48 CFR § 1232.770-2 - 1232.770-2 Definition.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t48/s1232.770-2"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "48 CFR § 1232.770-2 - 1232.770-2   Definition."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "1232.770-2"
section_name: "1232.770-2   Definition."
chapter_number: 12
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "E"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS"
part_number: "1232"
part_name: "CONTRACT FINANCING"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 301; 41 U.S.C. 1121(c)(3); 41 U.S.C. 1702; and 48 CFR 1.301 through 1.304."
regulatory_source: "87 FR 61159, Oct. 7, 2022, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1232"
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# 1232.770-2 1232.770-2   Definition.

*Continuing Resolution (CR)* means an appropriation, in the form of a joint resolution, that provides budget authority for Federal agencies, specific activities, or both to continue operation until the regular appropriations are enacted. Typically, a continuing resolution is used when legislative action on appropriations is not completed by the beginning of a fiscal year.