IIA
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. J. RES. 267
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
SEPTEMBER 29 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 27), 1993
Received
JOINT RESOLUTION
Making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1994,
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, corpora-
tions, and other organizational units of Government for
the fiscal year 1994, and for other purposes, namely:
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SEC. 101. (a) Such amounts as may be necessary
under the authority and conditions provided in applicable
appropriations Acts for the fiscal year 1993 for continuing
projects or activities including the costs of direct loans and
loan guarantees (not otherwise specifically provided for in
this joint resolution) which were conducted in the fiscal
year 1993 and for which appropriations, funds, or other
authority would be available in the following appropria-
tions Acts:
The Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appro-
priations Act, 1994;
The Departments of Commerce, Justice, and
State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appro-
priations Act, 1994, notwithstanding section 15 of
the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956
and section 701 of the United States Information
and Educational Exchange Act of 1948;
The Department of Defense Appropriations
Act, 1994, notwithstanding section 504(a)(1) of the
National Security Act of 1947;
The District of Columbia Appropriations Act,
1994;
The Energy and Water Development Appro-
priations Act, 1994;
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The Department of the Interior and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act, 1994;
The Departments of Labor, Health and Human
Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Ap-
propriations Act, 1994;
The Military Construction Appropriations Act,
1994;
The Department of Transportation and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act, 1994;
The Treasury, Postal Service, and General Gov-
ernment Appropriations Act, 1994; and
The Departments of Veterans Affairs and
Housing and Urban Development, and Independent
Agencies Appropriations Act, 1994:
Provided, That whenever the amount which would be made
available 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 ex-
ceeding the current rate.
(b) Whenever the amount which would be made avail-
able or the authority which would be granted under an
Act listed in this section as passed by the House as of
October 1, 1993, is different from that which would be
available or granted under such Act as passed by the Sen-
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ate as of October 1, 1993, 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, and under
the authority and conditions provided in applicable appro-
priations Acts for the fiscal year 1993: Provided, That
where an item is included in only one version of an Act
as passed by both Houses as of October 1, 1993, the perti-
nent project or activity shall be continued under the ap-
propriation, fund, or authority granted by the one House,
but 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 applicable appropriations Acts for the fiscal
year 1993.
(c) Whenever an Act listed in this section has been
passed by only the House as of October 1, 1993, the perti-
nent project or activity shall be continued under the ap-
propriation, fund, or authority granted by the House, at
a rate for operations not exceeding the current rate or the
rate permitted by the action of the House, whichever is
lower, and under the authority and conditions provided in
applicable appropriations Acts for the fiscal year 1993:
Provided, That where an item is funded in applicable ap-
propriations Acts for the fiscal year 1993 and not included
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in the version passed by the House as of October 1, 1993,
the pertinent project or activity shall be continued under
the appropriation, fund, or authority granted by applicable
appropriations Acts for the fiscal year 1993 at a rate for
operations not exceeding the current rate and under the
authority and conditions provided in applicable appropria-
tions Acts for the fiscal year 1993.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this sec-
tion, the amount which would otherwise be made available
or the authority which would otherwise be granted under
subsection (a), (b), or (c) for civilian personnel compensa-
tion and benefits in each department and agency shall be
no higher than the amount or authority necessary to sup-
port the personnel level resulting from an overall fiscal
year 1993 personnel reduction of 1 percent from each de-
partment or agency’s base level of full-time equivalent em-
ployment consistent with 1993 enacted appropriations,
pursuant to Executive Order 12839, issued February 10,
1993.
SEC. 102. No appropriation or funds made available
or authority granted pursuant to section 101 for the De-
partment of Defense shall be used for new production of
items not funded for production in fiscal year 1993 or
prior years, for the increase in production rates above
those sustained with fiscal year 1993 funds, or to initiate,
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resume, or continue any project, activity, operation, or or-
ganization which are defined as any project, subproject,
activity, 
budget 
activity, 
program 
element, 
and
subprogram within a program element and for investment
items are further defined as a P–1 line item in a budget
activity within an appropriation account and an R–1 line
item which includes a program element and subprogram
element within an appropriation account, for which appro-
priations, funds, or other authority were not available dur-
ing the fiscal year 1993: Provided, That no appropriation
or funds made available or authority granted pursuant to
section 101 for the Department of Defense shall be used
to initiate multi-year procurements utilizing advance pro-
curement funding for economic order quantity procure-
ment unless specifically appropriated later.
SEC. 103. Appropriations made by section 101 shall
be available to the extent and in the manner which would
be provided by the pertinent appropriations Act.
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 the fiscal year 1993.
SEC. 105. No provision which is included in an appro-
priations Act enumerated in section 101 but which was
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not included in the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal
year 1993 and which by its terms is applicable to more
than one appropriation, fund, or authority shall be appli-
cable to any appropriation, fund, or authority provided in
this joint resolution.
SEC. 106. Unless otherwise provided for in this joint
resolution or in the applicable appropriations Act, appro-
priations and funds made available and authority granted
pursuant to this joint resolution shall be available until
(a) enactment into law of an appropriation for any project
or activity provided for in this joint resolution, or (b) the
enactment of the applicable appropriations Act by both
Houses without any provision for such project or activity,
or (c) October 21, 1993, whichever first occurs.
SEC. 107. Appropriations made and authority grant-
ed pursuant to this joint resolution shall cover all obliga-
tions or expenditures incurred for any program, project,
or activity during the period for which funds or authority
for such project or activity are available under this joint
resolution.
SEC. 108. 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.
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SEC. 109. No provision in any appropriations Act for
the fiscal year 1994 referred to in section 101 of this joint
resolution that makes the availability of any appropriation
provided therein dependent upon the enactment of addi-
tional authorizing or other legislation shall be effective be-
fore the date set forth in section 106(c) of this joint
resolution.
SEC. 110. Appropriations and funds made available
by or authority granted pursuant to this joint resolution
may be used without regard to the time limitations for
submission and approval of apportionments set forth in
section 1513 of title 31, United States Code, but nothing
herein shall be construed to waive any other provision of
law governing the apportionment of funds.
SEC. 111. Notwithstanding any other provision of
this joint resolution, except section 106, activities funded
in the Council on Environmental Quality and Office of En-
vironmental Quality account shall be maintained at the
current rate of operations.
SEC. 112. Notwithstanding any other provision of
this joint resolution, except section 106, activities funded
in the Selective Service System, Salaries and expenses
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account shall be maintained at the current rate of
operations.
Passed the House of Representatives September 29,
1993.
Attest:
DONNALD K. ANDERSON,
Clerk.