The Emeritus Council Analysis of the New 'American Relief Act 2025' - the 118-page spending bill passed in the House of Representatives on December 20, 2024
Here are the spending authorizations mentioned in the document:
Here's a comprehensive list of the spending authorizations from the document:
- National Forest System – $2,523,000,000 for wildfire, hurricane, and disaster-related expenses, including $75,000,000 for shaded fuel breaks in the Pacific Region.
- Capital Improvement and Maintenance – $3,525,000,000 for wildfires, hurricanes, and disaster-related costs.
- Commodity Assistance Program (Food and Nutrition Service) – $25,000,000 for emergency food assistance infrastructure.
- Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies – $745,000,000 for disaster preparedness and response.
- Mississippi River and Tributaries – $50,000,000 for emergency repairs and disaster response.
- Shipbuilding and Conversion (Navy, Columbia Class Submarine) – $5,996,130,000 (Procurement) and $2,922,300,000 (Additional Procurement).
- Virginia Class Submarine Program – $5,691,000,000 for procurement, workforce wage improvements, and nuclear-powered vessel programs.
- Department of Justice (FBI Salaries and Expenses) – $16,668,000 for risk reduction and security modifications.
- Department of Defense (Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide) – $913,440,000 for national security risk reduction.
- Department of Energy (Atomic Energy Defense Activities) – $1,750,000 for risk reduction and security modifications.
- Child Care and Development Block Grant – $250,000,000 for childcare services and infrastructure in response to disasters.
- Emergency Relief Program (Federal Highway Administration) – $8,086,020,000 for disaster-related repairs, including full federal funding for the Francis Scott Key Bridge reconstruction.
- Construction (Major Projects, Departmental Administration) – $4,000,000 for Hurricane Milton and Helene recovery.
- International Boundary and Water Commission (U.S. and Mexico) – $250,000,000 for construction projects.
- Justice Information Sharing Technology (DOJ) – Allocations for vulnerability detection and penetration testing.
- NOAA Procurement, Acquisition, and Construction – $625,000,000 for geostationary satellite projects.
- Treasury (Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence) – $908,000 for risk reduction in national security systems.
These allocations reflect funding for disaster response, infrastructure projects, and defense initiatives, indicating a significant investment in emergency preparedness, national security, and economic recovery.
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