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This Concurrent Resolution, titled the "Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2021," aims to prevent government shutdowns by establishing an automatic continuing appropriations process. Essentially, if Congress fails to pass regular appropriation bills or a joint resolution making continuing appropriations before the start of a new fiscal year, this resolution would automatically provide the necessary funds to continue government programs and activities at a rate of operations at 99% of the previous fiscal year's funding levels. This automatic funding would continue for 90-day periods, with a 1% reduction in funding for each subsequent 90-day period, until a regular appropriation bill or a new continuing resolution is enacted. The resolution also clarifies that these automatically appropriated funds would be charged to the relevant appropriation once a new law is passed and that this automatic process would not apply if other laws specifically prevent or provide for the continuation of a program.