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Public Law 119–37: Making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes. 
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 Public Law 119–37 139 Stat. 495 
 2025-11-12 
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 PUBLIC LAW 119–37—NOV. 12, 2025 
 139 STAT. 495 
 Public Law 119–37 
 119th Congress 
 
 
 
 An Act 
 Making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes. Nov. 12, 2025 [ H.R. 5371 ] 
 
   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026. 
 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.   This Act may be cited as the “ Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 ”. 
 SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
 
 Sec. 1.  
 Short title. 
 
 Sec. 2.  
 Table of contents. 
 
 Sec. 3.  
 References. 
 
 Sec. 4.  
 Explanatory statement. 
 
 Sec. 5.  
 Statement of appropriations. 
 
 DIVISION A— 
 CONTINUING APPROPRIATONS ACT, 2026 
 
 DIVISION B— 
 AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCY APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2026 
 
 Title I— 
 Agricultural Programs 
 
 Title II— 
 Farm Production and Conservation Programs 
 
 Title III— 
 Rural Development Programs 
 
 Title IV— 
 Domestic Food Programs 
 
 Title V— 
 Foreign Assistance and Related Programs 
 
 Title VI— 
 Related Agency and Food and Drug Administration 
 
 Title VII— 
 General Provisions 
 
 DIVISION C— 
 LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2026 
 
 Title I— 
 Legislative Branch 
 
 Title II— 
 General Provisions 
 
 DIVISION D— 
 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, VETERANS AFFAIRS, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2026 
 
 Title I— 
 Department of Defense 
 
 Title II— 
 Department of Veterans Affairs 
 
 Title III— 
 Related Agencies 
 
 Title IV— 
 General Provisions 
 
 DIVISION E— 
 EXTENSION OF AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS 
 
 DIVISION F— 
 HEALTH EXTENDERS 
 
 Title I— 
 Public Health Extenders 
 
 Title II— 
 Medicare 
 
 Title III— 
 Human Services 
 
 Title IV— 
 Medicaid 
 
 Title V— 
 Food and Drug Administration 
 
 Title VI— 
 No Surprises Act Implementation 
 
 DIVISION G— 
 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS EXTENDERS 
 
 Title I— 
 Health Care Matters 139 STAT. 496 
 
 Title II— 
 Benefits 
 
 Title III— 
 Housing 
 
 Title IV— 
 Other Matters 
 
 DIVISION H— 
 MISCELLANEOUS 
 
 
 SEC. 3. 1 USC 1 note . 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. 4. EXPLANATORY STATEMENT.   The explanatory statement regarding this Act, printed in the Senate section of the Congressional Record on or about November 9, 2025, and submitted by the chair of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, shall have the same effect with respect to the allocation of funds and implementation of divisions B through D of this Act as if it were a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference. 
 SEC. 5. STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS.   The following sums in this Act are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026. 
 DIVISION A— Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026. Applicability. Apportionments. CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2026 
    The following sums are hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and out of applicable corporate or other revenues, receipts, and funds, for the several departments, agencies, corporations, and other organizational units of Government for fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes, namely: 
 Sec. 101. Such amounts as may be necessary, at a rate for operations as provided in the applicable appropriations Acts for fiscal year 2025 and under the authority and conditions provided in such Acts, for continuing projects or activities (including the costs of direct loans and loan guarantees) that are not otherwise specifically provided for in this Act, that were conducted in fiscal year 2025, and for which appropriations, funds, or other authority were made available in the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2025 ( division A of Public Law 119–4 ), except sections 1110, 1113, and 1114; the proviso in paragraph (4) of section 1602; and sections 1708 and 1808; and except section 540 of division C, and sections 110 and 112 of division D of Public Law 118–42 , as continued in effect by section 1101 of division A of Public Law 119–4 ; and except section 7069(b) of division F of Public Law 118–47 , as continued in effect by section 1101 of division A of Public Law 119–4 . 
 Sec. 102. (a) No appropriation or funds made available or authority granted pursuant to section 101 for the Department of Defense shall be used for: (1) the new production of items not funded for production in fiscal year 2025 or prior years; 
 (2) the increase in production rates above those sustained with fiscal year 2025 funds; or 
 (3) the initiation, resumption, or continuation of any project, activity, operation, or organization (defined as any project, subproject, activity, budget activity, program element, and subprogram within a program element, and for any investment items defined as a P–1 line item in a budget activity 139 STAT. 497 
within an appropriation account and an R–1 line item that includes a program element and subprogram element within an appropriation account) for which appropriations, funds, or other authority were not available during fiscal year 2025. 
 
 (b) No appropriation or funds made available or authority granted pursuant to section 101 for the Department of Defense shall be used to initiate multi-year procurements utilizing advance procurement funding for economic order quantity procurement unless specifically appropriated later. 
 
 Sec. 103. Appropriations made by section 101 shall be available to the extent and in the manner that would be provided by the pertinent appropriations Act. 
 Sec. 104. Except as otherwise provided in section 102, no appropriation or funds made available or authority granted pursuant to section 101 shall be used to initiate or resume any project or activity for which appropriations, funds, or other authority were not available during fiscal year 2025. 
 Sec. 105. Appropriations made and authority granted pursuant to this Act shall cover all obligations or expenditures incurred for any project or activity during the period for which funds or authority for such project or activity are available under this Act. 
 Sec. 106. Unless otherwise provided for in this Act or in the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 2026, appropriations and funds made available and authority granted pursuant to this Act shall be available until whichever of the following first occurs: (1) The enactment into law of an appropriation for any project or activity provided for in this Act. 
 (2) The enactment into law of the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 2026 without any provision for such project or activity. 
 (3) Expiration date. January 30, 2026. 
 
 Sec. 107. Expenditures made pursuant to this Act shall be charged to the applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization whenever a bill in which such applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization is contained is enacted into law. 
 Sec. 108. Appropriations made and funds made available by or authority granted pursuant to this Act may be used without regard to the time limitations for submission and approval of apportionments set forth in section 1513 of title 31, United States Code , but nothing in this Act may be construed to waive any other provision of law governing the apportionment of funds. 
 Sec. 109. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, except section 106, for those programs that would otherwise have high initial rates of operation or complete distribution of appropriations at the beginning of fiscal year 2026 because of distributions of funding to States, foreign countries, grantees, or others, such high initial rates of operation or complete distribution shall not be made, and no grants shall be awarded for such programs funded by this Act that would impinge on final funding prerogatives. 
 Sec. 110. This Act shall be implemented so 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. 
 Sec. 111. Extensions. (a) For entitlements and other mandatory payments whose budget authority was provided in an appropriations Act specified in section 101, and for activities under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, activities shall be continued at the rate 139 STAT. 498 
to maintain program levels under current law, under the authority and conditions provided in the applicable appropriations Act, to be continued through the date specified in section 106(3) of this Act. 
 (b) Time period. Notwithstanding section 106, obligations for mandatory payments due on or about the first day of any month that begins after October 2025 but not later than 30 days after the date specified in section 106(3) may continue to be made, and funds shall be available for such payments. 
 
 Sec. 112. Amounts made available under section 101 for civilian personnel compensation and benefits in each department and agency may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to avoid furloughs within such department or agency, consistent with the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 2025, except that such authority provided under this section shall not be used until after the department or agency has taken all necessary actions to reduce or defer non-personnel-related administrative expenses. 
 Sec. 113. Funds appropriated by this Act may be obligated and expended notwithstanding section 10 of Public Law 91–672 ( 22 U.S.C. 2412 ), section 15 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 ( 22 U.S.C. 2680 ), section 313 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 ( 22 U.S.C. 6212 ), and section 504(a)(1) of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 3094(a)(1) ). 
 Sec. 114. (a) (1) For each amount incorporated by reference in this Act that was previously designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, each provision of law designating each such amount as an emergency requirement pursuant to such section shall not apply. 
 (2) Each amount incorporated by reference in this Act that was designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 in the following provisions of law are designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and to legislation establishing fiscal year 2026 budget enforcement in the House of Representatives: section 11206(4) of division A of Public Law 119–4 and 7068(b) of division F of Public Law 118–47 , as continued in effect by section 1101 of division A of Public Law 119–4 . 
 
 (b) Each amount incorporated by reference in this Act that was previously designated by the Congress as being for disaster relief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is designated by the Congress as being for disaster relief pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget. 
 (c) Each amount incorporated by reference in this Act that was previously designated in division B of Public Law 117–159 , division J of Public Law 117–58 , or in section 443(b) of division G of Public Law 117–328 by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget shall continue to be treated as an amount specified in section 103(b) of division A of Public Law 118–5 . 139 STAT. 499 
 
 Sec. 115. Rescissions. Extensions. (a) Rescissions or cancellations of discretionary budget authority that continue pursuant to section 101 in Treasury Appropriations Fund Symbols (TAFS)— (1) to which other appropriations are not provided by this Act, but for which there is a current applicable TAFS that does receive an appropriation in this Act; or 
 (2) which are no-year TAFS and receive other appropriations in this Act, 
 may be continued instead by reducing the rate for operations otherwise provided by section 101 for such current applicable TAFS, as long as doing so does not impinge on the final funding prerogatives of the Congress. 
 (b) Rescissions or cancellations described in subsection (a) shall continue in an amount equal to the lesser of— (1) the amount specified for rescission or cancellation in the applicable appropriations Act referenced in section 101 of this Act; or 
 (2) Effective date. the amount of balances available, as of October 1, 2025, from the funds specified for rescission or cancellation in the applicable appropriations Act referenced in section 101 of this Act. 
 
 (c) Deadline. List. No later than December 5, 2025, 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 comprehensive list of the rescissions or cancellations that will continue pursuant to section 101: Updates. Effective date. Provided, That the information in such comprehensive list shall be periodically updated to reflect any subsequent changes in the amount of balances available, as of October 1, 2025, from the funds specified for rescission or cancellation in the applicable appropriations Act referenced in section 101, and such updates shall be transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate upon request. 
 
 Sec. 116. Payments. Notwithstanding section 106(1), amounts made available in divisions A through D of the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 for personnel pay, allowances, and benefits in each department and agency shall be available for payments pursuant to subsection (c) of section 1341 of title 31, United States Code and such payments shall be made. 
 Sec. 117. Ratification. Approval. Notwithstanding section 106(1), all obligations incurred and in anticipation of the appropriations made and authority granted by divisions A through D of the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 for the purposes of maintaining the essential level of activity to protect life and property and bringing about orderly termination of Government function, and for purposes as otherwise authorized by law, are hereby ratified and approved if otherwise in accord with the provisions of divisions A through D of the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026. 
 Sec. 118. State and local governments. Compensation. Reimbursement. (a) If a State (or another Federal grantee) used State funds (or the grantee’s non-Federal funds) to continue carrying out a Federal program or furloughed State employees (or the grantee’s employees) whose compensation is advanced or reimbursed in whole or in part by the Federal Government— 139 STAT. 500 
 (1) such furloughed employees shall be compensated at their standard rate of compensation for such period; 
 (2) the State (or such other grantee) shall be reimbursed for expenses that would have been paid by the Federal Government during such period had appropriations been available, including the cost of compensating such furloughed employees, together with interest thereon calculated under section 6503(d) of title 31, United States Code ; and 
 (3) the State (or such other grantee) may use funds available to the State (or the grantee) under such Federal program to reimburse such State (or the grantee), together with interest thereon calculated under section 6503(d) of title 31, United States Code . 
 
 (b) Definition. For purposes of this section, the term “ State ” and the term “ grantee ” shall have the meaning as such term is defined under the applicable Federal program under subsection (a). In addition, “to continue carrying out a Federal program” means the continued performance by a State or other Federal grantee, during the period of a lapse in appropriations, of a Federal program that the State or such other grantee had been carrying out prior to the period of the lapse in appropriations. 
 (c) Time period. Notwithstanding section 106, the authority under this section applies with respect to any period in fiscal year 2026 (not limited to periods beginning or ending after the date of the enactment of this Act) during which there occurs a lapse in appropriations with respect to any department or agency of the Federal Government which, but for such lapse in appropriations, would have paid, or made reimbursement relating to, any of the expenses referred to in this section with respect to the program involved. Payments Payments. and reimbursements under this authority shall be made only to the extent and in amounts provided in advance in appropriations Acts, including divisions A through D of the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026. 
 
 Sec. 119. Effective date. Notwithstanding section 106(1), for the purposes of divisions A through D of the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026, the time covered by such divisions shall be considered to have begun on October 1, 2025. 
 Sec. 120. Time period. Reduction in force. (a) Prohibition .— Notwithstanding section 106(1), during the period between the date of enactment of this Act and the date specified in section 106(3) of this Act, no federal funds may be used to initiate, carry out, implement, or otherwise notice a reduction in force to reduce the number of employees within any department, agency, or office of the Federal Government. 
 (b) Applicability .— The prohibition under subsection (a) shall apply to all civilian positions, whether permanent, temporary, full-time, part-time, or intermittent, and without regard to the source of funding for such positions. 
 (c) Exception .— The prohibition under subsection (a) shall not apply to— (1) voluntary separations or retirements; 
 (2) actions necessary to comply with a court order; or 
 (3) actions taken, beginning only on the first day of a lapse in appropriations, necessary to implement or maintain an orderly shutdown of government operations. 139 STAT. 501 
 
 (d) Definitions .— For purposes of this section, the term “ reduction in force ” means actions taken by an agency pursuant to section 3501 through 3504 of title 5, United States Code or section 3595 of such title, or any similar reduction of positions at any department, agency, or office of the Federal Government, unless such reduction has been provided for in this Act. 
 (e) Reduction in force. Time period. Notwithstanding section 106(1), any reduction in force proposed, noticed, initiated, executed, implemented, or otherwise taken by an Executive Agency between October 1, 2025, and the date of enactment, shall have no force or effect. (1) Effective date. Backpay. Any employee who received notice of being subject to such a reduction in force shall have that notice rescinded and be returned to employment status as of September 30, 2025, without interruption. Such employees shall receive all pay to which they otherwise would have been entitled in the absence of receiving such notice, including backpay in accordance with section 116 of this Act. 
 (2) Deadline. Notices. Within 5 days of date of enactment of this Act, each Federal agency shall send notice to all affected employees and the chairs and ranking members of the Appropriations Committees of the Senate and House of Representatives of the withdrawal of the reduction in force notice and the affected employee’s reinstatement, if applicable. 
 (3) Notices must include reinstatement date and the amount of back pay determined in paragraph (1), if applicable. 
 
 
 Sec. 121. Section 8302(b) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 ( 16 U.S.C. 3851a(b) ) shall be applied by substituting the date specified in section 106(3) of this Act for “October 1, 2023”. Determination. 
 Sec. 122. (a) Amounts made available by section 101 for “Department of Justice—United States Marshals Service—Salaries and Expenses” may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to maintain program operations. 
 (b) In addition to amounts otherwise provided by section 101, for “Department of Justice—United States Marshals Service—Salaries and Expenses”, there is appropriated $30,000,000, for an additional amount for fiscal year 2026, to remain available until September 30, 2027, to carry out protective operations. 
 
 Sec. 123. Time period. 18 USC 3551 note . Any expiration date established by 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, shall not apply from October 1, 2025, through the date specified in section 106(3) of this Act. 
 Sec. 124. Contracts. Time periods. (a) For the closeout of all Space Shuttle contracts and associated programs, amounts that have expired but have not been cancelled in the Exploration, Space Operations, Human Space Flight, Space Flight Capabilities, and Exploration Capabilities appropriations accounts shall remain available through fiscal year 2030 for the liquidation of valid obligations incurred during the period of fiscal year 2001 through fiscal year 2013. 
 (b) (1) Effective dates. Subject to paragraph (2), this section shall become effective immediately upon enactment of this Act. 
 (2) If this Act is enacted after September 30, 2025, this section shall be applied as if it were in effect on September 30, 2025. 
 
 
 Sec. 125. Section 3014(a) of title 18, United States Code , shall be applied by substituting the date specified in section 106(3) of this Act for “September 30, 2025”: Provided, Effective date. That notwithstanding 139 STAT. 502 
section 119, this section shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act and shall not apply retroactively. 
 Sec. 126. During the period covered this Act, section 1930(a)(6)(B)(i) of title 28, United States Code , shall be applied as if “During the 5-year period” were struck. 
 Sec. 127. Notwithstanding section 101, the first proviso in each of sections 8092 and 8096 of title VIII of division A of Public Law 118–47 shall be applied by substituting “advances” for “reimbursements”. 
 Sec. 128. Notwithstanding sections 102 and 104, amounts made available by section 101 to the Department of Defense for “Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force” shall be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary for the E–7 Wedgetail program, in an amount not to exceed $199,676,000, only for the purpose of continued rapid prototyping activities to maintain program schedule and transition to production for the E–7 Wedgetail program. 
 Sec. 129. Funds transfer. Of the unobligated balance of funds available to the Department of Defense for the E–7 program under the heading “ Aircraft Procurement, Air Force ” in Public Law 119–4 , $200,000,000 is hereby transferred to and merged with amounts available for the E–7 program under the heading “ Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force ” only for the purpose of continued rapid prototyping activities to maintain program schedule and transition to production for the E–7 Wedgetail program. 
 Sec. 130. Section 717(a) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 ( 50 U.S.C. 4564(a) ) shall be applied by substituting the date specified in section 106(3) of this Act for “September 30, 2025”. 
 Sec. 131. Notwithstanding sections 102 and 104, amounts made available by section 101 of this Act to the Department of Defense for “Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy” may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to fund completion of prior year shipbuilding programs for the following programs: (1) Under the heading “ Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy ”, 2013/2026: Carrier Replacement Program, $150,000,000; 
 (2) Under the heading “ Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy ”, 2016/2026: Virginia Class Submarine Program, $121,538,000; 
 (3) Under the heading “ Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy ”, 2016/2026: DDG 51 Program, $14,892,000; 
 (4) Under the heading “ Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy ”, 2017/2026: Virginia Class Submarine Program, $99,116,000; 
 (5) Under the heading “ Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy ”, 2017/2026: DDG 51 Program, $62,365,000; 
 (6) Under the heading “ Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy ”, 2017/2026: LHA Replacement Program, $93,603,000; 
 (7) Under the heading “ Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy ”, 2018/2026: Virginia Class Submarine Program, $289,761,000; 
 (8) Under the heading “ Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy ”, 2018/2026: DDG 51 Program, $104,238,000; 
 (9) Under the heading “ Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy ”, 2019/2026: T–AO Fleet Oiler Program, $15,400,000; 
 (10) Under the heading “ Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy ”, 2020/2026: T–AO Fleet Oiler Program, $48,260,000; 139 STAT. 503 
 (11) Under the heading “ Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy ”, 2022/2026: T–AO Fleet Oiler Program, $19,650,000; 
 (12) Under the heading “ Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy ”, 2022/2026: Expeditionary Sea Base Program, $30,000,000; 
 (13) Under the heading “ Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy ”, 2023/2026: T–AO Fleet Oiler Program, $6,530,000; and 
 (14) Under the heading “ Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy ”, 2024/2026: T–AO Fleet Oiler Program, $6,200,000. 
 
 Sec. 132. Reimbursement. Palau. Notwithstanding sections 102 and 104, the Secretary of Defense is authorized to use amounts otherwise appropriated for such purposes to reimburse the Government of Palau for land acquisition costs for defense sites in Palau. 
 Sec. 133. During the period covered by this Act, section 103(f)(4)(A) of Public Law 108–361 (the Calfed Bay-Delta Authorization Act) shall be applied by substituting “$32,600,000” for “$30,000,000”. 
 Sec. 134. (a) Amounts made available by section 101 in the first proviso under the heading “ Department of Energy—Atomic Energy Defense Activities—National Nuclear Security Administration—Weapons Activities ” may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to maintain current operations for the safe, secure transport of nuclear weapons. 
 (b) Notification. Deadline. The Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the Secretary of Energy shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate not later than 3 days after each use of the authority provided in subsection (a). 
 
 Sec. 135. Notwithstanding section 101, the matter preceding the first proviso under the heading “ Office of Personnel Management—Salaries and Expenses ” in title V of division B of Public Law 118–47 shall be applied by substituting “$197,446,000” for “$219,076,000”, and the second proviso under such heading in such title of such division of such Act shall be applied by substituting “$214,605,000” for “$192,975,000”. 
 Sec. 136. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, except section 106, the District of Columbia may expend local funds made available under the heading “ District of Columbia—District of Columbia Funds ” for such programs and activities under the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2024 ( title IV of division B of Public Law 118–47 ) at the rate set forth in the Fiscal Year 2026 Local Budget Act of 2025 (D.C. Law 26–51), as modified as of the date of enactment of this Act. 
 Sec. 137. Notwithstanding section 101, paragraph (1) under the heading “ Department of the Treasury—Departmental Offices—Salaries and Expenses ” in title I of division B of Public Law 118–47 shall be applied by substituting “$1,350,000” for “$350,000”: Provided, That such amounts may be obligated in the account and budget structure set forth in the fiscal year 2026 President’s Budget, submitted pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code , and accompanying justification materials. 
 Sec. 138. Amounts made available by section 101 for “Small Business Administration—Business Loans Program Account” may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to accommodate increased demand for commitments for general business loans authorized under paragraphs (1) through (35) of section 7(a) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(a) ), for guarantees of trust 139 STAT. 504 
certificates authorized by section 5(g) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 634(g) ), for commitments to guarantee loans under section 503 of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 ( 15 U.S.C. 697 ), and for commitments to guarantee loans for debentures under section 303(b) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 ( 15 U.S.C. 683(b) ). 
 Sec. 139. Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are provided for “Department of the Treasury—Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence—Salaries and Expenses” at a rate for operations of $237,662,000. 
 Sec. 140. (a) Notwithstanding section 101, section 1605 of title VI of division A of Public Law 119–4 shall be applied through the end of the last applicable pay period that commences by the date specified in section 106(3) of this Act by substituting “the end of the last applicable pay period that commences in calendar year 2025” for “the date specified in section 1106 of this Act”. 
 (b) Notwithstanding section 101, section 747 of title VII of division B of Public Law 118–47 shall be applied through the date specified in section 106(3) of this Act by— (1) substituting “2025” for “2023” each place it appears; 
 (2) substituting “2026” for “2024” each place it appears; 
 (3) substituting “2027” for “2025”; and 
 (4) substituting “ section 747 of division B of Public Law 118–47 , as continued in effect and modified by section 1605 of title VI of division A of Public Law 119-4 , as in effect on September 30, 2025” for “ section 747 of division E of Public Law 117–328 ” each place it appears. 
 
 (c) Effective date. Subsection (b) shall not take effect until the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2026. 
 
 Sec. 141. Section 1(b) of Public Law 117–25 ( 135 Stat. 297 ; 136 Stat. 2133 ; 136 Stat. 5984 ; 138 Stat. 1771 ; 139 Stat. 46 ) shall be applied in each of paragraphs (3) and (4) by substituting the date specified in section 106(3) of this Act for “September 30, 2025”. 
 Sec. 142. Notwithstanding section 101, title V of division B of Public Law 118–47 shall be applied as though the heading “ Commodity Futures Trading Commission ” and the appropriation language thereunder, as it appeared under the heading “ Independent Agencies ” in title VI of division B of Public Law 118–42 , appeared in title V of division B of Public Law 118–47 . 
 Sec. 143. In addition to amounts otherwise provided by section 101 for “The Judiciary—Supreme Court of the United States—Salaries and Expenses”, there is appropriated $28,000,000, for an additional amount for fiscal year 2026, to remain available until expended, for the protection of the Supreme Court Justices, including the purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and 1344, to be expended as the Chief Justice may approve. 
 Sec. 144. Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are provided for “The Judiciary—Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services Defender Services” at a rate for operations of $1,564,373,000: Provided, That such amounts may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to make payments, including to panel attorneys and related service providers, due under sections 3006A and 3599(g) of title 18, United States Code . 139 STAT. 505 
 Sec. 145. Section 210G(i) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 124n(i) ) shall be applied by substituting the date specified in section 106(3) of this Act for “September 30, 2025”. 
 Sec. 146. Section 225(e) of division A of Public Law 116–6 ( 49 U.S.C. 44901 note ) shall be applied by substituting “fiscal year 2019 through the date specified in section 106(3) of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026” for “fiscal years 2019 through 2025”. 
 Sec. 147. Amounts made available by section 101 to the Department of Homeland Security under the heading “ Federal Emergency Management Agency—Disaster Relief Fund ” may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to carry out response and recovery activities under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. ). 
 Sec. 148. Section 227(a) of the Federal Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2015 ( 6 U.S.C. 1525(a) ) shall be applied by substituting the date specified in section 106(3) of this Act for “September 30, 2025”. 
 Sec. 149. Section 111(a) of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 ( 6 U.S.C. 1510(a) ) shall be applied by substituting the date specified in section 106(3) of this Act for “September 30, 2025”. 
 Sec. 150. Section 2220A(s)(1) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 665g(s)(1) ) shall be applied by substituting the date specified in section 106(3) of this Act for “September 30, 2025”. 
 Sec. 151. During the period covered by this Act, section 1701 of title VII of division B of Public Law 117–43 , as amended, shall be applied by substituting “calendar years 2021 through 2026” for “2021 or 2022 or 2023 or 2024” each place it appears. 
 Sec. 152. Amounts made available by section 101 for “Department of the Interior—Department-Wide Programs—Wildland Fire Management” and “Department of Agriculture—Forest Service—Wildland Fire Management” may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary for wildfire suppression activities. 
 Sec. 153. Time periods. (a) In addition to amounts otherwise provided by section 101, amounts are provided for “Department of Health and Human Services—Indian Health Service—Indian Health Services” at a rate for operations of $72,265,000, for an additional amount for costs of staffing and operating facilities that were opened, renovated, or expanded in fiscal years 2025 and 2026, and such amounts may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to staff and operate such facilities. 
 (b) In addition to amounts otherwise provided by section 101, amounts are provided for “Department of Health and Human Services—Indian Health Service—Indian Health Facilities” at a rate for operations of $8,050,000, for an additional amount for costs of staffing and operating facilities that were opened, renovated, or expanded in fiscal years 2025 and 2026, and such amounts may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to staff and operate such facilities. 
 
 Sec. 154. Of the amounts made available in the third paragraph under the heading “ Environmental Protection Agency—State and Tribal Assistance Grants ” in the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 ( division N of Public Law 117–328 ), up to $54,000,000 shall be available for technical assistance and grants under section 1442(b) of the Safe Drinking Water Act ( 42 U.S.C. 139 STAT. 506 
300j–1(b)) in areas where the President declared an emergency in August of fiscal year 2022 pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. ): Provided, That amounts repurposed pursuant to this section that were previously designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and section 1(e) of H. Res. 1151 (117th Congress), as engrossed in the House of Representatives on June 8, 2022, are designated as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and to legislation establishing fiscal year 2026 budget enforcement in the House of Representatives. 
 Sec. 155. Notwithstanding section 101, the matter under the heading “ Department of Health and Human Services—Administration for Children and Families—Children and Families Services Programs ” in title II of division D of Public Law 118–47 shall be applied by adding the following after the second proviso: “ Provided further, That for purposes of section 640(a)(2)(B)(v) of such Act, the base grant for each of the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of the Marshall Islands shall be $8,000,000, and shall be considered equal to the amount provided for base grants for such jurisdictions under such Act for the prior fiscal year: ”. 
 Sec. 156. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, there is appropriated— (1) Ashley Paige Turner. For payment to Ashley Paige Turner, heir of Sylvester Turner, late a Representative from the State of Texas, $174,000. 
 (2) Ramona Grijalva. For payment to Ramona Grijalva, widow of Raúl M. Grijalva, late a Representative from the State of Arizona, $174,000. 
 (3) Catherine M. Smith. For payment to Catherine M. Smith, widow of Gerald E. Connolly, late a Representative from the Commonwealth of Virginia, $174,000. 
 
 Sec. 157. In addition to amounts otherwise made available for “Capitol Police—United States Capitol Police Mutual Aid Reimbursements”, there is appropriated $30,000,000, for an additional amount for fiscal year 2026, to remain available until expended, for reimbursements for mutual aid and related training provided under the agreements described in section 7302 of Public Law 108–458 : Provided, That amounts provided by this section shall be subject to the same authorities and conditions as if such amounts were provided by title I of division C of the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026: Provided further, Notification. Deadline. That obligation of the funds made available in this section in this Act shall be subject to notification to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, and the Committee on House Administration of the amount and purpose of the expense within 15 days of obligation. 
 Sec. 158. Section 1424(a) of the Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development Act of 2018 ( 22 U.S.C. 9624(a) ) shall be applied by substituting the date specified in section 106(3) of this Act for “the date that is 7 years after the date of the enactment of this Act”. 139 STAT. 507 
 Sec. 159. The fifth and sixth provisos under the heading “ Millennium Challenge Corporation ” in title III of division F of Public Law 118–47 138 Stat. 745 , 746. shall be amended by striking “ December 31, 2024 ” and inserting “ December 31, 2026 ” each place it appears. 
 Sec. 160. Section 562(c) of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Act, as amended ( 22 U.S.C. 290l et seq. ), is further amended by adding the following new paragraph at the end: “(13) 22 USC 290 l –10. Capital increase .— “(A) Subscription authorized .— “(i) The United States Governor of the Bank may subscribe on behalf of the United States up to 40,000 additional shares of the paid-in capital stock of the Bank. 
 “(ii) Any subscription by the United States to additional paid-in capital stock of the Bank shall be effective only to such extent and in such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriations Acts. 
 
 “(B) Authorization of appropriations .— In order to pay for the increase in the United States subscription to the Bank under paragraph (A), there are authorized to be appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, $437,457,804, for payment by the Secretary of the Treasury.” 
 
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 Sec. 161. Notwithstanding section 106, during fiscal year 2026, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may use the unobligated balances of amounts made available in prior fiscal years in paragraphs (2), (3), and (8) under the heading “ Public and Indian Housing—Tenant-Based Rental Assistance ” to support additional allocations under subparagraph (D) of paragraph (1) and subparagraph (B) of paragraph (4) of such heading to prevent the termination of rental assistance for families as the result of insufficient funding in the calendar year 2025 funding cycle: Provided, That amounts repurposed pursuant to this section that were previously designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 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 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and to legislation establishing fiscal year 2026 budget enforcement in the House of Representatives. 
 Sec. 162. Amounts made available by section 101 for “Department of Transportation—Office of the Secretary—Payments to Air Carriers” may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to maintain Essential Air Service program operations. 
 Sec. 163. Section 4144(d) of the Motor Carrier Safety Reauthorization Act of 2005 ( 49 U.S.C. 31100 note ) shall be applied by substituting the date specified in section 106(3) of this Act for “September 30, 2025”.    This division may be cited as the “ Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026 ”. 139 STAT. 508 
 
 DIVISION B— Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2026. AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCY APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2026 
 TITLE I AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS 
 
 Processing, Research, and Marketing 
 Office of the Secretary 
 (including transfers of funds) 
   For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, $46,361,000 of which not to exceed $7,000,000 shall be available for the immediate Office of the Secretary, of which $500,000 shall be for the establishment of a Seafood Industry Liaison; not to exceed $1,700,000 shall be available for the Office of Homeland Security; not to exceed $5,190,000 shall be available for the Office of Tribal Relations, of which $1,000,000 shall be to continue a Tribal Public Health Resource Center at a land grant university with existing indigenous public health expertise to expand current partnerships and collaborative efforts with indigenous groups to improve the delivery of public health services and functions in American Indian communities focusing on indigenous food sovereignty; not to exceed $5,250,000 shall be available for the Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement, of which $1,500,000 shall be for 7 U.S.C. 2279(c)(5) ; not to exceed $18,721,000 shall be available for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration, of which $17,015,000 shall be available for Departmental Administration to provide for necessary expenses for management support services to offices of the Department and for general administration, security, repairs and alterations, and other miscellaneous supplies and expenses not otherwise provided for and necessary for the practical and efficient work of the Department: Provided, That funds made available by this Act to an agency in the Administration mission area for salaries and expenses are available to fund up to one administrative support staff for the Office; not to exceed $3,500,000 shall be available for the Office of Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations and Intergovernmental Affairs to carry out the programs funded by this Act, including programs involving intergovernmental affairs and liaison within the executive branch; and not to exceed $5,000,000 shall be available for the Office of Communications: Provided further, That the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to transfer funds appropriated for any office of the Office of the Secretary to any other office of the Office of the Secretary: Provided further, That no appropriation for any office shall be increased or decreased by more than 5 percent: Provided further, That not to exceed $22,000 of the amount made available under this paragraph for the immediate Office of the Secretary shall be available for official reception and representation expenses, not otherwise provided for, as determined by the Secretary: Provided further, Reimbursement. That the amount made available under this heading for Departmental Administration shall be reimbursed from applicable appropriations in this Act for travel expenses incident to the holding of hearings as required by 5 U.S.C. 551–558 : Provided further, That funds made available under this 139 STAT. 509 
heading for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations and Intergovernmental Affairs shall be transferred to agencies of the Department of Agriculture funded by this Act to maintain personnel at the agency level: Time period. Notification. Provided further, That no funds made available under this heading for the Office of Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations may be obligated after 30 days from the date of enactment of this Act, unless the Secretary has notified the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress on the allocation of these funds by USDA agency: Provided further, Time period. Notification. That during any 30 day notification period referenced in section 716 of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall take no action to begin implementation of the action that is subject to section 716 of this Act or make any public announcement of such action in any form. 
 
 Executive Operations 
 
 office of the chief economist 
   For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Economist, $29,500,000, of which $10,000,000 shall be for grants or cooperative agreements for policy research under 7 U.S.C. 3155 : Provided, That of the amounts made available under this heading, $2,425,000 shall be for an interdisciplinary center based at a land grant university focused on agricultural policy relevant to the Midwest region which will provide private entities, policymakers, and the public with timely insights and targeted economic solutions: Provided further, That of the amounts made available under this heading, $500,000 shall be available to carry out section 224 of subtitle A of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 ( 7 U.S.C. 6924 ), as amended by section 12504 of Public Law 115–334 . 
 
 office of hearings and appeals 
   For necessary expenses of the Office of Hearings and Appeals, $14,500,000. 
 
 office of budget and program analysis 
   For necessary expenses of the Office of Budget and Program Analysis, $14,967,000. 
 
 
 Office of the Chief Information Officer 
   For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Information Officer, $85,000,000, of which not less than $60,032,000 is for cybersecurity requirements of the department. 
 
 Office of the Chief Financial Officer 
   For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, $5,867,000. 
 
 Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights 
   For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, $1,466,000: Provided, That funds made available by this Act to an agency in the Civil Rights mission area for 139 STAT. 510 
salaries and expenses are available to fund up to one administrative support staff for the Office. 
 
 Office of Civil Rights 
   For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, $30,000,000. 
 
 Agriculture Buildings and Facilities 
 (including transfers of funds) 
   For payment of space rental and related costs pursuant to Public Law 92–313 , including authorities pursuant to the 1984 delegation of authority from the Administrator of General Services to the Department of Agriculture under 40 U.S.C. 121 , for programs and activities of the Department which are included in this Act, and for alterations and other actions needed for the Department and its agencies to consolidate unneeded space into configurations suitable for release to the Administrator of General Services, and for the operation, maintenance, improvement, and repair of Agriculture buildings and facilities, and for related costs, $15,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
 
 Hazardous Materials Management 
 (including transfers of funds) 
   For necessary expenses of the Department of Agriculture, to comply with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act ( 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq. ) and the Solid Waste Disposal Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq. ), $1,619,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That appropriations and funds available herein to the Department for Hazardous Materials Management may be transferred to any agency of the Department for its use in meeting all requirements pursuant to the above Acts on Federal and non-Federal lands. 
 
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