[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 123 Engrossed in House (EH)]


  1st Session

                             H. J. RES. 123

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION

 Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and 
                          for other purposes.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 123

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
 Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and 
                          for other purposes.

    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums are 
hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, and out of applicable corporate or other revenues, 
receipts, and funds, for the several departments, agencies, 
corporations, and other organizational units of Government for the 
fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes, namely:
    Sec. 101. (a) Such amounts as may be necessary under the authority 
and conditions provided in the applicable appropriations Acts for the 
fiscal year 1995 for continuing the following projects or activities 
including the costs of direct loans and loan guarantees (not otherwise 
specifically provided for in this joint resolution) which were 
conducted in the fiscal year 1995:
            (1) All projects and activities necessary to provide for 
        the expenses of Medicare contractors under title XVIII of the 
        Social Security Act under the account heading ``Program 
        management'' under the Health Care Financing Administration in 
        the Department of Health and Human Services.
            (2) All projects and activities funded under the account 
        heading ``Limitation on administrative expenses'' under the 
        Social Security Administration.
            (3) All projects and activities necessary to process and 
        provide for veterans compensation, pension payments, dependency 
        and indemnity compensation (DIC) payments, and to provide for 
        veterans medical care under the Department of Veterans Affairs.
    (b) Whenever the amount which would be made available or the 
authority which would be granted under an Act which included funding 
for fiscal year 1996 for the projects and activities listed in this 
section as passed by the House as of October 1, 1995, is different from 
that which would be available or granted under such Act as passed by 
the Senate as of October 1, 1995, the pertinent project or activity 
shall be continued at a rate for operations not exceeding the average 
of the rates permitted by the action of the House or the Senate under 
the authority and conditions provided in the applicable appropriations 
Act for the fiscal year 1995.
    (c) Whenever an Act which included funding for fiscal year 1996 for 
the projects and activities listed in this section has been passed by 
only the House or only the Senate as of October 1, 1995, the pertinent 
project or activity shall be continued under the appropriation, fund, 
or authority granted by the one House at a rate for operations not 
exceeding the current rate or the rate permitted by the action of the 
one House, whichever is lower, and under the authority and conditions 
provided in the applicable appropriations Act for the fiscal year 1995.
    Sec. 102. Appropriations made by section 101 shall be available to 
the extent and in the manner which would be provided by the pertinent 
appropriations Act.
    Sec. 103. No appropriations or funds made available or authority 
granted pursuant to section 101 shall be used to initiate or resume any 
project or activity for which appropriations, funds, or other authority 
were not available during the fiscal year 1995.
    Sec. 104. No provision which is included in an appropriations Act 
enumerated in section 101 but which was not included in the applicable 
appropriations Act for fiscal year 1995 and which by its terms is 
applicable to more than one appropriation, fund, or authority shall be 
applicable to any appropriation, fund, or authority provided in this 
joint resolution.
    Sec. 105. Unless otherwise provided for in this joint resolution or 
in the applicable appropriations Act, appropriations and funds made 
available and authority granted pursuant to this joint resolution shall 
be available until (a) enactment into law of an appropriation for any 
project or activity provided for in this joint resolution, or (b) the 
enactment of the applicable appropriations Act by both Houses without 
any provision for such project or activity, or (c) September 30, 1996, 
whichever first occurs.
    Sec. 106. Appropriations made and authority granted pursuant to 
this joint resolution shall cover all obligations or expenditures 
incurred for any program, project, or activity during the period for 
which funds or authority for such project or activity are available 
under this joint resolution.
    Sec. 107. Expenditures made pursuant to this joint resolution shall 
be charged to the applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization 
whenever a bill in which such applicable appropriation, fund, or 
authorization is contained is enacted into law.
    Sec. 108. No provision in the appropriations Act for the fiscal 
year 1996 referred to in section 101 of this joint resolution that 
makes the availability of any appropriation provided therein dependent 
upon the enactment of additional authorizing or other legislation shall 
be effective before the date set forth in section 105(c) of this joint 
resolution.
    Sec. 109. Appropriations and funds made available by or authority 
granted pursuant to this joint resolution may be used without regard to 
the time limitations for submission and approval of apportionments set 
forth in section 1513 of title 31, United States Code, but nothing 
herein shall be construed to waive any other provision of law governing 
the apportionment of funds.

            Passed the House of Representatives November 18, 1995.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.