PUBLIC LAW 106–275—SEPT. 29, 2000

CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL

YEAR 2001

114 STAT. 808 PUBLIC LAW 106–275—SEPT. 29, 2000

Public Law 106–275

106th Congress

Joint Resolution

Making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2001, 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 the

fiscal year 2001, and for other purposes, namely:

SEC. 101. (a) Such amounts as may be necessary under the

authority and conditions provided in the applicable appropriations

Act for the fiscal year 2000 for continuing projects or activities

including the costs of direct loans and loan guarantees (not otherwise specifically provided for in this joint resolution) which were

conducted in the fiscal year 2000 and for which appropriations,

funds, or other authority would be available in the following appropriations Acts:

(1) the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug

Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001;

(2) the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the

Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001, notwithstanding section 15 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 and, section 313 of the Foreign Relations

Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law

103–236);

(3) the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2001;

(4) the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act,

2001;

(5) the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related

Programs Appropriations Act, 2001, notwithstanding section

10 of Public Law 91–672 and section 15 of the State Department

Basic Authorities Act of 1956;

(6) the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies

Appropriations Act, 2001;

(7) the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services,

and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001;

(8) the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2001;

(9) the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies

Appropriations Act, 2001;

(10) the Treasury and General Government Appropriations

Act, 2001; and

(11) the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and

Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations

Act, 2001:

Sept. 29, 2000

[H.J. Res. 109]

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Provided, That whenever the amount which would be made available or the authority which would be granted in these Acts as

passed by the House and Senate as of October 1, 2000, is different

than that which 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: Provided further,

That whenever there is no amount made available under any of

these appropriations Acts as passed by the House and Senate

as of October 1, 2000, for a continuing project or activity which

was conducted in fiscal year 2000 and for which there is fiscal

year 2001 funding included in the budget request, the pertinent

project or activity shall be continued at the rate for current operations under the authority and conditions provided in the applicable

appropriations Act for the fiscal year 2000.

(b) Whenever the amount which would be made available or

the authority which would be granted under an Act listed in this

section as passed by the House as of October 1, 2000, is different

from that which would be available or granted under such Act

as passed by the Senate as of October 1, 2000, the pertinent

project or activity shall be continued at a rate for operations not

exceeding the current rate under the appropriation, fund, or

authority granted by the applicable appropriations Act for the fiscal

year 2001 and under the authority and conditions provided in

the applicable appropriations Act for the fiscal year 2000.

(c) Whenever an Act listed in this section has been passed

by only the House or only the Senate as of October 1, 2000, the

pertinent project or activity shall be continued under the appropriation, fund, or authority granted by the one House at a rate for

operations not exceeding the current rate and under the authority

and conditions provided in the applicable appropriations Act for

the fiscal year 2000: Provided, That whenever there is no amount

made available under any of these appropriations Acts as passed

by the House or the Senate as of October 1, 2000, for a continuing

project or activity which was conducted in fiscal year 2000 and

for which there is fiscal year 2001 funding included in the budget

request, the pertinent project or activity shall be continued at

the rate for current operations under the authority and conditions

provided in the applicable appropriations Act for the fiscal year

2000.

SEC. 102. Appropriations made by section 101 shall be available

to the extent and in the manner which would be provided by

the pertinent appropriations Act.

SEC. 103. 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 the fiscal year 2000.

SEC. 104. No provision which is included in an appropriations

Act enumerated in section 101 but which was not included in

the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 2000 and which

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.

SEC. 105. 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.

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SEC. 106. Unless otherwise provided for in this joint resolution

or in the applicable appropriations Act, appropriations and funds

made available and authority granted pursuant to this joint resolution shall be available until (a) enactment into law of an appropriation for any project or activity provided for in this joint resolution,

or (b) the enactment into law of the applicable appropriations

Act by both Houses without any provision for such project or

activity, or (c) October 6, 2000, whichever first occurs.

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. No provision in the appropriations Act for the fiscal

year 2001 referred to in section 101 of this Act that makes the

availability of any appropriation provided therein dependent upon

the enactment of additional authorizing or other legislation shall

be effective before the date set forth in section 106(c) of this joint

resolution.

SEC. 109. 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 herein shall be construed to waive any

other provision of law governing the apportionment of funds.

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. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint

resolution, except section 106, for those programs that had high

initial rates of operation or complete distribution of fiscal year

2000 appropriations at the beginning of that fiscal year because

of distributions of funding to States, foreign countries, grantees

or others, similar distributions of funds for fiscal year 2001 shall

not be made and no grants shall be awarded for such programs

funded by this resolution that would impinge on final funding

prerogatives.

SEC. 112. Amounts provided by section 101 of this joint resolution, for projects and activities in the Departments of Commerce,

Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001, affected by the termination of the Violent Crime

Reduction Trust Fund, shall be distributed into the accounts established in the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the

Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001, as passed

by the House.

SEC. 113. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint

resolution, except section 106, the rate for operations for projects

and activities that would be funded under the heading ‘‘International Organizations and Conferences, Contributions to International Organizations’’ in the Departments of Commerce, Justice,

and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,

2001, shall be the amount provided by the provisions of section

101 multiplied by the ratio of the number of days covered by

this resolution to 365.

SEC. 114. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint

resolution, except section 106, only the following activities funded

with Federal Funds for the District of Columbia, may be continued

Expiration date.

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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.J. Res. 109:

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 146 (2000):

Sept. 26, considered and passed House.

Sept. 28, considered and passed Senate.

WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 36 (2000):

Sept. 29, Presidential statement.

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under this joint resolution at a rate for operations not exceeding

the current rate, multiplied by the ratio of the number of days

covered by this joint resolution to 365: Resident Tuition Support,

Corrections Trustee Operations, Court Services and Offender Supervision, District of Columbia Courts, and Defender Services in District of Columbia Courts.

SEC. 115. Activities authorized by sections 1309(a)(2), as

amended by Public Law 104–208, and 1376(c) of the National Flood

Insurance Act of 1968, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), may

continue through the date specified in section 106(c) of this joint

resolution.

SEC. 116. Notwithstanding subsections (a)(2) and (h)(1)(B) of

section 3011 of Public Law 106–31, activities authorized for fiscal

year 2000 by such section may continue during the period covered

by this joint resolution.

SEC. 117. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint

resolution, the rate for operations for projects and activities for

decennial census programs that would be funded under the heading

‘‘Bureau of the Census, Periodic Censuses and Programs’’ in the

Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and

Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001, shall be the budget

request.

SEC. 118. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint

resolution except section 106, the United States Geological Survey

may sign a contract to maintain Landsat–7 flight operations consistent with the President’s Budget proposal to transfer Landsat–

7 flight operations responsibility from the National Aeronautics

and Space Administration to the United States Geological Survey

beginning in fiscal year 2001.

SEC. 119. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint

resolution, funds previously appropriated to the American Section

of the International Joint Commission in Public Law 106–246 may

be obligated and expended in fiscal year 2001 without regard to

section 15 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956,

as amended.

Approved September 29, 2000.