[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 154 Introduced in House (IH)]

  2d Session
H. J. RES. 154

 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

                            January 3, 1996

    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) 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 Council of the District of Columbia, the 
        District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management 
        Assistance Authority, the President, and the Committees on 
        Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, 
        prior written notification (prepared by the Chief Financial 
        Officer of the District of Columbia) containing a description 
        of such obligations and expenditures and a description of the 
        effect of such obligations and expenditures on the spending 
        plans in effect prior to the making of obligations and 
        expenditures pursuant to this subsection.
    (b) Federal Funds.--There are appropriated, out of any money in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for 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 Federal Payment to the District of Columbia 
and the Federal Contribution to Retirement Funds.
    (c) Applicable Rate of Operations.--
            (1) Whenever the amount that would be made available or the 
        authority that would be granted in subsection (a) 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, 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.
    (d) Limitation on Total Operating Expenses.--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.

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.
    (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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