IA 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. J. RES. 74 

Making continuing appropriations for the Special Supplemental Nutrition 

Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) for fiscal year 2014, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 2, 2013 

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

the Committee on Appropriations 

JOINT RESOLUTION 

Making continuing appropriations for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) 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 Special Supplemental Nutrition Pro7 gram for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) for fiscal 

8 year 2014, and for other purposes, namely: 


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

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

3 Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and 

4 Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 (division A of 

5 Public Law 113–6) and under the authority and condi6 tions provided in such Act, for continuing projects or ac7 tivities that are not otherwise specifically provided for in 

8 this joint resolution, that were conducted in fiscal year 

9 2013, and for which appropriations, funds, or other au10 thority were made available by such Act under the heading 

11 ‘‘Department of Agriculture—Domestic Food Programs— 

12 Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, In13 fants, and Children (WIC)’’. 

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

15 for each account shall be calculated to reflect the full 

16 amount of any reduction required in fiscal year 2013 pur17 suant to— 

18 (1) any provision of division G of the Consoli19 dated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 

20 2013 (Public Law 113–6), including section 3004; 

21 and 

22 (2) the Presidential sequestration order dated 

23 March 1, 2013, except as attributable to budget au24 thority made available by the Disaster Relief Appro25 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 civilian personnel compensation and benefits in each 

25 department and agency may be apportioned up to the rate 


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

9 resolution may also be referred to as the ‘‘Protecting WIC 

10 Act’’. 

11 This joint resolution may be cited as the ‘‘Special 

12 Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and 

13 Children Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014’’. 

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