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Public Law 89–481
Making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1967, and for other purposes.
Approved June 30, 1966
Statutory text
JOINT RESOLUTION
Making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1967, 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
Continuing appropriations, 1967.
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 for the fiscal year 1967, 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 1966 and for which appropriations, funds, or other authority would be available in the following appropriation Acts for the fiscal year 1967: Legislative Branch Appropriation Act; Departments of Labor and Health, Education, and Welfare Appropriation Act; Department of Agriculture and Related Agencies Appropriation Act; Independent Offices Appropriation Act.
Appropriations made by this subsection shall be available to the extent and in the manner which would be provided 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 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 an appropriation Act enumerated in this subsection but which was not included in the applicable appropriation Act for the fiscal year 1966, 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 Senate.
Such amounts as may be necessary for continuing projects or activities which were conducted in the fiscal year 1966 and are listed in this subsection at a rate for operations not in excess of the current rate or the rate provided for in the budget estimate, whichever is lower, and under the more restrictive authority: Activities for which provision was made in the District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1966;
Activities for which provision was made in the Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce, the Judiciary and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1966;
Activities for which provision was made in the Public Works Appropriation Act, 1966;
Activities for which provision was made in the Department of
Ante, p. 79.
Defense Appropriation Act, 1966 and the Supplemental Defense Appropriation Act, 1966; Activities for which provision was made in the Military Construction
Appropriation Act, 1966; Activities for which provision was made in the Foreign Assistance
and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1966; Activities of the Office of Economic Opportunity; Activities of the President’s Commissions on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice and on Crime in the District of Columbia; Department of Justice: Activities of law enforcement assistance; and Department of Health, Education, and Welfare; Elementary and secondary educational activities; Higher education facilities construction; Grants for public libraries; and
79 Stat. 1229, 1255.
Post, p. 1378.
Activities under title III and part B of title V of the Higher Education Act of 1965: Provided, That after June 30, 1966 and prior to the enactment into law of H.R. 15202, no new contractual arrangements shall be entered into in connection with the National Teacher Corps nor shall any commitments of any kind be made with respect to the assignment of any teacher to teach in any school under that program.
Such amounts as may be necessary to enable the Veterans Administration to carry out the provisions of the Veterans Readjustment
Ante, p. 12.
Benefits Act of 1966 (Public Law 89–358).
Such amounts as may be necessary for continuing projects or activities for which disbursements are made by the Secretary of the Senate, the Senate items under the Architect of the Capitol, and the item for salaries and expenses of the Library of Congress, all to the extent and in the manner which would be provided for in the budget estimates for the fiscal year 1967.
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, 1966, whichever first occurs.
Sec. 103.
Appropriations and funds made available or 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 1966. 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, 1966.