[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
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[H.J. Res. 65 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 65

     Requiring reaffirmation of the Affordable Care Act and making 
continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 25, 2013

   Mr. Crawford introduced the following joint resolution; which was 
  referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the 
Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
     Requiring reaffirmation of the Affordable Care Act and making 
continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2014, 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 fiscal 
year 2014, and for other purposes, namely:
    Sec. 101. (a) Such amounts as may be necessary, at a rate for 
operations as provided in the applicable appropriations Acts for fiscal 
year 2013 and under the authority and conditions provided in such Acts, 
for continuing projects or activities (including the costs of direct 
loans and loan guarantees) that are not otherwise specifically provided 
for in this joint resolution, that were conducted in fiscal year 2013, 
and for which appropriations, funds, or other authority were made 
available in the following appropriations Acts:
            (1) The Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
        Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 
        (division A of Public Law 113-6).
            (2) The Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations Act, 2013 (division B of Public Law 113-6).
            (3) The Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013 
        (division C of Public Law 113-6).
            (4) The Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 
        2013 (division D of Public Law 113-6).
            (5) The Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and 
        Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 (division E of Public 
        Law 113-6).
            (6) The Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 
        (division F of Public Law 113-6).
    (b) The rate for operations provided by subsection (a) for each 
account shall be calculated to reflect the full amount of any reduction 
required in fiscal year 2013 pursuant to--
            (1) any provision of division G of the Consolidated and 
        Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (Public Law 113-6), 
        including section 3004; and
            (2) the Presidential sequestration order dated March 1, 
        2013, except as attributable to budget authority made available 
        by--
                    (A) sections 140(b) or 141(b) of the Continuing 
                Appropriations Resolution, 2013 (Public Law 112-175); 
                or
                    (B) the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 
                (Public Law 113-2).
    Sec. 102. (a) No appropriation or funds made available or authority 
granted pursuant to section 101 for the Department of Defense shall be 
used for (1) the new production of items not funded for production in 
fiscal year 2013 or prior years; (2) the increase in production rates 
above those sustained with fiscal year 2013 funds; or (3) the 
initiation, resumption, or continuation of any project, activity, 
operation, or organization (defined as any project, subproject, 
activity, budget activity, program element, and subprogram within a 
program element, and for any investment items defined as a P-1 line 
item in a budget activity within an appropriation account and an R-1 
line item that includes a program element and subprogram element within 
an appropriation account) for which appropriations, funds, or other 
authority were not available during fiscal year 2013.
    (b) No appropriation or funds made available or authority granted 
pursuant to section 101 for the Department of Defense shall be used to 
initiate multi-year procurements utilizing advance procurement funding 
for economic order quantity procurement unless specifically 
appropriated later.
    Sec. 103.  Appropriations made by section 101 shall be available to 
the extent and in the manner that would be provided by the pertinent 
appropriations Act.
    Sec. 104.  Except as otherwise provided in section 102, no 
appropriation 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 fiscal year 2013.
    Sec. 105.  Appropriations made and authority granted pursuant to 
this joint resolution shall cover all obligations or expenditures 
incurred for any project or activity during the period for which funds 
or authority for such project or activity are available under this 
joint resolution.
    Sec. 106.  Unless otherwise provided for in this joint resolution 
or in the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 2014, 
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 applicable appropriations Act for fiscal 
year 2014 without any provision for such project or activity; or (3) 
October 31, 2013.
    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.  Appropriations made 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 joint resolution may be construed to waive 
any other provision of law governing the apportionment of funds.
    Sec. 109.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint 
resolution, except section 106, for those programs that would otherwise 
have high initial rates of operation or complete distribution of 
appropriations at the beginning of fiscal year 2014 because of 
distributions of funding to States, foreign countries, grantees, or 
others, such high initial rates of operation or complete distribution 
shall not be made, and no grants shall be awarded for such programs 
funded by this joint resolution that would impinge on final funding 
prerogatives.
    Sec. 110.  This joint resolution shall be implemented so that only 
the most limited funding action of that permitted in the joint 
resolution shall be taken in order to provide for continuation of 
projects and activities.
    Sec. 111. (a) For entitlements and other mandatory payments whose 
budget authority was provided in appropriations Acts for fiscal year 
2013, and for activities under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, 
activities shall be continued at the rate to maintain program levels 
under current law, under the authority and conditions provided in the 
applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 2013, to be continued 
through the date specified in section 106(3).
    (b) Notwithstanding section 106, obligations for mandatory payments 
due on or about the first day of any month that begins after October 
2013 but not later than 30 days after the date specified in section 
106(3) may continue to be made, and funds shall be available for such 
payments.
    Sec. 112.  Amounts made available under section 101 for civilian 
personnel compensation and benefits in each department and agency may 
be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to avoid 
furloughs within such department or agency, consistent with the 
applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 2013, except that such 
authority provided under this section shall not be used until after the 
department or agency has taken all necessary actions to reduce or defer 
non-personnel-related administrative expenses.
    Sec. 113.  Funds appropriated by this joint resolution may be 
obligated and expended notwithstanding section 10 of Public Law 91-672 
(22 U.S.C. 2412), section 15 of the State Department Basic Authorities 
Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2680), section 313 of the Foreign Relations 
Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (22 U.S.C. 6212), and 
section 504(a)(1) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
3094(a)(1)).
    Sec. 114. (a) Each amount incorporated by reference in this joint 
resolution that was previously designated by the Congress for Overseas 
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985 or as being for disaster relief pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(D) of such Act is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A) of such Act or as being for disaster relief pursuant to 
section 251(b)(2)(D) of such Act, respectively.
    (b) Of the amount made available by section 101 for ``Social 
Security Administration--Limitation on Administrative Expenses'', 
$470,638,000 is additional new budget authority specified for purposes 
of subsection 251(b)(2)(B) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985.
    (c) Section 5 of Public Law 113-6 shall apply to amounts designated 
in subsection (a) for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
Terrorism.
    Sec. 115.  Section 3003 of division G of Public Law 113-6 shall be 
applied to funds appropriated by this joint resolution by substituting 
``fiscal year 2014'' for ``fiscal year 2013'' each place it appears.
    Sec. 116.  Section 408 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1736b) 
shall be applied by substituting the date specified in section 106(3) 
of this joint resolution for ``December 31, 2012''.
    Sec. 117.  Amounts made available under section 101 for 
``Department of Commerce--National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration--Procurement, Acquisition and Construction'' may be 
apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to maintain the 
planned launch schedules for the Joint Polar Satellite System and the 
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite system.
    Sec. 118.  The authority provided by section 1206 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112-81) 
shall continue in effect, notwithstanding subsection (h) of such 
section, through the earlier of the date specified in section 106(3) of 
this joint resolution or the date of the enactment of an Act 
authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 2014 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense.
    Sec. 119.  Section 14704 of title 40, United States Code, shall be 
applied to amounts made available by this joint resolution by 
substituting the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint 
resolution for ``October 1, 2012''.
    Sec. 120.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint 
resolution, except section 106, the District of Columbia may expend 
local funds under the heading ``District of Columbia Funds'' for such 
programs and activities under title IV of H.R. 2786 (113th Congress), 
as reported by the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives, at the rate set forth under ``District of Columbia 
Funds--Summary of Expenses'' as included in the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget 
Request Act of 2013 (D.C. Act 20-127), as modified as of the date of 
the enactment of this joint resolution.
    Sec. 121.  Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are provided for 
``The Judiciary--Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial 
Services--Defender Services'' at a rate for operations of 
$1,012,000,000.
    Sec. 122.  For the period covered by this joint resolution, section 
550(b) of Public Law 109-295 (6 U.S.C. 121 note) shall be applied by 
substituting the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint 
resolution for ``October 4, 2013''.
    Sec. 123.  The authority provided by section 532 of Public Law 109-
295 shall continue in effect through the date specified in section 
106(3) of this joint resolution.
    Sec. 124.  The authority provided by section 831 of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 391) shall continue in effect through 
the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution.
    Sec. 125. (a) Any amounts made available pursuant to section 101 
for ``Department of Homeland Security--U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection--Salaries and Expenses'', ``Department of Homeland 
Security--U.S. Customs and Border Protection--Border Security Fencing, 
Infrastructure, and Technology'', and ``Department of Homeland 
Security--U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement--Salaries and 
Expenses'' shall be obligated at a rate for operations as necessary to 
respectively--
            (1) sustain the staffing levels of U.S. Customs and Border 
        Protection Officers, equivalent to the staffing levels achieved 
        on September 30, 2013, and comply with the last proviso under 
        the heading ``Department of Homeland Security--U.S. Customs and 
        Border Protection--Salaries and Expenses'' in division D of 
        Public Law 113-6;
            (2) sustain border security operations, including 
        sustaining the operation of Tethered Aerostat Radar Systems; 
        and
            (3) sustain the staffing levels of U.S. Immigration and 
        Customs Enforcement agents, equivalent to the staffing levels 
        achieved on September 30, 2013, and comply with the sixth 
        proviso under the heading ``Department of Homeland Security--
        U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement--Salaries and 
        Expenses'' in division D of Public Law 113-6.
    (b) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall notify the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate on 
each use of the authority provided in this section.
    Sec. 126.  In addition to the amount otherwise provided by section 
101 for ``Department of the Interior--Department-wide Programs--
Wildland Fire Management'', there is appropriated $36,000,000 for an 
additional amount for fiscal year 2014, to remain available until 
expended, for urgent wildland fire suppression activities: Provided, 
That of the funds provided, $15,000,000 is for burned area 
rehabilitation: Provided further, That such funds shall only become 
available if funds previously provided for wildland fire suppression 
will be exhausted imminently and the Secretary of the Interior notifies 
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 
the Senate in writing of the need for these additional funds: Provided 
further, That such funds are also available for transfer to other 
appropriations accounts to repay amounts previously transferred for 
wildfire suppression.
    Sec. 127.  In addition to the amount otherwise provided by section 
101 for ``Department of Agriculture--Forest Service--Wildland Fire 
Management'', there is appropriated $600,000,000 for an additional 
amount for fiscal year 2014, to remain available until expended, for 
urgent wildland fire suppression activities: Provided, That such funds 
shall only become available if funds previously provided for wildland 
fire suppression will be exhausted imminently and the Secretary of 
Agriculture notifies the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate in writing of the need for these 
additional funds: Provided further, That such funds are also available 
for transfer to other appropriations accounts to repay amounts 
previously transferred for wildfire suppression.
    Sec. 128.  The authority provided by section 347 of the Department 
of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (as 
contained in section 101(e) of division A of Public Law 105-277; 16 
U.S.C. 2104 note) shall continue in effect through the date specified 
in section 106(3) of this joint resolution.
    Sec. 129.  Activities authorized under part A of title IV and 
section 1108(b) of the Social Security Act (except for activities 
authorized in sections 403(b) and 413(h)) shall continue through the 
date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution in the manner 
authorized for fiscal year 2013, and out of any money in the Treasury 
of the United States not otherwise appropriated, there are hereby 
appropriated such sums as may be necessary for such purpose.
    Sec. 130.  Notwithstanding section 101, the matter under the 
heading ``Department of Labor--Mine Safety and Health Administration--
Salaries and Expenses'' in division F of Public Law 112-74 shall be 
applied to funds appropriated by this joint resolution by substituting 
``is authorized to collect and retain up to $2,499,000'' for ``may 
retain up to $1,499,000''.
    Sec. 131.  The first proviso under the heading ``Department of 
Health and Human Services--Administration for Children and Families--
Low Income Home Energy Assistance'' in division F of Public Law 112-74 
shall be applied to amounts made available by this joint resolution by 
substituting ``2014'' for ``2012''.
    Sec. 132.  Amounts provided by section 101 for ``Department of 
Health and Human Services--Administration for Children and Families--
Refugee and Entrant Assistance'' may be obligated up to a rate for 
operations necessary to maintain program operations at the level 
provided in fiscal year 2013, as necessary to accommodate increased 
demand.
    Sec. 133. (a) During the period covered by this joint resolution, 
any unobligated amounts available in the ``Nonrecurring expenses fund'' 
established in section 223 of division G of Public Law 110-161 (42 
U.S.C. 3514a) may be transferred to ``Department of Health and Human 
Services--Office of the Secretary--Public Health and Social Services 
Emergency Fund'' for an additional amount for fiscal year 2014, to 
remain available until expended, for expenses necessary--
            (1) to support advanced research and development pursuant 
        to section 319L of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
        247d-7e), and other administrative expenses of the Biomedical 
        Advanced Research and Development Agency;
            (2) for procuring security countermeasures (as defined in 
        section 319F-2(c)(1)(B) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
        U.S.C. 247d-6b(c)(1)(B))); or
            (3) to prepare for and respond to an influenza pandemic and 
        other emerging infectious diseases, including activities such 
        as the development and purchase of vaccine, antivirals, 
        necessary medical supplies, diagnostics, and other surveillance 
        tools.
    (b) Products purchased with amounts made available by this joint 
resolution for ``Department of Health and Human Services--Office of the 
Secretary--Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund'' may, at 
the discretion of the Secretary, be deposited in the Strategic National 
Stockpile pursuant to section 319F-2 of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 247d-6b).
    Sec. 134.  Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are provided for 
``Department of Veterans Affairs--Departmental Administration--General 
Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration'' at a rate for 
operations of $2,455,490,000.
    Sec. 135.  The authority provided by the penultimate proviso under 
the heading ``Department of Housing and Urban Development--Rental 
Assistance Demonstration'' in division C of Public Law 112-55 shall 
continue in effect through the date specified in section 106(3) of this 
joint resolution.
    Sec. 136. (a) Unless the House of Representatives and the Senate 
each vote on the passage of a concurrent resolution consistent with the 
requirements of subsection (b), the provisions of this joint resolution 
shall have no force or effect.
    (b) The matter after the resolving clause of the concurrent 
resolution described in this section shall state the following: 
``Congress affirms that it makes sense for the United States Government 
to rush ahead with $1,300,000,000,000 in new entitlement spending under 
the Affordable Care Act even though our Nation is in the middle of a 
debt crisis and Social Security and Medicare are on the brink of 
bankruptcy.''.
     This joint resolution may be cited as the ``Continuing 
Appropriations Resolution, 2014''.
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