IA 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. J. RES. 93 

Making continuing appropriations for the Mine Safety and Health 

Administration for fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 10, 2013 

Mrs. CAPITO (for herself, Mr. MCKINLEY, and Mr. RAHALL) introduced the 

following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations 

JOINT RESOLUTION 

Making continuing appropriations for the Mine Safety and 

Health 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, 

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

6 and funds, for the Mine Safety and Health Administration 

7 for fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes, namely: 

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

9 at a rate for operations as provided in the Departments 


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1 of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, 

2 and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 (division 

3 F of Public Law 112–74) as amended by the Further Con4 tinuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (division F of Public 

5 Law 113–6) and under the authority and conditions pro6 vided in such Acts, for continuing projects or activities of 

7 the Mine Safety and Health Administration that are not 

8 otherwise specifically provided for in this joint resolution, 

9 that were conducted in fiscal year 2013, and for which 

10 appropriations, funds, or other authority were made avail11 able by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 under 

12 the heading ‘‘Mine Safety and Health Administration’’. 

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

14 for each account shall be calculated to reflect the full 

15 amount of any reduction required in fiscal year 2013 pur16 suant to— 

17 (1) any provision of division G of the Consoli18 dated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 

19 2013 (Public Law 113–6), including section 3004; 

20 and 

21 (2) the Presidential sequestration order dated 

22 March 1, 2013, except as attributable to budget au23 thority made available by the Disaster Relief Appro24 priations Act, 2013 (Public Law 113–2). 


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1 SEC. 102. Appropriations made by section 101 shall 

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

3 be provided by the pertinent appropriations Act. 

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

5 resolution or in the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal 

6 year 2014, appropriations and funds made available and 

7 authority granted pursuant to this joint resolution shall 

8 be available until whichever of the following first occurs: 

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

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

11 the enactment into law of the applicable appropriations 

12 Act for fiscal year 2014 without any provision for such 

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

14 SEC. 104. Expenditures made pursuant to this joint 

15 resolution shall be charged to the applicable appropriation, 

16 fund, or authorization whenever a bill in which such appli17 cable appropriation, fund, or authorization is contained is 

18 enacted into law. 

19 SEC. 105. This joint resolution shall be implemented 

20 so that only the most limited funding action of that per21 mitted in the joint resolution shall be taken in order to 

22 provide for continuation of projects and activities. 

23 SEC. 106. Amounts made available under section 101 

24 for personnel compensation and benefits in each depart25 ment and agency may be apportioned up to the rate for 


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1 operations necessary to avoid furloughs within such de2 partment or agency, consistent with the applicable appro3 priations Act for fiscal year 2013, except that such author4 ity provided under this section shall not be used until after 

5 the department or agency has taken all necessary actions 

6 to reduce or defer non-personnel-related administrative ex7 penses. 

8 This joint resolution may be cited as the ‘‘Mine Safe9 ty and Health Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 

10 2014’’. 

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