A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1980, and for other purposes.
PL 96-123 (H.J.Res.440), enacted 11/20/1979

PUBLIC LAW 96-123—NOV. 20, 1979 
93 STAT. 923 
Public Law 96-123 
96th Congress 
Joint Resolution 
Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1980, and for other 
purposes. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of 
America in Congress assembled, That the following sums are 
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, corpora-
tions, and other organizational units of the Government for the fiscal 
year 1980, and for other purposes, namely: 
SEC. 101. (a)(1) 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 1979 and for 
which appropriations, funds or other authority would be available in 
the following appropriation Acts: 
Foreign Assistance and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 
1980, notwithstanding section 10 of Public Law 91-672, and 
section 15(a) of the Act entitled, "A.n Act to provide certain basic 
authority for the Department of State", approved August 1,1956, 
as amended; 
Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropri-
ation Act, 1980; and 
MiHtary Construction Appropriation Act, 1980. 
(2) Appropriations made by this subsection shall be available to the 
extent and in the manner which would be provided by the pertinent 
appropriation Act: Provided, That none of the funds made available 
by this joint resolution for Foreign Assistance and Related Programs 
shall be used for military or economic aid for Iran. 
(3) Whenever the amount which would be made available or the 
authority which would be granted under an Act listed in this 
subsection as passed by the House as of October 1, 1979, is different 
from that which would be available or granted under such Act as 
passed by the Senate as of October 1, 1979, the pertinent project or 
activity shall be continued under the lesser amount or the more 
restrictive authority. 
(4) Whenever an Act listed in this subsection has been passed by 
only one House as of October 1,1979, or where an item is included in 
only one version of an Act as passed by both Houses as of October 1, 
1979, 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 appropri-
ation Acts for the fiscal year 1979: Provided, That no provision which 
is included in an appropriation Act enumerated in this subsection but 
which was not included in the applicable appropriation Act of 1979, 
and which by its terms is applicable to more than one appropriation, 
fund, or authority shall be applicable to any appropriation, fund, or 
authority provided in the joint resolution unless such provision shall 
Nov. 20, 1979 
[H.J. Res. 440] 
Continuing 
appropriations 
for fiscal year 
1980. 
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Iran, military or 
economic aid, 
prohibition. 
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have been included in identical form in such bill as enacted by both 
the House and the Senate. 
(b) Such amounts as may be necessary for continuing projects or 
activities which were conducted in fiscal year 1979 for which provi-
sion was made in the Department of Defense Appropriation Act, 
1979, at a rate of operations not in excess of the current rate or the 
rate provided in the budget estimate, whichever is lower, and under 
the more restrictive authority. 
(c) Such amounts as may be necessary for continuing the following 
activities, not otherwise provided for, which were conducted in fisc^ 
year 1979, but at a rate for operations not in excess of the current 
rate: 
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activities under the Domestic Volunteer Service Act; 
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activities for support of nursing research under section 301 of 
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the Public Health Service Act; 
activities for support of nursing fellowships and for support of 
training programs and program support related to alcoholism 
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under sections 301,303, and 472 of the Public Health Service Act; 
242a, 289Z-1. 
activities under section 789 and titles VIII, XII, XV, and XVII 
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°^ ^^® Public Health Service Act, except that activities under 
30ok-i, sbou. 
title 
XV of the Public Health Service Act shall be conducted at 
not to exceed an annual rate for obligations of $169,717,000; 
activities under sections 204 and 213 of the Community Mental 
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Health Centers Act; 
2689h. 
activities under title IV of the Drug Abuse Office and Treat-
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ment Act; 
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activities under titles III and V of the Comprehensive Alcohol 
1171-1180. 
Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilita-
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tion Act; 
4585. 
activities under section 2 of the Indochina Migration and 
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Refugee Assistance Act; 
note. 
activities of the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle 
Practice; 
activities of the Federal Trade Commission: Provided, 
That 
none of the funds made available by this joint resolution for the 
Federal Trade Commission may be used for the final promulga-
tion of trade regulation rules authorized by section 18 of the 
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Federal Trade Commission Act, as amended, nor to initiate any 
FTC regulations, 
new activities: Provided further. That no new trade regulation 
restriction. 
rules promulgated under the authority of section 18 of the 
Federal Trade Commission Act, as amended, after August 30, 
1979, are to become effective during the period covered by this 
joint resolution for the Federal Trade Commission, unless author-
izing legislation for the Federal Trade Commission is enacted 
into law during such period: Provided further. That notwith-
standing the provisions of section 102(c) of this joint resolution, 
the authority and funds made available herein shall remain 
available only until March 15,1980; 
activities under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
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Act of 1968, as amended, except that such activities shall be 
note. 
continued at a rate of operations not in excess of appropriations 
contained in the Department of Justice Appropriation Act, 1980, 
for the Office of Justice Assistance, Research, and Statistics; 
activities of the Economic Development Administration; and 
activities of the Regional Action Planning Commissions. 
(d) Notwithstanding the funding rates provided for in section 
101(a), activities of the Department of State for Migration and 
Refugee Assistsmce shaill be funded at not to exceed an annual rate 
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93 STAT. 925 
for obligations of $456,241,000, notwithstanding section 15(a) of the 
Act entitled, "An Act to provide certain basic authority for the 
Department of State", approved August 1, 1956, as amended, and 
section 10 of Public Law 91-672. 
(e) Such amounts as may be necessary for projects or activities 
which were conducted in fiscal year 1979 and for which provision was 
made in the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies 
Appropriation Act, 1979, or chapter X of the Supplemental Appropri-
ations Act, 1979, at a rate of operations not in excess of the current 
rate or the rate provided in the budget estimate, whichever is lower, 
and under the more restrictive authority: Provided, That the Panama 
Canal Commission is authorized to incur obligations at the rate of 
operations, and to the extent and in the manner provided for in H.R. 
4440 as passed the House of Representatives on September 18,1979, 
to meet operational and capital requirements of the Panama Canal in 
conformance with applicable legislation and the Panama Canal 
Treaty of 1977, notwithstanding the provisions of section 106 of this 
joint resolution: Provided further. That the Interstate Commerce 
Commission is authorized to incur obligations for pajonents for 
directed rail service at the rate of operations and to the extent and 
manner provided for in H.R. 4440 as passed by the House of Repre-
sentatives on September 18,1979. 
(f) Such amounts as may be necessary for the programs or activities 
of the Federal Inspector for the Alaska Gas Pipeline, at a rate of 
operations not in excess of 35 per centum of the fiscal year 1980 
budget estimate. 
(g) Such amounts as may be necessary for projects or activities 
provided for in the Departments of Labor, and Health, Education, 
and Welfare and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1980 (H.R. 
4389), at a rate of operations, and to the extent and in the manner, 
provided for in such Act as adopted by the House of Representatives 
on August 2, 1979, notwithstanding the provisions of section 106 of 
this joint resolution. 
(h) To carry out title II of the Indochina Refugee Children Assist-
ance Act of 1976 (Public Law 95-561), $12,000,000, notwithstanding 
the provisions of section 106 of this joint resolution: Provided, That 
this amount shall become available for obligation only upon submis-
sion to Congress by the President of a budget estimate pursuant to 
law. 
SEC. 102. Appropriations and funds made available and authority 
granted pursuant to this joint resolution shall be available from 
November 20, 1979, and shall remain available until (a) enactment 
into law of an appropriation for any project or activity provided for in 
this joint resolution, or (b) enactment of the applicable appropriation 
Act by both Houses without any provision for such project or activity, 
or (c) September 30,1980, whichever first occurs. 
SEC. 103. Appropriations and funds made available or authority 
granted pursuant to this joint resolution may be used without regard 
to the time limitations for submission and approval of apportion-
ments set forth in section 665(d)(2) 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. 104. Appropriations made and authority granted pursuant to 
this joint resolution shall cover all obligations or expenditures 
incurred for any project or activity during the period for which funds 
or authority for such project or activity are available under this joint 
resolution. 
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note. 
Budget estimate, 
submittal to 
Congress. 
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Alaska Railroad, 
restriction on 
use of Federal 
funds. 
Abortions, 
restriction on 
use of Federal 
funds. 
Iran, military or 
economic aid, 
prohibition. 
SEC. 105. Expenditures made pursuant to this joint resolution shall 
be charged to the applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization 
whenever a bill in which such applicable appropriation, fund, or 
authorization is contained is enacted into law. 
SEC. 106. No appropriation or fund made available or authority 
granted pursuant to this joint resolution shall be used to initiate or 
resume any project or activity for which appropriations, funds, or 
other authority were not available during the fiscal year 1979. 
SEC. 107. None of the funds contained in this Act shall be used for 
the reorganization of the Alaska Railroad Office of the Chief Counsel, 
Office of Real Estate or Office of Financial Planning, or for the 
consolidation of those Offices into the Office of the Alaska Railroad 
General Manager. 
SEC. 108. All obligations incurred in anticipation of the appropri-
ations and authority provided in this joint resolution are hereby 
ratified and confirmed if otherwise in accordance with the provisions 
of this joint resolution. 
SEC. 109. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint resolu-
tion except section 102, none of the funds provided by this joint 
resolution shall be used to perform abortions except where the life of 
the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term; or 
except for such medical procedures necessary for the victims of rape 
or incest when such rape or incest has been reported promptly to a 
law enforcement agency or public health service; 
Nor are payments prohibited for drugs or devices to prevent 
implantation of the fertilized ovum, or for medical procedures neces-
sary for the termination of 
an ectopic pregnancy. 
SEC. 110. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint resolu-
tion, except section 102, none of the funds provided by this joint 
resolution shall be used for military or economic aid for Iran. 
SEC. 111. For an additional amount for "Executive Office of the 
President, Office of the Special Representative for Trade Negotia-
tions, Salaries and Expenses", $3,800,000, of which not to exceed 
$15,000 shall be available for official reception and representation 
expenses. 
SEC. 112. For an additional amount for "Public Law 480", 
$24,000,000. The amount for titles I and IE shall be reduced by 
$34,528,000 and the amount for title II shall be increased by 
$58,528,000. The authorized program level for title II is increased by 
$50,362,000, Funds provided in this section shall remain available 
until expended. 
Approved November 20, 1979. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 96-609 (Ck)mm. on Appropriations) and No. 96-646 (Comm. 
of Conference). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 125 (1979): 
Nov. 13, considered and peissed House. 
Nov. 15, considered and passed Senate, amended. 
Nov. 16, House a^eed to conference report; receded from its disagreement and 
concurred in Senate amendment No. 6; receded from its disagreement and 
concurred with an amendment to Senate £unendment No. 5. Senate agreed to 
conference report and House eimendment.