IA
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. J. RES. 128
Making further continuing appropriations for the District of Columbia for
fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 28, 1995
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 AUTHORITY OF DISTRICT OF CO-
LUMBIA TO SPEND DISTRICT FUNDS PEND-
ING ENACTMENT OF REGULAR APPROPRIA-
TIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1996.
(a) IN GENERAL.—
(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
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such amounts as may be necessary under the au-
thority and conditions provided in the District of Co-
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 District of
Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management
Assistance Authority prior written notification re-
garding such obligations and expenditures.
(b) APPLICABLE RATE OF OPERATIONS.—
(1) Whenever the amount that would be made
available or the authority that would be granted in
subsection (a) is greater than the amount or author-
ity that would be available or granted under current
operations, the pertinent project or activity shall be
continued at a rate for operations not exceeding the
current rate.
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(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-
ity and conditions provided in the District of Colum-
bia Appropriations Act, 1995.
(c) LIMITATION ON TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES.—
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
joint resolution, the total operating expenses for the
District of Columbia for fiscal year 1996 shall not
exceed $4,994,000,000.
(2) No obligations or expenditures may be made
pursuant to this joint resolution until—
(A) the Mayor of the District of Columbia
has provided to the District of Columbia Finan-
cial Responsibility and Management Assistance
Authority a proposed allocation of any reduc-
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tions that are required, by reason of the limita-
tion in paragraph (1), to the amounts and au-
thority otherwise made available by this joint
resolution; and
(B) the District of Columbia Financial Re-
sponsibility and Management Assistance Au-
thority has reviewed and approved such alloca-
tion.
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
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extent and in the manner that would be provided by the
District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1996.
(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-
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ization whenever a bill in which such applicable appropria-
tion, fund, or authorization is contained is enacted into
law.
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