[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
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[S. 1843 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1843

   To downsize and improve the performance and accountability of the 
                          Federal Government.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

            February 10 (legislative day, January 25), 1994

Mr. Dole (for himself, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Roth, Mr. Mack, Mr. Simpson, 
  Mr. Murkowski, Mr. Pressler, Mr. Coats, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Craig, Mr. 
McCain, Mr. Nickles, Mr. Danforth, Mr. Faircloth, Mr. Brown, Mr. Smith, 
Mr. Helms, and Mr. Coverdell) introduced the following bill; which was 
    read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
   To downsize and improve the performance and accountability of the 
                          Federal Government.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Government Downsizing, Performance, 
and Accountability Act of 1994''.

SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
                  TITLE I--SAVING THE TAXPAYERS MONEY

                   Subtitle A--Specific Spending Cuts

Sec. 1001. Rescission of funds for legislative branch. 
Sec. 1002. Rescission of funds for Executive Office of the President. 
Sec. 1003. Provisions relating to annual pay adjustments for Members of 
                            Congress. 
Sec. 1004. Reduction in administrative expenses.
Sec. 1005. Rescission of funds for Agency for International 
                            Development, Department of State, and 
                            United States Information Agency. 
Sec. 1006. Increase in the Federal construction contract amount 
                            requirement under the Davis-Bacon Act; 
                            technical and conforming amendments.
Sec. 1007. Repeal of prohibition on use of Davis-Bacon helpers.
Sec. 1008. Reduction in funding for arts and humanities programs. 
Sec. 1009. Federal building moratorium.
Sec. 1010. Rescission of funds for Appalachian Regional Commission. 
Sec. 1011. Rescission of funds for Legal Services Corporation. 
Sec. 1012. Community development block grant.
Sec. 1013. Rescission of funds from Tennessee Valley Authority Fund. 
Sec. 1014. Substitution of voucher assistance for public housing new 
                            construction. 
Sec. 1015. Rescission of funds for EDA.
Sec. 1016. Enhancement of reemployment programs for Federal employees 
                            disabled in the performance of duty.
Sec. 1017. Reduction in funding for International Development 
                            Association. 
Sec. 1018. Federal-private cogeneration of electricity.
Sec. 1019. Section 235 mortgage refinancing.
Sec. 1020. Reduction in World Bank funding.
Sec. 1021. Reduction in funding for UN peace keeping.
              Subtitle B--Reducing the Size of Government

Sec. 1101. Sale of the Alaska Power Administration.
Sec. 1102. Rescission of funds for NOAA research fleet. 
Sec. 1103. Closure of VA supply depots.
Sec. 1104. Termination State Justice Institute. 
Sec. 1105. Repeal of the National Small Business Tree Planting Program.
Sec. 1106. Contracting for performance of certain non-core functions of 
                            the Department of Defense.
Sec. 1107. Improved Federal debt collection.
          Subtitle C--Eliminating Government Printing Monopoly

Sec. 1201. Short title.
Sec. 1202. Transfer of functions.
Sec. 1203. Government publications to be available throughout the 
                            Government.
Sec. 1204. Inventory and furnishing of Government publications.
Sec. 1205. Additional responsibilities of the Public Printer.
Sec. 1206. Additional responsibilities of the Superintendent of 
                            Documents.
Sec. 1207. Depository libraries.
Sec. 1208. Definitions.
             TITLE II--STREAMLINING THE FEDERAL BUREAUCRACY

          Subtitle A--Department of Agriculture Reorganization

Sec. 2001. Department of Agriculture reorganization.
                  Subtitle B--Procurement Streamlining

               Chapter 1--Acquisition Of Commercial Items

Sec. 2051. Armed services acquisitions.
Sec. 2052. Civilian agency acquisitions.
              Chsubchapter a--establishment of thresholdd
Sec. 2061. Simpsubchapter b--simplification of procedures
Sec. 2066. Simplified acquisition procedures.
Sec. 2067. Small business reservation.
subchapter c--inapplicability of laws to acquisitions not in excess of 
                    simplified acquisition threshold
Sec. 2071. Armed services acquisitions.
Sec. 2072. Civilian agency acquisitions.
Sec. 2073. Acquisisubchapter d--conforming amendments
Sec. 2076. Armed services acquisitions.
Sec. 2077. Civilian agency acquisitions.
Sec. 2078. Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act amendment.
Sec. 2079. Small subchapter e--revision of regulations
Sec. 2081. Revision required.
                 Subtitle C--Other Streamlining Reforms

Sec. 2101. Amendment to the Copeland Act to eliminate unnecessary and 
                            burdensome reports and to provide for more 
                            effective and efficient verification of 
                            compliance with the Davis-Bacon Act.
Sec. 2102. Consolidation of social service programs.
Sec. 2103. Increased flexibility in contracting for medicare claims 
                            processing.
Sec. 2104. Federal clearinghouse on death information.
Sec. 2105. Continuing disability reviews.
Sec. 2106. Provision of data bank information to Department of Veterans 
                            Affairs.
Sec. 2107. HUD multifamily housing disposition process.
     TITLE III--IMPROVING GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY

Sec. 3001. Congressional establishment of program goals.
Sec. 3002. Periodic step increases for employees only for periods of 
                            acceptable level of competence.
Sec. 3003. Use of individual performance ratings in order of retention 
                            during a reduction in force.
Sec. 3004. Comprehensive Federal accounting standards.
Sec. 3005. Annual financial reports.
Sec. 3006. Deterrence of fraud and abuse in FECA program.
Sec. 3007. Elimination of certain restrictions to reduce Federal 
                            personnel.
              TITLE IV--IMPROVING THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS

Sec. 4001. Line-item veto.
Sec. 4002. Sunset of new program authorizations.
Sec. 4003. Scoring of emergencies.
                          TITLE V--ENFORCEMENT

Sec. 5001. Dedication of savings to deficit reduction.
Sec. 5002. Establishment of a defense firewall.

                  TITLE I--SAVING THE TAXPAYERS MONEY

                   Subtitle A--Specific Spending Cuts

SEC. 1001. RESCISSION OF FUNDS FOR LEGISLATIVE BRANCH.

    (a) In General.--Of the funds made available for each account in 
the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1994 (Pub. L. 103-69), there 
is rescinded an amount equal to 7.5 percent of those funds provided and 
remaining available for obligation on the date of enactment of this 
Act.
    (b) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to funds made 
available under the heading ``Congressional Operations--House''.

SEC. 1002. RESCISSION OF FUNDS FOR EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT.

    (a) In General.--Of the funds made available for each account under 
the heading ``Executive Office of the President and Funds Appropriated 
to the President'' in the Treasury, Postal Service, and General 
Government Appropriations Act, 1994 (Pub. L. 103-123), there is 
rescinded an amount equal to 7.5 percent of those funds provided and 
remaining available for obligation on the date of enactment of this 
Act.
    (b) Additional Offices.--Of the funds made available for each 
account under the heading ``Executive Office of the President'' in the 
Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and 
Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1994 (Pub. L. 103-124), there 
is rescinded an amount equal to 7.5 percent of those funds provided and 
remaining available for obligation on the date of enactment of this 
Act.

SEC. 1003. PROVISIONS RELATING TO ANNUAL PAY ADJUSTMENTS FOR MEMBERS OF 
              CONGRESS.

    Effective as of December 31, 1994, paragraph (2) of section 601(a) 
of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(2) Effective'' and inserting ``(2)(A) 
        Subject to subparagraph (B), effective''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(B) In no event shall the percentage adjustment taking effect 
under subparagraph (A) in any calendar year exceed the percentage 
adjustment taking effect in such calendar year under section 5303 of 
title 5, United States Code, in the rates of pay under the General 
Schedule.''.

SEC. 1004. REDUCTION IN ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.

    (a) Rescission.--
            (1) In general.--Of the amounts appropriated in Public Laws 
        103-110, 103-111, 103-121, 103-127, 103-126, 103-187, 103-138, 
        103-112, 103-69, 103-122, 103-123, 103-124, and 103-139 for 
        expenses, the amount referred to in paragraph (2) is rescinded. 
        The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall 
        establish obligational limits for each agency and department to 
        carry out this subsection.
            (2) Amount of rescission.--The amount referred to in 
        paragraph (1) is the amount of budget authority necessary to 
        achieve a reduction in budget outlays of $3,000,000,000 for 
        fiscal year 1994 during the period beginning on the date of 
        enactment of this Act and ending September 30, 1994. The 
        Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall determine 
        the amount.
    (b) Budget Obligations.--
            (1) Fiscal year 1995.--The amount obligated by all 
        departments and agencies for expenses during fiscal year 1995 
        shall not exceed an amount that results in budget outlays that 
        the Director of the Office of Management and Budget estimates 
        equals the amount of budget outlays for all departments and 
        agencies for expenses during fiscal year 1994 (without regard 
        to this section), less $6,000,000,000. The Director of the 
        Office of Management and Budget shall establish obligational 
        limits for each agency and department to carry out this 
        paragraph.
            (2) Fiscal year 1996.--The amount obligated by all 
        departments and agencies for expenses during fiscal year 1996 
        shall not exceed an amount that results in budget outlays that 
        the Director of the Office of Management and Budget estimates 
        equals the amount of budget outlays for all departments and 
        agencies for expenses during fiscal year 1994 (without regard 
        to this section), less $6,000,000,000. The Director of the 
        Office of Management and Budget shall establish obligational 
        limits for each agency and department to carry out this 
        paragraph.
    (c) Definition.--
            (1) In general.--For purposes of this section, the term 
        ``expenses'' means the object classes identified by the Office 
        of Management and Budget in Object Classes 21-26 as follows:
                    (A) 21.0: Travel and Transportation of Persons.
                    (B) 22.0: Transportation of Things.
                    (C) 23.2: Rental Payments to Others.
                    (D) 23.3: Communications, Utilities, and Misc.
                    (E) 24.0: Printing and Reproduction.
                    (F) 25.1: Consulting Services.
                    (G) 25.2: Other Services.
                    (H) 26.0: Supplies and Materials.
            (2) Exceptions.--The term ``expenses'' shall not include 
        the following:
                    (A) The expenses of the Department of Defense.
                    (B) Object Class 25.2 ``Other Services'' expenses 
                of the Atomic Energy Defense Environmental Restoration 
                program that are appropriated under the heading 
                Department of Energy, Defense Environmental Restoration 
                and Waste Management, Public Law 103-126.
                    (C) Object Class 25.2 ``Other Services'' expenses 
                of the Superfund that are appropriated under the 
                heading Environmental Protection Agency, Hazardous 
                Substance Superfund, Public Law 103-124.
                    (D) Object Class 25.2 ``Other Services'' expenses 
                of the Atomic Energy Defense Weapons Activities program 
                that are appropriated under the heading Department of 
                Energy, Atomic Energy Defense Activities, Weapons 
                Activities, Public Law 103-126.
                    (E) Object Class 25.2 ``Other Services'' expenses 
                of the National Aeronautic and Space Administration 
                that are appropriated under the heading Independent 
                Agencies, National Aeronautics and Space 
                Administration, Public Law 103-124.
                    (F) Object Class 21.0 ``Travel and Transportation 
                of Persons'' expenses of the Drug Enforcement Agency 
                that are appropriated under the heading Department of 
                Justice and Related Agencies, Drug Enforcement 
                Administration, Salaries and Expenses, Public law 103-
                121.
                    (G) Object Class 21.0 ``Travel and Transportation 
                of Persons'' and Object Class 26.0 ``Supplies and 
                Materials'' expenses of the Veterans Health 
                Administration that are appropriated under the heading 
                Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health 
                Administration, Medical Care, Public Law 103-124.

SEC. 1005. RESCISSION OF FUNDS FOR AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 
              DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF STATE, AND UNITED STATES 
              INFORMATION AGENCY.

    (a) AID.--Of the funds made available under the heading ``Agency 
for International Development--Development Assistance Fund'' in 
appropriations Acts for fiscal year 1994 and prior fiscal years to 
carry out the provisions of sections 103 through 106 of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961, $160,000,000 is rescinded.
    (b) Department of State.--Of the funds made available under the 
heading ``Department of State--Administration of Foreign Affairs--
Diplomatic and Consular Programs'' in the Departments of Commerce, 
Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 1994 (Pub. L. 103-121), $600,000 is rescinded.
    (c) USIA.--
            (1) Salaries and expenses.--Of the funds made available 
        under the heading ``United States Information Agency--Salaries 
        and Expenses'' in the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and 
        State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
        1994 (Pub. L. 103-121), $3,000,000 is rescinded.
            (2) North/south center.--Of the funds made available under 
        the heading ``United States Information Agency--North/South 
        Center'' in the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, 
        the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1994 
        (Pub. L. 103-121), $8,700,000 is rescinded.

SEC. 1006. INCREASE IN THE FEDERAL CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT AMOUNT 
              REQUIREMENT UNDER THE DAVIS-BACON ACT; TECHNICAL AND 
              CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Increase in Threshold Amount.--Section 1(a) of the Act of March 
3, 1931 (commonly known as the ``Davis-Bacon Act'') (40 U.S.C. 276a), 
is amended by striking ``for every contract'' and all that follows 
through ``the geographical limits of the States of the Union or the 
District of Columbia,'' and inserting the following: ``for every 
contract--
            ``(1) in excess of $100,000, to which the United States or 
        the District of Columbia is a party, for construction, 
        alteration, or repair, including painting and decorating, of 
        public buildings or public works of the United States or the 
        District of Columbia within the geographical limits of the 48 
        contiguous States of the United States, or the District of 
        Columbia; or
            ``(2) in excess of $2,000, to which the United States or 
        the District of Columbia is a party, for construction, 
        alteration, or repair, including painting and decorating, of 
        public buildings or public works of the United States or the 
        District of Columbia within the geographical limits of a State 
        of the United States that is not contiguous to any other State 
        of the United States,''.
    (b) Prohibition of Contract-Splitting.--Section 1 of the Act of 
March 3, 1931 (40 U.S.C. 276a), is further amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsections:
    ``(c) Except as provided in subsection (f), any person entering 
into a contract under which wages are to be determined in accordance 
with this Act shall not divide any project to which such contract 
applies, into two or more contracts of $100,000 or less if the project 
would not have been so divided but for the purpose of avoiding 
application of this Act.
    ``(d) If the Secretary of Labor determines that a division of 
contracts in violation of subsection (c) has occurred, the Secretary 
may--
            ``(1) require that the contracts, grants, or other 
        instruments providing Federal financing or assistance be 
        amended so as to incorporate retroactively all the provisions 
        that would have been required under this Act or other 
        applicable prevailing wage statute; and
            ``(2) require the contracting or assisting agency, the 
        recipient of Federal financing or assistance, or any other 
        entity that awarded the contract or instrument providing 
        Federal financing or assistance in violation of this section, 
        to compensate the contractor, the grantee, or other recipient 
        of Federal assistance, as appropriate, for payment to each 
        affected laborer and mechanic, of an amount equal to the 
        difference between the rate received and the applicable 
        prevailing wage rate, with interest on wages due at the rate 
        specified in section 6621(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
        1986, from the date the work was performed by such laborers and 
        mechanics.
    ``(e) The Secretary shall make a determination that a violation of 
subsection (c) has occurred only where the Secretary has notified the 
agency or entity in question not later than 180 days after completion 
of construction on the project that an investigation will be conducted 
concerning an alleged violation of this subsection.
    ``(f) The provision of subsection (c) shall not apply to a contract 
described in paragraph (2) of subsection (a).''.
    (c) Technical Amendment Applying Reform to Related Acts.--The Act 
of March 3, 1931 (40 U.S.C. 276a-276a-5) is further amended by adding 
at the end the following new section:
    ``Sec. 8. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), no provision of 
any law requiring the payment of prevailing wage rates as determined by 
the Secretary in accordance with this Act shall apply to contracts for 
construction, alteration, or repair valued at $100,000 or less, or in 
the case of rent supplement assistance or other assistance for which 
the instrument of Federal financing or assistance does not have an 
aggregate dollar amount, where the assisted project is in the amount of 
$100,000 or less.
    ``(b) The provision of subsection (a) shall not apply to a contract 
described in section 1(a)(2).''.
    (d) Conforming Amendment to the Copeland Act.--The Act of June 13, 
1934, (commonly known as the Copeland Act) (40 U.S.C. 276c), is amended 
by adding at the end thereof the following: ``Except for a contract 
described in section 1(a)(2) of the Act of March 3, 1931 (40 U.S.C. 
276a(a)(2)), this section shall not apply to any contract or project 
that is exempted by its size from the application of such Act.''.

SEC. 1007. REPEAL OF PROHIBITION ON USE OF DAVIS-BACON HELPERS.

    Section 103 of Public Law 103-112 shall not apply to the 
implementation or administration of the final or proposed regulations 
referred to in the first sentence of section 303 of Public Law 102-27 
with respect to the utilization of categories of helpers on Federal 
construction projects subject to the Act of March 31, 1931 (commonly 
known as the Davis-Bacon Act; 40 U.S.C. 276a et seq.), or any other 
regulation that would have the same or similar effect of such final or 
proposed regulations.

SEC. 1008. REDUCTION IN FUNDING FOR ARTS AND HUMANITIES PROGRAMS.

    (a) National Endowment for the Arts.--Section 11(d)(1) of the 
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 960(d)(1)) is amended by striking subparagraphs (A), (B), and 
(C), and inserting the following:
            ``(A) for fiscal year 1994, $166,823,000,
            ``(B) for fiscal year 1995, $163,487,000 or an amount equal 
        to 98 percent of the total amount appropriated for fiscal year 
        1994 to carry out the activities of the Endowment, whichever is 
        less,
            ``(C) for fiscal year 1996, $160,217,000 or an amount equal 
        to 98 percent of the total amount appropriated for fiscal year 
        1995 to carry out the activities of the Endowment, whichever is 
        less,
            ``(D) for fiscal year 1997, $157,012,000 or an amount equal 
        to 98 percent of the total amount appropriated for fiscal year 
        1996 to carry out the activities of the Endowment, whichever is 
        less,
            ``(E) for fiscal year 1998, $153,872,000 or an amount equal 
        to 98 percent of the total amount appropriated for fiscal year 
        1997 to carry out the activities of the Endowment, whichever is 
        less, and
            ``(F) for fiscal year 1999, not more than the amount equal 
        to the total amount appropriated for fiscal year 1999 to carry 
        out the activities of the Endowment.''.
    (b) National Endowment for the Humanities.--Section 11(d)(2) of the 
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 960(d)(2)) is amended by striking subparagraphs (A), (B), and 
(C), and inserting the following:
            ``(A) for fiscal year 1994, $173,941,000,
            ``(B) for fiscal year 1995, $170,462,000 or an amount equal 
        to 98 percent of the total amount appropriated for fiscal year 
        1994 to carry out the activities of the Endowment, whichever is 
        less,
            ``(C) for fiscal year 1996, $167,053,000 or an amount equal 
        to 98 percent of the total amount appropriated for fiscal year 
        1995 to carry out the activities of the Endowment, whichever is 
        less,
            ``(D) for fiscal year 1997, $163,712,000 or an amount equal 
        to 98 percent of the total amount appropriated for fiscal year 
        1996 to carry out the activities of the Endowment, whichever is 
        less,
            ``(E) for fiscal year 1998, $160,438,000 or an amount equal 
        to 98 percent of the total amount appropriated for fiscal year 
        1997 to carry out the activities of the Endowment, whichever is 
        less, and
            ``(F) for fiscal year 1999, not more than the amount equal 
        to the total amount appropriated for fiscal year 1998 to carry 
        out the activities of the Endowment.''.
    (c) Smithsonian Institution.--Notwithstanding any other law, the 
funds appropriated for the Smithsonian Institution for fiscal year 
1995, 1996, 1997, or 1998 may not be obligated in an amount that 
exceeds 98 percent of the funds appropriated for such purpose for the 
preceding fiscal year, and the funds appropriated for the Smithsonian 
Institution for fiscal year 1999 may not be obligated in an amount that 
exceed the funds appropriated for such purpose in fiscal year 1998.
    (d) National Gallery of Art.--Notwithstanding any other law, the 
funds appropriated for the National Gallery of Art for fiscal year 
1995, 1996, 1997, or 1998 may not be obligated in an amount that 
exceeds 98 percent of the funds appropriated for such purpose for the 
preceding fiscal year, and the funds appropriated for the National 
Gallery of Art for fiscal year 1999 may not be obligated in an amount 
that exceed the funds appropriated for such purpose in fiscal year 
1998.
    (e) Corporation for Public Broadcasting.--Notwithstanding any other 
law, the funds appropriated for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting 
for fiscal year 1995, 1996, 1997, or 1998 may not be obligated in an 
amount that exceeds 98 percent of the funds appropriated for such 
purpose for the preceding fiscal year, and the funds appropriated for 
the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for fiscal year 1999 may not be 
obligated in an amount that exceed the funds appropriated for such 
purpose in fiscal year 1998.

SEC. 1009. FEDERAL BUILDING MORATORIUM.

    (a) Definition of Federal Agency.--As used in this section, the 
term ``Federal agency'' includes--
            (1) any executive agency (as defined in section 105 of 
        title 5, United States Code);
            (2) any executive department (as described in section 101 
        of such title);
            (3) any Government corporation (as defined in section 103 
        of such title);
            (4) the Executive Office of the President;
            (5) any independent establishment (as defined in section 
        104 of such title);
            (6) any court of the United States;
            (7) any military department of the United States;
            (8) the Senate and the House of Representatives; and
            (9) any other division of the Federal Government.
    (b) Moratorium.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to the other provisions of this 
        subsection, during the 1-year period beginning on the date of 
        enactment of this Act--
                    (A) no Federal agency shall enter into a contract 
                for the construction of a new building or the lease of 
                a building or part of a building; and
                    (B) no funds shall be appropriated for a contract 
                for the construction of a new building or the lease of 
                a building or a part of a building by a Federal agency.
            (2) Pending projects.--The limitation imposed in paragraph 
        (1) shall not apply to--
                    (A) a contract for the construction or lease of a 
                building entered into before the date of enactment of 
                this Act without regard to whether the construction or 
                lease term has commenced;
                    (B) a lease that, by the terms of the lease--
                            (i) is scheduled to expire not later than 1 
                        year after the date of enactment of this Act; 
                        and
                            (ii) has an option for renewal on 
                        expiration;
                    (C) a contract for the construction of an addition 
                to a Federal building in existence on the date of 
                enactment of this Act; or
                    (D) a contract for the rehabilitation of a Federal 
                building in existence on the date of enactment of this 
                Act.
            (3) Waiver.--The President may waive the requirements of 
        this subsection if the President determines that the 
        construction or lease of a building by a Federal agency is 
        necessary--
                    (A) to ensure national security;
                    (B) to promote an essential national priority; or
                    (C) to respond to a national emergency.
            (4) Exception.--
                    (A) In general.--This subsection shall not apply to 
                the construction of a building primarily used for 
                education.
                    (B) Limitation.--This paragraph shall not apply to 
                a building used primarily for administrative or other 
                nonteaching-related aspects of education.
    (c) Rescission.--Of the obligational authority for new construction 
and acquisition in the ``Federal Buildings Fund'' made available in the 
Treasury, Postal Service, General Government Appropriations Act, 1994 
(Public Law 103-123), $150,000,000 is rescinded.

SEC. 1010. RESCISSION OF FUNDS FOR APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION.

    Of the funds made available under the heading ``Appalachian 
Regional Commission'' in the Energy and Water Development 
Appropriations Act, 1994 (Pub. L. 103-126), $59,000,000 is rescinded.

SEC. 1011. RESCISSION OF FUNDS FOR LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION.

    Of the funds made available under the heading ``Legal Services 
Corporation--Payment to the Legal Services Corporation'' in the 
Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 1994 (Pub. L. 103-121), there is rescinded 
an amount equal to 25 percent of those funds provided and remaining 
available for obligation on the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 1012. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT.

    (a) Rescission.--Of the amounts appropriated in title II of the 
Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and 
Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1994 under the heading 
``Community Planning and Development'', $180,000,000 are hereby 
rescinded.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 103 of the Housing 
and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5303) is amended in 
the second sentence by striking ``$4,000,000,000'' and all that follows 
before the period and inserting the following: ``not to exceed 
$4,220,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1995 through 1998''.

SEC. 1013. RESCISSION OF FUNDS FROM TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY FUND.

    Of the funds in the Area and Regional Account of the Tennessee 
Valley Authority Fund, $23,000,000 is rescinded.

SEC. 1014. SUBSTITUTION OF VOUCHER ASSISTANCE FOR PUBLIC HOUSING NEW 
              CONSTRUCTION.

    (a) Termination of Assistance for Construction of Public Housing.--
            (1) Loan authority.--After the date of the enactment of 
        this Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may 
        not enter into any new commitment to make loans under section 4 
        of the United States Housing Act of 1937 to public housing 
        agencies for the development or acquisition of public housing 
        projects by such agencies.
            (2) Contribution authority.--After the date of the 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
        Development may not enter into any new contract to make 
        contributions under section 5 of the United States Housing Act 
        of 1937 to public housing agencies for the development or 
        acquisition of public housing projects by such agencies.
            (3) Existing commitments.--After the date of the enactment 
        of this Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may 
        make contributions and loans for the development or acquisition 
        of public housing projects only pursuant to administrative 
        reservations to make such loans or contracts for such 
        contributions entered into on or before the date of the 
        enactment of this Act.
            (4) Inapplicability to indian housing.--The provisions of 
        this section shall not apply to public housing developed 
        pursuant to a contract between the Secretary of Housing and 
        Urban Development and an Indian housing authority.
            (5) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the terms 
        ``Indian housing authority'', ``project'', ``public housing'', 
        and ``public housing agency'' have the meanings given the terms 
        in section 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937.
    (b) Permissible Uses.--Vouchers for rental assistance provided with 
the amounts made available under this section may be used for the 
rental of dwelling units or costs of residency, as determined by 
qualified voucher recipients.
    (c) Rescission and Transfer of Funds.--Of the funds made available 
under the heading ``Department of Housing and Urban Development--
Housing Programs--Annual Contributions for Assisted Housing'' in the 
Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and 
Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1994 (Pub. L. 103-124)--
            (1) $367,000,000 is rescinded from the total amount under 
        such heading and from the amount specified under such heading 
        for the development or acquisition cost of public housing; and
            (2) $230,701,000 of the amount specified under such heading 
        for the development or acquisition cost of public housing shall 
        be reallocated to and merged with the amount specified under 
        such heading for the housing voucher program under section 8(o) 
        of the United States Housing Act of 1937.

SEC. 1015. RESCISSION OF FUNDS FOR EDA.

    Of the funds made available under the heading ``Economic 
Development Administration--Economic Development Assistance Programs'' 
in the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1994 (Pub. L. 103-121), 
$40,000,000 is rescinded.

SEC. 1016. ENHANCEMENT OF REEMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES 
              DISABLED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF DUTY.

    (a) Section 8104 of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking the comma after ``employment'' and by 
        striking ``other than employment undertaken pursuant to such 
        rehabilitation'' from subsection (b); and
            (2) by adding the following new subsection (c):
    ``(c) The Secretary of Labor, as part of the vocational 
rehabilitation effort, may assist permanently disabled individuals in 
seeking and/or obtaining employment. The Secretary may reimburse an 
employer (including a Federal employer), who was not the employer at 
the time of injury and who agrees to employ a disabled beneficiary, for 
portions of the salary paid by such employer to the reemployed, 
disabled beneficiary. Any such sums shall be paid from the Employees' 
Compensation Fund.''.
    (b) The Secretary of Labor is authorized to expand the Federal 
Employees' Compensation Act Periodic Roll Management Project to all 
offices of the Office of Workers' Compensation Program of the 
Department of Labor.
    (c) The provisions of, and amendments made by, subsections (a) and 
(b) of this section shall be effective on the date of enactment.

SEC. 1017. REDUCTION IN FUNDING FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 
              ASSOCIATION.

    (a) In General.--Section 526 of the Foreign Operations, Export 
Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1994 (Pub. L. 103-
87) is amended by inserting before the period at the end ``, of which 
not more than $957,142,857 shall be available for fiscal year 1994, and 
not more than $957,142,857 shall be available for fiscal year 1995''.
    (b) Rescission of Funds.--Of the funds made available under the 
heading ``Contribution to the International Development Association'' 
in the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 1994 (Pub. L. 103-87), $67,189,143 is rescinded.

SEC. 1018. FEDERAL-PRIVATE COGENERATION OF ELECTRICITY.

    Section 804(2)(B) of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act 
(42 U.S.C. 8287c(2)(B)) is amended by striking ``, excluding any 
cogeneration process for other than a federally owned building or 
buildings or other federally owned facilities.''.

SEC. 1019. SECTION 235 MORTGAGE REFINANCING.

    Section 235(r) of the National Housing Act is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)(C), by inserting after ``refinanced'' 
        the following: ``, plus the costs incurred in connection with 
        the refinancing as described in paragraph (4)(B) to the extent 
        that the amount for those costs is not otherwise included in 
        the interest rate as permitted by subparagraph (E) or paid by 
        the Secretary as authorized by paragraph (4)(B)'';
            (2) in paragraph (4)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
                inserting after ``otherwise)'' the following: ``and the 
                mortgagee (with respect to the amount described in 
                subparagraph (A))''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (A), by inserting after 
                ``mortgagor'' the following: ``and the mortgagee''; and
            (3) by amending paragraph (5) to read as follows:
    ``(5) The Secretary shall use amounts of budget authority 
recaptured from assistance payments contracts relating to mortgages 
that are being refinanced for assistance payments contracts with 
respect to mortgages insured under this subsection. The Secretary may 
also make such recaptured amounts available for incentives under 
paragraph (4)(A) and the costs incurred in connection with the 
refinancing under paragraph (4)(B). For purposes of subsection 
(c)(3)(A), the amount of recaptured budget authority that the Secretary 
commits for assistance payments contracts relating to mortgages insured 
under this subsection and for amounts paid under paragraph (4) shall 
not be construed as unused.''.

SEC. 1020. REDUCTION IN WORLD BANK FUNDING.

    Of the funds made available under the heading ``Contribution to the 
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development'' in the Foreign 
Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 
1994 (Pub. L. 103-87)--
            (1) $27,910,500 provided for paid-in capital is rescinded; 
        and
            (2) $902,439,500 provided for callable capital is 
        rescinded.

SEC. 1021. REDUCTION IN FUNDING FOR UN PEACE KEEPING.

    Of the funds made available for necessary expenses to carry out the 
provisions of section 551 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 in the 
Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 1994 (Pub. L. 103-87), $13,123,000 is rescinded.

              Subtitle B--Reducing the Size of Government

SEC. 1101. SALE OF THE ALASKA POWER ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Alaska Power 
Administration Sale Authorization Act''.
    (b) Snettisham.--
            (1) Authority to sell.--The Secretary of Energy may sell 
        the Snettisham Hydroelectric Project (referred to in this 
        section as ``Snettisham'') to the State of Alaska (referred to 
        in this section as the ``Authority''), in accordance with the 
        terms of this section and the February 10, 1989, Snettisham 
        Purchase Agreement between the Alaska Power Administration of 
        the United States Department of Energy and the Alaska Power 
        Authority.
            (2) Authority to sell to municipality of anchorage.--The 
        Secretary of Energy may sell the Eklutna Hydroelectric Project 
        (referred to in this section as ``Eklutna'') to the 
        municipality of Anchorage doing business as Municipal Light and 
        Power, the Chugach Electric Association, Inc., and the 
        Matanuska Electric Association, Inc. (referred to in this 
        section as ``Eklutna Purchasers'') in accordance with the 
        August 2, 1989, Eklutna Purchase Agreement between the United 
        States Department of Energy and the Eklutna Purchasers.
            (3) Assistance.--The heads of other affected Federal 
        departments and agencies, including the Secretary of the 
        Interior, shall assist the Secretary of Energy in implementing 
        the sales authorized by this section.
            (4) Disposition of proceeds.--The Secretary of Energy shall 
        deposit sale proceeds in the Treasury of the United States to 
        the credit of miscellaneous receipts.
            (5) Authority to make expenditures.--There are authorized 
        to be expended such sums as are necessary to prepare or acquire 
        Eklutna and Snettisham assets for sale and conveyance, such 
        preparations to provide sufficient section to ensure the 
        beneficial use, enjoyment, and occupancy to the purchasers of 
        the assets to be sold.
    (c) Exemption From Federal Power Act Requirements.--
            (1) Exemptions.--After the sales authorized by this section 
        take place, Eklutna and Snettisham, including future 
        modifications, shall continue to be exempt from the 
        requirements of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 791a), 
        including its requirements with respect to applications, 
        permits, licenses, and fees, unless a future modification of 
        Eklutna or Snettisham affects Federal lands not used for the 2 
        projects when this section takes effect. The foregoing 
        exemptions are subject to the Memorandum of Agreement entered 
        into between the State of Alaska, the Eklutna Purchasers, the 
        Authority, and Federal fish and wildlife agencies regarding the 
        protection, mitigation of, damages to, and enhancement of fish 
        and wildlife, dated August 7, 1991, remaining in full force and 
        effect. Nothing in this section or the Federal Power Act 
        preempts the State of Alaska from carrying out the 
        responsibilities and authorities of the Memorandum of 
        Agreement.
            (2) Jurisdiction.--The District Court of the United States 
        for the District of Alaska has jurisdiction to review decisions 
        made under the Memorandum of Agreement and enforce the 
        provisions of the Memorandum of Agreement, including the remedy 
        of specific performance. An action seeking review of a fish and 
        wildlife program of the Governor of Alaska under the Memorandum 
        of Agreement or challenging actions of any of the parties to 
        the Memorandum of Agreement prior to the adoption of the 
        program shall be brought within 90 days of the time the program 
        is adopted by the Governor of Alaska, or be barred. An action 
        seeking review of implementation of the program shall be 
        brought within 90 days of the challenged act implementing the 
        program, or be barred.
            (3) Rights-of-way.--With respect to Eklutna lands described 
        in Exhibit A of the Eklutna Purchase Agreement:
                    (A) The Secretary of the Interior shall issue 
                rights-of-way to the Alaska Power Administration for 
                subsequent reassignment to the Eklutna Purchasers--
                            (i) at no cost to the Eklutna Purchasers;
                            (ii) to remain effective for a period equal 
                        to the life of Eklutna as extended by 
                        improvements, repairs, renewals, or 
                        replacements; and
                            (iii) sufficient for operation, 
                        maintenance, repair, and replacement of, and 
                        access to, Eklutna facilities located on 
                        military lands and lands managed by the Bureau 
                        of Land Management, including land selected by 
                        the State of Alaska.
                    (B) If the Eklutna Purchasers subsequently sell or 
                transfer Eklutna to private ownership, the Bureau of 
                Land Management may assess reasonable and customary 
                fees for continued use of the rights-of-way on lands 
                managed by the Bureau of Land Management and military 
                lands in accordance with current law.
                    (C) Fee section to lands at Anchorage Substation 
                shall be transferred to Eklutna Purchasers at no 
                additional cost if the Secretary of the Interior 
                determines that pending claims to and selections of 
                those lands are invalid or relinquished.
                    (D) With respect only to approximately 853 acres of 
                Eklutna lands identified in paragraphs 1.a., b., and c. 
                of Exhibit A of the Eklutna Purchase Agreement, the 
                State of Alaska may select and the Secretary of the 
                Interior shall convey to the State improved lands under 
                the selection entitlements in section 6(a) of the Act 
                of July 7, 1958 (Pub. L. 85-508) and the North 
                Anchorage Land Agreement of January 31, 1983. This 
                conveyance is subject to the rights-of-way provided to 
                the Eklutna Purchasers under paragraph (1).
            (4) Authority to select lands.--With respect to the 
        approximately 2,671 acres of Snettisham lands identified in 
        paragraphs 1.a., and b. of Exhibit A of the Snettisham Purchase 
        Agreement, the State of Alaska may select and the Secretary of 
        the Interior shall convey to the State improved lands under the 
        selection entitlements in section 6(a) of the Act of July 7, 
        1958 (Pub. L. 85-508).
            (5) Prohibitions.--Federal lands conveyed to the State of 
        Alaska as part of, or in support of, the Snettisham transfer 
        are specifically prohibited from being included in the Alaska 
        Mental Health Enabling Act (70 Stat. 709) or any reconstitution 
        thereof, under the Alaska Mental Health Trust Lands Settlement 
        Act (Secs. 54-58, Ch. 66, Alaska Session Laws 1991), or any 
        other law.
            (6) Internal revenue code of 1986.--For purposes of section 
        147(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, ``1st use'' of 
        Snettisham shall be considered to occur pursuant to acquisition 
        of the property by or on behalf of the State of Alaska.
            (7) Closing of alaska power administration.--No later than 
        1 year after both of the sales authorized in subsection (b) 
        have occurred, as measured by the transaction dates, stipulated 
        in the purchase agreements, the Secretary of Energy shall--
                    (A) complete the business of, and close out, the 
                Alaska Power Administration;
                    (B) prepare and submit to Congress a report 
                documenting the sales; and
                    (C) return unused balances of funds appropriated 
                for the Alaska Power Administration to the Treasury of 
                the United States.
            (8) Repeal of act of july 31, 1950.--The Act of July 31, 
        1950 (64 Stat. 382) is repealed effective on the date, as 
        determined by the Secretary of Energy, when all Eklutna assets 
        have been conveyed to the Eklutna Purchasers.
            (9) Repeal of section 204 of the flood control act of 
        1962.--Section 204 of the Flood Control Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 
        1193) is repealed effective on the date, as determined by the 
        Secretary of Energy, when all Snettisham assets have been 
        conveyed to the Authority.
            (10) Effective date of amendments.--As of the later of the 
        2 dates determined in subsections (f) and (g), section 302(a) 
        of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 
        7152(a)) is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (1) by striking subparagraph (C) 
                and redesignating subparagraphs (D), (E), and (F) as 
                subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E), respectively; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2) by striking ``and the Alaska 
                Power Administration'' and inserting ``and'' after 
                ``Southwestern Power Administration,''.
            (11) Repeal of act of august 9, 1955.--The Act of August 9, 
        1955, concerning water resources investigations in Alaska (69 
        Stat. 618), is repealed.
            (12) Disclaimer.--The sales of Eklutna and Snettisham under 
        this section are not considered disposal of Federal surplus 
        property under the Federal Property and Administrative Services 
        Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 484) or the Act of October 3, 1944, 
        popularly referred to as the ``Surplus Property Act of 1944'' 
        (50 U.S.C. App. 1622).

SEC. 1102. RESCISSION OF FUNDS FOR NOAA RESEARCH FLEET.

    Of the funds made available under the heading ``National Oceanic 
And Atmospheric Administration--Fleet Modernization, Shipbuilding and 
Conversion'' in the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1994 (Pub. L. 103-
121), $77,064,000 is rescinded.

SEC. 1103. CLOSURE OF VA SUPPLY DEPOTS.

    Notwithstanding the provisions of section 510(b) and 8121 of title 
38, United States Code, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall phase 
out and close the Department of Veterans Affairs' Supply Depots, 
located at Somerville, New Jersey, Hines, Illinois, and Bell, 
California over 2 fiscal years, beginning in fiscal year 1994 and 
ending in fiscal year 1995, and shall transfer from the Department of 
Veterans Affairs Revolving Supply Fund to the General Fund of the 
Treasury, $45,000,000 by September 30, 1994, and $44,000,000 by 
September 30, 1995.

SEC. 1104. TERMINATION STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE.

    (a) In General.--The State Justice Institute Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 
10701 et seq.) is repealed.
    (b) Rescission of Funds.--Of the funds made available under the 
heading ``State Justice Institute--Salaries and Expenses'' in the 
Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 1994 (Pub. L. 103-121), $6,775,000 is 
rescinded.

SEC. 1105. REPEAL OF THE NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS TREE PLANTING PROGRAM.

    Section 24 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 651) is hereby 
repealed.

SEC. 1106. CONTRACTING FOR PERFORMANCE OF CERTAIN NON-CORE FUNCTIONS OF 
              THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

    (a) Exception to Temporary Prohibition.--Section 313(b) of Public 
Law 103-160 is amended--
            (1) by striking out ``or'' at the end of paragraph (1);
            (2) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (2) 
        and inserting in lieu thereof ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(3) a contract for data processing, billing, or payroll 
        services or for any similar services designated by the 
        Secretary of Defense.''.
    (b) Permanent Authority.--(1) Chapter 146 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 2470. Certain non-core functions of the Department of Defense
    ``Data processing services, billing services, payroll services, and 
any similar services designated by the Secretary of Defense may be 
procured by contract without regard to any prohibition or limitation 
set forth in this chapter.''.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is 
amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``2470. Certain non-core functions of the Department of Defense.''.

SEC. 1107. IMPROVED FEDERAL DEBT COLLECTION.

    (a)(1) Title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding, after 
section 3720A, a section 3720B, as follows:
``Sec. 3720B. Authorization of appropriations for enhancing debt 
              collection
    ``(a) To the extent and in the amounts provided in advance in 
appropriations Acts--
            ``(1) an amount not to exceed 1 percent of the delinquent 
        debts collected for a program in one fiscal year is authorized 
        to be credited in the following fiscal year to a special fund 
        for such program;
            ``(2) an amount not to exceed 10 percent of any sustained 
        annual increase in delinquent debt collections, as defined by 
        the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, is 
        authorized to be credited to a special fund for such program; 
        and
            ``(3) from amounts credited under paragraphs (1) and (2), 
        such sums as may be necessary are authorized to be appropriated 
        for the improvement of that program's debt collection 
        activities, including, but not limited to, account and loan 
        servicing, delinquent debt collection and asset disposition.
    ``(b) Debt is defined as delinquent under standards prescribed or 
to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury.
    ``(c) For direct loan and loan guarantee programs subject to Title 
V of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, amounts credited in 
accordance with section (a) shall be considered administrative costs 
and shall not be included in the estimated payments to the Government 
for the purpose of calculating the cost of such programs.
    ``(d) This section shall apply only to collection of debts--
            ``(1) for a program not within the Department of Justice; 
        and
            ``(2) not involving the assistance of the Department of 
        Justice.''.
    (2) The table of sections for subchapter II of chapter 37 of title 
31, United States Code, is amended by adding, after the item for 
section 3720A, the following new item:

``3720B. Authorization of appropriations for enhancing debt 
                            collection.''.
    (b) Subsection 3701(d) of Title 31, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``and 3716-3719'' and inserting in lieu 
        thereof ``, 3716, and 3717''; and
            (2) by striking ``, the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 301 
        et seq.),''.
    (c) Section 3701 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) Section 3718 of this title does not apply to a claim or debt 
under, or to an amount payable under, the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 301 et seq.) owed by a person receiving benefits under that Act 
or to a claim or debt under, or to an amount payable under, title 26 of 
the United States Code.''.
    (d) Section 3720A of title 31, United States Code is amended by 
striking ``the individual's home address.'' at the end of subsection 
(c) and inserting the following: ``the person's mailing address. 
Provision of this information is authorized by section 6103(m)(2) of 
the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. 6103(m)(2)).''.
    (e) Subparagraph 3718(B)(1)(A) of title 31, United States Code, is 
amended by striking the following: ``If the Attorney General makes a 
contract for legal services to be furnished in any judicial district of 
the United States under the first sentence of this paragraph, the 
Attorney General shall use his best efforts to obtain, from among 
attorneys regularly engaged in the private practice of law in such 
district, at least four such contracts with private individuals or 
firms in such district.''.

          Subtitle C--Eliminating Government Printing Monopoly

SEC. 1201. SHORT TITLE.

    This subtitle may be cited as the ``Government Information 
Dissemination and Printing Improvement Act of 1994''.

SEC. 1202. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.

    (a) Superintendent of Documents.--The position of Superintendent of 
Documents and all functions of the position of Superintendent of 
Documents under title 44, United States Code, or any other provision of 
law are transferred to the Library of Congress and shall be carried out 
by the Superintendent of Documents under the direction of the Librarian 
of Congress. The Superintendent of Documents shall be appointed by, and 
serve at the pleasure of, the Librarian of Congress. Until otherwise 
provided by law, on and after the effective date of the transfer under 
this subsection, the employees under the Superintendent of Documents 
who are transferred shall be treated, for purposes of the laws 
governing labor-management relations, in the same manner as such 
employees were treated before the effective date of such transfer.
    (b) Revocation of Charters.--All printing plant charters authorized 
under section 501 of title 44, United States Code, are revoked.
    (c) Effective Date.--The transfer under subsection (a) shall take 
effect one year after the date of the enactment of this subtitle. The 
revocation under subsection (b) shall take effect 2 years after the 
date of the enactment of this subtitle.

SEC. 1203. GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS TO BE AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE 
              GOVERNMENT.

    All Government publications shall be available throughout the 
Government to any department, agency, or entity of the Government for 
use or redissemination.

SEC. 1204. INVENTORY AND FURNISHING OF GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS.

    Each department, agency, and other entity of the Government shall--
            (1) establish and maintain a comprehensive inventory of its 
        Government publications;
            (2) make such inventory available through the electronic 
        directory under chapter 41 of title 44, United States Code; and
            (3) in the form and manner prescribed by the Superintendent 
        of Documents, furnish its Government publications to the 
        Superintendent of Documents.

SEC. 1205. ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PUBLIC PRINTER.

    (a) In General.--The Public Printer shall, with respect to the 
executive branch of the Government and the judicial branch of the 
Government--
            (1) use all necessary measures to remedy neglect, delay, 
        duplication, and waste in the public printing and binding of 
        Government publications, including the reduction and 
        elimination of internal printing and high-speed duplicating 
        capacities of departments, agencies, and entities;
            (2) prescribe Government publishing standards, which, to 
        the greatest extent practicable, shall be consistent with the 
        United States Government Printing Office Style Manual;
            (3) prescribe Government procurement and manufacturing 
        requirements for printing paper and writing paper, which, to 
        the greatest extent practicable, shall be consistent with 
        Government Paper Specification Standards;
            (4) authorize the acquisition and transfer of equipment 
        requisitioned by publishing facilities authorized under section 
        501 of title 44, United States Code;
            (5) authorize the disposal of such equipment pursuant to 
        section 312 of title 44, United States Code; and
            (6) establish policy for the acquisition of printing, 
        which, to the greatest extent practicable, shall be consistent 
        with (A) Printing Procurement Regulation (GPO Publication 
        305.3), (B) Government Printing and Binding Regulations (JCP 
        No. 26), and (C) Printing Procurement Department Instruction 
        (PP304.1B).
    (b) Policy Standards.--The policy referred to in subsection (a)(6) 
shall be formulated to maximize competitive procurement from the 
private sector. Government in-house printing and duplicating operations 
authorized under section 501 of title 44, United States Code, or 
otherwise authorized by law, may be used if they provide printing at 
the lowest cost to the Government, taking into consideration the total 
expense of production, materials, labor, equipment, and general and 
administrative expense, including all levels of overhead.

SEC. 1206. ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF 
              DOCUMENTS.

    (a) Government Publications To Be Furnished to the Superintendent 
of Documents.--If a department, agency, or other entity of the 
Government publishes a Government publication, the head of the 
department, agency, or entity shall furnish the Government publication 
to the Superintendent of Documents not later than the date of release 
of the material to the public.
    (b) Dissemination or Republication.--In addition to any other 
dissemination provided for by law, the Superintendent of Documents 
shall disseminate or republish Government publications, if, as 
determined by the Superintendent, the dissemination by the department, 
agency, or entity of the Government is inadequate. The Superintendent 
shall have authority to carry out the preceding sentence by appropriate 
means, including the dissemination and republication of Government 
publications furnished under subsection (a), with the cost of 
dissemination and republication to be borne by the department, agency, 
or entity involved.
    (c) Cost.--The cost charged to the public by the Superintendent of 
Documents under subsection (b) for any Government publication (whether 
such Government publication is made available to the public by a 
department, agency, or entity of the Government, or by the 
Superintendent of Documents) may include the incremental cost of 
dissemination, but may not include any profit.

SEC. 1207. DEPOSITORY LIBRARIES.

    In addition to any other distribution provided for by law, the 
Superintendent of Documents shall make Government publications 
available to designated depository libraries and State libraries. The 
Superintendent shall have authority to carry out the preceding sentence 
by appropriate means, including the dissemination and republication of 
Government publications furnished under section 14006(a), with the cost 
of dissemination and republication to be borne by the department, 
agency, or entity involved.

SEC. 1208. DEFINITIONS.

    As used in this subtitle--
            (1) the term ``Government publication'' means any 
        informational matter that is published at Government expense, 
        or as required by law; and
            (2) the term ``publish'' means, with respect to 
        informational matter, make available for dissemination.

             TITLE II--STREAMLINING THE FEDERAL BUREAUCRACY

          Subtitle A--Department of Agriculture Reorganization

SEC. 2001. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE REORGANIZATION.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall--
            (1) consolidate field, regional, and national offices 
        within the Department of Agriculture; and
            (2) reduce personnel by not less than 7,500 staff years, so 
        as to achieve a reduction in expenditures by the Department of 
        not less than $1,640,000,000 during the fiscal year period 1995 
        through 1999.
    (b) Authorities.--In consolidating offices and reducing personnel 
as required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall take such action on 
the basis of the powers vested in the Secretary under other laws.

                  Subtitle B--Procurement Streamlining

               CHAPTER 1--ACQUISITION OF COMMERCIAL ITEMS

SEC. 2051. ARMED SERVICES ACQUISITIONS.

    (a) Preference.--
            (1) In general.--Section 2325 of title 10, United States 
        Code, is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 2325. Acquisition of commercial items
    ``(a) Limitation on Acquisition of Unique Items.--The Secretary of 
Defense may develop and acquire equipment or supplies other than 
commercial items to meet requirements of the Department of Defense only 
if no such items are available to meet such requirements.
    ``(b) Flexible Acquisition Procedures.--The Federal Acquisition 
Regulation issued and maintained pursuant to section 25 of the Office 
of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 421) shall include 
flexible procedures authorized for use in acquisitions referred to in 
subsection (a). Such procedures shall include--
            ``(1) procedures identical to the simplified procedures 
        prescribed pursuant to section 2304(g) of this title and 
        section 303(g) of the Federal Property Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 
        253(g));
            ``(2) procedures involving a request for quotations and a 
        brief evaluation period; and
            ``(3) any other procedures that the Federal Acquisition 
        Regulatory Council considers appropriate.
    ``(c) Defining Departmental Needs.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
ensure that, to the maximum extent practicable, requirements of the 
Department of Defense with respect to a procurement of equipment or 
supplies--
            ``(1) are stated in terms of--
                    ``(A) functions to be performed;
                    ``(B) performance required; or
                    ``(C) essential physical characteristics;
            ``(2) are defined so that commercial items fulfill such 
        requirements; and
            ``(3) are fulfilled through the procurement of commercial 
        items.
    ``(d) Implementation.--The Secretary shall--
            ``(1) ensure that procurement officials in the Department 
        of Defense, to the maximum extent practicable--
                    ``(A) acquire commercial items to meet the needs of 
                the department;
                    ``(B) require prime contractors and subcontractors 
                at all levels under the department contracts to 
                incorporate commercial items as components of items 
                supplied to the Department of Defense;
                    ``(C) modify requirements in appropriate cases to 
                ensure that the requirements can be met by commercial 
                items; and
                    ``(D) state specifications in terms that enable and 
                encourage bidders and offerors to supply commercial 
                items in response to Department of Defense 
                solicitations;
            ``(2) revise the department's procurement policies, 
        practices, and procedures not required by law to reduce any 
        impediments in those policies, practices, and procedures to the 
        acquisition of commercial items; and
            ``(3) require training of appropriate personnel in the 
        acquisition of commercial items.
    ``(e) Inapplicability of Cost Accounting Standards.--Subsections 
(f) and (h) of section 26 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy 
Act (41 U.S.C. 422) do not apply to acquisitions of commercial items.
    ``(f) Definition.--In this section, the term `commercial item' 
means--
            ``(1) property, other than real property, that is regularly 
        used by the general public or by nongovernmental entities in 
        the course of normal business operations for purposes other 
        than governmental purposes and--
                    ``(A) has been sold or licensed to the general 
                public;
                    ``(B) has not been sold or licensed to the general 
                public but has been offered for sale or license to the 
                general public; or
                    ``(C) is not yet available in the commercial 
                marketplace but will be made available for commercial 
                delivery within a reasonable period;
            ``(2) any property that, before undergoing minor 
        modifications to meet Government requirements or modifications 
        customary for that type of property in the commercial 
        marketplace, is a commercial item within the meaning of 
        paragraph (1);
            ``(3) any previously developed item of supply that is in 
        use by a department or agency of the United States, a State or 
        local government, or a foreign government with which the United 
        States has a mutual defense cooperation agreement;
            ``(4) any combination of items meeting the requirements of 
        paragraph (1), (2), or (3) that are of a type customarily 
        combined and sold in combination to the general public; and
            ``(5) installation services, maintenance services, repair 
        services, training services, and other services if such 
        services are procured for support of an item referred to in 
        paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4) and if the source of such 
        services--
                    ``(A) offers such services to the general public 
                and the Federal Government contemporaneously under 
                similar terms and conditions; and
                    ``(B) offers to use the same work force for 
                providing the Federal Government with such services as 
                the source uses for providing such services to the 
                general public.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The item relating to such section 
        in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 137 of 
        such title is amended to read as follows:

``2325. Acquisition of commercial items.''.
    (b) Specifications and Standards.--Section 2305(a)(1)(C) of title 
10, United States Code, is amended in the second sentence by striking 
out ``Subject to such needs, specifications may'' and inserting in lieu 
thereof the following: ``Normally, the specifications shall be the 
specifications of commercial items in accordance with section 2325 of 
this title. When such items cannot meet bona fide needs of the 
procuring agency, specifications shall''.

SEC. 2052. CIVILIAN AGENCY ACQUISITIONS.

    (a) Preference.--
            (1) In general.--Title III of the Federal Property and 
        Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 251 et seq.) is 
        amended by adding at the end the following new section:

                   ``acquisition of commercial items

    ``Sec. 311. (a) Limitation on Acquisition of Unique Items.--A 
Federal agency may develop and acquire equipment or supplies other than 
commercial items to meet requirements of that Federal agency only if no 
such items are available to meet such requirements.
    ``(b) Flexible Acquisition Procedures.--(1) Notwithstanding any 
other provision of this title or of any other law, a Federal agency may 
use flexible acquisition procedures for the acquisition of commercial 
items.
    ``(2) The Federal Acquisition Regulation issued and maintained 
pursuant to section 25 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act 
(41 U.S.C. 421) shall include flexible procedures authorized for use in 
acquisitions referred to in paragraph (1). Such procedures shall 
include--
            ``(A) procedures identical to the simplified procedures 
        prescribed pursuant to section 2304(g) of title 10, United 
        States Code, and section 303(g) of this Act;
            ``(B) procedures involving a request for quotations and a 
        brief evaluation period; and
            ``(C) any other procedures that the Federal Acquisition 
        Regulatory Council considers appropriate.
    ``(c) Defining Agency Needs.--The head of each Federal agency shall 
ensure that, to the maximum extent practicable, requirements of the 
Federal agency with respect to a procurement of equipment or supplies--
            ``(1) are stated in terms of--
                    ``(A) functions to be performed;
                    ``(B) performance required; or
                    ``(C) essential physical characteristics;
            ``(2) are defined so that commercial items fulfill such 
        requirements; and
            ``(3) are fulfilled through the procurement of commercial 
        items.
    ``(d) Implementation.--The head of a Federal agency shall--
            ``(1) ensure that procurement officials in the agency, to 
        the maximum extent practicable--
                    ``(A) acquire commercial items to meet the needs of 
                the agency;
                    ``(B) require prime contractors and subcontractors 
                at all levels under the agency contracts to incorporate 
                commercial items as components of items supplied to the 
                agency;
                    ``(C) modify requirements in appropriate cases to 
                ensure that the requirements can be met by commercial 
                items; and
                    ``(D) state specifications in terms that enable and 
                encourage bidders and offerors to supply commercial 
                items in response to agency solicitations;
            ``(2) revise the agency's procurement policies, practices, 
        and procedures not required by law to reduce any impediments in 
        those policies, practices, and procedures to the acquisition of 
        commercial items; and
            ``(3) require training of appropriate personnel in the 
        acquisition of commercial items.
    ``(e) Inapplicability of Cost Accounting Standards.--Subsections 
(f) and (h) of section 26 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy 
Act (41 U.S.C. 422) do not apply to acquisitions of commercial items.
    ``(f) Definition.--In this section, the term `commercial item' 
means--
            ``(1) property, other than real property, that is regularly 
        used by the general public or by nongovernmental entities in 
        the course of normal business operations for purposes other 
        than governmental purposes and--
                    ``(A) has been sold or licensed to the general 
                public;
                    ``(B) has not been sold or licensed to the general 
                public but has been offered for sale or license to the 
                general public; or
                    ``(C) is not yet available in the commercial 
                marketplace but will be made available for commercial 
                delivery within a reasonable period;
            ``(2) any property that, before undergoing minor 
        modifications to meet Government requirements or modifications 
        customary for that type of property in the commercial 
        marketplace, is a commercial item within the meaning of 
        paragraph (1);
            ``(3) any previously developed item of supply that is in 
        use by a department or agency of the United States, a State or 
        local government, or a foreign government with which the United 
        States has a mutual defense cooperation agreement;
            ``(4) any combination of items meeting the requirements of 
        paragraph (1), (2), or (3) that are of a type customarily 
        combined and sold in combination to the general public; and
            ``(5) installation services, maintenance services, repair 
        services, training services, and other services if such 
        services are procured for support of an item referred to in 
        paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4) and if the source of such 
        services--
                    ``(A) offers such services to the general public 
                and the Federal Government contemporaneously under 
                similar terms and conditions; and
                    ``(B) offers to use the same work force for 
                providing the Federal Government with such services as 
                the source uses for providing such services to the 
                general public.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents in the first 
        section of such Act is amended by inserting after the item 
        relating to section 310 the following new item:

``Sec. 311. Acquisition of commercial items.''.
    (b) Specifications and Standards.--Section 303A(a)(3) of the 
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act (41 U.S.C. 253a(a)(3)) 
is amended in the second sentence by striking out ``Subject to such 
needs, specifications may'' and inserting in lieu thereof the 
following: ``Normally, the specifications shall be the specifications 
of commercial items in accordance with section 311. When such items 
cannot meet bona fide needs of the procuring agency, specifications 
shall''.

              CHAPTER 2--SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THRESHOLD

                Subchapter A--Establishment of Threshold

SEC. 2061. SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THRESHOLD.

    (a) Term Defined.--Section 4(11) of the Office of Federal 
Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(11)) is amended to read as 
follows:
            ``(11) The term `simplified acquisition threshold' means 
        $100,000.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Armed services acquisitions.--Paragraph (7) of section 
        2302 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as 
        follows:
            ``(7) The term `simplified acquisition threshold' has the 
        meaning given that term in section 4 of the Office of Federal 
        Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403), except that, in the 
        case of any contract to be awarded and performed, or purchase 
        to be made, outside the United States in support of a 
        contingency operation, the term means an amount equal to two 
        times the amount specified for that term in section 4 of such 
        Act.''.
            (2) Civilian agency acquisitions.--Section 309(c) of the 
        Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 
        U.S.C. 259(c)) is amended by striking out ``and `supplies''' 
        and inserting in lieu thereof ```supplies', and `simplified 
        acquisition threshold'''.
    (c) Interim Reporting Rule.--Until October 1, 1996, contracting 
activities shall continue to report procurement awards with a dollar 
value of at least $25,000, but less than $100,000, in conformity with 
the procedures for the reporting of a contract award in excess of 
$25,000 that were in effect on October 1, 1992.

               Subchapter B--Simplification of Procedures

SEC. 2066. SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES.

    The Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 401 et 
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

                  ``simplified acquisition procedures

    ``Sec. 29. (a) In order to promote efficiency and economy in 
contracting and to avoid unnecessary burdens for agencies and 
contractors, the Federal Acquisition Regulation shall provide for 
special simplified procedures for contracts for acquisition of property 
and services that are not in excess of the simplified acquisition 
threshold.
    ``(b) A proposed purchase or contract for an amount above the 
simplified acquisition threshold may not be divided into several 
purchases or contracts for lesser amounts in order to use the 
simplified acquisition procedures required by subsection (a).
    ``(c) In using simplified acquisition procedures, the head of an 
executive agency shall promote competition to the maximum extent 
practicable.''.

SEC. 2067. SMALL BUSINESS RESERVATION.

    Section 15(j) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(j)) is 
amended to read as follows:
    ``(j)(1) Each contract for the procurement of goods and services 
that has an anticipated value not in excess of the simplified 
acquisition threshold and that is subject to simplified acquisition 
procedures prescribed pursuant to section 29 of the Office of Federal 
Procurement Policy Act shall be reserved exclusively for small business 
concerns unless the contracting officer is unable to obtain offers from 
two or more small business concerns that are competitive with market 
prices and are competitive with regard to the quality and delivery of 
the goods or services being procured.
    ``(2) In carrying out paragraph (1), a contracting officer shall 
consider a responsive offer timely received from an eligible small 
business offeror.
    ``(3) Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be construed as precluding an 
award of a contract with a value not in excess of the simplified 
acquisition threshold under the authority of section 8(a) of this Act, 
section 2323 of title 10, United States Code, or section 712 of the 
Business Opportunity Development Reform Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-
656; 15 U.S.C. 644 note).
    ``(4) In utilizing procedures referred to in paragraph (1), 
contracting officers shall, wherever circumstances permit, provide for 
the use of fast payment terms and disbursement of payment through 
electronic fund transfer.''.

SEC. 2068. PROCUREMENT NOTICE.

    (a) Continuation of Existing Notice Thresholds.--Subsection (a) of 
section 18 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 
416) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``the small purchase 
        threshold'' each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof 
        ``$25,000''; and
            (2) in paragraph (3)(B), by inserting after ``(B)'' the 
        following: ``in the case of a contract or order expected to 
        exceed the simplified acquisition threshold,''.
    (b) Content of Notice.--Subsection (b) of such section is amended--
            (1) by striking out ``and'' at the end of paragraph (4);
            (2) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (5) 
        and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) in the case of a contract in an amount estimated to 
        exceed the $25,000 but not to exceed the simplified acquisition 
        threshold--
                    ``(A) a description of the procedures to be used in 
                awarding the contract; and
                    ``(B) a statement specifying the periods for 
                prospective offerors and the contracting officer to 
                take the necessary preaward and award actions.''.
    (c) Notice Under the Small Business Act.--
            (1) Continuation of existing notice thresholds.--Subsection 
        (e) of section 8 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637) is 
        amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``the small 
                purchase threshold'' each place it appears and 
                inserting in lieu thereof ``$25,000''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (3)(B), by inserting after ``(B)'' 
                the following: ``in the case of a contract or order 
                estimated to exceed the simplified acquisition 
                threshold,''.
            (2) Content of notice.--Subsection (f) of such section is 
        amended--
                    (A) by striking out ``and'' at the end of paragraph 
                (4);
                    (B) by striking out the period at the end of 
                paragraph (5) and inserting in lieu thereof a 
                semicolon; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) in the case of a contract in an amount estimated to 
        exceed the $25,000 but not to exceed the simplified acquisition 
        threshold--
                    ``(A) a description of the procedures to be used in 
                awarding the contract; and
                    ``(B) a statement specifying the periods for 
                prospective offerors and the contracting officer to 
                take the necessary preaward and award actions.''.

Subchapter C--Inapplicability of Laws to Acquisitions Not in Excess of 
                    Simplified Acquisition Threshold

SEC. 2071. ARMED SERVICES ACQUISITIONS.

    (a) Contract Clause Regarding Contingent Fees.--Section 2306(b) of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following: ``This subsection does not apply to a contract that is not 
in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold.''.
    (b) Subcontractor Direct Sales to the United States.--Section 2402 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection:
    ``(c) This section does not apply to a contract that is not in 
excess of the simplified acquisition threshold (as defined in section 
4(11) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 
403(11))).''.
    (c) Examination of Books and Records of Contractors.--Section 2313 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection:
    ``(e) This section does not apply with respect to a contract that 
is not in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold.''.
    (d) Identification of Suppliers and Sources of Supplies.--Section 
2384(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new paragraph:
    ``(3) The regulations prescribed pursuant to paragraph (1) do not 
apply to a contract that does not exceed the simplified acquisition 
threshold (as defined in section 4(11) of the Office of Federal 
Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(11))).''.
    (e) Doing Business With Certain Offerors or Contractors.--Section 
2393(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended in the second 
sentence by striking out ``above'' and all that follows and inserting 
in lieu thereof ``in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold (as 
defined in section 4(11) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy 
Act (41 U.S.C. 403(11))).''.
    (f) Use of United States Vessels for Transporting Supplies of the 
Armed Forces.--Section 2631 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: ``The first sentence does not apply 
to a contract for the transportation of supplies by sea if the contract 
does not exceed the simplified acquisition threshold (as defined in 
section 4(11) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 
U.S.C. 403(11))).''.

SEC. 2072. CIVILIAN AGENCY ACQUISITIONS.

    (a) Contract Clause Regarding Contingent Fees.--Section 304(a) of 
the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 
254(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``The preceding 
sentence does not apply to a contract that is not in excess of the 
simplified acquisition threshold.''.
    (b) Subcontractor Direct Sales to the United States.--Section 303G 
of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 
U.S.C. 253g) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
    ``(c) This section does not apply to a contract that is not in 
excess of the simplified acquisition threshold.''.

SEC. 2073. ACQUISITIONS GENERALLY.

    (a) Use of Funds To Influence Certain Federal Actions.--Section 
1352(e)(2)(B) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking 
out ``$100,000'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the simplified 
acquisition threshold (as defined in section 4(11) of the Office of 
Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(11)))''.
    (b) Contract Clause Relating to Kickbacks.--Section 7 of the Anti-
Kickback Act of 1986 (41 U.S.C. 57) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection:
    ``(d) Subsections (a) and (b) do not apply to a prime contract that 
is not in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold (as defined in 
section 4(11) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 
U.S.C. 403(11))).''.
    (c) Requirement Under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.--Section 
503(a) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 793(a)) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking out ``in excess of $10,000'' in the first 
        and second sentences; and
            (2) by inserting after the second sentence the following: 
        ``Notwithstanding the first and second sentences, this 
        subsection does not apply to a contract or subcontract that is 
        not in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold (as 
        defined in section 4(11) of the Office of Federal Procurement 
        Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(11))).''.
    (d) Requirement Regarding Certain Disabled Veterans.--Section 
4212(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence by striking out ``in the amount 
        of $10,000 or more'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``in excess 
        of the simplified acquisition threshold (as defined in section 
        4(11) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 
        U.S.C. 403(11)))''; and
            (2) in the second sentence by inserting after ``shall apply 
        to any subcontract'' the following: ``in excess of the 
        simplified acquisition threshold that is''.
    (e) Miller Act.--
            (1) In general.--
                    (A) Contracts not exceeding simplified acquisition 
                threshold.--The Act of August 24, 1935 (40 U.S.C. 270a 
                et seq.), commonly referred to as the ``Miller Act'', 
                is amended by adding at the end the following new 
                section:
    ``Sec. 5. This Act does not apply to a contract in an amount that 
is not in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold (as defined in 
section 4(11) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 
U.S.C. 403(11))).''.
                    (B) Conforming amendment.--Subsection (a) of the 
                first section of such Act is amended by striking out 
                ``, exceeding $25,000 in amount,''.
            (2) Alternative payment protections.--
                    (A) Regulations required.--The Federal Acquisition 
                Regulation shall provide various alternative payment 
                protections, including payment bonds, for suppliers of 
                labor and materials on contracts referred to in 
                subparagraph (B).
                    (B) Covered contracts.--The protections required by 
                paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to contracts 
                referred to in subsection (a) of the first section of 
                the Miller Act that are in excess of $25,000 but not in 
                excess of the simplified acquisition threshold (as 
                defined in section 4(11) of the Office of Federal 
                Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(11))).
                    (C) Miller act reference.--The Miller Act referred 
                to in paragraph (2) means the Act of August 24, 1935 
                (40 U.S.C. 270a et seq.), commonly referred to as the 
                ``Miller Act''.
    (f) Buy American Act.--Title III of the Act of March 3, 1993 (40 
U.S.C. 10a et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by adding at the end the following new section:
    ``Sec. 5. Sections 2 and 3 do not apply to a contract that is not 
in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold.''; and
            (2) in section 1--
                    (A) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) The term `simplified acquisition threshold' has the meaning 
given such term in section 4(11) of the Office of Federal Procurement 
Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(11)).'';
                    (B) by striking out ``title--'' and inserting in 
                lieu thereof ``title:''; and
                    (C) by striking out the semicolon at the end of 
                subsections (a) and (b) and inserting in lieu thereof a 
                period.
    (g) Davis-Bacon Act.--
            (1) In general.--The first section of the Act of March 3, 
        1931 (40 U.S.C. 276a), commonly referred to as the ``Davis-
        Bacon Act'', is amended in subsection (a) by striking out 
        ``$2,000'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the simplified 
        acquisition threshold (as defined in section 4(11) of the 
        Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 
        403(11)))''.
            (2) Related regulations.--Section 2 of the Act of June 13, 
        1934 (40 U.S.C. 276c) is amended--
                    (A) by inserting after ``engaged'' the following: 
                ``under contracts in excess of the simplified 
                acquisition threshold''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following: ``In this 
                section, the term `simplified acquisition threshold' 
                has the meaning given such term in section 4(11) of the 
                Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 
                403(11)).''.
    (h) Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act.--
            (1) In general.--Section 103 of the Contract Work Hours and 
        Safety Standards Act (40 U.S.C. 329) is amended by adding at 
        the end the following new subsection:
    ``(c) This title does not apply to a contract in an amount that is 
not in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold (as defined in 
section 4(11) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 
U.S.C. 403(11))).''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 107(a) of such Act (40 
        U.S.C. 333(a)) is amended by inserting after ``It shall be a 
        condition of each contract'' the following: ``(other than a 
        contract referred to in section 103(c))''.
    (i) Service Contract Act of 1965.--
            (1) In general.--Section 2(a) of the Service Contract Act 
        of 1965 (41 U.S.C. 351(a)) is amended by striking out 
        ``$2,500'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the simplified 
        acquisition threshold''.
            (2) Definition.--Section 8 of such Act (41 U.S.C. 357) is 
        amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) The term `simplified acquisition threshold' has the meaning 
given such term in section 4(11) of the Office of Federal Procurement 
Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(11)).''.
    (j) Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988.--Section 5152(a)(1) of the 
Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 (subtitle D of title V of the Anti-Drug 
Abuse Act of 1988; Public Law 100-690; 41 U.S.C. 701(a)(1)) is amended 
by striking out ``of $25,000 or more from any Federal agency'' and 
inserting in lieu thereof ``in excess of the simplified acquisition 
threshold (as defined in section 4(11) of such Act (41 U.S.C. 403(11))) 
by any Federal agency''.
    (k) Shipment on American-Flag Commercial Vessels.--Section 901(b) 
of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 U.S.C. 1241(b)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(3) Paragraph (1) does not apply to a contract for transportation 
on ocean vessels in an amount that is not in excess of the simplified 
acquisition threshold (as defined in section 4(11) of the Office of 
Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(11))). The gross tonnage 
transported under such a contract may not be counted for purposes of 
determining the minimum gross tonnage required to be transported on 
privately owned United States-flag commercial vessels or for purposes 
of satisfying such requirement.''.
    (l) Certain Procurement Integrity Requirements.--
            (1) Certification requirement.--Subsection (e)(7)(A) of 
        section 27 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 
        U.S.C. 423) is amended by striking out ``$100,000'' and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``the simplified acquisition 
        threshold''.
            (2) Contract clause requirement.--Subsection (g)(1) of such 
        section is amended by inserting after ``awarded by a Federal 
        agency'' the following: ``(other than a contract in an amount 
        that is not in excess of the simplified acquisition 
        threshold)''.

                  Subchapter D--Conforming Amendments

SEC. 2076. ARMED SERVICES ACQUISITIONS.

    (a) Simplified Acquisition Procedures.--Section 2304(g) of title 
10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``small purchases of 
        property and services'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
        ``purchases of property and services not in excess of the 
        simplified acquisition threshold'';
            (2) by striking out paragraph (2);
            (3) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 
        (2) and (3), respectively;
            (4) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated--
                    (A) by striking out ``small purchase threshold'' 
                and inserting in lieu thereof ``simplified acquisition 
                threshold''; and
                    (B) by striking out ``small purchase procedures'' 
                and inserting in lieu thereof ``simplified 
                procedures''; and
            (5) in paragraph (3), as redesignated by paragraph (3) of 
        this subsection, by striking out ``small purchase procedures'' 
        and inserting in lieu thereof ``the simplified procedures''.
    (b) Solicitation Content Requirement.--Section 2305(a)(2) of title 
10, United States Code, is amended by striking out ``small purchases)'' 
in the matter above subparagraph (A) and inserting in lieu thereof 
``purchases not in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold)''.
    (c) Cost Type Contracts.--Section 2306(e)(2)(A) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by striking out ``small purchase threshold'' 
and inserting in lieu thereof ``simplified acquisition threshold''.

SEC. 2077. CIVILIAN AGENCY ACQUISITIONS.

    (a) Simplified Acquisition Procedures.--Section 303(g) of the 
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 
253(g)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``small purchases of 
        property and services'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
        ``purchases of property and services not in excess of the 
        simplified acquisition threshold'';
            (2) by striking out paragraphs (2) and (5);
            (3) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 
        (2) and (3), respectively;
            (4) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated--
                    (A) by striking out ``small purchase threshold'' 
                and inserting in lieu thereof ``simplified acquisition 
                threshold''; and
                    (B) by striking out ``small purchase procedures'' 
                and inserting in lieu thereof ``simplified 
                procedures''; and
            (5) in paragraph (3), as redesignated by paragraph (3) of 
        this subsection, by striking out ``small purchase procedures'' 
        and inserting in lieu thereof ``the simplified procedures''.
    (b) Solicitation Content Requirement.--Section 303A(b) of the 
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 
253a(b)) is amended by striking out ``small purchases)'' in the matter 
above paragraph (1) and inserting in lieu thereof ``purchases not in 
excess of the simplified acquisition threshold)''.
    (c) Cost Type Contracts.--Section 304(b) of the Federal Property 
and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 254(b)) is amended 
in the third sentence by striking out ``either $25,000'' and inserting 
in lieu thereof ``either the simplified acquisition threshold''.

SEC. 2078. OFFICE OF FEDERAL PROCUREMENT POLICY ACT AMENDMENT.

    Section 19(a) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 
U.S.C. 417(a)) is amended by striking out ``procurements, other than 
small purchases,'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``procurements in 
excess of the simplified acquisition threshold''.

SEC. 2079. SMALL BUSINESS ACT AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Definition.--Section 3(m) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
632(m)) is amended by striking out ```small purchase threshold''' and 
inserting in lieu thereof ```simplified acquisition threshold'''.
    (b) Use of Simplified Acquisition Threshold Term.--Section 
8(d)(2)(A) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2)(A)) is 
amended by striking out ``small purchase threshold'' and inserting in 
lieu thereof ``simplified acquisition threshold''.

                 Subchapter E--Revision of Regulations

SEC. 2081. REVISION REQUIRED.

    (a) Federal Acquisition Regulation.--The Federal Acquisition 
Regulatory Council established by section 25(a) of the Office of 
Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 421(a)) shall review the 
Federal Acquisition Regulation to identify regulations that are 
applicable to acquisitions in excess of a specified amount that is less 
than $100,000. The Council shall amend the regulations so identified as 
necessary to provide that such regulations do not apply to acquisitions 
that are not in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold. The 
preceding sentence does not apply in the case of a regulation for which 
such an amendment would not be in the national interest, as determined 
by the Council.
    (b) Supplemental Regulations.--The head of each Federal agency that 
has issued regulations, policies, or procedures referred to in section 
25(c)(2) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 
421(c)(2)) shall identify any such regulations, policies, or procedures 
that are applicable to acquisitions in excess of a specified amount 
that is less than $100,000. The agency head shall amend the regulations 
so identified as necessary to provide that such regulations, policies, 
and procedures do not apply to acquisitions that are not in excess of 
the simplified acquisition threshold. The preceding sentence does not 
apply in the case of a regulation, policy, or procedure for which such 
an amendment would not be in the national interest, as determined by 
the agency head.
    (c) Completion of Actions.--All actions under this section shall be 
completed not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.
    (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``simplified acquisition threshold'' has the 
        meaning given such term in section 4(11) of the Office of 
        Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(11)), as amended 
        by section 2061.
            (2) The term ``Federal agency'' has the meaning given such 
        term in section 3(b) of the Federal Property and Administrative 
        Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 472(b)).

                 Subtitle C--Other Streamlining Reforms

SEC. 2101. AMENDMENT TO THE COPELAND ACT TO ELIMINATE UNNECESSARY AND 
              BURDENSOME REPORTS AND TO PROVIDE FOR MORE EFFECTIVE AND 
              EFFICIENT VERIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE DAVIS-BACON 
              ACT.

    Section 2 of the Act of June 13, 1934 (commonly known as the 
Copeland Act) (40 U.S.C. 276c), is amended by striking in the first 
sentence ``weekly'' and all that follows through ``week'' and inserting 
``at least once per month a statement of compliance with the labor 
standards provisions of applicable law that certifies the payroll with 
respect to wages paid employees during the preceding period for which 
such statement is furnished and that covers each week any contract work 
is performed''.

SEC. 2102. CONSOLIDATION OF SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS.

    (a) At-Risk Child Care Program Merged Into Program of Block Grants 
to States for Social Services.--
            (1) Consolidation of services.--Section 2002(a)(2)(A) of 
        the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397a(a)(2)(A)) is amended 
        by inserting ``(including services that could have been 
        provided under section 402(i), as in effect immediately before 
        the date of enactment of the Government Downsizing, 
        Performance, and Accountability Act of 1994'' after ``child 
        care services''.
            (2) Consolidation of funding.--Section 2003(c) of such Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 1397b(c)) is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and'';
                    (B) in paragraph (5), by striking ``each fiscal 
                year after fiscal year 1989.'' and inserting ``the 
                fiscal years 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, and 1994; and''; 
                and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) $2,976,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1995, 
        1996, 1997, 1998, and 1999.''.
    (b) Certain Discretionary Social Services Programs Merged Into 
Program of Block Grants to States for Social Services but Left 
Discretionary.--
            (1) Consolidation of services.--Section 2002 of such Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 1397a) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 
                following:
    ``(3) In addition to payments pursuant to paragraph (1), the 
Secretary may make payments to a State under this title for a fiscal 
year in an amount equal to its additional allotment for such fiscal 
year, to be used by such State for services directed at the goals set 
forth in section 2001, subject to the requirements of this title.
    ``(4) For purposes of paragraph (3)--
            ``(A) services which are directed at the goals set forth in 
        section 2001 include services that could have been provided 
        under--
                    ``(i) the Community Services Block Grant Act;
                    ``(ii) the Child Care and Development Block Grant 
                Act of 1990;
                    ``(iii) title III or VII of the Older Americans Act 
                of 1965; or
                    ``(iv) the State Dependent Care Development Grants 
                Act,
        as in effect immediately before the date of enactment of the 
        Government Downsizing, Performance, and Accountability Act of 
        1994; and
            ``(B) expenditures for such services may include 
        expenditures described in paragraph (2)(B).''; and
                    (B) in each of subsections (b), (c), and (d), by 
                inserting ``or additional allotment'' after 
                ``allotment'' each place such term appears.
            (2) Consolidation of funding.--Section 2003 of such Act (42 
        U.S.C. 1397b) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) The additional allotment for any fiscal year to each State 
shall be determined in the same manner in which the allotment for the 
fiscal year is determined for the State under the preceding subsections 
of this section, except that, in making such determination the 
following amounts shall be used in lieu of the amount specified in 
subsection (c):
            ``(1) $2,298,000,000 for the fiscal year 1995.
            ``(2) $2,360,000,000 for the fiscal year 1996.
            ``(3) $2,424,000,000 for the fiscal year 1997.
            ``(4) $2,490,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998.
            ``(5) $2,557,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments and Repeals.--
            (1) Community services block grant act.--The Community 
        Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9901 et seq.) is hereby 
        repealed.
            (2) Child care and development block grant act of 1990.--
        The Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 
        U.S.C. 9858 et seq.) is hereby repealed.
            (3) Older americans act of 1965.--The Older Americans Act 
        of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) is amended by striking titles 
        III and VII.
            (4) State dependent care development grants act.--The State 
        Dependent Care Development Grants Act (42 U.S.C. 9871 et seq.) 
        is hereby repealed.
            (5) At-risk child care program.--
                    (A) Program authority.--Section 402 of the Social 
                Security Act (42 U.S.C. 602) is amended--
                            (i) in subsection (g)(7), by striking ``and 
                        subsection (i)''; and
                            (ii) by striking subsection (i).
                    (B) Funding provisions.--Section 403 of the Social 
                Security Act (42 U.S.C. 603) is amended by striking 
                subsection (n).
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments and repeals made by this 
section shall take effect on October 1, 1994.

SEC. 2103. INCREASED FLEXIBILITY IN CONTRACTING FOR MEDICARE CLAIMS 
              PROCESSING.

    (a) Carriers To Include Entities That Are Not Insurance 
Companies.--
            (1) The matter in section 1842(a) of the Social Security 
        Act preceding paragraph (1) is amended by striking ``with 
        carriers'' and inserting ``with agencies and organizations 
        (referred to as carriers'').
            (2) Section 1842(f) of the Act is repealed.
    (b) Elimination of Intermediary Nomination by Providers of 
Services; Secretarial Flexibility in Assigning Functions to 
Intermediaries and Carriers.--
            (1) Section 1816 of that Act is amended by striking 
        everything after the heading but before subsection (b) and 
        inserting the following:
    ``Sec. 1816. (a)(1) The Secretary may enter into agreements with 
agencies or organizations to perform some or all of the following 
functions (or parts of those functions):
            ``(A) determine (subject to the provisions of section 1878 
        and to such review by the Secretary as may be provided for by 
        the agreements) the amount of the payments required pursuant to 
        this part to be made to providers of services,
            ``(B) make payments described in subparagraph (A),
            ``(C) provide consultative services to institutions or 
        agencies to enable them to establish and maintain fiscal 
        records necessary for purposes of this part and otherwise to 
        qualify as hospitals, extended care facilities, and home health 
        agencies,
            ``(D) serve as a center for, and communicate to providers, 
        any information or instructions furnished to the agency or 
        organization by the Secretary, and serve as a channel of 
        communication from providers to the Secretary,
            ``(E) make such audits of the records of providers as may 
        be necessary to ensure that proper payments are made under this 
        part, and
            ``(F) perform such other functions as are necessary to 
        carry out the purposes of this part.
    ``(2) As used in this title and part B of title XI, the term 
`fiscal intermediary' means an agency or organization with a contract 
under this section.''.
            (2) Subsections (d) and (e) of section 1816 of that Act are 
        repealed.
            (3) Section 1816(f)(1) of that Act is amended by striking 
        the second sentence.
            (4) The matter in section 1842(a) of that Act preceding 
        paragraph (1) is amended by inserting ``, or parts of those 
        functions'' after ``following functions''.
            (5) Section 1842(b)(3)(G) of that Act is amended by 
        inserting ``(unless provided by another carrier)'' after ``will 
        provide''.
            (6) The matter in section 1842(b)(3)(H) of that Act 
        preceding clause (i) is amended by striking ``implement--'' and 
        inserting ``implement (as appropriate)--''.
            (7) Section 1842(b)(3)(L) of that Act is amended by 
        inserting ``(as appropriate)'' after ``will''.
            (8) The first sentence of section 1842(h)(2) of that Act is 
        amended by inserting ``(unless maintained by another carrier)'' 
        after ``shall maintain''.
    (c) Elimination of Special Provisions for Termination of 
Contracts.--
            (1) Section 1816(f)(1) of that Act is amended by striking 
        ``, renew, or terminate'' and ``or reassign''.
            (2) Section 1816(g) of that Act is repealed.
            (3) Section 1842(b) of that Act is amended by striking 
        paragraph (5).
    (d) Repeal of Prohibition Against Data Matching.--Sections 
1816(c)(1) and 1842(b)(2)(A) of that Act are each amended by striking 
the last sentence.
    (e) Repeal of Cost Reimbursement Requirements.--
            (1) The first sentence of section 1816(c)(1) of that Act is 
        amended--
                    (A) by striking the comma after ``appropriate'' and 
                inserting ``and''; and
                    (B) by striking everything after ``subsection (a)'' 
                up to the period.
            (2) Section 1816(c)(1) of that Act is further amended by 
        striking the remaining sentences.
            (3) The first sentence of section 1842(c)(1)(A) of that Act 
        is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``shall provide'' the first place 
                it occurs and inserting ``may provide''; and
                    (B) by striking everything after ``this part'' up 
                to the period.
            (4) Section 1842(c)(1)(A) of that Act is further amended by 
        striking the remaining sentences.
            (5) Section 2326(a) of the Deficit Reduction Act of 1984 is 
        repealed.
    (f) Elimination of Separate Carrier for Railroad Retirees.--Section 
1842(g) of the Social Security Act is repealed.
    (g) Effective Date.--The amendments made by the preceding 
subsections apply to contracts (including renewals) entered into after 
the third calendar month that begins after the date of enactment of 
this Act.

SEC. 2104. FEDERAL CLEARINGHOUSE ON DEATH INFORMATION.

    (a) Clearinghouse Designation.--The heading for section 205(r) of 
the Social Security Act is amended to read as follows: ``Clearinghouse 
on Death Information''.
    (b) Acquisition of Disclosable Death Information From States.--
            (1) Section 205(r)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act is 
        amended by striking ``to furnish the Secretary periodically 
        with'' and inserting ``to furnish periodically to the 
        Secretary, for use in carrying out subparagraph (B) and 
        paragraphs (3) and (4),''.
            (2)(A) Notwithstanding clause (ii) of section 6103(d)(4)(B) 
        of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by section 
        13444(a) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 (Pub. 
        L. 103-66)), in order for a contract requiring a State to 
        furnish the Secretary of Health and Human Services information 
        concerning individuals with respect to whom death certificates 
        (or equivalent documents maintained by the State or any 
        subdivision thereof) have been officially filed with it to meet 
        the requirements of such section 6103(d)(4)(B), such contract 
        shall authorize the Secretary to use such information and to 
        redisclose such information to any Federal agency or any agency 
        of a State or political subdivision in accordance with section 
        205(r) of the Social Security Act.
            (B) The provisions of subparagraph (A) of this paragraph 
        and, notwithstanding subparagraph (C) of section 6103(d)(4) of 
        the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by section 13444(a) 
        of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 (Pub. L. 103-
        66)), the provisions of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of such 
        section 6103(d)(4) shall apply to all States, regardless of 
        whether they were, on July 1, 1993, pursuant to a contract, 
        furnishing the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
        information concerning individuals with respect to whom death 
        certificates (or equivalent documents maintained by the State 
        or any subdivision thereof) have been officially filed with it.
            (C) Subparagraphs (A) and (B) of this paragraph shall take 
        effect at the same time as the amendment made by section 
        13444(a) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 takes 
        effect.
            (D) For the purpose of applying the special rule contained 
        in section 13444(b)(2) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act 
        of 1993, the reference in such section to section 6103(d)(4)(B) 
        of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be deemed to include 
        a reference to subparagraph (A) of this paragraph.
    (c) Payment to States for Death Information.--Section 205(r)(2) of 
the Social Security Act is amended--
            (1) by striking ``the reasonable costs'' and inserting ``a 
        reasonable amount''; and
            (2) by striking ``transcribing and transmitting'' and 
        inserting ``furnishing''.
    (d) Fee for Clearinghouse Information.--
            (1) Section 205(r)(3) of the Social Security Act is amended 
        by striking out ``if'' and all that follows, and inserting ``, 
        provided that such agency agrees to pay the fees set by the 
        Secretary pursuant to paragraph (8).''.
            (2) Section 205(r)(4) of the Social Security Act is 
        amended--
                    (A) by inserting ``and political subdivisions'' 
                after ``States'' the first place such term appears;
                    (B) by striking ``the States'' and inserting ``any 
                State, political subdivision, or combination thereof''; 
                and
                    (C) by striking ``if'' and all that follows and 
                inserting ``provided such States and political 
                subdivisions agree to pay the fees set by the Secretary 
                pursuant to paragraph (8).''.
            (3) Section 205(r) of the Social Security Act is amended by 
        adding at the end a new paragraph as follows: ``(8) The 
        Secretary shall establish fees for the disclosure of 
        information pursuant to this subsection. Such fees shall be in 
        amounts sufficient to cover all costs (including indirect 
        costs) associated with the Secretary's responsibilities under 
        this subsection. Fees collected pursuant to this paragraph 
        shall remain available, without fiscal year limitation, to the 
        Secretary to cover the administrative costs of carrying out 
        this subsection.''.
    (e) Technical Assistance.--Section 205(r) of the Social Security 
Act is amended by adding at the end (after the paragraph added by 
subsection (d)(3)) the following new paragraph:
    ``(9) The Secretary may provide to any Federal or State agency that 
provides Federally funded benefits, upon the request of such agency, 
technical assistance on the effective collection, dissemination, and 
use of death information available under this subsection for the 
purpose of ensuring that such benefits are not erroneously paid to 
deceased individuals.''.
    (f) Technical Amendment.--Section 205(r) of the Social Security Act 
is amended by adding at the end (after the paragraph added by 
subsection (e)) the following new paragraph:
    ``(10) For purposes of this subsection, the term `Federally funded 
benefit' means any payment funded in whole or in part by the Federal 
Government.''.
    (g) Effective Date.--Except as otherwise provided, the amendments 
made by this section shall take effect upon their enactment.

SEC. 2105. CONTINUING DISABILITY REVIEWS.

    Section 201(g)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act is amended by 
adding at the end of the paragraph the following sentence: ``From funds 
provided pursuant to this subparagraph for the following fiscal years, 
not less than the following amounts shall be available only for 
conducting continuing disability reviews and related workloads: for 
fiscal year 1994, $46 million; for fiscal year 1995, $47,200,000; for 
fiscal year 1996, $48,500,000; for fiscal year 1997, $49,800,000; for 
fiscal year 1998, $51,100,000; and for fiscal year 1999, 
$52,500,000.''.

SEC. 2106. PROVISION OF DATA BANK INFORMATION TO DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 
              AFFAIRS.

    (a) Additional Purpose of Data Bank.--
            (1) The heading to section 1144 of the Social Security Act 
        is amended by striking ``medicare and medicaid'' and inserting 
        ``Health care''.
            (2) Subsection (a) of that section is amended--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                striking ``Medicare and Medicaid'' and inserting 
                ``Health Care'';
                    (B) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph 
                (1);
                    (C) by substituting ``, and'' for the period at the 
                end of paragraph (2); and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) assist in the identification of, and the collection 
        from, third parties responsible for payment for health care 
        items and services furnished to veterans under chapter 17 of 
        title 38, United States Code.''.
    (b) Disclosure of Data Bank Information to Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs.--Subsection (b)(2)(B) of that section is amended by inserting 
``to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and'' after ``Data Bank''.

SEC. 2107. HUD MULTIFAMILY HOUSING DISPOSITION PROCESS.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
            (1) the portfolio of multifamily housing project mortgages 
        insured by the FHA is severely troubled and at risk of default, 
        requiring the Secretary to increase loss reserves from 
        $5,500,000,000 in 1991 to $11,900,000,000 in 1992 to cover 
        estimated future losses;
            (2) the inventory of multifamily housing projects owned by 
        the Secretary has more than tripled since 1989, and, by the end 
        of 1993, may exceed 75,000 units;
            (3) the cost to the Federal Government of owning and 
        maintaining multifamily housing projects escalated to 
        approximately $250,000,000 in fiscal year 1992;
            (4) the inventory of multifamily housing projects subject 
        to mortgages held by the Secretary has increased dramatically, 
        to more than 2,400 mortgages, and approximately half of these 
        mortgages, with over 230,000 units, are delinquent;
            (5) the inventory of insured and formerly insured 
        multifamily housing projects is rapidly deteriorating, 
        endangering tenants and neighborhoods;
            (6) over 5 million families today have a critical need for 
        housing that is affordable and habitable; and
            (7) the current statutory framework governing the 
        disposition of multifamily housing projects effectively impedes 
        the Government's ability to dispose of properties, protect 
        tenants, and ensure that projects are maintained over time.
    (b) Management and Disposition of Multifamily Housing Projects.--
Section 203 of the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978 
(12 U.S.C. 1701z-11) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 203. MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSITION OF MULTIFAMILY HOUSING PROJECTS.

    ``(a) Goals.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (in 
this section referred to as the `Secretary') shall manage or dispose of 
multifamily housing projects that are owned by the Secretary or that 
are subject to a mortgage held by the Secretary in a manner that--
            ``(1) is consistent with the National Housing Act and this 
        section;
            ``(2) will protect the financial interests of the Federal 
        Government; and
            ``(3) will, in the least costly fashion among reasonable 
        available alternatives, further the goals of--
                    ``(A) preserving housing so that it can remain 
                available to and affordable by low-income persons;
                    ``(B) preserving and revitalizing residential 
                neighborhoods;
                    ``(C) maintaining existing housing stock in a 
                decent, safe, and sanitary condition;
                    ``(D) minimizing the involuntary displacement of 
                tenants;
                    ``(E) maintaining housing for the purpose of 
                providing rental housing, cooperative housing, and 
                homeownership opportunities for low-income persons; and
                    ``(F) minimizing the need to demolish multifamily 
                housing projects.
The Secretary, in determining the manner in which a project is to be 
managed or disposed of, may balance competing goals relating to 
individual projects in a manner that will further the purposes of this 
section.
    ``(b) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the following 
definitions shall apply:
            ``(1) Multifamily housing project.--The term `multifamily 
        housing project' means any multifamily rental housing project 
        which is, or prior to acquisition by the Secretary was, 
        assisted or insured under the National Housing Act, or was 
        subject to a loan under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959.
            ``(2) Subsidized project.--The term `subsidized project' 
        means a multifamily housing project receiving any of the 
        following types of assistance immediately prior to the 
        assignment of the mortgage on such project to, or the 
        acquisition of such mortgage by, the Secretary:
                    ``(A) Below market interest rate mortgage insurance 
                under the proviso of section 221(d)(5) of the National 
                Housing Act.
                    ``(B) Interest reduction payments made in 
                connection with mortgages insured under section 236 of 
                the National Housing Act.
                    ``(C) Direct loans made under section 202 of the 
                Housing Act of 1959.
                    ``(D) Assistance in the form of--
                            ``(i) rent supplement payments under 
                        section 101 of the Housing and Urban 
                        Development Act of 1965;
                            ``(ii) housing assistance payments made 
                        under section 23 of the United States Housing 
                        Act of 1937 (as in effect before January 1, 
                        1975); or
                            ``(iii) housing assistance payments made 
                        under section 8 of the United States Housing 
                        Act of 1937 (excluding payments made for 
                        tenant-based assistance under section 8),
                if (except for purposes of section 183(c) of the 
                Housing and Community Development Act of 1987) such 
                assistance payments are made to more than 50 percent of 
                the units in the project.
            ``(3) Formerly subsidized project.--The term `formerly 
        subsidized project' means a multifamily housing project owned 
        by the Secretary that was a subsidized project immediately 
        prior to its acquisition by the Secretary.
            ``(4) Unsubsidized project.--The term `unsubsidized 
        project' means a multifamily housing project owned by the 
        Secretary that is not a subsidized project or a formerly 
        subsidized project.
    ``(c) Management or Disposition of Property.--
            ``(1) Disposition to purchasers.--The Secretary is 
        authorized, in carrying out this section, to dispose of a 
        multifamily housing project owned by the Secretary on a 
        negotiated, competitive bid, or other basis, on such terms as 
        the Secretary deems appropriate considering the low-income 
        character of the project and the requirements of subsection 
        (a), to a purchaser determined by the Secretary to be capable 
        of--
                    ``(A) satisfying the conditions of the disposition;
                    ``(B) implementing a sound financial and physical 
                management program that is designed to enable the 
                project to meet anticipated operating and repair 
                expenses to ensure that the project will remain in 
                decent, safe, and sanitary condition;
                    ``(C) responding to the needs of the tenants and 
                working cooperatively with tenant organizations;
                    ``(D) providing adequate organizational staff and 
                financial resources to the project; and
                    ``(E) meeting such other requirements as the 
                Secretary may determine.
            ``(2) Contracting for management services.--The Secretary 
        is authorized, in carrying out this section--
                    ``(A) to contract for management services for a 
                multifamily housing project that is owned by the 
                Secretary (or for which the Secretary is mortgagee in 
                possession), on a negotiated, competitive bid, or other 
                basis at a price determined by the Secretary to be 
                reasonable, with a manager the Secretary has determined 
                is capable of--
                            ``(i) implementing a sound financial and 
                        physical management program that is designed to 
                        enable the project to meet anticipated 
                        operating and maintenance expenses to ensure 
                        that the project will remain in decent, safe, 
                        and sanitary condition;
                            ``(ii) responding to the needs of the 
                        tenants and working cooperatively with tenant 
                        organizations;
                            ``(iii) providing adequate organizational, 
                        staff, and other resources to implement a 
                        management program determined by the Secretary; 
                        and
                            ``(iv) meeting such other requirements as 
                        the Secretary may determine; and
                    ``(B) to require the owner of a multifamily housing 
                project that is subject to a mortgage held by the 
                Secretary to contract for management services for the 
                project in the manner described in subparagraph (A).
    ``(d) Maintenance of Housing Projects.--
            ``(1) Housing projects owned by the secretary.--In the case 
        of multifamily housing projects that are owned by the Secretary 
        (or for which the Secretary is mortgagee in possession), the 
        Secretary shall--
                    ``(A) to the greatest extent possible, maintain all 
                such occupied projects in a decent, safe, and sanitary 
                condition;
                    ``(B) to the greatest extent possible, maintain 
                full occupancy in all such projects; and
                    ``(C) maintain all such projects for purposes of 
                providing rental or cooperative housing.
            ``(2) Housing projects subject to a mortgage held by the 
        secretary.--In the case of any multifamily housing project that 
        is subject to a mortgage held by the Secretary, the Secretary 
        shall require the owner of the project to carry out the 
        requirements of paragraph (1).
    ``(e) Required Assistance.--In carrying out the goal specified in 
subsection (a)(3)(A), the Secretary shall take not less than one of the 
following actions:
            ``(1) Contract with owner.--Enter into contracts under 
        section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, to the 
        extent budget authority is available, with owners of 
        multifamily housing projects that are acquired by a purchaser 
        other than the Secretary at foreclosure or after sale by the 
        Secretary.
                    ``(A) Subsidized or formerly subsidized projects 
                receiving certain assistance.--In the case of a 
                subsidized or formerly subsidized project referred to 
                in subparagraphs (A) through (C) of subsection (b)(2)--
                            ``(i) the contract shall be sufficient to 
                        assist at least all units covered by an 
                        assistance contract under any of the 
                        authorities referred to in subsection (b)(2)(D) 
                        before acquisition, unless the Secretary acts 
                        pursuant to the provisions of subparagraph (C);
                            ``(ii) in the case of units requiring 
                        project-based rental assistance pursuant to 
                        this paragraph that are occupied by families 
                        who are not eligible for assistance under 
                        section 8, a contract under this subparagraph 
                        shall also provide that when a vacancy occurs, 
                        the owner shall lease the available unit to a 
                        family eligible for assistance under section 8; 
                        and
                            ``(iii) the Secretary shall take actions to 
                        ensure the availability and affordability, as 
                        defined in paragraph (3)(B), for the remaining 
                        useful life of the project, as defined by the 
                        Secretary, of any unit located in any project 
                        referred to in subparagraphs (A) through (C) of 
                        subsection (b)(2) that does not otherwise 
                        receive project-based assistance under this 
                        subparagraph. To carry out this clause, the 
                        Secretary may require purchasers to establish 
                        use or rent restrictions maintaining 
                        affordability, as defined in paragraph (3)(B).
                    ``(B) Subsidized or formerly subsidized projects 
                receiving other assistance.--In the case of a 
                subsidized or formerly subsidized project referred to 
                in subsection (b)(2)(D)--
                            ``(i) the contract shall be sufficient to 
                        assist at least all units in the project that 
                        are covered, or were covered immediately before 
                        foreclosure on or acquisition of the project by 
                        the Secretary, by an assistance contract under 
                        any of the authorities referred to in such 
                        subsection, unless the Secretary acts pursuant 
                        to provisions of subparagraph (C); and
                            ``(ii) in the case of units requiring 
                        project-based rental assistance pursuant to 
                        this paragraph that are occupied by families 
                        who are not eligible for assistance under 
                        section 8, a contract under this paragraph 
                        shall also provide that when a vacancy occurs, 
                        the owner shall lease the available unit to a 
                        family eligible for assistance under section 8.
                    ``(C) Exceptions to subparagraphs (a) and (b).--In 
                lieu of providing project-based assistance under 
                subparagraph (A) or (B), the Secretary may require 
                certain units in unsubsidized projects to contain use 
                restrictions providing that such units will be 
                available to and affordable by very low-income families 
                for the remaining useful life of the project, as 
                defined by the Secretary, if--
                            ``(i) the Secretary matches any reduction 
                        in units otherwise required to be assisted with 
                        project-based assistance under subparagraph (A) 
                        or (B) with at least an equivalent increase in 
                        units made affordable to very low-income 
                        persons within unsubsidized projects;
                            ``(ii) low-income tenants residing in units 
                        otherwise requiring project-based assistance 
                        under subparagraph (A) or (B) upon disposition 
                        receive section 8 tenant-based assistance; and
                            ``(iii) the units described in clause (i) 
                        are located within the same market area.
                    ``(D) Contract requirements for unsubsidized 
                projects.--Notwithstanding actions taken pursuant to 
                subparagraph (C), in unsubsidized projects, the 
                contract shall at least be sufficient to provide--
                            ``(i) project-based rental assistance for 
                        all units that are covered or were covered 
                        immediately before foreclosure or acquisition 
                        by an assistance contract under--
                                    ``(I) section 8(b)(2) of the United 
                                States Housing Act of 1937 (as such 
                                section existed before October 1, 1983) 
                                (new construction and substantial 
                                rehabilitation); section 8(b) of such 
                                Act (property disposition); section 
                                8(d)(2) of such Act (project-based 
                                certificates); section 8(e)(2) of such 
                                Act (moderate rehabilitation); section 
                                23 of such Act (as in effect before 
                                January 1, 1975); or section 101 of the 
                                Housing and Urban Development Act of 
                                1965 (rent supplements); or
                                    ``(II) section 8 of the United 
                                States Housing Act of 1937, following 
                                conversion from section 101 of the 
                                Housing and Urban Development Act of 
                                1965; and
                            ``(ii) tenant-based assistance under 
                        section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 
                        1937 for tenants currently residing in units 
                        that were covered by an assistance contract 
                        under the Loan Management Set-Aside program 
                        under section 8(b) of the United States Housing 
                        Act of 1937 immediately before foreclosure or 
                        acquisition of the project by the Secretary.
            ``(2) Annual contribution contracts.--In the case of 
        multifamily housing projects that are acquired by a purchaser 
        other than the Secretary at foreclosure or after sale by the 
        Secretary, enter into annual contribution contracts with public 
        housing agencies to provide tenant-based assistance under 
        section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 to all low-
        income families who are eligible for such assistance on the 
        date that the project is acquired by the purchaser. The 
        Secretary shall take action under this paragraph only after 
        making a determination that there is available in the area an 
        adequate supply of habitable affordable housing for low-income 
        families. Actions taken pursuant to this paragraph may be taken 
        in connection with not more than 10 percent of the aggregate 
        number of units in subsidized or formerly subsidized projects 
        disposed of by the Secretary annually.
            ``(3) Other assistance.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In accordance with the authority 
                provided under the National Housing Act, reduce the 
                selling price, apply use or rent restrictions on 
                certain units, or provide other financial assistance to 
                the owners of multifamily housing projects that are 
                acquired by a purchaser other than the Secretary at 
                foreclosure, or after sale by the Secretary, on terms 
                which will ensure that--
                            ``(i) at least those units otherwise 
                        required to receive project-based section 8 
                        assistance pursuant to subparagraphs (A), (B), 
                        or (D) of paragraph (1) are available to and 
                        affordable by low-income persons; and
                            ``(ii) for the remaining useful life of the 
                        project, as defined by the Secretary, there 
                        shall be in force such use or rent restrictions 
                        as the Secretary may prescribe.
                    ``(B) Definition.--A unit shall be considered 
                affordable under this paragraph if--
                            ``(i) for very low-income tenants, the rent 
                        for such unit does not exceed 30 percent of 50 
                        percent of the area median income, as 
                        determined by the Secretary, with adjustments 
                        for family size; and
                            ``(ii) for low-income tenants other than 
                        very low-income tenants, the rent for such unit 
                        does not exceed 30 percent of 80 percent of the 
                        area median income, as determined by the 
                        Secretary, with adjustments for family size.
                    ``(C) Very low-income tenants.--The Secretary shall 
                provide assistance under section 8 of the United States 
                Housing Act of 1937 to any very low-income tenant 
                currently residing in a unit otherwise required to 
                receive project-based assistance under section 8, 
                pursuant to subparagraph (A), (B), or (D) of paragraph 
                (1), if the rents charged such tenants as a result of 
                actions taken pursuant to this paragraph exceed the 
                amount payable as rent under section 3(a) of the United 
                States Housing Act of 1937.
            ``(4) Transfer for use under other programs of the 
        secretary.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Enter into an agreement 
                providing for the transfer of a multifamily housing 
                project--
                            ``(i) to a public housing agency for use of 
                        the project as public housing; or
                            ``(ii) to an owner or another appropriate 
                        entity for use of the project under section 202 
                        of the Housing Act of 1959 or under section 811 
                        of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 
                        Housing Act.
                    ``(B) Requirements for agreement.--The agreement 
                described in subparagraph (A) shall--
                            ``(i) contain such terms, conditions, and 
                        limitations as the Secretary determines 
                        appropriate, including requirements to assure 
                        use of the project under the public housing, 
                        section 202, and section 811 programs; and
                            ``(ii) ensure that no current tenant will 
                        be displaced as a result of actions taken under 
                        this paragraph.
    ``(f) Other Assistance.--In addition to the actions authorized by 
subsection (e), the Secretary may take any of the following actions:
            ``(1) Short-term loans.--Provide short-term loans to 
        facilitate the sale of multifamily housing projects to 
        nonprofit organizations or to public agencies if--
                    ``(A) authority for such loans is provided in 
                advance in an appropriations Act;
                    ``(B) such loans are for a term of not more than 5 
                years;
                    ``(C) the Secretary is presented with satisfactory 
                documentation, evidencing a commitment of permanent 
                financing to replace such short-term loan, from a 
                lender who meets standards set forth by the Secretary; 
                and
                    ``(D) the terms of such loans are consistent with 
                prevailing practices in the marketplace or the 
                provision of such loans results in no cost to the 
                Government, as defined in section 502 of the 
                Congressional Budget Act.
            ``(2) Tenant-based assistance.--In connection with projects 
        referred to in subsection (e), make available tenant-based 
        assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 
        1937 to very low-income families (as defined in section 3(b)(2) 
        of the United States Housing Act of 1937) that do not otherwise 
        qualify for project-based assistance.
            ``(3) Alternative uses.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other 
                provision of law, and subject to notice to and comment 
                from existing tenants, allow not more than--
                            ``(i) 5 percent of the total number of 
                        units in multifamily housing projects that are 
                        disposed of by the Secretary during any 1-year 
                        period to be made available for uses other than 
                        rental or cooperative uses, including low-
                        income homeownership opportunities, or in any 
                        particular project, community space, office 
                        space for tenant or housing-related service 
                        providers or security programs, or small 
                        business uses, if such uses benefit the tenants 
                        of the project; and
                            ``(ii) 5 percent of the total number of 
                        units in multifamily housing projects that are 
                        disposed of by the Secretary during any 1-year 
                        period to be used in any manner, if the 
                        Secretary and the unit of general local 
                        government or area-wide governing body 
                        determine that such use will further fair 
                        housing, community development, or neighborhood 
                        revitalization goals.
                    ``(B) Displacement protection.--The Secretary shall 
                make available tenant-based rental assistance under 
                section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 to 
                any tenant displaced as a result of actions taken by 
                the Secretary pursuant to subparagraph (A), and the 
                Secretary shall take such actions as the Secretary 
                determines necessary to ensure the successful use of 
                any tenant-based assistance.
    ``(g) Authorization of Use or Rent Restrictions in Unsubsidized 
Projects.--In carrying out the goals specified in subsection (a), the 
Secretary may require certain units in unsubsidized projects to contain 
use or rent restrictions providing that such units will be available to 
and affordable by very low-income persons for the remaining useful life 
of the property, as defined by the Secretary.
    ``(h) Contract Requirements.--
            ``(1) Contract term.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Contracts for project-based 
                rental assistance under section 8 of the United States 
                Housing Act of 1937 provided pursuant to this section 
                shall be for a term of not more than 15 years; and
                    ``(B) Contract term of less than 15 years.--
                Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), to the extent that 
                units receive project-based assistance for a contract 
                term of less than 15 years, the Secretary shall require 
                that rents charged to tenants for such units not exceed 
                the amount payable for rent under section 3(a) of the 
                United States Housing Act of 1937 for a period of at 
                least 15 years.
            ``(2) Contract rent.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall set contract 
                rents for section 8 project-based rental contracts 
                issued under this section at levels that, in 
                conjunction with other resources available to the 
                purchaser, provide for the necessary costs of 
                rehabilitation of such project and do not exceed the 
                percentage of the existing housing fair market rents 
                for the area (as determined by the Secretary under 
                section 8(c) of the United States Housing Act of 1937) 
                as the Secretary may prescribe.
                    ``(B) Up-front grants and loans.--If such an 
                approach is determined to be more cost-effective, the 
                Secretary may utilize the budget authority provided for 
                project-based section 8 contracts issued under this 
                section to--
                            ``(i) provide project-based section 8 
                        rental assistance; and
                            ``(ii)(I) provide up-front grants for the 
                        necessary cost of rehabilitation; or
                            ``(II) pay for any cost to the Government, 
                        as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
                        Budget Act, for loans made pursuant to 
                        subsection (f)(1).
    ``(i) Disposition Plan.--
            ``(1) In general.--Prior to the sale of a multifamily 
        housing project that is owned by the Secretary, the Secretary 
        shall develop a disposition plan for the project that specifies 
        the minimum terms and conditions of the Secretary for 
        disposition of the project, the initial sales price that is 
        acceptable to the Secretary, and the assistance that the 
        Secretary plans to make available to a prospective purchaser in 
        accordance with this section. The initial sales price shall 
        reflect the intended use of the property after sale.
            ``(2) Community and tenant input into disposition plans and 
        sales.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In carrying out this section, 
                the Secretary shall develop procedures to obtain 
                appropriate and timely input into disposition plans 
                from officials of the unit of general local government 
                affected, the community in which the project is 
                situated, and the tenants of the project.
                    ``(B) Tenant organizations.--The Secretary shall 
                develop procedures to facilitate, where feasible and 
                appropriate, the sale of multifamily housing projects 
                to existing tenant organizations with demonstrated 
                capacity or to public or nonprofit entities which 
                represent or are affiliated with existing tenant 
                organizations.
                    ``(C) Technical assistance.--
                            ``(i) Use of funds.--To carry out the 
                        procedures developed under subparagraphs (A) 
                        and (B), the Secretary is authorized to provide 
                        technical assistance, directly or indirectly, 
                        and to use amounts appropriated for technical 
                        assistance under the Emergency Low Income 
                        Housing Preservation Act of 1987, the Low-
                        Income Housing Preservation and Resident 
                        Homeownership Act of 1990, subtitle B of title 
                        IV of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 
                        Housing Act, or under this section for the 
                        provision of technical assistance under this 
                        section.
                            ``(ii) Source of funds.--Recipients of 
                        technical assistance funding under the 
                        Emergency Low Income Housing Preservation Act 
                        of 1987, the Low-Income Housing Preservation 
                        and Resident Homeownership Act of 1990, 
                        subtitle B of title IV of the Cranston-Gonzalez 
                        National Affordable Housing Act, or under this 
                        section shall be permitted to provide technical 
                        assistance to the extent of such funding under 
                        any of such programs or under this section, 
                        notwithstanding the source of funding.
    ``(j) Right of First Refusal.--
            ``(1) Procedure.--
                    ``(A) Notification by secretary of the acquisition 
                of title.--Not later than 30 days after acquiring title 
                to a project, the Secretary shall notify the unit of 
                general local government and the State agency or 
                agencies designated by the Governor of the acquisition 
                of such title.
                    ``(B) Expression of interest.--Not later than 45 
                days after receiving notification from the Secretary 
                under subparagraph (A), the unit of general local 
                government or designated State agency may submit to the 
                Secretary a preliminary expression of interest in the 
                project. The Secretary may take such actions as may be 
                necessary to require the unit of general local 
                government or designated State agency to substantiate 
                such interest.
                    ``(C) Timely expression of interest.--If the unit 
                of general local government or designated State agency 
                has expressed interest in the project before the 
                expiration of the 45-day period referred to in 
                subparagraph (B), and has substantiated such interest 
                if requested, the Secretary, upon approval of a 
                disposition plan for a project, shall notify the unit 
                of general local government and designated State agency 
                of the terms and conditions of the disposition plan and 
                give the unit of general local government or designated 
                State agency not more than 90 days after the date of 
                such notification to make an offer to purchase the 
                project.
                    ``(D) No timely expression of interest.--If the 
                unit of general local government or designated State 
                agency does not express interest before the expiration 
                of the 45-day period referred to in subparagraph (B), 
                or does not substantiate an expressed interest if 
                requested, the Secretary, upon approval of a 
                disposition plan, may offer the project for sale to any 
                interested person or entity.
            ``(2) Acceptance of offers.--Where the Secretary has given 
        the unit of general local government or designated State agency 
        90 days to make an offer to purchase the project, the Secretary 
        shall accept an offer that complies with the terms and 
        conditions of the disposition plan. The Secretary may accept an 
        offer that does not comply with the terms and conditions of the 
        disposition plan if the Secretary determines that the offer 
        will further the goals specified in subsection (a) by actions 
        that include extension of the duration of low-income 
        affordability restrictions or otherwise restructuring the 
        transaction in a manner that enhances the long-term 
        affordability for low-income persons. The Secretary shall, in 
        particular, have discretion to reduce the initial sales price 
        in exchange for the extension of low-income affordability 
        restrictions beyond the period of assistance contemplated by 
        the attachment of assistance pursuant to subsection (e). If the 
        Secretary and the unit of general local government or 
        designated State agency cannot reach agreement within 90 days, 
        the Secretary may offer the project for sale to the general 
        public.
            ``(3) Purchase by unit of general local government or 
        designated state agency.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
        of law, a unit of general local government (including a public 
        housing agency) or designated State agency may purchase a 
        subsidized or formerly subsidized project in accordance with 
        this subsection.
            ``(4) Applicability.--This subsection shall apply to 
        projects that are acquired on or after the effective date of 
        this subsection. With respect to projects acquired before such 
        effective date, the Secretary may apply--
                    ``(A) the requirements of paragraphs (2) and (3) of 
                section 203(e) as such paragraphs existed immediately 
                before the effective date of this subsection; or
                    ``(B) the requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
                this subsection, if the Secretary gives the unit of 
                general local government or designated State agency--
                            ``(i) 45 days to express interest in the 
                        project; and
                            ``(ii) if the unit of general local 
                        government or designated State agency expresses 
                        interest in the project before the expiration 
                        of the 45-day period, and substantiates such 
                        interest if requested, 90 days from the date of 
                        notification of the terms and conditions of the 
                        disposition plan to make an offer to purchase 
                        the project.
    ``(k) Displacement of Tenants and Relocation Assistance.--
            ``(1) In general.--Whenever tenants will be displaced as a 
        result of the disposition of, or repairs to, a multifamily 
        housing project that is owned by the Secretary (or for which 
        the Secretary is mortgagee in possession), the Secretary shall 
        identify tenants who will be displaced, and shall notify all 
        such tenants of their pending displacement and of any 
        relocation assistance which may be available. In the case of a 
        multifamily housing project that is not owned by the Secretary 
        (and for which the Secretary is not mortgagee in possession), 
        the Secretary shall require the owner of the project to carry 
        out the requirements of this paragraph.
            ``(2) Rights of displaced tenants.--The Secretary shall 
        assure for any such tenant (who continues to meet applicable 
        qualification standards) the right--
                    ``(A) to return, whenever possible, to a repaired 
                unit;
                    ``(B) to occupy a unit in another multifamily 
                housing project owned by the Secretary;
                    ``(C) to obtain housing assistance under the United 
                States Housing Act of 1937; or
                    ``(D) to receive any other available relocation 
                assistance as the Secretary determines to be 
                appropriate.
    ``(l) Mortgage and Project Sales.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may not approve the sale 
        of any loan or mortgage held by the Secretary (including any 
        loan or mortgage owned by the Government National Mortgage 
        Association) on any subsidized project or formerly subsidized 
        project, unless such sale is made as part of a transaction that 
        will ensure that such project will continue to operate at least 
        until the maturity date of such loan or mortgage, in a manner 
        that will provide rental housing on terms at least as 
        advantageous to existing and future tenants as the terms 
        required by the program under which the loan or mortgage was 
        made or insured prior to the assignment of the loan or mortgage 
        on such project to the Secretary.
            ``(2) Sale of certain projects.--The Secretary may not 
        approve the sale of any subsidized project--
                    ``(A) that is subject to a mortgage held by the 
                Secretary; or
                    ``(B) if the sale transaction involves the 
                provision of any additional subsidy funds by the 
                Secretary or a recasting of the mortgage, unless such 
                sale is made as part of a transaction that will ensure 
                that such project will continue to operate at least 
                until the maturity date of the loan or mortgage, in a 
                manner that will provide rental housing on terms at 
                least as advantageous to existing and future tenants as 
                the terms required by the program under which the loan 
                or mortgage was made or insured prior to the proposed 
                sale of the project.
            ``(3) Mortgage sales to state and local governments.--
        Notwithstanding any provision of law that may require 
        competitive sales or bidding, the Secretary may carry out 
        negotiated sales of subsidized or formerly subsidized mortgages 
        held by the Secretary, without the competitive selection of 
        purchasers or intermediaries, to units of general local 
        government or State agencies, or groups of investors that 
        include at least one such unit of general local government or 
        State agency, if the negotiations are conducted with such 
        agencies, except that--
                    ``(A) the terms of any such sale shall include the 
                agreement of the purchasing agency or unit of local 
                government or State agency to act as mortgagee or owner 
                of a beneficial interest in such mortgages, in a manner 
                consistent with maintaining the projects that are 
                subject to such mortgages for occupancy by the general 
                tenant group intended to be served by the applicable 
                mortgage insurance program, including, to the extent 
                the Secretary determines appropriate, authorizing such 
                unit of local government or State agency to enforce the 
                provisions of any regulatory agreement or other program 
                requirements applicable to the related projects; and
                    ``(B) the sales prices for such mortgages shall be, 
                in the determination of the Secretary, the best prices 
                that may be obtained for such mortgages from a unit of 
                general local government or State agency, consistent 
                with the expectation and intention that the projects 
                financed will be retained for use under the applicable 
                mortgage insurance program for the life of the initial 
                mortgage insurance contract.
            ``(4) Sale of mortgages covering unsubsidized projects.--
        Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may 
        sell mortgages held on unsubsidized projects on such terms and 
        conditions as the Secretary may prescribe.
    ``(m) Report to Congress.--Not later than June 1 of each year, the 
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban 
Affairs of the House of Representatives, a report describing the status 
of multifamily housing projects owned by or subject to mortgages held 
by the Secretary, which report shall include--
            ``(1) the name, address, and size of each project;
            ``(2) the nature and date of assignment;
            ``(3) the status of the mortgage;
            ``(4) the physical condition of the project;
            ``(5) an occupancy profile of the project, including the 
        income, family size, and race of current residents as well as 
        the rents paid by such residents;
            ``(6) the proportion of units in a project that are vacant;
            ``(7) the date on which the Secretary became mortgagee in 
        possession;
            ``(8) the date and conditions of any foreclosure sale;
            ``(9) the date of acquisition by the Secretary;
            ``(10) the date and conditions of any property disposition 
        sale;
            ``(11) a description of actions undertaken pursuant to this 
        section, including--
                    ``(A) a comparison of results between actions taken 
                after enactment of the Housing and Community 
                Development Act of 1993 and actions taken in years 
                prior to such enactment;
                    ``(B) a description of any impediments to the 
                disposition or management of multifamily housing 
                projects, together with a recommendation of proposed 
                legislative or regulatory changes designed to 
                ameliorate such impediments;
                    ``(C) a description of actions taken to restructure 
                or commence foreclosure on delinquent multifamily 
                mortgages held by the Department; and
                    ``(D) a description of actions taken to monitor and 
                prevent the default of multifamily housing mortgages 
                held by the Federal Housing Administration;
            ``(12) a description of any of the functions performed in 
        connection with this section that are contracted out to public 
        or private entities or to States, including--
                    ``(A) the costs associated with such delegation;
                    ``(B) the implications of contracting out or 
                delegating such functions for current Department field 
                or regional personnel, including anticipated personnel 
                or work load reductions;
                    ``(C) necessary oversight required by Department 
                personnel, including anticipated personnel hours 
                devoted to such oversight;
                    ``(D) a description of any authority granted to 
                such public or private entities or States in 
                conjunction with the functions that have been delegated 
                or contracted out or that are not otherwise available 
                for use by Department personnel; and
                    ``(E) the extent to which such public or private 
                entities or States include tenants of multifamily 
                housing projects in the disposition planning for such 
                projects;
            ``(13) a description of the activities carried out under 
        subsection (j) during the preceding year; and
            ``(14) a description and assessment of the rules, 
        guidelines, and practices governing the Department's management 
        of multifamily housing projects that are owned by the Secretary 
        (or for which the Secretary is mortgagee in possession) as well 
        as the steps that the Secretary has taken or plans to take to 
        improve the management performance of the Department.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The Secretary shall, by notice published in 
the Federal Register, which shall take effect upon publication, 
establish such requirements as may be necessary to implement the 
amendments made by this section. The notice shall invite public 
comments, and the Secretary shall issue final regulations based on the 
initial notice, taking into account any public comments received.

     TITLE III--IMPROVING GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY

SEC. 3001. CONGRESSIONAL ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM GOALS.

    (a) In General.--Effective on and after January 3, 1997, it shall 
not be in order for either the Senate or the House of Representatives 
to consider any bill or resolution which provides for the authorization 
of appropriations or for the appropriation of funds to an agency, 
unless such bill or resolution specifies for each program activity, one 
or more performance goals for each year covered by such authorization 
or appropriation.
    (b) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the term--
            (1) ``agency'' has the same meaning as such term is defined 
        under section 306(f) of title 5, United States Code; and
            (2) ``program activity'' means a specific activity or 
        project as listed in the program and financing schedules of the 
        annual budget of the United States Government.
    (c) Appropriation Acts.--An appropriation Act may specify a lesser 
amount of a performance goal to be achieved than is provided for by the 
authorizing legislation, but may not change the specific type of goal.
    (d) Waiver.--This section may be waived or suspended in the Senate 
only by the affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members, duly 
chosen and sworn, and in the House of Representatives only by the 
affirmative vote of a majority of the Members voting.
    (e) Rulemaking Power of Congress.--The provisions of this section 
are enacted by the Congress--
            (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate 
        and the House of Representatives and as such shall be 
        considered as part of the rules of each House, and shall 
        supersede other rules only to the extent that they are 
        inconsistent therewith; and
            (2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of 
        either House to change the rules (so far as they relate to the 
        procedures of that House) at any time, in the same manner, and 
        to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of that 
        House.

SEC. 3002. PERIODIC STEP INCREASES FOR EMPLOYEES ONLY FOR PERIODS OF 
              ACCEPTABLE LEVEL OF COMPETENCE.

    Section 5335(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended in the 
matter following paragraph (3)--
            (1) in subparagraph (A) by striking out ``and'' after the 
        semicolon;
            (2) in subparagraph (B) by striking out the period and 
        inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon and ``and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end thereof the following new 
        subparagraph:
                    ``(C) each period of calendar weeks described under 
                paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) shall be increased by the 
                total number of calendar weeks within such period that 
                the work of the employee is not of an acceptable level 
                of competence as determined by the head of the 
                agency.''.

SEC. 3003. USE OF INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE RATINGS IN ORDER OF RETENTION 
              DURING A REDUCTION IN FORCE.

    Section 3502 of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence of subsection (a) by inserting 
        ``, in accordance with subsection (f),'' after ``give due 
        effect''; and
            (2) by adding after subsection (e) the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(f) In prescribing regulations under the provisions of subsection 
(a), the efficiency or performance ratings of employees described under 
paragraph (4) of such subsection shall be a more significant factor in 
the retention of employees than the following considered as a single 
factor:
            ``(1) Tenure of employment described under paragraph (1) of 
        such subsection.
            ``(2) Length of service described under paragraph (3) of 
        such subsection.''.

SEC. 3004. COMPREHENSIVE FEDERAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS.

    The Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board shall submit a 
recommendation for comprehensive and uniform Federal accounting and 
financial standards to the Congress and the President not later than 
December 31, 1994.

SEC. 3005. ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORTS.

    (a) Section 3515 of title 31, United States Code, is amended to 
read as follows:
``Sec. 3515. Financial statements of agencies
    ``(a) Not later than March 1 of 1997 and each year thereafter, the 
head of each executive agency identified in section 901(b) of this 
title shall prepare and submit to the Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget an audited financial statement for the preceding 
fiscal year, covering all accounts and associated activities of each 
office, bureau, and activity of the agency.
    ``(b) Each audited financial statement of an executive agency under 
this section shall reflect--
            ``(1) the overall financial position of the offices, 
        bureaus, and activities covered by the statement, including 
        assets and liabilities thereof; and
            ``(2) results of operations of those offices, bureaus, and 
        activities.
    ``(c) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall 
prescribe the form and content of the financial statements of executive 
agencies under this section, consistent with applicable accounting 
principles, standards, and requirements.
    ``(d) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget may waive 
the application of all or part of subsection (a).
    ``(e) Not later than March 1 of 1996, the head of each Executive 
agency identified in section 901(b) of this title and designated by the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall prepare and 
submit to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget an 
audited financial statement for the preceding fiscal year, covering all 
accounts and associated activities of each office, bureau, and activity 
of the agency.
    ``(f) Not later than March 31 of 1994, 1995, and, for Executive 
agencies not designated by the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget under subsection (e), 1996, the head of each Executive agency 
identified in section 901(b) of this title shall prepare and submit to 
the Director of the Office of Management and Budget a financial 
statement for the preceding fiscal year, covering--
            ``(1) each revolving fund and trust fund of the agency; and
            ``(2) to the extent practicable, the accounts of each 
        office, bureau, and activity of the agency which performed 
        substantial commercial functions during the preceding fiscal 
        year.
    ``(g) for purposes of subsection (f), the term `commercial 
functions' includes buying and leasing of real estate, providing 
insurance, making loans and loan guarantees, and other credit programs 
and any activity involving the provision of a service or thing for 
which a fee, royalty, rent, or other charge is imposed by an agency for 
services and things of value it provides.''.
    (b) Subsection 3521(f) of title 31, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows:
    ``(f)(1) For each audited financial statement required under 
subsections (a) and (e) of section 3515 of this title, the person who 
audits the statement for purpose of subsection (e) of this section 
shall submit a report on the audit to the head of the agency. A report 
under this subsection shall be prepared in accordance with generally 
accepted government auditing standards.
    ``(2) Not later than June 30 following the fiscal year for which a 
financial statement is submitted under subsection (f) of section 3515 
of this title, the person who audits the statement for purpose of 
subsection (e) of this section shall submit a report on the audit to 
the head of the agency. A report under this subsection shall be 
prepared in accordance with generally accepted government auditing 
standards.''.

SEC. 3006. DETERRENCE OF FRAUD AND ABUSE IN FECA PROGRAM.

    (a) Section 8102 of title 5, United States Code, is amended to 
redesignate subsection (b) as subsection (c), and to add the following 
new subsection (b):
    ``(b) An individual convicted of a violation of 18 U.S.C. 1920, as 
amended, or of any other fraud related to the application for or 
receipt of benefits under subchapter I or III of chapter 81 of title 5, 
shall forfeit, as of the date of the conviction, all entitlement to any 
prospective benefits provided by subchapter I or III for any injury 
occurring on or before the date of the conviction. Such a forfeiture of 
benefits shall be in addition to any action the Secretary may take 
under section 8106 or 8129 of title 5, United States Code.''.
    (b) Section 8116 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
adding the following new subsection (e):
    ``(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, no 
benefits under sections 8105 or 8106 of this subchapter shall be paid 
or provided to any individual during any period during which such 
individual is confined in a jail, prison, or other penal institution or 
correctional facility, pursuant to that individual's conviction of an 
offense that constituted a felony under applicable law, except where 
such individual has one or more dependents within the meaning of 
section 8110 of this subchapter, in which case the Secretary may, 
during the period of incarceration, pay to such dependents a percentage 
of the benefits that would have been payable to such individual 
computed according to the percentages set forth in section 8133(a) (1)-
(5) of this subchapter.''.
    (c) Section 8116 of title 5, United States Code, is further amended 
by adding the following new subsection (f):
    ``(f) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 552a of this title, 
or any other provision of Federal or State law, any agency of the 
United States Government or of any State (or political subdivision 
thereof) shall make available to the Secretary, upon written request, 
the names and Social Security account numbers of individuals who are 
confined in a jail, prison or other penal institution or correctional 
facility under the jurisdiction of such agency, pursuant to such 
individuals' conviction of an offense that constituted a felony under 
applicable law, which the Secretary may require to carry out the 
provisions of this subsection.''.
    (d) Section 1920 of title 18, United States Code, is amended to 
read as follows: ``Whoever knowingly and willfully falsifies, conceals, 
or covers up a material fact, or makes a false, fictitious, or 
fraudulent statement or representation, or makes or uses a false 
statement or report knowing the same to contain any false, fictitious 
or fraudulent statement or entry in connection with the application for 
or receipt of compensation or other benefit or payment under subchapter 
I or III of chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, shall be 
punished by a fine of not more than $250,000, or by imprisonment for 
not more than five years, or both.''.
    (e) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the amendments 
made by this section shall be effective on the date of enactment and 
shall apply to actions taken on or after the date of enactment both 
with respect to claims filed before the day of enactment and with 
respect to claims filed after such date.
    (f) The amendments made by subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this 
section shall be effective on the date of enactment and shall apply to 
any person convicted or imprisoned on or after the date of enactment.
    (g) The amendment made by subsection (d) of this section shall be 
effective on the date of enactment and shall apply to any claim, 
statement, representation, report, or other written document made or 
submitted in connection with a claim filed under subchapter I or III of 
chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code.

SEC. 3007. ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS TO REDUCE FEDERAL 
              PERSONNEL.

    Notwithstanding any provision of law that limits the authority of 
the head of a department or agency to reduce the number of employees or 
positions in such department or agency to a number specified in statute 
or specifically determined by a provision of a statute, the head of a 
department or agency may reduce the employees or positions within such 
department or agency consistent with the provisions of title 5, United 
States Code.

              TITLE IV--IMPROVING THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS

SEC. 4001. LINE-ITEM VETO.

    The Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 is 
amended by adding at the end thereof the following new title:

 ``TITLE XI--TAX EXPENDITURE AND LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS LINE ITEM 
                                  VETO

    ``legislative appropriations and tax expenditure line item veto 
                     separate enrollment authority

    ``Sec. 1101. (a) Separate Enrollment.--
            ``(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when--
                    ``(A) any general or special appropriation bill or 
                any bill or joint resolution making supplemental, 
                deficiency, or continuing appropriations; or
                    ``(B) any revenue bill containing a tax expenditure 
                provision,
        passes both Houses of the Congress in the same form, the 
        Secretary of the Senate (in the case of a bill or joint 
        resolution originating in the Senate) or the Clerk of the House 
        of Representatives (in the case of a bill or joint resolution 
        originating in the House of Representatives) shall cause the 
        enrolling clerk of such House to enroll each item of 
        appropriation or tax expenditure provision of such bill or 
        joint resolution as a separate bill or joint resolution, as the 
        case may be.
            ``(2) A bill or joint resolution that is required to be 
        enrolled pursuant to paragraph (1)--
                    ``(A) shall be enrolled without substantive 
                revision;
                    ``(B) shall conform in style and form to the 
                applicable provisions of chapter 2 of title 1, United 
                States Code (as such provisions are in effect on the 
                date of the enactment of this title); and
                    ``(C) shall bear the designation of the measure of 
                which it was an item of appropriation or tax 
                expenditure provision prior to such enrollment, 
                together with such other designation as may be 
                necessary to distinguish such bill or joint resolution 
                from other bills or joint resolutions enrolled pursuant 
                to paragraph (1) with respect to the same measure.
    ``(b) Preparation and Presentment.--A bill or joint resolution 
enrolled pursuant to subsection (a)(1) with respect to an item of 
appropriation or tax expenditure provision shall be deemed to be a bill 
under clauses 2 and 3 of section 7 of article 1 of the Constitution of 
the United States and shall be signed by the presiding officers of both 
Houses of the Congress and presented to the President for approval or 
disapproval (and otherwise treated for all purposes) in the manner 
provided for bills and joint resolutions generally.
    ``(c) Definitions.--For purposes of this title--
            ``(1) the term `item of appropriation' means any numbered 
        section and any unnumbered paragraph of--
                    ``(A) any general or special appropriation bill; 
                and
                    ``(B) any bill or joint resolution making 
                supplemental, deficiency, or continuing appropriations; 
                and
            ``(2) the term `tax expenditure provision' means a division 
        of a bill that amends current law or is free standing and that 
        is scored by the Joint Committee on Taxation as losing revenue 
        over the 5-year period after the provision takes effect.''.

SEC. 4002. SUNSET OF NEW PROGRAM AUTHORIZATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Rule XVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate is 
amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph:
    ``9. On a point of order made by any Senator, no appropriations 
bill or amendment thereto shall be received or considered if it 
contains a provision making an appropriation that has not been 
previously authorized by law within the 5 years preceding the date of 
receipt or consideration.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on the first day of the second regular session of the 104th 
Congress.

SEC. 4003. SCORING OF EMERGENCIES.

    Section 606(d)(2) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is 
amended by striking ``251(b)(2)(C), 251(b)(2)(D), and 252(e)'' and 
inserting ``and 251(b)(2)(C)''.

                          TITLE V--ENFORCEMENT

SEC. 5001. DEDICATION OF SAVINGS TO DEFICIT REDUCTION.

    (a) Direct Spending.--None of the changes in direct spending and 
receipts resulting from this Act shall be reflected in estimates under 
section 252(d) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985.
    (b) Discretionary Spending.--Upon the enactment of this Act, the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall make downward 
adjustments in the discretionary spending limits (new budget authority 
and outlays), as adjusted, set forth in 601(a)(2) of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974 for each of fiscal years 1994 through 1999 as 
follows:
            (1) For fiscal year 1994, reduce new budget authority by 
        $7,337,000,000 and reduce outlays by $3,183,000,000.
            (2) For fiscal year 1995, reduce new budget authority by 
        $9,801,000,000 and reduce outlays by $8,707,000,000.
            (3) For fiscal year 1996, reduce new budget authority by 
        $12,479,000,000 and reduce outlays by $11,204,000,000.
            (4) For fiscal year 1997, reduce new budget authority by 
        $13,090,000,000 and reduce outlays by $12,738,000,000.
            (5) For fiscal year 1998, reduce new budget authority by 
        $13,698,000,000 and reduce outlays by $13,121,000,000.
    (c) Section 602 Allocations.--
            (1) House appropriations committee.--The allocations in 
        effect under section 602(a)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act 
        of 1974 for fiscal year 1994 for the Committee on 
        Appropriations of the House of Representatives are reduced by 
        $3,183,000,000 in outlays and by $7,337,000,000 in budget 
        authority.
            (2) Senate appropriations committee.--The allocations in 
        effect under section 602(a)(2) of the Congressional Budget Act 
        of 1974 for fiscal year 1994 for the Committee on 
        Appropriations of the Senate are reduced by $3,183,000,000 in 
        outlays and by $7,337,000,000 in budget authority.
            (3) Suballocations.--Each Committee on Appropriations is 
        authorized and directed to immediately adjust its 
        suballocations among its subcommittees for fiscal year 1994 to 
        reflect the lower allocations provided by subsection (a) in a 
        manner that accurately reflects the changes in law made by this 
        Act and promptly report to its House of Congress suballocations 
        revised under this subsection.
            (4) Effect.--The allocations and suballocations as adjusted 
        by this section shall be deemed to be allocations made under 
        section 602(a)(1) and suballocations made under section 
        602(b)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
            (5) Section 601.--Section 601(a)(2) of the Congressional 
        Budget Act of 1974 is amended by inserting ``or as adjusted 
        pursuant to subsection (b) of the Government Downsizing 
        Performance and Accountability Act of 1994'' before the period 
        at the end.

SEC. 5002. ESTABLISHMENT OF A DEFENSE FIREWALL.

    (a) Category.--Section 250(c)(4)(B) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended to read as follows:
                    ``(B) For fiscal years 1994 through 1998, any of 
                the following subsets of discretionary appropriations: 
                defense or nondefense. New accounts or activities shall 
                be categorized in consultation with the Committees on 
                Appropriations and the Budget of the House of 
                Representatives and the Senate.''.
    (b) Discretionary Spending.--Section 601(a)(2) of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974 is amended by striking subparagraphs (D), (E), and 
(F) and inserting the following:
                    ``(D) with respect to fiscal year 1994--
                            ``(i) for the defense category: 
                        $262,366,000,000 in new budget authority and 
                        $277,843,000,000 in outlays; and
                            ``(ii) for the nondefense category: 
                        $250,811,000,000 in new budget authority and 
                        $264,763,000,000 in outlays;
                    ``(E) with respect to fiscal year 1995--
                            ``(i) for the defense category: 
                        $264,926,000,000 in new budget authority and 
                        $274,953,000,000 in outlays; and
                            ``(ii) for the nondefense category: 
                        $252,472,000,000 in new budget authority and 
                        $265,545,000,000 in outlays;
                    ``(F) with respect to fiscal year 1996--
                            ``(i) for the defense category: 
                        $256,440,000,000 in new budget authority and 
                        $268,043,000,000 in outlays; and
                            ``(ii) for the nondefense category: 
                        $262,702,000,000 in new budget authority and 
                        $279,690,000,000 in outlays;
                    ``(G) with respect to fiscal year 1997--
                            ``(i) for the defense category: 
                        $250,692,000,000 in new budget authority and 
                        $251,910,000,000 in outlays; and
                            ``(ii) for the nondefense category: 
                        $277,387,000,000 in new budget authority and 
                        $295,592,000,000 in outlays; and
                    ``(H) with respect to fiscal year 1998--
                            ``(i) for the defense category: 
                        $256,481,000,000 in new budget authority and 
                        $255,393,000,000 in outlays; and
                            ``(ii) for the nondefense category: 
                        $274,158,000,000 in new budget authority and 
                        $292,482,000,000 in outlays.''.

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