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(b) Notwithstanding section 106, obligations for mandatory pay-
ments due on or about the first day of any month that begins 
after October 2007 but not later than 30 days after the date specified 
in section 106(3) may continue to be made, and funds shall be 
available for such payments. 
SEC. 112. Amounts made available under section 101 for civilian 
personnel compensation and benefits in each department and 
agency may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary 
to avoid furloughs within such department or agency, consistent 
with the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 2007, except 
that such authority provided under this section shall not be used 
until after the department or agency has taken all necessary actions 
to reduce or defer non-personnel-related administrative expenses. 
SEC. 113. 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 U.S.C. 2680), section 313 of 
the Foreign Relations Authorization 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. 114. Notwithstanding section 20106 of the Continuing 
Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109– 
289, as amended by Public Law 110–5), the Secretary of Agriculture 
is authorized to enter into or renew contracts under section 521(a)(2) 
of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490a(a)(2)) for 1 year. 
SEC. 115. The authority provided by section 3a of the Act 
of March 3, 1927 (commonly known as the ‘‘Cotton Statistics and 
Estimates Act’’) (7 U.S.C. 473a) shall continue in effect through 
the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution. 
SEC. 116. The authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to 
carry out the adjusted gross income limitation contained in section 
1001D of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308–3a) shall 
continue through the end of the period specified in subsection 
(e) of such section or the date specified in section 106(3) of this 
joint resolution, whichever occurs later. 
SEC. 117. The provisions of title VIII of the Departments of 
Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–447, division B) that 
apply during fiscal year 2007 shall continue to apply through the 
date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution. 
SEC. 118. The authority provided by section 1202 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public 
Law 109–163) shall continue in effect through the earlier of the 
date of enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2008 or the date specified in section 106(3) of this 
joint resolution. 
SEC. 119. The authority provided by section 1477(d) of title 
10, United States Code, as amended by section 3306 of Public 
Law 110–28, shall continue in effect through the date of enactment 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008. 
SEC. 120. The authority provided by section 1208 of the Ronald 
W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2005 (Public Law 108–375) shall continue in effect through the 
earlier of the date of enactment of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2008 or the date specified in section 106(3) 
of this joint resolution.
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SEC. 121. The authority provided by section 1022 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public 
Law 108–136), as amended by section 1022 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163), shall 
continue in effect through the earlier of the date of enactment 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 
or the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution. 
SEC. 122. The authority provided by section 1051a of title 
10, United States Code, shall continue in effect through the earlier 
of the date of enactment of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2008 or the date specified in section 106(3) 
of this joint resolution. 
SEC. 123. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or 
this joint resolution, and in addition to amounts otherwise made 
available 
by 
this 
joint 
resolution, 
there 
is 
appropriated 
$5,200,000,000 for a ‘‘Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle 
Fund’’, to remain available until September 30, 2008. 
(b) The funds provided by subsection (a) shall be available 
to the Secretary of Defense to continue technological research and 
development and upgrades, to procure Mine Resistant Ambush 
Protected vehicles and associated support equipment, and to sus-
tain, transport, and field Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles. 
(c)(1) The Secretary of Defense shall transfer funds provided 
by subsection (a) to appropriations for operation and maintenance; 
procurement; and research, development, test and evaluation to 
accomplish the purposes specified in subsection (b). Such transferred 
funds shall be merged with and be available for the same purposes 
and for the same time period as the appropriation to which they 
are transferred. 
(2) The transfer authority provided by this subsection shall 
be in addition to any other transfer authority available to the 
Department of Defense. 
(3) The Secretary of Defense shall, not less than 5 days prior 
to making any transfer under this subsection, notify the congres-
sional defense committees in writing of the details of the transfer. 
(d) The amount provided by this section is designated as an 
emergency requirement and necessary to meet emergency needs 
pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of section 204 of S. Con. Res. 
21 (110th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for 
fiscal year 2008. 
SEC. 124. Section 14704 of title 40, United States Code, shall 
be applied by substituting the date specified in section 106(3) of 
this joint resolution for ‘‘October 1, 2007’’. 
SEC. 125. Section 382N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2009aa–13) shall be applied by sub-
stituting the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution 
for ‘‘October 1, 2007’’. 
SEC. 126. Of the funds made available to the Department 
of Energy under this joint resolution, $484,000 may be transferred 
to another agency for carrying out the provisions of division C 
of Public Law 108–324. Funds so transferred shall be refunded 
to the Department after passage of the regular appropriations Act 
for that agency. 
SEC. 127. (a) In addition to the amounts otherwise provided 
under section 101, an additional amount is available under ‘‘General 
Services Administration—Operating Expenses Account’’, at a rate
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for operations of $4,340,000, for the costs of agency activities trans-
ferred to the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals pursuant to section 
847 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2006 (Public Law 109–163). 
(b) For purposes of section 101, the rate for operations for 
each of the accounts from which funds were transferred in fiscal 
year 2007 pursuant to section 847(b) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163; 41 
U.S.C. 607 note) is reduced by an amount equal to the annualized 
level of the funds transferred. 
SEC. 128. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint 
resolution, except section 106, the District of Columbia may expend 
local funds for programs and activities under the heading ‘‘District 
of Columbia Funds’’ for such programs and activities under title 
IV of H.R. 2829 (110th Congress), as passed by the House of 
Representatives, at the rate set forth under ‘‘District of Columbia 
Funds—Summary of Expenses’’ as included in the Fiscal Year 2008 
Proposed Budget and Financial Plan submitted to the Congress 
by the District of Columbia on June 7, 2007, as amended on June 
29, 2007. 
SEC. 129. Section 403(f) of the Government Management 
Reform Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–356; 31 U.S.C. 501 note) 
shall be applied by substituting the date specified in section 106(3) 
of this joint resolution for ‘‘October 1, 2006’’. 
SEC. 130. Section 204(e) of the Veterans Benefits Improvement 
Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–454; 38 U.S.C. 4301 note) shall be 
applied by substituting the date specified in section 106(3) of this 
joint resolution for ‘‘September 30, 2007’’. 
SEC. 131. Any funds made available pursuant to section 101 
for United States Customs and Border Protection may be obligated 
to support hiring, training, and equipping of new border patrol 
agents at a rate for operations not exceeding that necessary to 
sustain the numbers of new border patrol agents hired, trained, 
and equipped in the final quarter of fiscal year 2007. The Commis-
sioner of United States Customs and Border Protection shall notify 
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate on each use of the authority provided in this 
section. 
SEC. 132. The Secretary of Homeland Security may continue, 
through the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution, 
to obligate funds at the rate the Secretary determines necessary 
to maintain not more than the average monthly number of detention 
bed spaces in use during September 2007 at detention facilities 
operated or contracted by the Department of Homeland Security. 
SEC. 133. During the period specified in section 106 of this 
joint resolution, section 517(b) of Public Law 109–295 shall not 
be in effect. 
SEC. 134. Section 105(f)(1)(B)(ix) of the Compact of Free 
Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921d(f)(1)(B)(ix)) 
shall be applied by substituting the date specified in section 106(3) 
of this joint resolution for ‘‘the end of fiscal year 2007’’. 
SEC. 135. (a) Activities authorized by chapters 2, 3, 5, and 
6 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2271 et seq.) 
shall continue through the date specified in section 106(3) of this 
joint resolution. 
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint resolution, 
except section 106, there is appropriated to carry out chapter 6