Joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1978, and for other purposes.
PL 95-165 (H.J.Res.643), enacted 11/09/1977

PUBLIC LAW 95-165—NOV. 9, 1977 
91 STAT. 1323 
Public Law 95-165 
95th Congress 
Joint Resolution 
Making further continuiHg appropriations for tlie fiscal year 1978, and for 
JNov. 9, 1971 
otlier purposes. 
[H.J. Res. 64^J] 
Resolved hy the Senate and H(mse of Re/presentatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled^ That the following sums Continuing 
are appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriations, 
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 for the fiscal 
year 1978, namely: 
SEC. 101. Such amounts as may be necessary for continuing projects 
or activities which were conducted in the fiscal year 1977, and for 
which appropriations, funds, or other authority would be available in 
the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1978 (H.R. 9005) as 
passed the House of Representatives or the Senate, but at a rate of 
operations not in excess of the current rate: Provided^ That the 
Advisory Neighborhood Commissions shall be contained at an annual 
rate of not to exceed $500,000: Provided further^ That the rate of 
operations for the Disaster Loan Fund of the Small Business Admin-
istration contained in said Act shall be the rate as passed the Senate. 
Such amounts as may be necessary for projects or activities provided 
for in tlie Departments of Labor, and Health, Education, and Welfare, 
and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1978 (H.R. 7555), at a rate 
of operations, and to the extent and in the manner, provided for in 
such Act as modified by the House of Representatives on August 2, 
1977, notwithstanding the provisions of section 106 of this joint 
resolution. 
SEC. 102. Appropriations and funds made available and authority 
granted pursuant to this joint resolution shall be available from 
November 1, 1977, and shall remain available until (a) enactment 
into law of an appropriation for any project or activity provided for 
in this joint resolution, or (b) November 30, 1977, whichever first 
occurs. 
SEC. 103. Appropriations and funds made available 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 31 U.S.C. 665 (d) (2), but nothing herein shall be construed 
to waive any other provision of law governing the apportionment of 
funds. 
SEC. 104. 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. 
SEC. 105. 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. 
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PUBLIC LAW 95-165—NOV. 9, 1977 
SEC. 106. 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 for which appropriations, funds, or 
other authority were not available during the fiscal year 1977. 
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SEC. 107. All obligations incurred in anticipation of the appropria-
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lions and authority provided in this joint resolution are hereby ratified 
and confirmed if otherwise in accordance with the provisions of this 
joint resolution. 
Approved November 9, 1977. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 
HOUSE REPORT No. 95-792 (Comm. on Appropriations). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 123 (1977): 
Nov. 3, considered and passed House. 
Nov. 4, considered and passed Senate.