I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3583 
To prevent Government shutdowns. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 19, 2007 
Mr. HENSARLING (for himself, Mr. AKIN, Mrs. BACHMANN, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. 
BARRETT of South Carolina, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, Mr. BARTON 
of Texas, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. BRADY of Texas, 
Mr. BROUN of Georgia, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. CAMPBELL of Cali-
fornia, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. COLE of Oklahoma, Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART 
of Florida, Ms. FALLIN, Mr. FEENEY, Mr. FLAKE, Mr. FORTUN˜O, Ms. 
FOXX, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey, Mr. HOEK-
STRA, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of 
California, Mr. ISSA, Mr. MANZULLO, Mr. MCHENRY, Mr. MILLER of 
Florida, Mrs. MUSGRAVE, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. PENCE, Mr. PITTS, Mr. 
PRICE of Georgia, Mr. ROSKAM, Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin, Mr. SESSIONS, 
Mr. SHADEGG, and Mr. WELDON of Florida) 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’’. 
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SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO TITLE 31. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 13 of title 31, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1310 
the following new section: 
‘‘§ 1311. Continuing appropriations 
‘‘(a)(1) If any regular appropriation bill for a fiscal 
year (or, if applicable, for each fiscal year in a biennium) 
does not become law before the beginning of such fiscal 
year or a joint resolution making continuing appropria-
tions is not in effect, there are appropriated, out of any 
money 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 
project or activity for which funds were provided in the 
preceding fiscal year— 
‘‘(A) in the corresponding regular appropriation 
Act for such preceding fiscal year; or 
‘‘(B) if the corresponding regular appropriation 
bill for such preceding fiscal year did not become 
law, then in a joint resolution making continuing ap-
propriations for such preceding fiscal year. 
‘‘(2) Appropriations and funds made available, and 
authority granted, for a project or activity for any fiscal 
year pursuant to this section shall be at a rate of oper-
ations not in excess of the lower of— 
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‘‘(A) the rate of operations provided for in the 
regular appropriation Act providing for such project 
or activity for the preceding fiscal year; 
‘‘(B) in the absence of such an Act, the rate of 
operations provided for such project or activity pur-
suant to a joint resolution making continuing appro-
priations for such preceding fiscal year; 
‘‘(C) the rate of operations provided for in the 
regular appropriation bill as passed by the House of 
Representatives or the Senate for the fiscal year in 
question, except that the lower of these two versions 
shall be ignored for any project or activity for which 
there is a budget request if no funding is provided 
for that project or activity in either version; or 
‘‘(D) the annualized rate of operations provided 
for in the most recently enacted joint resolution 
making continuing appropriations for part of that 
fiscal year or any funding levels established under 
the provisions of this Act. 
‘‘(3) Appropriations and funds made available, and 
authority granted, for any fiscal year pursuant to this sec-
tion for a project or activity shall be available for the pe-
riod beginning with the first day of a lapse in appropria-
tions and ending with the earlier of— 
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