[Congressional Bills 103th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 2118 Enrolled Bill (ENR)] H.R.2118 One Hundred Third Congress of the United States of America AT THE FIRST SESSION Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, the fifth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-three An Act Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1993, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to provide supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1993, and for other purposes, namely: CHAPTER I DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Food Safety and Inspection Service salaries and expenses For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'', $4,000,000. Commodity Credit Corporation disaster assistance Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any Commodity Credit Corporation funds that were appropriated by Public Law 102-229 and Public Law 102-368 for losses of crop production in 1990, 1991, and 1992 and that are unexpended as of the date of enactment of this Act shall be made available to producers of 1990, 1991, 1992, and 1993 crops of agricultural commodities for losses of production due to the deterioration of the quality of such commodities caused by natural disasters, as determined by the Corporation prior to August 1, 1993, and for which the Secretary has received claims by August 1, 1993: Provided, That such funds shall also be made available to producers of the 1993 crops of agricultural commodities for crop losses caused by natural disasters which occurred prior to August 1, 1993, and for which the Secretary has received claims by August 1, 1993: Provided further, That such funds shall also be made available to producers for 1993, 1994, and 1995 crop losses if such losses are due to the occurrence of Hurricanes Andrew and Iniki and Typhoon Omar: Provided further, That such funds shall be made available under the same terms and conditions as authorized for 1990, 1991, and 1992 crop losses: Provided further, That no payments to producers under this Act shall be at a rate greater than the rate used in making payments under Public Law 102-229 and Public Law 102-368: Provided further, That a producer who received a disaster payment, adjusted for quality losses, on the 1990, 1991, and 1992 crops, shall be ineligible to receive an additional disaster payment for the crop year for which the previous disaster payment was received, unless additional pro rata disaster payments are made: Provided further, That any such funds shall remain available until September 30, 1993: Provided further, That no funds may be used pursuant to the last clause of the fifth proviso of the appropriation for the Commodity Credit Corporation in Public Law 102-368: Provided further, That a curly top virus condition in sugar beets resulting from damaging weather or related condition that adversely affects the beets shall be an eligible disaster condition for purposes of assistance provided under this paragraph: Provided further, That funds previously made available for use by the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service with respect to the provision of cost-share assistance under title IV of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 may be used for the rehabilitation of oyster beds that were damaged by Hurricane Andrew. Soil Conservation Service watershed and flood prevention operations For an additional amount for the ``Emergency Watershed Protection Program'', $3,328,000. Rural Development Administration (rescission) Of the funds made available under this heading in Public Law 102- 341, $9,587,000 are rescinded. Such funds were made available for salaries and expenses. rural development insurance fund program account For an additional amount for the ``Rural Development Insurance Fund Program Account'', for the cost of water and sewer direct loans, $35,543,000, to subsidize additional gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed $250,000,000: Provided, That with regard to the funds provided herein, the Secretary may use 1980 United States Census information to determine the eligibility of loan applications submitted prior to the availability of 1990 United States Census information. rural water and waste disposal grants For an additional amount for ``Rural Water and Waste Disposal Grants'', $35,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That with regard to the funds provided herein, the Secretary may use 1980 United States Census information to determine the eligibility of grant applications submitted prior to the availability of 1990 United States Census information. Farmers Home Administration rural housing insurance fund program account (including rescissions) For an additional amount for the ``Rural Housing Insurance Fund Program Account'', $4,576,000 for the cost of guaranteed unsubsidized section 502 loans, for total loan principal not to exceed $250,000,000. Of the amounts provided under this heading for the cost of low- income housing section 502 direct loans in Public Law 102-341, $64,826,000 are rescinded. Of the amounts provided under this heading for the cost of section 515 rental housing loans in Public Law 102-341, $17,672,000 are rescinded. Of the amounts provided under this heading for the cost of credit sales of acquired property in Public Law 102-341, $3,571,000 are rescinded. rental assistance program For an additional amount for the ``Rental Assistance Program'', for expiring agreements and for servicing existing units without agreements, $66,287,000. agricultural credit insurance fund program account (rescissions) Of the amounts provided under this heading for the cost of direct farm ownership loans in Public Law 102-341, $2,317,000 are rescinded. Of the amounts provided under this heading for the cost of direct operating loans in Public Law 102-341, $15,000,000 are rescinded. Of the amounts provided under this heading for the cost of emergency insured loans in Public Law 102-341, $15,000,000 are rescinded. Of the amounts provided under this heading for the cost of credit sales of acquired property in Public Law 102-341, $3,511,000 are rescinded. salaries and expenses (rescission) Of the amounts provided under this heading in Public Law 102-341, $15,000,000 are rescinded. agricultural natural disaster assistance (including transfers of funds) From amounts made available to the Farmers Home Administration in Public Law 102-368, the Secretary of Agriculture may transfer from the following accounts up to the specified maximum amounts as follows: Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund Program Account, $28,000,000; Rural Water and Waste Disposal Grants, $20,000,000; Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants, $5,000,000; and Rural Development Insurance Fund Program Account, $10,000,000. Such funds shall be available through the end of fiscal year 1994 for-- (a) a program designed to reduce the interest rate on business and industry guaranteed loans, whereby with respect to loans guaranteed by the Secretary under which the rate of interest charged by any legally organized lending institution (hereinafter ``lender'') does not exceed by more than 100 basis points the prime rate as defined by the Secretary, the Secretary may enter into a contract with any such lender under which the lender will receive payments in such amounts as will during the term of such contract reduce the interest rate paid by a borrower by one percentage point: Provided, That the borrower would otherwise be unable to make payments on such loan when due; (b) permanent replacement of temporary migrant housing and rental assistance under ``Rural Housing for Domestic Farm Labor''; (c) utilization of section 9 of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2105); and (d) cost-share assistance in accordance with title IV of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2201-2205) for nurserymen, aquaculture farmers, and tropical fruit growers for the rehabilitation of fencing destroyed or damaged by Hurricane Andrew: Provided further, That such amounts so transferred shall be available only in areas affected by Hurricane Andrew, Hurricane Iniki, and Typhoon Omar: Provided further, That the entire amount transferred is hereby designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Food and Nutrition Service special supplemental food program for women, infants, and children (wic) For any fiscal year 1993 reallocation process, the Secretary may waive the 15 percent cap regulation to ensure additional funds are received by States most in need. Human Nutrition Information Service (rescission) Of the amounts provided under this heading in Public Law 102-341, $2,250,000 are rescinded. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration salaries and expenses (including transfers of funds) For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'', from fees collected pursuant to section 736 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, not to exceed $36,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That fees derived from applications received during fiscal year 1993 shall be subject to the fiscal year 1993 limitation. For an additional amount for carrying out the Mammography Quality Standards Act, $3,000,000, of which $1,000,000 shall be transferred from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; $1,000,000 shall be transferred from the National Institutes of Health ``National Cancer Institute''; and $1,000,000 shall be transferred from the Health Care Financing Administration ``Program Management''. GENERAL PROVISION Sec. 101. None of the funds in this Act, or any other Act, may be used to pay for the relocation of the Human Nutrition Information Service. CHAPTER II DEPARTMENTS OF COMMERCE, JUSTICE, AND STATE, THE JUDICIARY, AND RELATED AGENCIES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Minority Business Development Agency minority business development The sum ``$13,889,000'' under this heading in Public Law 102-395, 106 Stat. 1852, is amended to read ``$15,050,000''. NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION Operations, Research, and Facilities (rescission) Of the amounts provided under this heading in Public Law 102-395, $1,750,000 are rescinded and in addition, of the amounts also provided under this heading for a semitropical research facility located at Key Largo, Florida, in Public Law 101-515 and Public Law 102-140, $794,000 are rescinded. GENERAL PROVISION Sec. 201. No grant to any State or other eligible entity to cover the costs of tourism promotion needs arising from Hurricane Andrew, Hurricane Iniki, and other disasters, made with the funds provided to the Department of Commerce in Public Law 102-368 (106 Stat. 1140), shall be subject to a maximum or minimum dollar amount as established by regulations of the Department of Commerce. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE General Administration salaries and expenses Notwithstanding section 1346 of title 31, United States Code, or section 612 of the Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Appropriations Act, 1993, funds made available for fiscal year 1993 by this or any other Act shall be available for the interagency funding of debt collection tracking and reporting by the Department of Justice. Assets Forfeiture Fund (rescission) Of the funds made available under this heading in Public Law 102- 395, $35,000,000 are rescinded. Federal Bureau of Investigation salaries and expenses For an additional amount for ``Salaries and expenses'', $32,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which the entire amount is for necessary expenses of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for special programs in support of the Nation's security. Federal Prison System buildings and facilities (rescission) From unobligated balances available under this heading, $145,000,000 are rescinded. Office of Justice Programs justice assistance For an additional amount for ``Justice Assistance'', $150,000,000, to remain available until expended, for grants authorized by chapter A of subpart 2 of part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as amended, notwithstanding the limitations of section 511 of said Act: Provided, That such funds shall be available only for the cost of the salaries and benefits, excluding overtime payments, resulting from the hiring of additional sworn law enforcement personnel. THE JUDICIARY Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services defender services For an additional amount for ``Defender Services'', $55,000,000, to remain available until expended. fees of jurors and commissioners For an additional amount for ``Fees of Jurors and Commissioners'', $5,500,000. RELATED AGENCIES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Maritime Administration military useful vessel obligation guarantees (including rescission) For an additional amount for ``Military Useful Vessel Obligation Guarantees'', $52,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That not to exceed $4,000,000 of these funds may be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for Operations and Training for administrative expenses associated with the program. Of the funds provided under this heading in Public Law 102-395, 106 Stat. 1860, $52,000,000 are rescinded. BOARD FOR INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING Israel Relay Station (rescission) From obligated and unobligated balances available under this heading, $180,000,000 are rescinded. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Salaries and Expenses For an additional amount for ``Salaries and expenses'', $11,500,000, to remain available until expended. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Salaries and Expenses (rescission) Of the funds made available under this heading in Public Law 102-395 from offsetting collections to be earned by the Securities and Exchange Commission in fiscal year 1993, $11,700,000 are rescinded. THOMAS JEFFERSON COMMEMORATION COMMISSION Salaries and Expenses (Rescission) Of the amounts provided under this heading in Public Law 102-395, $100,000 are rescinded. OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE Salaries and Expenses For an additional amount for ``Salaries and expenses'', $500,000, to remain available until expended. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Salaries and Expenses (Rescission) Of the funds made available under this heading in Public Law 102- 395, $2,000,000 are rescinded. (By transfer) For an additional amount for ``Salaries and expenses'', $14,000,000, to carry out section 24 of the Small Business Act, as amended, to be derived by transfer from amounts provided in Public Law 102-395 for the credit subsidy cost of the SBIC Program. Business Loans Program Account For an additional amount for ``Business loans program account'', for the cost of section 7(a) guaranteed loans (15 U.S.C. 636(a)), $175,000,000, to remain available until expended. Disaster Loans Program Account (Rescission) Of unobligated balances available under this heading, $80,657,000 are rescinded. CHAPTER III DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--MILITARY MILITARY PERSONNEL Military Personnel, Navy For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Navy'', $7,100,000. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE Operation and Maintenance, Army For an additional amount for ``Operation and maintenance, Army'', $149,800,000. Operation and Maintenance, Navy For an additional amount for ``Operation and maintenance, Navy'', $46,356,000. Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps For an additional amount for ``Operation and maintenance, Marine Corps'', $122,192,000. Operation and Maintenance, Air Force For an additional amount for ``Operation and maintenance, Air Force'', $266,400,000. Operation and Maintenance, Defense Agencies For an additional amount for ``Operation and maintenance, Defense Agencies'', $2,000,000. Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve For an additional amount for ``Operation and maintenance, Navy Reserve'', $237,000. Real Property Maintenance, Defense For an additional amount for ``Real Property Maintenance, Defense'', $29,098,000. Environmental Restoration, Defense Under the heading ``Environmental Restoration, Defense'' in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1993 (Public Law 102-396), the third, fourth, and fifth provisos are repealed. Humanitarian Assistance Program For an additional amount for the ``Humanitarian Assistance Program'', $23,000,000: Provided, That not less than $23,000,000 shall be made available until expended to continue emergency relief operations for the Kurdish population and other minorities of northern Iraq: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department of Defense is authorized to make grants to any individual, nonprofit private voluntary organization, government or government agency, or international or intergovernmental organization, to assist in meeting the humanitarian needs of the people of northern Iraq: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, items or articles procured for this humanitarian purpose may be grown or produced inside or outside the United States. REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS Defense Business Operations Fund For an additional amount for ``Defense Business Operations Fund'', $293,500,000. OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS Defense Health Program For an additional amount for ``Defense Health Program'', $299,900,000. RELATED AGENCIES National Security Education Trust Fund There is hereby appropriated out of funds in the National Security Education Trust Fund, $10,000,000, which shall remain available until expended, for the purposes set out in paragraph (1) of section 804(b) of the National Security Education Act of 1991 (title VIII of Public Law 102-183; 50 U.S.C. 1904(b)), and may be obligated for such purposes notwithstanding any other provision of law. Defense Reinvestment for Economic Growth For an additional amount for ``Defense Reinvestment for Economic Growth'', $50,000,000 to remain available for obligation through September 30, 1995, and to be expended not later than that date for projects that arise out of, or that are related to, the closure or realignment of the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard and Naval Base Complex. GENERAL PROVISIONS--CHAPTER III Sec. 301. Section 9032 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1993 (Public Law 102-396) is amended by inserting ``, the California and Hawaii recompetition contract,'' after ``pursuant to this general provision'' in the next to the last proviso (relating to preemption provisions). Sec. 302. Section 9084 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1993 (Public Law 102-396) is amended by inserting ``or any other beneficiary described by section 1086(c) of title 10, United States Code,'' after ``or a dependent of such a member,'', and by inserting '', or end stage renal disease'' after ``solely on the grounds of physical disability'' in the paragraph preceding the first proviso. Sec. 303. Section 9165 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1993 (Public Law 102-396) is hereby repealed: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law $10,000,000 appropriated for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 1991, for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense Agencies shall remain available until expended and may be obligated only for the purposes set out in section 9078 of Public Law 102-396. Sec. 304. In section 103 of the Classified Annex which is incorporated into the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1993 (Public Law 102-396) the clause ``notwithstanding any other provision of law'' is hereby deleted. (Rescissions) Sec. 305. Of the funds provided in Department of Defense Appropriations Acts, the following funds are hereby rescinded from the following accounts in the specified amounts: Operation and Maintenance, Defense Agencies, $87,800,000; Aircraft Procurement, Army, 1993/1995, $3,000,000; Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army, 1991/ 1993, $578,000; Other Procurement, Army, 1991/1993, $2,287,000; Other Procurement, Army, 1993/1995, $13,800,000; Aircraft Procurement, Navy, 1993/1995, $24,800,000; Weapons Procurement, Navy, 1991/1993, $12,700,000; Weapons Procurement, Navy, 1993/1995, $8,000,000; Other Procurement, Navy, 1991/1993, $92,200,000; Other Procurement, Navy, 1993/1995, $48,950,000; Missile Procurement, Air Force, 1993/1995, $72,900,000; Other Procurement, Air Force, 1993/1995, $96,800,000; Procurement, Defense Agencies, 1993/1995, $23,200,000; National Guard and Reserve Equipment, Defense, 1993/1995, $249,200,000; Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy, 1993/1994, $9,300,000; Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force, 1993/ 1994, $145,492,000; and Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense Agencies, 1993/1994, $82,500,000. Sec. 306. Section 9006 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1993 (Public Law 102-396) is amended by deleting ``1,500,000,000'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``2,000,000,000''. Sec. 307. Except for the amounts provided under the headings ``Defense Reinvestment for Economic Growth'', ``Humanitarian Assistance Program'', and ``National Security Education Trust Fund'', funds appropriated in this chapter shall be obligated by September 1, 1993, and expended not later than September 30, 1993. Sec. 308. Section 9150 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1993 (Public Law 102-396) is amended by inserting ``or transferring funds to assist and permit the State of Washington to acquire'' after the word ``acquiring''. CHAPTER IV DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND RELATED AGENCY DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR United States Fish and Wildlife Service construction and anadromous fish (including rescission) Of the amounts provided under this heading in Public Law 101-121 and Public Law 101-512, $1,500,000 are rescinded: Provided, That of the $2,700,000 included under this head in Public Law 102-381 for construction of the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge, Ohio, Metzger Marsh project, $2,600,000 shall be available as a grant from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to Ducks Unlimited, Inc., for construction of the Federal portion of the dike and pumping station at Metzger Marsh. land acquisition For an additional amount for ``Land acquisition'', $1,000,000, to remain available until expended. National Park Service construction (rescission) Of the amounts provided under this heading in Public Law 102-154, $2,700,000 are rescinded. Bureau of Indian Affairs operation of indian programs (including transfer of funds) For an additional amount for ``Operation of Indian programs'', $21,300,000 for school operations, which shall become available for obligation on July 1, 1993, and shall remain available for obligation until September 30, 1994, of which $3,900,000 shall be derived by transfer from unobligated balances available in the ``Oil spill emergency fund'' account. miscellaneous payments to indians The paragraph under this head in Public Law 102-381 is amended by adding the following before the last period: ``, and (3) to reimburse Indian trust fund account holders for losses to their respective accounts where the claim for said loss(es) has been reduced by a judgment and/or settlement agreement approved by the Department of Justice''. miscellaneous permanent appropriations (including transfer of funds) For an additional amount for the ``Alaska resupply program'', $6,000,000, to remain available until expended, to be derived by transfer from the unobligated balances available in the ``Oil spill emergency fund'' account. General Provision, Department of the Interior Sec. 401. Extension of Acquisition Authority for the Petroglyph National Monument.--Section 104(b)(2) of Public Law 101-313 is amended by striking ``three'' and inserting ``four'' in lieu thereof. RELATED AGENCY Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation salaries and expenses (Rescission) Of the amounts provided under this heading in Public Law 102-381, $3,000,000 for housing are rescinded. CHAPTER V DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration training and employment services (including transfer of funds) For an additional amount for ``Training and employment services'', $220,000,000, to be available upon enactment of this Act, to carry into effect the Job Training Partnership Act, of which $3,500,000 is for activities under part D of title IV of such Act, of which up to $1,000,000 may be transferred to the Program Administration account, of which $50,000,000 is for activities under part H of title IV of such Act to be available for obligation through June 30, 1994, and of which $166,500,000 is for activities under part B of title II of such Act. (rescission) Of the amounts provided under this heading in Public Law 102-394 for carrying out title II, parts A and C, of the Job Training Partnership Act, $50,000,000 are rescinded. community service employment for older americans For an additional amount for ``Community service employment for older Americans'', $6,000,000, of which $4,680,000 is for national grants or contracts with public agencies and public or private nonprofit organizations under section 506(a)(1)(A) of the Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended; and of which $1,320,000 is for grants to States under section 506(a)(3) of said Act. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Health Resources and Services Administration vaccine injury compensation For an additional amount for payment of claims resolved by the United States Claims Court related to the administration of vaccines before October 1, 1988, $30,000,000, to remain available until expended. Assistant Secretary for Health public health emergency fund For carrying out section 319(a) of the Public Health Service Act, $6,000,000, to remain available until expended. Social Security Administration payments to social security trust funds For an additional amount for ``Payments to Social Security Trust Funds'' to reimburse the trust funds for administrative expenses to carry out sections 9704 and 9706 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended. supplemental security income program For making, after June 15 of the current fiscal year, benefit payments to individuals under title XVI of the Social Security Act, for unanticipated costs incurred for the current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary. limitation on administrative expenses For an additional amount, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended, to carry out sections 9704 and 9706 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Student Financial Assistance For an additional amount for ``Student financial assistance'' for payment of awards made under subpart 1 of part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, $341,000,000, which shall be available through September 30, 1994, only for such awards made for award year 1993-1994 and prior award years. Community Investment Program (including rescission) Of the amounts provided under title XII of Public Law 102-368, Additional Assistance to Distressed Communities, under the heading ``Community Investment Program'', $275,000,000 are rescinded and the remaining $225,000,000 shall not become available until September 30, 1993. GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 501. Funds appropriated pursuant to section 414(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act under Public Law 102-170 for fiscal year 1992 shall be available for the costs of assistance provided and other activities conducted in such year and in fiscal year 1993. Sec. 502. Youth Fair Chance Program.--Section 494(b) of the Job Training Partnership Act is amended in paragraph (3) by striking ``21'' and inserting ``30''. CHAPTER VI DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION Military Construction, Navy For an additional amount for ``Military Construction, Navy'' to cover the incremental costs arising from flood damage at Camp Pendleton, California, $3,000,000. Family Housing, Navy and Marine Corps For an additional amount for ``Family Housing, Navy and Marine Corps'' to cover the incremental costs arising from flood damage at Camp Pendleton, California, $4,345,000. Homeowners Assistance Fund, Defense (including rescission) Of the funds appropriated for ``Homeowners Assistance Fund, Defense'' under Public Law 102-380, $133,000,000 is hereby rescinded. For an additional amount for ``Homeowners Assistance Fund, Defense'', $133,000,000, to remain available until expended. CHAPTER VII DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND RELATED AGENCIES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY (transfers of funds) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy, $2,358,000 to be derived from amounts made available for the ``Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs'' in the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs, $7,920,000 to be derived from amounts made available for the ``Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs'' and the ``Office of Essential Air Service'' in the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993. Office of the Director of Public Affairs Amounts made available for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs in the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993, which are unobligated on the date of enactment of this Act shall be transferred to and merged under this head. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs (rescission) Of the funds appropriated for ``Office of the Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs'' under Public Law 102-388, $237,000 are rescinded. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs (rescission) Of the funds appropriated for ``Office of the Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs'' under Public Law 102-388, $303,000 are rescinded. Transportation Planning, Research, and Development (rescission) Of the funds appropriated for ``Transportation Planning, Research, and Development'' under Public Law 102-388, $285,000 are rescinded. Office of Commercial Space Transportation operations and research (rescission) Of the funds appropriated for ``Office of Commercial Space Transportation, Operations and Research'' under Public Law 102-388, $25,000 are rescinded. COAST GUARD Operating Expenses (rescission) Of the funds appropriated for ``Operating Expenses'' under Public Law 102-388, $7,000,000 are rescinded. Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund Not more than $7,000,000 shall be expended in fiscal year 1993 pursuant to section 6002(b) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to carry out the provisions of section 1012(a)(4) of that Act. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION Operations (rescission) Of the funds appropriated for ``Operations'' under Public Law 102- 388, $8,000,000 are rescinded. Facilities and Equipment (airport and airway trust fund) (rescission) Of the funds appropriated for ``Facilities and Equipment'' under Public Law 100-457, $48,300,000 are rescinded. Grants-in-Aid for Airports (liquidation of contract authorization) (Airport and Airway Trust Fund) For an additional amount for liquidation of obligations, $100,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to remain available until expended. Federal Railroad Administration Railroad Safety (rescission) Of the funds appropriated for ``Railroad Safety'' under Public Law 102-388, $140,000 are rescinded. Northeast Corridor Improvement Program (including rescission) Of the funds appropriated for ``Northeast Corridor Improvement Program'' under Public Law 102-388, $204,100,000 are rescinded. For an additional amount for ``Northeast Corridor Improvement Program'', $204,100,000, to remain available until expended. Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation For an additional amount for ``Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation'', to remain available until expended, $20,000,000 for operating losses incurred by the Corporation and $25,000,000 for capital improvements. FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION Administrative Expenses (rescission) Of the funds appropriated for ``Administrative Expenses'' under Public Law 102-388, $305,000 are rescinded. Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation operations and maintenance (Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund) (rescission) Of the funds appropriated for ``Operations and Maintenance'' under Public Law 102-388, $91,000 are rescinded. RELATED AGENCY INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION salaries and expenses (rescission) Of the funds appropriated for ``Salaries and Expenses'' under Public Law 102-388, $360,000 are rescinded. General Provisions Sec. 701. Section 345 of the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1992, as amended by section 353 of the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: ``(7) The Metropolitan New York Aircraft Noise Mitigation Committee established under this section shall not be subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act''. Sec. 702. Funds made available under the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993, for the fuel cell buses program under the Federal Transit Administration's Discretionary grants account shall be transferred to that agency's Transit Planning and Research account and be administered in accordance with section 6 of the Federal Transit Act, as amended. CHAPTER VIII TREASURY, POSTAL SERVICE, AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms salaries and expenses For an additional amount for ``Salaries and expenses'', $4,000,000, for expenses arising from the Waco, Texas law enforcement operation. United States Customs Service Salaries and Expenses (including transfer of funds) For an additional amount for ``Salaries and expenses'', $1,618,000, to be derived by transfer from unobligated balances in the ``Operation and Maintenance, air and marine interdiction programs'' account. Bureau of the Public Debt administering the public debt (rescission) Of the funds made available under this heading in Public Law 102- 393, $3,400,000 are rescinded. Internal Revenue Service processing tax returns and assistance (rescission) Of the funds provided under this heading in Public Law 102-393, $1,674,000 are rescinded. tax law enforcement (rescission) Of the funds provided under this heading in Public Law 102-393, $3,972,000 are rescinded. information systems (rescission) Of the funds provided under this heading in Public Law 102-393, $1,427,000 are rescinded. United States Secret Service salaries and expenses For an additional amount for ``Salaries and expenses'', $11,277,000 for expenses associated with the protection of former President Bush, security for the residence of Vice President Gore, for the extraordinary expenses associated with the World Trade Center bombing, and other urgent activities. EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT Office of Administration salaries and expenses For an additional amount for ``Salaries and expenses'', $415,000, to remain available until expended. The White House Office salaries and expenses For an additional amount for ``Salaries and expenses'', $7,410,538, of which $2,100,000 is to be derived by transfer from the Office of National Drug Control Policy, ``Salaries and expenses''. Official Residence of the Vice President operating expenses Notwithstanding the limitation contained under this heading in Public Law 102-393, not to exceed $125,000 may be available for official entertainment expenses. Special Assistance to the President salaries and expenses For an additional amount for ``Salaries and expenses'', $107,000. National Critical Materials Council salaries and expenses (rescission) Of the funds made available under this heading in Public Law 102- 393, $50,000 are rescinded. National Space Council salaries and expenses (rescission) Of the funds made available under this heading in Public Law 102- 389, $650,000 are rescinded. INDEPENDENT AGENCIES Federal Election Commission salaries and expenses For an additional amount for ``Salaries and expenses'', $112,000. General Services Administration Federal Buildings Fund (limitations on availability of revenue) (rescission) The funds made available for obligation under this heading in Public Law 102-393 for the following accounts are hereby reduced in the following amounts: ``Rental of Space'', $16,000,000 and ``Installment and Acquisition Payments'', $2,000,000: Provided, That the aggregate limitation on Federal Buildings Fund obligations established in Public Law 102-393 is hereby reduced by such amounts: Provided further, That the amount deposited into the Fund is reduced by $5,900,000: Provided further, That of the funds provided under this heading in Public Law 101-509 for the Northern Virginia Naval Systems Commands, $25,000,000 are rescinded. allowances and office staff for former presidents For an additional amount for ``Allowances and Office Staff for Former Presidents'', $194,000. National Archives and Records Administration operating expenses For an additional amount for ``Operating Expenses'', $2,997,000. GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 801. Not to exceed 2 per centum of any appropriations made available to the Executive Office of the President in fiscal year 1993 may be transferred between such appropriations with the exception of appropriations to the Office of National Drug Control Policy. Notwithstanding any authority to transfer funds between appropriations contained in this or any other Act, no transfer may increase or decrease any appropriation by more than 2 per centum and any such proposed transfers shall be approved in advance by the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate. Sec. 802. Notwithstanding any provision of law, funds made available to the United States Customs Service by this or any other Act, may be transferred to State and local governmental agencies for law enforcement purposes. Sec. 803. Section 617 of Public Law 102-393 is hereby repealed. Sec. 804. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, $2,000,000 made available by transfer to the Drug Enforcement Administration from the ``Special Forfeiture Fund'' account of the Office of National Drug Control Policy in Public Law 102-393 may be used for an expansion study of the El Paso Intelligence Center and for the operation and maintenance of the computer systems at the Center. Sec. 805. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a review of the action taken with respect to the White House travel office and shall submit the findings from such review to the Congress by no later than September 30, 1993. CHAPTER IX DEPARTMENTS OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Veterans Benefits Administration compensation and pensions For an additional amount for ``Compensation and pensions'', $475,000,000, to remain available until expended. Veterans Health Administration Medical Care (Including Transfer of Funds) For an additional amount for ``Medical care'', $3,000,000, to be derived by transfer from amounts appropriated under the head ``Medical administration and miscellaneous operating expenses'' in Public Law 102- 389. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not less than $9,315,000,000 of the sums appropriated under this heading in Public Law 102-389 shall be available only for expenses in the personnel compensation and benefits object classifications. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds provided under this heading in Public Law 102-389 shall be available to establish and operate a geriatric research, education, and clinical center as directed in House Report 102-902. medical administration and miscellaneous operating expenses Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the national oversight quality assurance activities, described in section 104 of Public Law 102-405, shall be funded under this heading during the remainder of the fiscal year and in subsequent fiscal years. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT Housing Programs Home Investment Partnerships Program (Transfers of Funds) For additional amounts for the HOME investment partnerships program, as authorized under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, as amended, subject to the terms provided under this head in the Dire Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1992, Public Law 102-368, to remain available until expended, $60,000,000, to be derived by transfer from the $100,000,000 appropriated in the second paragraph under the head ``Annual contributions for assisted housing'' in such Act. For additional amounts for the HOME investment partnerships program, as authorized under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, as amended, subject to the terms provided under this head in the Dire Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1992, Public Law 102-368, $62,500,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That up to $50,000,000 of the amounts required to fund the foregoing amount shall be derived by transfer from the Homeownership and Opportunity for People Everywhere Grants (HOPE grants) account and the remaining amounts shall be transferred from the Flexible Subsidy Fund, notwithstanding section 236(f)(3) of the National Housing Act and section 201(j) of the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978, as amended. severely distressed public housing projects (transfer of funds) For activities as set forth in the third paragraph under the head ``Homeownership and opportunity for people everywhere grants (HOPE grants)'' in the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993, $300,000,000, to remain available until expended, to be derived by transfer from amounts appropriated for the purpose under the foregoing head. youthbuild programs (Transfer of Funds) For activities authorized by subtitle D of title IV of the Cranston- Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, under the heading ``HOPE for Youth: Youthbuild'', $40,000,000, to remain available until expended, to be derived by transfer from amounts appropriated under the head ``Homeownership and opportunity for people everywhere grants (HOPE grants)'' in title II of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993, Public Law 102-389. Federal Housing Administration FHA--Mutual Mortgage Insurance program Account The limitation on commitments to guarantee loans during fiscal year 1993 to carry out the purpose of section 203(b) of the National Housing Act, as amended, is increased by a loan principal of $42,854,000,000. FHA--general insurance and special risk insurance program account (including transfer and rescissions of funds) For an additional amount for the cost of guaranteed loans authorized by sections 238 and 519 of the National Housing Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1715z-3(b) and 1735c-(f)), up to $19,000,000: Provided, That notwithstanding section 236(f)(3) of such Act and section 201(j) of the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978, as amended, amounts required to fund the foregoing amount shall be derived by transfer from the Flexible Subsidy Fund during fiscal year 1993: Provided further, That prior to obligation of any funds from this transfer, such sums as may be necessary shall be rescinded from such Fund so that no amount so transferred shall increase departmental budget outlays or budget authority: Provided further, That of the amounts otherwise available under the Flexible Subsidy Fund during fiscal year 1993, an additional $2,000,000 are rescinded. During fiscal year 1993 additional commitments to insure loans under this head shall not exceed a total principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, of an additional $500,000,000. Government National Mortgage Association Guarantees of Mortgage-Backed Securities Loan Guarantee Program Account The limitation on new commitments during fiscal year 1993 to issue guarantees to carry out the purposes of section 306 of the National Housing Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1721(q)), is increased by an additional $30,000,000,000. Community Planning and Development community development grants (including transfer and rescission of funds) For an additional amount for ``Community development grants'', for use only for the repair, renovation, or replacement, or other authorized community development activities affecting structures damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Andrew, Hurricane Iniki, Typhoon Omar, and other Presidentially-declared disasters, to remain available until September 30, 1995, $40,000,000, to be derived by transfer from the $100,000,000 appropriated in the second paragraph under the head ``Annual contributions for assisted housing'' in the Dire Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1992, Public Law 102-368: Provided, That the Secretary may waive entirely, or in any part, any requirement set forth in title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, except a requirement relating to fair housing and nondiscrimination, the environment, and labor standards, if the Secretary finds that such waiver will further the purposes of the use of the amount hereby transferred. Of the unobligated balances of amounts heretofore made available for activities under section 107 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, and without regard for any provision of subsection (a) of section 107 of such Act, or any earmarks for such section 107 set forth under this head in any prior appropriations Act, $45,000,000 are rescinded. For an additional amount for ``Community development grants'', for use for authorized community development activities only in areas impacted by Hurricane Andrew, Hurricane Iniki, or Typhoon Omar, $45,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 1995: Provided, That the Secretary may waive entirely, or in any part, any requirement set forth in title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, except a requirement relating to fair housing and nondiscrimination, the environment, and labor standards, if the Secretary finds that such waiver will further the purposes of the use of the amount hereby appropriated. Management and Administration salaries and expenses The third, fourth, and fifth provisos under this head in title II of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993, Public Law 102-389, are repealed. Administrative Provisions The accounts under the head ``Management and administration'', except the account for the Office of Inspector General, in title II, Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1992, Public Law 102-139, and the amounts in such accounts, are hereby merged into ``Salaries and expenses'', for the purposes of administering such accounts in accordance with title 31, United States Code, subchapter IV, chapter 15. The seventh paragraph under this heading in the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993, Public Law 102-389 (the second full paragraph at 106 Stat. 1591) is repealed. Of the $260,000,000 earmarked in Public Law 102-389 for special purpose grants (106 Stat. 1571, 1584), $1,750,000 made available to Los Angeles, California, for a loan fund to be administered by a nonprofit community organization in support of small business revitalization that will create a beneficial impact on employment, income, savings, and the development of a stronger community economic base in South Central Los Angeles shall instead be made available to the Brotherhood Crusade Black United Front of Los Angeles for the same purpose. Of the $260,000,000 earmarked in Public Law 102-389 for special purpose grants (106 Stat. 1571, 1584), $1,500,000 made available for a feasibility study on infrastructure improvements needed for the economic development of the Peoria, Illinois, area shall instead be made available for economic development in Marshall County, Illinois. Of the $54,250,000 earmarked in Public Law 101-507 for special purpose grants (104 Stat. 1351, 1357), $1,350,000 made available for the Bickerdike Redevelopment Corporation for the rehabilitation of 70 units in three buildings, for rental to low-income tenants in the City of Chicago shall instead be made available for the Bickerdike Redevelopment Corporation, for the creation of rental subsidy for 70 units of affordable housing for rental to low-income tenants in the City of Chicago. The Rental Subsidy program is to be set up through a secure investment portfolio by Bickerdike whereby principal and interest earned will be used to subsidize rents for a period of years. Notwithstanding any provision of law or regulation thereunder, the requirement that an amendment to an urban development action grant agreement must be integrally related to the approved project is hereby waived for project No. B84AB210149. INDEPENDENT AGENCIES Environmental Protection Agency abatement, control, and compliance (rescission) Of the funds appropriated for ``Abatement, control, and compliance'' in Public Law 102-389, $6,000,000 are rescinded. Program and Research Operations For an additional amount for ``Program and research operations'', $3,000,000. state revolving funds/construction grants Title III of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993, is amended in the paragraph under the subheading ``State revolving funds/ construction grants'' under the heading ``Environmental Protection Agency'' by striking ``necessary work to remove and reroute the existing sewer lines at'' and inserting ``improvements related to the sewer system that services''. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Research and Development (Including Transfer of Funds) For an additional amount for ``Research and development'', $5,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 1994, to be derived by transfer from amounts provided under the head ``Construction of facilities'' in Public Law 102-389. Funds made available under this heading in Public Law 102-389 for the restructured Space Station Freedom program may be made available for the redesigned Space Station program without limitation. Space Flight, Control and Data Communications (Rescission) Of the amounts provided under this heading in Public Law 102-389, $27,200,000 are rescinded. Research and Program Management For an additional amount for ``Research and program management'', $20,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 1994. CHAPTER XI ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--CIVIL DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY Corps of Engineers--Civil Construction, General Using funds heretofore appropriated in Public Law 102-377, the Chief of Engineers, United States Army Corps of Engineers, is directed to use $750,000 to undertake work on the Cliff Walk, Rhode Island, project as provided in the Conference Report accompanying H.R. 5373 (Public Law 102-377). Administrative Provision Using funds heretofore appropriated under ``Construction, general'', the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, is directed to augment, reprogram, transfer or apply such additional sums as necessary to continue construction and cover anticipated contract earnings on any project which received an appropriation or allowance within the appropriation in fiscal year 1993 in order to avoid terminating any contracts and to avoid schedule delays. CHAPTER XII GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 1201. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. Sec. 1202. (a) Acquisition of Property.--Section 1(a) of the Act entitled ``An Act to authorize the Architect of the Capitol to acquire certain property'', approved August 3, 1992, is amended to read as follows: ``(a) Acquisition of Property.--(1) The Architect of the Capitol, under the direction of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, may acquire, on behalf of the United States Government, by purchase, condemnation, transfer or otherwise, as an addition to the United States Capitol Grounds, such real property in the District of Columbia as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. Real property acquired for purposes of this Act, may, in the discretion of the Architect of the Capitol, extend to the outer face of the curbs of such property so acquired, including alleys or parts of alleys and streets within the lot lines and curblines surrounding such real property, together with any or all improvements thereon. ``(2) Subject to the approval by the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, an amount necessary to enable the Architect of the Capitol to carry out the provisions of this section may be transferred from any appropriation under the heading `senate' and the subheadings `Salaries, Officers and Employees', and `Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper', and the subheadings `Contingent Expenses of the Senate' and `Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate' to the account appropriated under the heading `architect of the capitol' and the subheadings `Capitol Buildings and Grounds' and `Senate Office Buildings'.''. (b) Facilities.--The first sentence of subsection (d) of section 1 of such Act is amended-- (1) by inserting ``(1)'' immediately after ``to make expenditures for''; and (2) by inserting immediately before the period at the end thereof a semicolon and the following: ``and (2) for the construction on such real property of any facilities thereon as authorized under subsection (f)''. Sec. 1203. (a)(1) Section 320 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1993 (40 U.S.C. 214d; Public Law 102-392; 106 Stat. 1725) is amended-- (A) by redesignating subsections (h) and (i) as subsections (i) and (j), respectively; and (B) by inserting after subsection (g) the following new subsection: ``(h)(1) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (2), the Secretary of the Senate shall pay such amounts to the Senate day care center equal to the tax on employers under section 3111 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to each employee of the Senate day care center. Such payments shall be made from the appropriations account, within the contingent fund of the Senate, `Miscellaneous Items'. ``(2) The Senate day care center shall provide appropriate documentation to the Secretary of the Senate of payment by such center of the tax described under paragraph (1), before the Secretary of the Senate may pay any amount to such center as provided under paragraph (1).''. (2) The amendments made by paragraph (1) shall take effect on the first day of the first month beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. (b)(1) Section 320(b)(1) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1993 (Public Law 102-392; 106 Stat. 1725) is amended by striking out ``the date of the enactment of this Act'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``January 1, 1993''. (2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. Sec. 1204. (a) Section 309(a) of Public Law 102-166 is amended to read as follows: ``(a) In General.--Any party aggrieved by a final decision entered pursuant to the provisions of section 308(d)(2) may petition for review by the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. A decision may not be reviewed under this section unless a timely request for review of such decision was filed under section 308(a).''. (b) The amendment made by this section shall take effect upon the date of the enactment of this Act, except that such amendment shall not affect any proceeding or suit commenced before the effective date and in all such proceedings or suits, proceedings shall be had, appeals taken, and judgments rendered in the same manner and with the same effect as if this section had not been enacted. Sec. 1205. (a) There is established in the contingent fund of the Senate the ``Settlements and Awards Reserve'' appropriation account-- (1) into which shall be deposited appropriated funds and amounts transferred by the Secretary of the Senate from funds available to the Secretary for disbursement by the Secretary; and (2) that shall be available as provided in subsection (b). (b) The appropriation account established by subsection (a) shall be available for the payment of awards under section 307 of Public Law 102- 166 and payments pursuant to agreements under section 310 of such Act. (c) There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary for the purposes of subsection (b). This Act may be cited as the ``Supplemental Appropriations Act of 1993''. Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.