[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 123 Introduced in House (IH)]
104th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. J. RES. 123
Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and
for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 17, 1995
Mr. Livingston introduced the following joint resolution; which was
referred to the Committee on Appropriations
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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.
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