To provide for interim appropriations for the National Capital Planning Commission and the Commission of Fine Arts with respect to any fiscal year for which appropriations are not otherwise provided for the commissions.
This bill creates a temporary funding mechanism to keep the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) and the Commission of Fine Arts (CFA) operating in years when Congress does not provide separate annual appropriations for these agencies. If an agency had funding in one fiscal year but receives no appropriation in the following year, the bill would authorize the Treasury to provide interim funding for that next year at the same rate and under the same terms as the previous year, drawn from money in the Treasury that is not otherwise appropriated. The interim funding would cease as soon as a regular appropriation (or general appropriation bill that includes these agencies) is enacted, with the interim expenditures then charged to the enacted appropriation. The mechanism starts in fiscal year 2025 for the named agencies.
Key Points
- 1Interims appropriations trigger: If an agency had funding in one fiscal year but no appropriation in the next, interim funding can be provided for that next year.
- 2Agencies covered: National Capital Planning Commission and Commission of Fine Arts.
- 3Source and terms: Interim funding would come from any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated and would be provided at the same rate of operations and on the same terms as the prior fiscal year.
- 4Administration of funds: If a regular appropriation or general appropriation bill is enacted later in the year, the interim expenditures would be charged to that new appropriation (if applicable).
- 5Availability of interim funds: Funds provided under this act would not be available after the date the regular appropriation or general appropriation bill is enacted.