Obligations incurred in anticipation of the appropriations are ratified
What the document says“All obligations incurred and in anticipation of the appropriations made and authority granted by the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026 (division A of Public Law 119-37) and by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 for the purposes of maintaining the essential level of activity to protect life and property and bringing about orderly termination of Government function, and for purposes as otherwise authorized by law, are hereby ratified and approved if otherwise in accord with the provisions of such Act.”
Section 104 of division H ratifies and approves obligations incurred in anticipation of the appropriations made by the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026 and by this Act, for maintaining the essential level of activity to protect life and property, for the orderly termination of government function, and for purposes otherwise authorized by law, if they are otherwise in accord with that Act.
What the document actually says“All obligations incurred and in anticipation of the appropriations made and authority granted by the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026 (division A of Public Law 119-37) and by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 for the purposes of maintaining the essential level of activity to protect life and property and bringing about orderly termination of Government function, and for purposes as otherwise authorized by law, are hereby ratified and approved if otherwise in accord with the provisions of such Act.”
Some costs were run up in the hope that money would come. Those costs count as approved, if they follow the rest of the law.
An obligation is a promise to pay. During a gap, some work still must go on. This part signs off on those promises after the fact.
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