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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. J. RES. 94
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
SEPTEMBER 29, 1997
Received
JOINT RESOLUTION
Making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1998,
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
the fiscal year 1998, and for other purposes, namely:
SECTION 101. (a) Such amounts as may be necessary
under the authority and conditions provided in the appli-
cable appropriations Act for the fiscal year 1997 for con-
tinuing projects or activities including the costs of direct
loans and loan guarantees (not otherwise specifically pro-
vided for in this joint resolution) which were conducted
in the fiscal year 1997 and for which appropriations,
funds, or other authority would be available in the follow-
ing appropriations Acts:
(1) the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food
and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Ap-
propriations Act, 1998;
(2) the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and
State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appro-
priations Act, 1998, notwithstanding section 15 of
the State Department Basic Authorities Act of
1956, section 701 of the United States Information
and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, section 313
of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal
Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103–236), and
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section 53 of the Arms Control and Disarmament
Act;
(3) the Department of Defense Appropriations
Act, 1998, notwithstanding section 504(a)(1) of the
National Security Act of 1947;
(4) the District of Columbia Appropriations
Act, 1998, the House and Senate reported versions
of which shall be deemed to have passed the House
and the Senate respectively as of October 1, 1997,
for the purposes of this joint resolution, unless a re-
ported version is passed as of October 1, 1997, in
which case the passed version shall be used in place
of the reported version for the purposes of this joint
resolution;
(5) the Energy and Water Development Appro-
priations Act, 1998;
(6) the Foreign Operations, Export Financing,
and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1998,
notwithstanding section 10 of Public Law 91–672
and section 15(a) of the State Department Basic
Authorities Act of 1956;
(7) the Department of the Interior and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998;
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(8) the Departments of Labor, Health and
Human Services, and Education, and Related Agen-
cies Appropriations Act, 1998;
(9) the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act,
1998;
(10) the Military Construction Appropriations
Act, 1998;
(11) the Department of Transportation Appro-
priations Act, 1998;
(12) the Treasury, Postal Service, and General
Government Appropriations Act, 1998; and
(13) the Departments of Veterans Affairs and
Housing and Urban Development, and Independent
Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998:
Provided, That whenever the amount which would be made
available or the authority which would be granted in these
Acts as passed by the House and Senate as of October
1, 1997, is different than that which would be available
or granted under current operations, the pertinent project
or activity shall be continued at a rate for operations not
exceeding the current rate: Provided further, That when-
ever the amount of the budget request is less than the
amount for current operations and the amount which
would be made available or the authority which would be
granted in these appropriations Acts as passed by the