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ices—Administration for Children and Families—Refugee 
and Entrant Assistance’’ at a rate for operations of 
$900,000,000. Amounts made available by this section 
may be obligated up to a rate for operations necessary 
to maintain program operations at the level provided in 
fiscal year 2012, as necessary to accommodate increased 
demand. 
SEC. 148. Activities authorized by part A of title IV 
and section 1108(b) of the Social Security Act shall con-
tinue through the date specified in section 106(3) of this 
joint resolution, in the manner authorized for fiscal year 
2012, and out of any money in the Treasury of the United 
States not otherwise appropriated, there are hereby appro-
priated such sums as may be necessary for such purpose. 
Grants and payments may be made pursuant to this au-
thority on a quarterly basis through the second quarter 
of fiscal year 2013 at the level provided for such activities 
for the corresponding quarter of fiscal year 2012. 
SEC. 149. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this joint resolution, there is appropriated for payment to 
the heirs at law of Donald M. Payne, late a Representative 
from the State of New Jersey, $174,000. 
SEC. 150. Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are 
provided for ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs—Depart-
mental Administration—General Operating Expenses, 
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Veterans Benefits Administration’’ at a rate for operations 
of $2,164,074,000. 
SEC. 151. The authority provided by section 315(b) 
of title 38, United States Code, shall continue in effect 
through the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint 
resolution. 
SEC. 152. (a) Section 120 of division C of Public Law 
112–55 shall not apply to amounts made available by this 
joint resolution. 
(b) During the period covered by this joint resolution, 
section 1102 of Public Law 112–141 shall be applied— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by substituting 
‘‘$39,143,582,670’’ for ‘‘$39,699,000,000’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(10), as if the limitation 
applicable through fiscal year 2011 applied through 
fiscal year 2012; and 
(3) in subsection (c)(5), by treating the ref-
erence to section 204 of title 23, United States 
Code, as a reference to sections 202 and 204 of such 
title. 
SEC. 153. The matter under the heading ‘‘Depart-
ment of Transportation—National Highway Traffic Safe-
ty Administration—Highway Traffic Safety Grants’’ in di-
vision C of Public Law 112–55 shall be applied to amounts 
made available by this joint resolution by treating each 
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reference to section 2001(a)(11) of Public Law 109–59 
under such heading as a reference to section 31101(a)(6) 
of Public Law 112–141. 
SEC. 154. The matter under the heading ‘‘Depart-
ment of Transportation—Federal Transit Administra-
tion—Formula and Bus Grants’’ in division C of Public 
Law 112–55 shall be applied to amounts made available 
by this joint resolution by substituting ‘‘49 U.S.C. 5305, 
5307, 5310, 5311, 5318, 5322(d), 5335, 5337, 5339, and 
5340’’ for ‘‘49 U.S.C. 5305, 5307, 5308, 5309, 5310, 
5311, 5316, 5317, 5320, 5335, 5339, and 5340 and sec-
tion 3038 of Public Law 105–178, as amended’’ each 
place it appears. 
SEC. 155. Section 601(e)(1)(B) of division B of Pub-
lic Law 110–432 shall be applied by substituting the date 
specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution for ‘‘4 
years after such date’’. 
This joint resolution may be cited as the ‘‘Continuing 
Appropriations Resolution, 2013’’. 
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