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Calendar No. 762

107TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. J. RES. 124

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 13, 2002

Received 

NOVEMBER 14, 2002

Read twice and ordered placed on the calendar 

JOINT RESOLUTION 

Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 

2003, 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 Public Law 107–229 is further amended by striking
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1 the date specified in section 107(c) and inserting in lieu 

2 thereof ‘‘January 11, 2003’’. 

3 SEC. 2. Section 114 of Public Law 107–229 is 

4 amended—

5 (1) by striking ‘‘December 31, 2002’’ and in6 serting ‘‘the date specified in section 107(c) of this 

7 joint resolution’’; and 

8 (2) by striking the first proviso and inserting 

9 the following: ‘‘: Provided, That grants and pay10 ments may be made pursuant to this authority at 

11 the beginning of any included quarter or other pe12 riod of fiscal year 2003, for such quarter or other 

13 period, at the level provided for such activities for 

14 the corresponding quarter or other period of fiscal 

15 year 2002’’. 

16 SEC. 3. Upon determination by the Secretary of 

17 Homeland Security that such action is necessary in the 

18 national interest, he may, with the approval of the Office 

19 of Management and Budget, transfer not to exceed 

20 $500,000,000 of funds made available to the Department 

21 of Homeland Security and be available for the same pur22 poses, and for the same time period, as the appropriation 

23 or fund to which transferred: Provided, That such author24 ity to transfer may not be used unless for higher priority 
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1 items, based on unforeseen homeland security require2 ments, than those for which originally appropriated and 

3 in no case where the item for which funds are requested 

4 has been denied by the Congress: Provided further, That 

5 during fiscal year 2003, the Office of Management and 

6 Budget may transfer not to exceed $140,000,000 from un7 obligated balances of appropriations enacted prior to Octo8 ber 1, 2002 for organizations and entities that will be 

9 transferred to the new Department for the salaries and 

10 expenses associated with the initiation of the Department: 

11 Provided further, That of amounts authorized for transfer 

12 by this section, except as otherwise specifically authorized 

13 by law, not to exceed two percent of any appropriation 

14 available to the Secretary may be transferred between 

15 such appropriations: Provided further, That not less than 

16 15 days’ notice shall be given to the Committee on Appro17 priations of the Senate and House of Representatives be18 fore any such transfer is made: Provided further, That no 

19 part of the funds in this Act shall be available to prepare 

20 or present a request to the Committees on Appropriations 

21 for reprogramming of funds, unless for higher priority 

22 items, based on unforeseen homeland security require23 ments, than those for which originally appropriated and 

24 in no case where the item for which reprogramming is re25 quested has been denied by Congress: Provided further, 
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1 That the authority provided in this section shall expire on 

2 September 30, 2004.

Passed the House of Representatives November 13, 

2002. 

Attest: JEFF TRANDAHL, 

Clerk. 

Calendar No. 762

107TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. J. RES. 124

JOINT RESOLUTION 

Making further continuing appropriations for the 

fiscal year 2003, and for other purposes. 

NOVEMBER 14, 2002

Read twice and ordered placed on the calendar