[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1707 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1707

  Making interim emergency supplemental appropriations for immediate 
  needs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 22, 1997

   Mr. Obey introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the 
 Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
   each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
                jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
  Making interim emergency supplemental appropriations for immediate 
  needs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to provide interim emergency 
supplemental appropriations for immediate needs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes, namely:

  TITLE I--INTERIM EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR RECOVERY 
            FROM NATURAL DISASTERS AND OVERSEAS PEACEKEEPING

                               CHAPTER 1

                    DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--MILITARY

                       Operation and Maintenance

             Overseas Contingency Operations Transfer Fund

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For an additional amount for ``Overseas Contingency Operations 
Transfer Fund'', $500,000,000: Provided, That the Secretary of Defense 
may transfer these funds only to Department of Defense operation and 
maintenance accounts: Provided further, That the funds transferred 
shall be merged with and shall be available for the same purposes and 
for the same time period, as the appropriation to which transferred: 
Provided further, That the transfer authority provided in this 
paragraph is in addition to any other transfer authority available to 
the Department of Defense: Provided further, That such amount is 
designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985, as amended.

                     GENERAL PROVISIONS, CHAPTER 1

                             (rescissions)

    Sec. 101. Of the funds provided in the Department of Defense 
Appropriations Act, 1997 (as contained in section 101(b) of Public Law 
104-208), amounts are hereby rescinded from the following accounts in 
the specified amounts to reflect savings from revised economic 
assumptions (with each such reduction to be applied proportionally to 
each budget activity, activity group, and subactivity group within each 
such account):
            ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'', $19,000,000.
            ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy'', $24,000,000.
            ``Operation and Maintenance, Air Force'', $18,000,000.
            ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'', $8,000,000.
            ``Aircraft Procurement, Army'', $8,000,000.
            ``Aircraft Procurement, Navy'', $12,000,000.
            ``Aircraft Procurement, Air Force'', $11,000,000.

                              (rescission)

    Sec. 102. Of the funds provided in the Department of Defense 
Appropriations Act, 1997 (as contained in section 101(b) of Public Law 
104-208), amounts related to foreign currency are hereby rescinded from 
the following accounts in the specific amounts, except as otherwise 
provided by law, to reflect savings from revised foreign currency 
exchange rates:
            ``Military Personnel, Army'', $37,000,000.
            ``Military Personnel, Navy'', $9,000,000.
            ``Military Personnel, Air Force'', $12,000,000.
            ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'', $75,000,000.
            ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy'', $15,000,000.
            ``Operation and Maintenance, Air Force'', $50,000,000.
            ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'', $2,000,000.

                             (rescissions)

    Sec. 103. Of the funds provided in previous Department of Defense 
Appropriations Acts, amounts only associated with unobligated balances 
to expire at the end of the current fiscal year are hereby rescinded 
from the following accounts in the specified amounts:
            ``Aircraft Procurement, Army, 1995/1997'', $1,000,000.
            ``Missile Procurement, Army, 1995/1997'', $2,000,000.
            ``Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army, 
        1995/1997'', $2,000,000.
            ``Other Procurement, Army, 1995/1997'', $1,000,000.
            ``Aircraft Procurement, Navy, 1995/1997'', $34,000,000.
            ``Weapons Procurement, Navy, 1995/1997'', $16,000,000.
            ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 1995/1997'', 
        $10,000,000.
            ``Aircraft Procurement, Air Force, 1995/1997'', 
        $34,000,000.
            ``Procurement, Defense-Wide, 1995/1997'', $8,000,000.
            ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army, 1996/
        1997'', $4,000,000.
            ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy, 1996/
        1997'', $4,000,000.
            ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force, 
        1996/1997'', $28,000,000.
            ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide, 
        1996/1997'', $46,000,000.

                               CHAPTER 2

     SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG 
                  ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

                          Farm Service Agency

                     emergency conservation program

    For an additional amount for ``Emergency Conservation Program'' for 
expenses, including carcass removal, resulting from flooding and other 
natural disasters, $29,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That such amount is designated by Congress as an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                   Commodity Credit Corporation Fund

                  disaster reserve assistance program

    Effective only for losses in the fiscal year beginning October 1, 
1996, through the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary may use 
up to $50,000,000 from proceeds earned from the sale of grain in the 
disaster reserve established in the Agricultural Act of 1970 
to implement a livestock indemnity program for losses from natural 
disasters subject to a Presidential or Secretarial declaration in a 
manner similar to catastrophic loss coverage available for other 
commodities under 7 U.S.C. 1508(b): Provided, That in administering a 
program described in the preceding sentence, the Secretary shall, to 
the extent practicable, utilize gross income and payment limitations 
conditions established for the Disaster Reserve Assistance Program for 
the 1996 crop year: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, beginning on October 1, 1997, grain in the disaster 
reserve established in the Agricultural Act of 1970 shall not exceed 20 
million bushels: Provided further, That the entire amount is designated 
by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985, as amended.

                 Natural Resources Conservation Service

               watershed and flood prevention operations

    For an additional amount for ``Watershed and Flood Prevention 
Operations'' to repair damages to the waterways and watersheds, 
including debris removal that would not be authorized under the 
Emergency Watershed Program, resulting from flooding and other natural 
disasters, including those in prior years, $30,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That such amount is designated by 
Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(d)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further, That none of the funds 
provided under this heading shall be used for the salmon memorandum of 
understanding.

                       Food and Consumer Service

special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children 
                                 (wic)

    For an additional amount for the Special Supplemental Nutrition 
Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) as authorized by section 
17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, as amended (42 U.S.C. et seq.), 
$20,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 1998: Provided, 
That the Secretary shall allocate such funds through the existing 
formula or, notwithstanding section 17 (g), (h), or (i) of such Act and 
the regulations promulgated thereunder, such other means as the 
Secretary deems necessary.

                               CHAPTER 3

   SUBCOMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, JUSTICE, AND STATE, THE JUDICIARY, AND 
                            RELATED AGENCIES

                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

                  Economic Development Administration

                economic development assistance programs

    For an additional amount for ``Economic Development Assistance 
Programs'' for emergency infrastructure expenses and the capitalization 
of revolving loan funds related to recent flooding and other natural 
disasters, $25,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That the entire amount is designated by Congress as an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                               CHAPTER 4

              SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT

                      DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--CIVIL

                         DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

                       Corps of Engineers--Civil

                 flood control and coastal emergencies

    For an additional amount for ``Flood Control and Coastal 
Emergencies'' due to flooding and other natural disasters, $71,000,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That the entire amount is 
designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985, as amended.

                               CHAPTER 5

DEPARTMENTS OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND 
                          INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

              DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

                   Community Planning and Development

                community development block grants fund

    For an additional amount for ``Community development block grants 
fund'' as authorized under title I of the Housing and Community 
Development Act of 1974, $100,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2000, for use only for buyouts, relocation, long-term 
recovery, and mitigation in communities affected by the flooding in the 
upper Midwest and other disasters in fiscal year 1997 and such natural 
disasters designated 30 days prior to the start of fiscal year 1997, 
except those activities reimbursable or for which funds are made 
available by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Small 
Business Administration, or the Army Corps of Engineers: Provided, 
That, in administering these amounts, the Secretary may waive, or 
specify alternative requirements for, any provision of any statute or 
regulation that the Secretary administers in connection with the 
obligation by the Secretary or the use by the recipient of these funds, 
except for statutory requirements related to civil rights, fair housing 
and non-discrimination, the environment, and labor standards, upon a 
finding that such waiver is required to facilitate the use of such 
funds, and would not be inconsistent with the overall purpose of the 
statute: Provided further, That the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development shall publish a notice in the Federal Register governing 
the use of community development block grants funds in conjunction with 
any program administered by the Director of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency for buyouts for structures in disaster areas: 
Provided further, That for any funds under this head used for buyouts 
in conjunction with any program administered by the Director of the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency, each State or unit of general 
local government requesting funds from the Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development for buyouts shall submit a plan to the Secretary 
which must be approved by the Secretary as consistent with the 
requirements of this program: Provided further, That the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban development and the Director of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency shall submit quarterly reports to the House and 
Senate Committees on Appropriations on all disbursements and uses of 
funds for or associated with buyouts: Provided further, That the 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may waive, on a case by-
case-basis and upon such other terms as the Secretary may specify, in 
whole or in part, the requirements that activities benefit persons of 
low- and moderate-income pursuant to section 122 of the Housing and 
Community Development Act of 1974, and may waive, in whole or in part, 
the requirements that housing qualify as affordable housing pursuant to 
section 290 of the HOME Investment Partnerships Act: Provided further, 
That the entire amount made available under this head is designated by 
the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985, as amended.

                           INDEPENDENT AGENCY

                  Federal Emergency Management Agency

                            disaster relief

    For an additional amount of ``Disaster relief'', $225,000,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That the entire amount is 
designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985, as amended.

                   TITLE II--RESCISSIONS AND OFFSETS

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

                        Office of the Secretary

                         fund for rural america

    Of the funds provided on January 1, 1997, for section 793 of Public 
Law 104-127, Fund for Rural America, not more than $80,000,000 shall be 
available.

                      Foreign Agricultural Service

                             export credit

    None of the funds made available in the Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 1997, Public Law 104-180, may be used to pay the 
salaries and expenses of personnel to carry out a combined program for 
export credit guarantees, supplier credit guarantees, and emerging 
democracies facilities guarantees at a level which exceeds 
$3,500,000,000.

                       export enhancement program

    None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in 
Public Law 104-180 shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses of 
personnel to carry out an export enhancement program if the aggregate 
amount of funds and/or commodities under such program exceeds 
$10,000,000.

              DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

                            Housing Programs

               Annual Contributions for Assisted Housing

                              (rescission)

    Of the amounts recaptured under this heading during fiscal year 
1997 and prior years, with the exception of the recaptures specified in 
section 214 of Public Law 104-204, $441,000,000 are rescinded: 
Provided, That of this amount, the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development shall recapture $191,000,000 in amounts heretofore made 
available to housing agencies for tenant-based assistance under the 
Section 8 existing housing certificate and housing voucher programs (42 
U.S.C. 1437f and 1437f(o) respectively): Provided further, That the 
foregoing recaptures shall be from amounts in the annual contributions 
contract (ACC) reserve accounts established and maintained by HUD.

                 TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISION, THIS ACT

    Sec. 301. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall 
remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless 
expressly so provided herein.
    This Act may be cited as the ``Interim Emergency Supplemental 
Appropriations Act of 1997''.
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