Yesterday, the House Appropriations Committee Appropriators released the text of a 6-month spending bill to keep the government operating after the end of the fiscal year on Oct. 1.
The bill increases the rate of spending to conform with the August 2011 debt ceiling deal, which set the 2013 rate at $1.047 trillion.
H. J. RES.
JOINT RESOLUTION
The bill increases the rate of spending to conform with the August 2011 debt ceiling deal, which set the 2013 rate at $1.047 trillion.
Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2013, 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
fiscal year 2013, 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 2012 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 2012, 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 Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 (division A of Public Law
112–55), except for the appropriations designated by the Congress as
being for disaster relief in section 735 of such Act.
(2)
The Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations
Act, 2012 (division B of Public Law 112–55), except for the
appropriation designated by the Congress as being for disaster relief in
the second paragraph under the heading “Department of Commerce—Economic
Development Administration—Economic Development Assistance Programs” in
such Act.
(3) The Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012 (division A of Public Law 112–74).
(4) The Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2012 (division B of Public Law 112–74).
(5) The Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2012 (division C of Public Law 112–74).
(6) The Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2012 (division D of Public Law 112–74).
(7)
The Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2012 (division E of Public Law 112–74).
(8)
The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 (division F of Public Law
112–74).
(9) The Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2012 (division G of Public Law 112–74).
(10)
The Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2012 (division H of Public Law 112–74).
(11)
The Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
Appropriations Act, 2012 (division I of Public Law 112–74).
(12)
The Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2012 (division C of Public Law 112–55), except for
the appropriations designated by the Congress as being for disaster
relief under the heading “Department of Transportation—Federal Highway
Administration—Emergency Relief” and in the last proviso of section 239
of such Act.
(13)
The Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public Law 112–77),
except for appropriations under the heading “Corps of Engineers-Civil”.
(b)
Whenever an amount designated 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 (in this
section referred to as an “OCO/GWOT amount”) in an Act described in
paragraph (3) or (10) of subsection (a) that would be made available for
a project or activity is different from the amount requested in the
President’s fiscal year 2013 budget request, the project or activity
shall be continued at a rate for operations that would be permitted by,
and such designation shall be applied to, the amount in the President’s
fiscal year 2013 budget request.
(c)
The rate for operations provided by subsection (a) is hereby increased
by 0.612 percent. Such increase shall not apply to OCO/GWOT amounts or
to amounts incorporated in this joint resolution by reference to the
Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public Law 112–77).
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 2012 or
prior years; (2) the increase in production rates above those sustained
with fiscal year 2012 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 2012.
(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 2012.
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 2013, 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 2013 without any provision for such project or activity; or (3) March 27, 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 2013 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 2012, 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 2012, 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 2012 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 2012, 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. 414(a)(1)).
Sec. 114. (a)
Section 147 of Public Law 111–242, as added by Public Law 111–322,
shall be applied by substituting the date specified in section 106(3) of
this joint resolution for “December 31, 2012” each place it appears.
(b)
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any statutory pay
adjustment (as defined in section 147(b)(2) of the Continuing
Appropriations Act, 2011 (Public Law 111–242)) otherwise scheduled to
take effect during fiscal year 2013 but prior to the date specified in
section 106(3) of this joint resolution may take effect on the first day
of the first applicable pay period beginning after the date specified
in section 106(3).
Sec. 115. (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 amount made available by section 101 for “Social Security
Administration—Limitation on Administrative Expenses”, $483,484,000 is
additional new budget authority specified for purposes of subsection
251(b)(2)(B) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985.
(c)
Section 5 of Public Law 112–74 shall apply to amounts designated in
subsection (a) for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism.
Sec. 116. (a)
Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this joint
resolution, each department and agency in subsection (c) shall submit to
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and
the Senate, for the period through the date specified in section 106(3)
of this joint resolution, a spending, expenditure, or operating plan—
(1)
at the program, project, or activity level (or, for national
intelligence programs funded in the Department of Defense Appropriations
Act, at the expenditure center and project level); or
(2)
as applicable, at any greater level of detail required for funds
covered by such a plan in an appropriations Act referred to in section
101, in the joint explanatory statement accompanying such Act, or in
committee report language incorporated by reference in such joint
explanatory statement.
(b)
Not later than 30 days after the date on which any sequestration is
ordered by the President under section 251A of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, each department and agency in
subsection (c) shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives and the Senate the spending, expenditure, or
operating plan required under subsection (a), updated to reflect any
adjustments to funding as a result of the sequestration and any
extension of the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint
resolution.
(1) The Department of Agriculture.
(2) The Department of Commerce.
(3) The Department of Defense.
(4) The Department of Education.
(5) The Department of Energy.
(6) The Department of Health and Human Services.
(7) The Department of Homeland Security.
(8) The Department of Housing and Urban Development.
(9) The Department of the Interior.
(10) The Department of Justice.
(11) The Department of Labor.
(12) The Department of State and United States Agency for International Development.
(13) The Department of Transportation.
(14) The Department of the Treasury.
(15) The Department of Veterans Affairs.
(16) The National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
(17) The National Science Foundation.
(18) The Judiciary.
(19)
With respect to amounts made available under the heading “Executive
Office of the President and Funds Appropriated to the President”,
agencies funded under such heading.
(20) The Federal Communications Commission.
(21) The General Services Administration.
(22) The Office of Personnel Management.
(23) The National Archives and Records Administration.
(24) The Securities and Exchange Commission.
(25) The Small Business Administration.
(26) The Environmental Protection Agency.
(27) The Indian Health Service.
(28) The Smithsonian Institution.
(29) The Social Security Administration.
(30) The Corporation for National and Community Service.
(31) The Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
(32) The Food and Drug Administration.
(33) The Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
(34) The Central Intelligence Agency.
(35) The National Security Agency.
(36) The National Reconnaissance Office.
(37) The Defense Intelligence Agency.
(38) The National Geospatial Intelligence Agency.
(39) The Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
Sec. 117.
Not later than November 1, 2012, and each month thereafter through the
month following the period covered by this joint resolution, the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall submit to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate a report on all obligations incurred by each department and
agency in the period covered by this joint resolution. Such report
shall—
(1) set forth obligations by account;
(2)
compare the obligations incurred in the period covered by the report to
the obligations incurred in the same period in fiscal year 2012; and
(3)
specify each executive branch account for which funds made available by
this joint resolution are apportioned at a different rate for
operations than the rate otherwise provided in section 101, with an
estimate of the different rate otherwise provided in such section and
the total obligations estimated to be incurred under this joint
resolution for such account.
Sec. 118.
Section 726(15) of division A of Public Law 112–55 shall be applied to
amounts made available by this joint resolution without regard to the
first proviso of such section.
Sec. 119.
Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are provided for “Department of
Agriculture—Domestic Food Programs—Food and Nutrition Service—Commodity
Assistance Program”, at a rate for operations of $253,952,000, of which
$186,935,000 shall be for the Commodity Supplemental Food Program.
Sec. 120. (a)
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.
(b)
Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this joint
resolution, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall
submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate a plan to maintain the launch schedules
and life cycle cost estimates established in fiscal year 2012 for the
satellite systems described in subsection (a) and options for reducing
costs, including management costs.
Sec. 121.
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 2013 for military activities of the
Department of Defense, no appropriation or funds made available or
authority granted pursuant to section 101 for the Department of Defense
shall be used to—
(1) retire, divest, realign, or transfer aircraft of the Air Force;
(2)
disestablish or convert any unit associated with aircraft described in
paragraph (1) or any unit of the Air National Guard or Air Force
Reserve; or
(3) retire C–23 Sherpa aircraft.
Sec. 122.
The authority provided by section 801 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat.
2399) shall continue in effect, notwithstanding subsection (f) of such
section, 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 2013 for military activities of the
Department of Defense.
Sec. 123.
The authority provided by section 572(b)(4) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (20 U.S.C. 7703b(b)(4)) shall
continue in effect 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 2013 for military activities
of the Department of Defense.
Sec. 124.
In addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department
of Defense, the Secretary of Defense may transfer an amount designated
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 made available by this joint resolution for the
Department of Defense between such appropriations, to be merged with and
to be available for the same purposes, and the same time period, as the
appropriation or fund to which transferred. The Secretary of Defense
shall notify the congressional defense committees not fewer than 15 days
prior to any transfer made pursuant to this section.
Sec. 125. (a)
Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are provided for “Department of
Energy—National Nuclear Security Administration—Weapons Activities” at a
rate for operations of $7,577,341,000.
(b) Section 301(c) of title III of division B of Public Law 112–74 shall not apply to amounts made available by this section.
Sec. 126.
In addition to the amounts otherwise made available by section 101 for
“Department of Energy—National Nuclear Security Administration—Defense
Nuclear Nonproliferation”, an additional amount is made available for
domestic uranium enrichment research, development, and demonstration at a
rate for operations of $100,000,000.
Sec. 127.
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. 128.
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. 6020 (112th 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 2013 Budget Request Act of 2012 (D.C. Act
19–381), as modified as of the date of the enactment of this joint
resolution.
Sec. 129.
Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are provided for “District of
Columbia—Federal Funds—Federal Payment for Emergency Planning and
Security Costs in the District of Columbia” at a rate for operations of
$24,700,000, of which not less than $9,800,000 shall be used for costs
associated with the Presidential Inauguration.
Sec. 130.
Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are provided for “General Services
Administration—Expenses, Presidential Transition” for necessary
expenses to carry out the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 (3 U.S.C.
102 note), at a rate for operations of $8,947,000, of which not to
exceed $1,000,000 is for activities authorized by sections 3(a)(8) and
(9) of such Act.
Sec. 131. (a)
Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are provided for “Executive Office
of the President—Office of Administration—Presidential Transition
Administrative Support” to carry out the Presidential Transition Act of
1963 (3 U.S.C. 102 note) at a rate for operations of $8,000,000.
(b)
Such funds may be transferred to other accounts in this joint
resolution or any other Act that provide funding for offices within the
Executive Office of the President and the Office of the Vice President
to carry out the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 (3 U.S.C. 102
note).
Sec. 132.
Notwithstanding section 101, the fifth proviso under the heading
“Federal Communications Commission—Salaries and Expenses” in division C
of Public Law 112–74 shall be applied by substituting “$98,739,000” for
“$85,000,000”.
Sec. 133.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint resolution, amounts
made available by section 101 for “Department of the
Treasury—Departmental Offices—Salaries and Expenses” and “Department of
the Treasury—Office of Inspector General—Salaries and Expenses” may be
used for activities in connection with section 1602(e) of the Resources
and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived
Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012 (subtitle F of title I of
division A of Public Law 112–141).
Sec. 134.
Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are provided for “Office of
Government Ethics—Salaries and Expenses” at a rate for operations of
$18,664,000, of which $5,000,000 shall be for development and deployment
of the centralized, publicly accessible database required in section
11(b) of the STOCK Act (Public Law 112–105).
Sec. 135.
Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are provided for “Small Business
Administration—Business Loans Program Account” for the cost of
guaranteed loans as authorized by section 7(a) of the Small Business Act
and section 503 of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 at a rate
for operations of $333,600,000.
Sec. 136. (a)
Amounts made available by this joint resolution for “Department of
Homeland Security—U.S. Customs and Border Protection—Salaries and
Expenses” shall be obligated at the rate for operations necessary to
maintain the staffing levels (including by backfilling vacant positions)
of Border Patrol agents, Customs and Border Protection officers, and
Air and Marine interdiction agents in effect at the end of the fourth
quarter of fiscal year 2012, or, with respect to Border Patrol agents,
at such greater levels as may otherwise be required in the second
proviso under the heading “U.S. Customs and Border Protection—Salaries
and Expenses” in division D of Public Law 112–74. Any increase of the
rate for operations for such purpose under this subsection shall be
derived by adjusting amounts otherwise made available within such
account by this joint resolution, without regard to the restrictions on
reprogramming in section 503 of division D of Public Law 112–74.
(b)
Not later than 15 days after the date of the enactment of this joint
resolution, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall
submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate a detailed expenditure plan for
“Department of Homeland Security—U.S. Customs and Border
Protection—Salaries and Expenses” at the program, project, and activity
level that specifies how the Commissioner will maintain staffing levels
as required under subsection (a) through the date specified in section
106(3) of this joint resolution.
Sec. 137. (a)
Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are provided for “Department of
Homeland Security—National Protection and Programs
Directorate—Infrastructure Protection and Information Security” at a
rate for operations of $1,170,243,000, of which $328,000,000 is for
Network Security Deployment, and $218,000,000 is for Federal Network
Security that may be obligated at a rate for operations necessary to
establish and sustain essential cybersecurity activities, including
procurement and operations of continuous monitoring and diagnostics
systems and intrusion detection systems for civilian Federal computer
networks.
(b)
Not later than 15 days after the date of the enactment of this joint
resolution, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate an expenditure plan for essential cybersecurity activities
described in subsection (a) of this section for the period through the
date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution.
Sec. 138.
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.
Sec. 139.
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, 2012”.
Sec. 140. (a)
Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are provided for “Department of
the Interior—Department-wide Programs—Wildland Fire Management” at a
rate for operations of $726,473,000.
(b)
In addition to the amounts provided under subsection (a), there is
appropriated $23,000,000 for an additional amount for fiscal year 2013
for “Department of the Interior—Department-wide Programs—Wildland Fire
Management”, to remain available until expended, for repayment to other
appropriations accounts from which funds were transferred in fiscal year
2012 for wildfire suppression.
Sec. 141. (a)
Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are provided for “Department of
Agriculture—Forest Service—Wildland Fire Management” at a rate for
operations of $1,971,390,000.
(b)
In addition to the amounts provided under subsection (a), there is
appropriated $400,000,000 for an additional amount for fiscal year 2013
for “Department of Agriculture—Forest Service—Wildland Fire Management”,
to remain available until expended, for repayment to other
appropriations accounts from which funds were transferred in fiscal year
2012 for wildfire suppression.
Sec. 142.
Section 411(h)(4)(A) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act
of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1240a(h)(4)(A)) is amended to read as follows:
“(A) IN GENERAL.—The
annual amount allocated under subparagraph (A) or (B) of section
402(g)(1) to any State or Indian tribe that makes a certification under
subsection (a) of this section in which the Secretary concurs shall be
reallocated and available for grants under section 402(g)(5).”.
Sec. 143.
The authority provided by section 331 of the Department of the Interior
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000 (enacted by reference in
section 1000(a)(3) of Public Law 106–113; 16 U.S.C. 497 note) shall
continue in effect through the date specified in section 106(3) of this
joint resolution.
Sec. 144. (a)
The following sections of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act shall continue in effect through the date specified in
section 106(3) of this joint resolution:
(1) Subparagraphs (C) through (E) of section 4(i)(5) (7 U.S.C. 136a–1(i)(5)(C)-(E));
(2) Section 4(k)(3) (7 U.S.C. 136a–1(k)(3)); and
(3) Section 33(c)(3)(B) (7 U.S.C. 136w–8(c)(3)(B)).
(b)(1)
Section 4(i)(5)(H) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136a–1(i)(5)(H)) shall be applied by
substituting the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint
resolution for “September 30, 2012”.
(2)
Notwithstanding section 33(m)(2) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide,
and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136w–8(m)(2)), section 33(m)(1) of such
Act (7 U.S.C. 136w–8(m)(1)) shall be applied by substituting the date
specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution for “September 30,
2012”.
(c)
Section 408(m)(3) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21
U.S.C. 346a(m)(3)) shall be applied by substituting the date specified
in section 106(3) of this joint resolution for “September 30, 2012”.
(a) in subsection (b), by striking “2012–2013” and inserting “2013–2014”; and
(b) by inserting at the end the following:
“(c)
Not later than December 31, 2013, the Secretary of Education shall
submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations and Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committees on
Appropriations and Education and the Workforce of the House of
Representatives, using data required under existing law (section
1111(h)(6)(A) of Public Law 107–110) by State and each local educational
agency, regarding the extent to which students in the following
categories are taught by teachers who are deemed highly qualified
pursuant to 34 C.F.R. 200.56(a)(2)(ii) as published in the Federal
Register on December 2, 2002:
“(1) Students with disabilities.
“(2) English Learners.
“(3) Students in rural areas.
“(4) Students from low-income families.”.
Sec. 146.
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 “2013”
for “2012”.
Sec. 147.
Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are provided for “Department of
Health and Human Services—Administration for Children and
Families—Refugee and Entrant Assistance” at a rate for operations of
$900,000,000. Amounts made available by this section may be obligated up
to a rate for operations necessary to maintain program operations at
the level provided in fiscal year 2012, as necessary to accommodate
increased demand.
Sec. 148.
Activities authorized by part A of title IV and section 1108(b) of the
Social Security Act shall continue through the date specified in section
106(3) of this joint resolution, in the manner authorized for fiscal
year 2012, 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. Grants and payments may be made pursuant
to this authority on a quarterly basis through the second quarter of
fiscal year 2013 at the level provided for such activities for the
corresponding quarter of fiscal year 2012.
Sec. 149.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint resolution, there is
appropriated for payment to the heirs at law of Donald M. Payne, late a
Representative from the State of New Jersey, $174,000.
Sec. 150.
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
$2,164,074,000.
Sec. 151.
The authority provided by section 315(b) of title 38, United States
Code, shall continue in effect through the date specified in section
106(3) of this joint resolution.
Sec. 152. (a) Section 120 of division C of Public Law 112–55 shall not apply to amounts made available by this joint resolution.
(b) During the period covered by this joint resolution, section 1102 of Public Law 112–141 shall be applied—
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by substituting “$39,143,582,670” for “$39,699,000,000”;
(2) in subsection (b)(10), as if the limitation applicable through fiscal year 2011 applied through fiscal year 2012; and
(3)
in subsection (c)(5), by treating the reference to section 204 of title
23, United States Code, as a reference to sections 202 and 204 of such
title.
Sec. 153.
The matter under the heading “Department of Transportation—National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration—Highway Traffic Safety Grants” in
division C of Public Law 112–55 shall be applied to amounts made
available by this joint resolution by treating each reference to section
2001(a)(11) of Public Law 109–59 under such heading as a reference to
section 31101(a)(6) of Public Law 112–141.
Sec. 154.
The matter under the heading “Department of Transportation—Federal
Transit Administration—Formula and Bus Grants” in division C of Public
Law 112–55 shall be applied to amounts made available by this joint
resolution by substituting “49 U.S.C. 5305, 5307, 5310, 5311, 5318,
5322(d), 5335, 5337, 5339, and 5340” for “49 U.S.C. 5305, 5307, 5308,
5309, 5310, 5311, 5316, 5317, 5320, 5335, 5339, and 5340 and section
3038 of Public Law 105–178, as amended” each place it appears.
Sec. 155.
Section 601(e)(1)(B) of division B of Public Law 110–432 shall be
applied by substituting the date specified in section 106(3) of this
joint resolution for “4 years after such date”.
This joint resolution may be cited as the “Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013”.
