Bill > HR6363

This bill, the Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024, extends funding for various government programs and authorities through specific dates in early 2024, and continues certain agricultural and health programs. * **Continuing Appropriations:** The bill extends the previous continuing appropriations through February 2, 2024, with specific programs extended through January 19, 2024. * **Department of Defense:** Allows for the apportionment of up to $3,338,413,000 for "Procurement—Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy" for the Columbia Class Submarine. * **Department of Homeland Security:** Authorizes the apportionment of funds for the United States Secret Service to cover activities related to National Special Security Events and the 2024 Presidential Campaign. * **Department of Education:** Allows for the apportionment of funds for "Student Aid Administration" to ensure the continuation of student loan servicing activities, including supporting borrowers reentering repayment. It also adjusts limitations on transfers to these appropriations. * **Agricultural Programs:** Extends authorities for various agricultural programs through September 30, 2024, or later dates specified in individual provisions. This includes provisions related to commodity programs, dairy support, conservation, trade, nutrition, rural economic development, and research. Specific funding amounts are allocated for programs like the Grassroots Source Water Protection Program ($5,000,000 and $1,000,000 for FY2024), the Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program ($10,000,000 for FY2024), and the Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Program ($15,000,000 for FY2024). * **Health and Human Services Programs:** Extends funding for Community Health Centers, the National Health Service Corps, and Teaching Health Centers. It also extends funding for Special Diabetes Programs for Type I Diabetes and for Indians. Various public health security programs are extended through January 19, 2024. * **Medicaid and Human Services:** Delays certain disproportionate share payment cuts for Medicaid through January 20, 2024, and reduces the Medicaid Improvement Fund. It also extends funding for Child and Family Services Programs and Sexual Risk Avoidance Education through January 19, 2024. * **Medicare:** Extends the floor for the work geographic index and revises the phase-in of Medicare clinical laboratory test payment changes. * **Miscellaneous Extensions:** Extends counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS) authorities through February 3, 2024. * **Payment to Beneficiary:** Appropriates $174,000 for payment to Katherine Anne Feinstein, beneficiary of the late Senator Dianne Feinstein.