Sec. 2. Automatic continuing appropriations
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Chapter 13 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: On and after the first day of each fiscal year, if an appropriation Act for such fiscal year with respect to the account for a program, project, or activity has not been enacted and continuing appropriations are not in effect with respect to the program, project, or activity, there are appropriated such sums as may be necessary to continue, at the rate for operations specified in subparagraph (B), the program, project, or activity if funds were provided for the program, project, or activity during the preceding fiscal year.
Except as provided in clause (ii), the rate for operations specified in this subparagraph with respect to a program, project, or activity is the rate for operations for the preceding fiscal year for the program, project, or activity— provided in the corresponding appropriation Act for such preceding fiscal year; if the corresponding appropriation bill for such preceding fiscal year was not enacted, provided in the law providing continuing appropriations for such preceding fiscal year; or if the corresponding appropriation bill and a law providing continuing appropriations for such preceding fiscal year were not enacted, provided under this section for such preceding fiscal year.
For entitlements and other mandatory payments whose budget authority was provided for the previous fiscal year in appropriations Acts, under a law other than this section providing continuing appropriations for such previous year, or under this section, and for activities under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, appropriations and funds made available during a fiscal year under this section shall be at the rate necessary to maintain program levels under current law, under the authority and conditions provided in the applicable appropriations Act.
Appropriations and funds made available, and authority granted, for any fiscal year pursuant to this section for a program, project, or activity shall be available for the period beginning with the first day of any lapse in appropriations during such fiscal year and ending with the date on which the applicable regular appropriation bill for such fiscal year is enacted (whether or not such law provides appropriations for such program, project, or activity) or a law making continuing appropriations for the program, project, or activity is enacted, as the case may be.
Notwithstanding section 251(a)(1) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 ( 2 U.S.C. 901(a)(1) ) and the timetable in section 254(a) of such Act ( 2 U.S.C. 904(a) ), for any fiscal year for which appropriations and funds are made available under this section, the final sequestration report for such fiscal year pursuant to section 254(f)(1) of such Act ( 2 U.S.C. 904(f)(1) ) and any order for such fiscal year pursuant to section 254(f)(5) of such Act ( 2 U.S.C. 901(f)(5) ) shall be issued— for the Congressional Budget Office, 10 days after the date on which all regular appropriation Acts for such fiscal year or continuing appropriations through the end of such fiscal year have been enacted; and for the Office of Management and Budget, 15 days after the date on which all regular appropriation Acts for such fiscal year or continuing appropriations through the end of such fiscal year have been enacted.
An appropriation or funds made available, or authority granted, for a program, project, or activity for any fiscal year pursuant to this section shall be subject to the terms and conditions imposed with respect to the appropriation made or funds made available for the preceding fiscal year, or authority granted for such program, project, or activity under current law. Expenditures made for a program, project, or activity for any fiscal year pursuant to this section shall be charged to the applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization whenever a regular appropriation Act, or a law making continuing appropriations until the end of such fiscal year, for such program, project, or activity is enacted.
This section shall not apply to a program, project, or activity during a fiscal year if any other provision of law (other than an authorization of appropriations)— makes an appropriation, makes funds available, or grants authority for such program, project, or activity to continue for such period; or specifically provides that no appropriation shall be made, no funds shall be made available, or no authority shall be granted for such program, project, or activity to continue for such period. .
The table of sections for chapter 13 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 1311. Automatic continuing appropriations. .
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