Volume 83 · 39
Public Law 91–33
Making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1970, and for other purposes.
Approved June 30, 1969
Statutory text
JOINT RESOLUTION
Making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1970, 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 for the fiscal year 1970, 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 1969 and for which appropriations, funds, or other authority would be available in the following Appropriation Acts for the fiscal year 1970: Department of Agriculture and Related Agencies Appropriation Act; Treasury, Post Office, and Executive Office Appropriation Act;
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and Independent Offices and Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriation Act.
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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 (except a provision authorizing the filling of positions) which is included in an appropriation Act enumerated in this subsection but which was not included m the applicable Appropriation Act for 1969, 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 1969 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 Department of Defense Appropriation Act, 1969;
activities for which provision was made in the District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1969;
activities for which provision was made in the Foreign Assistance and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1969;
activities for which provision was made in the Department of Interior and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1969;
activities for which provision was made in the Departments of Labor, and Health, Education, and Welfare Appropriation Act, 1969: Provided, That not to exceed $8,100,000 shall be available
from the appropriation for the fiscal year 1970, granted under the heading “Elementary and secondary educational activities” in such Act, for use by the Department of the Interior under section 103(a) (1) (A) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended;
activities for which provision was made in the Legislative
Branch Appropriation Act, 1969; except activities provided for in subsection (c) of this section; activities for which provision was made in the Military Construction Appropriation Act, 1969;
activities for which provision was made in the Public Works for Water and Power Resources Development and Atomic Energy Commission Appropriation Act, 1969;
activities for which provision was made in the Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1969;
activities for which provision was made in the Department of
Transportation Appropriation Act, 1969; activities for which provision was made under section 307 of the Independent Offices and Department of Housing and Urban
Development Appropriation Act, 1969; activities of the Civil Aeronautics Board; activities of the Interstate Commerce Commission;
activities under the Foreign Military Credit Sales Act; activities under the Juvenile Delinquency Prevention and Control
Act of 1968; activities of the American Revolution Bicentennial Commission; and activities of the National Water Commission.
Such amounts as may be necessary for continuing projects or activities for which disbursements are made 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 1970.
Such amounts as may be necessary for continuing activities for State administration under title III, part A, and title V of the
National Defense Education Act of 1958, and under title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1966, as amended, but at a rate for operations not in excess of the current rate: Provided, That the amount made available in this paragraph for such activities shall be charged to such appropriations as may be made available for the fiscal year 1970 for the purposes of grants to local educational agencies under titles I and III of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965, as amended.
Such amounts as may be necessary for Federal and non-Federal administrative expenses under the appropriation for “Grants and expenses”, Office of State Technical Services, Department of Commerce, but at a rate for operations not in excess of the current rate.
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) October 31, 1969, 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 for submission and approval of apportionments set forth in subsection. (d) (2) of section 3679 of the Revised Statutes,
as amended, but nothing herein shall be construed to waive any other provision of law governing the apportionment of funds or to permit the use, including the expenditure, of appropriations, funds, or authority in any manner which would contravene the provisions of title IV
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of the Second Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1969.
Sec. 104.
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. 105.
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. 106.
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 1969.
Sec. 107.
Any appropriation for the fiscal year 1970 required to be apportioned pursuant to section 3679 of the Revised Statutes, as amended, may be apportioned on a basis indicating the need (to the extent any such increases cannot be absorbed within available appropriations) for a supplemental or deficiency estimate of appropriation to the extent necessary to permit payment of such pay increases as may be granted pursuant to law to civilian officers and employees and to active and retired military personnel. Each such appropriation shall otherwise be subject to the requirements of section 3679, Revised Statutes, as amended.
Approved June 30, 1969.