IA
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. J. RES. 67
Making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2000, and for other
purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 27, 1999
Mr. YOUNG of Florida introduced the following joint resolution; which was
referred to the Committee on Appropriations
JOINT RESOLUTION
Making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2000,
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 2000, and for other purposes, namely:
SEC. 101. (a) Such amounts as may be necessary
under the authority and conditions provided in the appli-
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cable appropriations Act for the fiscal year 1999 for con-
tinuing projects or activities including the costs of direct
loans and loan guarantees (not otherwise specifically pro-
vided for in this joint resolution) which were conducted
in the fiscal year 1999 and for which appropriations,
funds, or other authority would be available in the fol-
lowing appropriations Acts:
(1) the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food
and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Ap-
propriations Act, 2000;
(2) the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and
State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appro-
priations Act, 2000, notwithstanding section 15 of
the State Department Basic Authorities 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;
(3) the Department of Defense Appropriations
Act, 2000, notwithstanding section 504(a)(1) of the
National Security Act of 1947;
(4) the District of Columbia Appropriations
Act, 2000;
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(5) the Energy and Water Development Appro-
priations Act, 2000;
(6) the Foreign Operations, Export Financing,
and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2000,
notwithstanding section 10 of Public Law 91–672
and section 15 of the State Department Basic Au-
thorities Act of 1956;
(7) the Department of the Interior and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000;
(8) the Departments of Labor, Health and
Human Services, and Education, and Related Agen-
cies Appropriations Act, 2000, the House or Senate
reported version of which, if such reported version
exists, shall be deemed to have passed the House or
Senate respectively as of October 1, 1999, for the
purposes of this joint resolution, unless a reported
version is passed as of October 1, 1999, in which
case the passed version shall be used in place of the
reported version for purposes of this joint resolution;
(9) the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act,
2000;
(10) the Department of Transportation and Re-
lated Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000;
(11) the Treasury and General Government Ap-
propriations Act, 2000; and
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(12) the Departments of Veterans Affairs and
Housing and Urban Development, and Independent
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000:
Provided, That whenever the amount which would be made
available or the authority which would be granted in
these Acts as passed by the House and Senate as of Octo-
ber 1, 1999, is different than that which would be avail-
able or granted under current operations, the pertinent
project or activity shall be continued at a rate for oper-
ations not exceeding the current rate: Provided further,
That whenever there is no amount made available under
any of these appropriations Acts as passed by the House
and Senate as of October 1, 1999, for a continuing project
or activity which was conducted in fiscal year 1999 and
for which there is fiscal year 2000 funding included in
the budget request, the pertinent project or activity shall
be continued at the rate for current operations under the
authority and conditions provided in the applicable appro-
priations Act for the fiscal year 1999.
(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, 1999, is different from that which would be
available or granted under such Act as passed by the Sen-
ate as of October 1, 1999, the pertinent project or activity