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H. R. 6500
One Hundred Nineteenth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT T H E S E C O N D S E S S I O N
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Saturday,
the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-six
An Act
Making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2027, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Continuing Appropriations and
Extensions Act, 2027’’.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short Title.
Sec. 2. Table of Contents.
Sec. 3. References.
DIVISION A—CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2027
DIVISION B—AUTHORIZING EXTENSIONS
DIVISION C—SURFACE TRANSPORTATION EXTENSION ACT OF 2026
DIVISION D—DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS EXTENDERS
SEC. 3. REFERENCES.
Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to ‘‘this
Act’’ contained in any division of this Act shall be treated as
referring only to the provisions of that division.
DIVISION A—CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2027
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 2027, 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 2026 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 2026, and for which appropriations, funds, or other authority
were made available in the following appropriations Acts:
(1) The Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug
Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2026
(division B of Public Law 119–37).
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(2) The Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2026 (division A of Public Law 119–74),
except sections 521(c)(2) and 544.
(3) The Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026
(division A of Public Law 119–75).
(4) The Energy and Water Development and Related Agen-
cies Appropriations Act, 2026 (division B of Public Law 119–
74).
(5) The Financial Services and General Government Appro-
priations Act, 2026 (division E of Public Law 119–75), except
the last proviso under the heading ‘‘Election Assistance
Commission—Election Security Grants’’, and including section
143 of division A of Public Law 119–37.
(6) The Homeland Security and Further Additional Con-
tinuing Appropriations Act, 2026 (Public Law 119–86), except
division B, and including sections 5013 through 5016 of division
I of Public Law 119–75.
(7) The Department of the Interior, Environment, and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (division C of Public
Law 119–74), except section 444.
(8) The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services,
and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
(division B of Public Law 119–75), except section 528.
(9) The Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026 (divi-
sion C of Public Law 119–37).
(10) The Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (division D of Public
Law 119–37).
(11) The National Security, Department of State, and
Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 (division F of Public
Law 119–75).
(12) The Transportation, Housing and Urban Development,
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (division D of
Public Law 119–75), as amended by sections 153(b) and 156(a)
of this Act.
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 2026 or prior years;
(2) the increase in production rates above those sustained
with fiscal year 2026 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 invest-
ment items defined as a P–1 line item in a budget activity
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 2026.
(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.
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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 pursu-
ant 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 2026.
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 2027, 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 2027 without any provision for such project
or activity.
(3) December 11, 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 appor-
tionments 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 appropria-
tions at the beginning of fiscal year 2027 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 activi-
ties.
SEC. 111. (a) For entitlements and other mandatory payments
whose budget authority was provided in appropriations Acts for
fiscal year 2026, and for activities under the Food and Nutrition
Act of 2008, activities shall be continued at the rate to maintain
program levels under current law, under the authority and condi-
tions provided in the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year
2026, to be continued through the date specified in section 106(3).
(b) Notwithstanding section 106, obligations for mandatory pay-
ments due on or about the first day of any month that begins
after October 2026 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.
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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 2026, 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 Authori-
ties Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2680), section 313 of the Foreign Rela-
tions 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 emer-
gency 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, or 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, and each amount provided, repurposed, or
rescinded by sections 125 and 153(a) of this Act, is 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 or 2027 budget enforcement in the
House of Representatives, as applicable.
(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 require-
ment pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget shall con-
tinue to be treated as an amount specified in section 103(b) of
division A of Public Law 118–5.
SEC. 115. (a) Rescissions or cancellations of discretionary budget
authority that continue pursuant to section 101 in Treasury Appro-
priations 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 appropria-
tions in this Act, may be continued instead by reducing the
rate for operations otherwise provided by section 101 for such
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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) the amount of balances available, as of October 1,
2026, from the funds specified for rescission or cancellation
in the applicable appropriations Act referenced in section 101
of this Act.
(c) No later than November 20, 2026, 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: 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, 2026, from the funds specified for rescission or can-
cellation 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. Amounts made available by section 101 for ‘‘Farm
Service Agency—Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund Program
Account’’ may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary
to accommodate approved applications for direct and guaranteed
farm ownership loans, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1922 et seq.
SEC. 117. Amounts made available by section 101 to the Depart-
ment of Agriculture for ‘‘Domestic Food Programs—Food and Nutri-
tion Service—Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women,
Infants, and Children (WIC)’’ may be apportioned at the rate for
operations necessary to maintain participation.
SEC. 118. Amounts made available by section 101 to the Depart-
ment of Agriculture for ‘‘Domestic Food Programs—Food and Nutri-
tion Service—Commodity Assistance Program’’ may be apportioned
up to the rate for operations necessary to maintain current program
caseload in the Commodity Supplemental Food Program.
SEC. 119. Section 260 of the Agricultural Marketing Act of
1946 (7 U.S.C. 1636i) and section 942 of the Livestock Mandatory
Reporting Act of 1999 (7 U.S.C. 1635 note; Public Law 106–78)
shall be applied by substituting the date specified in section 106(3)
of this Act for ‘‘September 30, 2026’’.
SEC. 120. Amounts made available by section 101 for ‘‘Depart-
ment of Commerce—Bureau of the Census—Periodic Censuses and
Programs’’ may be apportioned up to the rate for operations nec-
essary to maintain the buildup and testing of all integrated systems
and operations necessary for the 2030 Decennial Census Program.
SEC. 121. Amounts made available by section 101 for ‘‘Depart-
ment of Commerce—National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra-
tion—Procurement, Acquisition and Construction’’ shall be appor-
tioned at the rate for operations necessary to maintain the planned
launch schedules for the Geostationary Extended Observations
(GeoXO) satellite system.
SEC. 122. Amounts made available by section 101 for ‘‘Depart-
ment of Justice—Legal Activities—Salaries and Expenses, General
Legal Activities’’ may be apportioned up to the rate for operations
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necessary to support the legal activities of the Department of Jus-
tice.
SEC. 123. Amounts made available by section 101 for ‘‘Depart-
ment of Justice—United States Marshals Service—Salaries and
Expenses’’ may be apportioned up to the rate for operations nec-
essary to maintain Federal judicial security programs and protective
operations.
SEC. 124. Amounts made available by section 101 for ‘‘Depart-
ment of Justice—Federal Bureau of Investigation—Salaries and
Expenses’’ may be apportioned up to the rate for operations nec-
essary to prepare for the 2028 Olympic Games, and for risk reduc-
tion and modification of National Security Systems.
SEC. 125. (a) The remaining unobligated balances, as of Sep-
tember 30, 2026, from amounts made available for ‘‘Department
of Commerce—National Telecommunications and Information
Administration—Middle Mile Deployment’’ in division J of the Infra-
structure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58) are hereby
rescinded, and in addition to amounts otherwise provided by section
101, an amount of additional new budget authority equivalent to
the amount rescinded pursuant to this subsection is hereby appro-
priated on September 30, 2026, for an additional amount for fiscal
year 2026, to remain available until September 30, 2027, and shall
be available for the same purposes for which such funds were
originally appropriated, in addition to other funds as may be avail-
able for such purposes.
(b)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), this section shall become effec-
tive immediately upon enactment of this Act.
(2) If this Act is enacted after September 30, 2026, this section
shall be applied as if it were in effect on September 30, 2026.
SEC. 126. Notwithstanding sections 102 and 104, amounts made
available by section 101 to the Department of Defense for ‘‘Procure-
ment—Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy’’ may be apportioned
up to the rate for operations necessary to fund prior year ship-
building cost increases for the following programs funded in prior
years under such heading:
(1) 2013/2027 Carrier Replacement Program, in an amount
not to exceed $324,000,000;
(2) 2017/2027 DDG 51 Program, in an amount not to exceed
$24,503,000;
(3) 2017/2027 LHA Replacement Program, in an amount
not to exceed $164,300,000;
(4) 2018/2027 Virginia Class Submarine Program, in an
amount not to exceed $44,244,000;
(5) 2018/2027 DDG 51 Program, in an amount not to exceed
$69,919,000;
(6) 2018/2027 LPD (Flight II) Amphibious Transport Dock
Program, in an amount not to exceed $58,800,000;
(7) 2019/2027 Virginia Class Submarine Program, in an
amount not to exceed $561,131,000;
(8) 2019/2027 DDG 51 Program, in an amount not to exceed
$83,802,000;
(9) 2019/2027 Littoral Combat Ship Program, in an amount
not to exceed $9,450,000;
(10) 2020/2027 CVN Refueling Overhauls Program, in an
amount not to exceed $379,200,000;
(11) 2020/2027 T–AO Fleet Oiler Program, in an amount
not to exceed $16,020,000;
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(12) 2021/2027 Columbia Class Submarine Program, in an
amount not to exceed $566,542,000;
(13) 2021/2027 LPD (Flight II) Amphibious Transport Dock
Program, in an amount not to exceed $44,689,000;
(14) 2022/2027 Expeditionary Sea Base Program, in an
amount not to exceed $12,100,000;
(15) 2022/2027 Expeditionary Fast Transport Program, in
an amount not to exceed $8,423,000;
(16) 2022/2027 T–AO Fleet Oiler Program, in an amount
not to exceed $127,000,000;
(17) 2023/2027 T–AO Fleet Oiler Program, in an amount
not to exceed $23,100,000;
(18) 2024/2027 Columbia Class Submarine Program, in an
amount not to exceed $19,386,000;
(19) 2024/2027 T–AO Fleet Oiler Program, in an amount
not to exceed $1,181,000; and
(20) 2026/2027 T–AO Fleet Oiler Program, in an amount
not to exceed $74,200,000.
SEC. 127. Notwithstanding sections 102 and 104, amounts made
available by section 101 to the Department of Defense for ‘‘Procure-
ment—Procurement, Defense-Wide’’ may be apportioned up to the
rate for operations necessary for National Security Systems in
an amount not to exceed $2,853,000,000.
SEC. 128. Notwithstanding section 101, the first proviso in
each of sections 8090 and 8094 of division A of Public Law 119–
75 shall be applied by substituting ‘‘advances’’ for ‘‘reimbursements’’.
SEC. 129. During the period covered by this Act, section
103(f)(4)(A) of Public Law 108–361 (the Calfed Bay-Delta Authoriza-
tion Act) shall be applied by substituting ‘‘$40,000,000’’ for
‘‘$32,600,000’’.
SEC. 130. (a) Notwithstanding section 104, amounts made avail-
able by section 101 for ‘‘Department of Energy—Atomic Energy
Defense Activities—National Nuclear Security Administration—
Weapons Activities’’ shall be available and may be apportioned
up to the rate for operations necessary—
(1) to prevent project demobilization and shutdown activi-
ties for ‘‘17–D–640 U1a Complex Enhancements Project, NNSS’’
and ‘‘24–D–513 ZEUS Test Bed Facilities Improvement
(ZTBFI), NNSS’’;
(2) to prevent termination of the design-build contract for
‘‘23–D–517 Electrical Power Capacity Upgrade, LANL’’; and
(3) to maintain current level of activities and ongoing
studies for ‘‘Studies and Assessments’’.
(b) Section 301(d) of division B of Public Law 119–74, as contin-
ued in effect by section 101, shall not apply to amounts used
for the purposes specified in subsection (a).
(c) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget and
the Secretary of Energy shall notify the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate not later
than 3 days after each use of the authority provided in subsection
(a).
SEC. 131. (a) Notwithstanding section 104, amounts made avail-
able by section 101 for ‘‘Department of Energy—Atomic Energy
Defense Activities—Environmental and Other Defense Activities—
Defense Environmental Cleanup’’ shall be available and may be
apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to carry out
long-lead procurements within the CD–3A authorization for ‘‘21–
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D–401 Hoisting Capability Project’’ at the Waste Isolation Pilot
Plant.
(b) Section 301(d) of division B of Public Law 119–74, as contin-
ued in effect by section 101, shall not apply to amounts used
for the purpose specified in subsection (a).
(c) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget and
the Secretary of Energy shall notify the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate not later
than 3 days after each use of the authority provided in subsection
(a).
SEC. 132. 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, 2026 (title IV of division
E of Public Law 119–75) at the rate set forth in the Fiscal Year
2027 Local Budget Act of 2026 (D.C. Act 26–379) as modified,
as of the date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 133. 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 accommo-
date 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
certificates authorized by section 5(g) of the Small Business Act
(15 U.S.C. 634(g)), for commitments to guarantee loans under sec-
tion 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. 134. Section 1(b) of Public Law 117–25 (135 Stat. 297;
136 Stat. 2133; 136 Stat. 5984; 139 Stat. 46, 140 Stat. 629) 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,
2026’’.
SEC. 135. Notwithstanding section 104, amounts made available
by section 101 to ‘‘Department of the Treasury—Departmental
Offices—Salaries and Expenses’’ shall be available for operations
necessary to host the G7 Financial Summit and other G7 related
activities as proposed in the fiscal year 2027 President’s Budget,
submitted pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States
Code, and accompanying justification materials.
SEC. 136. Notwithstanding section 101, section 747 of division
E of Public Law 119–75 shall be applied by—
(1) substituting ‘‘2026’’ for ‘‘2025’’ each place it appears;
(2) substituting ‘‘2027’’ for ‘‘2026’’ each place it appears;
(3) substituting ‘‘2028’’ for ‘‘2027’’; and
(4) substituting ‘‘section 747 of division E of Public Law
119–75’’ for ‘‘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 continued in
effect and modified by division A of Public Law 119–37)’’ each
place it appears.
SEC. 137. Amounts made available by section 101 to the Depart-
ment 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
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recovery activities under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.).
SEC. 138. During the period covered by this Act, section 225(e)
of division A of Public Law 116–6 (49 U.S.C. 44901 note) shall
be applied by substituting ‘‘fiscal years 2019 through 2027’’ for
‘‘fiscal years 2019 through 2026’’.
SEC. 139. (a) Sections 1309(a) and 1319 of the National Flood
Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4016(a) and 4026) shall be applied
by substituting the date specified in section 106(3) of this Act
for ‘‘September 30, 2026’’.
(b)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), this section shall become effec-
tive immediately upon enactment of this Act.
(2) If this Act is enacted after September 30, 2026, this section
shall be applied as if it were in effect on September 30, 2026.
SEC. 140. Notwithstanding section 104, amounts made available
by section 101 to the Department of the Interior for ‘‘Departmental
Offices—Office of the Secretary—Departmental Operations’’ shall
be available for the assumption of functions and activities performed
by the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation (ONHIR) as
authorized by Public Law 93–531 (commonly known as the ‘‘Navajo-
Hopi Land Settlement Act of 1974’’), to ensure the full and complete
discharge of the functions of ONHIR.
SEC. 141. Amounts made available by section 101 for ‘‘Depart-
ment of the Interior—Department-Wide Programs—Wildland Fire
Management’’, ‘‘Department of the Interior—Department-Wide Pro-
grams—Wildfire Suppression Operations Reserve Fund’’, ‘‘Depart-
ment of Agriculture—Forest Service—Wildland Fire Management’’,
and ‘‘Department of Agriculture—Forest Service—Wildfire Suppres-
sion Operations Reserve Fund’’ may be apportioned up to the rate
for operations necessary for wildfire suppression activities.
SEC. 142. During the period covered by this Act, section 1701
of division B of Public Law 117–43 (5 U.S.C. 5547 note) shall
be applied by substituting ‘‘calendar years 2021 through 2027’’
for ‘‘2021 or 2022 or 2023 or 2024’’ each place it appears.
SEC. 143. (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 $75,774,000, for an additional amount
for costs of staffing and operating facilities that were opened, ren-
ovated, or expanded in fiscal years 2022, 2026, and 2027, 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 Serv-
ices—Indian Health Service—Indian Health Facilities’’ at a rate
for operations of $8,296,000, for an additional amount for costs
of staffing and operating facilities that were opened, renovated,
or expanded in fiscal years 2022, 2026, and 2027, and such amounts
may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to
staff and operate such facilities.
SEC. 144. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no
adjustment shall be made under section 601(a) of the Legislative
Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4501) (relating to cost of
living adjustments for Members of Congress) during the period
covered by this Act.
SEC. 145. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act,
there is appropriated—
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(1) for payment to Alfredia Scott, widow of David A. Scott,
late a Representative from the State of Georgia, $174,000;
and
(2) for payment to the heir at law of Lindsey O. Graham,
late a Senator from the State of South Carolina, $174,000.
SEC. 146. Notwithstanding sections 102 and 104, amounts made
available by section 101 for ‘‘Department of Defense—Military
Construction, Army’’ and ‘‘Department of Defense—Military
Construction, Navy and Marine Corps’’ and unobligated balances
from prior year appropriations under these headings may be used
by the Secretary of the Army and Secretary of the Navy to carry
out military construction not otherwise authorized by law for Mili-
tary Unaccompanied Housing facilities at the Medical Education
Training Complex at Joint Base San Antonio: Provided, That no
amounts may be made available pursuant to the matter preceding
this proviso from amounts that were specified in the table ref-
erenced in the second proviso under each such heading in division
J of Public Law 117–328, division A of Public Law 118–42, or
division D of Public Law 119–37, or from amounts that were des-
ignated 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.
SEC. 147. Amounts made available by section 101 for ‘‘Depart-
ment 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. 148. Notwithstanding section 101, the following language
in title I of division D of Public Law 119–75 shall be applied
as if it were struck:
(1) the fourth and fifth provisos in the undesignated para-
graph under the second instance of the heading ‘‘Federal Avia-
tion Administration—Grants-in-Aid for Airports’’;
(2) ‘‘of which $927,212,591’’ and ‘‘, and of which—’’ in the
matter preceding the first proviso and all that follows through
the end of the first paragraph (5) under the heading ‘‘Federal
Highway Administration—Highway Infrastructure Programs’’;
(3) the second and third provisos under the heading ‘‘Fed-
eral Railroad Administration—Federal-State Partnership for
Intercity Passenger Rail’’;
(4) the second and third provisos in the undesignated para-
graph under the heading ‘‘Federal Railroad Administration—
Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements’’;
(5) ‘‘, of which—’’ in the second proviso in the undesignated
paragraph and all that follows through the end of that proviso
under the heading ‘‘Federal Transit Administration—Transit
Infrastructure Grants’’, and the subsequent proviso; and
(6) ‘‘, and of which $129,000,000’’ in the matter preceding
the first proviso and all that follows through such matter under
the first instance of the heading ‘‘National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration—Operations and Research’’, and the sub-
sequent proviso.
SEC. 149. (a) Notwithstanding section 106, amounts made avail-
able in division L of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018
(Public Law 115–141) under the heading ‘‘Department of Transpor-
tation—Federal Transit Administration—Capital Investment
Grants’’ that were available for obligation through fiscal year 2021
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shall remain available through fiscal year 2031 for the liquidation
of valid obligations incurred in fiscal years 2018 through 2021.
(b)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), this section shall become effec-
tive immediately upon enactment of this Act.
(2) If this Act is enacted after September 30, 2026, this section
shall be applied as if it were in effect on September 30, 2026.
SEC. 150. (a) The remaining unobligated balances, as of Sep-
tember 30, 2026, from amounts made available in paragraph (1)
of the fourth proviso under the heading ‘‘Department of Transpor-
tation—Federal Highway Administration—Highway Infrastructure
Programs’’ in division L of the Consolidated Appropriations Act,
2023 (Public Law 117–328) are hereby rescinded, and in addition
to amounts otherwise made available by section 101, an amount
of additional new budget authority equivalent to the amount
rescinded pursuant to this subsection is hereby appropriated on
September 30, 2026, for an additional amount for fiscal year 2026,
to remain available until September 30, 2027, and shall be available
for the same purposes for which such funds were originally appro-
priated.
(b)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), this section shall become effec-
tive immediately upon enactment of this Act.
(2) If this Act is enacted after September 30, 2026, this section
shall be applied as if it were in effect on September 30, 2026.
SEC. 151. (a) The remaining unobligated balances, as of Sep-
tember 30, 2026, from amounts made available for ‘‘Department
of Transportation—Federal Aviation Administration—Research,
Engineering, and Development’’ in division F of the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2024 (Public Law 118–42) are hereby rescinded,
and in addition to amounts otherwise provided by section 101,
an amount of additional new budget authority equivalent to the
amount rescinded pursuant to this subsection is hereby appro-
priated on September 30, 2026, for an additional amount for fiscal
year 2026, to remain available until September 30, 2027, and shall
be available for the same purposes for which such funds were
originally appropriated, in addition to other funds as may be avail-
able for such purposes.
(b)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), this section shall become effec-
tive immediately upon enactment of this Act.
(2) If this Act is enacted after September 30, 2026, this section
shall be applied as if it were in effect on September 30, 2026.
SEC. 152. (a) Section 239(b) of division F of the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2024 (Public Law 118–42) is amended by
striking ‘‘fiscal year 2026’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2027’’.
(b)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the amendments made by this
section shall become effective immediately upon enactment of this
Act.
(2) If this Act is enacted after September 30, 2026, the amend-
ments made by this section shall be applied as if they were in
effect on September 30, 2026.
SEC. 153. (a) Notwithstanding section 106, during fiscal year
2027, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may use
the unobligated balances of amounts made available in prior fiscal
years under the heading ‘‘Department of Housing and Urban
Development—Public and Indian Housing—Tenant-Based Rental
Assistance’’, except amounts made available in paragraphs (4) and
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(5) under such heading in division D of the Consolidated Appropria-
tions Act, 2026 (Public Law 119–75), to support additional alloca-
tions under subparagraph (D) of paragraph (1) of such heading
only as needed to prevent the termination of rental assistance
for families as the result of insufficient funding in the calendar
year 2026 funding cycle.
(b) Paragraph (2) under the heading ‘‘Department of Housing
and Urban Development—Public and Indian Housing—Tenant-
Based Rental Assistance’’ in division D of the Consolidated Appro-
priations Act, 2026 (Public Law 119–75) is amended by—
(1) inserting ‘‘emergency housing vouchers (section 3202(b)
of Public Law 117–2 (42 U.S.C. 1437f)) for all dwelling units
under lease as of September 30, 2026 (which shall not be
replacement vouchers and shall be provided prior to the end
of calendar year 2026),’’ after ‘‘mandatory and voluntary conver-
sions,’’; and
(2) striking the last proviso.
SEC. 154. (a) The remaining unobligated balances, as of Sep-
tember 30, 2026, from amounts made available for ‘‘Department
of Housing and Urban Development—Community Planning and
Development—Homeless Assistance Grants’’ in division F of the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (Public Law 118–42) are
hereby rescinded, and in addition to amounts otherwise provided
by section 101, an amount of additional new budget authority
equivalent to the amount rescinded pursuant to this subsection
is hereby appropriated on September 30, 2026, for an additional
amount for fiscal year 2026, to remain available until September
30, 2027, and shall be available for the same purposes for which
such funds were originally appropriated, in addition to other funds
as may be available for such purposes.
(b)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), this section shall become effec-
tive immediately upon enactment of this Act.
(2) If this Act is enacted after September 30, 2026, this section
shall be applied as if it were in effect on September 30, 2026.
SEC. 155. (a) The remaining unobligated balances, as of Sep-
tember 30, 2026, from amounts made available for ‘‘Department
of Housing and Urban Development—Fair Housing and Equal
Opportunity—Fair Housing Activities’’ by the Full-Year Continuing
Appropriations Act, 2025 (division A of Public Law 119–4) are
hereby rescinded, and in addition to amounts otherwise made avail-
able by section 101, an amount of additional new budget authority
equivalent to the amount rescinded pursuant to this subsection
is hereby appropriated on September 30, 2026, for an additional
amount for fiscal year 2026, to remain available until September
30, 2027, and shall be available for the same purposes for which
such funds were originally appropriated, in addition to other funds
as may be available for such purposes.
(b)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), this section shall become effec-
tive immediately upon enactment of this Act.
(2) If this Act is enacted after September 30, 2026, this section
shall be applied as if it were in effect on September 30, 2026.
SEC. 156. (a) Section 239 of division D of the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2026 (Public Law 119–75) is hereby repealed
and the unobligated balance of amounts made available under
such section 239(d) is hereby rescinded.
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(b) Notwithstanding section 106, for fiscal years 2027 through
2029, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (‘‘Sec-
retary’’) may, through competition, including a first-come, first
served competition, satisfy the full indebtedness relating to any
remaining principal and interest under financial assistance made
available under section 201 of the Housing and Community Develop-
ment Amendments of 1978 (12 U.S.C. 1715z–1a) (‘‘Flex Sub loan’’).
(1) The Secretary may only satisfy a loan under this sub-
section for properties with—
(A) at least one, but fewer than 100 assisted units;
(B) a Flex Sub loan with an unpaid principal balance
of $1,500,000 or more;
(C) not for profit ownership;
(D) a score of 90 or higher on the most recent REAC
inspection from fiscal year 2025 or 2026; and
(E) a most recent management and occupancy review
score of ‘‘above average’’ or ‘‘superior’’ from fiscal year 2025
or 2026.
(2) The Secretary may set such terms and conditions as
the Secretary determines are appropriate to carry out this
subsection, including:
(A) Different maturity dates or interest rate terms;
(B) Extension of affordability use agreements; and
(C) Other measures to ensure the long-term stability
of operations at the property.
(3) There is hereby appropriated $6,258,174.91, to remain
available until September 30, 2029, to carry out the purposes
of this subsection, in addition to amounts otherwise available
for such purposes.
(c) Of the unobligated balances in Treasury Appropriations
Fund Symbol 86 X 0303 and made available prior to fiscal year
2020, $4,258,174.91 are hereby rescinded.
SEC. 157. (a) Notwithstanding section 106, through December
11, 2026, a rule to revise the Uniform Administrative Requirements,
Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (com-
monly known as the ‘‘Uniform Guidance’’), arising out of the notice
of proposed rulemaking titled ‘‘Regulation for Federal Financial
Assistance’’, which was published in the Federal Register on May
29, 2026, or a substantially similar rule, shall not be issued or
finalized.
(b) Notwithstanding section 106, if a rule described in sub-
section (a) is issued or finalized prior to the enactment of this
Act, such rule shall not have force or take effect through December
11, 2026.
(c) This section shall become effective immediately upon enact-
ment of this Act.
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Continuing Appropriations
Act, 2027’’.
DIVISION B—AUTHORIZING
EXTENSIONS
SEC. 2001. UNITED STATES GRAIN STANDARDS ACT EXTENSION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Sections 7(j)(5), 7A(l)(4), and 21(e) of the
United States Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 79(j)(5), 79a(l)(4),
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87j(e)) shall be applied by substituting ‘‘December 11, 2026’’ for
‘‘September 30, 2025’’ each place it appears.
(b) CERTAIN LIMITATIONS AND AUTHORIZATIONS.—Sections 7D
and 19(a) of the United States Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C.
79d, 87h(a)) shall be applied by substituting ‘‘2027’’ for ‘‘2025’’
each place it appears.
SEC. 2002. FOREST SERVICE PARTICIPATION IN ACES PROGRAM.
Section 8302(b) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (16 U.S.C.
3851a(b)) shall be applied by substituting ‘‘December 11, 2026’’
for ‘‘October 1, 2023’’.
SEC. 2003. FOOD FOR PEACE ACT.
Section 408 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1736b) shall
be applied by substituting ‘‘December 11, 2026’’ for ‘‘December
31, 2023’’.
SEC. 2004. EXTENSION OF DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT OF 1950.
Section 717(a) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C.
4564(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2026’’ and inserting
‘‘December 11, 2026’’.
SEC. 2005. TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT FEE AUTHORITY.
Section 26(b) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C.
2625(b)) is amended by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(6) TERMINATION.—The authority provided by this sub-
section shall terminate on December 11, 2026, unless otherwise
reauthorized or modified by Congress.’’.
SEC. 2006. DISASTER RELIEF FOR THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS.
Section 1108(g) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1308(g))
is amended—
(1) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A), by striking ‘‘paragraphs (3), (5), and (14)’’ and inserting
‘‘the succeeding provisions of this subsection’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(15) TEMPORARY DISASTER RELIEF FOR THE NORTHERN MAR-
IANA ISLANDS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall increase the
total amount otherwise determined under this subsection
for the Northern Mariana Islands for the period beginning
on October 1, 2025, and ending on September 30, 2026,
by $21,400,000. The additional amount made available
under the preceding sentence shall remain available until
expended.
‘‘(B) SPECIAL RULES.—The increase described in
subparagraph (A)—
‘‘(i) shall apply to the total amount certified by
the Secretary under title XIX for payment to the
Northern Mariana Islands for services attributable to
fiscal year 2026, notwithstanding that payments for
any such services are made by the Northern Mariana
Islands in fiscal year 2027; and
‘‘(ii) shall be in addition to the amount calculated
under paragraph (2) for the Northern Mariana Islands
for fiscal year 2026 and shall not be taken into account
in calculating an amount under paragraph (2) for the
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Northern Mariana Islands for fiscal year 2027 or a
subsequent fiscal year.’’.
SEC. 2007. MEDICARE IMPROVEMENT FUND.
Section 1898(b)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395iii(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘$2,062,000,000’’ and inserting
‘‘$2,041,000,000’’.
SEC. 2008. EXTENSION OF AFRICAN GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY ACT.
(a) TRADE ACT OF 1974.—Section 506B of the Trade Act of
1974 (19 U.S.C. 2466b) is amended by striking ‘‘2026’’ and inserting
‘‘2028’’.
(b) AFRICAN GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY ACT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 112(g) of the African Growth
and Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 3721(g)) is amended by striking
‘‘2026’’ and inserting ‘‘2028’’.
(2) REGIONAL APPAREL ARTICLE PROGRAM.—Section
112(b)(3)(A) of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (19
U.S.C. 3721(b)(3)(A)) is amended—
(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘each of the 23 succeeding
1-year periods’’ and inserting ‘‘each succeeding 1-year
period until December 31, 2028’’; and
(B) in clause (ii)(II), by striking ‘‘2026’’ and inserting
‘‘2028’’.
(3) THIRD-COUNTRY FABRIC PROGRAM.—Section 112(c)(1) of
the African Growth and Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 3721(c)(1))
is amended—
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘2026’’ and
inserting ‘‘2028’’;
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘2026’’ and
inserting ‘‘2028’’; and
(C) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ‘‘2026’’ and
inserting ‘‘2028’’.
SEC. 2009. EXTENSION OF HAITI ECONOMIC LIFT PROGRAM.
Section 213A(h) of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery
Act (19 U.S.C. 2703a(h)) is amended by striking ‘‘2026’’ and
inserting ‘‘2028’’.
SEC. 2010. EXTENSION OF CUSTOMS USER FEES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 13031(j)(3) of the Consolidated Omni-
bus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(j)(3)) is
amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘December 31, 2031’’
and inserting ‘‘March 31, 2032’’; and
(2) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking ‘‘December 31, 2031’’
and inserting ‘‘March 31, 2032’’.
(b) RATE FOR MERCHANDISE PROCESSING FEES.—Section 503
of the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation
Act (Public Law 112–41;19 U.S.C. 3805 note) is amended by striking
‘‘December 31, 2031’’ and inserting ‘‘March 31, 2032’’.
SEC. 2011. CYBERSECURITY INFORMATION SHARING ACT OF 2015.
Section 111(a) of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act
of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1510(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30,
2026’’ and inserting ‘‘December 11, 2026’’.
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SEC. 2012. FEDERAL CYBERSECURITY ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 2015.
Section 227(a) of the Federal Cybersecurity Enhancement Act
of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1525(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30,
2026’’ and inserting ‘‘December 11, 2026’’.
SEC. 2013. JOINT TASK FORCES.
Section 708(b)(13) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6
U.S.C. 348(b)(13)) shall be applied by substituting ‘‘December 11,
2026’’ for ‘‘September 30, 2026’’.
SEC. 2014. EXTENSION OF THE TECHNOLOGY MODERNIZATION FUND
AND BOARD.
Section 1078(f)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2018 (40 U.S.C. 11301 note) is amended by striking
‘‘September 30, 2026’’ and inserting ‘‘December 11, 2026’’.
SEC. 2015. FEE SETTING AUTHORITY OF THE UNITED STATES PATENT
AND TRADEMARK OFFICE.
Section 10(i)(2) of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (35
U.S.C. 41 note; Public Law 112–29) is amended by striking ‘‘upon
the expiration of the 15-year period beginning on the date of the
enactment of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘on December 11, 2026’’.
SEC. 2016. UNITED STATES COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL RELI-
GIOUS FREEDOM.
Section 209 of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998
(22 U.S.C. 6436) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2026’’
and inserting ‘‘December 11, 2026’’.
SEC. 2017. WESTERN HEMISPHERE TRAVEL INITIATIVE PASSPORT
FEES.
Section 1(b)(2) of the Passport Act of June 4, 1920 (22 U.S.C.
214(b)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2010’’ and
inserting ‘‘December 11, 2026’’.
SEC. 2018. BUDGETARY EFFECTS.
(a) STATUTORY PAYGO SCORECARDS.—The budgetary effects
of this division and each succeeding division shall not be entered
on either PAYGO scorecard maintained pursuant to section 4(d)
of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.
(b) SENATE PAYGO SCORECARDS.—The budgetary effects of this
division and each succeeding division shall not be entered on any
PAYGO scorecard maintained for purposes of section 4106 of H.
Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress).
(c) CLASSIFICATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.—Notwithstanding
Rule 3 of the Budget Scorekeeping Guidelines set forth in the
joint explanatory statement of the committee of conference accom-
panying Conference Report 105–217 and section 250(c)(8) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the
budgetary effects of this division and each succeeding division shall
not be estimated—
(1) for purposes of section 251 of such Act;
(2) for purposes of an allocation to the Committee on Appro-
priations pursuant to section 302(a) of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974; and
(3) for purposes of paragraph (4)(C) of section 3 of the
Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 as being included in an
appropriation Act.
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SEC. 2019. SECTION 781 EXTENSION.
Until December 11, 2026, the amendments made by section
781 of division B of Public Law 119–37 (7 U.S.C. 1639o note)
shall only apply with respect to products described in paragraphs
(1)(C)(ii)(I) and (1)(C)(iv)(I) of section 297A of the Agricultural Mar-
keting Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1639o) (as amended by such section
781).
DIVISION C—SURFACE TRANSPOR-
TATION EXTENSION ACT OF 2026
SEC. 3001. SHORT TITLE.
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Surface Transportation
Extension Act of 2026’’.
SEC. 3002. DEFINITIONS.
In this division:
(1) COVERED LAW.—The term ‘‘covered law’’ means any
of the following:
(A) Division A, division B, and division C of the Infra-
structure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58;
135 Stat. 429).
(B) Titles I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, XI, and XXIV
of the FAST Act (Public Law 114–94; 129 Stat. 1312).
(C) Division A, division B, subtitle A of title I and
title II of division C, and division E of MAP–21 (Public
Law 112–141; 126 Stat. 405).
(D) Titles I, II, and III of the SAFETEA–LU Technical
Corrections Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–244; 122 Stat.
1572).
(E) Titles I, II, III, IV, V, and VI of SAFETEA–LU
(Public Law 109–59; 119 Stat. 1144).
(F) Titles I, II, III, IV, and V of the Transportation
Equity Act for the 21st Century (Public Law 105–178;
112 Stat. 107).
(G) Titles II, III, and IV of the National Highway
System Designation Act of 1995 (Public Law 104–59; 109
Stat. 568).
(H) Titles I, II, III, IV, V, and VI of the Intermodal
Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (Public Law
102–240; 105 Stat. 1914).
(I) Title 23, United States Code.
(J) Sections 116, 117, 330, 5128, 5505, and 24905 and
chapters 53, 67, 139, 303, 311, 313, 701, and 702 of title
49, United States Code.
(2) EXTENSION END DATE.—The term ‘‘extension end date’’
means December 11, 2026.
(3) EXTENSION FRACTION.—The term ‘‘extension fraction’’
means the quotient, expressed as a fraction, obtained by
dividing—
(A) the number of days in the extension period; by
(B) 365.
(4) EXTENSION PERIOD.—The term ‘‘extension period’’ means
the period that begins on October 1, 2026, and ends on the
extension end date.
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(5) HIGHWAY ACCOUNT.—The term ‘‘Highway Account’’
means the portion of the Highway Trust Fund that is not
the Mass Transit Account.
(6) MASS TRANSIT ACCOUNT.—The term ‘‘Mass Transit
Account’’ means the portion of the Highway Trust Fund estab-
lished under section 9503(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986.
TITLE I—SURFACE TRANSPORTATION
PROGRAMS
SEC. 3101. EXTENSION OF FEDERAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PRO-
GRAMS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided in this division,
the requirements, authorities, conditions, eligibilities, limitations,
and other provisions authorized under the covered laws, which
would otherwise expire on or cease to apply after September 30,
2026, are incorporated by reference and shall continue in effect
through the extension end date.
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
(1) HIGHWAY TRUST FUND.—
(A) HIGHWAY ACCOUNT.—There is authorized to be
appropriated from the Highway Account for fiscal year
2027, for each program with respect to which amounts
are authorized to be appropriated from such account for
fiscal year 2026, an amount equal to the extension fraction
of the amount authorized for appropriation with respect
to the program from such account under the covered laws
for fiscal year 2026.
(B) MASS TRANSIT ACCOUNT.—There is authorized to
be appropriated from the Mass Transit Account for fiscal
year 2027, for each program with respect to which amounts
are authorized to be appropriated from such account for
fiscal year 2026, an amount equal to the extension fraction
of the amount authorized for appropriation with respect
to the program from such account under the covered laws
for fiscal year 2026.
(2) GENERAL FUND.—There is authorized to be appropriated
for fiscal year 2027, for each program under the covered laws
with respect to which amounts are authorized to be appro-
priated for fiscal year 2026 from an account other than the
Highway Account or the Mass Transit Account, an amount
that is not less than the extension fraction of the amount
authorized for appropriation with respect to the program under
the covered laws for fiscal year 2026.
(c) USE OF FUNDS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Amounts authorized to be appropriated
for fiscal year 2027 with respect to a program under subsection
(b) shall be distributed, administered, limited, and made avail-
able for obligation in the same manner as amounts authorized
to be appropriated with respect to the program for fiscal year
2026 under the covered laws.
(2) APPORTIONMENT NOTICE TO STATES.—Section 104(e)(2)
of title 23, United States Code, shall not apply for fiscal year
2027.
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(d) OBLIGATION LIMITATION.—A program for which amounts
are authorized to be appropriated under subsection (b)(1) shall
be subject to a limitation on obligations for fiscal year 2027 in
an amount equal to the extension fraction of the limitation on
obligations for the program for fiscal year 2026 and in the same
manner as the limitation applicable with respect to the program
for fiscal year 2026.
SEC. 3102. APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—During the extension period, section 14703
of title 40, United States Code, shall be applied—
(1) in subsection (a)(6), by substituting ‘‘2027’’ for ‘‘2026’’;
(2) in subsection (c), by substituting ‘‘2027’’ for ‘‘2026’’;
and
(3) in subsection (d), by substituting ‘‘2027’’ for ‘‘2026’’.
(b) TERMINATION.—During the extension period, section 14704
of title 40, United States Code, shall be applied by substituting
‘‘2027’’ for ‘‘2026’’.
SEC. 3103. SPORT FISHING.
During the extension period, section 4 of the Dingell-Johnson
Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777c) shall be applied—
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph
(1), by substituting ‘‘2027’’ for ‘‘2026’’; and
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), in the first sentence, by sub-
stituting ‘‘2027’’ for ‘‘2026’’; and
(B) in paragraph (2)(A), in the first sentence, by sub-
stituting ‘‘2027’’ for ‘‘2026’’.
SEC. 3104. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN FUNDING.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 118(b) of title 23,
United States Code, any funds authorized from the Highway Trust
Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) under section 11101
of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–
58; 135 Stat. 443) for a program described in subsection (b) that
would otherwise lapse on September 30, 2026, shall be available
until September 30, 2027.
(b) PROGRAM DESCRIBED.—A program referred to in subsection
(a) is a program other than a program for which funding is appor-
tioned under section 104(b) or section 130(f) of title 23, United
States Code.
TITLE II—TRUST FUNDS
SEC. 3201. EXTENSION OF EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY FOR HIGHWAY
TRUST FUND, SPORT FISH RESTORATION AND BOATING
TRUST FUND, AND LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE
TANK TRUST FUND.
(a) HIGHWAY TRUST FUND.—Section 9503 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘October 1, 2026’’ in subsections (b)(6)(B),
(c)(1), and (e)(3) and inserting ‘‘December 12, 2026’’, and
(2) by striking ‘‘Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act’’
in subsections (c)(1) and (e)(3) and inserting ‘‘Surface Transpor-
tation Extension Act of 2026’’.
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(b) SPORT FISH RESTORATION AND BOATING TRUST FUND.—
Section 9504 of such Code is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act’’
each place it appears in subsection (b)(2) and inserting ‘‘Surface
Transportation Extension Act of 2026’’, and
(2) by striking ‘‘October 1, 2026’’ in subsection (d)(2) and
inserting ‘‘December 12, 2026’’.
(c) LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK TRUST FUND.—Sec-
tion 9508(e)(2) of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘October 1,
2026’’ and inserting ‘‘December 12, 2026’’.
DIVISION D—DEPARTMENT OF
VETERANS AFFAIRS EXTENDERS
TITLE I—HEALTH CARE MATTERS
SEC. 4101. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR COLLECTION OF COPAY-
MENTS FOR HOSPITAL CARE AND NURSING HOME CARE.
Section 1710(f)(2)(B) of title 38, United States Code, is amended
by striking ‘‘September 30, 2026’’ and inserting ‘‘December 11,
2026’’.
SEC. 4102. EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE NURSING HOME
CARE TO CERTAIN VETERANS WITH SERVICE-CONNECTED
DISABILITIES.
Section 1710A(d) of title 38, United States Code, is amended
by striking ‘‘September 30, 2026’’ and inserting ‘‘December 11,
2026’’.
SEC. 4103. EXTENSION OF FUNDING FOR EXPANSION OF RURAL
ACCESS NETWORK FOR GROWTH ENHANCEMENT PRO-
GRAM.
Section 2(d) of the Sgt. Ketchum Rural Veterans Mental Health
Act of 2021 (Public Law 117–21; 38 U.S.C. 1712A note) is amended
by striking ‘‘$1,200,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026
to carry out this section.’’ and inserting ‘‘to carry out this section,
for—
‘‘(1) each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026, $1,200,000;
and
‘‘(2) the period beginning on October 1, 2026, and ending
on December 11, 2026, $236,713.’’.
SEC. 4104. EXTENSION OF STAFF SERGEANT PARKER GORDON FOX
SUICIDE PREVENTION GRANT PROGRAM.
Section 201(j) of the Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans
Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2019 (Public Law 116–
171; 38 U.S.C. 1720F note) is amended by striking ‘‘September
30, 2026’’ and inserting ‘‘December 11, 2026’’.
SEC. 4105. EXTENSION OF FUNDING FOR GRANTS OR CONTRACTS TO
PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT TO FAMILY CARE-
GIVERS OF VETERANS.
Section 1720K(n) of title 38, United States Code, is amended
by striking ‘‘, for each of fiscal years 2025 and 2026, $10,000,000
to carry out this section’’ and inserting ‘‘to carry out this section,
for—
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‘‘(1) each of fiscal years 2025 and 2026, $10,000,000; and
‘‘(2) the period beginning on October 1, 2026, and ending
on December 11, 2026, $1,972,603.’’.
SEC. 4106. EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENT FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR
AMBULANCE COST FOR CARE FOR CERTAIN RURAL VET-
ERANS.
Section 143(c) of the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Vet-
erans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act (Public Law 118–
210; 38 U.S.C. 1728 note) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30,
2026’’ and inserting ‘‘December 11, 2026’’.
SEC. 4107. EXTENSION OF INCENTIVE PROGRAM FOR SHARING OF
HEALTH CARE RESOURCES OF DEPARTMENT OF VET-
ERANS AFFAIRS AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
Section 8111(d)(3) of title 38, United States Code, is amended
by striking ‘‘September 30, 2026’’ and inserting ‘‘December 11,
2026’’.
TITLE II—BENEFITS
SEC. 4201. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO MAINTAIN REGIONAL OFFICE
IN REPUBLIC OF PHILIPPINES.
Section 315(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended
by striking ‘‘September 30, 2026’’ and inserting ‘‘December 11,
2026’’.
SEC. 4202. EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENT RELATING TO RESTORATION
OF ENTITLEMENT TO EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE IN
CASES OF CLOSURE OR DISAPPROVAL OF EDUCATIONAL
INSTITUTIONS.
Section 3699(c)(2)(C) of title 38, United States Code, is amended
by striking ‘‘September 30, 2026’’ and inserting ‘‘December 11,
2026’’.
TITLE III—HOUSING
SEC. 4301. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR
HOMELESS WOMEN VETERANS AND HOMELESS VET-
ERANS WITH CHILDREN REINTEGRATION GRANT PRO-
GRAM.
Section 2021A(f)(1) of title 38, United States Code, is amended
by striking ‘‘to carry out this section $1,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2011 through 2026.’’ and inserting ‘‘to carry out this section—
‘‘(A) $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2011 through 2026;
and
‘‘(B) $197,261 for the period beginning on October 1, 2026,
and ending on December 11, 2026.’’.
SEC. 4302. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR TREATMENT AND
REHABILITATION FOR SERIOUSLY MENTALLY ILL AND
HOMELESS VETERANS.
(a) GENERAL TREATMENT.—Section 2031(b) of title 38, United
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2026’’ and
inserting ‘‘December 11, 2026’’.
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(b) ADDITIONAL SERVICES AT CERTAIN LOCATIONS.—Section
2033(d) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking
‘‘September 30, 2026’’ and inserting ‘‘December 11, 2026’’.
SEC. 4303. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR HOUSING ASSISTANCE FOR
HOMELESS VETERANS.
Section 2041(c) of title 38, United States Code, is amended
by striking ‘‘September 30, 2026’’ and inserting ‘‘December 11,
2026’’.
SEC. 4304. EXTENSION OF FUNDING FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR
SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR VERY LOW-INCOME VETERAN
FAMILIES IN PERMANENT HOUSING.
Section 2044(e) of title 38, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(10) $130,191,781 for the period beginning on October
1, 2026, and ending on December 11, 2026.’’.
SEC. 4305. EXTENSION OF FUNDING FOR GRANT PROGRAM FOR HOME-
LESS VETERANS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.
Section 2061(d)(1) of title 38, United States Code, is amended
by striking ‘‘for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2026, $5,000,000
shall be available for each such fiscal year for the purposes of
the program under this section.’’ and inserting ‘‘, the following
shall be available for the purposes of the program under this
section:
‘‘(A) For each of fiscal years 2007 through 2026, $5,000,000.
‘‘(B) For the period beginning on October 1, 2026, and ending
on December 11, 2026, $986,302.’’.
SEC. 4306. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON
HOMELESS VETERANS.
Section 2066(d) of title 38, United States Code, is amended
by striking ‘‘September 30, 2026’’ and inserting ‘‘December 11,
2026’’.
SEC. 4307. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE FOR
SPECIALLY ADAPTED HOUSING FOR DISABLED VETERANS
RESIDING TEMPORARILY IN HOUSING OWNED BY A
FAMILY MEMBER.
Section 2102A(e) of title 38, United States Code, is amended
by striking ‘‘September 30, 2026’’ and inserting ‘‘December 11,
2026’’.
SEC. 4308. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR SPECIALLY ADAPTED
HOUSING ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY GRANT PROGRAM.
Section 2108(g) of title 38, United States Code, is amended
by striking ‘‘September 30, 2026’’ and inserting ‘‘December 11,
2026’’.
TITLE IV—OTHER MATTERS
SEC. 4401. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR SECRETARY OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS TO TRANSPORT INDIVIDUALS TO AND FROM
FACILITIES OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
Section 111A(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended
by striking ‘‘September 30, 2026’’ and inserting ‘‘December 11,
2026’’.
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SEC. 4402. EXTENSION OF SUBPOENA AUTHORITY OF INSPECTOR GEN-
ERAL OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
Section 312(d)(7)(A) of title 38, United States Code, is amended
by striking ‘‘September 30, 2026’’ and inserting ‘‘December 11,
2026’’.
SEC. 4403. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR ADAPTIVE SPORTS PRO-
GRAMS FOR DISABLED VETERANS AND MEMBERS OF THE
ARMED FORCES.
Section 521A of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (g)(1), by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(C) $3,156,165 for the period beginning on October 1,
2026, and ending on December 11, 2026.’’; and
(2) in subsection (l), by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2010 through
2026’’ and inserting ‘‘the period beginning on October 1, 2009,
and ending on December 11, 2026’’.
SEC. 4404. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON
MINORITY VETERANS.
Section 544(e) of title 38, United States Code, is amended
by striking ‘‘September 30, 2026’’ and inserting ‘‘December 11,
2026’’.
SEC. 4405. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY RELATING TO PLOT ALLOW-
ANCES.
Section 301(c)(2) of the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century
Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act (Public Law
118–210; 38 U.S.C. 2303 note) is amended by striking ‘‘October
1, 2026’’ and inserting ‘‘December 12, 2026’’.
SEC. 4406. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY RELATING TO VENDEE LOAN
PROGRAM.
Section 3733(a)(8) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking
‘‘September 30, 2026’’ and inserting ‘‘December 11, 2026’’; and
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘September 30, 2026’’
and inserting ‘‘December 11, 2026’’.
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SEC. 4407. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR TRANSFER OF REAL PROP-
ERTY.
Section 8118(a)(5) of title 38, United States Code, is amended
by striking ‘‘September 30, 2026’’ and inserting ‘‘December 11,
2026’’.
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