IA 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 62 
Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 12, 2013 
Mr. GRAVES of Georgia (for himself, Mr. JORDAN, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. DUN-
CAN of South Carolina, Mr. SOUTHERLAND, Mr. COLLINS of Georgia, Mr. 
LABRADOR, Mr. GOWDY, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. OLSON, Mr. MARINO, 
Mr. PALAZZO, Mr. PITTS, Mr. BROUN of Georgia, Mr. SALMON, Mr. 
SENSENBRENNER, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. HENSARLING, Mr. DESANTIS, Mr. 
WESTMORELAND, 
Mr. 
MASSIE, 
Mr. 
GINGREY
of 
Georgia, 
Mr. 
BRIDENSTINE, Mr. BROOKS of Alabama, Mr. CASSIDY, Mr. NEUGE-
BAUER, Mr. SCHWEIKERT, Mr. PERRY, Mr. FARENTHOLD, Mr. 
HUIZENGA of Michigan, Mr. MESSER, Mr. FLORES, Mr. MULVANEY, Mr. 
HUELSKAMP, Mr. DAINES, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mrs. BLACK-
BURN, Mr. RIBBLE, Mr. PRICE of Georgia, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Geor-
gia, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, and Mr. STUTZMAN) intro-
duced the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget and 
Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2014, 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 
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any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
and out of applicable corporate or other revenues, receipts, 
and funds, for the several departments, agencies, corpora-
tions, and other organizational units of Government for 
fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes, namely: 
SEC. 101. (a) Such amounts as may be necessary, 
at a rate for operations as provided in the applicable ap-
propriations Acts for fiscal year 2013 and under the au-
thority and conditions provided in such Acts, for con-
tinuing projects or activities (including the costs of direct 
loans and loan guarantees) that are not otherwise specifi-
cally provided for in this joint resolution, that were con-
ducted in fiscal year 2013, and for which appropriations, 
funds, or other authority were made available in the fol-
lowing appropriations Acts: 
(1) The Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 
and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Ap-
propriations Act, 2013 (division A of Public Law 
113–6). 
(2) The Commerce, Justice, Science, and Re-
lated Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 (division B 
of Public Law 113–6). 
(3) The Full-Year Continuing Appropriations 
Act, 2013 (division F of Public Law 113–6). 
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(b) The rate for operations provided by subsection (a) 
shall reflect the reductions made in fiscal year 2013 
under— 
(1) section 3004 of division G of the Consoli-
dated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 
2013 (Public Law 113–6), if any; and 
(2) the sequestration order issued pursuant to 
section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
SEC. 102. Appropriations made by section 101 shall 
be available to the extent and in the manner that would 
be provided by the pertinent appropriations Act. 
SEC. 103. Appropriations provided by this division 
that, in the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 
2013, carried a multiple-year or no-year period of avail-
ability shall retain a comparable period of availability. 
SEC. 104. No appropriation or funds made available 
or authority granted pursuant to section 101 shall be used 
to initiate or resume any project or activity for which ap-
propriations, funds, or other authority were not available 
during fiscal year 2013. 
SEC. 105. Except as otherwise expressly provided in 
this division, the requirements, authorities, conditions, 
limitations, and other provisions of the appropriations 
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Acts referred to in section 101 shall continue in effect 
through the date specified in section 106. 
SEC. 106. Unless otherwise provided for in this divi-
sion or in the applicable appropriations Act, appropria-
tions and funds made available and authority granted pur-
suant to this division shall be available through September 
30, 2014. 
SEC. 107. Expenditures made pursuant to this joint 
resolution shall be charged to the applicable appropriation, 
fund, or authorization whenever a bill in which such appli-
cable appropriation, fund, or authorization is contained is 
enacted into law. 
SEC. 108. 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. 109. (a) For entitlements and other mandatory 
payments whose budget authority was provided in appro-
priations Acts for fiscal year 2013, and for activities under 
the Food Stamp Act of 1977, activities shall be continued 
at the rate to maintain program levels under current law, 
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under the authority and conditions provided in the appli-
cable appropriations Act for fiscal year 2013, to be contin-
ued through the date specified in section 106. 
(b) Notwithstanding section 106, obligations for man-
datory payments due on or about the first day of any 
month that begins after October 2014 but not later than 
30 days after the date specified in section 106 may con-
tinue to be made, and funds shall be available for such 
payments. 
SEC. 110. Each amount incorporated by reference in 
this joint resolution that was previously designated by the 
Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 
War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985 or as being for disaster relief pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(D) of such Act is designated by the Congress 
for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Ter-
rorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of such Act or 
as being for disaster relief pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(D) of such Act, respectively. 
SEC. 111. (a) The provisions of the following bills are 
hereby enacted into law: 
(1) H.R. 2216 (Military Construction and Vet-
erans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
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Act, 2014), as engrossed by the House of Represent-
atives on June 4, 2013. 
(2) H.R. 2217 (Department of Homeland Secu-
rity Appropriations Act, 2014), as engrossed by the 
House of Representatives on June 6, 2013. 
(3) H.R. 2397 (Department of Defense Appro-
priations Act, 2014), as engrossed by the House of 
Representatives on July 24, 2013. 
(b) In publishing this Act in slip form and in the 
United States Statutes at Large pursuant to section 112 
of title 1, United States Code, the Archivist of the United 
States shall include after the date of approval at the end 
appendixes setting forth the texts of the bills referred to 
in subsection (a) of this section and the text of any other 
bill enacted into law by reference by reason of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
SEC. 112. (a) The Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended by striking section 
251(c)(3) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(3) with respect to fiscal year 2014, for the 
discretionary category, $967,473,000 in new budget 
authority;’’. 
(b) If, for fiscal year 2014, the amount of new budget 
authority provided by this joint resolution exceeds the dis-
cretionary spending limit set forth in section 251(c)(3) of 
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the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
(as amended by subsection (a) of this section), the Direc-
tor of the Office of Management and Budget shall increase 
the applicable percentage in subsection (d) by such 
amount as is necessary to eliminate the amount of the ex-
cess of such limit. 
(c) Subject to subsection (b), there is rescinded the 
applicable percentage (as specified in subsection (c)) of— 
(1) the budget authority provided (or obligation 
limit imposed) for fiscal year 2014 for any discre-
tionary account in section 101 of this joint resolu-
tion; 
(2) the budget authority provided in any ad-
vance appropriation for fiscal year 2014 for any dis-
cretionary account (excluding any account funded 
under section 111 of this joint resolution) in any 
prior fiscal year appropriation Act; and 
(3) the contract authority provided in fiscal 
year 2014 for any program subject to limitation in-
corporated or otherwise contained in section 101 of 
this joint resolution. 
(d) For purposes of subsection (b), the applicable per-
centage shall be 0 percent. 
(e) Any rescission made by subsection (c) shall be ap-
plied proportionately— 
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(1) to each discretionary account and each item 
of budget authority described in such subsection; 
and 
(2) within each such account and item, to each 
program, project, and activity (with programs, 
projects, and activities as delineated in the applica-
ble appropriation Act or accompanying reports cov-
ering such account or item). 
(f) This section shall not apply to— 
(1) amounts designated by the Congress for 
Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985 or as being for disaster relief pursuant 
to section 251(b)(2)(D) of such Act; or 
(2) the amount made available by section 113 
of this joint resolution for ‘‘Social Security Adminis-
tration, Limitation on Administrative Expenses’’ for 
continuing disability reviews under titles II and XVI 
of the Social Security Act and for the cost associated 
with conducting redeterminations of eligibility under 
title XVI of the Social Security Act. 
SEC. 113. Of the funds made available by section 101 
for ‘‘Social Security Administration, Limitation on Admin-
istrative Expenses’’ for the cost associated with continuing 
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disability reviews under titles II and XVI of the Social 
Security Act and for the cost associated with conducting 
redeterminations of eligibility under title XVI of the Social 
Security Act, $273,000,000 is provided to meet the terms 
of section 251(b)(2)(B)(ii)(III) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, and 
$483,052,000 is additional new budget authority specified 
for purposes of section 251(b)(2)(B) of such Act. 
SEC. 114. (a) LIMITATION ON FUNDING THE AF-
FORDABLE CARE ACT.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law— 
(1) none of the funds made available by this 
joint resolution or any other Act may be used to 
carry out Public Law 111–148 or title I or subtitle 
B of title II of Public Law 111–152 (including any 
amendment made by such Act, title, or subtitle, re-
spectively) during any fiscal year; 
(2) any funds provided by such Act, title, or 
subtitle for fiscal year 2014 are rescinded; and 
(3) any funds so provided for fiscal year 2015 
shall not be available for obligation until January 1, 
2015. 
(b) DELAY IN IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AFFORD-
ABLE CARE ACT.—No provision of the Patient Protection 
and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111–148) or title 
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I and subtitle B of title II of the Health Care and Edu-
cation Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–152), 
or of the amendments made by either such Act, shall have 
effect until December 31, 2014. 
This joint resolution may be cited as the ‘‘Stability, 
Security, and Fairness Resolution of 2013’’. 
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