Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014
PL 113-46 (H.R.2775), enacted 10/17/2013

[113th Congress Public Law 46]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



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                   CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2014

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Public Law 113-46
113th Congress

                                 An Act


 
 Making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 
    30, 2014, and for other purposes. <<NOTE: Oct. 17, 2013 -  [H.R. 
                                2775]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Continuing 
Appropriations Act, 2014.>>  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 fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes, 
namely:

             DIVISION A--CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2014

    Sec. 101. (a) Such amounts as may be necessary, at a rate for 
operations as provided in the applicable appropriations Acts for fiscal 
year 2013 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 2013, 
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, 2013 
        (division A of Public Law 113-6), except section 735.
            (2) The Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations Act, 2013 (division B of Public Law 113-6).
            (3) The Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013 
        (division C of Public Law 113-6).
            (4) The Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 
        2013 (division D of Public Law 113-6).
            (5) The Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and 
        Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 (division E of Public 
        Law 113-6).
            (6) The Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 
        (division F of Public Law 113-6).

    (b) The rate for operations provided by subsection (a) for each 
account shall be calculated to reflect the full amount of any reduction 
required in fiscal year 2013 pursuant to--
            (1) any provision of division G of the Consolidated and 
        Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (Public Law 113-6), 
        including section 3004; and
            (2) the Presidential sequestration order dated March 1, 
        2013, except as attributable to budget authority made available 
        by--

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                    (A) sections 140(b) or 141(b) of the Continuing 
                Appropriations Resolution, 2013 (Public Law 112-175); or
                    (B) the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 
                (Public Law 113-2).

    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 2013 or prior years; (2) the increase in production rates 
above those sustained with fiscal year 2013 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 available during fiscal year 2013.
    (b) <<NOTE: Contracts.>>  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.
    Sec. 104.  Except as otherwise provided in section 102, 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 fiscal year 2013.
    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. <<NOTE: Expiration date.>>  Unless otherwise provided for 
in this joint resolution or in the applicable appropriations Act for 
fiscal year 2014, appropriations 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 2014 without any provision for such project or 
activity; or (3) January 15, 2014.

    Sec. 107.  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.
    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.

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    Sec. 109.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint 
resolution, except section 106, for those programs that would otherwise 
have high initial rates of operation or complete distribution of 
appropriations at the beginning of fiscal year 2014 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 programs 
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. <<NOTE: Continuation.>>  (a) For entitlements and other 
mandatory payments whose budget authority was provided in appropriations 
Acts for fiscal year 2013, 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 
conditions provided in the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 
2013, to be continued through the date specified in section 106(3).

    (b) <<NOTE: Deadline.>>  Notwithstanding section 106, obligations 
for mandatory payments due on or about the first day of any month that 
begins after October 2013 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. <<NOTE: Furloughs.>>  Amounts made available under section 
101 for civilian personnel compensation and benefits in each department 
and 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 2013, 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. 
3094(a)(1)).
    Sec. 114. (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 Emergency 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 Terrorism 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 amounts made available by section 101 for ``Social 
Security Administration, Limitation on Administrative Expenses'' for the 
cost associated with continuing disability reviews under titles II and 
XVI of the Social Security Act and for the cost associated with 
conducting redeterminations of eligibility under title XVI of the Social 
Security Act, $273,000,000 is provided to meet the terms of section 
251(b)(2)(B)(ii)(III) of the Balanced Budget and

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Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, and $469,639,000 is 
additional new budget authority specified for purposes of section 
251(b)(2)(B) of such Act.
    (c) <<NOTE: Applicability.>>  Section 5 of Public Law 113-6 shall 
apply to amounts designated in subsection (a) for Overseas Contingency 
Operations/Global War on Terrorism.

    Sec. 115. <<NOTE: Furloughs. Compensation.>>  (a) Employees 
furloughed as a result of any lapse in appropriations which begins on or 
about October 1, 2013, shall be compensated at their standard rate of 
compensation, for the period of such lapse in appropriations, as soon as 
practicable after such lapse in appropriations ends.

    (b) For purposes of this section, ``employee'' means:
            (1) a federal employee;
            (2) an employee of the District of Columbia Courts;
            (3) an employee of the Public Defender Service for the 
        District of Columbia; or
            (4) a District of Columbia Government employee.

    (c) All obligations incurred in anticipation of the appropriations 
made and authority granted by this joint resolution for the purposes of 
maintaining the essential level of activity to protect life and property 
and bringing about orderly termination of Government functions, and for 
purposes as otherwise authorized by law, are hereby ratified and 
approved if otherwise in accord with the provisions of this joint 
resolution.
    Sec. 116. <<NOTE: Furloughs. States.>>  (a) If a State (or another 
Federal grantee) used State funds (or the grantee's non-Federal funds) 
to continue carrying out a Federal program or furloughed State employees 
(or the grantee's employees) whose compensation is advanced or 
reimbursed in whole or in part by the Federal Government--
            (1) <<NOTE: Compensation.>>  such furloughed employees shall 
        be compensated at their standard rate of compensation for such 
        period;
            (2) <<NOTE: Reimbursement.>>  the State (or such other 
        grantee) shall be reimbursed for expenses that would have been 
        paid by the Federal Government during such period had 
        appropriations been available, including the cost of 
        compensating such furloughed employees, together with interest 
        thereon calculated under section 6503(d) of title 31, United 
        States Code; and
            (3) the State (or such other grantee) may use funds 
        available to the State (or the grantee) under such Federal 
        program to reimburse such State (or the grantee), together with 
        interest thereon calculated under section 6503(d) of title 31, 
        United States Code.

    (b) For purposes of this section, the term ``State'' and the term 
``grantee'' shall have the meaning as such term is defined under the 
applicable Federal program under subsection (a). In addition, ``to 
continue carrying out a Federal program'' means the continued 
performance by a State or other Federal grantee, during the period of a 
lapse in appropriations, of a Federal program that the State or such 
other grantee had been carrying out prior to the period of the lapse in 
appropriations.
    (c) <<NOTE: Applicability. Time period.>>  The authority under this 
section applies with respect to any period in fiscal year 2014 (not 
limited to periods beginning or ending after the date of the enactment 
of this joint resolution) during which there occurs a lapse in 
appropriations with respect to any department or agency of the Federal 
Government which, but for such lapse in appropriations, would have paid, 
or made reimbursement relating to, any of the expenses referred to in 
this

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section with respect to the program involved. Payments and 
reimbursements under this authority shall be made only to the extent and 
in amounts provided in advance in appropriations Acts.

    Sec. 117.  Expenditures made pursuant to the Pay Our Military Act 
(Public Law 113-39) shall be charged to the applicable appropriation, 
fund, or authorization provided in this joint resolution.
    Sec. 118. <<NOTE: Coverage date.>>  For the purposes of this joint 
resolution, the time covered by this joint resolution shall be 
considered to have begun on October 1, 2013.

    Sec. 119. <<NOTE: Applicability.>>  Section 3003 of division G of 
Public Law 113-6 shall be applied to funds appropriated by this joint 
resolution by substituting ``fiscal year 2014'' for ``fiscal year 2013'' 
each place it appears.

    Sec. 120. <<NOTE: Applicability.>>  Section 408 of the Food for 
Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1736b) shall be applied by substituting the date 
specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution for ``December 31, 
2012''.

    Sec. 121.  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.
    Sec. 122. <<NOTE: Continuation.>>  The authority provided by 
sections 1205 and 1206 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112-81) shall continue in effect, 
notwithstanding subsection (h) of section 1206, 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 2014 for military activities of the Department of Defense.

    Sec. 123.  Section 3(a)(6) of Public Law 100-676 <<NOTE: 102 Stat. 
4014.>>  is amended by striking both occurrences of ``$775,000,000'' and 
inserting in lieu thereof, ``$2,918,000,000''.

    Sec. 124. <<NOTE: Applicability.>>  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 resolution for ``October 1, 2012''.

    Sec. 125.  Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are provided for 
``The Judiciary--Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial 
Services--Salaries and Expenses'' at a rate of operations of 
$4,820,181,000:  Provided, That notwithstanding section 302 of Division 
C, of Public Law 112-74 as continued by Public Law 113-6, not to exceed 
$25,000,000 shall be available for transfer between accounts to maintain 
minimum operating levels.
    Sec. 126.  Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are provided for 
``The Judiciary--Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial 
Services--Defender Services'' at a rate for operations of 
$1,012,000,000.
    Sec. 127.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint 
resolution, 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. 2786 (113th 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 2014 Budget Request Act of 2013 (D.C. Act 
20-127), as modified as of the date of the enactment of this joint 
resolution.

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    Sec. 128.  Section 302 of the Universal Service Anti-deficiency 
Temporary Suspension Act <<NOTE: 118 Stat. 3998.>>  is amended by 
striking ``December 31, 2013'', each place it appears and inserting 
``January 15, 2014''.

    Sec. 129.  Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are provided for the 
``Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board'' at a rate for operations 
of $3,100,000.
    Sec. 130. <<NOTE: Applicability.>>  For the period covered by this 
joint resolution, 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, 2013''.

    Sec. 131. <<NOTE: Continuation.>>  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. 132. <<NOTE: Continuation.>>  The authority provided by section 
831 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 391) shall continue 
in effect through the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint 
resolution.

    Sec. 133. (a) Any amounts made available pursuant to section 101 for 
``Department of Homeland Security--U.S. Customs and Border Protection--
Salaries and Expenses'', ``Department of Homeland Security--U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection--Border Security Fencing, Infrastructure, and 
Technology'', ``Department of Homeland Security--U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection--Air and Marine Operations'', and ``Department of Homeland 
Security--U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement--Salaries and 
Expenses'' shall be obligated at a rate for operations as necessary to 
respectively--
            (1) sustain the staffing levels of U.S. Customs and Border 
        Protection Officers, equivalent to the staffing levels achieved 
        on September 30, 2013, and comply with the last proviso under 
        the heading ``Department of Homeland Security--U.S. Customs and 
        Border Protection--Salaries and Expenses'' in division D of 
        Public Law 113-6;
            (2) sustain border security operations, including sustaining 
        the operation of Tethered Aerostat Radar Systems;
            (3) sustain necessary Air and Marine operations; and
            (4) sustain the staffing levels of U.S. Immigration and 
        Customs Enforcement agents, equivalent to the staffing levels 
        achieved on September 30, 2013, and comply with the sixth 
        proviso under the heading ``Department of Homeland Security--
        U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement--Salaries and 
        Expenses'' in division D of Public Law 113-6.

    (b) <<NOTE: Notification.>>  The Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate on each use of the authority provided in 
this section.

    Sec. 134. <<NOTE: Applicability.>>  Section 810 of the Federal Lands 
Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6809) shall be applied by 
substituting ``11 years'' for ``10 years''.

    Sec. 135. <<NOTE: Wildfires.>>  In addition to the amount otherwise 
provided by section 101 for ``Department of the Interior--Department-
wide Programs--Wildland Fire Management'', there is appropriated 
$36,000,000 for an additional amount for fiscal year 2014, to remain 
available until expended, for urgent wildland fire suppression 
activities:  Provided, That of the funds provided, $15,000,000 is for 
burned area rehabilitation: <<NOTE: Notification.>>  Provided further, 
That such funds shall only become available if funds previously provided 
for wildland fire suppression will be exhausted imminently and the 
Secretary of the Interior notifies the Committees on Appropriations of 
the House

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of Representatives and the Senate in writing of the need for these 
additional funds:  Provided further, That such funds are also available 
for transfer to other appropriations accounts to repay amounts 
previously transferred for wildfire suppression.

    Sec. 136. <<NOTE: Wildfires.>>  In addition to the amount otherwise 
provided by section 101 for ``Department of Agriculture--Forest 
Service--Wildland Fire Management'', there is appropriated $600,000,000 
for an additional amount for fiscal year 2014, to remain available until 
expended, for urgent wildland fire suppression activities:  Provided, 
That <<NOTE: Notification.>>  such funds shall only become available if 
funds previously provided for wildland fire suppression will be 
exhausted imminently and the Secretary of Agriculture notifies the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate in writing of the need for these additional funds:  Provided 
further, That such funds are also available for transfer to other 
appropriations accounts to repay amounts previously transferred for 
wildfire suppression.

    Sec. 137. <<NOTE: Continuation.>>  The authority provided by section 
347 of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained in section 101(e) of division A 
of Public Law 105-277; 16 U.S.C. 2104 note) shall continue in effect 
through the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution.

    Sec. 138. <<NOTE: Continuation.>>  (a) The authority provided by 
subsection (m)(3) of section 8162 of the Department of Defense 
Appropriations Act, 2000 (40 U.S.C. 8903 note; Public Law 106-79), as 
amended, shall continue in effect through the date specified in section 
106(3) of this joint resolution.

    (b) For the period covered by this joint resolution, the authority 
provided by the provisos under the heading ``Dwight D. Eisenhower 
Memorial Commission--Capital Construction'' in division E of Public Law 
112-74 shall not be in effect.
    Sec. 139. <<NOTE: Continuation.>>  Activities authorized under part 
A of title IV and section 1108(b) of the Social Security Act (except for 
activities authorized in section 403(b)) shall continue through the date 
specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution in the manner 
authorized for fiscal year 2013, 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.

    Sec. 140. <<NOTE: Applicability.>>  Notwithstanding section 101, the 
matter under the heading ``Department of Labor--Mine Safety and Health 
Administration--Salaries and Expenses'' in division F of Public Law 112-
74 shall be applied to funds appropriated by this joint resolution by 
substituting ``is authorized to collect and retain up to $2,499,000'' 
for ``may retain up to $1,499,000''.

    Sec. 141. <<NOTE: Applicability.>>  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 ``2014'' for ``2012''.

    Sec. 142.  Amounts provided by section 101 for ``Department of 
Health and Human Services--Administration for Children and Families--
Refugee and Entrant Assistance'' may be obligated up to a rate for 
operations necessary to maintain program operations at the level 
provided in fiscal year 2013, as necessary to accommodate increased 
demand.
    Sec. 143.  During the period covered by this joint resolution, 
amounts provided under section 101 for ``Department of Health

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and Human Services--Office of the Secretary--Public Health and Social 
Services Emergency Fund'' may be obligated at a rate necessary to assure 
timely execution of planned advanced research and development contracts 
pursuant to section 319L of the Public Health Service Act, to remain 
available until expended, for expenses necessary to support advanced 
research and development pursuant to section 319L of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d-7e) and other administrative expenses of the 
Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority.
    Sec. 144.  Subsection (b) of section 163 of Public Law 111-242, as 
amended, <<NOTE: 20 USC 7801 note.>>  is further amended by striking 
``2013-2014'' and inserting ``2015-2016''.

    Sec. 145. <<NOTE: Bonnie Englebardt Lautenberg.>>  Notwithstanding 
any other provision of this joint resolution, there is appropriated for 
payment to Bonnie Englebardt Lautenberg, widow of Frank R. Lautenberg, 
late a Senator from New Jersey, $174,000.

    Sec. 146. <<NOTE: Pay freeze. 2 USC 31 note.>>  Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, no adjustment shall be made under section 610(a) 
of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31) (relating to 
cost of living adjustments for Members of Congress) during fiscal year 
2014.

    Sec. 147.  Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are provided for 
``Department of Veterans Affairs--Departmental Administration--General 
Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration'' at a rate for 
operations of $2,455,490,000.
    Sec. 148. <<NOTE: Continuation.>>  The authority provided by the 
penultimate proviso under the heading ``Department of Housing and Urban 
Development--Rental Assistance Demonstration'' in division C of Public 
Law 112-55 shall continue in effect through the date specified in 
section 106(3) of this joint resolution.

    Sec. 149.  Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are provided for 
``Department of Transportation--Federal Aviation Administration--
Operations'', at a rate for operations of $9,248,418,000.
    Sec. 150. <<NOTE: Applicability.>>  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) for ``4 years after such date''.

    Sec. 151.  Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are provided for 
``Maritime Administration--Maritime Security Program'', at a rate for 
operations of $186,000,000.
    Sec. 152.  Section 44302 of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
in paragraph (f) by deleting ``September 30, 2013, and may extend 
through December 31, 2013'' and inserting ``the date specified in 
section 106(3) of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014'' in lieu 
thereof.
    Sec. 153.  Section 44303 of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
in paragraph (b) by deleting ``December 31, 2013'' and inserting ``the 
date specified in section 106(3) of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 
2014'' in lieu thereof.
    Sec. 154.  Section 44310 of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
by deleting ``December 31, 2013'' and inserting ``the date specified in 
section 106(3) of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014'' in lieu 
thereof.
    Sec. 155. <<NOTE: Colorado.>>  Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, the Secretary of Transportation may obligate not more than 
$450,000,000 of the amounts made available to carry out section 125 of 
title 23, United States Code, under chapter 9 of title X of division A 
of the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 (Public Law 113-2; 127 
Stat. 34) under the heading ``emergency relief

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program'' under the heading ``federal-aid highways'' under the heading 
``Federal Highway Administration'' for emergency relief projects in the 
State of Colorado arising from damage caused by flooding events in that 
State in calendar year 2013:  Provided, That such amount is designated 
by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985.

    Sec. 156.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, any 
reference in this division to ``this joint resolution'' shall be deemed 
a reference to ``this Act''.
    Sec. 157. <<NOTE: Deadline. Reports. Expenditure plan.>>  Fourteen 
days after the Department of Homeland Security submits a report or 
expenditure plan required under this division to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives, the Secretary 
shall submit a copy of that report to the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland 
Security of the House of Representatives.

                        DIVISION B--OTHER MATTERS

   verification of household income and other qualifications for the 
           provision of aca premium and cost-sharing subsidies

    Sec. 1001. <<NOTE: Certification. 42 USC 18081 note.>>  (a) In 
General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the 
``Secretary'') shall ensure that American Health Benefit Exchanges 
verify that individuals applying for premium tax credits under section 
36B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and reductions in cost-sharing 
under section 1402 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 
U.S.C. 18071) are eligible for such credits and cost sharing reductions 
consistent with the requirements of section 1411 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
18081), and, prior to making such credits and reductions available, the 
Secretary shall certify to the Congress that the Exchanges verify such 
eligibility consistent with the requirements of such Act.

    (b) Report by Secretary.--Not later than January 1, 2014, the 
Secretary shall submit a report to the Congress that details the 
procedures employed by American Health Benefit Exchanges to verify 
eligibility for credits and cost-sharing reductions described in 
subsection (a).
    (c) Report by Inspector General.--Not later than July 1, 2014, the 
Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services shall 
submit to the Congress a report regarding the effectiveness of the 
procedures and safeguards provided under the Patient Protection and 
Affordable Care Act for preventing the submission of inaccurate or 
fraudulent information by applicants for enrollment in a qualified 
health plan offered through an American Health Benefit Exchange.

                           default prevention

    Sec. 1002. (a) <<NOTE: Default Prevention Act of 2013. 31 USC 3101 
note. Public debt. Deadline.>>  Short Title.--This section may be cited 
as the ``Default Prevention Act of 2013''.

    (b) Certification.--Not later than 3 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the President may submit to Congress a written 
certification that absent a suspension of the limit under section 
3101(b) of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary of

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the Treasury would be unable to issue debt to meet existing commitments.
    (c) Suspension.--
            (1) <<NOTE: Time period.>>  In general.--Section 3101(b) of 
        title 31, United States Code, shall not apply for the period 
        beginning on the date on which the President submits to Congress 
        a certification under subsection (b) and ending on February 7, 
        2014.
            (2) Special rule relating to obligations issued during 
        suspension period.--Effective <<NOTE: Effective date.>>  
        February 8, 2014, the limitation in section 3101(b) of title 31, 
        United States Code, as increased by section 3101A of such title 
        and section 2 of the No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013 (31 U.S.C. 
        3101 note), is increased to the extent that--
                    (A) the face amount of obligations issued under 
                chapter 31 of such title and the face amount of 
                obligations whose principal and interest are guaranteed 
                by the United States Government (except guaranteed 
                obligations held by the Secretary of the Treasury) 
                outstanding on February 8, 2014, exceeds
                    (B) the face amount of such obligations outstanding 
                on the date of enactment of this Act.
        An obligation shall not be taken into account under subparagraph 
        (A) unless the issuance of such obligation was necessary to fund 
        a commitment incurred by the Federal Government that required 
        payment before February 8, 2014.

    (d) <<NOTE: Deadline. Effective date.>>  Disapproval.--If there is 
enacted into law within 22 calendar days after Congress receives a 
written certification by the President under subsection (b) a joint 
resolution disapproving the President's exercise of authority to suspend 
the debt ceiling under subsection (e), effective on the date of 
enactment of the joint resolution, subsection (c) is amended to read as 
follows:

    ``(c) Suspension.--
            ``(1) <<NOTE: Certification.>>  In general.--Section 3101(b) 
        of title 31, United States Code, shall not apply for the period 
        beginning on the date on which the President submits to Congress 
        a certification under subsection (b) and ending on the date of 
        enactment of the joint resolution pursuant to section 1002(e) of 
        the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014.
            ``(2) Special rule relating to obligations issued during 
        suspension period.--Effective <<NOTE: Effective date.>>  on the 
        day after the date of enactment of the joint resolution pursuant 
        to section 1002(e) of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014, 
        the limitation in section 3101(b) of title 31, United States 
        Code, as increased by section 3101A of such title and section 2 
        of the No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013 (31 U.S.C. 3101 note), is 
        increased to the extent that--
                    ``(A) the face amount of obligations issued under 
                chapter 31 of such title and the face amount of 
                obligations whose principal and interest are guaranteed 
                by the United States Government (except guaranteed 
                obligations held by the Secretary of the Treasury) 
                outstanding on the day after the date of enactment of 
                the joint resolution pursuant to section 1002(e) of the 
                Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014, exceeds
                    ``(B) the face amount of such obligations 
                outstanding on the date of enactment of this Act.

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        An obligation shall not be taken into account under subparagraph 
        (A) unless the issuance of such obligation was necessary to fund 
        a commitment incurred by the Federal Government that required 
        payment before the day after the date of enactment of the joint 
        resolution pursuant to section 1002(e) of the Continuing 
        Appropriations Act, 2014.''.

    (e) Disapproval Process.--
            (1) Contents of joint resolution.--For the purpose of this 
        subsection, the term ``joint resolution'' means only a joint 
        resolution--
                    (A) <<NOTE: Deadline.>>  disapproving the 
                President's exercise of authority to suspend the debt 
                limit that is introduced within 14 calendar days after 
                the date on which the President submits to Congress the 
                certification under subsection (b);
                    (B) which does not have a preamble;
                    (C) the title of which is only as follows: ``Joint 
                resolution relating to the disapproval of the 
                President's exercise of authority to suspend the debt 
                limit, as submitted under section 1002(b) of the 
                Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014 on _____'' (with the 
                blank containing the date of such submission); and
                    (D) the matter after the resolving clause of which 
                is only as follows: ``That Congress disapproves of the 
                President's exercise of authority to suspend the debt 
                limit, as exercised pursuant to the certification under 
                section 1002(b) of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 
                2014.''.
            (2) Expedited consideration in house of representatives.--
                    (A) Reporting and discharge.--Any committee of the 
                House of Representatives to which a joint resolution is 
                referred shall report it to the House of Representatives 
                without amendment not later than 5 calendar days after 
                the date of introduction of a joint resolution described 
                in paragraph (1). If a committee fails to report the 
                joint resolution within that period, the committee shall 
                be discharged from further consideration of the joint 
                resolution and the joint resolution shall be referred to 
                the appropriate calendar.
                    (B) Proceeding to consideration.--After each 
                committee authorized to consider a joint resolution 
                reports it to the House of Representatives or has been 
                discharged from its consideration, it shall be in order, 
                not later than the sixth day after introduction of a 
                joint resolution under paragraph (1), to move to proceed 
                to consider the joint resolution in the House of 
                Representatives. <<NOTE: Waiver.>>  All points of order 
                against the motion are waived. Such a motion shall not 
                be in order after the House of Representatives has 
                disposed of a motion to proceed on a joint resolution. 
                The previous question shall be considered as ordered on 
                the motion to its adoption without intervening motion. 
                The motion shall not be debatable. A motion to 
                reconsider the vote by which the motion is disposed of 
                shall not be in order.
                    (C) Consideration.--The joint resolution shall be 
                considered as read. <<NOTE: Waiver.>>  All points of 
                order against the joint resolution and against its 
                consideration are waived. The previous question shall be 
                considered as ordered on the

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                joint resolution to its passage without intervening 
                motion except 2 hours of debate equally divided and 
                controlled by the proponent and an opponent. A motion to 
                reconsider the vote on passage of the joint resolution 
                shall not be in order.
            (3) Expedited procedure in senate.--
                    (A) <<NOTE: Notification. Deadline.>>  
                Reconvening.--Upon receipt of a certification under 
                subsection (b), if the Senate would otherwise be 
                adjourned, the majority leader of the Senate, after 
                consultation with the minority leader of the Senate, 
                shall notify the Members of the Senate that, pursuant to 
                this subsection, the Senate shall convene not later than 
                the thirteenth calendar day after receipt of such 
                certification.
                    (B) Placement on calendar.--Upon introduction in the 
                Senate, the joint resolution shall be immediately placed 
                on the calendar.
                    (C) Floor consideration.--
                          (i) <<NOTE: Time period. Waiver.>>  In 
                      general.--Notwithstanding rule XXII of the 
                      Standing Rules of the Senate, it is in order at 
                      any time during the period beginning on the day 
                      after the date on which Congress receives a 
                      certification under subsection (b) and ending on 
                      the 6th day after the date of introduction of a 
                      joint resolution under paragraph (1) (even if a 
                      previous motion to the same effect has been 
                      disagreed to) to move to proceed to the 
                      consideration of the joint resolution, and all 
                      points of order against the joint resolution (and 
                      against consideration of the joint resolution) are 
                      waived. The motion to proceed is not debatable. 
                      The motion is not subject to a motion to postpone. 
                      A motion to reconsider the vote by which the 
                      motion is agreed to or disagreed to shall not be 
                      in order. If a motion to proceed to the 
                      consideration of the joint resolution is agreed 
                      to, the joint resolution shall remain the 
                      unfinished business until disposed of.
                          (ii) Consideration.--Consideration of the 
                      joint resolution, and on all debatable motions and 
                      appeals in connection therewith, shall be limited 
                      to not more than 10 hours, which shall be divided 
                      equally between the majority and minority leaders 
                      or their designees. A motion further to limit 
                      debate is in order and not debatable. An amendment 
                      to, or a motion to postpone, or a motion to 
                      proceed to the consideration of other business, or 
                      a motion to recommit the joint resolution is not 
                      in order.
                          (iii) Vote on passage.--If the Senate has 
                      voted to proceed to a joint resolution, the vote 
                      on passage of the joint resolution shall occur 
                      immediately following the conclusion of 
                      consideration of the joint resolution, and a 
                      single quorum call at the conclusion of the debate 
                      if requested in accordance with the rules of the 
                      Senate.
                          (iv) Rulings of the chair on procedure.--
                      Appeals from the decisions of the Chair relating 
                      to the application of the rules of the Senate, as 
                      the case may be, to the procedure relating to a 
                      joint resolution shall be decided without debate.

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            (4) Amendment not in order.--A joint resolution of 
        disapproval considered pursuant to this subsection shall not be 
        subject to amendment in either the House of Representatives or 
        the Senate.
            (5) Coordination with action by other house.--
                    (A) In general.--If, before passing the joint 
                resolution, one House receives from the other a joint 
                resolution--
                          (i) the joint resolution of the other House 
                      shall not be referred to a committee; and
                          (ii) the procedure in the receiving House 
                      shall be the same as if no joint resolution had 
                      been received from the other House, except that 
                      the vote on passage shall be on the joint 
                      resolution of the other House.
                    (B) Treatment of joint resolution of other house.--
                If the Senate fails to introduce or consider a joint 
                resolution under this subsection, the joint resolution 
                of the House of Representatives shall be entitled to 
                expedited floor procedures under this subsection.
                    (C) Treatment of companion measures.--If, following 
                passage of the joint resolution in the Senate, the 
                Senate then receives the companion measure from the 
                House of Representatives, the companion measure shall 
                not be debatable.
                    (D) Consideration after passage.--
                          (i) <<NOTE: Time period.>>  In general.--If 
                      Congress passes a joint resolution, the period 
                      beginning on the date the President is presented 
                      with the joint resolution and ending on the date 
                      the President signs, allows to become law without 
                      his signature, or vetoes and returns the joint 
                      resolution (but excluding days when either House 
                      is not in session) shall be disregarded in 
                      computing the calendar day period described in 
                      subsection (d).
                          (ii) Debate on a veto message.--Debate on a 
                      veto message in the Senate under this subsection 
                      shall be 1 hour equally divided between the 
                      majority and minority leaders or their designees.
            (6) Rules of house of representatives and senate.--This 
        subsection is enacted by Congress--
                    (A) <<NOTE: Applicability.>>  as an exercise of the 
                rulemaking power of the Senate and House of 
                Representatives, respectively, and as such it is deemed 
                a part of the rules of each House, respectively, but 
                applicable only with respect to the procedure to be 
                followed in that House in the case of a joint 
                resolution, and it supersedes other rules only to the 
                extent that it is inconsistent with such rules; and
                    (B) with full recognition of the constitutional 
                right of either House to change the rules (so far as 
                relating to the procedure of that House) at any time, in 
                the same manner, and to the same extent as in the case 
                of any other rule of that House.

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     This Act may be cited as the ``Continuing Appropriations Act, 
2014''.

    Approved October 17, 2013.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 2775:
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 159 (2013):
            Sept. 12, considered and passed House.
            Oct. 16, considered and passed Senate, amended; House 
                concurred in Senate amendments.

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