In the Senate of the United States,
November 19, 1995.
Resolved, That the resolution from the House of Rep-
resentatives (H.J. Res. 122) entitled ‘‘Joint resolution mak-
ing further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year
1996, and for other purposes’’ do pass with the following
AMENDMENT:
Strike out all after the resolving clause and insert:
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 the
fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes, namely:
TITLE I
CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS
SEC. 101. (a) Such amounts as may be necessary
under the authority and conditions provided in the applica-
ble appropriations Act for the fiscal year 1995 for continu-
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ing 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 the fiscal
year 1995 and for which appropriations, funds, or other
authority would be available in the following appropria-
tions Acts:
The Departments of Commerce, Justice, and
State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appro-
priations Act, 1996, notwithstanding section 15 of the
State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956, sec-
tion 701 of the United States Information and Edu-
cational Exchange Act of 1948, section 313 of the
Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years
1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103–236), and section 53
of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act;
The Department of Defense Appropriations Act,
1996, notwithstanding section 504(a)(1) of the Na-
tional Security Act of 1947;
The District of Columbia Appropriations Act,
1996;
The Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and
Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1996, notwith-
standing section 10 of Public Law 91–672 and section
15(a) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act
of 1956;
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The Department of the Interior and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996;
The Departments of Labor, Health and Human
Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Ap-
propriations Act, 1996;
The Legislative Branch Appropriations Act,
1996, H.R. 2492;
The Department of Transportation Appropria-
tions Act, 1996;
The Treasury, Postal Service, and General Gov-
ernment Appropriations Act, 1996;
The Departments of Veterans Affairs and Hous-
ing and Urban Development, and Independent Agen-
cies Appropriations Act, 1996:
Provided, That whenever the amount which would be made
available or the authority which would be granted in these
Acts is greater than that which would be available or grant-
ed under current operations, the pertinent project or activ-
ity shall be continued at a rate for operations not exceeding
the current rate.
(b) Whenever the amount which would be made avail-
able or the authority which would be granted under an Act
listed in this section as passed by the House as of the date
of enactment of this joint resolution, is different from that
which would be available or granted under such Act as
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passed by the Senate as of the date of enactment of this
joint resolution, the pertinent project or activity shall be
continued at a rate for operations not exceeding the current
rate or the rate permitted by the action of the House or
the Senate, whichever is lower, under the authority and con-
ditions provided in the applicable appropriations Act for
the fiscal year 1995: Provided, That where an item is not
included in either version or where an item is included in
only one version of the Act as passed by both Houses as
of the date of enactment of this joint resolution, the perti-
nent project or activity shall not be continued except as pro-
vided for in section 111 or 112 under the appropriation,
fund, or authority granted by the applicable appropriations
Act for the fiscal year 1995 and under the authority and
conditions provided in the applicable appropriations Act
for the fiscal year 1995.
(c) Whenever an Act listed in this section has been
passed by only the House or only the Senate as of the date
of enactment of this joint resolution, the pertinent project
or activity shall be continued under the appropriation,
fund, or authority granted by the one House at a rate for
operations not exceeding the current rate or the rate per-
mitted by the action of the one House, whichever is lower,
and under the authority and conditions provided in the ap-
plicable appropriations Act for the fiscal year 1995: Pro-