Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Shut Down the Shutdowns Act”, or the “Don’t Interrupt America Act”.
Shut Down the Shutdowns Act
A BILL
To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for automatic continuing resolutions.
Sec. 2 Automatic continuing appropriations
Chapter 13 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1310 the following new section:
“1311. Continuing appropriations
“(a) Should an appropriation for the operation of any program, project, or activity within a Federal agency expire prior to the passage of a new appropriation measure funding that agency, each expired program, project, or activity within that agency shall be appropriated a sum equal to the annualized rate of the previous appropriation, prorated through the end of—
“(1) the fiscal year if such expiration occurs on or prior to September 29 of any given year; or
“(2) the following fiscal year if such expiration occurs on September 30 of any given year.
“(b) Any appropriation, or funds made available, or authority granted, for a program, project, or activity, pursuant to this section, shall be subject to the same terms and conditions as were in place on the date prior to any extension made pursuant to this section.”