113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. J. RES. 79 

JOINT RESOLUTION 

Making continuing appropriations for certain components of 

the Department of Homeland Security 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, 
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1 and out of applicable corporate or other revenues, receipts, 

2 and funds, for certain components of the Department of 

3 Homeland Security for fiscal year 2014, and for other pur4 poses, namely: 

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

6 at a rate for operations as provided in the Department 

7 of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2013 (division 

8 D of Public Law 113–6) and under the authority and con9 ditions provided in such Act, for continuing projects or 

10 activities that are not otherwise specifically provided for 

11 in this joint resolution or in the Pay Our Military Act of 

12 September 30, 2013, that were conducted in fiscal year 

13 2013, and for which appropriations, funds, or other au14 thority were made available by the Department of Home15 land Security Appropriations Act, 2013 (division D of 

16 Public Law 113–6) under the headings ‘‘Security, En17 forcement, and Investigations—U.S. Customs and Border 

18 Protection’’, ‘‘Security, Enforcement, and Investiga19 tions—U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’’, 

20 ‘‘Security, Enforcement, and Investigations—Coast 

21 Guard’’, ‘‘Protection, Preparedness, Response, and Recov22 ery—National Protection and Programs Directorate—Of23 fice of Biometric Identity Management’’, and ‘‘Research 

24 and Development, Training, and Services—United States 

25 Citizenship and Immigration Services’’. 
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1 (b) The rate for operations provided by subsection (a) 

2 for each account shall be calculated to reflect the full 

3 amount of any reduction required in fiscal year 2013 pur4 suant to— 

5 (1) any provision of division G of the Consoli6 dated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 

7 2013 (Public Law 113–6), including section 3004; 

8 and 

9 (2) the Presidential sequestration order dated 

10 March 1, 2013, except as attributable to budget au11 thority made available by the Disaster Relief Appro12 priations Act, 2013 (Public Law 113–2). 

13 SEC. 102. Appropriations made by section 101 shall 

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

15 be provided by the pertinent appropriations Act. 

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

17 resolution or in the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal 

18 year 2014, appropriations and funds made available and 

19 authority granted pursuant to this joint resolution shall 

20 be available until whichever of the following first occurs: 

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

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

23 the enactment into law of the applicable appropriations 

24 Act for fiscal year 2014 without any provision for such 

25 project or activity; or (3) December 15, 2013. 
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1 SEC. 104. Expenditures made pursuant to this joint 

2 resolution shall be charged to the applicable appropriation, 

3 fund, or authorization whenever a bill in which such appli4 cable appropriation, fund, or authorization is contained is 

5 enacted into law. 

6 SEC. 105. This joint resolution shall be implemented 

7 so that only the most limited funding action of that per8 mitted in the joint resolution shall be taken in order to 

9 provide for continuation of projects and activities. 

10 SEC. 106. Amounts made available under section 101 

11 for civilian personnel compensation and benefits in each 

12 department and agency may be apportioned up to the rate 

13 for operations necessary to avoid furloughs within such de14 partment or agency, consistent with the applicable appro15 priations Act for fiscal year 2013, except that such author16 ity provided under this section shall not be used until after 

17 the department or agency has taken all necessary actions 

18 to reduce or defer non-personnel-related administrative ex19 penses. 

20 SEC. 107. It is the sense of Congress that this joint 

21 resolution may also be referred to as the ‘‘Border Safety 

22 & Security Act’’. 
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1 This joint resolution may be cited as the ‘‘Border Se2 curity and Enforcement Continuing Appropriations Reso3 lution, 2014’’. 

Passed the House of Representatives October 10, 

2013. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 
113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. J. RES. 79 

JOINT RESOLUTION 

Making continuing appropriations for certain comfor fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes. ponents of the Department of Homeland Security