H. J. Res. 123
One Hundred Fourth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the fourth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-five
Joint Resolution
Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other
purposes.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following
sums are hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury
not otherwise appropriated, and out of applicable corporate or other
revenues, receipts, and funds, for the several departments, agencies,
corporations, and other organizational units of Government for the
fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes, namely:
TITLE I
CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS
SEC. 101. (a) Such amounts as may be necessary under the
authority and conditions provided in the applicable appropriations
Act for the fiscal year 1995 for continuing projects or activities
including the costs of direct loans and loan guarantees (not other-
wise specifically provided for in this joint resolution) which were
conducted in the fiscal year 1995 and for which appropriations,
funds, or other authority would be available in the following appro-
priations Acts:
The Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the
Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996, not-
withstanding section 15 of the State Department Basic Authori-
ties Act of 1956, section 701 of the United States Information
and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, section 313 of the
Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and
1995 (Public Law 103–236), and section 53 of the Arms Control
and Disarmament Act;
The Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1996, not-
withstanding section 504(a)(1) of the National Security Act
of 1947;
The District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1996;
The Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related
Programs Appropriations Act, 1996, notwithstanding section
10 of Public Law 91–672 and section 15(a) of the State Depart-
ment Basic Authorities Act of 1956;
The Department of the Interior and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 1996;
The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services,
and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996;
The Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1996, H.R.
2492;
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The Department of Transportation Appropriations Act,
1996;
The Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government
Appropriations Act, 1996;
The Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and
Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations
Act, 1996:
Provided, That whenever the amount which would be made avail-
able or the authority which would be granted in these Acts is
greater than that which 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.
(b) Whenever the amount which would be made available or
the authority which would be granted under an Act listed in this
section as passed by the House as of the date of enactment of
this joint resolution, is different from that which would be available
or granted under such Act as passed by the Senate as of the
date of 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 the Senate, whichever is lower, under the authority and condi-
tions provided in the applicable appropriations Act for the fiscal
year 1995: Provided, That where an item is not included in either
version or where an item is included in only one version of the
Act as passed by both Houses as of the date of enactment of
this joint resolution, the pertinent project or activity shall not
be continued except as provided for in section 111 or 112 under
the appropriation, fund, or authority granted by the applicable
appropriations Act for the fiscal year 1995 and under the authority
and conditions provided in the applicable appropriations Act for
the fiscal year 1995.
(c) Whenever an Act listed in this section has been passed
by only the House or only the Senate as of the date of enactment
of this joint resolution, the pertinent project or activity shall be
continued under the appropriation, fund, or authority granted by
the one House at a rate for operations not exceeding the current
rate or the rate permitted by the action of the one House, whichever
is lower, and under the authority and conditions provided in the
applicable appropriations Act for the fiscal year 1995: Provided,
That where an item is funded in the applicable appropriations
Act for the fiscal year 1995 and not included in the version passed
by the one House as of the date of enactment of this joint resolution,
the pertinent project or activity shall not be continued except as
provided for in section 111 or 112 under the appropriation, fund,
or authority granted by the applicable appropriations Act for the
fiscal year 1995 and under the authority and conditions provided
in the applicable appropriations Act for the fiscal year 1995.
SEC. 102. No appropriation or funds made available or authority
granted pursuant to section 101 for the Department of Defense
shall be used for new production of items not funded for production
in fiscal year 1995 or prior years, for the increase in production
rates above those sustained with fiscal year 1995 funds, or to
initiate, resume, or continue any project, activity, operation, or
organization which are defined as any project, subproject, activity,
budget activity, program element, and subprogram within a pro-
gram element and for investment items are further defined as
a P–1 line item in a budget activity within an appropriation account