Making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1994, and for other purposes.
PL 103-88 (H.J.Res.267), enacted 09/30/1993

PUBLIC LAW 103-88—SEPT. 30, 1993 
107 STAT. 977 
Public Law 103-88 
103d Congress 
Joint Resolution 
Making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1994, and for other purposes. 
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[H.J. Res. 267] 
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 appUcable corporate or other 
revenues, receipts, and fimds, for the several departments, agencies, 
corporations, £ind other organizational units of Grovemment for the 
fiscal year 1994, and for other purposes, namely: 
SEC. 101. (a) Such amounts as may be necessary under the 
authority and conditions provided in applicable appropriations Acts 
for the fiscal year 1993 for continuing projects or activities including 
the costs of direct loans and loan guarantees (not otherwise specifi-
cally provided for in this joint resolution) which were conducted 
in the fiscal year 1993 and for which appropriations, fiinds, or 
other authority would be available in the following appropriations 
Acts: 
The Agriciilture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1994; 
The Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1994, 
notwithstanding section 15 of the State Department Basic 
Authorities Act of 1956 and section 701 of the United States 
Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948; 
The Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1994, not-
withstanding section 504(a)(1) of the National Security Act 
of 1947; 
The District of Colimibia Appropriations Act, 1994; 
The Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 
1994; 
The Department of the Interior and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 1994; 
The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, 
and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1994; 
The Military Construction Appropriations Act, 1994; 
The Department of Transportation and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 1994; 
The Treasury, Postal Service, and Genersd CJovemment 
Appropriations Act, 1994; and 
The Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and 
Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 1994: 
Provided, That whenever the amount which would be made avail-
able or the authority which would be granted in these Acts is 
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greater than that which would be available or granted under current 
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, 1993, is different 
from that which would be available or granted under such Act 
as passed by the Senate as of October 1, 1993, 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 1993: Provided, That where an item is included 
in only one version of an Act as passed by both Houses as of 
October 1, 1993, the pertinent project or activity shall be continued 
under the appropriation, fund, 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, and under the authority and conditions provided in 
applicable appropriations Acts for the fiscal year 1993. 
(c) Whenever an Act listed in this section has been passed 
by only the House as of October 1, 1993, the pertinent project 
or activity shall be continued under the appropriation, fund, or 
authority granted by the House, at a rate for operations not exceed-
ing 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 1993: 
Provided, That where an item is funded in applicable appropriations 
Acts for the fiscal year 1993 and not included in the version passed 
by the House as of October 1, 1993, the pertinent project or activity 
shall be continued under the appropriation, fund, or authority 
granted by applicable appropriations Acts for the fiscal year 1993 
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 1993. 
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the 
amount which would otherwise be made available or the authority 
which would otherwise be granted under subsection (a), (b), or 
(c) for civilian personnel compensation and benefits in each depart-
ment and agency shall be no higher than the amount or authority 
necessary to support the personnel level resulting from an overall 
fiscal year 1993 personnel reduction of 1 percent from each depart-
ment or agency's base level of full-time equivalent employment 
consistent with 1993 enacted appropriations, pursuant to Executive 
Order 12839, issued February 10, 1993. 
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 1993 or prior years, for the increase in production 
rates above those sustained with fiscal year 1993 funds, or to 
initiate, resume, or continue any project, activity, operation, or 
organization which are defined as any project, subproject, activity, 
budget activity, program element, and subprogram within a pro-
gram 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 
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107 STAT. 979 
appropriations, funds, or other authority were not available during 
the fiscal year 1993: Provided, That 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 imless specifically appropriated 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. 
SEC. 104. No appropriation or funds made available or authority 
granted pursuant to section 101 shall be used to initit.te or resimie 
any project or activity for which appropriations, funds, or other 
authority were not available during the fiscal year 1993. 
SEC. 105. No provision which is included in an appropriations 
Act enumerated in section 101 but which was not included in 
the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 1993 and which 
by its terms is applicable to more than one appropriation, fund, 
or authority shall be appUcable to any appropriation, fimd, or 
authority provided in this joint resolution. 
SEC. 106. Unless otherwise provided for in this ^oint resolution 
or in the applicable appropriations Act, appropriations and funds 
made available and authority granted pursuant to this joint resolu-
tion shall be available imtil (a) enactment into law of an appropria-
tion 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 21,1993, whichever first occurs. 
SEC. 107. Appropriations made and authority granted pursuant 
to this joint resolution shall cover all obligations or expenditiu'es 
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 1994 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 greuitea pursuant to this joint resolution may be used 
without regard to tne time limitations for submission and approval 
of apportionments 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 fimds. 
SEC. 111. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint 
resolution, except section 106, activities funded in the Council on 
Environmental Quality and Office of Environmental Quality accoiuit 
shall be maintained at the current rate of operations. 
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SEC. 112. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint 
resolution, except section 106, activities funded in the Selective 
Service System, Salsiries and expenses accoimt shall be maintained 
at the current rate of operations. 
Approved September 30, 1993. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.J. Res. 267: 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 139 (1993): 
Sept. 29, considered and passed House and Senate. 
WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 29 (1993): 
Sept. 30, Presidential statement.