110 STAT. 36 PUBLIC LAW 104-99 -JAN. 26, 1996 DEPARTMENTS OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS (b) Such amounts as may be necessary under the authority and conditions provided in the apphcable appropriations Act for the fiscal year 1995 for continuing projects or activities, except for those projects and activities provided for in Public Law 104- 91 and Public Law 104-92, including the costs of direct loans and loan guarantees (not otherwise specifically provided for in this Act) at a rate for operations provided for in the conference report and joint explanatory statement of the Committee of Conference, House Report 104-384, on the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 (H.R. 2099), as passed the House of Representatives on December 7, 1995: Provided, That Senate amendment 63 shall be disposed of in the manner passed by the House on December 7, 1995, as if enacted into law: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of this title of this Act, the rate for operations for the Corporation for National and Community Service, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, and the Office of Consumer Affairs may be increased up to a level of 75 per centum of the fiscal year 1995 level: Provided further. That, under the previous proviso, no new contracts or grants shall be awarded in excess of an amount that bears the same ratio to the rate for operations provided by the previous proviso as the number of days covered by this Act bears to 366: 38 USC 1920, Provided further. That the penultimate proviso under the heading 1923, 1955, 1982. "General Operating Expenses" and sections 107 and 109 under the heading "Administrative Provisions" in the Department of Veterans Affairs are effective to the extent and in the msinner, notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, provided for in the conference report and joint explanatory statement of the Committee of Conference (House Report 104-384) on the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 (H.R. 2099), as passed by the House of Representatives on December 7, 1995. Termination SEC. 202. Unless otherwise provided for in this title of this date. Act or in the applicable appropriations Act, appropriations and funds made available and authority granted pursuant to this title of this Act shall be available until (a) the enactment into law of an appropriation for any project or activity provided for in this title of this Act, or (b) the enactment into law of the applicable appropriations Act by both Houses without any provision for such project or activity, or (c) March 15, 1996, whichever first occurs. Coverage. SEC. 203. Appropriations made and authority granted pursuant to this title of this Act shall cover all obligations or expenditures incurred for any program, project, or activity during the period for which funds or authority for such project or activity are available under this title of this Act. SEC. 204. Expenditures made pursuant to this title of this Act shall be charged to the applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization whenever a bill in which such applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization is contained is enacted into law. SEC. 205. Appropriations made by section 201 shall be available to the extent and in the manner which would be provided by the pertinent appropriations Act.
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