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THIS DID NOT PASS The Emeritus Council Analysis of the New 'American Relief Act 2025' - the 116-page spending bill from the House of Representatives. Here are the spending authorizations mentioned in the document: Public Health Extenders: ? Community health centers, National Health Service Corps, and teaching health centers. ? Special diabetes programs. ? National health security programs. Medicare Programs: ? Increased inpatient hospital payment adjustments. ? Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program. ? Add-on payments for ambulance services. ? Funding for quality measure endorsement. ? Outreach and assistance for low-income programs. ? Work geographic index floor. ? Certain telehealth flexibilities. ? Acute hospital care at home waiver authorities. ? Temporary inclusion of oral antiviral drugs as Part D drugs. ? Medicare Improvement Fund. Human Services: ? Child and family services programs. ? Sexual risk avoidance education. ? Personal responsibility education. ? Family-to-family health information centers. Agricultural Programs: ? Extension of general agricultural programs. Cybersecurity and Justice: ? National cybersecurity protection system. ? Justice information sharing technology. ? Federal Bureau of Investigation risk reduction for national security systems. ? Unmanned aircraft facility and asset protection. Disaster Relief: ? Supplemental appropriations for natural disasters such as hurricanes, floods, wildfires, etc. ? Assistance for agricultural losses related to extreme weather and natural disasters. Defense and Energy Programs: ? Shipbuilding and conversion for Columbia and Virginia Class Submarine programs. ? Department of Energy’s Atomic Energy Defense Activities for security and system modifications. Transportation and Aviation: ? Federal Aviation Administration operations for air traffic services and controller hiring. Education: ? Student loan servicing activities and aid eligibility determination. Veterans’ Affairs: ? Health administration and community care services adjustments. Rural Development: ? Rural Development Disaster Assistance Fund. Food and Nutrition: ? Emergency food assistance programs and infrastructure. Economic Development and Natural Resource Management: ? Economic adjustment assistance for flood mitigation, disaster relief, and recovery. ? Fisheries disaster relief funding. NASA and Infrastructure: ? NASA facility repair and hurricane damage restoration. This list reflects a wide range of allocations across public health, disaster relief, cybersecurity, defense, agriculture, and infrastructure, among other areas. Emeritus Council SA. ? 2024 www.EmeritusCouncil.org

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