    [United States Statutes at Large, Volume 117, 108th Congress, 1st Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    117 STAT. 5

    Public Law 108-2
    108th Congress

    Joint Resolution

    Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2003, and
    for other purposes. [NOTE: Jan. 10, 2003 -  [H.J. Res. 1]]

    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
    States of America in Congress assembled, That Public Law 107-229 is
    further amended by striking the date specified in section 107(c)
    and [NOTE: 116 Stat. 2062.] inserting in lieu thereof ``January 31,
    2003''.

    Sec. 2. Public Law 107-229, as amended, is further amended in
    section 120, [NOTE: 116 Stat. 1492.] by striking ``and December 1,
    2002,'' and inserting ``December 1, 2002, January 1, 2003, and February
    1, 2003,''.

    Sec. 3. Section 613 of the Treasury and General Government
    Appropriations Act, 2002, [NOTE: 5 USC 5343 note.] is amended (1) by
    striking ``2001'' and ``2002'' each place it appears and inserting
    ``2002'' and ``2003'', respectively; and (2) in subsection (a)(1), as so
    amended, by inserting ``(as in effect on September 30, 2002)'' after
    ``Act, 2002'' and after ``such section 613'': Provided, That such
    section, as so amended, shall be effective through September 30, 2003,
    notwithstanding section 107 of this joint resolution.

    Sec. 4. Public Law 107-229, as amended, is further amended by
    striking section 137 [NOTE: 116 Stat. 1495.] and inserting the
    following new section:

    ``Sec. 137. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint
    resolution, in addition to amounts made available in section 101, and
    subject to sections 107(c) and 108, such sums as may be necessary shall
    be available to the Securities and Exchange Commission for the Secretary
    of the Treasury to advance start-up expenses to the Public Company
    Accounting Oversight Board pursuant to section 109(j) of the Sarbanes-
    Oxley Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-204).
    ``(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint resolution,
    upon the collection of fees authorized in section 109(d) of the
    Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-204), the Public Company
    Accounting Oversight Board shall reimburse the Securities and Exchange
    Commission for any Commission appropriations advanced to the Board for
    start-up expenses pursuant to section 109(j) of such Act or subsection
    (a) of this section, so as to result in no net effect of such advances
    on appropriations available to the Commission in fiscal year 2003.''.
    Sec. 5. (a) Approval of Prospectus.--For purposes of section 3307(a)
    of title 40, United States Code, the prospectus of General Services
    Administration entitled ``Prospectus--Lease, Department of Homeland
    Security, Washington, DC Metropolitan Area'', prospectus number PDC-
    08W03, as submitted on December 24, 2002, is deemed approved by the
    Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the
    Committee on Transportation and

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    Infrastructure of the House of Representatives on the date of enactment
    of this Act.
    (b) Prohibition on Delegation.--The authority of the General
    Services Administration to lease space under this section may not be
    delegated to any other department or agency.
    (c) Modifications.--Any modification to the prospectus referred to
    in subsection (a) that is subject to approval under section 3307 of
    title 40, United States Code, shall be approved in accordance with the
    requirements of such section.
    Sec. 6. Section 126 of Public Law 107-229, as added by Public Law
    107-240, [NOTE: 116 Stat. 1493.] is amended to read as follows:

    ``Sec. 126. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint
    resolution, except section 107, the District of Columbia may expend
    local funds for programs and activities under the heading `District of
    Columbia Funds--Operating Expenses' at the rate set forth for such
    programs and activities in the revised financial plan and budget for the
    District Government for fiscal year 2003 submitted to Congress by the
    District of Columbia pursuant to section 138 of H.R. 5521 of the 107th
    Congress, as reported by the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
    Representatives.''.

    Approved January 10, 2003.

    LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.J. Res. 1:
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    CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 149 (2003):
    Jan. 8, considered and passed House.
    Jan. 9, considered and passed Senate.