IA
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. J. RES. 154
Making further continuing appropriations for the District of Columbia for
fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 3, 1996
Ms. NORTON introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred to
the Committee on Appropriations
JOINT RESOLUTION
Making further continuing appropriations for the District
of Columbia for fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DIS-
TRICT OF COLUMBIA.
(a) DISTRICT FUNDS.—
(1) There are appropriated, out of the general
fund, enterprise funds, and other non-Federal funds
of the District of Columbia, for fiscal year 1996
such amounts as may be necessary under the au-
thority and conditions provided in the District of Co-
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lumbia Appropriations Act, 1995, for continuing the
operations of the government of the District of Co-
lumbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in
part against the revenues of the District that were
conducted in fiscal year 1995 and for which appro-
priations, funds, or other authority would be avail-
able in the District of Columbia Appropriations Act,
1996.
(2) No obligations or expenditures may be made
pursuant to this subsection until the Mayor of the
District of Columbia has provided, to the Council of
the District of Columbia, the District of Columbia
Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance
Authority, the President, and the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and
the Senate, prior written notification (prepared by
the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Colum-
bia) containing a description of such obligations and
expenditures and a description of the effect of such
obligations and expenditures on the spending plans
in effect prior to the making of obligations and ex-
penditures pursuant to this subsection.
(b) FEDERAL FUNDS.—There are appropriated, out
of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,
for the District of Columbia for fiscal year 1996, such
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amounts as may be necessary under the authority and con-
ditions provided in the District of Columbia Appropria-
tions Act, 1995, for continuing the Federal Payment to
the District of Columbia and the Federal Contribution to
Retirement Funds.
(c) APPLICABLE RATE OF OPERATIONS.—
(1) Whenever the amount that would be made
available or the authority that would be granted in
subsection (a) or (b) is greater than the amount or
authority that would be available or granted under
current operations, the pertinent project or activity
shall be continued at a rate for operations not ex-
ceeding the current rate.
(2) Whenever the amount that would be made
available or the authority that would be granted
under the District of Columbia Appropriations Act,
1996, as passed by the House as of the date of the
enactment of this joint resolution, is different from
the amount or authority that would be available or
granted under such Act as passed by the Senate as
of the date of the enactment of this joint resolution,
the pertinent project or activity shall be continued at
a rate for operations not exceeding the current rate
or, if lower, the higher of the rates permitted by the
action of the House or the Senate, under the author-
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ity and conditions provided in the District of Colum-
bia Appropriations Act, 1995.
(d) 
LIMITATION
ON
TOTAL
OPERATING
EX-
PENSES.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this
joint resolution, the total operating expenses for the Dis-
trict of Columbia for fiscal year 1996 shall not exceed
$4,994,000,000.
SEC. 2. PERIOD OF CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS.
Unless otherwise provided for in this joint resolution
or in the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1996,
appropriations and funds made available and authority
granted pursuant to this joint resolution shall be available
until whichever of the following first occurs:
(1) The enactment into law of an appropriation
for any project or activity provided for in this joint
resolution.
(2) The enactment into law of the District of
Columbia Appropriations Act, 1996, without any
provision for such project or activity.
(3) September 30, 1996.
SEC. 3. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITATIONS.
(a) EXTENT AND MANNER OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
Appropriations made by section 1 shall be available to the
extent and in the manner that would be provided by the
District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1996.
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(b) PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN PROJECTS AND AC-
TIVITIES.—No appropriation or funds made available or
authority granted pursuant to section 1 shall be used to
initiate or resume any project or activity for which appro-
priations, funds, or other authority were not available dur-
ing fiscal year 1995.
(c) INAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS.—No
provision that is included in the District of Columbia Ap-
propriations Act, 1996, but that was not included in the
District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1995, and that
by its terms is applicable to more than one appropriation,
fund, or authority shall be applicable to any appropriation,
fund, or authority provided in this joint resolution.
(d) APPLICABILITY TO ALL OBLIGATIONS AND EX-
PENDITURES.—Appropriations made and authority grant-
ed pursuant to this joint resolution shall cover all obliga-
tions or expenditures incurred for any program, project,
or activity during the period for which funds or authority
for such project or activity are available under this joint
resolution.
(e) CHARGE TO APPLICABLE ACCOUNTS.—Expendi-
tures made pursuant to this joint resolution shall be
charged to the applicable appropriation, fund, or author-
ization whenever a bill in which such applicable appropria-
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tion, fund, or authorization is contained is enacted into
law.
(f) APPORTIONMENT.—
(1) Appropriations and funds made available by
or authority granted pursuant to this joint resolu-
tion may be used without regard to the time limita-
tions for submission and approval of apportionments
set forth in section 1513 of title 31, United States
Code, but nothing in this paragraph shall be con-
strued to waive any other provision of law governing
the apportionment of funds.
(2) The provisions of section 132 of the District
of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1988 (Public Law
100–202; 101 Stat. 1329–101), shall not apply to
appropriations made available by this joint resolu-
tion.
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