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To provide for a limitation on availability of funds for Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program for fiscal year 2024.

Source: Congress.gov · 321 words in original text

What This Bill Does

This bill limits the amount of money that can be spent on a specific federal program. The program is the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program run by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which is part of the Department of Health and Human Services. The bill sets a cap on spending for this program in fiscal year 2024.

Who It Affects

The bill directly affects the Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It impacts employees or former employees who may receive compensation through the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program.

Key Provisions

* No more money than a specified amount can be used for the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program in fiscal year 2024 (Sec. 1)

What Changes

If this bill becomes law, the Department of Health and Human Services and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cannot spend more than the stated limit on the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program during fiscal year 2024. Any other laws that might allow more spending for this program would no longer apply.

Important Definitions

None defined in bill text.

I 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 1970 To provide for a limitation on availability of funds for Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program for fiscal year 2024. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MARCH 29, 2023 Mr. BIGGS (for himself, Mr. ROSENDALE, Mr. GAETZ, Mr. GOOD of Virginia, Mr. ROY, and Mr. CRANE) introduced the following bill; which was re- ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Com- mittee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi- sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To provide for a limitation on availability of funds for De- partment of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Energy Employees Occu- pational Illness Compensation Program for fiscal year 2024. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:54 Apr 14, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1970.IH H1970 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 1970 IH SECTION 1. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 1 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERV- 2 ICES, CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND 3 PREVENTION ENERGY EMPLOYEES OCCUPA- 4 TIONAL ILLNESS COMPENSATION PROGRAM 5 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024. 6 Notwithstanding any other provision of the law, 7 amounts authorized to be appropriated or otherwise avail- 8 able for Department of Health and Human Services, Cen- 9 ters for Disease Control and Prevention Energy Employ- 10 ees Occupational Illness Compensation Program for fiscal 11 year 2024 may not exceed $55,358,000. 12 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:54 Apr 14, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H1970.IH H1970 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS

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