IA 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. J. RES. 96 
Making full-year continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2011 at lower, 
previous year levels, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 22, 2010 
Mr. PRICE of Georgia (for himself, Mr. JORDAN of Ohio, Mr. AKIN, Mr. AL-
EXANDER, Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. BRADY of 
Texas, Mr. BROUN of Georgia, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. COFFMAN 
of Colorado, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. FLEMING, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. 
GARRETT
of New Jersey, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. HENSARLING, Mr. 
HERGER, Mr. ISSA, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. 
MACK, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. SHADEGG, and Mr. UPTON) introduced the 
following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Appro-
priations 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Making full-year continuing appropriations for fiscal year 
2011 at lower, previous year levels, 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-
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tions, and other organizational units of Government for 
fiscal year 2011, and for other purposes, namely: 
SEC. 101. (a) The amounts provided in the appro-
priations Acts for fiscal year 2008 referred to in section 
101 of division A of Public Law 110–329 and under the 
authority and conditions provided in such Acts for projects 
or activities (including the costs of direct loans and loan 
guarantees) that are not otherwise provided for, that were 
conducted in fiscal years 2008 and 2010, and for which 
appropriations, funds, or other authority were made avail-
able in such Acts. 
(b) If the amount provided for a project or activity 
by subsection (a) would be higher than the amount pro-
vided in appropriation Acts for fiscal year 2010, such 
project or activity shall be funded at the lower such 
amount. 
SEC. 102. There is hereby enacted into law the provi-
sions of the following: 
(1) The Department of Defense Appropriations 
Act, 2011, as reported in the 111th Congress by the 
Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Ap-
propriations of the House of Representatives. 
(2) The Department of Homeland Security Ap-
propriations Act, 2011, as reported in the 111th 
Congress by the Subcommittee on Homeland Secu-
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rity of the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives. 
(3) The Military Construction and Veterans Af-
fairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2011, as passed in the 111th Congress by the House 
of Representatives. 
SEC. 103. Appropriations made by section 101 shall 
be available to the extent and in the manner that would 
be provided by the pertinent appropriations Act. 
SEC. 104. Unless otherwise provided for in the appli-
cable appropriations Act, appropriations and funds made 
available and authority granted pursuant to this joint res-
olution shall be available through September 30, 2011. 
SEC. 105. For entitlements and other mandatory pay-
ments whose budget authority was provided in appropria-
tions Acts for fiscal year 2010, and for activities under 
the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, activities shall be 
continued at the rate to maintain program levels under 
current law, under the authority and conditions provided 
in the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 2010, 
to be continued through the date specified in section 104. 
SEC. 106. Funds appropriated by this joint resolution 
may be obligated and expended notwithstanding section 10 
of Public Law 91–672 (22 U.S.C. 2412), section 15 of 
the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 
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U.S.C. 2680), section 313 of the Foreign Relations Au-
thorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (22 U.S.C. 
6212), and section 504(a)(1) of the National Security Act 
of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414(a)(1)). 
SEC. 107. None of the funds made available in this 
joint resolution may be used to carry out any program 
under, promulgate any regulation pursuant to, or defend 
against any lawsuit challenging any provision of, Public 
Law 111–148 or Public Law 111–152 or any amendment 
made by either such Public Law. 
SEC. 108. None of the funds made available in this 
joint resolution may be used for a congressional earmark 
as defined in clause 9(e) of rule XXI of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives. 
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