In the Senate of the United States, 
September 26, 2011. 
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 2608) entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for an addi-
tional temporary extension of programs under the Small 
Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 
1958, and for other purposes.’’, do pass with the following 
SENATE AMENDMENT TO HOUSE AMENDMENT TO 
SENATE AMENDMENT: 
In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the 
House amendment to Senate amendment, insert the fol-
lowing: 
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 fis-
cal year 2012, and for other purposes, namely:
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for which funds or authority for such project or activity 
are available under this Act. 
SEC. 106. Unless otherwise provided for in this Act 
or in the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 2012, 
appropriations and funds made available and authority 
granted pursuant to this Act shall be available until which-
ever of the following first occurs: (1) the enactment into law 
of an appropriation for any project or activity provided 
for in this Act; (2) the enactment into law of the applicable 
appropriations Act for fiscal year 2012 without any provi-
sion for such project or activity; or (3) November 18, 2011. 
SEC. 107. Expenditures made pursuant to this Act 
shall be charged to the applicable appropriation, fund, or 
authorization whenever a bill in which such applicable ap-
propriation, fund, or authorization is contained is enacted 
into law. 
SEC. 108. Appropriations made and funds made avail-
able by or authority granted pursuant to this Act 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 in this Act may 
be construed to waive any other provision of law governing 
the apportionment of funds. 
SEC. 109. Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
Act, except section 106, for those programs that would other-
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wise have high initial rates of operation or complete dis-
tribution of appropriations at the beginning of fiscal year 
2012 because of distributions of funding to States, foreign 
countries, grantees, or others, such high initial rates of oper-
ation or complete distribution shall not be made, and no 
grants shall be awarded for such programs funded by this 
Act that would impinge on final funding prerogatives. 
SEC. 110. This Act shall be implemented so that only 
the most limited funding action of that permitted in the 
Act shall be taken in order to provide for continuation of 
projects and activities. 
SEC. 111. (a) For entitlements and other mandatory 
payments whose budget authority was provided in appro-
priations Acts for fiscal year 2011, and for activities under 
the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, activities shall be con-
tinued at the rate to maintain program levels under current 
law, under the authority and conditions provided in the 
applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 2011, to be 
continued through the date specified in section 106(3). 
(b) Notwithstanding section 106, obligations for man-
datory payments due on or about the first day of any month 
that begins after October 2011 but not later than 30 days 
after the date specified in section 106(3) may continue to 
be made, and funds shall be available for such payments.
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SEC. 112. Amounts made available under section 101 
for civilian personnel compensation and benefits in each de-
partment and agency may be apportioned up to the rate 
for operations necessary to avoid furloughs within such de-
partment or agency, consistent with the applicable appro-
priations Act for fiscal year 2011, except that such author-
ity provided under this section shall not be used until after 
the department or agency has taken all necessary actions 
to reduce or defer non-personnel-related administrative ex-
penses. 
SEC. 113. Funds appropriated by this Act may be obli-
gated and expended notwithstanding section 10 of Public 
Law 91–672 (22 U.S.C. 2412), section 15 of the State De-
partment Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2680), 
section 313 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fis-
cal 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. 114. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), 
each amount incorporated by reference in this Act that was 
previously designated as being for contingency operations 
directly related to the global war on terrorism pursuant to 
section 3(c)(2) of H. Res. 5 (112th Congress) and as an 
emergency requirement pursuant to section 403(a) of S. 
Con. Res. 13 (111th Congress), the concurrent resolution on
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the budget for fiscal year 2010, is designated by the Con-
gress 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, except 
that such amount shall be available only if the President 
subsequently so designates such amount and transmits such 
designation to the Congress. Section 101(b) of this Act shall 
not apply to any amount so designated. 
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to amounts for ‘‘De-
partment of Justice—Federal Bureau of Investigation— 
Salaries and Expenses’’. 
SEC. 115. During the period covered by this Act, dis-
cretionary amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2012 that 
were provided in advance by appropriations Acts shall be 
available in the amounts provided in such Acts, reduced 
by the percentage in section 101(b). 
SEC. 116. Notwithstanding section 101, amounts made 
available by this Act for ‘‘Department of Defense—Oper-
ation and Maintenance—Operation and Maintenance, Air 
Force’’ may be used by the Secretary of Defense for oper-
ations and activities of the Office of Security Cooperation 
in Iraq and security assistance teams, including life sup-
port, transportation and personal security, and facilities 
renovation and construction: Provided, That the authority 
made by this section shall continue in effect through the
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date specified in section 106(3) of this Act: Provided fur-
ther, That section 9014 of division A of Public Law 112– 
10 shall not apply to funds appropriated by this Act. 
SEC. 117. Notwithstanding section 101, funds made 
available in title IX of division A of Public Law 112–10 
for ‘‘Overseas Contingency Operations’’ shall be available 
at a rate for operations not to exceed the rate permitted 
by H.R. 2219 (112th Congress) as passed by the House of 
Representatives on July 8, 2011. 
SEC. 118. The authority provided by section 127b of 
title 10, United States Code, shall continue in effect through 
the date specified in section 106(3) of this Act. 
SEC. 119. The authority provided by section 1202 of 
the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109–364; 120 Stat. 2412), 
as extended by section 1204(b) of the Duncan Hunter Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Pub-
lic Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4623), shall continue in effect 
through the date specified in section 106(3) of this Act. 
SEC. 120. Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are 
provided for ‘‘Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board— 
Salaries and Expenses’’ at a rate for operations of 
$29,130,000. 
SEC. 121. Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
Act, except section 106, the District of Columbia may ex-
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pend local funds under the heading ‘‘District of Columbia 
Funds’’ for such programs and activities under title IV of 
H.R. 2434 (112th Congress), as reported by the Committee 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, at the 
rate set forth under ‘‘District of Columbia Funds—Sum-
mary of Expenses’’ as included in the Fiscal Year 2012 
Budget Request Act of 2011 (D.C. Act 19–92), as modified 
as of the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 122. Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are 
provided for the necessary expenses of the Recovery Account-
ability and Transparency Board, to carry out its functions 
under title XV of division A of the American Recovery and 
Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–5), at a rate 
for operations of $28,350,000. 
SEC. 123. (a) Section 9(m) of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 638(m)) shall be applied by substituting the date 
specified in section 106(3) of this Act for ‘‘September 30, 
2011’’. 
(b) Notwithstanding section 9(n)(1)(A) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(n)(1)(A)), the Small Business 
Technology Transfer Program shall continue in effect 
through the date specified in section 106(3) of this Act. 
(c) Notwithstanding section 9(y)(6) of the Small Busi-
ness Act (15 U.S.C. 638(y)(6)), the pilot program under
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section 9(y) of such Act shall continue in effect through the 
date specified in section 106(3) of this Act. 
SEC. 124. Section 8909a(d)(3)(A)(v) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2011’’ 
and inserting the date specified in section 106(3) of this 
Act. 
SEC. 125. (a) Notwithstanding section 101, amounts 
are provided for ‘‘Department of Homeland Security—Fed-
eral Emergency Management Agency—Disaster Relief’’ at 
a rate for operations of $2,650,000,000: Provided, That the 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide a full ac-
counting of disaster relief funding requirements for such ac-
count for fiscal year 2012 not later than 15 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and for fiscal year 2013 
in conjunction with the submission of the President’s budget 
request for fiscal year 2013. 
(b) The accounting described in subsection (a) for each 
fiscal year shall include estimates of the following amounts: 
(1) The unobligated balance of funds in such ac-
count that has been (or will be) carried over to such 
fiscal year from prior fiscal years. 
(2) The unobligated balance of funds in such ac-
count that will be carried over from such fiscal year 
to the subsequent fiscal year.
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be obligated at a rate for operations necessary to sustain 
essential security activities, such as: staffing levels of oper-
ational personnel; immigration enforcement and removal 
functions, including sustaining not less than necessary de-
tention bed capacity; and United States Secret Service pro-
tective activities, including protective activities necessary to 
secure National Special Security Events. The Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall notify the Committees on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
on each use of the authority provided in this section. 
SEC. 127. The authority provided by section 532 of 
Public Law 109–295 shall continue in effect through the 
date specified in section 106(3) of this Act. 
SEC. 128. The authority provided by section 831 of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 391) shall 
continue in effect through the date specified in section 
106(3) of this Act. 
SEC. 129. Section 550(b) of the Department of Home-
land Security Appropriations Act, 2007 (6 U.S.C. 121 note) 
shall be applied by substituting the date specified in section 
106(3) of this Act for ‘‘October 4, 2011’’. 
SEC. 130. Sections 1309(a) and 1319 of the National 
Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4016(a) and 4026) 
shall be applied by substituting the date specified in section 
106(3) of this Act for ‘‘September 30, 2011’’.
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SEC. 131. Section 330 of the Department of the Inte-
rior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (42 
U.S.C. 1701 note), concerning Service First authorities, 
shall continue in effect through the date specified in section 
106(3) of this Act. 
SEC. 132. Notwithstanding section 101, section 1807 
of Public Law 112–10 shall be applied by substituting 
‘‘$374,743,000’’ for ‘‘$363,843,000’’ and ‘‘$10,900,000’’ for 
‘‘$3,000,000’’. 
SEC. 133. The second proviso of section 1801(a)(3) of 
Public Law 112–10 is amended by striking ‘‘appropriation 
under this subparagraph’’ and inserting ‘‘appropriations 
made available by this Act’’. 
SEC. 134. Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are 
provided for ‘‘Federal Mine Safety and Health Review 
Commission—Salaries and Expenses’’ at a rate for oper-
ations of $14,510,000. 
SEC. 135. Sections 399AA(e), 399BB(g), and 399CC(f) 
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280i(e), 280i– 
1(g), 280i–2(f)) shall be applied by substituting the date 
specified in section 106(3) of this Act for ‘‘September 30, 
2011’’. 
SEC. 136. Notwithstanding section 101, section 2005 
of division B of Public Law 112–10 shall be applied by 
substituting ‘‘$0’’ for each dollar amount.
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SEC. 137. The Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 
U.S.C. 635 et seq.) shall be applied by substituting the date 
specified in section 106(3) of this Act for ‘‘September 30, 
2011’’ in section 7 of such Act. 
SEC. 138. Section 209 of the International Religious 
Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6436) shall be applied by 
substituting the date specified in section 106(3) of this Act 
for ‘‘September 30, 2011’’. 
SEC. 139. Commitments to guarantee loans incurred 
under the General and Special Risk Insurance Funds, as 
authorized by sections 238 and 519 of the National Housing 
Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–3 and 1735c), shall not exceed a rate 
for operations of $25,000,000,000: Provided, That total loan 
principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, may be 
apportioned through the date specified in section 106(3) of 
this Act, at $80,000,000 multiplied by the number of days 
covered in this Act. 
SEC. 140. (a) RENEWAL OF IMPORT RESTRICTIONS 
UNDER BURMESE FREEDOM
AND DEMOCRACY ACT
OF 
2003.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Congress approves the renewal 
of the import restrictions contained in section 3(a)(1) 
and section 3A (b)(1) and (c)(1) of the Burmese Free-
dom and Democracy Act of 2003.
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(2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—This section shall 
be deemed to be a ‘‘renewal resolution’’ for purposes 
of section 9 of the Burmese Freedom and Democracy 
Act of 2003. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 
on July 26, 2011. 
(c) APPLICABILITY.—This section shall not be subject 
to any other provision of this Act. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Continuing Appropria-
tions Act, 2012’’. 
Attest: 
Secretary.
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H.R. 2608 
SENATE AMENDMENT TO 
HOUSE AMENDMENT TO 
SENATE AMENDMENT