Volume 75 · 144
Public Law 87–65
Making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1962, and for other purposes.
Approved June 30, 1961
Statutory text
JOINT RESOLUTION
Making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1962, 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 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 the Government, namely:
Sec. 101.
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 1961 and for which appropriations, funds, or other authority would be available in the following appropriation acts for the fiscal year 1962: Legislative Branch Appropriation Act; General Government Matters, Department of Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act; Independent Offices Appropriation Act; Department of Agriculture and Related Agencies Appropriation Act; Department of Defense Appropriation Act; Departments of Labor, and Health, Education, and Welfare Appropriation Act; Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriation Act; Departments of State and Justice, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act; and the Treasury-Post Office 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, fund, 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: Provided, That no provision which is included in any appropriation Act enumerated in this subsection but which was not included in the applicable appropriation Act for the fiscal year 1961, and which by its terms is applicable to more than one appropriation, fund, or authority, shall be applicable to any appropriation, fund, or authority provided in this joint resolution unless such provision shall have been included in identical form in such bill as enacted by both the House and the Senate.
Such amounts as may be necessary for continuing projects or activities which were conducted in the fiscal year 1961 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) in the amount or at the rate specified herein: Atomic Energy Commission; Department of Defense—Military Construction; Civil Functions—Department of the Army; Department of the Interior activities: Bureau of Reclamation; Bonneville Power Administration; Southeastern Power Administration; Southwestern Power Administration; Tennessee Valley Authority; Export-Import Bank; United States Study Commission—Southeast River Basins; United States Study Commission—Texas; District of Columbia; Administration, Ryukyu Islands; Area Redevelopment Programs, administrative expenses, $400,000; Mutual Security Programs, $485,000,000, to be expended in accordance with provisions of law applicable to such programs during the fiscal year 1961 and at a rate for any individual program not in excess of the current rate therefor: Provided, That not to exceed $1,400,000 of the appropriation for “Special Assistance, special authorizations”, granted in the Mutual Security and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1961, shall remain available
in accordance with section 102 of this joint resolution; and Payment to the Federal extended compensation account, $45,000,000.
Such amounts as may be necessary for continuing projects or activities which are disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate, and the Senate items under the Architect of the Capitol, to the extent and in the manner which would be provided for in the budget estimates for the fiscal year 1962.
Sec. 102.
Appropriations and funds made available and authority granted pursuant to this joint resolution shall remain 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 appropriation Act by both Houses without any provision for such project or activity, or (c) August 31, 1961, whichever first occurs.
Sec. 103.
Appropriations and funds made available and authority granted pursuant to this joint resolution may be used without regard to the time limitations set forth in subsection (d)(2) of section 3679 of the Revised Statutes, as amended, 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 joint resolution shall be used to initiate or resume any project or activity which was not being conducted during the fiscal year 1961. 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.
Approved June 30, 1961.