Obligations incurred during the lapse are ratified and approved
What the document says“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 Acts.”
Section 104 of division B. Obligations incurred, and incurred in anticipation of the money and authority given by division A of this Act and by the earlier continuing appropriations act, are ratified and approved where they were for keeping up the essential level of activity to protect life and property, for bringing about an orderly shutdown, or for other purposes authorized by law, and were otherwise in accord with those acts.
What the document actually says“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 Acts.”
Some work went on to guard life and property. Some was needed to shut things down in order. That work is now approved.
During a funding gap, agencies still take on costs. This law signs off on them after the fact. Only work within the rules is covered.
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