[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 124 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 124

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 17, 1995

    Ms. Norton 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 District of Columbia 
             for fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes.

    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

    (a) Federal Funds.--The following sums are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the District of 
Columbia for fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes, namely:
            (1) Such amounts as may be necessary under the authority 
        and conditions provided in the District of Columbia 
        Appropriations Act, 1995, for continuing the Federal Payment to 
        the District of Columbia and the Federal Contribution to 
        Retirement Funds.
            (2) An additional $15,000,000 above the amount otherwise 
        made available by paragraph (1), to be included in the 
        apportionment for the Federal Payment to the District of 
        Columbia, for purposes of certain capital construction loan 
        repayments pursuant to Public Law 85-451.
    (b) District Funds.--
            (1) There are appropriated, out of the general fund, 
        enterprise funds, and other non-Federal funds of the District 
        of Columbia, for fiscal year 1996 such amounts as may be 
        necessary under the authority and conditions provided in the 
        District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1995, for continuing 
        the operations of the government of the District of Columbia 
        and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the 
        revenues of the District that were conducted in fiscal year 
        1995 and for which appropriations, funds, or other authority 
        would be available in the District of Columbia Appropriations 
        Act, 1996.
            (2) No obligations or expenditures may be made pursuant to 
        this subsection until the Mayor of the District of Columbia has 
        provided to the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility 
        and Management Assistance Authority prior written notification 
        regarding such obligations and expenditures.
            (3) Paragraph (3) of section 2 of this joint resolution 
        shall not apply to this subsection.
    (c) Applicable Rate of Operations.--
            (1) Whenever the amount that would be made available or the 
        authority that would be granted in subsection (a)(1) or (b) is 
        greater than the amount or authority that would be available or 
        granted under current operations, the pertinent project or 
        activity shall be continued at a rate for operations not 
        exceeding the current rate.
            (2) Whenever the amount that would be made available or the 
        authority that would be granted under the District of Columbia 
        Appropriations Act, 1996, as passed by the House as of the date 
        of the enactment of this joint resolution, is different from 
        the amount or authority that would be available or granted 
        under such Act as passed by the Senate as of the date of the 
        enactment of this joint resolution, the pertinent project or 
        activity shall be continued at a rate for operations not 
        exceeding the current rate or the rate permitted by the action 
        of the House or the Senate, whichever is lower, under the 
        authority and conditions provided in the District of Columbia 
Appropriations Act, 1995.

SEC. 2. PERIOD OF CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS.

    Unless otherwise provided for in this joint resolution or in the 
District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1996, appropriations and funds 
made available and authority granted pursuant to this joint resolution 
shall be available until whichever of the following first occurs:
            (1) The enactment into law of an appropriation for any 
        project or activity provided for in this joint resolution.
            (2) The enactment into law of the District of Columbia 
        Appropriations Act, 1996, without any provision for such 
        project or activity.
            (3) December 15, 1995.

SEC. 3. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITATIONS.

    (a) Extent and Manner of Appropriations.--Appropriations made by 
section 1 shall be available to the extent and in the manner that would 
be provided by the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1996.
    (b) Prohibition on Certain Projects and Activities.--No 
appropriation or funds made available or authority granted pursuant to 
section 1 shall be used to initiate or resume any project or activity 
for which appropriations, funds, or other authority were not available 
during fiscal year 1995.
    (c) Inapplicability of Certain Provisions.--
            (1) No provision that is included in the District of 
        Columbia Appropriations Act, 1996, but that was not included in 
        the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1995, and that 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.
            (2) No provision in the District of Columbia Appropriations 
        Act, 1996, that makes the availability of any appropriation 
        provided in such Act dependent upon the enactment of additional 
        authorizing or other legislation shall be effective before the 
        date set forth in paragraph (3) of section 2 of this joint 
        resolution.
    (d) Applicability to All Obligations and Expenditures.--
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.
    (e) Charge to Applicable Accounts.--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.
    (f) Apportionment.--
            (1) 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 in this paragraph shall be construed 
        to waive any other provision of law governing the apportionment 
        of funds.
            (2) The provisions of section 132 of the District of 
        Columbia Appropriations Act, 1988 (Public Law 100-202; 101 
        Stat. 1329-101), shall not apply to appropriations made 
        available by this joint resolution.
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