Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027

The bill's identity changed entirely from the 'AGOA Extension Act' (a single-issue trade bill) to the 'Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027,' a multi-division omnibus package covering continuing appropriations, authorizing extensions, surface transportation, and VA extenders.

Division C extends federal surface transportation programs (highway and transit) through December 11, 2026 using an 'extension fraction' formula based on FY2026 authorization levels.

Division A provides a short-term continuing resolution funding all federal agencies at fiscal year 2026 rates through December 11, 2026, with restrictions on new DoD production starts and multi-year procurements.

Section 126 authorizes up to approximately $2.8 billion in prior-year Navy shipbuilding cost increases across 20 programs (carriers, submarines, destroyers, amphibious ships, fleet oilers).

Section 127 authorizes up to $2,853,000,000 for National Security Systems procurement.

Section 143 provides additional Indian Health Service funding of $75,774,000 for staffing and operating facilities opened or expanded in fiscal years 2022, 2026, and 2027, plus $8,296,000 for Indian Health Facilities.

Section 2006 provides $21,400,000 in additional Medicare disaster relief for the Northern Mariana Islands for fiscal year 2026 services.

The Medicare Improvement Fund amount was reduced from $2,062,000,000 to $2,041,000,000 (a decrease of $21 million).

Section 156 appropriates $6,258,174.91 for fiscal years 2027 through 2029 to satisfy remaining Flex Sub loan indebtedness for qualifying small non-profit housing properties (fewer than 100 units, principal balance of $1.5 million or more).

Multiple sections (125, 149-151, 154, 155) rescind unobligated balances from prior appropriations and reappropriate equivalent amounts for fiscal year 2026 purposes, affecting NTIA Middle Mile Deployment, FAA Research, FHWA Highway Infrastructure, HUD Homeless Assistance, and HUD Fair Housing.

The AGOA extension now changes the base date from '2026' to '2028' (rather than the original version's change from 'September 30, 2025' to 'December 31, 2028'), and the regional apparel program language was restructured from a fixed number of succeeding periods to 'each succeeding 1-year period until December 31, 2028.'

Customs user fees (merchandise processing fees) extension end date changed from December 31, 2031 to March 31, 2032.

Numerous expiring authorizations are extended to December 11, 2026, including the Defense Production Act, Toxic Substances Control Act fee authority, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act, Federal Cybersecurity Enhancement Act, Joint Task Forces, Technology Modernization Fund, USPTO fee-setting authority, and the US Commission on International Religious Freedom.

The Haiti Economic LIFT Program is extended from 2026 to 2028 (section 2009).

The retroactive application provisions (original section 2(b)) that would have allowed liquidation or reliquidation of AGOA entries made after September 30, 2025 but before enactment were removed entirely.

Section 157 prohibits finalization of a rule revising the Uniform Guidance (federal financial assistance regulations) through December 11, 2026.