113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. J. RES. 71 

JOINT RESOLUTION 

Making continuing appropriations of local funds of the 

District of Columbia for fiscal year 2014. 

1 Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives

2 of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SEC. 1. This joint resolution may be cited as the 

4 ‘‘District of Columbia Continuing Appropriations Resolu5 tion, 2014’’. 
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1 SEC. 2. (a) The District of Columbia may expend 

2 local funds under the heading ‘‘District of Columbia 

3 Funds’’ for such programs and activities under title IV 

4 of H.R. 2786 (113th Congress), as reported by the Com5 mittee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, 

6 at the rate set forth under ‘‘District of Columbia Funds7 -Summary of Expenses’’ as included in the Fiscal Year 

8 2014 Budget Request Act of 2013 (D.C. Act 20–127), as 

9 modified as of the date of the enactment of this joint reso10 lution. 

11 (b) Appropriations made by subsection (a) are pro12 vided under the authority and conditions as provided 

13 under the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 

14 (division F of Public Law 113–6) and shall be available 

15 to the extent and in the manner that would be provided 

16 by such Act. 

17 SEC. 3. Appropriations made and authority granted 

18 pursuant to this joint resolution shall cover all obligations 

19 or expenditures incurred for any project or activity during 

20 the period for which funds or authority for such project 

21 or activity are available under this joint resolution. 

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

23 resolution or in the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal 

24 year 2014, appropriations and funds made available and 

25 authority granted pursuant to this joint resolution shall 
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1 be available until whichever of the following first occurs: 

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

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

4 the enactment into law of the applicable appropriations 

5 Act for fiscal year 2014 without any provision for such 

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

7 SEC. 5. Expenditures made pursuant to this joint res8 olution shall be charged to the applicable appropriation, 

9 fund, or authorization whenever a bill in which such appli10 cable appropriation, fund, or authorization is contained is 

11 enacted into law. 

12 SEC. 6. Appropriations made and funds made avail13 able by or authority granted pursuant to this joint resolu14 tion may be used without regard to the time limitations 

15 for submission and approval of apportionments set forth 

16 in section 1513 of title 31, United States Code, but noth17 ing in this joint resolution may be construed to waive any 

18 other provision of law governing the apportionment of 

19 funds. 
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1 SEC. 7. It is the sense of Congress that this joint 

2 resolution may also be referred to as the ‘‘Provide Local 

3 Funding for the District of Columbia Act’’. 

Passed the House of Representatives October 2, 

2013. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. J. RES. 71 

JOINT RESOLUTION 

Making continuing appropriations of local funds of 

the District of Columbia for fiscal year 2014.