A joint resolution making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1988, and for other purposes.
PL 100-120 (H.J.Res.362), enacted 09/30/1987

PUBLIC LAW 100-120—SEPT. 30, 1987 
101 STAT. 789 
Public Law 100-120 
100th Congress 
Joint Resolution 
Making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1988, and for other purposes. 
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[H.J. Res. 362] 
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 1988, and for other purposes, namely: 
SEC. 101. (a)(1) Such amounts as may be necessary for programs, 
projects, and activities which were conducted in the fiscal year 1987, 
under the current terms and conditions and at a rate for operations 
not in excess of the current rate, for which provision was made in 
the following and subsequent appropriations Acts: 
The Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 1987, and section 1241(a)(1) of Public Law 
99-198; 
The Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Ju-
diciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1987, 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, 1987, not-
withstanding section 502(a)(1) of the National Security Act of 
1947; 
The District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1987; 
The Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 
1987; 
The Foreign Assistance and Related Programs Appropria-
tions Act, 1987, notwithstanding section 10 of Public Law 91-672 
and section 15(a) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act 
of 1956: Provided, That the rate for operations shall not be in 
excess of the current rate or the rate provided for in the budget 
estimate, whichever is lower; 
The Department of Housing and Urban Development— 
Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1987; 
The Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appro-
priations Act, 1987; 
The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1987, and 
section 10l(n) of Public Laws 99-500 and 99-591; 
The Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1987; 
The Military Construction Appropriations Act, 1987, except 
for section 206 of such Act: Provided, That the authority avail-
able as of September 30, 1987, shall be continued to allow the 
obligation and expenditure of previously appropriated funds in 
section 206 for supporting, monitoring, and managing the activi-
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PUBLIC LAW 100-120—SEPT. 30, 1987 
ties provided for under section 206 in fiscal year 1987: Provided 
further, That in order to strengthen and continue the peace 
process in Central America, not to exceed the current rate of 
$2,650,000 per month shall be available only for humanitarian 
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assistance and its support, management, and monitoring in 
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accordance with the provisions of title II of the Military 
Construction Appropriations Act, 1987; 
The Department of Transportation and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 1987; and 
The Department of Treasury, Postal Service, and General 
Government Appropriations Act, 1987. 
(2) No appropriation or funds made available or authority granted 
pursuant to this subsection shall be used to initiate or resume any 
project or activity for which appropriations, funds, or other author-
ity were not available during the fiscal year 1987. 
(3) No appropriation or funds made available or authority granted 
pursuant to this subsection for the Department of Defense shall be 
used for new production of items not funded for production in fiscal 
year 1987 or prior years, for the increase in production rates above 
those sustained with fiscal year 1987 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 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 1987: Provided, 
That no appropriation or funds made available or authority granted 
pursuant to this subsection for the Department of Defense shall be 
used to initiate multi-year procurements utilizing advance procure-
ment funding for economic order quantity procurement unless 
specifically appropriated later. 
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) Novem-
ber 10, 1987, 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 1987 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. 
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101 STAT. 791 
SEC. 106. 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. 
, Approved September 30, 1987. 
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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:—H.J. Res. 362: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 100-306 (Comm. on Appropriations). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 133 (1987): 
Sept. 23, considered and passed House. 
Sept. 25, considered and passed Senate.