In the Senate of the United States,
December 22, 1995.
Resolved, That the resolution from the House of Rep-
resentatives (H.J. Res. 134) entitled ‘‘Joint resolution mak-
ing further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year
1996, and for other purposes.’’ do pass with the following
AMENDMENT:
Strike out all after the resolving clause and insert:
TITLE I
AID TO FAMILIES WITH DEPENDENT CHILDREN
AND FOSTER CARE AND ADOPTION ASSISTANCE
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 1996, and for other purposes, namely:
SEC. 101. (a) Such amounts as may be necessary
under the authority and conditions provided in the applica-
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rent 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 avail-
able or the authority which would be granted under the Act
which included funding for fiscal year 1996 for the projects
and activities listed in this section as passed by the House
as of the date of enactment of this joint resolution, is dif-
ferent 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 author-
ity and conditions provided in the applicable appropria-
tions Act for the fiscal year 1995.
(c) Whenever an Act which included funding for fiscal
year 1996 for the projects and activities listed in this sec-
tion has been passed by only the House or only the Senate
as of the date of enactment of this joint resolution, the perti-
nent project or activity shall be continued under the appro-
priation, 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
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in the applicable appropriations Act for the fiscal year
1995.
SEC. 102. 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. 103. 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 1995.
SEC. 104. No provision which is included in the appro-
priations Act enumerated in section 101 but which was not
included in the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal
year 1995 and which by its terms is applicable to more
than one appropriation, fund, or authority shall be applica-
ble to any appropriation, fund, or authority provided in
this joint resolution.
SEC. 105. Appropriations made and authority granted
pursuant to this title of this joint resolution shall cover all
obligations 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. 106. Unless otherwise provided for in this title
of this joint resolution or in the applicable appropriations
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Act, appropriations and funds made available and author-
ity granted pursuant to this title of this joint resolution
shall be available until (a) enactment into law of an appro-
priation for any project or activity provided for in this title
of this joint resolution, or (b) the enactment into law of
the applicable appropriations Act by both Houses without
any provision for such project or activity, or (c) January
3, 1996, whichever first occurs.
SEC. 107. Expenditures made pursuant to this title of
this joint resolution shall be charged to the applicable ap-
propriation, fund, or authorization whenever a bill in
which such applicable appropriation, fund, or authoriza-
tion is contained is enacted into law.
SEC. 108. No provision in the appropriations Act for
the fiscal year 1996 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 resolu-
tion.
SEC. 109. Appropriations and funds made available
by or authority granted pursuant to this title of 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
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nothing herein shall be construed to waive any other provi-
sion of law governing the apportionment of funds.
TITLE II
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
That the following sums are hereby appropriated, out of the
general fund and enterprise funds of the District of Colum-
bia for the District of Columbia for the fiscal year 1996,
and for other purposes, namely:
SEC. 201. (a) Such amounts as may be necessary
under the authority and conditions provided in the applica-
ble appropriations Act for the fiscal year 1995 for continu-
ing projects or activities including the costs of direct loans
and loan guarantees (not otherwise specifically provided for
in this title of 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 ap-
propriations Act:
The District of Columbia Appropriations Act,
1996;
Provided, That whenever the amount which would be made
available or the authority which would be granted in this
Act 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.
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(b) Whenever the amount which would be made avail-
able or the authority which would be granted under the 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 con-
ditions 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 perti-
nent project or activity shall not be continued except as pro-
vided for in section 211 or 212 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. 202. Appropriations made by section 201 shall
be available to the extent and in the manner which would
be provided by the pertinent appropriations Act.