IA 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. J. RES. 72 

Making continuing appropriations for veterans benefits for fiscal year 2014, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 1, 2013 

Mr. CULBERSON introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred 

to the Committee on Appropriations 

OCTOBER 1, 2013 

Considered under suspension of the rules and failed of passage 

JOINT RESOLUTION 

Making continuing appropriations for veterans benefits for 

fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes. 

1 Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives

2 of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 That the following sums are hereby appropriated, out of 

4 any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 

5 and out of applicable corporate or other revenues, receipts, 

6 and funds, for veterans benefits for fiscal year 2014, and 

7 for other purposes, namely: 

8 SEC. 101. (a) Amounts are provided for entitlements 

9 and other mandatory payments whose budget authority 


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1 was provided in the Military Construction and Veterans 

2 Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 

3 (division E of Public Law 113–6), to continue activities 

4 at the rate to maintain program levels under current law, 

5 under the authority and conditions provided in the appli6 cable appropriations Act for fiscal year 2013, to be contin7 ued through the date specified in section 103(3). 

8 (b) Notwithstanding section 103, obligations for man9 datory payments due on or about the first day of any 

10 month that begins after October 2013 but not later than 

11 30 days after the date specified in section 103(3) may con12 tinue to be made, and funds shall be available for such 

13 payments. 

14 SEC. 102. Amounts are provided for ‘‘Department of 

15 Veterans Affairs—Departmental Administration—Gen16 eral Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administra17 tion’’ at a rate for operations of $2,455,490,000: Provided, 

18 That such amount shall be made available subject to the 

19 authority and conditions as provided under the Military 

20 Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies 

21 Appropriations Act, 2013 (division E of Public Law 113– 

22 6) and shall be available to the extent and in the manner 

23 that would be provided by such Act. 

24 SEC. 103. Unless otherwise provided for in this joint 

25 resolution or in the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal 


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1 year 2014, appropriations and funds made available and 

2 authority granted pursuant to this joint resolution shall 

3 be available until whichever of the following first occurs: 

4 (1) the enactment into law of an appropriation for any 

5 project or activity provided for in this joint resolution; (2) 

6 the enactment into law of the applicable appropriations 

7 Act for fiscal year 2014 without any provision for such 

8 project or activity; or (3) December 15, 2013. 

9 SEC. 104. It is the sense of Congress that this joint 

10 resolution may also be referred to as the ‘‘Honoring Our 

11 Promise to America’s Veterans Act’’. 

12 This joint resolution may be cited as the ‘‘Veterans 

13 Benefits Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014’’. 

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