IA 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. J. RES. 79 

Making continuing appropriations for certain components of the Department 

of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 3, 2013 

Mr. CARTER introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred to 

the Committee on Appropriations 

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, 

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

6 and funds, for certain components of the Department of 

7 Homeland Security for fiscal year 2014, and for other pur8 poses, namely: 

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

10 at a rate for operations as provided in the Department 


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1 of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2013 (division 

2 D of Public Law 113–6) and under the authority and con3 ditions provided in such Act, for continuing projects or 

4 activities that are not otherwise specifically provided for 

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

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

7 2013, and for which appropriations, funds, or other au8 thority were made available by the Department of Home9 land Security Appropriations Act, 2013 (division D of 

10 Public Law 113–6) under the headings ‘‘Security, En11 forcement, and Investigations—U.S. Customs and Border 

12 Protection’’, ‘‘Security, Enforcement, and Investiga13 tions—U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’’, 

14 ‘‘Security, Enforcement, and Investigations—Coast 

15 Guard’’, ‘‘Protection, Preparedness, Response, and Recov16 ery—National Protection and Programs Directorate—Of17 fice of Biometric Identity Management’’, and ‘‘Research 

18 and Development, Training, and Services—United States 

19 Citizenship and Immigration Services’’. 

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

21 for each account shall be calculated to reflect the full 

22 amount of any reduction required in fiscal year 2013 pur23 suant to— 

24 (1) any provision of division G of the Consoli25 dated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 


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1 2013 (Public Law 113–6), including section 3004; 

2 and 

3 (2) the Presidential sequestration order dated 

4 March 1, 2013, except as attributable to budget au5 thority made available by the Disaster Relief Appro6 priations Act, 2013 (Public Law 113–2). 

7 SEC. 102. Appropriations made by section 101 shall 

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

9 be provided by the pertinent appropriations Act. 

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

11 resolution or in the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal 

12 year 2014, appropriations and funds made available and 

13 authority granted pursuant to this joint resolution shall 

14 be available until whichever of the following first occurs: 

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

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

17 the enactment into law of the applicable appropriations 

18 Act for fiscal year 2014 without any provision for such 

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

20 SEC. 104. Expenditures made pursuant to this joint 

21 resolution shall be charged to the applicable appropriation, 

22 fund, or authorization whenever a bill in which such appli23 cable appropriation, fund, or authorization is contained is 

24 enacted into law. 


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1 SEC. 105. This joint resolution shall be implemented 

2 so that only the most limited funding action of that per3 mitted in the joint resolution shall be taken in order to 

4 provide for continuation of projects and activities. 

5 SEC. 106. Amounts made available under section 101 

6 for civilian personnel compensation and benefits in each 

7 department and agency may be apportioned up to the rate 

8 for operations necessary to avoid furloughs within such de9 partment or agency, consistent with the applicable appro10 priations Act for fiscal year 2013, except that such author11 ity provided under this section shall not be used until after 

12 the department or agency has taken all necessary actions 

13 to reduce or defer non-personnel-related administrative ex14 penses. 

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

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

17 & Security Act’’. 

18 This joint resolution may be cited as the ‘‘Border Se19 curity and Enforcement Continuing Appropriations Reso20 lution, 2014’’. 

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