Making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1992, and for other purposes.
PL 102-109 (H.J.Res.332), enacted 09/30/1991

PUBLIC LAW 102-109—SEPT. 30, 1991 
105 STAT. 551 
Public Law 102-109 
102d Congress 
Joint Resolution 
Making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1992, and for other purposes. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following 
sums are hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not 
otherwise appropriated, and out of applicable corporate or other 
revenues, receipts, and funds, for the several departments, agencies, 
corporations, and other organizational units of Government for the 
fiscal year 1992, and for other purposes, namely: 
SEC. 101. (a) Such amounts as may be necessary under the author-
ity and conditions provided in applicable appropriations Acts for the 
fiscal year 1991 for continuing projects or activities including the 
costs of direct loans and loan guarantees (not otherwise specifically 
provided for in this joint resolution) which were conducted in the 
fiscal year 1991 and for which appropriations, funds, or other 
authority would be available in the following appropriations Acts: 
The Agriculture, Rural 
Development, 
Food and 
Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1992; 
The Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Ju-
diciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1992, 
notwithstanding section 15 of the State Department Basic 
Authorities Act of 1956, section 201 of Public Law 99-64 and 
section 701 of the United States Information and Educational 
Exchange Act of 1948; 
The Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1992, not-
withstanding section 504(a)(1) of the National Security Act of 
1947; 
The District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1992; 
The Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Pro-
grams Appropriations Act, 1992, notwithstanding section 10 of 
Public Law 91-672 and section 15(a) of the State Department 
Basic Authorities Act of 1956; 
The Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appro-
priations Act, 1992; 
The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1992; 
The Military Construction Appropriations Act, 1992; 
The Department of Transportation and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 1992; 
The Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government 
Appropriations Act, 1992; and 
The Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban 
Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 
1992: 
Provided, That whenever the amount which would be made avail-
able or the authority which would be granted in these Acts is 
greater than that which would be available or granted under cur-
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rent operations, the pertinent project or activity shall be continued 
at a rate for operations not exceeding the current rate. 
(b) Whenever the amount which would be made available or the 
authority which would be granted under an Act listed in this section 
as passed by the House as of October 1, 1991, is different from that 
which would be available or granted under such Act as passed by 
the Senate as of October 1, 1991, the pertinent project or activity 
shall be continued at a rate for operations not exceeding the current 
rate or the rate permitted by the action of the House or the Senate, 
whichever is lower, and under the authority and conditions provided 
in applicable appropriations Acts for the fiscal year 1991: Provided, 
That where an item is included in only one version of an Act as 
pgissed by both Houses as of October 1, 1991, the pertinent project or 
activity shall be continued under the appropriation, fund, or author-
ity granted by the one House, but at a rate for operations not 
exceeding the current rate or the rate permitted by the action of the 
one House, whichever is lower, and under the authority and condi-
tions provided in applicable appropriations Acts for the fiscal year 
1991. 
(c) Whenever an Act listed in this section has been passed by only 
the House as of October 1, 1991, the pertinent project or activity 
shall be continued under the appropriation, fund, or authority 
granted by the House, at a rate for operations not exceeding the 
current rate or the rate permitted by the action of the House, 
whichever is lower, and under the authority and conditions provided 
in applicable appropriations Acts for the fiscal year 1991: Provided, 
That where an item is funded in applicable appropriations Acts for 
the fiscal year 1991 and not included in the version passed by the 
House as of October 1,1991, the pertinent project or activity shall be 
continued under the appropriation, fund, or authority granted by 
applicable appropriations Acts for the fiscal year 1991, at a rate for 
operations not exceeding the current rate and under the authority 
and conditions provided in applicable appropriations Acts for the 
fiscal year 1991. 
SEC. 102. No appropriation or funds made available or authority 
granted pursuant to section 101 for the Department of Defense shall 
be used for new production of items not funded for production in 
fiscal year 1991 or prior years, for the increase in production rates 
above those sustained with fiscal year 1991 funds, or to initiate, 
resume, or continue any project, activity, operation, or organization 
which are defined as any project, subproject, activity, budget activ-
ity, program element, and subprogram within a program element 
and for investment items are further defined as a P-1 line item in a 
budget activity within an appropriation account and an R-1 line 
item which includes a program element and subprogram element 
within an appropriation account, for which appropriations, funds, or 
other authority were not available during the fiscal year 1991, 
except projects, activities, operations, or organizations relating to 
"Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm": Provided, That no appro-
priation 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 appro-
priated later. 
SEC. 103. Appropriations made by section 101 shall be available to 
the extent and in the manner which would be provided by the 
pertinent appropriations Act. 
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SEC. 104. 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 the fiscal year 1991. 
SEC. 105. No provision which is included in an appropriations Act 
enumerated in section 101 but which WEIS not included in the 
applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 1991, and which by its 
terms is applicable to more than one appropriation, fund, or author-
ity shall be applicable to any appropriation, fund, or authority 
provided in this joint resolution. 
SEC. 106. Unless otherwise provided for in this joint resolution or Termination 
in the applicable appropriations Act, appropriations and funds made 
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available and authority granted pursuant to this joint resolution 
shall be available until (a) enactment into law of an appropriation 
for any project or activity provided for in this joint resolution, or (b) 
the enactment of the applicable appropriations Act by both Houses 
without any provision for such project or activity, or (c) October 29, 
1991, whichever first occurs. 
SEC. 107. Appropriations made and authority granted pursuant to 
this joint resolution shall cover all obligations or expenditures 
incurred for any program, project, or activity during the period for 
which funds or authority for such project or activity are available 
under this joint resolution. 
SEC. 108. Expenditures made pursuant to this joint resolution 
shall be charged to the applicable appropriation, fund, or authoriza-
tion whenever a bill in which such applicable appropriation, fund, or 
authorization is contained is enacted into law. 
SEC. 109. No provision in any appropriations Act for the fiscal 
year 1992 referred to in section 101 of this joint resolution that 
makes the availability of any appropriation provided therein 
dependent upon the enactment of additional authorizing or other 
legislation shall be effective before the date set forth in section 
106(c) of this joint resolution. 
SEC. 110. Appropriations 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 appor-
tionments set forth in section 1513 of title 31, United States Code, 
but nothing herein shall be construed to waive any other provision 
of law governing the apportionment of funds. 
SEC. 111. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint resolu- 38 USC 1710 
tion or any other law, the amendments made by sections 8012 and "°*e-
8013 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (Public Law 
101-508) shall remain in effect through the period covered by this 
joint resolution. 
SEC. 112. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint resolu-
tion, except section 106, activities funded in the National Science 
Foundation's United States Antarctic Logistical Support Activities 
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account shall be maintained at the current rate of operations. 
SEC. 113. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint resolu-
tion, except section 106, activities funded in the Federal Commu-
nications Commission's Salaries and Expenses account shall be 
maintained at the current rate of operations. 
Approved September 30, 1991. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.J. Res. 332: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 102-216 (Coram, on Appropriations). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 137 (1991): 
Sept. 25, considered and passed House; considered and passed Senate, araended. 
Sept. 26, House concurred in Senate amendment.