PUBLIC LAW 97-377—DEC. 21, 1982 (h) Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint resolution such amounts as may be necessary for programs, projects, or activities provided for in the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1983 (H.R. 7356), to the extent and in the manner provided for in the conference report and joint explanatory statement of the Committee of Conference (House Report Number 97-978), passed by the House of Representatives on December 18, 1982, and by the Senate on December 19, 1982, as if such Act had been enacted into law: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of this joint resolution or any other Act including the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1983, $2,000,000 is appropriated for "Fossil energy research and development". Department of Energy, to remain available until expended. (i) Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint resolution such sums as may be necessary for programs, projects, or activities provided for in the Department of Agriculture, Rural Development and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1983 (H.R. 7072), to the extent and in the manner provided for in the conference report and joint explanatory statement of the Committee of Conference (House Report Number 97-957), filed in the House of Representatives on December 10, 1982, as if such Act had been enacted into law. SEC. 102. Appropriations and funds made available and authority granted pursuant to this joint resolution shall be available from December 17, 1982, and shall remain available until (a) enactment into law of an appropriation for any project or activity provided for in this joint resolution, or (b) enactment of the applicable appropriation Act by both Houses without any provision for such project or activity, or (c) September 30, 1983, whichever first occurs. SEC. 103. Appropriations made and authority granted pursuant to this joint resolution shall cover all obligations or expenditures incurred for any project or activity during the period for which funds or authority for such projects or activity are available under this joint resolution. SEC. 104. Expenditures made pursuant to this joint resolution 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. 105. All obligations incurred in anticipation of the appropriations and authority provided in this joint resolution for the purposes of maintaining the minimum level of essential activities necessary to protect life and property and bringing about orderly termination of other functions are hereby ratified and confirmed if otherwise in accordance with the provisions of this joint resolution. SEC. 106. No provision in any appropriation Act for the fiscal year 1983 that makes the availability of any appropriation provided therein dependent upon the enactment of additional authorizing or other legislation shall be effective before the date set forth in section 102(c) of this joint resolution. SEC. 107. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no part of any of the funds appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1983, by this Act or any other Act, may be used to pay any prevailing rate employee described in section 5342(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, or an employee covered by section 5348 of that title, in an amount which exceeds— (1) for the period from October 1, 1982, until the next applicable wage survey adjustment becomes effective, the rate which
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Post, p. 1966.
Ante, p. 1787.
Funding availability.
Supra. 5 USC 5343 note.
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