,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #dii  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #aj1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,paul introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,appropriations  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d    
title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
provide = automatic cont9u+ resolutions4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,gov]nm5t ,%utd[n ,prev5tion ,act ( 
#bjbe4  #b4 ,automatic cont9u+          
appropriations  7a7 ,9 ,g5]al ,*apt] #ac
 ( title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is   
am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section #acaj !    
foll[+ new section3  #acaa4 ,cont9u+    
appropriations  7a7 7#a7 ,on & aft] !   
fir/ day ( ea* fiscal ye>1 if an        
appropriation ,act = su* fiscal ye> )   
respect to ! acc\nt = a program1        
project1 or activity has n be5 enact$ & 
cont9u+ appropriations are n 9 effect ) 
respect to ! program1 project1 or       
activity1 !re are appropriat$1 at ! rate
 = op]ations specifi$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71  
su* sums z may be necess>y to cont9ue ! 

program1 project1 or activity if funds 7
 provid$ = ! program1 project1 or       
activity dur+ ! prec$+ fiscal ye>-- 7,a7
 9 ! correspond+ appropriation ,act =   
su* prec$+ fiscal ye>2 or  7,b7 if !    
correspond+ appropriation bill = su*    
prec$+ fiscal ye> did n become law1 9 a 
law mak+ cont9u+ appropriations = su*   
prec$+ fiscal ye>4  7#b7 7,a7 ,subject  
to subp>agraph 7,c71 appropriations &   
funds made available1 & au?ority grant$1
 = a program1 project1 or activity = any
 fiscal ye> pursuant to ?is section %all
 be at a rate ( op]ations n 9 excess ( !
 l[] (-- 7i7 #id p]c5t ( ! rate (       
op]ations provid$ = 9 ! regul>          
appropriation ,act provid+ = su*        
program1 project1 or activity = ! prec$+
 fiscal ye>2  7ii7 9 ! abs5ce ( su* an  
,act1 #id p]c5t ( ! rate ( op]ations    
provid$ = su* program1 project1 or      
activity pursuant to a law mak+ cont9u+ 
appropriations = su* prec$+ fiscal ye>2 
or  7iii7 #id p]c5t ( ! annualiz$ rate (
 op]ations provid$ = 9 ! mo/ rec5tly    

enact$ law mak+ cont9u+ appropriations =
 "p ( t fiscal ye> or any fund+ levels  
e/abli%$ "u ! provisions ( ?is section1 
= ! p]iod ( #ij days4 ,aft] ! fir/      
#ij-;day p]iod dur+ :i* ?is subsection  
is 9 effect = t fiscal ye>1 ! applicable
 rate ( op]ations %all be r$uc$ by #a   
p]c5tage po9t4 ,= ea* subsequ5t #ij-;day
 p]iod dur+ :i* ?is subsection is 9     
effect = t fiscal ye>1 ! applicable rate
 ( op]ations %all be r$uc$ by #a        
p]c5tage po9t4 ,! #ij-;day p]iod        
r$uctions %all ext5d beyond ! la/ day ( 
t fiscal ye>4  7,b7 ,if ?is section is 9
 effect at ! end ( a fiscal ye>1 fund+  
levels %all cont9ue z provid$ 9 ?is     
section = ! next fiscal ye>4  7,c7 ,=   
entitlem5ts & o!r m&atory paym5ts ^:    
budget au?ority 0 provid$ = ! previ\s   
fiscal ye> 9 appropriations ,acts1 "u a 
law o!r ?an ?is section provid+ cont9u+ 
appropriations = su* previ\s ye>1 or "u 
?is section1 & = activities "u ! ,food &
 ,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh1 appropriations
 & funds made available dur+ a fiscal   

ye> "u ?is section %all be at ! rate    
necess>y to ma9ta9 program levels "u    
curr5t law1 "u ! au?ority & conditions  
provid$ 9 ! applicable appropriations   
,act4  7#c7 ,appropriations & funds made
 available1 & au?ority grant$1 = any    
fiscal ye> pursuant to ?is section = a  
program1 project1 or activity %all be   
available = ! p]iod beg9n+ ) ! fir/ day 
( a lapse 9 appropriations & end+ ) !   
date on :i* ! applicable regul>         
appropriation bill = su* fiscal ye>     
becomes law 7:e!r or n su* law provides 
= su* program1 project1 or activity7 or 
a cont9u+ resolution mak+ appropriations
 becomes law1 z ! case may be4  7#d7    
,dur+ any p]iod dur+ :i* am\nts are be+ 
made available "u ?is section1 ! head ( 
ea* ag5cy1 (fice1 or o!r e/abli%m5t to  
:i* su* am\nts are be+ made available   
%all apportion su* am\nts 9 ! same      
proportion z am\nts made available to ! 
ag5cy1 (fice1 or o!r e/abli%m5t 7       
apportion$ dur+ ! previ\s fiscal ye>4   
7b7 ,an appropriation or funds made     

available1 or au?ority grant$1 = a      
program1 project1 or activity = any     
fiscal ye> pursuant to ?is section %all 
be subject to ! t]ms & conditions impos$
 ) respect to ! appropriation made or   
funds made available = ! prec$+ fiscal  
ye>1 or au?ority grant$ = su* program1  
project1 or activity "u curr5t law4  7c7
 ,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( ?is       
section1 = ^? programs1 projects1 or    
activities t w\ld o!rwise h high initial
 rates ( op]ation or complete           
di/ribution ( appropriations at ! beg9n+
 ( a fiscal ye> = :i* fund+ is made     
available "u ?is section because (      
di/ributions ( fund+ to ,/ates1 =eign   
c\ntries1 grantees1 or o!rs1 su* high   
initial rates ( op]ation or complete    
di/ribution %all n be made1 & no grants 
%all be aw>d$ = su* programs1 projects1 
or activities fund$ by ?is section t    
w\ld imp+e on f9al fund+ pr]ogatives4   
7d7 ,exp5ditures made = a program1      
project1 or activity = any fiscal ye>   
pursuant to ?is section %all be *>g$ to 

! applicable appropriation1 fund1 or    
au?orization :5ev] a regul>             
appropriation bill or a measure mak+    
cont9u+ appropriations until ! end ( a  
fiscal ye> provid+ = su* program1       
project1 or activity = su* p]iod becomes
 law4  7e7 ,?is section %all n apply to 
a program1 project1 or activity dur+ a  
fiscal ye> if any o!r provision ( law   
7o!r ?an an au?orization (              
appropriations7-- 7#a7 makes an         
appropriation1 makes funds available1 or
 grants au?ority = su* program1 project1
 or activity to cont9ue = su* p]iod2 or 
7#b7 specifically provides t no         
appropriation %all be made1 no funds    
%all be made available1 or no au?ority  
%all be grant$ = su* program1 project1  
or activity to cont9ue = su* p]iod4  4  
7b7 ,cl]ical ,am5dm5t ,! table (        
sections ( *apt] #ac ( title #ca1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] !
 item relat+ to section #acaj ! foll[+  
new item3  #acaa4 ,cont9u+              
appropriations4  4