IIA 
107TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. J. RES. 111
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 26, 2002
Received 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2003, 
and for other purposes.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That the following sums are hereby appropriated, out of 
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,
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and out of applicable corporate or other revenues, receipts, 
and funds, for the several departments, agencies, corpora-
tions, and other organizational units of Government for 
fiscal year 2003, and for other purposes, namely: 
SEC. 101. Such amounts as may be necessary under 
the authority and conditions provided in the applicable ap-
propriations Act for fiscal year 2002 for continuing 
projects or activities including the costs of direct loans and 
loan guarantees (not otherwise specifically provided for in 
this joint resolution) which were conducted in fiscal year 
2002, at a rate for operations not exceeding the current 
rate, and for which appropriations, funds, or other author-
ity was made available in the following appropriations 
Acts: 
(1) the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 
and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Ap-
propriations Act, 2002; 
(2) the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and 
State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appro-
priations Act, 2002, notwithstanding section 15 of 
the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
1956, section 313 of the Foreign Relations Author-
ization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public
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Law 103–236), and section 504(a)(1) of the Na-
tional Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414(a)(1)); 
(3) the Department of Defense Appropriations 
Act, 2002, notwithstanding section 504(a)(1) of the 
National 
Security 
Act 
of 
1947 
(50 
U.S.C. 
414(a)(1)); 
(4) the District of Columbia Appropriations 
Act, 2002; 
(5) the Energy and Water Development Appro-
priations 
Act, 
2002, 
notwithstanding 
section 
504(a)(1) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
U.S.C. 414(a)(1)); 
(6) the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 
and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2002, 
notwithstanding section 10 of Public Law 91–672 
and section 15 of the State Department Basic Au-
thorities Act of 1956; 
(7) the Department of the Interior and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002; 
(8) the Departments of Labor, Health and 
Human Services, and Education, and Related Agen-
cies Appropriations Act, 2002; 
(9) the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
2002;
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SEC. 109. Appropriations and funds made available 
by or authority granted pursuant to this joint resolution 
may be used without regard to the time limitations for 
submission and approval of apportionments set forth in 
section 1513 of title 31, United States Code, but nothing 
herein shall be construed to waive any other provision of 
law governing the apportionment of funds. 
SEC. 110. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this joint resolution, except section 107, for those pro-
grams that had high initial rates of operation or complete 
distribution of fiscal year 2002 appropriations at the be-
ginning of that fiscal year because of distributions of fund-
ing to States, foreign countries, grantees or others, similar 
distributions of funds for fiscal year 2003 shall not be 
made and no grants shall be awarded for such programs 
funded by this resolution that would impinge on final 
funding prerogatives. 
SEC. 111. This joint resolution shall be implemented 
so that only the most limited funding action of that per-
mitted in the joint resolution shall be taken in order to 
provide for continuation of projects and activities. 
SEC. 112. For the Overseas Private Investment Cor-
poration Program account, for the cost of direct and guar-
anteed loans, at an annual rate not to exceed $19,000,000, 
to be derived by transfer from the Overseas Private Invest-
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ment Corporation non-credit account, subject to section 
107(c). 
SEC. 113. Activities authorized by section 403(f) of 
Public Law 103–356, as amended by section 634 of Public 
Law 107–67, and activities authorized under the heading 
‘‘Treasury Franchise Fund’’ in the Treasury Department 
Appropriations Act, 1997 (Pub. L. 104–208), as amended 
by section 120 of the Treasury Department Appropria-
tions Act, 2001 (Pub. L. 106–554), may continue through 
the date specified in section 107(c) of this joint resolution. 
SEC. 114. Activities authorized by Title IV–A of the 
Social Security Act, and by sections 510, 1108(b), and 
1925 of such Act, shall continue in the manner authorized 
for fiscal year 2002 through December 31, 2002 (notwith-
standing section 1902(e)(1)(A) of such Act): Provided, 
That grants and payments may be made pursuant to this 
authority at the beginning of fiscal year 2003 for the first 
quarter of such year, at the level provided for such activi-
ties for the first quarter of fiscal year 2002: Provided fur-
ther, That notwithstanding Rule 3 of the Budget 
Scorekeeping Guidelines set forth in the joint explanatory 
statement of the committee of conference accompanying 
Conference Report 105–217, the provisions of this section 
that would have been estimated by the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget as changing direct spending or receipts
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under section 252 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985 were they included in an Act 
other than an appropriations Act shall be treated as direct 
spending or receipts legislation, as appropriate, under sec-
tion 252 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985, and by the Chairmen of the House 
and Senate Budget Committees, as appropriate, under the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 
SEC. 115. Activities authorized by section 1722A of 
title 38, United States Code may continue through the 
date specified in section 107(c) of this joint resolution. 
SEC. 116. In addition to amounts made available in 
section 101 and subject to sections 107(c) and 108 of this 
joint resolution, such sums as may be necessary for con-
tributions authorized by 10 U.S.C. 1111 for the Uni-
formed Services of the Department of Defense, the Coast 
Guard, the Public Health Service, and the National Oce-
anic and Atmospheric Administration are made available 
to accounts for the pay of members of such participating 
uniformed services, to be paid from such accounts into the 
Fund established under 10 U.S.C. 1111, pursuant to 10 
U.S.C. 1116(c). 
SEC. 117. None of the funds made available under 
this Act, or any other Act, shall be used by an Executive
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agency to implement any activity in violation of section 
501 of title 44, United States Code. 
SEC. 118. Collection and use of maintenance fees as 
authorized by section 4(i) and 4(k) of the Federal Insecti-
cide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. Sec. 136a–
1(i) and (k)) may continue through the date specified in 
section 107(c) of this joint resolution. Prohibitions against 
collecting ‘‘other fees’’ as described in section 4(i)(6) of 
the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 
(7 U.S.C. 136a–1(i)(6)) shall continue in effect through 
the date specified in section 107(c) of this joint resolution. 
SEC. 119. Security service fees authorized under 49 
U.S.C. 44940 shall be credited as offsetting collections 
and the maximum amount collected shall be used for pro-
viding security services authorized by that section: Pro-
vided, That the sum available from the General Fund shall 
be reduced as such offsetting collections are received dur-
ing fiscal year 2003.
Passed the House of Representatives September 26, 
2002. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.