96TH ·CONGRESS
~d,
Session
HOUSE OF R.EPRESENTATl\iES REPoRT
No. 96-1327
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CONTir ... ING APPROPRIATIONS,
1981.'EPTE.~£BER 17, 1980. 'ommitted to the -,ommittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
Mr.
V\THITTEN from the Cotnmittee on Ap1)ropriations, st1bn1itted tl1e following•
REPORT
•[To accompany H.J. Res. 610]
The Committee on Appropriations to whom was referred House ,Joint Resoltl io11 610 maki11g coi1tii1uii1g a1)propriatio11S t1ntil De- cember 15, 1980 and for other purposes, report tl1e same to the
Fiou~ e witl1 a11 an1 11dment and witl1 the recom111e11dation tl1at the joint r solt1tio11 as ame11decl be 1)assed.
The an1e11dn1e11t is as follows:
On page 5, line 4, after tl1e colo11 i11sert tl1e following :
P'rovided Tl1nt 110 appropriatio11 or funcl 111ade available or at1thorit,~r gra11ted l)tlrStlailt to tl1is Stlbsectio11 sl1all be used
to i11itiate or rest1me an)r project or acti,,.ity for wl1icl1 appro- priations, ft1nds, or at1tl1ority were not available duri11g fiscal
) 7ear 1980: •
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PROGRAMS COVERED BY THE RESOLUTION
'~7l1ile 12 of tl1e 13 regular annual appropriation bills haYe passed of bills l1a,,e been scl1edulecl in the enate but tl1e Olitlook for final conferet1ce aetion is llllcertain at this time. Consequently, tl1e accom-
panying resolutio11 })rovicles contitllling allthority until December 15 1980 for virtually the er1tire Federal Go1rernment. It is absolutely essential.
LEVELS OF :E'UNDING UNDER THE RESOLUTION
Tl1e resolt1tion is effectiYe t1ntil December 15, 1980 but its applica- bility to the variotls Federal 1)rogran1s ceases as the appropriation bills are ig11ed into
la . ,v.
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sutrunary, the operating levels which obtain under the resolution are as follows:59-006 0
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CONTINUING RESOLUTION RATES
Various sections of tl1e contir1uing resolutio11 refer to a ' rate for erations not in excess of the current rate .. · Agencies sllottld operate
cautiously as possible u•ntil regular appropriations are enacted. In ,,..
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cases the total ar)propriation forthe
current 3rear shottld ser,re as- . e
upper limit in determining tl1e current ra e for operations. Ne,rer- theless the 'current rate" shoull
not be i11terpreted as requiring Cllt- backs in ongoing progran1 levels 'vl1icl1 011gress l1a appro,red.'I he on1n1] t e not .... tl1at wl1 r IJroc:rran1 .. ~ \Y re autl1orized o
exr)and
dt1ri11l1e ·urr
11t, ar it islik
1)tl1a
tl1 cost of Ol) rati11a tl1e })rogran1 for afttll
~ ar a l1 rat a l1ivecl
attl1e 11d
of the urrent year would exceed tl1e total cost for the program in the current year. The current rate for operations shottld be construed to n1a.intain individual r)rogram and acti,rity le,rels except where Congress has e "pressed a contrary intent witl1 respect to specific progra1ns.INFLATIONARY I:rt!PACT STATE?tlENT
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Clause 2(1) ( 4) of rule XI of the Hous of Representatives requires tl1at each Committee report on a bill or resolution shall contain a state- n1ent as to 'vhether enactment of such bill or resolution may have an
inflationary impact on prices and costs in tl1e operation of the national economy.
Tl1e accompanying resolution simply extends the availa;bility of funds a.nd authorities for ongoing programs of the Federal Govern- n1e11t for which fiscal year 1981 appropriations will not be enacted by Oct,ober 1.
Tl1e
philosophy of the continuing resolution is to provide funLlin · for tl1e orcl rl}r ontin1tatio11 of existing J)rograms for tl1e int r·in1 })riocl
u11til rco-ltlar apl)l'Ol)riation bill .. arP e11actecl.By
defini-ion . u
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1)rocrran1, l1av·e })reviou .. ly bee.n a11tl1orized a11cl fltlldecl b.Ythe
OJlare .. an1 . ig11ecl
i11to la ''".In view of the fact that this resolution merely represents a tempo-
rary
e tension of existina and previously approved programs, and con idering tl1e levels offunding
which obtain under the mechanics of the resolution,it
is the judgment of the Cotrunittee that its enact-ment will not have a.n additional inflationary impact on prices and costs in tl1e operation of the national·economy. .
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