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cable appropriation, fund, or authorization is contained is 
enacted into law. 
SEC. 108. Appropriations made and funds made 
available by or authority granted pursuant to this joint 
resolution 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 joint resolution may be construed to waive 
any other provision of law governing the apportionment 
of funds. 
SEC. 109. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this joint resolution, except section 106, for those pro-
grams that would otherwise have high initial rates of oper-
ation or complete distribution of appropriations at the be-
ginning of fiscal year 2008 because of distributions of 
funding to States, foreign countries, grantees, or others, 
such high initial rates of operation or complete distribu-
tion shall not be made, and no grants shall be awarded 
for such programs funded by this joint resolution that 
would impinge on final funding prerogatives. 
SEC. 110. This joint resolution shall be implemented 
so that only the most limited funding action of that per-
mitted in the joint resolution shall be taken in order to 
provide for continuation of projects and activities. 
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SEC. 111. (a) For entitlements and other mandatory 
payments whose budget authority was provided in appro-
priations Acts for fiscal year 2007, and for activities under 
the Food Stamp Act of 1977, activities shall be continued 
at the rate to maintain program levels under current law, 
under the authority and conditions provided in the appli-
cable appropriations Act for fiscal year 2007, to be contin-
ued through the date specified in section 106(3). 
(b) Notwithstanding section 106, obligations for man-
datory payments 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 con-
tinue 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 de-
partment or agency, consistent with the applicable appro-
priations Act for fiscal year 2007, except that such author-
ity 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 ex-
penses. 
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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 Au-
thorization 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 Con-
tinuing 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 ‘‘Cot-
ton 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 Agri-
culture 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 
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