96 STAT. 1186
PUBLIC LAW 97-276—OCT. 2, 1982
Public Law 97-276 97th Congress Joint Resolution —Oct. 2, 1982— Making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1983, and for other purposes. [H.J. Res. 599] ^ ^ e ft- ij r—
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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 the Government for the fiscal year 1983, and for other purposes, namely: SEC. 101. (a)(1) Such amounts as may be necessary for continuii^ projects or activities (not otherwise specifically provided for in this joint resolution) which were conducted in the fiscal year 1982 and for which appropriations, funds, or other authority would be available in the following appropriations Acts: Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1983; Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1983; District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1983; Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1983; and Treasury, Posted Service and General Government Appropriation Act, 1983. (2) Appropriations made by this subsection shall be available to the extent and in the manner which would be provided by the pertinent appropriation Act. (3) Whenever the amount which would be made available or the authority which would be granted under an Act listed in this subsection as passed the House as of October 1, 1982, is different from that which would be available or granted under such Act as pa^ed by the Senate as of October 1, 1982, the pertinent project or activity shall be continued under the lesser amount or the more restrictive authority: Provided, That where an item is included in only one version of an Act as passed by both Houses as of October 1, 1982, 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 of the current rate or the rate permitted by the action of the one House, whichever is lower, and under the authority and conditions provided in applicable appropriation Acts for the fiscal year 1982: Provided further. That for the purposes of this joint resolution, when an Act listed in this subsection has been reported to the House or the Senate but not passed by that House as of October 1, 1982, it shall be deemed as having been passed by that House. (4) Whenever an Act listed in this subsection has been passed by only the House as of October 1, 1982, the pertinent project or activity shall be continued under the appropriation, fund, or author-
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