Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013
PL 112-175 (H.J.Res.117), enacted 09/28/2012

126 STAT. 1313 
PUBLIC LAW 112–175—SEPT. 28, 2012 
Public Law 112–175 
112th Congress 
Joint Resolution 
Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2013, and for other purposes. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the fol-
lowing sums are hereby appropriated, out of any money in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and out of applicable cor-
porate or other revenues, receipts, and funds, for the several depart-
ments, agencies, corporations, and other organizational units of 
Government for fiscal year 2013, and for other purposes, namely: 
SEC. 101. (a) Such amounts as may be necessary, at a rate 
for operations as provided in the applicable appropriations Acts 
for fiscal year 2012 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 2012, 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, 2012 
(division A of Public Law 112–55), except for the appropriations 
designated by the Congress as being for disaster relief in section 
735 of such Act. 
(2) The Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2012 (division B of Public Law 112–55), 
except for the appropriation designated by the Congress as 
being for disaster relief in the second paragraph under the 
heading ‘‘Department of Commerce—Economic Development 
Administration—Economic Development Assistance Programs’’ 
in such Act. 
(3) The Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012 
(division A of Public Law 112–74). 
(4) The Energy and Water Development Appropriations 
Act, 2012 (division B of Public Law 112–74). 
(5) The Financial Services and General Government Appro-
priations Act, 2012 (division C of Public Law 112–74). 
(6) The Department of Homeland Security Appropriations 
Act, 2012 (division D of Public Law 112–74). 
(7) The Department of the Interior, Environment, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 (division E of Public 
Law 112–74). 
(8) The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, 
and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 
(division F of Public Law 112–74). 
Continuing 
Appropriations 
Resolution, 2013. 
Sept. 28, 2012 
[H.J. Res. 117] 
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126 STAT. 1314 
PUBLIC LAW 112–175—SEPT. 28, 2012 
(9) The Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2012 (divi-
sion G of Public Law 112–74). 
(10) The Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 (division H of Public 
Law 112–74). 
(11) The Department of State, Foreign Operations, and 
Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2012 (division I of Public 
Law 112–74). 
(12) The Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, 
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 (division C of 
Public Law 112–55), except for the appropriations designated 
by the Congress as being for disaster relief under the heading 
‘‘Department of Transportation—Federal Highway Administra-
tion—Emergency Relief’’ and in the last proviso of section 239 
of such Act. 
(13) The Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public 
Law 112–77), except for appropriations under the heading 
‘‘Corps of Engineers-Civil’’. 
(b) Whenever an amount designated 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 (in this section referred to as an ‘‘OCO/GWOT amount’’) 
in an Act described in paragraph (3) or (10) of subsection (a) 
that would be made available for a project or activity is different 
from the amount requested in the President’s fiscal year 2013 
budget request, the project or activity shall be continued at a 
rate for operations that would be permitted by, and such designation 
shall be applied to, the amount in the President’s fiscal year 2013 
budget request. 
(c) The rate for operations provided by subsection (a) is hereby 
increased by 0.612 percent. Such increase shall not apply to OCO/ 
GWOT amounts or to amounts incorporated in this joint resolution 
by reference to the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public 
Law 112–77). 
SEC. 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 2012 or prior years; (2) the 
increase in production rates above those sustained with fiscal year 
2012 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 avail-
able during fiscal year 2012. 
(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. 
SEC. 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. 
Contracts. 
Rate increase. 
Continuation. 
Applicability. 
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126 STAT. 1315 
PUBLIC LAW 112–175—SEPT. 28, 2012 
SEC. 104. Except as otherwise provided in section 102, no 
appropriation or funds made available or authority granted pursu-
ant 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 2012. 
SEC. 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. 
SEC. 106. Unless otherwise provided for in this joint resolution 
or in the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 2013, appro-
priations 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 2013 without any provision for such project or activity; 
or (3) March 27, 2013. 
SEC. 107. 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. 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. 
SEC. 109. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint 
resolution, except section 106, for those programs that would other-
wise have high initial rates of operation or complete distribution 
of appropriations at the beginning of fiscal year 2013 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 pro-
grams funded by this joint resolution that would impinge on final 
funding prerogatives. 
SEC. 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. 
SEC. 111. (a) For entitlements and other mandatory payments 
whose budget authority was provided in appropriations Acts for 
fiscal year 2012, 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 condi-
tions provided in the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 
2012, to be continued through the date specified in section 106(3). 
(b) Notwithstanding section 106, obligations for mandatory pay-
ments due on or about the first day of any month that begins 
after October 2012 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. 
SEC. 112. Amounts made available under section 101 for civilian 
personnel compensation and benefits in each department and 
Deadline. 
Continuation. 
Expiration date. 
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126 STAT. 1316 
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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 2012, 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. 
SEC. 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. 414(a)(1)). 
SEC. 114. (a) Section 147 of Public Law 111–242, as added 
by Public Law 111–322, shall be applied by substituting the date 
specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution for ‘‘December 
31, 2012’’ each place it appears. 
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any statutory 
pay adjustment (as defined in section 147(b)(2) of the Continuing 
Appropriations Act, 2011 (Public Law 111–242)) otherwise sched-
uled to take effect during fiscal year 2013 but prior to the date 
specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution may take effect 
on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning after 
the date specified in section 106(3). 
SEC. 115. (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 Emer-
gency 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 Ter-
rorism 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 amount made available by section 101 for ‘‘Social 
Security Administration—Limitation on Administrative Expenses’’, 
$483,484,000 is additional new budget authority specified for pur-
poses of subsection 251(b)(2)(B) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
(c) Section 5 of Public Law 112–74 shall apply to amounts 
designated in subsection (a) for Overseas Contingency Operations/ 
Global War on Terrorism. 
SEC. 116. (a) Not later than 30 days after the date of the 
enactment of this joint resolution, each department and agency 
in subsection (c) shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate, for the period 
through the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution, 
a spending, expenditure, or operating plan— 
(1) at the program, project, or activity level (or, for national 
intelligence programs funded in the Department of Defense 
Appropriations Act, at the expenditure center and project level); 
or 
(2) as applicable, at any greater level of detail required 
for funds covered by such a plan in an appropriations Act 
referred to in section 101, in the joint explanatory statement 
accompanying such Act, or in committee report language incor-
porated by reference in such joint explanatory statement. 
Deadlines. 
Time period. 
Plan. 
Applicability. 
Pay adjustment. 
Applicability. 
5 USC 5303 note. 
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126 STAT. 1317 
PUBLIC LAW 112–175—SEPT. 28, 2012 
(b) Not later than 30 days after the date on which any seques-
tration is ordered by the President under section 251A of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, each 
department and agency in subsection (c) shall submit to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 
the Senate the spending, expenditure, or operating plan required 
under subsection (a), updated to reflect any adjustments to funding 
as a result of the sequestration and any extension of the date 
specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution. 
(c) The departments and agencies to which this section applies 
are as follows: 
(1) The Department of Agriculture. 
(2) The Department of Commerce. 
(3) The Department of Defense. 
(4) The Department of Education. 
(5) The Department of Energy. 
(6) The Department of Health and Human Services. 
(7) The Department of Homeland Security. 
(8) The Department of Housing and Urban Development. 
(9) The Department of the Interior. 
(10) The Department of Justice. 
(11) The Department of Labor. 
(12) The Department of State and United States Agency 
for International Development. 
(13) The Department of Transportation. 
(14) The Department of the Treasury. 
(15) The Department of Veterans Affairs. 
(16) The National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 
(17) The National Science Foundation. 
(18) The Judiciary. 
(19) With respect to amounts made available under the 
heading ‘‘Executive Office of the President and Funds Appro-
priated to the President’’, agencies funded under such heading. 
(20) The Federal Communications Commission. 
(21) The General Services Administration. 
(22) The Office of Personnel Management. 
(23) The National Archives and Records Administration. 
(24) The Securities and Exchange Commission. 
(25) The Small Business Administration. 
(26) The Environmental Protection Agency. 
(27) The Indian Health Service. 
(28) The Smithsonian Institution. 
(29) The Social Security Administration. 
(30) The Corporation for National and Community Service. 
(31) The Corporation for Public Broadcasting. 
(32) The Food and Drug Administration. 
(33) The Commodity Futures Trading Commission. 
(34) The Central Intelligence Agency. 
(35) The National Security Agency. 
(36) The National Reconnaissance Office. 
(37) The Defense Intelligence Agency. 
(38) The National Geospatial Intelligence Agency. 
(39) The Office of the Director of National Intelligence. 
SEC. 117. Not later than November 1, 2012, and each month 
thereafter through the month following the period covered by this 
joint resolution, the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
Deadlines. 
Time period. 
Reports. 
Applicability. 
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126 STAT. 1318 
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House of Representatives and the Senate a report on all obligations 
incurred by each department and agency in the period covered 
by this joint resolution. Such report shall— 
(1) set forth obligations by account; 
(2) compare the obligations incurred in the period covered 
by the report to the obligations incurred in the same period 
in fiscal year 2012; and 
(3) specify each executive branch account for which funds 
made available by this joint resolution are apportioned at a 
different rate for operations than the rate otherwise provided 
in section 101, with an estimate of the different rate otherwise 
provided in such section and the total obligations estimated 
to be incurred under this joint resolution for such account. 
SEC. 118. Section 726(15) of division A of Public Law 112– 
55 shall be applied to amounts made available by this joint resolu-
tion without regard to the first proviso of such section. 
SEC. 119. Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are provided 
for ‘‘Department of Agriculture—Domestic Food Programs—Food 
and Nutrition Service—Commodity Assistance Program’’, at a rate 
for operations of $253,952,000, of which $186,935,000 shall be for 
the Commodity Supplemental Food Program. 
SEC. 120. (a) 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. 
(b) Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of 
this joint resolution, the Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate a plan to maintain 
the launch schedules and life cycle cost estimates established in 
fiscal year 2012 for the satellite systems described in subsection 
(a) and options for reducing costs, including management costs. 
SEC. 121. 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 2013 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, no appropriation or funds 
made available or authority granted pursuant to section 101 for 
the Department of Defense shall be used to— 
(1) retire, divest, realign, or transfer aircraft of the Air 
Force; 
(2) disestablish or convert any unit associated with aircraft 
described in paragraph (1) or any unit of the Air National 
Guard or Air Force Reserve; or 
(3) retire C–23 Sherpa aircraft. 
SEC. 122. The authority provided by section 801 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111– 
84; 123 Stat. 2399) shall continue in effect, notwithstanding sub-
section (f) of such section, 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 2013 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense. 
SEC. 123. The authority provided by section 572(b)(4) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (20 U.S.C. 
7703b(b)(4)) shall continue in effect through the earlier of the date 
specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution or the date of 
Extension date. 
Extension date. 
Deadline. 
Plan. 
Applicability. 
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126 STAT. 1319 
PUBLIC LAW 112–175—SEPT. 28, 2012 
the enactment of an Act authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 
2013 for military activities of the Department of Defense. 
SEC. 124. In addition to any other transfer authority available 
to the Department of Defense, the Secretary of Defense may transfer 
an amount designated 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 made available 
by this joint resolution for the Department of Defense between 
such appropriations, to be merged with and to be available for 
the same purposes, and the same time period, as the appropriation 
or fund to which transferred. The Secretary of Defense shall notify 
the congressional defense committees not fewer than 15 days prior 
to any transfer made pursuant to this section. 
SEC. 125. (a) Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are pro-
vided for ‘‘Department of Energy—National Nuclear Security 
Administration—Weapons Activities’’ at a rate for operations of 
$7,577,341,000. 
(b) Section 301(c) of title III of division B of Public Law 112– 
74 shall not apply to amounts made available by this section. 
SEC. 126. In addition to the amounts otherwise made available 
by section 101 for ‘‘Department of Energy—National Nuclear Secu-
rity Administration—Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation’’, an addi-
tional amount is made available for domestic uranium enrichment 
research, development, and demonstration at a rate for operations 
of $100,000,000. 
SEC. 127. 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 resolu-
tion for ‘‘October 1, 2012’’. 
SEC. 128. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint 
resolution, except section 106, 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. 6020 (112th 
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 2013 Budget Request Act of 2012 (D.C. Act 19–381), 
as modified as of the date of the enactment of this joint resolution. 
SEC. 129. Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are provided 
for ‘‘District of Columbia—Federal Funds—Federal Payment for 
Emergency Planning and Security Costs in the District of Columbia’’ 
at a rate for operations of $24,700,000, of which not less than 
$9,800,000 shall be used for costs associated with the Presidential 
Inauguration. 
SEC. 130. Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are provided 
for ‘‘General Services Administration—Expenses, Presidential 
Transition’’ for necessary expenses to carry out the Presidential 
Transition Act of 1963 (3 U.S.C. 102 note), at a rate for operations 
of $8,947,000, of which not to exceed $1,000,000 is for activities 
authorized by sections 3(a)(8) and (9) of such Act. 
SEC. 131. (a) Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are pro-
vided for ‘‘Executive Office of the President—Office of Administra-
tion—Presidential Transition Administrative Support’’ to carry out 
the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 (3 U.S.C. 102 note) at 
a rate for operations of $8,000,000. 
(b) Such funds may be transferred to other accounts in this 
joint resolution or any other Act that provide funding for offices 
Applicability. 
Notification. 
Deadline. 
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126 STAT. 1320 
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within the Executive Office of the President and the Office of 
the Vice President to carry out the Presidential Transition Act 
of 1963 (3 U.S.C. 102 note). 
SEC. 132. Notwithstanding section 101, the fifth proviso under 
the heading ‘‘Federal Communications Commission—Salaries and 
Expenses’’ in division C of Public Law 112–74 shall be applied 
by substituting ‘‘$98,739,000’’ for ‘‘$85,000,000’’. 
SEC. 133. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint 
resolution, amounts made available by section 101 for ‘‘Department 
of the Treasury—Departmental Offices—Salaries and Expenses’’ 
and ‘‘Department of the Treasury—Office of Inspector General— 
Salaries and Expenses’’ may be used for activities in connection 
with section 1602(e) of the Resources and Ecosystems Sustain-
ability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf 
Coast States Act of 2012 (subtitle F of title I of division A of 
Public Law 112–141). 
SEC. 134. Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are provided 
for ‘‘Office of Government Ethics—Salaries and Expenses’’ at a 
rate for operations of $18,664,000, of which $5,000,000 shall be 
for development and deployment of the centralized, publicly acces-
sible database required in section 11(b) of the STOCK Act (Public 
Law 112–105). 
SEC. 135. Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are provided 
for ‘‘Small Business Administration—Business Loans Program 
Account’’ for the cost of guaranteed loans as authorized by section 
7(a) of the Small Business Act and section 503 of the Small Business 
Investment Act of 1958 at a rate for operations of $333,600,000. 
SEC. 136. (a) Amounts made available by this joint resolution 
for ‘‘Department of Homeland Security—U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection—Salaries and Expenses’’ shall be obligated at the rate 
for operations necessary to maintain the staffing levels (including 
by backfilling vacant positions) of Border Patrol agents, Customs 
and Border Protection officers, and Air and Marine interdiction 
agents in effect at the end of the fourth quarter of fiscal year 
2012, or, with respect to Border Patrol agents, at such greater 
levels as may otherwise be required in the second proviso under 
the heading ‘‘U.S. Customs and Border Protection—Salaries and 
Expenses’’ in division D of Public Law 112–74. Any increase of 
the rate for operations for such purpose under this subsection 
shall be derived by adjusting amounts otherwise made available 
within such account by this joint resolution, without regard to 
the restrictions on reprogramming in section 503 of division D 
of Public Law 112–74. 
(b) Not later than 15 days after the date of the enactment 
of this joint resolution, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate a detailed expendi-
ture plan for ‘‘Department of Homeland Security—U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection—Salaries and Expenses’’ at the program, 
project, and activity level that specifies how the Commissioner 
will maintain staffing levels as required under subsection (a) 
through the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution. 
SEC. 137. (a) Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are pro-
vided for ‘‘Department of Homeland Security—National Protection 
and Programs Directorate—Infrastructure Protection and Informa-
tion Security’’ at a rate for operations of $1,170,243,000, of which 
$328,000,000 is for Network Security Deployment, and $218,000,000 
Deadline. 
Expenditure 
plan. 
Time period. 
Applicability. 
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126 STAT. 1321 
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is for Federal Network Security that may be obligated at a rate 
for operations necessary to establish and sustain essential cyberse-
curity activities, including procurement and operations of contin-
uous monitoring and diagnostics systems and intrusion detection 
systems for civilian Federal computer networks. 
(b) Not later than 15 days after the date of the enactment 
of this joint resolution, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate an expenditure plan for essential cyber-
security activities described in subsection (a) of this section for 
the period through the date specified in section 106(3) of this 
joint resolution. 
SEC. 138. 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. 
SEC. 139. 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, 2012’’. 
SEC. 140. (a) Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are pro-
vided for ‘‘Department of the Interior—Department-wide Pro-
grams—Wildland Fire Management’’ at a rate for operations of 
$726,473,000. 
(b) In addition to the amounts provided under subsection (a), 
there is appropriated $23,000,000 for an additional amount for 
fiscal year 2013 for ‘‘Department of the Interior—Department-wide 
Programs—Wildland Fire Management’’, to remain available until 
expended, for repayment to other appropriations accounts from 
which funds were transferred in fiscal year 2012 for wildfire 
suppression. 
SEC. 141. (a) Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are pro-
vided for ‘‘Department of Agriculture—Forest Service—Wildland 
Fire Management’’ at a rate for operations of $1,971,390,000. 
(b) In addition to the amounts provided under subsection (a), 
there is appropriated $400,000,000 for an additional amount for 
fiscal year 2013 for ‘‘Department of Agriculture—Forest Service— 
Wildland Fire Management’’, to remain available until expended, 
for repayment to other appropriations accounts from which funds 
were transferred in fiscal year 2012 for wildfire suppression. 
SEC. 142. Section 411(h)(4)(A) of the Surface Mining Control 
and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1240a(h)(4)(A)) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The annual amount allocated under 
subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 402(g)(1) to any State 
or Indian tribe that makes a certification under subsection 
(a) of this section in which the Secretary concurs shall 
be reallocated and available for grants under section 
402(g)(5).’’. 
SEC. 143. The authority provided by section 331 of the Depart-
ment of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2000 (enacted by reference in section 1000(a)(3) of Public Law 
106–113; 16 U.S.C. 497 note) shall continue in effect through the 
date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution. 
SEC. 144. (a) The following sections of the Federal Insecticide, 
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act shall continue in effect through 
the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution— 
(1) Subparagraphs (C) through (E) of section 4(i)(5) (7 
U.S.C. 136a–1(i)(5)(C)–(E)); 
Extension date. 
Applicability. 
Extension date. 
Applicability. 
Extension date. 
Deadline. 
Expenditure 
plan. 
Time period. 
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PUBLIC LAW 112–175—SEPT. 28, 2012 
(2) Section 4(k)(3) (7 U.S.C. 136a–1(k)(3)); and 
(3) Section 33(c)(3)(B) (7 U.S.C. 136w–8(c)(3)(B)). 
(b)(1) Section 4(i)(5)(H) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, 
and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136a–1(i)(5)(H)) shall be applied 
by substituting the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint 
resolution for ‘‘September 30, 2012’’. 
(2) Notwithstanding section 33(m)(2) of the Federal Insecticide, 
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136w–8(m)(2)), section 
33(m)(1) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 136w–8(m)(1)) shall be applied by 
substituting the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolu-
tion for ‘‘September 30, 2012’’. 
(c) Section 408(m)(3) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act (21 U.S.C. 346a(m)(3)) shall be applied by substituting the 
date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution for ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2012’’. 
SEC. 145. Section 163 of Public Law 111–242, as amended 
by Public Law 111–322, is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘2012–2013’’ and inserting 
‘‘2013–2014’’; and 
(2) by inserting at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) Not later than December 31, 2013, the Secretary of Edu-
cation shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations 
and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and 
the Committees on Appropriations and Education and the Workforce 
of the House of Representatives, using data required under existing 
law (section 1111(h)(6)(A) of Public Law 107–110) by State and 
each local educational agency, regarding the extent to which stu-
dents in the following categories are taught by teachers who are 
deemed highly qualified pursuant to 34 CFR 200.56(a)(2)(ii) as 
published in the Federal Register on December 2, 2002: 
‘‘(1) Students with disabilities. 
‘‘(2) English Learners. 
‘‘(3) Students in rural areas. 
‘‘(4) Students from low-income families.’’. 
SEC. 146. 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 ‘‘2013’’ for ‘‘2012’’. 
SEC. 147. Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are provided 
for ‘‘Department of Health and Human Services—Administration 
for Children and Families—Refugee and Entrant Assistance’’ at 
a rate for operations of $900,000,000. Amounts made available 
by this section may be obligated up to a rate for operations nec-
essary to maintain program operations at the level provided in 
fiscal year 2012, as necessary to accommodate increased demand. 
SEC. 148. Activities authorized by part A of title IV and section 
1108(b) of the Social Security Act shall continue through the date 
specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution, in the manner 
authorized for fiscal year 2012, 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. Grants and payments may be made pursuant to this 
authority on a quarterly basis through the second quarter of fiscal 
year 2013 at the level provided for such activities for the cor-
responding quarter of fiscal year 2012. 
Extension date. 
Applicability. 
Deadline. 
Reports. 
20 USC 7801 
note. 
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SEC. 149. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint 
resolution, there is appropriated for payment to the heirs at law 
of Donald M. Payne, late a Representative from the State of New 
Jersey, $174,000. 
SEC. 150. Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are provided 
for ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs—Departmental Administra-
tion—General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administra-
tion’’ at a rate for operations of $2,164,074,000. 
SEC. 151. The authority provided by section 315(b) of title 
38, United States Code, shall continue in effect through the date 
specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution. 
SEC. 152. (a) Section 120 of division C of Public Law 112– 
55 shall not apply to amounts made available by this joint resolu-
tion. 
(b) During the period covered by this joint resolution, section 
1102 of Public Law 112–141 shall be applied— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by substituting ‘‘$39,143,582,670’’ 
for ‘‘$39,699,000,000’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(10), as if the limitation applicable 
through fiscal year 2011 applied through fiscal year 2012; and 
(3) in subsection (c)(5), by treating the reference to section 
204 of title 23, United States Code, as a reference to sections 
202 and 204 of such title. 
SEC. 153. The matter under the heading ‘‘Department of 
Transportation—National Highway Traffic Safety Administration— 
Highway Traffic Safety Grants’’ in division C of Public Law 112– 
55 shall be applied to amounts made available by this joint resolu-
tion by treating each reference to section 2001(a)(11) of Public 
Law 109–59 under such heading as a reference to section 
31101(a)(6) of Public Law 112–141. 
SEC. 154. The matter under the heading ‘‘Department of 
Transportation—Federal Transit Administration—Formula and Bus 
Grants’’ in division C of Public Law 112–55 shall be applied to 
amounts made available by this joint resolution by substituting 
‘‘49 U.S.C. 5305, 5307, 5310, 5311, 5318, 5322(d), 5335, 5337, 5339, 
and 5340’’ for ‘‘49 U.S.C. 5305, 5307, 5308, 5309, 5310, 5311, 5316, 
5317, 5320, 5335, 5339, and 5340 and section 3038 of Public Law 
105–178, as amended’’ each place it appears. 
SEC. 155. 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) of this joint resolution for ‘‘4 years after such date’’. 
Applicability. 
Applicability. 
Applicability. 
Applicability. 
Extension date. 
Donald M. 
Payne. 
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PUBLIC LAW 112–175—SEPT. 28, 2012 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.J. Res. 117: 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 158 (2012): 
Sept. 13, considered and passed House. 
Sept. 20, 21, considered and passed Senate. 
This joint resolution may be cited as the ‘‘Continuing Appropria-
tions Resolution, 2013’’. 
Approved September 28, 2012. 
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