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Calendar No. 242
116th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2593
To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for automatic
continuing resolutions.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
September 26, 2019
Mr. Portman introduced the following bill; which was read the first
time
October 15, 2019
Read the second time and placed on the calendar
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A BILL
To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for automatic
continuing resolutions.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``End Government Shutdowns Act''.
SEC. 2. AUTOMATIC CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 13 of title 31, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 1310 the following new section:
``Sec. 1311. Continuing appropriations
``(a)(1) If an appropriation measure for a fiscal year with respect
to a program, project, or activity is not enacted before the beginning
of such fiscal year and a bill or joint resolution making continuing
appropriations is not in effect with respect to the program, project,
or activity, there are appropriated such sums as may be necessary to
continue the program, project, or activity if funds were provided for
the program, project, or activity in the preceding fiscal year--
``(A) in the corresponding appropriation Act for such
preceding fiscal year; or
``(B) if the corresponding appropriation bill for such
preceding fiscal year did not become law--
``(i) in a bill or joint resolution making
continuing appropriations for such preceding fiscal
year; or
``(ii) under this section.
``(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), appropriations and
funds made available, and authority granted, for a program, project, or
activity for any fiscal year pursuant to this section shall be at a
rate of operations not in excess of the lower of--
``(i) 100 percent of the rate of operations provided for in
the regular appropriation Act providing for such program,
project, or activity for the preceding fiscal year;
``(ii) in the absence of such an Act, 100 percent of the
rate of operations provided for such program, project, or
activity pursuant to a bill or joint resolution making
continuing appropriations for such preceding fiscal year;
``(iii) in the absence of such a bill or joint resolution,
100 percent of the rate of operations provided for such
program, project, or activity under this section for such
preceding fiscal year; or
``(iv) 100 percent of the annualized rate of operations
provided for in the most recently enacted bill or joint
resolution making continuing appropriations for part of a
fiscal year.
``(B) For entitlements and other mandatory payments whose budget
authority was provided for the previous fiscal year in appropriations
Acts, under a law other than this section providing continuing
appropriations for such previous year, or under this section, and for
activities under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, appropriations and
funds made available during a fiscal year under this section shall be
at the rate necessary to maintain program levels under current law,
under the authority and conditions provided in the applicable
appropriations Act.
``(3) Appropriations and funds made available, and authority
granted, for any fiscal year pursuant to this section for a program,
project, or activity shall be available for the period beginning with
the first day of a lapse in appropriations and ending with the date on
which the applicable regular appropriation bill for such fiscal year
becomes law (whether or not such law provides for such program,
project, or activity) or a bill or joint resolution making continuing
appropriations for such program, project, or activity becomes law, as
the case may be.
``(4) Notwithstanding section 251(a)(1) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(a)(1)) and the
timetable in section 254(a) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 904(a)), for any
fiscal year for which appropriations and funds are made available under
this section, the final sequestration report for such fiscal year
pursuant to section 254(f)(1) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 904(f)(1)) and any
order for such fiscal year pursuant to section 254(f)(5) of such Act (2
U.S.C. 901(f)(5)) shall be issued--
``(A) for the Congressional Budget Office, 10 days after
the date on which all regular appropriation Acts for such
fiscal year or continuing appropriations through the end of
such fiscal year have been enacted; and
``(B) for the Office of Management and Budget, 15 days
after the date on which all regular appropriation Acts for such
fiscal year or continuing appropriations through the end of
such fiscal year have been enacted.
``(b) An appropriation or funds made available, or authority
granted, for a program, project, or activity for any fiscal year
pursuant to this section shall be subject to the terms and conditions
imposed with respect to the appropriation made or funds made available
for the preceding fiscal year, or authority granted for such program,
project, or activity under current law.
``(c) Expenditures made for a program, project, or activity for any
fiscal year pursuant to this section shall be charged to the applicable
appropriation, fund, or authorization whenever a regular appropriation
bill or a joint resolution making continuing appropriations until the
end of a fiscal year providing for such program, project, or activity
for such period becomes law.
``(d) This section shall not apply to a program, project, or
activity during a fiscal year if any other provision of law (other than
an authorization of appropriations)--
``(1) makes an appropriation, makes funds available, or
grants authority for such program, project, or activity to
continue for such period; or
``(2) specifically provides that no appropriation shall be
made, no funds shall be made available, or no authority shall
be granted for such program, project, or activity to continue
for such period.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections of chapter 13 of
title 31, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item
relating to section 1310 the following new item:
``1311. Continuing appropriations.''.
Calendar No. 242
116th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2593
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for automatic
continuing resolutions.
_______________________________________________________________________
October 15, 2019
Read the second time and placed on the calendar