109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 68
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2006, 
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 
fiscal year 2006, and for other purposes, namely: 
SEC. 101. (a) Such amounts as may be necessary 
under the authority and conditions provided in the appli-
cable appropriations Act for fiscal year 2005 for con-
tinuing projects or activities (including the costs of direct 
loans and loan guarantees) that are not otherwise specifi-
cally provided for in this joint resolution, that were con-
ducted in fiscal year 2005, and for which appropriations, 
funds, or other authority would be available in the fol-
lowing appropriations Acts: 
(1) The Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 
and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Ap-
propriations Act, 2006. 
(2) The Department of Defense Appropriations 
Act, 2006. 
(3) The Energy and Water Development Appro-
priations Act, 2006. 
(4) The Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 
and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2006 (in 
the House of Representatives), or the Department of 
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 2006 (in the Senate).
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(5) The Department of Homeland Security Ap-
propriations Act, 2006. 
(6) The Departments of Labor, Health and 
Human Services, and Education, and Related Agen-
cies Appropriations Act, 2006. 
(7) The Military Quality of Life and Veterans 
Affairs Appropriations Act, 2006 (in the House of 
Representatives), or the Military Construction and 
Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropria-
tions Act, 2006 (in the Senate). 
(8) The Science, State, Justice, Commerce, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 (in the 
House of Representatives), or the Departments of 
Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agen-
cies Appropriations Act, 2006 (in the Senate). 
(9) The Transportation, Treasury, Housing and 
Urban Development, the Judiciary, the District of 
Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 2006 (in the House of Representatives), or the 
Transportation, Treasury, the Judiciary, Housing 
and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Ap-
propriations Act, 2006 (in the Senate) and the Dis-
trict of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2006 (in the 
Senate).
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(b) Whenever the amount that would be made avail-
able or the authority that would be granted for a project 
or activity under an Act listed in subsection (a) as passed 
by the House of Representatives as of October 1, 2005, 
is the same as the amount or authority that would be 
available or granted under the same or other pertinent Act 
as passed by the Senate as of October 1, 2005—
(1) the project or activity shall be continued at 
a rate for operations not exceeding the current rate 
or the rate permitted by the actions of the House 
and the Senate, whichever is lower, and under the 
authority and conditions provided in applicable ap-
propriations Acts for fiscal year 2005; or 
(2) if no amount or authority is made available 
or granted for the project or activity by the actions 
of the House and the Senate, the project or activity 
shall not be continued. 
(c) Whenever the amount that would be made avail-
able or the authority that would be granted for a project 
or activity under an Act listed in subsection (a) as passed 
by the House of Representatives as of October 1, 2005, 
is different from the amount or authority that would be 
available or granted under the same or other pertinent Act 
as passed by the Senate as of October 1, 2005—