Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014

Bill: 113-hr-2775
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Black, Diane [R-TN-6]
Introduced: 2013-07-22
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Africa

Appropriations

Aviation and airports

Budget deficits and national debt

Civil actions and liability

Colorado

Comprehensive health care

Congressional oversight

Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation

Defense spending

Department of Commerce

Department of Defense

Department of Health and Human Services

Department of Homeland Security

Department of Housing and Urban Development

Department of Veterans Affairs

Disaster relief and insurance

District of Columbia

Economic development

Energy assistance for the poor and aged

Executive agency funding and structure

Federal appellate courts

Federal district courts

Floods and storm protection

Food assistance and relief

Foreign aid and international relief

Forests, forestry, trees

Fraud offenses and financial crimes

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Government ethics and transparency, public corruption

Government studies and investigations

Health care costs and insurance

Health care coverage and access

Health programs administration and funding

Housing and community development funding

Illinois

Income tax credits

Inflation and prices

Judicial procedure and administration

Kentucky

Legislative rules and procedure

Licensing and registrations

Life, casualty, property insurance

Marine and inland water transportation

Maryland

Medical research

Members of Congress

Military facilities and property

Military operations and strategy

Mining

Monuments and memorials

Navigation, waterways, harbors

New Jersey

Poverty and welfare assistance

Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board

Public contracts and procurement

Public transit

Research administration and funding

Research and development

Roads and highways

Rural conditions and development

Senate

Spacecraft and satellites

State and local finance

Teaching, teachers, curricula

Telephone and wireless communication

Terrorism

Transportation costs

Transportation programs funding

Uganda

Veterans' pensions and compensation

Virginia

Worker safety and health
Latest action: action_date: 2013-10-17
text: Became Public Law No: 113-46.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-07-22
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Declares that no premium tax credits or reductions in cost-sharing for the purchase of qualified health benefit plans under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) shall be allowed before the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) certifies to Congress that there is a program in place, consistent with PPACA requirements, that verifies the household income and coverage requirements of individuals applying for such credits and cost-sharing reduction.</p>

action_date: 2013-09-12
action_desc: Passed House amended
text: <p>No Subsidies Without Verification Act - Declares that no premium tax credits or reductions in cost-sharing for the purchase of qualified health benefit plans under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) shall be allowed before the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) certifies to Congress that there is a program in place, consistent with PPACA requirements, that verifies the household income and coverage requirements of individuals applying for such credits and cost-sharing reductions prior to making the benefits available under PPACA.</p>

action_date: 2013-10-16
action_desc: Passed Senate amended
text: <p>Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014 - <b>Division A: Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014</b> - Makes continuing appropriations for FY2014.</p> <p>(Sec. 101) Appropriates amounts for continuing operations, projects, or activities which were conducted in FY2013 and for which appropriations, funds, or other authority were made available in:</p> <ul> <li>the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 (division A of P.L. 113-6), except for a provision of such Act concerning movement of plant pests under a temporary permit;</li> <li>the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 (division B of P.L. 113-6);</li> <li>the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013 (division C of P.L. 113-6);</li> <li>the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2013 (division D of P.L. 113-6);</li> <li>the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 (division E of P.L. 113-6); and</li> <li>the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (division F of P.L. 113-6).</li> </ul> <p>Requires the rate for operations for each account to be calculated to reflect the full amount of any reduction required in FY2013 pursuant to:</p> <ul> <li> any provision of division G of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (P.L. 113-6); and</li> <li> the presidential sequestration order dated March 1, 2013, except as attributable to budget authority made available by: (1) the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013 (P.L. 112-175); or (2) the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 (P.L. 113-2). </li> </ul> <p>(Sec. 102) Bars the use of Department of Defense (DOD) appropriations or funds made available or authority granted in this joint resolution for: (1) the new production of items not funded for production in FY2013 or prior years; (2) the increase in production rates above those sustained with FY2013 funds; (3) the initiation, resumption, or continuation of specified projects, activities, or operations for which appropriations, funds, or other authority were not available during FY2013; or (4) the initiation of multi-year procurements utilizing advance procurement funding for economic order quantity procurement unless specifically appropriated later. </p> <p>(Sec. 106) Provides funding under this joint resolution until whichever of the following first occurs: (1) enactment of an appropriation for any project or activity provided for in it, (2) enactment of the applicable appropriations Act for FY2014 without any provision for such project or activity, or (3) January 15, 2014.</p> <p>(Sec. 109) Prohibits high initial rates of operation or complete distribution of appropriations at the beginning of FY2014 for those programs that would otherwise have them because of distributions of funding to states, foreign countries, grantees, or others. Prohibits also the awarding of grants for any programs funded by this joint resolution that would impinge on final funding prerogatives.</p> <p> (Sec. 110) Declares that this joint resolution shall be implemented so that only the most limited funding action permitted shall be taken in order to provide for continuation of projects and activities.</p> <p> (Sec. 111) Continues funding through January 15, 2014, at the FY2013 level for entitlements and other mandatory payments whose budget authority was provided in FY2013 appropriations Acts, as well as for activities under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008.</p> <p> (Sec. 112) Authorizes amounts made available under this joint resolution for civilian personnel compensation and benefits in each department and agency to be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to avoid furloughs, consistent with the applicable FY2013 appropriations Act. Prohibits use of this authority until after the department or agency has taken all necessary actions to reduce or defer non-personnel-related administrative expenses. </p> <p>(Sec. 114) Continues designation of each amount incorporated by reference in this joint resolution that was previously designated by Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism or for disaster relief, respectively. Allows such funds to be available (or rescinded, if applicable) only if the President subsequently so designates all such amounts and notifies Congress.</p> <p> Provides additional new budget authority from amounts made available under this joint resolution for the Social Security Administration (SSA) for continuing disability reviews and redeterminations.</p> <p>(Sec. 115) Provides for the compensation of federal employees (including employees of the District of Columbia Courts, the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia, or the District of Columbia government) furloughed as a result of any lapse in appropriations that began on or about October 1, 2013, at their standard rate of compensation, for the period of such lapse in appropriations, as soon as practicable after such lapse ends. </p> <p>(Sec. 116) Provides for the reimbursement of a state (or another federal grantee) that used its funds to continue carrying out a federal program during a lapse of appropriations and for the compensation of their furloughed employees.</p> <p>(Sec. 117) Charges expenditures made pursuant to the Pay Our Military Act (P.L. 113-39) to the applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization provided in this joint resolution. </p> <p>(Sec. 118) Provides that the time covered by this joint resolution shall be considered to have begun on October 1, 2013. </p> <p>(Sec. 119) Applies to funds made available under this joint resolution for FY2014 certain requirements and prohibitions of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013, namely:</p> <ul> <li> the requirement that the head of any executive branch department, agency, board, commission, or office funded by this or any other appropriations Act report annually to the Inspector General (IG) (or senior ethics official for any federal entity without an IG) regarding the costs and contracting procedures related to each conference held by any such entity during FY2014 for which the cost to the federal government was more than $100,000;</li> <li> the requirement that the head of any federal entity, within 15 days of any conference it held for which the cost was over $20,000, notify the IG or the senior ethics official of the date, location, and number of employees attending such conference;</li> <li> the prohibition against the use of federal grants or contracts by an executive branch agency to defray the costs of such a conference not directly and programmatically related to the purpose for which the grant or contract was awarded, such as a conference held in connection with planning, training, assessment, review, or other routine purposes related to a project funded by the grant or contract; and</li> <li>the prohibition against the use of federal funds for travel and conference activities that are not in compliance with Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memorandum M-12-12 dated May 11, 2012. </li> </ul> <p>(Sec. 120) Amends the Food for Peace Act to extend through January 15, 2014, authority for agreements to finance sales or to provide other assistance.</p> <p>(Sec. 121) Allows amounts made available for the &quot;Department of Commerce--National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)--Procurement, Acquisition and Construction&quot; to be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to maintain the planned launch schedules for the Joint Polar Satellite System and the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite system.</p> <p>(Sec. 122) Continues through the earlier of January 15, 2014, or the enactment of an authorization of FY2014 appropriations for DOD military activities, the DOD Secretary's authority to provide logistic support, supplies, and services for foreign forces, including the national military forces of Uganda, participating in operations to mitigate and eliminate the threat posed by the Lord's Resistance Army.</p> <p>(Sec. 123) Authorizes increased funding for the project for navigation, Lower Ohio River, Locks and Dams 52 and 53, Illinois and Kentucky.</p> <p>(Sec. 124) Extends through January 15, 2014, specified federal law relating to Appalachian regional development.</p> <p>(Sec. 125) Provides funding for &quot;The Judiciary--Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services--Salaries and Expenses.&quot;</p> <p> (Sec. 126) Provides funding for &quot;The Judiciary--Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services--Defender Services&quot; at a specified rate for operations.</p> <p>(Sec. 127) Authorizes the District of Columbia to expend local funds for certain programs and activities.</p> <p>(Sec. 128) Extends until January 15, 2014, provisions rendering the Antideficiency Act inapplicable to: (1) any amount collected or received as federal universal service contributions, or (2) the expenditure or obligation of amounts attributable to such contributions.</p> <p>(Sec. 129) Provides funding for the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board. </p> <p>(Sec. 130) Continues through January 15, 2014, the requirement that the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) issue interim final regulations establishing risk-based performance standards for the security of chemical facilities and requiring vulnerability assessments and the development and implementation of site security plans for chemical facilities that meet specified requirements.</p> <p>(Sec. 131) Continues through January 15, 2014, the authority of the U.S. Secret Service to use appropriated funds and proceeds from undercover investigative operations for specified purposes.</p> <p>(Sec. 132) Continues through January 15, 2014, the DHS Secretary's authority to carry out a pilot program for: (1) basic, applied, and advanced research and development projects for response to existing or emerging terrorist threats; and (2) defense prototype projects.</p> <p>(Sec. 133) Requires any amounts made available pursuant to this joint resolution for the &quot;Department of Homeland Security--U.S. Customs and Border Protection--Salaries and Expenses,&quot; &quot;Department of Homeland Security--U.S. Customs and Border Protection--Border Security Fencing, Infrastructure, and Technology,&quot; &quot;Department of Homeland Security--U.S. Customs and Border Protection--Air and Marine Operations,&quot; and &quot;Department of Homeland Security--U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement--Salaries and Expenses' shall be obligated at a rate for necessary operations to respectively sustain: </p> <ul> <li>the staffing levels of CBP Officers, equivalent to the staffing levels achieved on September 30, 2013, and comply with specified requirements of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (P.L. 113-6);</li> <li>border security operations, including sustaining the operation of Tethered Aerostat Radar Systems; </li> <li>necessary Air and Marine operations; and </li> <li>the staffing levels of ICE agents, equivalent to the staffing levels achieved on September 30, 2013, and comply with specified requirements of P.L. 113-6.</li> </ul> <p>Requires the DHS Secretary to notify congressional appropriations committees on each use of such authority.</p> <p>(Sec. 134) Continues until December 8, 2015, the authority for the collection of fees at federal recreation lands and waters under the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act. </p> <p>(Sec. 135) Appropriates additional funding for FY2014 for wildland fire management programs of the Department of the Interior and the Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture, to remain available until expended for urgent wildland fire suppression activities.</p> <p>(Sec. 137) Continues through January 15, 2014, the authority of the Forest Service: </p> <ul> <li>to enter into up to 28 contracts with private persons (of which Region One of the Forest Service shall have authority to enter into nine) to perform services to achieve land management goals for national forests that meet local and rural community needs; and</li> <li> to apply the value of timber or other forest products removed as an offset against the cost of services received under a contract.</li> </ul> <p>(Sec. 138) Continues in effect the authority for the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission until the earlier of enactment of FY2014 appropriations or January 15, 2014. Suspends certain authorities relating to procurement and permits for such Memorial.</p> <p>(Sec. 139) Extends through January 15, 2014, activities authorized by part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) in the manner authorized for FY2013. Makes appropriations for such purpose. Excludes from this extension, however, activities otherwise authorized for: (1) the Contingency Fund for State Welfare Programs in the Treasury; and (2) funding of certain TANF research, evaluations, national studies, and demonstrations.</p> <p>(Sec. 140) Applies to funds made available under this joint resolution for FY2014 certain authority granted to the Mine Safety and Health Administration of the Department of Labor in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 (CAA-2012) to: (1) collect and retain up to $2.499 million (currently, retention of up to $1.499 million) from fees collected for approval and certification of equipment, materials, and explosives for use in mines; and (2) use the funds for such activities.</p> <p>(Sec. 141) Applies to funds made available under this joint resolution for FY2014 the treatment of funds for low-income home energy assistance payments for FY2012 under the CAA-2012, which requires that all but a specified portion of such funds be allocated as though the total appropriation for such payments for FY2012 was less than $1.975 billion.</p> <p> (Sec. 142) Provides funding for &quot;Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)--Administration for Children and Families--Refugee and Entrant Assistance&quot; at a specified rate for operations. Allows obligation of such amounts up to a rate for operations necessary to maintain program operations at the FY2013 level to accommodate increased demand.</p> <p>(Sec. 143) Authorizes obligation, during the period covered by this joint resolution, of amounts provided for the HHS Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund at a rate necessary to assure timely execution of planned advanced research and development contracts pursuant to section 319L of the Public Health Service Act, to remain available until expended, for expenses necessary to support advanced research and development and other administrative expenses of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority.</p> <p>(Sec. 144) Extends through the 2015-2016 academic year the definition of a &quot;highly qualified teacher&quot; that includes any teacher who participates in an alternative route to a certification program meeting specified requirements.</p> <p> (Sec. 145) Makes appropriations for payment to Bonnie Englebardt Lautenberg, widow of Frank R. Lautenberg, late a Senator from New Jersey.</p> <p>(Sec. 146) Disallows any cost of living adjustment to the annual rate of pay of Members of Congress during FY2014. </p> <p>(Sec. 147) Provides funding for &quot;Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)--Departmental Administration--General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration" at a specified rate for operations.</p> <p>(Sec. 148) Continues through January 15, 2014, the authority of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 to waive or alter certain project-based assistance requirements for owners of certain properties assisted under the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965, the National Housing Act, or section 8 (voucher program) of the United States Housing Act of 1937. (Makes such owners, under specified conditions, eligible for conversion of tenant-based vouchers to project-based vouchers.)</p> <p>(Sec. 149) Provides funding for &quot;Department of Transportation--Federal Aviation Administration--Operations.&quot; </p> <p>(Sec. 150) Extends until January 15, 2014, the deadline for providing access to wireless service in the Washington, DC Metrorail System.</p> <p>(Sec. 151) Provides funding for &quot;Maritime Administration--Maritime Security Program.&quot;</p> <p>(Sec. 152) Extends through January 15, 2014, the program for war risk insurance and reinsurance against loss or damage arising out of any risk from the operation of a domestic or foreign aircraft.</p> <p>(Sec. 153) Extends through January 15, 2014, limited air carrier liability for third party claims arising out of acts of terrorism.</p> <p>(Sec. 154) Extends until January 15, 2014, the authority of the Secretary of Transportation to provide aviation insurance and reinsurance.</p> <p>(Sec. 155) Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to obligate funds on an emergency basis for relief projects in Colorado arising from damage cause by flooding in that state in 2013.</p> <p>(Sec. 157) Requires the Secretary of DHS to submit copies of reports or expenditure plans required by this Act to the House Committee on Homeland Security and the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.</p> <p><b>Division B: Other Matters</b> - (Sec. 1001) Requires the Secretary of HHS to: (1) ensure that American Health Benefit Exchanges (health care exchanges) verify that individuals applying for premium tax credits and reductions in cost-sharing for the purchase of qualified health benefit plans under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) are eligible for such credits and cost sharing reductions consistent with PPACA requirements; and (2) prior to making such credits and reductions available, certify to Congress that the Exchanges verify such eligibility. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress detailing the procedures employed by Exchanges to verify such eligibility.</p> <p> Requires the Inspector General of HHS to report on the effectiveness of procedures and safeguards under PPACA for preventing the submission of inaccurate or fraudulent information by applicants for enrollment in a qualified health plan.</p> <p> (Sec. 1002) Default Prevention Act of 2013 - Allows the President, within three days after enactment of this Act, to certify to Congress that absent a suspension of the public debt limit, the Secretary of the Treasury would be unable to issue debt to meet existing commitments. Suspends the debt limit for the period beginning on the date on which the President submits to Congress such a certification and ending on February 7, 2014.</p> <p>Increases the debt limit, effective February 8, 2014, to the extent that:</p> <ol> <li>the face amount of such obligations outstanding on the date of enactment of this Act is exceeded by</li> <li>the total of the face amount of public debt obligations and the face amount of obligations whose principal and interest are guaranteed by the U.S. government (except guaranteed obligations held by the Secretary of the Treasury) outstanding on such date.</li> </ol> <p>Excludes an obligation under clause 2 (above) from being taken into account unless its issuance was necessary to fund a commitment incurred that required payment before February 8, 2014.</p> <p>Establishes procedures for congressional disapproval, by enactment of a joint resolution within 22 days after receipt of a certification by the President, of the exercise of authority to suspend the debt limit under this Act. Includes in such a measure an alternate debt limit suspension period. Provides for expedited consideration of such a joint resolution in the House and Senate.</p>

action_date: 2013-10-17
action_desc: Public Law
text: <p><b>(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on October 16, 2013. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</b></p> <p>Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014 - <b>Division A: Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014</b> - Makes continuing appropriations for FY2014.</p> <p>(Sec. 101) Appropriates amounts for continuing operations, projects, or activities which were conducted in FY2013 and for which appropriations, funds, or other authority were made available in:</p> <ul> <li>the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 (division A of P.L. 113-6), except for a provision of such Act concerning movement of plant pests under a temporary permit;</li> <li>the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 (division B of P.L. 113-6);</li> <li>the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013 (division C of P.L. 113-6);</li> <li>the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2013 (division D of P.L. 113-6);</li> <li>the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 (division E of P.L. 113-6); and</li> <li>the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (division F of P.L. 113-6).</li> </ul> <p>Requires the rate for operations for each account to be calculated to reflect the full amount of any reduction required in FY2013 pursuant to:</p> <ul> <li> any provision of division G of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (P.L. 113-6); and</li> <li> the presidential sequestration order dated March 1, 2013, except as attributable to budget authority made available by: (1) the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013 (P.L. 112-175); or (2) the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 (P.L. 113-2). </li> </ul> <p>(Sec. 102) Bars the use of Department of Defense (DOD) appropriations or funds made available or authority granted in this joint resolution for: (1) the new production of items not funded for production in FY2013 or prior years; (2) the increase in production rates above those sustained with FY2013 funds; (3) the initiation, resumption, or continuation of specified projects, activities, or operations for which appropriations, funds, or other authority were not available during FY2013; or (4) the initiation of multi-year procurements utilizing advance procurement funding for economic order quantity procurement unless specifically appropriated later. </p> <p>(Sec. 106) Provides funding under this joint resolution until whichever of the following first occurs: (1) enactment of an appropriation for any project or activity provided for in it, (2) enactment of the applicable appropriations Act for FY2014 without any provision for such project or activity, or (3) January 15, 2014.</p> <p>(Sec. 109) Prohibits high initial rates of operation or complete distribution of appropriations at the beginning of FY2014 for those programs that would otherwise have them because of distributions of funding to states, foreign countries, grantees, or others. Prohibits also the awarding of grants for any programs funded by this joint resolution that would impinge on final funding prerogatives.</p> <p> (Sec. 110) Declares that this joint resolution shall be implemented so that only the most limited funding action permitted shall be taken in order to provide for continuation of projects and activities.</p> <p> (Sec. 111) Continues funding through January 15, 2014, at the FY2013 level for entitlements and other mandatory payments whose budget authority was provided in FY2013 appropriations Acts, as well as for activities under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008.</p> <p> (Sec. 112) Authorizes amounts made available under this joint resolution for civilian personnel compensation and benefits in each department and agency to be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to avoid furloughs, consistent with the applicable FY2013 appropriations Act. Prohibits use of this authority until after the department or agency has taken all necessary actions to reduce or defer non-personnel-related administrative expenses. </p> <p>(Sec. 114) Continues designation of each amount incorporated by reference in this joint resolution that was previously designated by Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism or for disaster relief, respectively. Allows such funds to be available (or rescinded, if applicable) only if the President subsequently so designates all such amounts and notifies Congress.</p> <p> Provides additional new budget authority from amounts made available under this joint resolution for the Social Security Administration (SSA) for continuing disability reviews and redeterminations.</p> <p>(Sec. 115) Provides for the compensation of federal employees (including employees of the District of Columbia Courts, the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia, or the District of Columbia government) furloughed as a result of any lapse in appropriations that began on or about October 1, 2013, at their standard rate of compensation, for the period of such lapse in appropriations, as soon as practicable after such lapse ends. </p> <p>(Sec. 116) Provides for the reimbursement of a state (or another federal grantee) that used its funds to continue carrying out a federal program during a lapse of appropriations and for the compensation of their furloughed employees.</p> <p>(Sec. 117) Charges expenditures made pursuant to the Pay Our Military Act (P.L. 113-39) to the applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization provided in this joint resolution. </p> <p>(Sec. 118) Provides that the time covered by this joint resolution shall be considered to have begun on October 1, 2013. </p> <p>(Sec. 119) Applies to funds made available under this joint resolution for FY2014 certain requirements and prohibitions of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013, namely:</p> <ul> <li> the requirement that the head of any executive branch department, agency, board, commission, or office funded by this or any other appropriations Act report annually to the Inspector General (IG) (or senior ethics official for any federal entity without an IG) regarding the costs and contracting procedures related to each conference held by any such entity during FY2014 for which the cost to the federal government was more than $100,000;</li> <li> the requirement that the head of any federal entity, within 15 days of any conference it held for which the cost was over $20,000, notify the IG or the senior ethics official of the date, location, and number of employees attending such conference;</li> <li> the prohibition against the use of federal grants or contracts by an executive branch agency to defray the costs of such a conference not directly and programmatically related to the purpose for which the grant or contract was awarded, such as a conference held in connection with planning, training, assessment, review, or other routine purposes related to a project funded by the grant or contract; and</li> <li>the prohibition against the use of federal funds for travel and conference activities that are not in compliance with Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memorandum M-12-12 dated May 11, 2012. </li> </ul> <p>(Sec. 120) Amends the Food for Peace Act to extend through January 15, 2014, authority for agreements to finance sales or to provide other assistance.</p> <p>(Sec. 121) Allows amounts made available for the &quot;Department of Commerce--National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)--Procurement, Acquisition and Construction&quot; to be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to maintain the planned launch schedules for the Joint Polar Satellite System and the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite system.</p> <p>(Sec. 122) Continues through the earlier of January 15, 2014, or the enactment of an authorization of FY2014 appropriations for DOD military activities, the DOD Secretary's authority to provide logistic support, supplies, and services for foreign forces, including the national military forces of Uganda, participating in operations to mitigate and eliminate the threat posed by the Lord's Resistance Army.</p> <p>(Sec. 123) Authorizes increased funding for the project for navigation, Lower Ohio River, Locks and Dams 52 and 53, Illinois and Kentucky.</p> <p>(Sec. 124) Extends through January 15, 2014, specified federal law relating to Appalachian regional development.</p> <p>(Sec. 125) Provides funding for &quot;The Judiciary--Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services--Salaries and Expenses.&quot;</p> <p> (Sec. 126) Provides funding for &quot;The Judiciary--Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services--Defender Services&quot; at a specified rate for operations.</p> <p>(Sec. 127) Authorizes the District of Columbia to expend local funds for certain programs and activities.</p> <p>(Sec. 128) Extends until January 15, 2014, provisions rendering the Antideficiency Act inapplicable to: (1) any amount collected or received as federal universal service contributions, or (2) the expenditure or obligation of amounts attributable to such contributions.</p> <p>(Sec. 129) Provides funding for the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board. </p> <p>(Sec. 130) Continues through January 15, 2014, the requirement that the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) issue interim final regulations establishing risk-based performance standards for the security of chemical facilities and requiring vulnerability assessments and the development and implementation of site security plans for chemical facilities that meet specified requirements.</p> <p>(Sec. 131) Continues through January 15, 2014, the authority of the U.S. Secret Service to use appropriated funds and proceeds from undercover investigative operations for specified purposes.</p> <p>(Sec. 132) Continues through January 15, 2014, the DHS Secretary's authority to carry out a pilot program for: (1) basic, applied, and advanced research and development projects for response to existing or emerging terrorist threats; and (2) defense prototype projects.</p> <p>(Sec. 133) Requires any amounts made available pursuant to this joint resolution for the &quot;Department of Homeland Security--U.S. Customs and Border Protection--Salaries and Expenses,&quot; &quot;Department of Homeland Security--U.S. Customs and Border Protection--Border Security Fencing, Infrastructure, and Technology,&quot; &quot;Department of Homeland Security--U.S. Customs and Border Protection--Air and Marine Operations,&quot; and &quot;Department of Homeland Security--U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement--Salaries and Expenses' shall be obligated at a rate for necessary operations to respectively sustain: </p> <ul> <li>the staffing levels of CBP Officers, equivalent to the staffing levels achieved on September 30, 2013, and comply with specified requirements of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (P.L. 113-6);</li> <li>border security operations, including sustaining the operation of Tethered Aerostat Radar Systems; </li> <li>necessary Air and Marine operations; and </li> <li>the staffing levels of ICE agents, equivalent to the staffing levels achieved on September 30, 2013, and comply with specified requirements of P.L. 113-6.</li> </ul> <p>Requires the DHS Secretary to notify congressional appropriations committees on each use of such authority.</p> <p>(Sec. 134) Continues until December 8, 2015, the authority for the collection of fees at federal recreation lands and waters under the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act. </p> <p>(Sec. 135) Appropriates additional funding for FY2014 for wildland fire management programs of the Department of the Interior and the Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture, to remain available until expended for urgent wildland fire suppression activities.</p> <p>(Sec. 137) Continues through January 15, 2014, the authority of the Forest Service: </p> <ul> <li>to enter into up to 28 contracts with private persons (of which Region One of the Forest Service shall have authority to enter into nine) to perform services to achieve land management goals for national forests that meet local and rural community needs; and</li> <li> to apply the value of timber or other forest products removed as an offset against the cost of services received under a contract.</li> </ul> <p>(Sec. 138) Continues in effect the authority for the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission until the earlier of enactment of FY2014 appropriations or January 15, 2014. Suspends certain authorities relating to procurement and permits for such Memorial.</p> <p>(Sec. 139) Extends through January 15, 2014, activities authorized by part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) in the manner authorized for FY2013. Makes appropriations for such purpose. Excludes from this extension, however, activities otherwise authorized for: (1) the Contingency Fund for State Welfare Programs in the Treasury; and (2) funding of certain TANF research, evaluations, national studies, and demonstrations.</p> <p>(Sec. 140) Applies to funds made available under this joint resolution for FY2014 certain authority granted to the Mine Safety and Health Administration of the Department of Labor in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 (CAA-2012) to: (1) collect and retain up to $2.499 million (currently, retention of up to $1.499 million) from fees collected for approval and certification of equipment, materials, and explosives for use in mines; and (2) use the funds for such activities.</p> <p>(Sec. 141) Applies to funds made available under this joint resolution for FY2014 the treatment of funds for low-income home energy assistance payments for FY2012 under the CAA-2012, which requires that all but a specified portion of such funds be allocated as though the total appropriation for such payments for FY2012 was less than $1.975 billion.</p> <p> (Sec. 142) Provides funding for &quot;Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)--Administration for Children and Families--Refugee and Entrant Assistance&quot; at a specified rate for operations. Allows obligation of such amounts up to a rate for operations necessary to maintain program operations at the FY2013 level to accommodate increased demand.</p> <p>(Sec. 143) Authorizes obligation, during the period covered by this joint resolution, of amounts provided for the HHS Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund at a rate necessary to assure timely execution of planned advanced research and development contracts pursuant to section 319L of the Public Health Service Act, to remain available until expended, for expenses necessary to support advanced research and development and other administrative expenses of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority.</p> <p>(Sec. 144) Extends through the 2015-2016 academic year the definition of a &quot;highly qualified teacher&quot; that includes any teacher who participates in an alternative route to a certification program meeting specified requirements.</p> <p> (Sec. 145) Makes appropriations for payment to Bonnie Englebardt Lautenberg, widow of Frank R. Lautenberg, late a Senator from New Jersey.</p> <p>(Sec. 146) Disallows any cost of living adjustment to the annual rate of pay of Members of Congress during FY2014. </p> <p>(Sec. 147) Provides funding for &quot;Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)--Departmental Administration--General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration" at a specified rate for operations.</p> <p>(Sec. 148) Continues through January 15, 2014, the authority of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 to waive or alter certain project-based assistance requirements for owners of certain properties assisted under the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965, the National Housing Act, or section 8 (voucher program) of the United States Housing Act of 1937. (Makes such owners, under specified conditions, eligible for conversion of tenant-based vouchers to project-based vouchers.)</p> <p>(Sec. 149) Provides funding for &quot;Department of Transportation--Federal Aviation Administration--Operations.&quot; </p> <p>(Sec. 150) Extends until January 15, 2014, the deadline for providing access to wireless service in the Washington, DC Metrorail System.</p> <p>(Sec. 151) Provides funding for &quot;Maritime Administration--Maritime Security Program.&quot;</p> <p>(Sec. 152) Extends through January 15, 2014, the program for war risk insurance and reinsurance against loss or damage arising out of any risk from the operation of a domestic or foreign aircraft.</p> <p>(Sec. 153) Extends through January 15, 2014, limited air carrier liability for third party claims arising out of acts of terrorism.</p> <p>(Sec. 154) Extends until January 15, 2014, the authority of the Secretary of Transportation to provide aviation insurance and reinsurance.</p> <p>(Sec. 155) Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to obligate funds on an emergency basis for relief projects in Colorado arising from damage cause by flooding in that state in 2013.</p> <p>(Sec. 157) Requires the Secretary of DHS to submit copies of reports or expenditure plans required by this Act to the House Committee on Homeland Security and the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.</p> <p><b>Division B: Other Matters</b> - (Sec. 1001) Requires the Secretary of HHS to: (1) ensure that American Health Benefit Exchanges (health care exchanges) verify that individuals applying for premium tax credits and reductions in cost-sharing for the purchase of qualified health benefit plans under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) are eligible for such credits and cost sharing reductions consistent with PPACA requirements; and (2) prior to making such credits and reductions available, certify to Congress that the Exchanges verify such eligibility. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress detailing the procedures employed by Exchanges to verify such eligibility.</p> <p> Requires the Inspector General of HHS to report on the effectiveness of procedures and safeguards under PPACA for preventing the submission of inaccurate or fraudulent information by applicants for enrollment in a qualified health plan.</p> <p> (Sec. 1002) Default Prevention Act of 2013 - Allows the President, within three days after enactment of this Act, to certify to Congress that absent a suspension of the public debt limit, the Secretary of the Treasury would be unable to issue debt to meet existing commitments. Suspends the debt limit for the period beginning on the date on which the President submits to Congress such a certification and ending on February 7, 2014.</p> <p> Increases the debt limit, effective February 8, 2014, to the extent that:</p> <ol> <li>the face amount of such obligations outstanding on the date of enactment of this Act is exceeded by</li> <li>the total of the face amount of public debt obligations and the face amount of obligations whose principal and interest are guaranteed by the U.S. government (except guaranteed obligations held by the Secretary of the Treasury) outstanding on such date.</li> </ol> <p> Excludes an obligation under clause 2 (above) from being taken into account unless its issuance was necessary to fund a commitment incurred that required payment before February 8, 2014.</p> <p> Establishes procedures for congressional disapproval, by enactment of a joint resolution within 22 days after receipt of a certification by the President, of the exercise of authority to suspend the debt limit under this Act. Includes in such a measure an alternate debt limit suspension period. Provides for expedited consideration of such a joint resolution in the House and Senate.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2775 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 22, 2013 Mrs. Black introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To condition the provision of premium and cost-sharing subsidies under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act upon a certification that a program to verify household income and other qualifications for such subsidies is operational, and for other purposes.

1. Conditioning provision of ACA premium and cost-sharing subsidies upon certification that a program to verify household income and other qualifications for those subsidies is operational Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no premium tax credits shall be allowed under section 36B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and no reductions in cost-sharing shall be allowed under section 1402 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18071 ) before the date that the Secretary of Health and Human Services certifies to the Congress that there is in place a program that verifies, consistent with section 1411 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 18081), the household income and coverage requirements of individuals applying for such credits and cost-sharing reduction.

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2775 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To condition the provision of premium and cost-sharing subsidies under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act upon a certification that a program to verify household income and other qualifications for such subsidies is operational, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Subsidies Without Verification Act . 2. Conditioning provision of ACA premium and cost-sharing subsidies upon certification that a program to verify household income and other qualifications for those subsidies is operational Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no premium tax credits shall be allowed under section 36B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and no reductions in cost-sharing shall be allowed under section 1402 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18071 ) before the date that the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services certifies to the Congress that there is in place a program that successfully and consistently verifies, consistent with section 1411 of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18081 ), the household income and coverage requirements of individuals applying for such credits and cost-sharing reductions prior to making the benefits available.

Passed the House of Representatives September 12, 2013. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

tv_txt: II Calendar No. 193 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2775 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 16, 2013 Received September 17, 2013 Read the first time September 18, 2013 Read the second time and placed on the calendar AN ACT To condition the provision of premium and cost-sharing subsidies under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act upon a certification that a program to verify household income and other qualifications for such subsidies is operational, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Subsidies Without Verification Act . 2. Conditioning provision of ACA premium and cost-sharing subsidies upon certification that a program to verify household income and other qualifications for those subsidies is operational Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no premium tax credits shall be allowed under section 36B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and no reductions in cost-sharing shall be allowed under section 1402 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18071 ) before the date that the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services certifies to the Congress that there is in place a program that successfully and consistently verifies, consistent with section 1411 of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18081 ), the household income and coverage requirements of individuals applying for such credits and cost-sharing reductions prior to making the benefits available.

Passed the House of Representatives September 12, 2013. Karen L. Haas, Clerk

September 18, 2013 Read the second time and placed on the calendar

tv_txt: 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H.R. 2775 In the Senate of the United States, October 16, 2013. Amendments:

That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 2775) entitled An Act to condition the provision of premium and cost-sharing subsidies under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act upon a certification that a program to verify household income and other qualifications for such subsidies is operational, and for other purposes. , do pass with the following Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following: 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, corporations, and other organizational units of Government for fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes, namely: A Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014 101. (a) Such amounts as may be necessary, at a rate for operations as provided in the applicable appropriations Acts for fiscal year 2013 and under the authority and conditions provided in such Acts, for continuing projects or activities (including the costs of direct loans and loan guarantees) that are not otherwise specifically provided for in this joint resolution, that were conducted in fiscal year 2013, and for which appropriations, funds, or other authority were made available in the following appropriations Acts: (1) The Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 (division A of Public Law 113–6 ), except section 735. (2) The Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 (division B of Public Law 113–6 ). (3) The Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013 (division C of Public Law 113–6 ). (4) The Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2013 (division D of Public Law 113–6). (5) The Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 (division E of Public Law 113–6 ). (6) The Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (division F of Public Law 113–6 ). (b) The rate for operations provided by subsection (a) for each account shall be calculated to reflect the full amount of any reduction required in fiscal year 2013 pursuant to— (1) any provision of division G of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (Public Law 113–6), including section 3004; and (2) the Presidential sequestration order dated March 1, 2013, except as attributable to budget authority made available by— (A) sections 140(b) or 141(b) of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013 ( Public Law 112–175 ); or (B) the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 ( Public Law 113–2 ). 102. (a) No appropriation or funds made available or authority granted pursuant to section 101 for the Department of Defense shall be used for: (1) the new production of items not funded for production in fiscal year 2013 or prior years; (2) the increase in production rates above those sustained with fiscal year 2013 funds; or (3) the initiation, resumption, or continuation of any project, activity, operation, or organization (defined as any project, subproject, activity, budget activity, program element, and subprogram within a program element, and for any investment items defined as a P–1 line item in a budget activity within an appropriation account and an R–1 line item that includes a program element and subprogram element within an appropriation account) for which appropriations, funds, or other authority were not available during fiscal year 2013. (b) 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 procurement funding for economic order quantity procurement unless specifically appropriated later. 103. Appropriations made by section 101 shall be available to the extent and in the manner that would be provided by the pertinent appropriations Act. 104. Except as otherwise provided in section 102, 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 appropriations, funds, or other authority were not available during fiscal year 2013. 105. Appropriations made and authority granted pursuant to this joint resolution shall cover all obligations or expenditures incurred for any project or activity during the period for which funds or authority for such project or activity are available under this joint resolution. 106. Unless otherwise provided for in this joint resolution or in the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 2014, appropriations and funds made available and authority granted pursuant to this joint resolution shall be available until whichever of the following first occurs: (1) the enactment into law of an appropriation for any project or activity provided for in this joint resolution; (2) the enactment into law of the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 2014 without any provision for such project or activity; or (3) January 15, 2014. 107. Expenditures made pursuant to this joint resolution shall be charged to the applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization whenever a bill in which such applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization is contained is enacted into law. 108. Appropriations made 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 in this joint resolution may be construed to waive any other provision of law governing the apportionment of funds. 109. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint resolution, except section 106, for those programs that would otherwise have high initial rates of operation or complete distribution of appropriations at the beginning of fiscal year 2014 because of distributions of funding to States, foreign countries, grantees, or others, such high initial rates of operation or complete distribution shall not be made, and no grants shall be awarded for such programs funded by this joint resolution that would impinge on final funding prerogatives. 110. This joint resolution shall be implemented so that only the most limited funding action of that permitted in the joint resolution shall be taken in order to provide for continuation of projects and activities. 111. (a) For entitlements and other mandatory payments whose budget authority was provided in appropriations Acts for fiscal year 2013, and for activities under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, activities shall be continued at the rate to maintain program levels under current law, under the authority and conditions provided in the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 2013, to be continued through the date specified in section 106(3). (b) Notwithstanding section 106, obligations for mandatory payments due on or about the first day of any month that begins after October 2013 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. 112. Amounts made available under section 101 for civilian personnel compensation and benefits in each department and agency may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to avoid furloughs within such department or agency, consistent with the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 2013, except that such authority 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 expenses. 113. Funds appropriated by this joint resolution may be obligated and expended notwithstanding section 10 of Public Law 91–672 ( 22 U.S.C. 2412 ), section 15 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 ( 22 U.S.C. 2680 ), section 313 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal 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. 3094(a)(1) ). 114. (a) Each amount incorporated by reference in this joint resolution that was previously designated by the Congress 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 or as being for disaster relief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of such Act is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of such Act or as being for disaster relief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of such Act, respectively. (b) Of the amounts made available by section 101 for Social Security Administration, Limitation on Administrative Expenses for the cost associated with continuing disability reviews under titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act and for the cost associated with conducting redeterminations of eligibility under title XVI of the Social Security Act, $273,000,000 is provided to meet the terms of section 251(b)(2)(B)(ii)(III) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, and $469,639,000 is additional new budget authority specified for purposes of section 251(b)(2)(B) of such Act. (c) Section 5 of Public Law 113–6 shall apply to amounts designated in subsection (a) for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism. 115. (a) Employees furloughed as a result of any lapse in appropriations which begins on or about October 1, 2013, shall be compensated at their standard rate of compensation, for the period of such lapse in appropriations, as soon as practicable after such lapse in appropriations ends. (b) For purposes of this section, employee means: (1) a federal employee; (2) an employee of the District of Columbia Courts; (3) an employee of the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia; or (4) a District of Columbia Government employee. (c) All obligations incurred in anticipation of the appropriations made and authority granted by this joint resolution for the purposes of maintaining the essential level of activity to protect life and property and bringing about orderly termination of Government functions, and for purposes as otherwise authorized by law, are hereby ratified and approved if otherwise in accord with the provisions of this joint resolution. 116. (a) If a State (or another Federal grantee) used State funds (or the grantee’s non-Federal funds) to continue carrying out a Federal program or furloughed State employees (or the grantee’s employees) whose compensation is advanced or reimbursed in whole or in part by the Federal Government— (1) such furloughed employees shall be compensated at their standard rate of compensation for such period; (2) the State (or such other grantee) shall be reimbursed for expenses that would have been paid by the Federal Government during such period had appropriations been available, including the cost of compensating such furloughed employees, together with interest thereon calculated under section 6503(d) of title 31, United States Code; and (3) the State (or such other grantee) may use funds available to the State (or the grantee) under such Federal program to reimburse such State (or the grantee), together with interest thereon calculated under section 6503(d) of title 31, United States Code. (b) For purposes of this section, the term State and the term grantee shall have the meaning as such term is defined under the applicable Federal program under subsection (a). In addition, to continue carrying out a Federal program means the continued performance by a State or other Federal grantee, during the period of a lapse in appropriations, of a Federal program that the State or such other grantee had been carrying out prior to the period of the lapse in appropriations. (c) The authority under this section applies with respect to any period in fiscal year 2014 (not limited to periods beginning or ending after the date of the enactment of this joint resolution) during which there occurs a lapse in appropriations with respect to any department or agency of the Federal Government which, but for such lapse in appropriations, would have paid, or made reimbursement relating to, any of the expenses referred to in this section with respect to the program involved. Payments and reimbursements under this authority shall be made only to the extent and in amounts provided in advance in appropriations Acts. 117. Expenditures made pursuant to the Pay Our Military Act ( Public Law 113–39 ) shall be charged to the applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization provided in this joint resolution. 118. For the purposes of this joint resolution, the time covered by this joint resolution shall be considered to have begun on October 1, 2013. 119. Section 3003 of division G of Public Law 113–6 shall be applied to funds appropriated by this joint resolution by substituting fiscal year 2014 for fiscal year 2013 each place it appears. 120. Section 408 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1736b) shall be applied by substituting the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution for December 31, 2012 . 121. Amounts made available under section 101 for Department of Commerce—National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration—Procurement, Acquisition and Construction may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to maintain the planned launch schedules for the Joint Polar Satellite System and the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite system. 122. The authority provided by sections 1205 and 1206 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 ( Public Law 112–81 ) shall continue in effect, notwithstanding subsection (h) of section 1206, through the earlier of the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 2014 for military activities of the Department of Defense. 123. Section 3(a)(6) of Public Law 100–676 is amended by striking both occurrences of $775,000,000 and inserting in lieu thereof, $2,918,000,000 . 124. Section 14704 of title 40, United States Code, shall be applied to amounts made available by this joint resolution by substituting the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution for October 1, 2012 . 125. Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are provided for The Judiciary—Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services—Salaries and Expenses at a rate of operations of $4,820,181,000: Provided , That notwithstanding section 302 of Division C, of Public Law 112–74 as continued by Public Law 113–6, not to exceed $25,000,000 shall be available for transfer between accounts to maintain minimum operating levels. 126. Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are provided for The Judiciary—Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services—Defender Services at a rate for operations of $1,012,000,000. 127. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint resolution, the District of Columbia may expend local funds under the heading District of Columbia Funds for such programs and activities under title IV of H.R. 2786 (113th Congress), as reported by the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, at the rate set forth under District of Columbia Funds—Summary of Expenses as included in the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Request Act of 2013 (D.C. Act 20–127), as modified as of the date of the enactment of this joint resolution. 128. Section 302 of the Universal Service Anti-deficiency Temporary Suspension Act is amended by striking December 31, 2013 , each place it appears and inserting January 15, 2014 . 129. Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are provided for the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board at a rate for operations of $3,100,000. 130. For the period covered by this joint resolution, section 550(b) of Public Law 109–295 ( 6 U.S.C. 121 note) shall be applied by substituting the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution for “October 4, 2013”. 131. 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 joint resolution. 132. 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 joint resolution. 133. (a) Any amounts made available pursuant to section 101 for Department of Homeland Security—U.S. Customs and Border Protection—Salaries and Expenses , Department of Homeland Security—U.S. Customs and Border Protection—Border Security Fencing, Infrastructure, and Technology , Department of Homeland Security—U.S. Customs and Border Protection—Air and Marine Operations , and Department of Homeland Security—U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement—Salaries and Expenses shall be obligated at a rate for operations as necessary to respectively— (1) sustain the staffing levels of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers, equivalent to the staffing levels achieved on September 30, 2013, and comply with the last proviso under the heading Department of Homeland Security—U.S. Customs and Border Protection—Salaries and Expenses in division D of Public Law 113–6; (2) sustain border security operations, including sustaining the operation of Tethered Aerostat Radar Systems; (3) sustain necessary Air and Marine operations; and (4) sustain the staffing levels of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, equivalent to the staffing levels achieved on September 30, 2013, and comply with the sixth proviso under the heading Department of Homeland Security—U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement—Salaries and Expenses in division D of Public Law 113–6. (b) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate on each use of the authority provided in this section. 134. Section 810 of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act ( 16 U.S.C. 6809 ) shall be applied by substituting 11 years for 10 years . 135. In addition to the amount otherwise provided by section 101 for Department of the Interior—Department-wide Programs—Wildland Fire Management , there is appropriated $36,000,000 for an additional amount for fiscal year 2014, to remain available until expended, for urgent wildland fire suppression activities: Provided , That of the funds provided, $15,000,000 is for burned area rehabilitation: Provided further , That such funds shall only become available if funds previously provided for wildland fire suppression will be exhausted imminently and the Secretary of the Interior notifies the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate in writing of the need for these additional funds: Provided further , That such funds are also available for transfer to other appropriations accounts to repay amounts previously transferred for wildfire suppression. 136. In addition to the amount otherwise provided by section 101 for Department of Agriculture—Forest Service—Wildland Fire Management , there is appropriated $600,000,000 for an additional amount for fiscal year 2014, to remain available until expended, for urgent wildland fire suppression activities: Provided , That such funds shall only become available if funds previously provided for wildland fire suppression will be exhausted imminently and the Secretary of Agriculture notifies the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate in writing of the need for these additional funds: Provided further , That such funds are also available for transfer to other appropriations accounts to repay amounts previously transferred for wildfire suppression. 137. The authority provided by section 347 of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained in section 101(e) of division A of Public Law 105–277 ; 16 U.S.C. 2104 note) shall continue in effect through the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution. 138. (a) The authority provided by subsection (m)(3) of section 8162 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2000 (40 U.S.C. 8903 note; Public Law 106–79 ), as amended, shall continue in effect through the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution. (b) For the period covered by this joint resolution, the authority provided by the provisos under the heading Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission—Capital Construction in division E of Public Law 112–74 shall not be in effect. 139. Activities authorized under part A of title IV and section 1108(b) of the Social Security Act (except for activities authorized in section 403(b)) shall continue through the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution in the manner authorized for fiscal year 2013, and out of any money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, there are hereby appropriated such sums as may be necessary for such purpose. 140. Notwithstanding section 101, the matter under the heading Department of Labor—Mine Safety and Health Administration—Salaries and Expenses in division F of Public Law 112–74 shall be applied to funds appropriated by this joint resolution by substituting is authorized to collect and retain up to $2,499,000 for may retain up to $1,499,000 . 141. The first proviso under the heading Department of Health and Human Services—Administration for Children and Families—Low Income Home Energy Assistance in division F of Public Law 112–74 shall be applied to amounts made available by this joint resolution by substituting 2014 for 2012 . 142. Amounts provided by section 101 for Department of Health and Human Services—Administration for Children and Families—Refugee and Entrant Assistance may be obligated up to a rate for operations necessary to maintain program operations at the level provided in fiscal year 2013, as necessary to accommodate increased demand. 143. During the period covered by this joint resolution, amounts provided under section 101 for Department of Health and Human Services—Office of the Secretary—Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund may be obligated at a rate necessary to assure timely execution of planned advanced research and development contracts pursuant to section 319L of the Public Health Service Act, to remain available until expended, for expenses necessary to support advanced research and development pursuant to section 319L of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247d–7e ) and other administrative expenses of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority. 144. Subsection (b) of section 163 of Public Law 111–242, as amended, is further amended by striking 2013–2014 and inserting 2015–2016 . 145. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint resolution, there is appropriated for payment to Bonnie Englebardt Lautenberg, widow of Frank R. Lautenberg, late a Senator from New Jersey, $174,000. 146. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no adjustment shall be made under section 610(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 ( 2 U.S.C. 31 ) (relating to cost of living adjustments for Members of Congress) during fiscal year 2014. 147. Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are provided for Department of Veterans Affairs—Departmental Administration—General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration at a rate for operations of $2,455,490,000. 148. The authority provided by the penultimate proviso under the heading Department of Housing and Urban Development—Rental Assistance Demonstration in division C of Public Law 112–55 shall continue in effect through the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution. 149. Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are provided for Department of Transportation—Federal Aviation Administration—Operations , at a rate for operations of $9,248,418,000. 150. Section 601(e)(1)(B) of division B of Public Law 110–432 shall be applied by substituting the date specified in section 106(3) for 4 years after such date . 151. Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are provided for Maritime Administration—Maritime Security Program , at a rate for operations of $186,000,000. 152. Section 44302 of title 49, United States Code, is amended in paragraph (f) by deleting September 30, 2013, and may extend through December 31, 2013 and inserting the date specified in section 106(3) of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014 in lieu thereof. 153. Section 44303 of title 49, United States Code, is amended in paragraph (b) by deleting December 31, 2013 and inserting the date specified in section 106(3) of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014 in lieu thereof. 154. Section 44310 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by deleting December 31, 2013 and inserting the date specified in section 106(3) of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014 in lieu thereof. 155. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Transportation may obligate not more than $450,000,000 of the amounts made available to carry out section 125 of title 23, United States Code, under chapter 9 of title X of division A of the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 (Public Law 113–2; 127 Stat. 34) under the heading Emergency Relief Program under the heading Federal-Aid Highways under the heading Federal Highway Administration for emergency relief projects in the State of Colorado arising from damage caused by flooding events in that State in calendar year 2013: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 156. Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, any reference in this division to this joint resolution shall be deemed a reference to this Act . 157. Fourteen days after the Department of Homeland Security submits a report or expenditure plan required under this division to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives, the Secretary shall submit a copy of that report to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives. B Other Matters Verification of household income and other qualifications for the provision of ACA premium and cost-sharing subsidies 1001. (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the Secretary ) shall ensure that American Health Benefit Exchanges verify that individuals applying for premium tax credits under section 36B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and reductions in cost-sharing under section 1402 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18071 ) are eligible for such credits and cost sharing reductions consistent with the requirements of section 1411 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 18081), and, prior to making such credits and reductions available, the Secretary shall certify to the Congress that the Exchanges verify such eligibility consistent with the requirements of such Act. (b) Report by Secretary Not later than January 1, 2014, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Congress that details the procedures employed by American Health Benefit Exchanges to verify eligibility for credits and cost-sharing reductions described in subsection (a). (c) Report by Inspector General Not later than July 1, 2014, the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services shall submit to the Congress a report regarding the effectiveness of the procedures and safeguards provided under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act for preventing the submission of inaccurate or fraudulent information by applicants for enrollment in a qualified health plan offered through an American Health Benefit Exchange. Default prevention 1002. (a) Short title This section may be cited as the Default Prevention Act of 2013 . (b) Certification Not later than 3 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the President may submit to Congress a written certification that absent a suspension of the limit under section 3101(b) of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary of the Treasury would be unable to issue debt to meet existing commitments. (c) Suspension (1) In general Section 3101(b) of title 31, United States Code, shall not apply for the period beginning on the date on which the President submits to Congress a certification under subsection (b) and ending on February 7, 2014. (2) Special rule relating to obligations issued during suspension period Effective February 8, 2014, the limitation in section 3101(b) of title 31, United States Code, as increased by section 3101A of such title and section 2 of the No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013 ( 31 U.S.C. 3101 note), is increased to the extent that— (A) the face amount of obligations issued under chapter 31 of such title and the face amount of obligations whose principal and interest are guaranteed by the United States Government (except guaranteed obligations held by the Secretary of the Treasury) outstanding on February 8, 2014, exceeds (B) the face amount of such obligations outstanding on the date of enactment of this Act. An obligation shall not be taken into account under subparagraph (A) unless the issuance of such obligation was necessary to fund a commitment incurred by the Federal Government that required payment before February 8, 2014. (d) Disapproval If there is enacted into law within 22 calendar days after Congress receives a written certification by the President under subsection (b) a joint resolution disapproving the President’s exercise of authority to suspend the debt ceiling under subsection (e), effective on the date of enactment of the joint resolution, subsection (c) is amended to read as follows: (c) Suspension (1) In general Section 3101(b) of title 31, United States Code, shall not apply for the period beginning on the date on which the President submits to Congress a certification under subsection (b) and ending on the date of enactment of the joint resolution pursuant to section 1002(e) of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014. (2) Special rule relating to obligations issued during suspension period Effective on the day after the date of enactment of the joint resolution pursuant to section 1002(e) of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014, the limitation in section 3101(b) of title 31, United States Code, as increased by section 3101A of such title and section 2 of the No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013 (31 U.S.C. 3101 note), is increased to the extent that— (A) the face amount of obligations issued under chapter 31 of such title and the face amount of obligations whose principal and interest are guaranteed by the United States Government (except guaranteed obligations held by the Secretary of the Treasury) outstanding on the day after the date of enactment of the joint resolution pursuant to section 1002(e) of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014, exceeds (B) the face amount of such obligations outstanding on the date of enactment of this Act. An obligation shall not be taken into account under subparagraph (A) unless the issuance of such obligation was necessary to fund a commitment incurred by the Federal Government that required payment before the day after the date of enactment of the joint resolution pursuant to section 1002(e) of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014. . (e) Disapproval process (1) Contents of joint resolution For the purpose of this subsection, the term joint resolution means only a joint resolution— (A) disapproving the President’s exercise of authority to suspend the debt limit that is introduced within 14 calendar days after the date on which the President submits to Congress the certification under subsection (b); (B) which does not have a preamble; (C) the title of which is only as follows: Joint resolution relating to the disapproval of the President's exercise of authority to suspend the debt limit, as submitted under section 1002(b) of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014 on _____ (with the blank containing the date of such submission); and (D) the matter after the resolving clause of which is only as follows: That Congress disapproves of the President's exercise of authority to suspend the debt limit, as exercised pursuant to the certification under section 1002(b) of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014. . (2) Expedited consideration in House of Representatives (A) Reporting and discharge Any committee of the House of Representatives to which a joint resolution is referred shall report it to the House of Representatives without amendment not later than 5 calendar days after the date of introduction of a joint resolution described in paragraph (1). If a committee fails to report the joint resolution within that period, the committee shall be discharged from further consideration of the joint resolution and the joint resolution shall be referred to the appropriate calendar. (B) Proceeding to consideration After each committee authorized to consider a joint resolution reports it to the House of Representatives or has been discharged from its consideration, it shall be in order, not later than the sixth day after introduction of a joint resolution under paragraph (1), to move to proceed to consider the joint resolution in the House of Representatives. All points of order against the motion are waived. Such a motion shall not be in order after the House of Representatives has disposed of a motion to proceed on a joint resolution. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the motion to its adoption without intervening motion. The motion shall not be debatable. A motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion is disposed of shall not be in order. (C) Consideration The joint resolution shall be considered as read. All points of order against the joint resolution and against its consideration are waived. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the joint resolution to its passage without intervening motion except 2 hours of debate equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent. A motion to reconsider the vote on passage of the joint resolution shall not be in order. (3) Expedited procedure in Senate (A) Reconvening Upon receipt of a certification under subsection (b), if the Senate would otherwise be adjourned, the majority leader of the Senate, after consultation with the minority leader of the Senate, shall notify the Members of the Senate that, pursuant to this subsection, the Senate shall convene not later than the thirteenth calendar day after receipt of such certification. (B) Placement on calendar Upon introduction in the Senate, the joint resolution shall be immediately placed on the calendar. (C) Floor consideration (i) In general Notwithstanding rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, it is in order at any time during the period beginning on the day after the date on which Congress receives a certification under subsection (b) and ending on the 6th day after the date of introduction of a joint resolution under paragraph (1) (even if a previous motion to the same effect has been disagreed to) to move to proceed to the consideration of the joint resolution, and all points of order against the joint resolution (and against consideration of the joint resolution) are waived. The motion to proceed is not debatable. The motion is not subject to a motion to postpone. A motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to shall not be in order. If a motion to proceed to the consideration of the joint resolution is agreed to, the joint resolution shall remain the unfinished business until disposed of. (ii) Consideration Consideration of the joint resolution, and on all debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith, shall be limited to not more than 10 hours, which shall be divided equally between the majority and minority leaders or their designees. A motion further to limit debate is in order and not debatable. An amendment to, or a motion to postpone, or a motion to proceed to the consideration of other business, or a motion to recommit the joint resolution is not in order. (iii) Vote on passage If the Senate has voted to proceed to a joint resolution, the vote on passage of the joint resolution shall occur immediately following the conclusion of consideration of the joint resolution, and a single quorum call at the conclusion of the debate if requested in accordance with the rules of the Senate. (iv) Rulings of the chair on procedure Appeals from the decisions of the Chair relating to the application of the rules of the Senate, as the case may be, to the procedure relating to a joint resolution shall be decided without debate. (4) Amendment not in order A joint resolution of disapproval considered pursuant to this subsection shall not be subject to amendment in either the House of Representatives or the Senate. (5) Coordination with action by other House (A) In general If, before passing the joint resolution, one House receives from the other a joint resolution— (i) the joint resolution of the other House shall not be referred to a committee; and (ii) the procedure in the receiving House shall be the same as if no joint resolution had been received from the other House, except that the vote on passage shall be on the joint resolution of the other House. (B) Treatment of joint resolution of other House If the Senate fails to introduce or consider a joint resolution under this subsection, the joint resolution of the House of Representatives shall be entitled to expedited floor procedures under this subsection. (C) Treatment of companion measures If, following passage of the joint resolution in the Senate, the Senate then receives the companion measure from the House of Representatives, the companion measure shall not be debatable. (D) Consideration after passage (i) In general If Congress passes a joint resolution, the period beginning on the date the President is presented with the joint resolution and ending on the date the President signs, allows to become law without his signature, or vetoes and returns the joint resolution (but excluding days when either House is not in session) shall be disregarded in computing the calendar day period described in subsection (d). (ii) Debate on a veto message Debate on a veto message in the Senate under this subsection shall be 1 hour equally divided between the majority and minority leaders or their designees. (6) Rules of House of Representatives and Senate This subsection is enacted by Congress— (A) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate and House of Representatives, respectively, and as such it is deemed a part of the rules of each House, respectively, but applicable only with respect to the procedure to be followed in that House in the case of a joint resolution, and it supersedes other rules only to the extent that it is inconsistent with such rules; and (B) with full recognition of the constitutional right of either House to change the rules (so far as relating to the procedure of that House) at any time, in the same manner, and to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of that House. This Act may be cited as the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014 .

Amend the title so as to read: An Act making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes. .

Secretary

tv_txt: I One Hundred Thirteenth Congress of the United States of America At the First Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday, the third day of January, two thousand and thirteen H. R. 2775 AN ACT Making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes.

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, corporations, and other organizational units of Government for fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes, namely: A Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014 101. (a) Such amounts as may be necessary, at a rate for operations as provided in the applicable appropriations Acts for fiscal year 2013 and under the authority and conditions provided in such Acts, for continuing projects or activities (including the costs of direct loans and loan guarantees) that are not otherwise specifically provided for in this joint resolution, that were conducted in fiscal year 2013, and for which appropriations, funds, or other authority were made available in the following appropriations Acts: (1) The Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 (division A of Public Law 113–6 ), except section 735. (2) The Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 (division B of Public Law 113–6 ). (3) The Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013 (division C of Public Law 113–6 ). (4) The Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2013 (division D of Public Law 113–6 ). (5) The Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 (division E of Public Law 113–6 ). (6) The Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (division F of Public Law 113–6 ). (b) The rate for operations provided by subsection (a) for each account shall be calculated to reflect the full amount of any reduction required in fiscal year 2013 pursuant to— (1) any provision of division G of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 ( Public Law 113–6 ), including section 3004; and (2) the Presidential sequestration order dated March 1, 2013, except as attributable to budget authority made available by— (A) sections 140(b) or 141(b) of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013 ( Public Law 112–175 ); or (B) the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 ( Public Law 113–2 ). 102. (a) No appropriation or funds made available or authority granted pursuant to section 101 for the Department of Defense shall be used for: (1) the new production of items not funded for production in fiscal year 2013 or prior years; (2) the increase in production rates above those sustained with fiscal year 2013 funds; or (3) the initiation, resumption, or continuation of any project, activity, operation, or organization (defined as any project, subproject, activity, budget activity, program element, and subprogram within a program element, and for any investment items defined as a P–1 line item in a budget activity within an appropriation account and an R–1 line item that includes a program element and subprogram element within an appropriation account) for which appropriations, funds, or other authority were not available during fiscal year 2013. (b) 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 procurement funding for economic order quantity procurement unless specifically appropriated later. 103. Appropriations made by section 101 shall be available to the extent and in the manner that would be provided by the pertinent appropriations Act. 104. Except as otherwise provided in section 102, 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 appropriations, funds, or other authority were not available during fiscal year 2013. 105. Appropriations made and authority granted pursuant to this joint resolution shall cover all obligations or expenditures incurred for any project or activity during the period for which funds or authority for such project or activity are available under this joint resolution. 106. Unless otherwise provided for in this joint resolution or in the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 2014, appropriations and funds made available and authority granted pursuant to this joint resolution shall be available until whichever of the following first occurs: (1) the enactment into law of an appropriation for any project or activity provided for in this joint resolution; (2) the enactment into law of the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 2014 without any provision for such project or activity; or (3) January 15, 2014. 107. Expenditures made pursuant to this joint resolution shall be charged to the applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization whenever a bill in which such applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization is contained is enacted into law. 108. Appropriations made 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 in this joint resolution may be construed to waive any other provision of law governing the apportionment of funds. 109. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint resolution, except section 106, for those programs that would otherwise have high initial rates of operation or complete distribution of appropriations at the beginning of fiscal year 2014 because of distributions of funding to States, foreign countries, grantees, or others, such high initial rates of operation or complete distribution shall not be made, and no grants shall be awarded for such programs funded by this joint resolution that would impinge on final funding prerogatives. 110. This joint resolution shall be implemented so that only the most limited funding action of that permitted in the joint resolution shall be taken in order to provide for continuation of projects and activities. 111. (a) For entitlements and other mandatory payments whose budget authority was provided in appropriations Acts for fiscal year 2013, and for activities under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, activities shall be continued at the rate to maintain program levels under current law, under the authority and conditions provided in the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 2013, to be continued through the date specified in section 106(3). (b) Notwithstanding section 106, obligations for mandatory payments due on or about the first day of any month that begins after October 2013 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. 112. Amounts made available under section 101 for civilian personnel compensation and benefits in each department and agency may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to avoid furloughs within such department or agency, consistent with the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 2013, except that such authority 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 expenses. 113. Funds appropriated by this joint resolution may be obligated and expended notwithstanding section 10 of Public Law 91–672 ( 22 U.S.C. 2412 ), section 15 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 ( 22 U.S.C. 2680 ), section 313 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal 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. 3094(a)(1) ). 114. (a) Each amount incorporated by reference in this joint resolution that was previously designated by the Congress 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 or as being for disaster relief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of such Act is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of such Act or as being for disaster relief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of such Act, respectively. (b) Of the amounts made available by section 101 for Social Security Administration, Limitation on Administrative Expenses for the cost associated with continuing disability reviews under titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act and for the cost associated with conducting redeterminations of eligibility under title XVI of the Social Security Act, $273,000,000 is provided to meet the terms of section 251(b)(2)(B)(ii)(III) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, and $469,639,000 is additional new budget authority specified for purposes of section 251(b)(2)(B) of such Act. (c) Section 5 of Public Law 113–6 shall apply to amounts designated in subsection (a) for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism. 115. (a) Employees furloughed as a result of any lapse in appropriations which begins on or about October 1, 2013, shall be compensated at their standard rate of compensation, for the period of such lapse in appropriations, as soon as practicable after such lapse in appropriations ends. (b) For purposes of this section, employee means: (1) a federal employee; (2) an employee of the District of Columbia Courts; (3) an employee of the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia; or (4) a District of Columbia Government employee. (c) All obligations incurred in anticipation of the appropriations made and authority granted by this joint resolution for the purposes of maintaining the essential level of activity to protect life and property and bringing about orderly termination of Government functions, and for purposes as otherwise authorized by law, are hereby ratified and approved if otherwise in accord with the provisions of this joint resolution. 116. (a) If a State (or another Federal grantee) used State funds (or the grantee’s non-Federal funds) to continue carrying out a Federal program or furloughed State employees (or the grantee’s employees) whose compensation is advanced or reimbursed in whole or in part by the Federal Government— (1) such furloughed employees shall be compensated at their standard rate of compensation for such period; (2) the State (or such other grantee) shall be reimbursed for expenses that would have been paid by the Federal Government during such period had appropriations been available, including the cost of compensating such furloughed employees, together with interest thereon calculated under section 6503(d) of title 31, United States Code; and (3) the State (or such other grantee) may use funds available to the State (or the grantee) under such Federal program to reimburse such State (or the grantee), together with interest thereon calculated under section 6503(d) of title 31, United States Code. (b) For purposes of this section, the term State and the term grantee shall have the meaning as such term is defined under the applicable Federal program under subsection (a). In addition, to continue carrying out a Federal program means the continued performance by a State or other Federal grantee, during the period of a lapse in appropriations, of a Federal program that the State or such other grantee had been carrying out prior to the period of the lapse in appropriations. (c) The authority under this section applies with respect to any period in fiscal year 2014 (not limited to periods beginning or ending after the date of the enactment of this joint resolution) during which there occurs a lapse in appropriations with respect to any department or agency of the Federal Government which, but for such lapse in appropriations, would have paid, or made reimbursement relating to, any of the expenses referred to in this section with respect to the program involved. Payments and reimbursements under this authority shall be made only to the extent and in amounts provided in advance in appropriations Acts. 117. Expenditures made pursuant to the Pay Our Military Act ( Public Law 113–39 ) shall be charged to the applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization provided in this joint resolution. 118. For the purposes of this joint resolution, the time covered by this joint resolution shall be considered to have begun on October 1, 2013. 119. Section 3003 of division G of Public Law 113–6 shall be applied to funds appropriated by this joint resolution by substituting fiscal year 2014 for fiscal year 2013 each place it appears. 120. Section 408 of the Food for Peace Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1736b ) shall be applied by substituting the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution for December 31, 2012 . 121. Amounts made available under section 101 for Department of Commerce—National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration—Procurement, Acquisition and Construction may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to maintain the planned launch schedules for the Joint Polar Satellite System and the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite system. 122. The authority provided by sections 1205 and 1206 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 ( Public Law 112–81 ) shall continue in effect, notwithstanding subsection (h) of section 1206, through the earlier of the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 2014 for military activities of the Department of Defense. 123. Section 3(a)(6) of Public Law 100–676 is amended by striking both occurrences of $775,000,000 and inserting in lieu thereof, $2,918,000,000 . 124. Section 14704 of title 40, United States Code, shall be applied to amounts made available by this joint resolution by substituting the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution for October 1, 2012 . 125. Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are provided for The Judiciary—Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services—Salaries and Expenses at a rate of operations of $4,820,181,000: Provided , That notwithstanding section 302 of Division C, of Public Law 112–74 as continued by Public Law 113–6 , not to exceed $25,000,000 shall be available for transfer between accounts to maintain minimum operating levels. 126. Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are provided for The Judiciary—Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services—Defender Services at a rate for operations of $1,012,000,000. 127. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint resolution, the District of Columbia may expend local funds under the heading District of Columbia Funds for such programs and activities under title IV of H.R. 2786 (113th Congress), as reported by the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, at the rate set forth under District of Columbia Funds—Summary of Expenses as included in the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Request Act of 2013 (D.C. Act 20–127), as modified as of the date of the enactment of this joint resolution. 128. Section 302 of the Universal Service Anti-deficiency Temporary Suspension Act is amended by striking December 31, 2013 , each place it appears and inserting January 15, 2014 . 129. Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are provided for the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board at a rate for operations of $3,100,000. 130. For the period covered by this joint resolution, section 550(b) of Public Law 109–295 ( 6 U.S.C. 121 note) shall be applied by substituting the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution for “October 4, 2013”. 131. 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 joint resolution. 132. 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 joint resolution. 133. (a) Any amounts made available pursuant to section 101 for Department of Homeland Security—U.S. Customs and Border Protection—Salaries and Expenses , Department of Homeland Security—U.S. Customs and Border Protection—Border Security Fencing, Infrastructure, and Technology , Department of Homeland Security—U.S. Customs and Border Protection—Air and Marine Operations , and Department of Homeland Security—U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement—Salaries and Expenses shall be obligated at a rate for operations as necessary to respectively— (1) sustain the staffing levels of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers, equivalent to the staffing levels achieved on September 30, 2013, and comply with the last proviso under the heading Department of Homeland Security—U.S. Customs and Border Protection—Salaries and Expenses in division D of Public Law 113–6 ; (2) sustain border security operations, including sustaining the operation of Tethered Aerostat Radar Systems; (3) sustain necessary Air and Marine operations; and (4) sustain the staffing levels of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, equivalent to the staffing levels achieved on September 30, 2013, and comply with the sixth proviso under the heading Department of Homeland Security—U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement—Salaries and Expenses in division D of Public Law 113–6 . (b) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate on each use of the authority provided in this section. 134. Section 810 of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act ( 16 U.S.C. 6809 ) shall be applied by substituting 11 years for 10 years . 135. In addition to the amount otherwise provided by section 101 for Department of the Interior—Department-wide Programs—Wildland Fire Management , there is appropriated $36,000,000 for an additional amount for fiscal year 2014, to remain available until expended, for urgent wildland fire suppression activities: Provided , That of the funds provided, $15,000,000 is for burned area rehabilitation: Provided further , That such funds shall only become available if funds previously provided for wildland fire suppression will be exhausted imminently and the Secretary of the Interior notifies the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate in writing of the need for these additional funds: Provided further , That such funds are also available for transfer to other appropriations accounts to repay amounts previously transferred for wildfire suppression. 136. In addition to the amount otherwise provided by section 101 for Department of Agriculture—Forest Service—Wildland Fire Management , there is appropriated $600,000,000 for an additional amount for fiscal year 2014, to remain available until expended, for urgent wildland fire suppression activities: Provided , That such funds shall only become available if funds previously provided for wildland fire suppression will be exhausted imminently and the Secretary of Agriculture notifies the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate in writing of the need for these additional funds: Provided further , That such funds are also available for transfer to other appropriations accounts to repay amounts previously transferred for wildfire suppression. 137. The authority provided by section 347 of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained in section 101(e) of division A of Public Law 105–277 ; 16 U.S.C. 2104 note) shall continue in effect through the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution. 138. (a) The authority provided by subsection (m)(3) of section 8162 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2000 ( 40 U.S.C. 8903 note; Public Law 106–79 ), as amended, shall continue in effect through the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution. (b) For the period covered by this joint resolution, the authority provided by the provisos under the heading Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission—Capital Construction in division E of Public Law 112–74 shall not be in effect. 139. Activities authorized under part A of title IV and section 1108(b) of the Social Security Act (except for activities authorized in section 403(b)) shall continue through the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution in the manner authorized for fiscal year 2013, and out of any money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, there are hereby appropriated such sums as may be necessary for such purpose. 140. Notwithstanding section 101, the matter under the heading Department of Labor—Mine Safety and Health Administration—Salaries and Expenses in division F of Public Law 112–74 shall be applied to funds appropriated by this joint resolution by substituting is authorized to collect and retain up to $2,499,000 for may retain up to $1,499,000 . 141. The first proviso under the heading Department of Health and Human Services—Administration for Children and Families—Low Income Home Energy Assistance in division F of Public Law 112–74 shall be applied to amounts made available by this joint resolution by substituting 2014 for 2012 . 142. Amounts provided by section 101 for Department of Health and Human Services—Administration for Children and Families—Refugee and Entrant Assistance may be obligated up to a rate for operations necessary to maintain program operations at the level provided in fiscal year 2013, as necessary to accommodate increased demand. 143. During the period covered by this joint resolution, amounts provided under section 101 for Department of Health and Human Services—Office of the Secretary—Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund may be obligated at a rate necessary to assure timely execution of planned advanced research and development contracts pursuant to section 319L of the Public Health Service Act, to remain available until expended, for expenses necessary to support advanced research and development pursuant to section 319L of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247d–7e ) and other administrative expenses of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority. 144. Subsection (b) of section 163 of Public Law 111–242 , as amended, is further amended by striking 2013–2014 and inserting 2015–2016 . 145. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint resolution, there is appropriated for payment to Bonnie Englebardt Lautenberg, widow of Frank R. Lautenberg, late a Senator from New Jersey, $174,000. 146. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no adjustment shall be made under section 610(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 ( 2 U.S.C. 31 ) (relating to cost of living adjustments for Members of Congress) during fiscal year 2014. 147. Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are provided for Department of Veterans Affairs—Departmental Administration—General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration at a rate for operations of $2,455,490,000. 148. The authority provided by the penultimate proviso under the heading Department of Housing and Urban Development—Rental Assistance Demonstration in division C of Public Law 112–55 shall continue in effect through the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution. 149. Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are provided for Department of Transportation—Federal Aviation Administration—Operations , at a rate for operations of $9,248,418,000. 150. Section 601(e)(1)(B) of division B of Public Law 110–432 shall be applied by substituting the date specified in section 106(3) for 4 years after such date . 151. Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are provided for Maritime Administration—Maritime Security Program , at a rate for operations of $186,000,000. 152. Section 44302 of title 49, United States Code, is amended in paragraph (f) by deleting September 30, 2013, and may extend through December 31, 2013 and inserting the date specified in section 106(3) of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014 in lieu thereof. 153. Section 44303 of title 49, United States Code, is amended in paragraph (b) by deleting December 31, 2013 and inserting the date specified in section 106(3) of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014 in lieu thereof. 154. Section 44310 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by deleting December 31, 2013 and inserting the date specified in section 106(3) of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014 in lieu thereof. 155. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Transportation may obligate not more than $450,000,000 of the amounts made available to carry out section 125 of title 23, United States Code, under chapter 9 of title X of division A of the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 ( Public Law 113–2 ; 127 Stat. 34) under the heading Emergency Relief Program under the heading Federal-Aid Highways under the heading Federal Highway Administration for emergency relief projects in the State of Colorado arising from damage caused by flooding events in that State in calendar year 2013: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 156. Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, any reference in this division to this joint resolution shall be deemed a reference to this Act . 157. Fourteen days after the Department of Homeland Security submits a report or expenditure plan required under this division to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives, the Secretary shall submit a copy of that report to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives. B Other Matters Verification of household income and other qualifications for the provision of ACA premium and cost-sharing subsidies 1001. (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the Secretary ) shall ensure that American Health Benefit Exchanges verify that individuals applying for premium tax credits under section 36B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and reductions in cost-sharing under section 1402 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18071 ) are eligible for such credits and cost sharing reductions consistent with the requirements of section 1411 of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18081 ), and, prior to making such credits and reductions available, the Secretary shall certify to the Congress that the Exchanges verify such eligibility consistent with the requirements of such Act. (b) Report by Secretary Not later than January 1, 2014, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Congress that details the procedures employed by American Health Benefit Exchanges to verify eligibility for credits and cost-sharing reductions described in subsection (a). (c) Report by Inspector General Not later than July 1, 2014, the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services shall submit to the Congress a report regarding the effectiveness of the procedures and safeguards provided under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act for preventing the submission of inaccurate or fraudulent information by applicants for enrollment in a qualified health plan offered through an American Health Benefit Exchange. Default prevention 1002. (a) Short title This section may be cited as the Default Prevention Act of 2013 . (b) Certification Not later than 3 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the President may submit to Congress a written certification that absent a suspension of the limit under section 3101(b) of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary of the Treasury would be unable to issue debt to meet existing commitments. (c) Suspension (1) In general Section 3101(b) of title 31, United States Code, shall not apply for the period beginning on the date on which the President submits to Congress a certification under subsection (b) and ending on February 7, 2014. (2) Special rule relating to obligations issued during suspension period Effective February 8, 2014, the limitation in section 3101(b) of title 31, United States Code, as increased by section 3101A of such title and section 2 of the No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013 ( 31 U.S.C. 3101 note), is increased to the extent that— (A) the face amount of obligations issued under chapter 31 of such title and the face amount of obligations whose principal and interest are guaranteed by the United States Government (except guaranteed obligations held by the Secretary of the Treasury) outstanding on February 8, 2014, exceeds (B) the face amount of such obligations outstanding on the date of enactment of this Act. An obligation shall not be taken into account under subparagraph (A) unless the issuance of such obligation was necessary to fund a commitment incurred by the Federal Government that required payment before February 8, 2014. (d) Disapproval If there is enacted into law within 22 calendar days after Congress receives a written certification by the President under subsection (b) a joint resolution disapproving the President’s exercise of authority to suspend the debt ceiling under subsection (e), effective on the date of enactment of the joint resolution, subsection (c) is amended to read as follows: (c) Suspension (1) In general Section 3101(b) of title 31, United States Code, shall not apply for the period beginning on the date on which the President submits to Congress a certification under subsection (b) and ending on the date of enactment of the joint resolution pursuant to section 1002(e) of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014. (2) Special rule relating to obligations issued during suspension period Effective on the day after the date of enactment of the joint resolution pursuant to section 1002(e) of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014, the limitation in section 3101(b) of title 31, United States Code, as increased by section 3101A of such title and section 2 of the No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013 ( 31 U.S.C. 3101 note), is increased to the extent that— (A) the face amount of obligations issued under chapter 31 of such title and the face amount of obligations whose principal and interest are guaranteed by the United States Government (except guaranteed obligations held by the Secretary of the Treasury) outstanding on the day after the date of enactment of the joint resolution pursuant to section 1002(e) of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014, exceeds (B) the face amount of such obligations outstanding on the date of enactment of this Act. An obligation shall not be taken into account under subparagraph (A) unless the issuance of such obligation was necessary to fund a commitment incurred by the Federal Government that required payment before the day after the date of enactment of the joint resolution pursuant to section 1002(e) of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014. . (e) Disapproval process (1) Contents of joint resolution For the purpose of this subsection, the term joint resolution means only a joint resolution— (A) disapproving the President’s exercise of authority to suspend the debt limit that is introduced within 14 calendar days after the date on which the President submits to Congress the certification under subsection (b); (B) which does not have a preamble; (C) the title of which is only as follows: Joint resolution relating to the disapproval of the President's exercise of authority to suspend the debt limit, as submitted under section 1002(b) of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014 on _____ (with the blank containing the date of such submission); and (D) the matter after the resolving clause of which is only as follows: That Congress disapproves of the President's exercise of authority to suspend the debt limit, as exercised pursuant to the certification under section 1002(b) of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014. . (2) Expedited consideration in House of Representatives (A) Reporting and discharge Any committee of the House of Representatives to which a joint resolution is referred shall report it to the House of Representatives without amendment not later than 5 calendar days after the date of introduction of a joint resolution described in paragraph (1). If a committee fails to report the joint resolution within that period, the committee shall be discharged from further consideration of the joint resolution and the joint resolution shall be referred to the appropriate calendar. (B) Proceeding to consideration After each committee authorized to consider a joint resolution reports it to the House of Representatives or has been discharged from its consideration, it shall be in order, not later than the sixth day after introduction of a joint resolution under paragraph (1), to move to proceed to consider the joint resolution in the House of Representatives. All points of order against the motion are waived. Such a motion shall not be in order after the House of Representatives has disposed of a motion to proceed on a joint resolution. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the motion to its adoption without intervening motion. The motion shall not be debatable. A motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion is disposed of shall not be in order. (C) Consideration The joint resolution shall be considered as read. All points of order against the joint resolution and against its consideration are waived. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the joint resolution to its passage without intervening motion except 2 hours of debate equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent. A motion to reconsider the vote on passage of the joint resolution shall not be in order. (3) Expedited procedure in Senate (A) Reconvening Upon receipt of a certification under subsection (b), if the Senate would otherwise be adjourned, the majority leader of the Senate, after consultation with the minority leader of the Senate, shall notify the Members of the Senate that, pursuant to this subsection, the Senate shall convene not later than the thirteenth calendar day after receipt of such certification. (B) Placement on calendar Upon introduction in the Senate, the joint resolution shall be immediately placed on the calendar. (C) Floor consideration (i) In general Notwithstanding rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, it is in order at any time during the period beginning on the day after the date on which Congress receives a certification under subsection (b) and ending on the 6th day after the date of introduction of a joint resolution under paragraph (1) (even if a previous motion to the same effect has been disagreed to) to move to proceed to the consideration of the joint resolution, and all points of order against the joint resolution (and against consideration of the joint resolution) are waived. The motion to proceed is not debatable. The motion is not subject to a motion to postpone. A motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to shall not be in order. If a motion to proceed to the consideration of the joint resolution is agreed to, the joint resolution shall remain the unfinished business until disposed of. (ii) Consideration Consideration of the joint resolution, and on all debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith, shall be limited to not more than 10 hours, which shall be divided equally between the majority and minority leaders or their designees. A motion further to limit debate is in order and not debatable. An amendment to, or a motion to postpone, or a motion to proceed to the consideration of other business, or a motion to recommit the joint resolution is not in order. (iii) Vote on passage If the Senate has voted to proceed to a joint resolution, the vote on passage of the joint resolution shall occur immediately following the conclusion of consideration of the joint resolution, and a single quorum call at the conclusion of the debate if requested in accordance with the rules of the Senate. (iv) Rulings of the chair on procedure Appeals from the decisions of the Chair relating to the application of the rules of the Senate, as the case may be, to the procedure relating to a joint resolution shall be decided without debate. (4) Amendment not in order A joint resolution of disapproval considered pursuant to this subsection shall not be subject to amendment in either the House of Representatives or the Senate. (5) Coordination with action by other House (A) In general If, before passing the joint resolution, one House receives from the other a joint resolution— (i) the joint resolution of the other House shall not be referred to a committee; and (ii) the procedure in the receiving House shall be the same as if no joint resolution had been received from the other House, except that the vote on passage shall be on the joint resolution of the other House. (B) Treatment of joint resolution of other House If the Senate fails to introduce or consider a joint resolution under this subsection, the joint resolution of the House of Representatives shall be entitled to expedited floor procedures under this subsection. (C) Treatment of companion measures If, following passage of the joint resolution in the Senate, the Senate then receives the companion measure from the House of Representatives, the companion measure shall not be debatable. (D) Consideration after passage (i) In general If Congress passes a joint resolution, the period beginning on the date the President is presented with the joint resolution and ending on the date the President signs, allows to become law without his signature, or vetoes and returns the joint resolution (but excluding days when either House is not in session) shall be disregarded in computing the calendar day period described in subsection (d). (ii) Debate on a veto message Debate on a veto message in the Senate under this subsection shall be 1 hour equally divided between the majority and minority leaders or their designees. (6) Rules of House of Representatives and Senate This subsection is enacted by Congress— (A) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate and House of Representatives, respectively, and as such it is deemed a part of the rules of each House, respectively, but applicable only with respect to the procedure to be followed in that House in the case of a joint resolution, and it supersedes other rules only to the extent that it is inconsistent with such rules; and (B) with full recognition of the constitutional right of either House to change the rules (so far as relating to the procedure of that House) at any time, in the same manner, and to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of that House. This Act may be cited as the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014 .

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.