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Code · BILL · 119th Congress · H.R. 7148 (Engrossed in House) — Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes. · Sec. 4

Sec. 4. Explanatory Statement

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The explanatory statement regarding this Act, printed in the House section of the Congressional Record on or about January 21, 2026, and submitted by the chair of the Committee on Appropriations of the House, shall have the same effect with respect to the allocation of funds and implementation of divisions A through D of this Act as if it were a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference. The explanatory statement regarding division A of H.R. 7006 of the 119th Congress, the explanatory statement regarding division B of H.R. 7006 of the 119th Congress, and the explanatory statement regarding division C of H.R. 7006 of the 119th Congress, printed in the House section of the Congressional Record on January 14, 2026, and submitted by the chair of the Committee on Appropriations of the House, shall each have the same effect with respect to the allocation of funds and implementation of divisions E, F, and G, respectively, of this Act as if they were each a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference.
The explanatory statement regarding H.R. 7147 of the 119th Congress, printed in the House section of the Congressional Record on or about January 21, 2026, and submitted by the chair of the Committee on Appropriations of the House, shall have the same effect with respect to the allocation of funds and implementation of division H of this Act as if it were a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference.
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