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resolution, the pertinent project or activity shall be
continued at a rate for operations not exceeding the
current rate or, if lower, the higher of the rates per-
mitted by the action of the House or the Senate,
under the authority and conditions provided in the
applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 1995.
(3) Whenever the applicable appropriations Act
for fiscal year 1996 has been passed by only the
House or only the Senate as of the date of the en-
actment of this joint resolution, the pertinent project
or activity shall be continued under the appropria-
tion, fund, or authority granted by the one House at
a rate for operations not exceeding the current rate
or the rate permitted by the action of the one
House, whichever is lower, and under the authority
and conditions provided in the applicable appropria-
tions Act for the fiscal year 1995.
SEC. 2. PERIOD OF CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS.
Unless otherwise provided for in this joint resolution
or in the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year
1996, appropriations and funds made available and au-
thority granted pursuant to this joint resolution shall be
available until whichever of the following first occurs:
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(1) The enactment into law of an appropriation
for any project or activity provided for in this joint
resolution.
(2) The enactment into law of the applicable
appropriations Act for fiscal year 1996 without any
provision for such project or activity.
(3) September 30, 1996.
SEC. 3. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITATIONS.
(a) EXTENT AND MANNER OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
Appropriations made by section 1 shall be available to the
extent and in the manner that would be provided by the
applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 1996.
(b) PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN PROJECTS AND AC-
TIVITIES.—No appropriation or funds made available or
authority granted pursuant to section 1 shall be used to
initiate or resume any project or activity for which appro-
priations, funds, or other authority were not available dur-
ing fiscal year 1995.
(c) INAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS.—
(1) No provision that is included in the applica-
ble appropriations Act for fiscal year 1996, but that
was not included in the applicable appropriations
Act for fiscal year 1995, and that by its terms is ap-
plicable to more than one appropriation, fund, or au-
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thority shall be applicable to any appropriation,
fund, or authority provided in this joint resolution.
(2) No provision in the applicable appropria-
tions Act for fiscal year 1996 that makes the avail-
ability of any appropriation provided therein depend-
ent upon the enactment of additional authorizing or
other legislation shall be applicable to any appropria-
tion, fund, or authority provided in this joint resolu-
tion.
(d) APPLICABILITY TO ALL OBLIGATIONS AND EX-
PENDITURES.—Appropriations made and authority grant-
ed pursuant to this joint resolution shall cover all obliga-
tions or expenditures incurred for any project or activity
during the period for which funds or authority for such
project or activity are available under this joint resolution.
(e) CHARGE TO APPLICABLE ACCOUNTS.—Expendi-
tures made pursuant to this joint resolution shall be
charged to the applicable appropriation, fund, or author-
ization whenever a bill in which such applicable appropria-
tion, fund, or authorization is contained is enacted into
law.
(f) APPORTIONMENT.—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
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set forth in section 1513 of title 31, United States Code,
but nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to waive
any other provision of law governing the apportionment
of funds.
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