Volume 71 · 274
Public Law 85–78
Making temporary appropriations for the fiscal year 1058, and for other purposes.
Approved July 1, 1957
Statutory text
JOINT RESOLUTION
Making temporary appropriations for the fiscal year 1058, 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
Temporary appropriations, 1958.
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, corporations, and other organizational units in the executive branch of the Government, namely:
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 1957 and for which appropriations, funds, or other authority would be made available in the following appropriation Acts for the fiscal year 1958:
Department of Agriculture and Farm Credit Administration Appropriation Act; Department of Defense Appropriation Act; Public Works Appropriation Act.
Appropriations made by this subsection shall be available to the extent and in the manner which would be provided for by the pertinent appropriation Act.
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 is different from that which would be made available or granted under such Act as passed by the Senate, the pertinent project or activity shall be continued under the lesser amount or the more restrictive authority.
Whenever an Act listed in this subsection has been passed by only one House or where an item is included in only one version of an Act as passed by both Houses, the pertinent project or activity shall be continued under the appropriation, funds, 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.
Such amounts as may be necessary for continuing projects or activities which were conducted in the fiscal year 1957 and listed in this subsection (1) at a rate for operations not in excess of the current rate or the rate provided for in the budget estimate, whichever is lower, or (2) if no budget estimate has been submitted prior to June 30, 1957, at the current rate, or (3) in the amount or at the rate specified herein:
Housing and Home Finance Agency, Office of the Administrator, Salaries and Expenses (voluntary home mortgage credit program); Export-Import Bank of Washington; Tennessee Valley Authority (direct appropriation activities); Atomic Energy Commission; Administration, Ryukyu Islands; Small Business Administration; Mutual Security programs, $200,000,000, to be expended in accord with provisions of law applicable to such program during the fiscal year 1957 and at a rate for any individual program not in excess of the current rate therefor: Provided, That administrative expenses for such programs shall not exceed the current rate.
Sec. 102.
Appropriations and funds made available and authority granted pursuant to this Act shall remain available until (a) enactment into law of an appropriation for any project or activity provided for. in this Act, or (b) enactment of the applicable appropriation Act by both Houses without any provision for such project or activity, or (c) July 31, 1957, whichever first occurs.
Sec. 103.
Appropriations and funds made available and authority granted pursuant to this Act may be used without regard to the time
31 USC 665.
limitations set forth in subsection (d) (2) of section 3679, Revised Statutes, and expenditures therefrom 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. 104.
No appropriation or fund made available or authority granted pursuant to this Act shall be used to initiate or resume any project or activity which was not being conducted during the fiscal year 1957, except military construction projects otherwise authorized by law. Appropriations made and authority granted pursuant to this Act 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 Act.
Approved July 1, 1957.