Making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1990, and for other purposes.
PL 101-100 (H.J.Res.407), enacted 09/29/1989

103 STAT. 638 
PUBLIC LAW 101-100—SEPT. 29, 1989 
Public Law 101-100 
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Joint Resolution 
Seot 29 1989 
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Making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1990, and for other purposes. 
[H.J. Res. 407] 
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 applicable corporate or other 
revenues, receipts, and funds, for the several departments, agencies, 
corporations, and other organizational units of Government for the 
fiscal year 1990, and for other purposes, namely: 
SEC. 101. (a) Such amounts as may be necessary for continuing 
projects or activities (not otherwise specifically provided for in this 
joint resolution) which were conducted in the fiscal year 1989 and 
for which appropriations, funds or other authority would be avail-
able in the following appropriations Acts: 
The Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1990, not-
withstanding section 15(a) of the State Department Basic 
Authorities Act of 1956 and section 701 of the United States 
Information 
and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, as 
amended; 
The Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1990, not-
withstanding section 502(a)(1) of the National Security Act of 
1947; 
The District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1990; 
The Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Pro-
grams Appropriations Act, 1990, notwithstanding section 10 of 
Public Law 91-672 and section 15(a) of the State Department 
Basic Authorities Act of 1956; 
The Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appro-
priations Act, 1990; 
The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1990; 
The Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1990; 
The Military Construction Appropriations Act, 1990; 
The Rural Development, Agriculture, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 1990; 
The Department of Transportation and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 1990; 
The Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government 
Appropriations Act, 1990; and 
The Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban 
Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 
1990. 
(b) Appropriations made by this section shall be available to the 
extent and in the manner which would be provided by the pertinent 
appropriations Act. 
(c) No appropriation or funds made available or authority granted 
pursuant to this section shall be used to initiate or resume any 
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103 STAT. 639 
project or activity for which appropriations, funds, or other author-
ity were not available during the fiscal year 1989. 
(d) 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 1,1989, is different 
from that which would be available or granted under such Act as 
passed by the Senate £is of October 1, 1989, the pertinent project or 
activity shall be continued under the lesser amount or the more 
restrictive authority: Provided, That where an item is included in 
only one version of an Act as passed by both Houses as of 
October 1, 1989, 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 ap-
plicable appropriations Acts for the fiscal year 1989: Provided fur-
ther, That congressional operations—Senate shall be continued 
under the appropriation, fund, or authority granted by the Act 
passed by the Senate, at a rate for operations not exceeding the rate 
permitted by the action of the Senate and under the authority and 
conditions provided in the applicable appropriations Act for the 
fiscal year 1989. 
(e) Whenever an Act listed in this section has been passed by only 
the House as of October 1, 1989, the pertinent project or activity 
shall be continued under the appropriation, fund, or authority 
granted by the House, at a rate for operations not exceeding 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 1989: Provided, 
That where an item is funded in applicable appropriations Acts for 
the fiscal year 1989 and not included in the version passed by the 
House as of October 1,1989, the pertinent project or activity shall be 
continued under the appropriation, fund, or authority granted by 
applicable appropriations Acts for the fiscal year 1989, 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 1989. 
(f) No provision which is included in an appropriations Act 
enumerated in this section but which was not included in the — 
applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 1989, and which by its 
terms is applicable to more than one appropriation, fund, or author-
ity shall be applicable to any appropriation, fund, or authority 
provided in this joint resolution. 
(g) No appropriation or funds made available or authority granted 
pursuant to this section for the Department of Defense shall be used 
for new production of items not funded for production in fiscal year 
1989 or prior years, for the increase in production rates above those 
sustained with fiscal year 1989 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 witnin a program element and for invest-
ment 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 appropriations, funds, or other 
authority were not available during the fiscal year 1989: Provided, 
That no appropriation or funds made available or authority granted 
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pursuant to this section 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. 
(h) Such amounts as may be necessary for projects or activities 
provided for in the Energy and Water Development Appropriations 
Act, 1990, at a rate for operations and to the extent and in the 
manner provided for in the conference report and joint explanatory 
statement of the committee of conference (H. Rept. No. 101-235) 
adopted in the House of Representatives on September 12, 1989, and 
in the Senate on September 14, 1989. 
SEC. 102. Unless otherwise provided for in this joint resolution or 
in the applicable appropriations Act, appropriations and funds made 
available and authority granted pursuant to this joint resolution 
shall be available until (a) enactment into law of an appropriation 
for any project or activity provided for in this joint resolution, or (b) 
enactment of the applicable appropriations Act by both Houses 
without any provision for such project or activity, or (c) October 25, 
1989, whichever first occurs. 
SEC. 103. Appropriations made and authority granted pursuant to 
this joint resolution shall cover all obligations or expenditures 
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. 104. 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. 105. No provision in any appropriations Act for the fiscal 
year 1990 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 
102(c) of this joint resolution. 
SEC. 10(5. Appropriations 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 appor-
tionments 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 funds. 
SEC. 107. For necessary expenses in carrying out the functions of 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergencv Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), an additional $1,108,000,000 for fiscal 
year 1989, to remain available until expended. 
Approved September 29, 1989. 
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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.J. Res. 407: 
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 101-249 (Comm. on Appropriations). 
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 135 (1989): 
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Sept. 26, considered and passed House. 
Sept. 28, considered and peissed Senate, amended. House concurred in Senate 
amendment. 
WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 25 (1989): 
Sept. 29, Presidential remarks and statement.