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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. J. RES. 153
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JANUARY 4 (legislative day, JANUARY 3), 1996
Received
JOINT RESOLUTION
Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year
1996, 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
the general fund and enterprise funds of the District of
Columbia for the District of Columbia for the fiscal year
1996, 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 the appli-
cable appropriations Act for the fiscal year 1995 for con-
tinuing projects or activities including the costs of direct
loans and loan guarantees (not otherwise specifically pro-
vided for in this title of this joint resolution) which were
conducted in the fiscal year 1995 and for which appropria-
tions, funds, or other authority would be available in the
following appropriations 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 grant-
ed under current operations, the pertinent project or activ-
ity shall be continued at a rate for operations not exceed-
ing the current rate.
(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
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the current rate or the rate permitted by the action of
the House or the Senate, whichever is lower, under the
authority and conditions provided in the applicable appro-
priations 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 pertinent project or activity shall not be
continued except as provided for in section 111 or 112
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 appli-
cable 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 ap-
propriations 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
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lough to be avoided. No new contracts or grants shall be
awarded in excess of an amount that bears the same ratio
to the rate for operations provided by this section as the
number of days covered by this resolution bears to 366.
SEC. 113. Notwithstanding any other provision of
this title of this joint resolution, except sections 106, 111,
and 112, for those programs that had high initial rates
of operation or complete distribution of funding at the be-
ginning of the fiscal year in fiscal year 1995 because of
distributions of funding to States, foreign countries,
grantees, or others, similar distributions of funds for fiscal
year 1996 shall not be made and no grants shall be award-
ed for such programs funded by this title of this resolution
that would impinge on final funding prerogatives.
SEC. 114. This title of this joint resolution shall be
implemented so that only the most limited funding action
of that permitted in this title of this resolution shall be
taken in order to provide for continuation of projects and
activities.
SEC. 115. The provisions of section 132 of the Dis-
trict of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1988, Public Law
100–202, shall not apply for this title of this joint resolu-
tion.
SEC. 116. Notwithstanding any other provision of
this title of this joint resolution, except section 106, none
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of the funds appropriated under this title of this joint reso-
lution shall be used to implement or enforce any system
of registration of unmarried, cohabiting couples whether
they are homosexual, lesbian, heterosexual, including but
not limited to registration for the purpose of extending
employment, health, or governmental benefits to such cou-
ples on the same basis that such benefits are extended to
legally married couples; nor shall any funds made available
pursuant to any provision of this title of this joint resolu-
tion otherwise be used to implement or enforce D.C. Act
9–188, signed by the Mayor of the District of Columbia
on April 15, 1992.
Passed the House of Representatives January 3,
1996.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.