IA 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. J. RES. 107 
Making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2005, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 28, 2004 
Mr. YOUNG of Florida introduced the following joint resolution; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2005, 
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, 
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 2005, and for other purposes, namely:
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SEC. 101. Such amounts as may be necessary under 
the authority and conditions provided in the applicable ap-
propriations Act for fiscal year 2004 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 
2004, 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, 2004. 
(2) The Departments of Commerce, Justice, 
and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Ap-
propriations Act, 2004, 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 
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 District of Columbia Appropriations 
Act, 2004. 
(4) The Energy and Water Development Appro-
priations 
Act, 
2004, 
notwithstanding 
section
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504(a)(1) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
U.S.C. 414(a)(1)). 
(5) The Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 
and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2004, 
notwithstanding section 10 of Public Law 91–672 
and section 15 of the State Department Basic Au-
thorities Act of 1956. 
(6) The Department of Homeland Security Ap-
propriations Act, 2004. 
(7) The Department of the Interior and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004. 
(8) The Departments of Labor, Health and 
Human Services, and Education, and Related Agen-
cies Appropriations Act, 2004. 
(9) The Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
2004. 
(10) The Military Construction Appropriations 
Act, 2004. 
(11) The Transportation, Treasury, and Inde-
pendent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004. 
(12) The Departments of Veterans Affairs and 
Housing and Urban Development, and Independent 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004.
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SEC. 102. Appropriations made by section 101 shall 
be available to the extent and in the manner which would 
be provided by the pertinent appropriations Act. 
SEC. 103. The appropriations Acts listed in section 
101 shall be deemed to include miscellaneous and supple-
mental appropriation laws enacted during fiscal year 
2004. 
SEC. 104. No appropriation or funds made available 
or authority granted pursuant to section 101 shall be used 
to initiate or resume any project or activity for which ap-
propriations, funds, or other authority were not available 
during fiscal year 2004. 
SEC. 105. Appropriations made and authority grant-
ed pursuant to this joint resolution shall cover all obliga-
tions or expenditures incurred for any program, project, 
or activity during the period for which funds or authority 
for such project or activity are available under this joint 
resolution. 
SEC. 106. Activities authorized for 2004 by sections 
1902(a)(10)(E)(iv) and 1933 of the Social Security Act 
shall continue through the date specified in section 107(c) 
of this joint resolution: Provided, That for purposes of the 
budget scoring guidance in effect for the Congress and the 
Executive branch respectively, and notwithstanding rule 3 
of the Budget Scorekeeping Guidelines set forth in the
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joint explanatory statement of the committee of conference 
accompanying Conference Report 105–217, the provisions 
of this section shall be deemed to be direct spending. 
SEC. 107. Unless otherwise provided for in this joint 
resolution or in the applicable appropriations Act, appro-
priations and funds made available and authority granted 
pursuant to this joint resolution shall be available until 
(a) enactment into law of an appropriation for any project 
or activity provided for in this joint resolution, or (b) the 
enactment into law of the applicable appropriations Act 
by both Houses without any provision for such project or 
activity, or (c) November 20, 2004, whichever first occurs. 
SEC. 108. Expenditures made pursuant to this joint 
resolution shall be charged to the applicable appropriation, 
fund, or authorization whenever a bill in which such appli-
cable appropriation, fund, or authorization is contained is 
enacted into law. 
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.
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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 2004 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 2005 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. Activities authorized by section 403(f) of 
Public Law 103–356, as amended by section 632 of the 
Transportation, Treasury, and Independent Agencies Ap-
propriations Act, 2004 (Public Law 108–199, division F), 
and activities authorized under the heading ‘‘Treasury 
Franchise Fund’’ in the Treasury Department Appropria-
tions Act, 1997 (Public Law 104–208, division A, section 
101(f)), as amended by section 123 of the Treasury De-
partment Appropriations Act, 2003 (Public Law 108–7, 
division J), may continue through the date specified in 
section 107(c) of this joint resolution.
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SEC. 113. The authority provided by section 2808 of 
the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2004 (division B of Public Law 108–136; 117 Stat. 
1723) shall continue in effect through the date specified 
in section 107(c) of this joint resolution: Provided, That 
such authority shall not be available until after the date 
on which the Secretary of Defense submits all of the quar-
terly reports required for fiscal year 2004 under sub-
section (d) of such section 2808. 
SEC. 114. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this joint resolution, except sections 107 and 108, 
amounts are made available for the Strategic National 
Stockpile (‘‘SNS’’) at a rate for operations not exceeding 
the lower of the amount which would be made available 
under H.R. 5006, as passed by the House of Representa-
tives on September 9, 2004, or S. 2810, as reported by 
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate on Sep-
tember 15, 2004: Provided, That no funds shall be made 
available for the SNS to the Department of Homeland Se-
curity under this joint resolution: Provided further, That 
amounts made available to the Department of Homeland 
Security under this joint resolution are reduced by the 
amount otherwise attributable to funding for the SNS: 
Provided further, That the terms and conditions of H.R.