[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
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[H.J. Res. 128 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 128

 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 28, 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 AUTHORITY OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TO SPEND 
              DISTRICT FUNDS PENDING ENACTMENT OF REGULAR 
              APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1996.

    (a) In General.--
            (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.
    (b) Applicable Rate of Operations.--
            (1) Whenever the amount that would be made available or the 
        authority that would be granted in subsection (a) 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, if lower, the higher of the 
        rates permitted by the action of the House or the Senate, under 
        the authority and conditions provided in the District of 
        Columbia Appropriations Act, 1995.
    (c) Limitation on Total Operating Expenses.--
            (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint 
        resolution, the total operating expenses for the District of 
        Columbia for fiscal year 1996 shall not exceed $4,994,000,000.
            (2) No obligations or expenditures may be made pursuant to 
        this joint resolution until--
                    (A) the Mayor of the District of Columbia has 
                provided to the District of Columbia Financial 
                Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority a 
                proposed allocation of any reductions that are 
                required, by reason of the limitation in paragraph (1), 
                to the amounts and authority otherwise made available 
                by this joint resolution; and
                    (B) the District of Columbia Financial 
                Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority has 
                reviewed and approved such allocation.

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) September 30, 1996.

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.--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.
    (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.
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