IA
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. J. RES. 124
Making further continuing appropriations for the District of Columbia for
fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 17, 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 APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DIS-
TRICT OF COLUMBIA.
(a) FEDERAL FUNDS.—The following sums are ap-
propriated, out of any money in the Treasury not other-
wise appropriated, for the District of Columbia for fiscal
year 1996, and for other purposes, namely:
(1) Such amounts as may be necessary under
the authority and conditions provided in the District
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of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1995, for continu-
ing the Federal Payment to the District of Columbia
and the Federal Contribution to Retirement Funds.
(2) An additional $15,000,000 above the
amount otherwise made available by paragraph (1),
to be included in the apportionment for the Federal
Payment to the District of Columbia, for purposes
of certain capital construction loan repayments pur-
suant to Public Law 85–451.
(b) 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-
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
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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.
(3) Paragraph (3) of section 2 of this joint res-
olution shall not apply to this subsection.
(c) APPLICABLE RATE OF OPERATIONS.—
(1) Whenever the amount that would be made
available or the authority that would be granted in
subsection (a)(1) 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 exceeding 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 the rate permitted by the action of the House or