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104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. J. RES. 154

Making further continuing appropriations for the District of Columbia for

fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JANUARY 3, 1996

Ms. NORTON introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred to

the Committee on Appropriations

JOINT RESOLUTION

Making further continuing appropriations for the District

of Columbia for fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes.

1 Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives

2 of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DIS4 TRICT OF COLUMBIA.

5 (a) DISTRICT FUNDS.—

6 (1) There are appropriated, out of the general

7 fund, enterprise funds, and other non-Federal funds

8 of the District of Columbia, for fiscal year 1996

9 such amounts as may be necessary under the au10 thority and conditions provided in the District of Co-
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1 lumbia Appropriations Act, 1995, for continuing the

2 operations of the government of the District of Co3 lumbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in

4 part against the revenues of the District that were

5 conducted in fiscal year 1995 and for which appro6 priations, funds, or other authority would be avail7 able in the District of Columbia Appropriations Act,

8 1996.

9 (2) No obligations or expenditures may be made

10 pursuant to this subsection until the Mayor of the

11 District of Columbia has provided, to the Council of

12 the District of Columbia, the District of Columbia

13 Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance

14 Authority, the President, and the Committees on

15 Appropriations of the House of Representatives and

16 the Senate, prior written notification (prepared by

17 the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Colum18 bia) containing a description of such obligations and

19 expenditures and a description of the effect of such

20 obligations and expenditures on the spending plans

21 in effect prior to the making of obligations and ex22 penditures pursuant to this subsection.

23 (b) FEDERAL FUNDS.—There are appropriated, out

24 of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,

25 for the District of Columbia for fiscal year 1996, such
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1 amounts as may be necessary under the authority and con2 ditions provided in the District of Columbia Appropria3 tions Act, 1995, for continuing the Federal Payment to

4 the District of Columbia and the Federal Contribution to

5 Retirement Funds.

6 (c) APPLICABLE RATE OF OPERATIONS.—

7 (1) Whenever the amount that would be made

8 available or the authority that would be granted in

9 subsection (a) or (b) is greater than the amount or

10 authority that would be available or granted under

11 current operations, the pertinent project or activity

12 shall be continued at a rate for operations not ex13 ceeding the current rate.

14 (2) Whenever the amount that would be made

15 available or the authority that would be granted

16 under the District of Columbia Appropriations Act,

17 1996, as passed by the House as of the date of the

18 enactment of this joint resolution, is different from

19 the amount or authority that would be available or

20 granted under such Act as passed by the Senate as

21 of the date of the enactment of this joint resolution,

22 the pertinent project or activity shall be continued at

23 a rate for operations not exceeding the current rate

24 or, if lower, the higher of the rates permitted by the

25 action of the House or the Senate, under the author-
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1 ity and conditions provided in the District of Colum2 bia Appropriations Act, 1995.

3 (d) LIMITATION ON TOTAL OPERATING EX4 PENSES.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this

5 joint resolution, the total operating expenses for the Dis6 trict of Columbia for fiscal year 1996 shall not exceed

7 $4,994,000,000.

8 SEC. 2. PERIOD OF CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS.

9 Unless otherwise provided for in this joint resolution

10 or in the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1996,

11 appropriations and funds made available and authority

12 granted pursuant to this joint resolution shall be available

13 until whichever of the following first occurs:

14 (1) The enactment into law of an appropriation

15 for any project or activity provided for in this joint

16 resolution.

17 (2) The enactment into law of the District of

18 Columbia Appropriations Act, 1996, without any

19 provision for such project or activity.

20 (3) September 30, 1996.

21 SEC. 3. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITATIONS.

22 (a) EXTENT AND MANNER OF APPROPRIATIONS.—

23 Appropriations made by section 1 shall be available to the

24 extent and in the manner that would be provided by the

25 District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1996.
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1 (b) PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN PROJECTS AND AC2 TIVITIES.—No appropriation or funds made available or

3 authority granted pursuant to section 1 shall be used to

4 initiate or resume any project or activity for which appro5 priations, funds, or other authority were not available dur6 ing fiscal year 1995.

7 (c) INAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS.—No

8 provision that is included in the District of Columbia Ap9 propriations Act, 1996, but that was not included in the

10 District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1995, and that

11 by its terms is applicable to more than one appropriation,

12 fund, or authority shall be applicable to any appropriation,

13 fund, or authority provided in this joint resolution.

14 (d) APPLICABILITY TO ALL OBLIGATIONS AND EX15 PENDITURES.—Appropriations made and authority grant16 ed pursuant to this joint resolution shall cover all obliga17 tions or expenditures incurred for any program, project,

18 or activity during the period for which funds or authority

19 for such project or activity are available under this joint

20 resolution.

21 (e) CHARGE TO APPLICABLE ACCOUNTS.—Expendi22 tures made pursuant to this joint resolution shall be

23 charged to the applicable appropriation, fund, or author24 ization whenever a bill in which such applicable appropria-
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1 tion, fund, or authorization is contained is enacted into

2 law.

3 (f) APPORTIONMENT.—

4 (1) Appropriations and funds made available by

5 or authority granted pursuant to this joint resolu6 tion may be used without regard to the time limita7 tions for submission and approval of apportionments

8 set forth in section 1513 of title 31, United States

9 Code, but nothing in this paragraph shall be con10 strued to waive any other provision of law governing

11 the apportionment of funds.

12 (2) The provisions of section 132 of the District

13 of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1988 (Public Law

14 100–202; 101 Stat. 1329–101), shall not apply to

15 appropriations made available by this joint resolu16 tion.

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