113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. J. RES. 77 

JOINT RESOLUTION 

Making continuing appropriations for the Food and Drug 

Administration 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 the Food and Drug Administration for fis3 cal year 2014, and for other purposes, namely: 

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

5 at a rate for operations as provided in the Agriculture, 

6 Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and 

7 Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 (division A of 

8 Public Law 113–6) and under the authority and condi9 tions provided in such Act, for continuing projects or ac10 tivities (including the costs of direct loans and loan guar11 antees) that are not otherwise specifically provided for in 

12 this joint resolution, that were conducted in fiscal year 

13 2013, and for which appropriations, funds, or other au14 thority were made available by such Act under the heading 

15 ‘‘Department of Health and Human Services—Food and 

16 Drug Administration’’. 

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

18 for each account shall be calculated to reflect the full 

19 amount of any reduction required in fiscal year 2013 pur20 suant to— 

21 (1) any provision of division G of the Consoli22 dated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 

23 2013 (Public Law 113–6), including section 3004; 

24 and 
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1 (2) the Presidential sequestration order dated 

2 March 1, 2013, except as attributable to budget au3 thority made available by the Disaster Relief Appro4 priations Act, 2013 (Public Law 113–2). 

5 SEC. 102. Appropriations made by section 101 shall 

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

7 be provided by the pertinent appropriations Act. 

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

9 resolution or in the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal 

10 year 2014, appropriations and funds made available and 

11 authority granted pursuant to this joint resolution shall 

12 be available until whichever of the following first occurs: 

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

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

15 the enactment into law of the applicable appropriations 

16 Act for fiscal year 2014 without any provision for such 

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

18 SEC. 104. Expenditures made pursuant to this joint 

19 resolution shall be charged to the applicable appropriation, 

20 fund, or authorization whenever a bill in which such appli21 cable appropriation, fund, or authorization is contained is 

22 enacted into law. 

23 SEC. 105. This joint resolution shall be implemented 

24 so that only the most limited funding action of that per-
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1 mitted in the joint resolution shall be taken in order to 

2 provide for continuation of projects and activities. 

3 SEC. 106. Amounts made available under section 101 

4 for civilian personnel compensation and benefits in each 

5 department and agency may be apportioned up to the rate 

6 for operations necessary to avoid furloughs within such de7 partment or agency, consistent with the applicable appro8 priations Act for fiscal year 2013, except that such author9 ity provided under this section shall not be used until after 

10 the department or agency has taken all necessary actions 

11 to reduce or defer non-personnel-related administrative ex12 penses. 

13 SEC. 107. It is the sense of the Congress that this 

14 joint resolution may also be referred to as the ‘‘Food and 

15 Drug Safety Act’’. 

16 This joint resolution may be cited as the ‘‘Food and 

17 Drug Administration Continuing Appropriations Resolu18 tion, 2014’’. 

Passed the House of Representatives October 7, 

2013. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. J. RES. 77 

JOINT RESOLUTION 

Making continuing appropriations for the Food and 

for other purposes. Drug Administration for fiscal year 2014, and