Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024
What changed between versions
The bill's scope expanded dramatically from a single-purpose Udall Foundation reauthorization to a comprehensive omnibus appropriations act covering DoD, Treasury, Judiciary, DHS, Labor/HHS/Education, Legislative Branch, State/Foreign Operations, and other matters for FY2024.
The original Section 2 'Investment earnings' provision was removed entirely from the standalone bill structure.
New sections added including a Statement of Appropriations (Sec. 5) establishing that funds are for FY2024, an Availability of Funds section (Sec. 6) requiring presidential designation for emergency requirements, and an Adjustments to Compensation section (Sec. 7) freezing cost-of-living adjustments for Members of Congress during FY2024.
Detailed appropriations were added for DoD military personnel (Army $50B, Navy $36.7B, Marine Corps $15.3B, Air Force $36.2B, Space Force $1.3B), operation and maintenance, procurement, RDT&E, and other defense programs.
A Table of Contents (Sec. 2) was added listing all seven divisions of the omnibus bill, and a References section (Sec. 3) was added to clarify cross-references between divisions.
An Explanatory Statement section (Sec. 4) was added giving the House Appropriations Committee's explanatory statement the same legal effect as a conference committee joint explanatory statement for fund allocation in Divisions A through F.