Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes.

Became Public Law No: 118-50.

Apr 24, 2024

This act provides FY2024 supplemental appropriations designated as emergency spending to several federal agencies. Division A allocates funding to the Department of Defense for operations, maintenance, and procurement in the Middle East region, including replacement of defense articles provided to Israel and procurement of Israeli air defense systems; to the Department of Homeland Security for the Nonprofit Security Grant Program; and to the Department of State and USAID for diplomatic programs, consular services, international disaster assistance, refugee assistance, peacekeeping operations, and foreign military financing. The act also increases funding caps for Presidential Drawdown Authority, which allows the President to transfer defense articles and services from federal agency inventories to foreign countries or international organizations in response to emergencies or when determined to be in the national interest.

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This act provides FY2024 supplemental appropriations to several federal agencies for assistance to Ukraine, Israel, and U.S. allies in the Indo-Pacific region. The act also addresses various foreign policy issues. The funding provided by the act is designated as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits. DIVISION A--ISRAEL SECURITY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024 Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 This division provides FY2024 supplemental appropriations for federal departments and agencies to respond to the conflict in Israel. TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE This title provides appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for Operation and Maintenance, Procurement, and Defense Production Act Purchases. The title provides the funding for purposes such as supporting current U.S. military operations in the region; replacing defense articles that were provided to Israel; reimbursing DOD for defense services and training provided to Israel; and procuring Israel's Iron Dome, David's Sling, and Iron Beam defense systems to counter short-range rocket threats. (Sec.101) This section provides additional funding to DOD for U.S. operations, force protection, deterrence, and the replacement of combat expenditures in the U.S. Central Command region. TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY This title provides appropriations to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for Operations and Support and Federal Assistance, including funding for the Nonprofit Security Grant Program. TITLE III--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY This title provides appropriations to the Department of State for the Administration of Foreign Affairs, including Diplomatic Programs, the Office of the Inspector General, and Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service. The title also provides appropriations to the State Department and the President for the U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID’s) Office of Inspector General, International Disaster Assistance, Migration and Refugee Assistance, International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement, Peacekeeping Operations, and the Foreign Military Financing Program. (Sec. 301) This section permits specified funds deposited in the Consular and Border Security Programs account to be transferred to the State Department’s Diplomatic Programs (including for Worldwide Security Protection) and Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service accounts for emergency evacuations or to prevent or respond to security situations and related requirements. (Sec. 302) This section increases the FY2024 funding cap for the Presidential Drawdown Authority, which authorizes the President to immediately transfer defense articles and services from U.S. stocks to a foreign country or international organization to respond to an unforeseen emergency (Sec. 303) This section increases the FY2024 funding cap for the Presidential Drawdown Authority that authorizes the President to draw down articles and services from the inventory and resources of any federal agency and provide them to foreign countries or international organizations for certain purposes (e.g., international disaster assistance, nonproliferation assistance, and migration and refugee assistance) if the drawdown is in the national interest. (Sec. 304) This section increases the FY2024 funding cap for the Presidential Drawdown Authority that authorizes the President to direct the drawdown of commodities and services from the inventory and resources of any federal agency for peacekeeping operations if the President determines that an unforeseen emergency requires the immediate provision of such assistance. (Sec. 305) This section amends provisions of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2005 that allow the President to transfer certain categories of defense articles to Israel in exchange for certain concessions (i.e., cash compensation, services, a waiver of charges otherwise payable by the United