A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1981, and for other purposes.

Summary

Appropriates fiscal year 1981 funds for necessary activities contained in the following appropriation Acts: (1) Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1981; and (2) Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Appropriation Act, 1981. Stipulates that such funds shall be available: (1) in the lesser amount as passed by the House of Representatives or the Senate as of October 1, 1980; (2) at rates no higher than the current rates for items included in only one version of an Act passed by both Houses; and (3) at the lower of current rates or the rate permitted by the House of Representatives for activities included in an Act passed only by the House of Representatives as of October 1, 1980, with specified exceptions. Requires provisions to be identical in bills passed by both Houses in order to be applicable, if such provisions were not included in the fiscal year 1980 appropriation Acts and are applicable to more than one appropriation. Appropriates continuing funds for projects conducted during fiscal year 1980 and provided for by the Foreign Assistance and Related Programs Appropriation Act, 1981, at the rate set forth in the House Conference report 96-787. Specifies the amount of funds for Cyprus, Operating Expenses of the Agency for International Development, AID/Washington Operating Expenses Foreign Military Credit Sales loans and grants, relief for the victims of the earthquake in Southern Italy, the African Development Foundation, and the International Monetary Fund. Limits the amounts of direct loans and loan guarantees by the Export-Import Bank. Appropriates continuing funds to the extent provided by the House of Representatives' passed version of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1981. Exempts the General Accounting Office from specified budgetary reductions. Permits the use of appropriated funds to distribute government publications to the Soviet Union, Cuba, and Iran. Limits salaries for executive, legislative, and judicial employees from October 1, 1980, through June 5, 1981. Specifies the amount of funding for mileage of Members of the House of Representatives. Appropriates continuing funds, at the current rate, for: (1) the Council on Wage and Price Stability; (2) the Senate; (3) the National Health Service Corps; (4) nursing research; (5) health professions education and nurse training; (6) Community Mental Health Centers; (7) the National Arthritis Advisory Board and the National Diabetes Advisory Board; and (8) youth community conservation and improvement projects, youth employment and training, private sector employment opportunities, and the Young Adult Conservation Corps (at a specified rate). Prohibits the use of such appropriations for activities not authorized during fiscal year 1980. Appropriates funds for necessary payments as provided by fiscal year 1980 appropriation Acts for: (1) black lung benefits; (2) Social Security benefits; (3) retirement pay and medical benefits for Public Health Service officers; (4) student loan programs; (5) unemployment benefits; and (6) Department of Labor special benefits. Postpones until July 1, 1981, an increase in interest rates on student loans. Appropriates the necessary funds to: (1) continue the breeder reactor demonstration project or such project alternative as may be approved by Congress; (2) process Cuban and Haitian entrants, but not to exceed estimated amounts; and (3) make payments to local governmental units under the State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act of 1972. Appropriates additional funds for Operating Expenses and Plant and Capital Equipment of Atomic Energy Defense Activities in the Department of Energy. Authorizes appropriations for law enforcement services at water resources development projects to continue indefinitely. Continues Appalachian Regional Development Programs. Appropriates a specified amount for the low-income energy assistance program as passed by the House of Representatives, with specified exceptions concerning State allocations and total assistance to any one household. Appropriates funds for necessary activities contained in the following appropriation Acts as enacted by Congress: (1) Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1981; (2) District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1981; (3) Department of Housing and Urban Development-Independent Agencies Appropriation Act, 1981; (4) Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1981; (5) Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1981, with a specified exception; and (6) Department of Defense Appropriation Act, 1981. Makes such appropriations available until the earlier of enactment of the applicable appropriation Act or June 5, 1981. Exempts such appropriations from specified limitations for submission and approval of apportionments. Charges expenditures made pursuant to this joint resolution to the applicable appropriation Act when enacted. Declares that any fiscal year 1981 appropriation requiring additional authorizing legislation shall not become effective before June 5, 1981. Prohibits the use of appropriated funds to: (1) prevent the implementation of voluntary prayer and meditation programs in the public schools; (2) perform abortions, except to save the life of the mother, unless otherwise restricted by a State; or (3) enforce a court order which would compel the expenditure of funds for a purpose specifically prohibited by the House passed version of the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1981. Limits the amount of funding for: (1) temporary unemployment assistance; (2) Rental of Space Activity of the Federal Buildings Fund; (3) Real Property Operations Activity of the Federal Buildings Fund; (4) allowances and office staff for the former President; and (5) the purchase of passenger motor vehicles, police-type vehicles, and special heavy duty vehicles for Government use. Continues funding through September 30, 1982, for the establishment of the Wayne Morse Chair of Law and Politics at the University of Oregon. Specifies the amount of funding for the settlement of claims against the Coast Guard and the settlement of claims by the Seneca Nation of Indians. Prohibits the use of appropriated funds to: (1) replace the current "Lau remedies" for use as a guideline for services to students of limited English-language proficiency; or (2) implement Department of Health and Human Services day care regulations. Authorizes the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to issue a specified amount of notes to the Secretary of the Treasury for Disaster Loans and to transfer funds to Salaries and Expenses. Appropriates additional funds: (1) to increase the capital of the General Supply Fund; and (2) for additional capital outlay of the Panama Canal Commission for navigation projects. Prohibits the use of appropriated funds to: (1) modify the time granted or mode of payment permitted for payment of customs duties or excise taxes as of July 1, 1980; or (2) disqualify or issue an unfavorable advance determination letter with respect to any employee benefit plan under the Internal Revenue Code which has vesting requirements equal to or more stringent than vesting rules currently in effect under Treasury regulations. Limits the expenditure of appropriated funds by the head of an agency for consulting services, unless such expenditures are a matter of public record.

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• Public Law (PDF)

  Public Law · EN · 17 December 1980

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• Passed Senate amended

  summary · EN · 15 December 1980

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• House agreed to Senate amendment with amendment

  summary · EN · 15 December 1980

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 13 December 1980

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