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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 29
To prevent Government shutdowns.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 3, 2001
Mr. GEKAS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Appropriations
A BILL
To prevent Government shutdowns.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Government Shutdown
Prevention Act’’.
SEC. 2. CONTINUING FUNDING.
(a) If any regular appropriation bill for fiscal year
2002 does not become law prior to the beginning of fiscal
year 2002 or a joint resolution making continuing appro-
priations is not in effect, there is appropriated, out of any
moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and
out of applicable corporate or other revenues, receipts, and
funds, such sums as may be necessary to continue any
program, project, or activity for which funds were provided
in fiscal year 2001.
(b) Appropriations and funds made available, and au-
thority granted, for a program, project, or activity for fis-
cal year 2002 pursuant to this Act shall be at 100 per
cent of the rate of operations that was provided for the
program, project, or activity in fiscal year 2001 in the cor-
responding regular appropriation Act for fiscal year 2001.
(c) Appropriations and funds made available, and au-
thority granted, for fiscal year 2002 pursuant to this Act
for a program, project, or activity shall be available for
the period beginning with the first day of a lapse in appro-
priations and ending with the earlier of—
(1) the date on which the applicable regular ap-
propriation bill for fiscal year 2002 becomes law
(whether or not that law provides for that program,
project, or activity) or a continuing resolution mak-
ing appropriations becomes law, as the case may be;
or
(2) the last day of fiscal year 2002.
SEC. 3. TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
(a) An appropriation of funds made available, or au-
thority granted, for a program, project, or activity for fis-
cal year 2002 pursuant to this Act shall be made available
to the extent and in the manner which would be provided
by the pertinent appropriations Act for fiscal year 2001,
including all of the terms and conditions and the appor-
tionment schedule imposed with respect to the appropria-
tion made or funds made available for fiscal year 2001
or authority granted for the program, project, or activity
under current law.
(b) Appropriations made by this Act shall be available
to the extent and in the manner which would be provided
by the pertinent appropriations Act.
SEC. 4. COVERAGE.
Appropriations and funds made available, and au-
thority granted, for any program, project, or activity for
fiscal year 2002 pursuant to this Act shall cover all obliga-
tions or expenditures incurred for that program, project,
or activity during the portion of fiscal year 2002 for which
this Act applies to that program, project, or activity.
SEC. 5. EXPENDITURES.
Expenditures made for a program, project, or activity
for fiscal year 2002 pursuant to this Act shall be charged
to the applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization
whenever a regular appropriation bill or a joint resolution
making continuing appropriations until the end of fiscal
year 2002 providing for that program, project, or activity
for that period becomes law.