IIA 
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.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That Public Law 107–229 is further amended by striking
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the date specified in section 107(c) and inserting in lieu 
thereof ‘‘January 11, 2003’’. 
SEC. 2. Section 114 of Public Law 107–229 is 
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘December 31, 2002’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the date specified in section 107(c) of this 
joint resolution’’; and 
(2) by striking the first proviso and inserting 
the following: ‘‘: Provided, That grants and pay-
ments may be made pursuant to this authority at 
the beginning of any included quarter or other pe-
riod of fiscal year 2003, for such quarter or other 
period, at the level provided for such activities for 
the corresponding quarter or other period of fiscal 
year 2002’’. 
SEC. 3. Upon determination by the Secretary of 
Homeland Security that such action is necessary in the 
national interest, he may, with the approval of the Office 
of Management and Budget, transfer not to exceed 
$500,000,000 of funds made available to the Department 
of Homeland Security and be available for the same pur-
poses, and for the same time period, as the appropriation 
or fund to which transferred: Provided, That such author-
ity to transfer may not be used unless for higher priority
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items, based on unforeseen homeland security require-
ments, than those for which originally appropriated and 
in no case where the item for which funds are requested 
has been denied by the Congress: Provided further, That 
during fiscal year 2003, the Office of Management and 
Budget may transfer not to exceed $140,000,000 from un-
obligated balances of appropriations enacted prior to Octo-
ber 1, 2002 for organizations and entities that will be 
transferred to the new Department for the salaries and 
expenses associated with the initiation of the Department: 
Provided further, That of amounts authorized for transfer 
by this section, except as otherwise specifically authorized 
by law, not to exceed two percent of any appropriation 
available to the Secretary may be transferred between 
such appropriations: Provided further, That not less than 
15 days’ notice shall be given to the Committee on Appro-
priations of the Senate and House of Representatives be-
fore any such transfer is made: Provided further, That no 
part of the funds in this Act shall be available to prepare 
or present a request to the Committees on Appropriations 
for reprogramming of funds, unless for higher priority 
items, based on unforeseen homeland security require-
ments, than those for which originally appropriated and 
in no case where the item for which reprogramming is re-
quested has been denied by Congress: Provided further,
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That the authority provided in this section shall expire on 
September 30, 2004.
Passed the House of Representatives November 13, 
2002. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.