Joint resolution making temporary appropriations for the fiscal year 1960, and for other purposes
PL 86-76 (H.J.Res.439), enacted 07/01/1959

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PUBLIC LAW 86-76-JULY 1, 1959 
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Public Law 86-76 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
July I, 1959 
Making temporary appropriations for the fiscal year 1960, and for other purposes. 
CH. J. Res. 4393 
Resolved hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assemhled^ That the following sums 
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are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, and out of applicable corporate or other revenues, 
receipts, and funds, for the several departments, agencies, corpora-
tions, and other organizational units of the Government, namely: 
SEC. 101. (a) (1) Such amounts as may be necessary for contmuing 
projects or activities (not otherwise specifically provided for in this 
joint resolution) which were conducted in the fiscal year 1959 and for 
which appropriations, funds, or other authority would be available 
in the following appropriation Acts for the fiscal year 1960: 
Legislative Branch Appropriation Act; 
General Government Matters Appropriation Act; 
Independent Offices Appropriation Act; 
Department of Agriculture and Farm Credit Administration 
Appropriation Act ; 
Department of Defense Appropriation Act; 
Department of Commerce and Related Agencies Appropria-
tion Act; 
Departments of Labor, and Health, Education, and Welfare 
Appropriation Act; 
Departments of State and Justice, the Judiciary, and Related 
Agencies Appropriation Act; 
District of Columbia Appropriation Act; and the 
Public Works Appropriation Act. 
(2) Appropriations made by this subsection shall be available to 
the extent and in the manner which would be provided for by the 
pertinent appropriation Act. 
(3) Whenever the amount which would be made available or the 
authority which would be granted under an Act listed in this subsec-
tion as passed by the House is different from that which would be 
made available or granted under such Act as passed by the Senate, the 
pertinent project or activity shall be continued under the lesser 
amount or the more restrictive authority. 
(4) Whenever an Act listed in this subsection has been passed by 
only one House or where an item is included in only one version 
of an Act as passed by both Houses, the pertinent project or activity 
shall be continued under the appropriation, funds, or authority 
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. 
(b) Such amounts as may be necessary for continuing projects or 
activities which were conducted in the fiscal year 1959 and listed in this 
subsection (1) at a rate for operations not in excess of the current rate 
or the rate provided for in the budget estimate, whichever is lower, 
or (2) if no budget estimate has been submitted prior to June 30, 
1959j at the current rate, or (3) in the amount or at the rat© specified 
herein: 
Atomic Energy Commission; 
Export-Import Bank; 
Administration, Ryukyu Islands; 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration; 
River Basin Study Commission for South Carolina-Georgia-
Alabama-Florida; 
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River Basin Study Commission for Texas; 
Outdoor Recreation Resources Review Commission; 
Boston National Historic Sites Commission; 
Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization (civil defense and 
defense mobilization functions performed by other Federal 
agencies); 
Mutual security programs, $200,000,000, to be expended in ac-
cordance with provisions of law applicable to such programs dur-
ing the fiscal year 1959 and at a rate for any individual program 
not in excess of the current rate therefor: Provided, That admin-
istrative expenses for such programs shall not exceed the current 
rate; 
Department of Defense—military construction. Air National 
Guard; and 
Transitional grants to Alaska, $1,000,000, to be expended in the 
manner which would be provided for in the budget estimate for 
the fiscal year 1960. 
SEC. 102. Appropriations and funds made available and authority 
granted pursuant to this joint resolution shall remain available until 
(a) enactment into law of an appropriation for any project or activity 
provided for in this joint resolution, or (b) enactment of the applicable 
appropriation Act by both Houses without any provision for such 
project or activity, or (c) July 31, 1959, whichever first occurs. 
SEO. 103. Appropriations and funds made available and authority 
granted pursuant to this joint resolution may be used without regard 
to the time limitations set forth in subsection (d) (2) of section 3679 
of the Revised Statutes, as amended, and expenditures therefrom 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. 
SEC. 104. No appropriation or fund made available or authority 
granted pursuant to this joint resolution shall be used to initiate or 
resume any project or activity which was not being conducted during 
the fiscal year 1959. Appropriations made and authority granted 
pursuant to this joint resolution shall cover all obligations or expendi-
tures 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. 
Approved July 1, 1959. 
Public Law 86-77 
July 6. 1959 
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[H. R. 5515] 
rj,^ amend the 1956 Act authorizing the disposal of certain obsolete locks and 
dams on the Big Sandy River, Kentucky-West Virginia, for the purpose of 
increasing the authorization relating to dam numbered 3 on the Big Sandy 
River, Kentucky. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 2 of 
the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the disposal of federally owned 
property at obsolescent canalized waterways and for other purposes'', 
approved August 6, 1956 (70 Stat. 1062), is amended by striking out 
•'$50,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$100,000". 
Approved July 6, 1959. 
31 use 665.