Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2003, and for other purposes.
PL 108-2 (H.J.Res.1), enacted 01/10/2003

117 STAT. 5
PUBLIC LAW 108–2—JAN. 10, 2003
Public Law 108–2
108th Congress
Joint Resolution
Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2003, and for other
purposes.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, That Public Law
107–229 is further amended by striking the date specified in section
107(c) and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘January 31, 2003’’.
SEC. 2. Public Law 107–229, as amended, is further amended
in section 120, by striking ‘‘and December 1, 2002,’’ and inserting
‘‘December 1, 2002, January 1, 2003, and February 1, 2003,’’.
SEC. 3. Section 613 of the Treasury and General Government
Appropriations Act, 2002, is amended (1) by striking ‘‘2001’’ and
‘‘2002’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘2002’’ and ‘‘2003’’,
respectively; and (2) in subsection (a)(1), as so amended, by inserting
‘‘(as in effect on September 30, 2002)’’ after ‘‘Act, 2002’’ and after
‘‘such section 613’’: Provided, That such section, as so amended,
shall be effective through September 30, 2003, notwithstanding
section 107 of this joint resolution.
SEC. 4. Public Law 107–229, as amended, is further amended
by striking section 137 and inserting the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 137. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint
resolution, in addition to amounts made available in section 101,
and subject to sections 107(c) and 108, such sums as may be
necessary shall be available to the Securities and Exchange
Commission for the Secretary of the Treasury to advance start-
up expenses to the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
pursuant to section 109(j) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Pub.
L. 107–204).
‘‘(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint resolution,
upon the collection of fees authorized in section 109(d) of the Sar-
banes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107–204), the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board shall reimburse the Securities and
Exchange Commission for any Commission appropriations advanced
to the Board for start-up expenses pursuant to section 109(j) of
such Act or subsection (a) of this section, so as to result in no
net effect of such advances on appropriations available to the
Commission in fiscal year 2003.’’.
SEC. 5. (a) APPROVAL OF PROSPECTUS.—For purposes of section
3307(a) of title 40, United States Code, the prospectus of General
Services Administration entitled ‘‘Prospectus—Lease, Department
of Homeland Security, Washington, DC Metropolitan Area’’, pro-
spectus number PDC–08W03, as submitted on December 24, 2002,
is deemed approved by the Committee on Environment and Public
Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and
116 Stat. 1495.
5 USC 5343 note.
116 Stat. 1492.
116 Stat. 2062.
Jan. 10, 2003
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PUBLIC LAW 108–2—JAN. 10, 2003
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.J. Res. 1:
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 149 (2003):
Jan. 8, considered and passed House.
Jan. 9, considered and passed Senate.
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives on the date of enact-
ment of this Act.
(b) PROHIBITION ON DELEGATION.—The authority of the General
Services Administration to lease space under this section may not
be delegated to any other department or agency.
(c) MODIFICATIONS.—Any modification to the prospectus
referred to in subsection (a) that is subject to approval under
section 3307 of title 40, United States Code, shall be approved
in accordance with the requirements of such section.
SEC. 6. Section 126 of Public Law 107–229, as added by Public
Law 107–240, is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 126. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint
resolution, except section 107, the District of Columbia may expend
local funds for programs and activities under the heading ‘District
of Columbia Funds—Operating Expenses’ at the rate set forth for
such programs and activities in the revised financial plan and
budget for the District Government for fiscal year 2003 submitted
to Congress by the District of Columbia pursuant to section 138
of H.R. 5521 of the 107th Congress, as reported by the Committee
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.’’.
Approved January 10, 2003.
116 Stat. 1493.
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