To provide continuing appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security.

SA 4273. Ms. COLLINS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the bill H.R. 7148, making further consolidated
appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

(1) In section 2 in the matter preceding division A, strike
the matter relating to division H and insert: ``Division H--
Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026''.
(2) On page 4, strike lines 17 through 25.
(3) Beginning on page 1132, strike line 9 and all that
follows through ``Sec. 554.'' on page 1235, line 16, and
insert:

``DIVISION H--FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2026

``Sec. 101.  The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026
(division A of Public Law 119-37) is amended by striking the
date specified in section 106(3) and inserting `February 13,
2026'.
``Sec. 102.  For the purposes of the Continuing
Appropriations Act, 2026 (division A of Public Law 119-37),
the time covered by such division shall be considered to
include the period which began on or about January 31, 2026,
during which there occurred a lapse in appropriations.
``Sec. 103.  Amounts made available in the Continuing
Appropriations Act, 2026 (division A of Public Law 119-37)
and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 for personnel
pay, allowances, and benefits in each department and agency
shall be available for payments pursuant to subsection (c) of
section 1341 of title 31, United States Code and such
payments shall be made.
``Sec. 104.  All obligations incurred and in anticipation
of the appropriations made and authority granted by the
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026 (division A of Public Law
119-37) and by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 for
the purposes of maintaining the essential level of activity
to protect life and property and bringing about orderly
termination of Government function, and for purposes as
otherwise authorized by law, are hereby ratified and approved
if otherwise in accord with the provisions of such Act.
``Sec. 105. ''.
(4) On page 1235, strike lines 22 and 23 and insert:
``This division may be cited as the `Further Continuing
Appropriations Act, 2026'.''.
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