record, vol. 168, no. 198, book II, December 20, 2022, pp. S8887-S8888.
55 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline remains the terminology in the authorizing provision: Section 520E-3 (4.2.
U.S.C. §290bb-36c) of the Public Health Service Act.
56 H.Rept. 117-403, pp. 159-160.
57 The 10-digit number 1-800-273-8255 remains active and operates the same way as 988.
58 See SAMHSA, 988 Lifeline Performance Metrics, https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/988/performance-metrics; and
SAMHSA, 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline/Our Network, https://988lifeline.org/our-network/.
59 The FY2022 funds followed earlier efforts to support the Lifeline and its transition to the 988 three-digit dialing
code. For instance, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) directed $32 million
toward these activities from FY2021 supplemental appropriations provided in the Coronavirus Response and Relief
Supplemental Appropriations Act (P.L. 116-260, Division M), plus another $105 million from the American Rescue
Plan Act (P.L. 117-2). For more information, see SAMHSA, “SAMHSA Awards Vibrant Emotional Health the Grant
to Administer 988 Dialing Code for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline,” press release, June 16, 2021,
https://www.samhsa.gov/newsroom/press-announcements/202106161430. See also, SAMHSA, FY2021 SAMHSA
COVID-19 Funded Grants, available at https://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/covid19-programs-funded-samhsa-
fy21.pdf. See also SAMHSA, “HHS Secretary: 988 Transition Moves Us Closer to Better Serving the Crisis Care
Needs of People Across America ,” press release, September 9, 2022, https://www.samhsa.gov/newsroom/press-
announcements/20220909/hhs-secretary-988-transition-moves-closer-to-better-serving-crisis-care-needs.
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health crisis response system.60 For FY2023, the $62 million provided by the first CR for FY2023
and the $502 million provided through FY2023 annual appropriations were a substantial increase
in funding relative to FY2022. Section 101(8) of the FY2024 CR seeks to sustain the FY2023
level of budgetary resources for this program for the CR’s duration.
Section 101(8) – Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)61
A provision in Section 101(8) provides additional funding for the Administration for Children and
Families’ Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) at a rate of operations of
$2.5 billion. This funding is provided by reference to the second paragraph under the LIHEAP
heading of Title VIII of Division N of P.L. 117-328. (Division N funds were designated as being
for an emergency requirement).62 The amount is in addition to funds made available by the CR
for LIHEAP with reference to the Low Income Home Energy Assistance account in Division H of
P.L. 117-328 at a rate of operations of $1.5 billion.
LIHEAP provides funds via formula to states, tribes, and territories to assist low-income
households with their home energy needs, including heating and cooling costs, crisis assistance,
weatherization assistance, and services (such as counseling) to reduce the need for energy
assistance. For FY2023, regular LIHEAP program operations were funded by a combination of
regular annual appropriations provided in Division H and emergency-designated appropriations
provided in Division N, both in the same law (P.L. 117-328).63 That is, the emergency-designated
funds provided in Division N were made available for payments under existing LIHEAP program
authorities.
Section 133 – Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and Related
Programs64
Under Division FF (“Health and Human Services”), Section 6102, of the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2023 (P.L. 117-328), funding for the TANF block grant, the TANF
contingency fund, Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Grants, and matching grants for
TANF and child welfare activities within the U.S. territories was scheduled to end on September
30, 2023. Section 133 extends these funding and program authorities for the duration of the CR.

60 Congressional Record, vol. 168, no. 42, book IV, March 9, 2022, pp. H2679-H2680; SAMHSA, 988 & Behavioral
Health Crisis Coordinating Office, https://www.samhsa.gov/about-us/who-we-are/offices-centers/988-behavioral-
crisis-coordinating-office.
61 This section was authored by Libby Perl, Specialist in Housing Policy.
62 Division N was the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023.
63 In FY2023, in addition to funding provided for LIHEAP in Division H of P.L. 117-328 and the second paragraph of
the LIHEAP heading of Title VIII of Division N of P.L. 117-328, there were three other sources of appropriated funds
for LIHEAP. The first paragraph of the LIHEAP heading of Division N of P.L. 117-328 provided $1 billion for the
program, the Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act (P.L. 117-180) provided $1
billion, and the IIJA (P.L. 117-58) provided $100 million. The CR does not include the funding provided in the first
paragraph of the LIHEAP heading of Title VIII of Division N of P.L. 117-328, nor does it include the funding in P.L.
117-180. The IIJA provided advance appropriations for LIHEAP for five years (FY2022-FY2026), meaning that
FY2024 IIJA funding is provided outside the CR.
64 This section was authored by Gene Falk, Specialist in Social Policy.
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Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
Section 134 – Deferred FY2019 Military Construction Projects65
Section 134 effectively extends for the duration of the CR the five-year period of availability for
military construction appropriations for projects initially funded in FY2019. The Biden
Administration’s list of requested anomalies stated that this language was needed to address
projects that were deferred following the Trump Administration’s decision in 2019 to construct
physical barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border.66 The Trump Administration identified a total of
$3.6 billion in military construction appropriations for redirection to border barrier construction
under the authority provided in Title 10, Section 2808, of the U.S. Code.67 Section 134 authorizes
DOD to fund certain projects deferred by this redirection by stating that Section 126 of Division J
of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (P.L. 117-328) shall be applied for the duration of
the CR by incorporating the terms fiscal year 2017, fiscal year 2018, and fiscal year 2019.
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
Section 101(11) – Funding for Selected SFOPS Accounts68
Section 101(11) provides funding for Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related
Programs (SFOPS) appropriations accounts at the rate for operations provided in FY2023 final
appropriations (Division K of P.L. 117-328) except for Section 7069, which provided authority to
the EPA to transfer funds to the International Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC) to
support water pollution management in the United States–Mexico border region.
In addition, Section 101(11) provides funding for selected SFOPS accounts that had been
provided for in Title VII of Division M of P.L. 117-328, the Additional Ukraine Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 2023. These include:
• Diplomatic Programs account at a rate for operations of $87.05 million (-$60
million from the FY2023 level enacted in Division M of P.L. 117-328);
• International Disaster Assistance account at a rate for operations of $637.90
million (-$300 million from the FY2023 enacted level);
• Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia account at a rate for operations
equal to the FY2023 enacted level;
• Migration and Refugee Assistance account at a rate for operations of $915.05
million (-$620 million from the FY2023 enacted level); and
• International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement at a rate for operations of
$75 million (-$300 million from the FY2023 enacted level).

65 This section was authored by Andrew Tilghman, Analyst in U.S. Defense Infrastructure Policy.
66 OMB, FY2024 Continuing Resolution (CR) Appropriations Issues, September 30, 2023, p. 19. For additional
background and analysis on border barriers, see CRS Report R45908, Legal Authority to Repurpose Funds for Border
Barrier Construction; CRS Report R46421, DOD Transfer and Reprogramming Authorities: Background, Status, and
Issues for Congress; and CRS Report R45937, Military Funding for Southwest Border Barriers.
67 White House, “President Donald J. Trump’s Border Security Victory,” press release, February 15, 2019,
https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefings-statements/president-donald-j-trumps-border-security-victory/.
68 This section was authored by Emily M. McCabe, Acting Section Research Manager.
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Section 135 – Personal Services Contracting69
Section 135 extends the authority of the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for
International Development to (notwithstanding provisions of law prescribing geographic
restrictions or other applicable restrictions) enter into, extend, and maintain personal services
contracts, including with individuals who served as locally employed staff of the United States
mission in Afghanistan.70 Section 135 extends this authority through November 17, 2023.
Section 136 – Millennium Challenge Corporation71
Section 136 extends the term of one of the Millennium Challenge Corporation’s (MCC’s) board
members until March 31, 2024, unless a new member of the board is appointed to take their place
before that date. According to the provision, such board member would be appointed by the
President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, from “a list of individuals submitted
by the minority leader of the House of Representatives” (22 U.S.C. §7703(c)(3)(B)(ii)).
Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban
Development, and Related Agencies72
Section 101(12) – Tenant-Based Rental Assistance
A proviso in Section 101(12) specifies that emergency-designated funding provided for the
Tenant-Based Rental Assistance (TBRA) account by Division N of the FY2023 Consolidated
Appropriations Act is to be included when calculating the rate of operations for this account for
the term of the CR.
The TBRA account funds the Housing Choice Voucher program, which provides monthly rental
assistance payments for low-income individuals and families, and is the largest account funded in
HUD’s annual appropriation. For FY2023, the regular operations of this program were funded by
a combination of regular annual appropriations and emergency-designated appropriations. As
such, the total FY2023 funding level for the TBRA account consisted of regular annual
appropriations as provided by Division L of P.L. 117-328 ($27.60 billion) plus emergency-
designated appropriations provided by Division N of the same law ($2.65 billion). Section
101(12) of the CR establishes that total amount ($30.25 billion) as the basis for the rate of
operations for the period of the CR.
Section 101(12) – Project-Based Rental Assistance
A proviso in Section 101(12) specifies that emergency-designated funding provided for the
Project-Based Rental Assistance (PBRA) account by Division N of the FY2023 Consolidated
Appropriations Act is to be included when calculating the rate of operations for this account for
the term of the CR.

69 This section was authored by Cory Gill, Analyst in Foreign Affairs.
70 Locally employed staff are foreign nationals and other locally resident citizens (including U.S. citizens) who work at
U.S. missions abroad. For more information, see Department of State, “Local Employment in U.S. Embassies and
Consulates,” at https://careers.state.gov/career-paths/foreign-service/local-employment/.
71 This section was authored by Emily M. McCabe, Acting Section Research Manager.
72 The summaries in this section were authored by Maggie McCarty, Specialist in Housing Policy and David Randall
Peterman, Analyst in Transportation Policy.
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The PBRA account funds the Section 8 project-based rental assistance program, which provides
monthly rental assistance payments for low-income individuals and families, and is the second
largest account funded in the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) annual
appropriation. For FY2023, the regular operations of this program were funded by a combination
of regular annual appropriations and emergency-designated appropriations. As such, the total
FY2023 funding level for the PBRA account consisted of regular annual appropriations as
provided by Division L of P.L. 117-328 ($9.08 billion) plus emergency-designated appropriations
provided by Division N of the same law ($5.83 billion); Section 101(12) of the CR establishes
that total amount ($14.91 billion) as the basis for the rate of operations for the period of the CR.
Section 101(12) – Community Development Fund
A proviso in Section 101(12) specifies that a general provision from P.L. 113-2 (Section 420 of
Division L) is excluded under the CR. That provision extended the liquidation deadline for
emergency-designated funding for disaster recovery under the Community Development Block
Grant Disaster Recovery program (CDBG-DR) that was originally provided under P.L. 113-2.
Section 101(12) – Federal Railroad Administration
A proviso in Section 101(12) excludes an administrative provision that amended a provision in
Title VIII of Division J in P.L. 117-58 (the IIJA) regarding transferring a portion of funding for
the administration and oversight of grant programs under the Federal Railroad Administration to
the Office of the Inspector General.
Section 137 – Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Section 137 increases the amount of the FY2023 appropriation for FAA’s Facilities and
Equipment account that is available until the end of FY2024 by $47 million, and reduces the
amount that is available until the end of FY2025 by $47 million. This provides FAA flexibility to
spend at a faster rate of operations to support administrative costs for this account.

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Drew C. Aherne

Analyst on Congress and the Legislative Process

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