Title I: Continuing Appropriations - Makes continuing appropriations for FY 1991 for projects or activities provided for in the following Acts: (1) the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991; (2) the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1991; (3) the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1991; (4) the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1991; (5) the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991; (6) the Military Construction Appropriations Act, 1991; (7) the Rural Development, Agriculture, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991; (8) the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991; (9) the Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Appropriations Act, 1991; and (10) the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991.
Provides for the continuation of projects or activities when the House of Representatives and the Senate differ in amounts or authority.
Makes appropriations as necessary for: (1) projects or activities under the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1990; (2) projects or activities under the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1990; (3) projects or activities under the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1990; and (4) the Aerostat Program of the U.S. Customs Service. Prohibits the use of funds appropriated under the Defense Appropriations Act, 1990 for: (1) new production of items not funded in FY 1990 or prior fiscal years; (2) the increase in production rates above those sustained with FY 1990 funds; (3) other specified activities not funded or authorized during FY 1990 (except for activities related to Operation Desert Shield); (4) the initiation of multi-year procurements utilizing advance procurement funding for economic order quantity procurement unless specifically appropriated later; and (5) procurement and research, development, test, and evaluation in excess of the current rate or the estimate for FY 1991, whichever is lower, except for activities related to Operation Desert Shield.
Prohibits the use of appropriated funds to initiate or resume any activity for which funds were not available during FY 1990.
Makes funds available under this Act until the earliest of: (1) October 5, 1990; (2) enactment of an appropriation for any project or activity provided for in this Act; or (3) enactment of the applicable appropriations without any provision for such project or activity.
Suspends any order on sequestration for FY 1991.
Makes certain prohibitions of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1990 inapplicable with respect to assistance to Egypt.
Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, for purposes of determining the amount of payments made under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to a hospital for the costs of inpatient hospital services for discharges occurring between October 1 and October 20, 1990, to apply the area wage index applicable to such hospital as of September 30, 1990. Extends the period through which certain discharges occur to October 20, 1990, for purposes of calculating inpatient hospital service payments on the basis of prospective rates.
Title II: Supplemental Appropriations for Operation Desert Shield - Makes supplemental appropriations for FY 1990 for military and reserve personnel, operation and maintenance, other procurement, Army, research, development, test, and evaluation, Navy (with earmarked funds for the National Marrow Donor Program Foundation), and the Defense Stock Fund.
Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to accept contributions of money or real or personal property for use by DOD for its programs, projects, and activities.
Establishes in the Treasury the Defense Cooperation Account for the deposit of such contributions. States that a contribution of property may be: (1) retained and used by DOD in its donated form; (2) sold or otherwise disposed of upon acceptance by the Secretary; or (3) converted into a form usable by DOD. Requires the Secretary to report quarterly to the Congress on contributions received during the preceding quarter, including a description of all property received having a value of more than $1,000,000.
Authorizes the Secretary to use donated property without specific authorization, with a specified condition.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to invest money contributions deposited into the Account and deposit interest obtained on such money into the Account.
Requires the Secretary of Defense to notify the Congress of any condition imposed on the use of any contribution accepted by the Secretary.
Directs the Comptroller General to conduct an annual audit of money and property accepted by the Secretary and to report the results to the Congress.
Title III: Supplemental Appropriations for Emergency Refugee Assistance - Authorizes additional appropriations to the Department of State for deposit into the United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund.
Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 495, H. Res. 475 is laid on the table.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 475 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.J. Res. 655 with 1 hour 0 of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. All points of order against consideration of H.J.Res. 655 are dispensed with. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. No amemdments shall be in order except an amendment offered by Mr. Panetta or his designee relating to section 113, which shall be debatable for not to exceed 30 minutes; and, an amendment offered by Mr. Conte or his designee striking section 113, which shall be debatable for not to exceed one hour. Said amendments shall not be subject to amendment.
The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 101-754, by Mr. Whitten.
The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 101-754, by Mr. Whitten.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 474.
LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE - Mr. Gray asked unanimous consent to consider in the House H.J. Res. 655; that the Joint Resolution be debatable for not to exceed one hour, to be equally divided and controlled by the Chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations; that no amendents be in order except amendments en bloc to be offered by Representative Whitten, and said amendments en bloc not be subject to amendment or to a demand for a division of the question; that all points of order against consideration of the Joint Resolution and the amendments en bloc be waived; and that the previous question be considered as ordered on the Joint Resolution and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit. Agreed to wiathout objection.
Consideration initiated by previous unanimous consent.
Enacted as Public Law 101-403
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Considered by unanimous consent agreement.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate.
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 382 - 41 (Roll no. 393).
Roll Call #393 (House)On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 382 - 41 (Roll no. 393).
Roll Call #393 (House)Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Measure Signed in Senate.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 101-403.
Became Public Law No: 101-403.