Making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1993, and for other purposes.
PL 102-376 (H.J.Res.553), enacted 10/01/1992

PUBLIC LAW 102-376—OCT. 1, 1992 
106 STAT. 1311 
Public Law 102-876 
102d Congress 
Joint Resolution 
Making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1993, 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 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 1993, 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 1992 or in Public Law 102-145 for continuing 
projects or activities including the costs of direct loans and loan 
guarantees (not otherwise specifically provided for in this joint 
resolution) which were conducted in the fiscal year 1992 and for 
which appropriations, funds, or other authority would be available 
in the following appropriations Acts: 
The Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993, not-
withstanding section 15 of the State Department Basic Authori-
ties Act of 1956, section 201 of Public Law 99-64 and section 
701 of the United States Information and Educational Exchange 
Act of 1948; 
The Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1993, not-
withstanding section 504(a)(1) of the National Security Act 
of 1947; 
The District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1993; 
The Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 
1993; 
The Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related 
Programs Appropriations Act, 1993, notwithstanding section 
10 of Public Law 91-672 and section 15(a) of the State Depart-
ment Basic Authorities Act of 1956; 
The Department of the Interior and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 1993; 
The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, 
and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993; 
The Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1993; 
The Military Construction Appropriations Act, 1993; 
The Department of Transportation and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 1993; 
The Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government 
Appropriations Act, 1993; and 
The Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and 
Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 1993: 
Provided, That whenever the amount which would be made avail-
able or the authority which would be granted in these Acts is 
greater than that which would be available or granted under current 
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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, 1992, is different 
from that which would be available or granted under such Act 
as passed by the Senate as of October 1, 1992, 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 1992 or in Public Law 102-145: Provided, That 
where an item is included in only one version of an Act as passed 
by both Houses as of October 1, 1992, the pertinent project or 
activity shall be continued under the appropriation, fund, or author-
ity 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 1992 or in Public Law 102-145. 
(c) Whenever an Act listed in this section has been passed 
by only the House as of October 1, 1992, 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 1992 
or in Public Law 102-145: Provided, That where an item is funded 
in applicable appropriations Acts for the fiscal year 1992 or in 
Public Law 102-145 and not included in the version passed by 
the House as of October 1, 1992, the pertinent project or activity 
shall be continued under the appropriation, fund, or authority 
granted by applicable appropriations Acts for the fiscal year 1992 
or in Public Law 102-145, 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 1992 or in 
Public Law 102-145. 
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 1992 or prior years, for the increase in production 
rates above those sustained with fiscal year 1992 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 
appropriations, funds, or other authority were not available during 
the fiscal year 1992, except projects, activities, operations, or 
organizations relating to "Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm": 
Provided, That no appropriation or funds made available or author-
ity granted pursuant to section 101 for the Department of Defense 
shaU be used to initiate multi-year procurements utilizing advance 
procurement funding for economic order quantity procurement 
unless specifically appropriated later. 
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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 initiate or resume 
any project or activity for which appropriations, funds, or other 
authority were not available during the fiscal year 1992. 
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 1992 or in Public 
Law 102-145, and which by its terms is applicable to more than 
one appropriation, fimd, or authority shall be applicable to any 
appropriation, fund, or authority provided in this joint resolution. 
SEC. 106. Unless otherwise provided for in this joint resolution Termination 
or in the applicable appropriations Act, appropriations and funds 
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made available and authority granted pursuant to this joint resolu-
tion shall be available until (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 5,1992, whichever first occurs. 
SEC. 107. Appropriations made and authority granted pursuant 
to this joint resolution shall cover all obligations or expenditures 
incurrea 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 1993 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 efiTective before the date set forth in section 
106(c) of this joint resolution. 
SEC. 110. 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 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 funds. 
SEC. 111. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint 
resolution, except section 106, or any other law, each agency, office, 
and instnmientality of the District of Columbia government, except 
the District of Columbia Courts, shall furlough each employee of 
the respective agency, office, or instrumentality for one day in 
each month of the fiscal year ending September 30, 1993, or a 
proportional number of hours for part-time employees. 
SEC. 112. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint 
resolution, except section 106, or any other law, no employee of 
any agency, office, or instrumentality of the District of Columbia 
government shall receive within-grade salary increases during the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1993, and no time during the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1993, shall accrue toward the 
waiting period for advancement to the following rate within the 
grade. 
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SEC. 113. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint 
resolution, except section 106, activities funded in the Federal 
Communications Commission's Salaries and Expenses account shall 
be maintained at the current rate of operations. 
Approved October 1, 1992. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.J. Res. 553: 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 138 (1992): 
Sept. 30, considered and passed House and Senate. 
WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 28 (1992): 
Oct. 1, Presidential statement.