Amends the Balanced Budget Downpayment Act, I, as amended, and Public Law 104-92, as amended, to extend the March 29 and April 3 appropriation deadline provisions under such Acts to April 24, 1996.
Provides a full year Federal payment to the District of Columbia.
Amends the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996, to apply Federal labor-management relations requirements to the Federal Aviation Administration personnel management system developed and implemented under such Act.
Amends the Auburn Indian Restoration Act to authorize (currently, require) the Secretary of the Interior to accept California lands into trust status on behalf of the tribe.
Makes appropriations through FY 1996 to the Agency for International Development for assistance for Eastern Europe and the Baltic States (including a transfer of funds) for demining and economic revitalization assistance to Bosnia and Herzegovina, under specified requirements and conditions.
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FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS, FISCAL YEAR 1996
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Public Law 104-122
104th Congress
Joint Resolution
Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and
for other purposes. <<NOTE: Mar. 29, 1996 - [H.J. Res. 170]>>
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled,
That Public Law 104-99 is further amended by striking out ``March 29,
1996'' in sections 106(c), 112, 126(c), 202(c) and 214 <<NOTE: Ante, pp.
27, 28, 33, 36, 38.>> and inserting in lieu thereof ``April 24, 1996'';
and that Public Law 104-92 is further amended by striking out ``April 3,
1996'' in section 106(c) <<NOTE: Ante, p. 18.>> and inserting in lieu
thereof ``April 24, 1996'' and by inserting in title IV <<NOTE: Ante, p.
21.>> in the matter before section 401 ``out of any money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and'' before ``out of the general
fund''; and that section 347(b)(3) of Public Law 104-50 <<NOTE: 49 USC
106 note.>> is amended to read as follows:
``(3) chapter 71, relating to labor-management relations;'';
and
that section 204(a) of the Auburn Indian Restoration Act (25 U.S.C.
1300l-2(a)) is amended by striking ``shall'' in the first sentence and
inserting in lieu thereof ``may''.
Sec. 2. That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1996, and for other purposes, namely:
FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING, AND RELATED PROGRAMS
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Assistance for Eastern Europe and the Baltic States
(including transfers of funds)
<<NOTE: Bosnia. Herzegovina.>> For an additional amount for
``Assistance for Eastern Europe and the Baltic States'' for Bosnia and
Herzegovina, including demining assistance, $198,000,000: Provided, That
of the funds appropriated under this heading by this Act that are made
available for the economic revitalization program in Bosnia and
Herzegovina, not less than 87.5 percent shall be obligated and expended
for programs, projects, and activities, within the sector assigned to
American forces of the military Implementation Force (IFOR) established
by the North Atlantic Council pursuant to the General Framework
Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina and within the Sarajevo
area: Provided further, That the preceding proviso shall not apply to
any project that involves activities in
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both the American IFOR sector and other contiguous sectors: Provided
further, That priority consideration should be given to projects and
activities designated in the IFOR ``Task Force Eagle civil military
project list'' in making available funds for the economic revitalization
program: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated under
this heading by this Act shall be made available for the construction of
new housing or residences in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Provided further,
That none of the funds appropriated under this heading by this Act or
under this heading in Public Law 104-107 may be made available for the
purposes of repairing housing in areas where refugees or displaced
persons are refused, by Federation or local authorities, the right of
return due to ethnicity or political party affiliation: Provided
further, That not to exceed $5,000,000 may be transferred to ``Debt
Restructuring'' to be made available only for the cost, as defined in
section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of modifying direct
loans and loan guarantees, notwithstanding any other provision of law:
Provided further, That $3,000,000 shall be transferred to ``Operating
Expenses of the Agency for International Development'' for
administrative expenses: Provided further, That the additional amount
appropriated or otherwise made available herein is designated by
Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i)
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as
amended: Provided further, <<NOTE: Applicability. Notification.>> That
the provisions of section 515 of Public Law 104-107, and any similar
provision of law requiring advance notification to the Congress, shall
be applicable to funds appropriated under this heading, except that the
requirements of those provisions shall be satisfied by notification five
days in advance of the obligation of such funds: Provided
further: <<NOTE: Effective date.>> That, effective ninety days after
the date of enactment of this Act, none of the funds appropriated under
this heading by this Act may be made available for the purposes of
economic revitalization in Bosnia and Herzegovina unless the President
determines and certifies in writing to the Committees on Appropriations
that the aggregate bilateral contributions pledged by non-United States
donors for economic revitalization are at least equivalent to the United
States bilateral contributions for economic revitalization made by this
Act and in Public Law 104-107: Provided further, That 50 percent of the
funds appropriated under this heading by this Act that are made
available for economic revitalization shall not be available for
obligation unless the President determines and certifies to the
Committees on Appropriations that the Federation of Bosnia and
Herzegovina has complied with article III of Annex 1-A of the General
Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina concerning the
withdrawal of foreign forces, and that intelligence cooperation on
training, investigations, and related activities between Iranian
officials and Bosnian officials has been terminated: Provided further,
That funds withheld from obligation pursuant to the previous proviso may
be made available for obligation and expenditure after June 15, 1996,
notwithstanding the previous proviso if the President determines and
reports to the Committees on Appropriations that it is important to the
national security interest of the United States to do so: Provided
further, That the authority contained in the previous proviso to make
such a determination may be exercised by the President only and may not
be delegated: Provided further, That with regard to funds appropriated
under this heading by this Act (and local
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currencies generated by such funds) that are made available for economic
revitalization, the Administrator of the Agency for International
Development shall provide written approval for grants and loans prior to
the obligation and expenditure of funds for such purposes, and the
Administrator shall receive the agreement of grantees that such funds
shall be subject to audits by the Inspector General of the Agency for
International Development: Provided further, That with regard to funds
appropriated under this heading by this Act (and local currencies
generated by such funds) that are made available for economic
revitalization, the Administrator of the Agency for International
Development shall provide written approval for the use of funds that
have been returned or repaid to any lending facility and grantee under
the economic revitalization program prior to the use of such returned or
repaid funds: Provided further, <<NOTE: Applicability.>> That,
notwithstanding any provision of law under this heading in Public Law
104-107, the provisions of section 532 of that Act shall be applicable
to funds appropriated under this heading that are used under the
economic revitalization program and to local currencies generated by
such funds: Provided further, That such local currencies may be used
only for program purposes: Provided further, That for the purposes of
this Act, local currency generations under the economic revitalization
program shall include the conversion of funds appropriated under this
heading into currency used by Bosnia and Herzegovina as local currency
and local currency returned or repaid under such program.
Approved March 29, 1996.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.J. Res. 170:
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 142 (1996):
Mar. 29, considered and passed House and Senate.
WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 32 (1996):
Mar. 29, Presidential statement.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
PERMISSION TO CONSIDER - Mr. Livingston asked unanimous consent that the Committee on Appropriations be discharged from the further consideration of H.J. Res. 170 when called up; and that it be in order at any time to consider the joint resolution in the House; that the joint resolution be debatable for not to exceed one hour, to be equally divided between himself and Mr. Obey; that all points of order against the joint resolution and against its consideration be waived; and that the previous question be considered as ordered on the joint resolution to final passage without intervening motion, except one motion to recommit, with or without instructions. Agreed to without objection.
Consideration initiated by previous order of the House.
Considered by previous order of March 29, 1996. (consideration: CR H3204-3206)
DEBATE - Pursuant to an earlier unanimous consent agreement, the House proceeded with one hour of debate on the joint resolution.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to a previous order of the House.
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by voice vote.
On passage Passed by voice vote.
Enacted as Public Law 104-122
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Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 64-24. Record Vote No: 60.(consideration: CR S3195-3198)
Roll Call #60 (Senate)Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 64-24. Record Vote No: 60. (consideration: CR S3195-3198)
Roll Call #60 (Senate)Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 104-122.
Became Public Law No: 104-122.