HJR102DEC8

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Week Ending December 8, 2006

H.J.RES.102 Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, and for other purposes.

This resolution amends the previous Continuing Resolution that provided baseline funding for the government until December 8, 2006. The operation of the Federal government at the same level of funding at was appropriated in 2006 will continue until February 15, 2007. A provision allows the Veterans Administration to transfer $683, 970,000 from the Department of Veterans Affairs to the Veterans Health Administration--Medical Services' to cover veteran healthcare needs through February 15, 2007.

Another provision in the bill suspended the automatic pay raise that has been imbedded in spending bills to automatically provide a pay raise when bill passage (that is imminent) is completed rather than addressing the matter publicly in a separate bill. The automatic provision is suspended until February 17, 2006 when the Resolution is also terminated.

Sponsor: Rep Jerry Lewis (R-CA)

Vote: Passed House 370 to 20 December 8, 2006 (RC 540). Agreed to by the Senate by Unanimous Consent December 9, 2006.

Cost to the taxpayers: No discernible cost.

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JOINT RESOLUTION

Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, and for other purposes.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (Public Law 109-289, div. B) is further amended by striking the date specified in section 106(3) and inserting `February 15, 2007'.

SEC. 2. Section 102(c) of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (Public Law 109-289, div. B) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

`(5) Activities under the `Chemical Demilitarization Construction, Defense-Wide' account.'.

SEC. 3. Section 114(b) of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (Public Law 109-289, div. B) is amended by striking `and December 1, 2006,' and inserting `December 1, 2006, January 1, 2007, February 1, 2007, and March 1, 2007,'.

SEC. 4. Section 125 of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (Public Law 109-289, div. B) is amended by striking `Partner Purchases' and inserting `Partnership Purchases and International Space Station/Multi-User System Support'.

SEC. 5. Section 126 of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (Public Law 109-289, div. B) is amended by inserting `(1)' after `except that', and by inserting before the period at the end the following: `, and (2) amounts made available under section 101 for departments and agencies that have been apportioned pursuant to this section prior to November 17, 2006, may be at a rate for operations not exceeding the current rate'.

SEC. 6. Section 101 of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (Public Law 109-289, div. B) is amended by striking `as of October 1, 2006' each place it appears in subsections (b) through (e) and inserting `as of November 15, 2006'.

SEC. 7. The Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (Public Law 109-289, div. B) is amended by adding after section 132 the following new sections:

`SEC. 133. (a) Section 44302(f)(1) of title 49, United States Code, shall be applied by substituting the date specified in section 106(3) of this division for `August 31, 2006, and may extend through December 31, 2006'.

`(b) Section 44303(b) of title 49, United States Code, shall be applied by substituting the date specified in section 106(3) of this division for `December 31, 2006'.

`SEC. 134. The authority provided by H. Res. 135 (109th Congress), as adopted on March 14, 2005, shall continue in effect through the date specified in section 106(3) of this division.

`SEC. 135. The rule referenced in section 126 of Public Law 109-54 shall continue in effect for the 2006-2007 winter use season through the date specified in section 106(3) of this division.

`SEC. 136. In addition to any other transfer authority of the Department of Veterans Affairs, up to $683,970,000 of the funds made available to the Department by this division may be transferred to `Veterans Health Administration--Medical Services' during the period covered by this division.'.

`SEC. 137. Notwithstanding any other provision of this division and notwithstanding section 601(a)(2) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31), the percentage adjustment scheduled to take effect under such section for 2007 shall not take effect until February 16, 2007.'.

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