Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013
Summary
Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 113–6 (text) (PDF), H.R. 933, enacted March 26, 2013) was a bill passed by the United States House of Representatives of the 113th United States Congress. The bill prevented a government shutdown and funded the federal government through September 30, 2013 as it replaced a continuing resolution which expired on March 27, 2013.[1]
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013
Long title
Making appropriations for the Department of Defense, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and other departments and agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes.
Department of Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013, Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1990, Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, Social Security Act, and many more
The Department of Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 appropriated funds for FY2013 to the Department of Defense (DOD) for:
(11) the Intelligence Community Management Account; and
(12) overseas contingency operations, including regular, reserve, and National Guard personnel, operation and maintenance, the Overseas Contingency Operations Transfer Fund, the Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund, the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund, procurement, RDT&E, and the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund.
The act specified authorized, restricted, and prohibited uses of the funds that had been appropriated.
The Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 appropriated funds for FY2013 for the Department of Defense for:
(5) overseas contingency operations for military construction for the Navy and Marine Corps.
The act included specific restrictions and authorities regarding the use of funds appropriated.
The Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 made continuing appropriations for FY2013 to a variety of other federal agencies and programs. The act appropriated amounts for continuing operations, projects, or activities which were conducted in FY2012 and for which appropriations, funds, or other authority were made available in:
(1) the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012;
(2) the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012;
(3) the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012;
(4) the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2012;
(5) the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2012;
(6) the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012;
(7) the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012;
(8) the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2012;
(9) the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2012;
(10) the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012; and
(11) the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2012.
This act established the levels of funding for FY2013 for departments and agencies included under the list of acts above, and it specifies the authorized, restricted, and prohibited uses of those appropriated funds.
Finally, the act rescinded, except as specified, defined applicable percentages of:
(1) the budget authority provided (or obligation limit imposed) for FY2013 for any of the preceding discretionary accounts,
(2) the budget authority provided in any advance appropriation for FY2013 for any discretionary account in any prior fiscal year appropriation Act, and
(3) the contract authority provided in FY2013 for any program subject to limitation incorporated or otherwise contained in the preceding provisions this Act.
H.R. 933 was received in the United States Senate on March 7, 2013.[4] H.R. 933 passed the Senate with an amendment, 73 – 26.[6]
Second passage in the Houseedit
As H.R. 933 had passed in the Senate in amended form, it had to be considered a second time in the House. The House approved it again on March 21, 2013, 318-109.[7]
^March 20, 2014. Senate Passes Continuing Appropriations Act to Fund Government Through September 30, 2013, and to Prevent a Shutdown. U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations Press Release.
^"Statement from the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors". April 10, 2013. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
^"H.R. 933 – Congress.gov". United States Congress. Retrieved April 11, 2013.