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Here is What is Included in the American Relief Act 2025 (H.R. 10545)

December 21, 2024

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In a dramatic last-minute effort to avert a government shutdown, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a continuing resolution (CR) late Friday evening, funding federal agencies through March 14, 2025.

The bill passed with a 366-34 vote and now awaits Senate approval and Biden’s signature to become law.

More Democrats supported the new bill, with a vote count of 196 to 170.

Below is a breakdown of the funding allocations across various sectors:

Division A: Continuing Appropriations

This section extends government funding until March 14, 2025, ensuring the uninterrupted operation of essential federal programs.

Key Allocations:

  • District of Columbia Emergency Planning:
    • $90 million allocated for emergency planning, including $50 million for the 2025 Presidential Inauguration.
  • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA):
    • $625 million to maintain the Geostationary Earth Orbit acquisition schedule.
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI):
    • $16.668 million for cybersecurity and national security system upgrades.
  • Defense Shipbuilding:
    • $5.996 billion for Columbia Class Submarine construction.
    • $2.922 billion for additional Columbia Class Submarine activities.
    • $5.691 billion for Virginia Class Submarine production and workforce improvements.
  • Treasury Department – Cybersecurity:
    • $908,000 for terrorism and financial intelligence measures.
  • Education Support:
    • Funds for student loan servicing and aid processing.

Division B: Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations

Focused on addressing the aftermath of natural disasters from 2023-2024, this section allocates billions for recovery and infrastructure support.

Agriculture and Forestry

  • Disaster Relief for Agriculture:
    • $30.78 billion for crop, livestock, and infrastructure losses due to natural disasters in 2023 and 2024, including $2 billion earmarked for livestock losses and $10 billion for economic assistance.
    • $30 million for crop insurance reimbursements.
    • ⁠$3 million for molasses testing.
  • Emergency Conservation Programs:
    • $828 million to restore disaster-affected conservation projects.
  • Emergency Forest Restoration:
    • $356.535 million to rehabilitate damaged forests.
  • Emergency Watershed Protection:
    • $920 million to restore watersheds impacted by severe weather.

Rural Development

  • Rural Disaster Assistance Fund:
    • $362.5 million for rural infrastructure recovery projects.

Food Assistance

  • Commodity Assistance Program:
    • $25 million for emergency food aid infrastructure in disaster-hit regions.

Economic Recovery

  • Economic Development Assistance:
    • $1.51 billion for flood mitigation, disaster recovery, and infrastructure restoration.
  • NOAA Disaster Recovery:
    • $244 million for repair and replacement of observing assets, mapping systems, and geodesy services.
    • $499 million for hurricane hunter aircraft and disaster response tools.
  • Fisheries Disaster Assistance:
    • $300 million to support fisheries affected by natural disasters.

Division C: Public Health and Medicare

Key Healthcare Provisions:

  • Medicare Support:
    • Extensions for rural hospital funding, telehealth programs, and temporary coverage of oral antiviral drugs.
  • Public Health Programs:
    • Continued funding for Community Health Centers, National Health Service Corps, and diabetes programs.
  • Medicaid Adjustments:
    • Reversal of disproportionate hospital payment cuts.

Division D: Defense and Infrastructure

Department of Defense:

  • Army Disaster Recovery:
    • $451.894 million for repairing damage caused by storms, hurricanes, and other natural disasters.
  • Navy Recovery Operations:
    • $1.454 billion to address disaster-related costs.

NASA:

  • Facilities Repair:
    • $740.2 million for repairing infrastructure damaged by hurricanes, typhoons, and tornadoes.

Federal Prison System:

  • $64.795 million for disaster-related building repairs.

U.S. Marshals Service:

  • $12 million for enhanced security at Supreme Court Justice residences.

Veterans Affairs:

  • Flexibilities to fund veterans’ health and community care services during emergencies.

The full text of the bill (H.R. 10545) is available below:

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