A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1982, and for other purposes.

Summary

Appropriates such amounts as may be necessary in fiscal year 1982 for projects or activities for which appropriations, funds or other authority would be available in specified appropriations Acts. Funds such activities to the extent and in the manner which would be provided by the pertinent appropriation Act. Declares that whenever the amount which would be made available or the authority which would be granted under such an appropriation Act as passed the House as of November 20, 1981, is different from that which would be available or granted under such Act as passed by the Senate as of November 20, 1981, the pertinent project or activity shall be continued under the lesser amount or the more restrictive authority. States that were an item included in only one version of an Act as passed by both Houses as of November 20, 1981, 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. Declares that when an appropriation Act has been reported to a House but not passed by that House as of November 20, 1981, it shall be deemed as having been passed by that House. Authorizes additional continuing appropriations for the following: (1) the low income home energy assistance program; (2) the foster care program authorized by the Social Security Act; (3) the Community Services Block Grant; and (4) the State Block Grant authorized by the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981. Declares that funds which would be available under the Treasury, Postal Service and General Government Appropriation Act, 1982, for the Government payment of annuitants and employees health benefits, shall be available under the authority and conditions set forth in such Act as reported to the Senate on September 22, 1981. Declares that, for the purposes of this joint resolution, the Senate reported level of such Act shall be the level reported by the Senate on September 22, 1981 (S. Rept. No. 97-192). Declares that whenever an appropriation Act has been passed by only one House as of November 20, 1981, the pertinent project or activity shall be continued under the appropriation granted by the one House, but at a rate for operations of the current rate or the rate permitted by the one House, whichever is lower. Declares that no provision which is included in an appropriation Act enumerated in this Act but which was not included in the applicable appropriation Act of 1981, and which is applicable to more than one appropriation shall be applicable to any appropriation unless such provision is included in identical form in such bill as enacted by both the House and the Senate. Appropriates additional funds for training, job search allowances, and relocation allowances under the Trade Act of 1974. Appropriates necessary funds for projects or activities provided for in the Foreign Assistance and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1982, at a rate for operations not in excess of the current rate provided in fiscal year 1981 or the rate provided in the budget estimate, whichever is lower. Appropriates necessary funds for projects or activities provided for in the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1982, at a rate for operations and to the extent and in the manner provided for in the conference report filed in the House on November 13, 1981, as if such Act had been enacted into law. Provides continuing appropriations for projects or activities provided for in the following: (1) the Department of Housing and Urban Development - Independent Agencies Appropriation Act, 1982, at a rate for operations provided for in the conference report filed in the House on September 11, 1981, as amended by the Senate on November 21, 1981, as if such Act had been enacted into law; (2) the Department of Interior and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1982, at a rate for operations provided for in the conference report as approved by the House on November 12, 1981, as if such Act had been enacted into law; and (3) the Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1982, at a rate for operations provided for in the conference report filed in the House on November 4, 1981. Makes such sums as necessary available until the transfer and closure proceedings are completed and for the continued operation and improvement of existing facilities not proposed for closure but not in excess of, and under the conditions of the budget request transmitted on November 9, 1981, for operation, improvement, transfer, and closure of Public Health Service hospitals and clinics. Declares that specified provisions of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1982, shall apply to any appropriation, fund, or authority made available for the period October 1, 1981, through September 30, 1982, by this or any other Act. Appropriates such sums as necessary for projects or activities provided for in the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1982, at the rate provided in and under the authority, conditions, allocations, and limitations provided in H.R. 4169 as passed the House on September 9, 1981, except that for the following items funds shall be at a specified rate. Title I: Department of Commerce - Sets forth the amounts appropriated for: (1) the Bureau of the Census for salaries and expenses and periodic censuses and programs; (2) the Economic Development Administration for economic development assistance programs; (3) the International Trade Administration for operations and administration; (4) the United States Travel and Tourism Administration for salaries and expenses; (5) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for operations, research, and facilities, coastal zone management, the Fisheries Loan Fund, the Foreign Fishing Observer Fund, and the Fishermen's Guaranty Fund; (6) Science and Technical Research for scientific and technical research and services; (7) the National Telecommunications and Information Administration for salaries and expenses and public telecommunications facilities, planning and construction; and (8) the Maritime Administration for operations and training. Makes continuing appropriations for salaries and expenses to the following related agencies: (1) the Federal Communications Commission; (2) the Federal Maritime Commission; (3) the Federal Trade Commission; (4) the International Trade Commission; (5) the Office of the United States Trade Representative; expenses; (6) the Securities and Exchange Commission; (7) the Small Business Administration; and (8) the United States Metric Board. Title II: Department of Justice - Makes continuing appropriations to the Department of Justice for the following: (1) General Administration, salaries and expenses; (2) the United States Parole Commission for salaries and expenses; (3) legal activities; salaries and expenses; (4) salaries and expenses, United States attorneys and marshals; (5) support of United States prisoners; (6) fees and expenses of witnesses; (7) salaries and expenses, Community Relations Service; (8) the Federal Bureau of Investigation for salaries and expenses; (9) the Immigration and Naturalization Service for salaries and expenses; (10) the Federal Prison System, National Institute of Corrections, and buildings and facilities; and (11) the Office of Justice Assistance, Research, and Statistics, Law Enforcement Assistance. Makes continuing appropriations to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for salaries and expenses. Title III: Department of State - Authorizes additional continuing appropriations to the Department of State for: (1) the Administration of Foreign Affairs; (2) contributions to international organizations; (3) specified international commissions; and (4) the Asia Foundation. Makes continuing appropriations to the following related agencies: (1) the Board for International Broadcasting for grants and expenses; (2) the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe for salaries and expenses; and (3) the International Communication Agency for salaries and expenses. Title IV: The Judiciary - Makes additional continuing appropriations to the Judiciary for the Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and other Judicial Services. Grants specified funds to the following subject to approval by specified Congressional committees: (1) a transfer of funds to the Department of Commerce for general administration; (2) the Federal Communications Commission for salaries and expenses; and (3) the Securities and Exchange Commission for salaries and expenses. Declares that appropriations and funds made available and authority granted pursuant to this joint resolution shall be available until: (1) enactment into law of an appropriation for any project or activity provided for in this joint resolution; or (2) enactment of the applicable appropriation Act; or (3) September 30, 1982, whichever occurs first. Makes additional continuing appropriations to the Public Health Service for grants for the construction or expansion of two teaching facilities. Prohibits any of the funds made available pursuant to this resolution from being used to accomplish or implement a proposed reorganization of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms before March 30, 1982. Permits the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer up to two percent from any appropriation account provided by this joint resolution for the Department of the Treasury to any other such appropriation account. Permits funds available to the Federal Building Fund within the General Services Administration to be used to initiate new construction, advance design, and repairs and alteration line-item projects and lease construction projects which are included in either H.R. 4121, as passed by the House, or in H.R. 4121, as reported by the Senate on September 22, 1981. Declares that it is the sense of the Congress that the President should not include in his recommendations for revenue enhancements any recommendations which would have the effect of reducing Federal tax incentives for energy conservation or the development of renewable energy sources. Withholds funds provided under this joint resolution for the special supplemental food program and the commodity supplemental food program from obligation unless and until a special message specifying a deferral or rescission of budget authority for such programs is officially submitted to the Congress, when the Congress is in session. Prohibits the use of any of the funds provided in this or any other Act by the Interstate Commerce Commission to approve railroad branchline abandonments in the State of North Dakota by the Burlington Northern Railroad in excess of a total of 350 miles. Requires the funds provided for nonurban formula grants and urban formula grants to be apportioned and allocated using data from the 1970 decennial census for one-half of the sums and the remainder apportioned and allocated on the basis of the 1980 decennial census. Makes the funds made available by this joint resolution for school assistance in federally affected areas available under the authority and conditions set forth in H.R. 4560 as passed the House on October 6, 1981. Makes continuing appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services for the operations of the Office of Adolescent Pregnancy Programs. Sets forth the levels of funding for specified sections of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980 and for the Refugee Act of 1980. Subjects the funds made available by this joint resolution which would be available under H.R. 4560, the Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1982, as reported to the Senate on November 9, 1981, for Student Financial Assistance to specified conditions. Authorizes the Secretary of the Senate to expend from the contingent fund of the Senate such amount as may be necessary to obtain the services of a professional archivist. Authorizes continuing appropriations to carry out the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the International Health Research Act of 1960. Directs the Attorney General to exercise efforts to ensure that none of the funds appropriated by this joint resolution may be obligated or expended after March 1, 1982, for the detention of any entrant, any applicant for political asylum or for refugee status, or any other alien which would cause the total number of aliens to exceed specified amounts in the State of Florida. Authorizes additional continuing appropriations for the payment of windfall benefits as provided under the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974. Requires that each State establish fiscal control procedures to assure that funds made available under this resolution for the low-income energy assistance program are used for payments in accordance with the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981. Prohibits any of the funds appropriated for the Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration from being obligated or expended to prescribe, issue, administer or enforce any standard, rule, regulation or order under the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 with respect to any independent construction contractor who is engaged by an operator for the construction, repair or alteration of structures or roads located on the surface areas of any coal or other mine separate from actual mining or extraction activities. Authorizes continuing appropriations for: (1) the Maternal and Child Health Care Block Grant Act; (2) activities under the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 1981; (3) the Job Corps; and (4) damaged highways in the area affected by eruptions of the Mount Saint Helens volcano. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to approve, upon the request of the State of Indiana, the construction of a specified interchange. Requires any proposal for deferral of budget authority with respect to expenses related to the Northeast Corridor Improvement Project to be referred to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations. Prohibits any of the funds appropriated by this joint resolution or by any other Act from being obligated or expended to increase any salary of any Federal judge or Justice of the Supreme Court, except as may be specifically authorized by Act of Congress. Sets forth the level of salary or basic pay which is payable to any individual for or an account of services performed after December 31, 1981, if such individual has an office or position the salary or pay for which corresponds to the rate of basic pay for levels III, IV, and V of the Executive Schedule. Reduces appropriations made available by this joint resolution by specified percentages for programs, projects, or activities for which provision would be made in specified appropriation Acts. Reduces appropriations made available to the Department of Agriculture in this joint resolution in areas not involving direct assistance to those engaged in agriculture by specified amounts. Reduces appropriations made available by this joint resolution for the projects or activities provided for in the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1982, by specified amounts. Declares that such reductions shall not apply to appropriations for those activities involving new spending authority. Prohibits any account, activity, program or project from being terminated as a result of such reductions. Makes continuing appropriations to the Postal Service fund for revenue foregone on free and reduced-rate mail. Directs the Postal Service to promptly adjust preferred rates so as to recover the difference between the amount which was authorized to be appropriated and the amount hereby appropriated. Sets forth procedures for making such adjustments. Makes the provisions of Public Law 97-51 concerning dollar limits on tax deductions for living expenses of Members of Congress while away from home applicable to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1980.

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  Public Law · EN · 16 December 1981

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  summary · EN · 10 December 1981

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  summary · EN · 9 December 1981

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