IA 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. J. RES. 96 

Making continuing appropriations for fossil energy research and development 

of the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 15, 2013 

Mr. MCKINLEY (for himself, Mr. RAHALL, Mrs. CAPITO, and Mr. JOHNSON

of Ohio) introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred to 

the Committee on Appropriations 

JOINT RESOLUTION 

Making continuing appropriations for fossil energy research 

and development of the Department of Energy 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 the Department of Energy for fiscal year 

7 2014, and for other purposes, namely: 

8 SEC. 101. (a) Such amounts as may be necessary, 

9 at a rate for operations as provided for fiscal year 2013 


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1 under the Energy and Water Development and Related 

2 Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 (division B of Public 

3 Law 112–74) and under the authority and conditions pro4 vided in such Act, for continuing projects or activities (in5 cluding the costs of direct loans and loan guarantees) that 

6 are not otherwise specifically provided for in this joint res7 olution, that were conducted in fiscal year 2013, and for 

8 which appropriations, funds, or other authority were made 

9 available by such Act under the heading ‘‘Fossil Energy 

10 Research and Development’’. 

11 (b) The rate for operations provided by subsection (a) 

12 for each account shall be calculated to reflect the full 

13 amount of any reduction required in fiscal year 2013 pur14 suant to— 

15 (1) any provision of division G of the Consoli16 dated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 

17 2013 (Public Law 113–6), including section 3004; 

18 and 

19 (2) the Presidential sequestration order dated 

20 March 1, 2013, except as attributable to budget au21 thority made available by the Disaster Relief Appro22 priations Act, 2013 (Public Law 113–2). 

23 SEC. 102. Appropriations made by section 101 shall 

24 be available to the extent and in the manner that would 

25 be provided by the pertinent appropriations Act. 


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

2 resolution or in the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal 

3 year 2014, appropriations and funds made available and 

4 authority granted pursuant to this joint resolution shall 

5 be available until whichever of the following first occurs: 

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

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

8 the enactment into law of the applicable appropriations 

9 Act for fiscal year 2014 without any provision for such 

10 project or activity; or (3) September 30, 2014. 

11 SEC. 104. Expenditures made pursuant to this joint 

12 resolution shall be charged to the applicable appropriation, 

13 fund, or authorization whenever a bill in which such appli14 cable appropriation, fund, or authorization is contained is 

15 enacted into law. 

16 SEC. 105. This joint resolution shall be implemented 

17 so that only the most limited funding action of that per18 mitted in the joint resolution shall be taken in order to 

19 provide for continuation of projects and activities. 

20 SEC. 106. Amounts made available under section 101 

21 for civilian personnel compensation and benefits in each 

22 department and agency may be apportioned up to the rate 

23 for operations necessary to avoid furloughs within such de24 partment or agency, consistent with the applicable appro25 priations Act for fiscal year 2013, except that such authorVerDate Mar 15 2010 22:49 Oct 15, 2013 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HJ96.IH HJ96

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1 ity provided under this section shall not be used until after 

2 the department or agency has taken all necessary actions 

3 to reduce or defer non-personnel-related administrative ex4 penses. 

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