,in the ,senate of the ,united ,states1 
,september #bg1 #bjac4  ,amendment3     
,that the resolution from the ,house of 
,representatives 7,h4,j4 ,res4 #ei7     
entitled ,joint resolution making       
continuing appropriations for fiscal    
year #bjad1 and for other purposes41 do 
pass with the following ,strike all     
after the first word and insert the     
following3 the following sums are hereby
 appropriated1 out of any money in the  
,treasury not otherwise appropriated1   
and out of applicable corporate or other
 revenues1 receipts1 and funds1 for the 
several departments1 agencies1          
corporations1 and other organizational  
units of ,government for fiscal year    
#bjad1 and for other purposes1 namely3  
#aja4 7a7 ,such amounts as may be       
necessary1 at a rate for operations as  
provided in the applicable              
appropriations ,acts for fiscal year    
#bjac and under the authority and       
conditions provided in such ,acts1 for  
continuing projects or activities       

7including the costs of direct loans and
 loan guarantees7 that are not otherwise
 specifically provided for in this joint
 resolution1 that were conducted in     
fiscal year #bjac1 and for which        
appropriations1 funds1 or other         
authority were made available in the    
following appropriations ,acts3 7#a7    
,the ,agriculture1 ,rural ,development1 
,food and ,drug ,administration1 and    
,related ,agencies ,appropriations ,act1
 #bjac 7division ,a of ,public ,law     
#aac-f71 except section #gce4  7#b7 ,the
 ,commerce1 ,justice1 ,science1 and     
,related ,agencies ,appropriations ,act1
 #bjac 7division ,b of ,public ,law     
#aac-f74  7#c7 ,the ,department of      
,defense ,appropriations ,act1 #bjac    
7division ,c of ,public ,law #aac-f74   
7#d7 ,the ,department of ,homeland      
,security ,appropriations ,act1 #bjac   
7division ,d of ,public ,law #aac-f74   
7#e7 ,the ,military ,construction and   
,veterans ,affairs1 and ,related        
,agencies ,appropriations ,act1 #bjac   

7division ,e of ,public ,law #aac-f74   
7#f7 ,the ,full-,year ,continuing       
,appropriations ,act1 #bjac 7division ,f
 of ,public ,law #aac-f74  7b7 ,the rate
 for operations provided by subsection  
7a7 for each account shall be calculated
 to reflect the full amount of any      
reduction required in fiscal year #bjac 
pursuant to-- 7#a7 any provision of     
division ,g of the ,consolidated and    
,further ,continuing ,appropriations    
,act1 #bjac 7,public ,law #aac-f71      
including section #cjjd2 and  7#b7 the  
,presidential sequestration order dated 
,march #a1 #bjac1 except as attributable
 to budget authority made available by--
 7,a7 sections #adj7;b7 or #ada7;b7 of  
the ,continuing ,appropriations         
,resolution1 #bjac 7,public ,law        
#aab-age72 or  7,b7 the ,disaster       
,relief ,appropriations ,act1 #bjac     
7,public ,law #aac-b74  #ajb4 7a7 ,no   
appropriation or funds made available or
 authority granted pursuant to section  
#aja for the ,department of ,defense    

shall be used for3 7#a7 the new         
production of items not funded for      
production in fiscal year #bjac or prior
 years2 7#b7 the increase in production 
rates above those sustained with fiscal 
year #bjac funds2 or 7#c7 the           
initiation1 resumption1 or continuation 
of any project1 activity1 operation1 or 
organization 7defined as any project1   
subproject1 activity1 budget activity1  
program element1 and subprogram within a
 program element1 and for any investment
 items defined as a ,p-#a line item in a
 budget activity within an appropriation
 account and an ,r-#a line item that    
includes a program element and          
subprogram element within an            
appropriation account7 for which        
appropriations1 funds1 or other         
authority were not available during     
fiscal year #bjac4  7b7 ,no             
appropriation or funds made available or
 authority granted pursuant to section  
#aja for the ,department of ,defense    
shall be used to initiate multi-year    

procurements utilizing advance          
procurement funding for economic order  
quantity procurement unless specifically
 appropriated later4  #ajc4             
,appropriations made by section #aja    
shall be available to the extent and in 
the manner that would be provided by the
 pertinent appropriations ,act4  #ajd4  
,except as otherwise provided in section
 #ajb1 no appropriation or funds made   
available or authority granted pursuant 
to section #aja shall be used to        
initiate or resume any project or       
activity for which appropriations1      
funds1 or other authority were not      
available during fiscal year #bjac4     
#aje4 ,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 
resolution4  #ajf4 ,unless otherwise    
provided for in this joint resolution or

 in the applicable appropriations ,act  
for fiscal year #bjad1 appropriations   
and funds made available and authority  
granted pursuant to this joint          
resolution shall be available until     
whichever of the following first occurs3
 7#a7 the enactment into law of an      
appropriation for any project or        
activity provided for in this joint     
resolution2 7#b7 the enactment into law 
of the applicable appropriations ,act   
for fiscal year #bjad without any       
provision for such project or activity2 
or 7#c7 ,november #ae1 #bjac4  #ajg4    
,expenditures made pursuant to this     
joint resolution shall be charged to the
 applicable appropriation1 fund1 or     
authorization whenever a bill in which  
such applicable appropriation1 fund1 or 
authorization is contained is enacted   
into law4  #ajh4 ,appropriations made   
and funds made available by 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
 section #aeac of title #ca1 ,united    
,states ,code1 but nothing in this joint
 resolution may be construed to waive   
any other provision of law governing the
 apportionment of funds4  #aji4         
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
this joint resolution1 except section   
#ajf1 for those programs that would     
otherwise have high initial rates of    
operation or complete distribution of   
appropriations at the beginning of      
fiscal year #bjad because of            
distributions of funding to ,states1    
foreign countries1 grantees1 or others1 
such high initial rates of operation or 
complete distribution shall not be made1
 and no grants shall be awarded for such
 programs funded by this joint          
resolution that would impinge on final  
funding prerogatives4  #aaj4 ,this joint
 resolution shall be implemented so that
 only the most limited funding action of
 that permitted in the joint resolution 
shall be taken in order to provide for  

continuation of projects and activities4
  #aaa4 7a7 ,for entitlements and other 
mandatory payments whose budget         
authority was provided in appropriations
 ,acts for fiscal year #bjac1 and for   
activities under the ,food and          
,nutrition ,act of #bjjh1 activities    
shall be continued at the rate to       
maintain program levels under current   
law1 under the authority and conditions 
provided in the applicable              
appropriations ,act for fiscal year     
#bjac1 to be continued through the date 
specified in section #ajf7c74  7b7      
,notwithstanding section #ajf1          
obligations for mandatory payments due  
on or about the first day of any month  
that begins after ,october #bjac but not
 later than #cj days after the date     
specified in section #ajf7c7 may        
continue to be made1 and funds shall be 
available for such payments4  #aab4     
,amounts made available under section   
#aja for civilian personnel compensation
 and benefits in each department and    

agency may be apportioned up to the rate
 for operations necessary to avoid      
furloughs within such department or     
agency1 consistent with the applicable  
appropriations ,act for fiscal year     
#bjac1 except that such authority       
provided under this section shall not be
 used until after the department or     
agency has taken all necessary actions  
to reduce or defer non-personnel-related
 administrative expenses4  #aac4 ,funds 
appropriated by this joint resolution   
may be obligated and expended           
notwithstanding section #aj of ,public  
,law #ia-fgb 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bdab71     
section #ae of the ,state ,department   
,basic ,authorities ,act of #aief 7#bb  
,u4,s4,c4 #bfhj71 section #cac of the   
,foreign ,relations ,authorization ,act1
 ,fiscal ,years #aiid and #aiie 7#bb    
,u4,s4,c4 #fbab71 and section           
#ejd7;a77#a7 of the ,national ,security 
,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4            
#cjid7;a77#a774  #aad4 7a7 ,each amount 
incorporated by reference in this joint 

resolution that was previously          
designated by the ,congress for         
,overseas ,contingency                  
,operations_/,global ,war on ,terrorism 
pursuant to section #bea7;b77#b77;,a7 of
 the ,balanced ,budget and ,emergency   
,deficit ,control ,act of #aihe or as   
being for disaster relief pursuant to   
section #bea7;b77#b77;,d7 of such ,act  
is designated by the ,congress for      
,overseas ,contingency                  
,operations_/,global ,war on ,terrorism 
pursuant to section #bea7;b77#b77;,a7 of
 such ,act or as being for disaster     
relief pursuant to section              
#bea7;b77#b77;,d7 of such ,act1         
respectively4  7b7 ,of the amounts made 
available by section #aja for ,social   
,security ,administration1 ,limitation  
on ,administrative ,expenses for the    
cost associated with continuing         
disability reviews under titles ,,ii and
 ,,xvi of the ,social ,security ,act and
 for the cost associated with conducting
 redeterminations of eligibility under  

title ,,xvi of the ,social ,security    
,act1 #bgc1jjj1jjj is provided to meet  
the terms of section                    
#bea7;b77#b77;,b77ii77,,iii7 of the     
,balanced ,budget and ,emergency        
,deficit ,control ,act of #aihe1 as     
amended1 and #dfi1fci1jjj is additional 
new budget authority specified for      
purposes of section #bea7;b77#b77;,b7 of
 such ,act4  7c7 ,section #e of ,public 
,law #aac-f shall apply to amounts      
designated in subsection 7a7 for        
,overseas ,contingency                  
,operations_/,global ,war on ,terrorism4
  #aae4 ,section #cjjc of division ,g of
 ,public ,law #aac-f shall be applied to
 funds appropriated by this joint       
resolution by substituting fiscal year  
#bjad for fiscal year #bjac each place  
it appears4  #aaf4 ,section #djh of the 
,food for ,peace ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4     
#agcf;b7 shall be applied by            
substituting the date specified in      
section #ajf7c7 of this joint resolution
 for ,december #ca1 #bjab4  #aag4       

,amounts made available under section   
#aja for ,department of                 
,commerce--,national ,oceanic and       
,atmospheric                            
,administration--,procurement1          
,acquisition and ,construction may be   
apportioned up to the rate for          
operations necessary to maintain the    
planned launch schedules for the ,joint 
,polar ,satellite ,system and the       
,geostationary ,operational             
,environmental ,satellite system4  #aah4
 ,the authority provided by sections    
#abje and #abjf of the ,national        
,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal
 ,year #bjab 7,public ,law #aab-ha7     
shall continue in effect1               
notwithstanding subsection 7h7 of       
section #abjf1 through the earlier of   
the date specified in section #ajf7c7 of
 this joint resolution or the date of   
the enactment of an ,act authorizing    
appropriations for fiscal year #bjad for
 military activities of the ,department 
of ,defense4  #aai4 ,section #adgjd of  

title #dj1 ,united ,states ,code1 shall 
be applied to amounts made available by 
this joint resolution by substituting   
the date specified in section #ajf7c7 of
 this joint resolution for ,october #a1 
#bjab4  #abj4 ,notwithstanding any other
 provision of this joint resolution1    
except section #ajf1 the ,district of   
,columbia may expend local funds under  
the heading ,district of ,columbia      
,funds for such programs and activities 
under title ,,iv of ,h4,r4 #bghf 7#aacth
 ,congress71 as reported by the         
,committee on ,appropriations of the    
,house of ,representatives1 at the rate 
set forth under ,district of ,columbia  
,funds--,summary of ,expenses as        
included in the ,fiscal ,year #bjad     
,budget ,request ,act of #bjac 7,d4,c4  
,act #bj-abg71 as modified as of the    
date of the enactment of this joint     
resolution4  #aba4 ,notwithstanding     
section #aja1 amounts are provided for  
,the ,judiciary--,courts of ,appeals1   
,district ,courts1 and ,other ,judicial 

,services--,defender ,services at a rate
 for operations of #a1jab1jjj1jjj4      
#abb4 ,for the period covered by this   
joint resolution1 section #eej7;b7 of   
,public ,law #aji-bie 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #aba
 note7 shall be applied by substituting 
the date specified in section #ajf7c7 of
 this joint resolution for 8,october #d1
 #bjac04  #abc4 ,the authority provided 
by section #ecb of ,public ,law #aji-bie
 shall continue in effect through the   
date specified in section #ajf7c7 of    
this joint resolution4  #abd4 ,the      
authority provided by section #hca of   
the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb   
7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #cia7 shall continue in   
effect through the date specified in    
section #ajf7c7 of this joint           
resolution4  #abe4 7a7 ,any amounts made
 available pursuant to section #aja for 
,department of ,homeland                
,security--,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border  
,protection--,salaries and ,expenses1   
,department of ,homeland                
,security--,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border  

,protection--,border ,security ,fencing1
 ,infrastructure1 and ,technology1 and  
,department of ,homeland                
,security--,u4,s4 ,immigration and      
,customs ,enforcement--,salaries and    
,expenses shall be obligated at a rate  
for operations as necessary to          
respectively-- 7#a7 sustain the staffing
 levels of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border  
,protection ,officers1 equivalent to the
 staffing levels achieved on ,september 
#cj1 #bjac1 and comply with the last    
proviso under the heading ,department of
 ,homeland ,security--,u4,s4 ,customs   
and ,border ,protection--,salaries and  
,expenses in division ,d of ,public ,law
 #aac-f2  7#b7 sustain border security  
operations1 including sustaining the    
operation of ,tethered ,aerostat ,radar 
,systems2 and  7#c7 sustain the staffing
 levels of ,u4,s4 ,immigration and      
,customs ,enforcement agents1 equivalent
 to the staffing levels achieved on     
,september #cj1 #bjac1 and comply with  
the sixth proviso under the heading     

,department of ,homeland                
,security--,u4,s4 ,immigration and      
,customs ,enforcement--,salaries and    
,expenses in division ,d of ,public ,law
 #aac-f4  7b7 ,the ,secretary of        
,homeland ,security shall notify the    
,committees on ,appropriations of the   
,house of ,representatives and the      
,senate on each use of the authority    
provided in this section4  #abf4 ,in    
addition to the amount otherwise        
provided by section #aja for ,department
 of the ,interior--,department-wide     
,programs--,wildland ,fire ,management1 
there is appropriated #cf1jjj1jjj for an
 additional amount for fiscal year      
#bjad1 to remain available until        
expended1 for urgent wildland fire      
suppression activities3 ,provided1 ,that
 of the funds provided1 #ae1jjj1jjj is  
for burned area rehabilitation3         
,provided further1 ,that such funds     
shall only become available if funds    
previously provided for wildland fire   
suppression will be exhausted imminently

 and the ,secretary of the ,interior    
notifies the ,committees on             
,appropriations of the ,house of        
,representatives and the ,senate in     
writing of the need for these additional
 funds3 ,provided further1 ,that such   
funds are also available for transfer to
 other appropriations accounts to repay 
amounts previously transferred for      
wildfire suppression4  #abg4 ,in        
addition to the amount otherwise        
provided by section #aja for ,department
 of ,agriculture--,forest               
,service--,wildland ,fire ,management1  
there is appropriated #fjj1jjj1jjj for  
an additional amount for fiscal year    
#bjad1 to remain available until        
expended1 for urgent wildland fire      
suppression activities3 ,provided1 ,that
 such funds shall only become available 
if funds previously provided for        
wildland fire suppression will be       
exhausted imminently and the ,secretary 
of ,agriculture notifies the ,committees
 on ,appropriations of the ,house of    

,representatives and the ,senate in     
writing of the need for these additional
 funds3 ,provided further1 ,that such   
funds are also available for transfer to
 other appropriations accounts to repay 
amounts previously transferred for      
wildfire suppression4  #abh4 ,the       
authority provided by section #cdg of   
the ,department of the ,interior and    
,related ,agencies ,appropriations ,act1
 #aiii 7as contained in section #aja7;e7
 of division ,a of ,public ,law         
#aje-bgg2 #af ,u4,s4,c4 #bajd note7     
shall continue in effect through the    
date specified in section #ajf7c7 of    
this joint resolution4  #abi4 ,the      
authority provided by subsection 7m77#c7
 of section #hafb of the ,department of 
,defense ,appropriations ,act1 #bjjj    
7#dj ,u4,s4,c4 #hijc note2 ,public ,law 
#ajf-gi71 as amended1 shall continue in 
effect through the date specified in    
section #ajf7c7 of this joint           
resolution4  #acj4 ,activities          
authorized under part ,a of title ,,iv  

and section #aajh7;b7 of the ,social    
,security ,act 7except for activities   
authorized in section #djc7;b77 shall   
continue through the date specified in  
section #ajf7c7 of this joint resolution
 in the manner authorized for fiscal    
year #bjac1 and out of any money in the 
,treasury of the ,united ,states not    
otherwise appropriated1 there are hereby
 appropriated such sums as may be       
necessary for such purpose4  #aca4      
,notwithstanding section #aja1 the      
matter under the heading ,department of 
,labor--,mine ,safety and ,health       
,administration--,salaries and ,expenses
 in division ,f of ,public ,law #aab-gd 
shall be applied to funds appropriated  
by this joint resolution by substituting
 is authorized to collect and retain up 
to #b1dii1jjj for may retain up to      
#a1dii1jjj4  #acb4 ,the first proviso   
under the heading ,department of ,health
 and ,human ,services--,administration  
for ,children and ,families--,low       
,income ,home ,energy ,assistance in    

division ,f of ,public ,law #aab-gd     
shall be applied to amounts made        
available by this joint resolution by   
substituting #bjad for #bjab4  #acc4    
,amounts provided by section #aja for   
,department of ,health and ,human       
,services--,administration for ,children
 and ,families--,refugee and ,entrant   
,assistance may be obligated up to a    
rate for operations necessary to        
maintain program operations at the level
 provided in fiscal year #bjac1 as      
necessary to accommodate increased      
demand4  #acd4 ,during the period       
covered by this joint resolution1       
amounts provided under section #aja for 
,department of ,health and ,human       
,services--,office of the               
,secretary--,public ,health and ,social 
,services ,emergency ,fund may be       
obligated at a rate necessary to assure 
timely execution of planned advanced    
research and development contracts      
pursuant to section #cai,l of the       
,public ,health ,service ,act1 to remain

 available until expended1 for expenses 
necessary to support advanced research  
and development pursuant to section     
#cai,l of the ,public ,health ,service  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d-#g;e7 and    
other administrative expenses of the    
,biomedical ,advanced ,research and     
,development ,authority4  #ace4         
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
this joint resolution1 there is         
appropriated for payment to ,bonnie     
,englebardt ,lautenberg1 widow of ,frank
 ,r4 ,lautenberg1 late a ,senator from  
,new ,jersey1 #agd1jjj4  #acf4          
,notwithstanding section #aja1 amounts  
are provided for ,department of         
,veterans ,affairs--,departmental       
,administration--,general ,operating    
,expenses1 ,veterans ,benefits          
,administration at a rate for operations
 of #b1dee1dij1jjj4  #acg4 ,the         
authority provided by the penultimate   
proviso under the heading ,department of
 ,housing and ,urban                    
,development--,rental ,assistance       

,demonstration in division ,c of ,public
 ,law #aab-ee shall continue in effect  
through the date specified in section   
#ajf7c7 of this joint resolution4  ,this
 joint resolution may be cited as the   
,continuing ,appropriations ,resolution1
 #bjad4  ,secretary