S.Amdt. 1974Senate113th Congress (2013-2015)

Of a perfecting nature.

Sponsored by Harry ReidSen. Harry Reid (D-NV)
Submitted September 25, 2013

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Roll call votes on amendments in Senate: Amendment SA 1974 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 44. Record Vote Number: 208.

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Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 1974 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 44. Record Vote Number: 208.

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September 27, 2013

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Amendment SA 1974 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 44. Record Vote Number: 208.

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Amendment SA 1974 proposed by Senator Reid. (consideration: CR 9/24/2013 S6881) Of a perfecting nature.

September 25, 2013

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SA 1974. Mr. REID (for himself and Ms. Mikulski) proposed an
amendment to the joint resolution H.J. Res. 59, making continuing
appropriations for fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes; as
follows:

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On page S6895, September 24, 2013, in the third column, the
following language appears: SA 1974. Mr. REID proposed an
amendment to the joint resolution H.J. Res. 59, making continuing
appropriations for fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes; as
follows:

The Record has been corrected to read: SA 1974. Mr. REID (for
himself and Ms. Mikulski) proposed an amendment to the joint
resolution H.J. Res. 59, making continuing appropriations for
fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes; as follows:

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Strike all after the first word and insert the following:
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:
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

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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--
(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) 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.  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) November 15, 2013.
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.
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. (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) 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.  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 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) 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.  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. 116.  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. 117.  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. 118.  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. 119.  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. 120.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this
joint resolution, except section 106, 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.
Sec. 121.  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. 122.  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. 123.  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.

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Sec. 124.  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. 125. (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'', 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;
and
(3) 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) 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. 126.  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:
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 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. 127.  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 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. 128.  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. 129.  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.
Sec. 130.  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. 131.  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. 132.  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. 133.  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. 134.  During the period covered by this joint
resolution, amounts provided under section 101 for
``Department of Health 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. 135.  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. 136.  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. 137.  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.
This joint resolution may be cited as the ``Continuing
Appropriations Resolution, 2014''.
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