[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
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[H.R. 2158 Public Print (PP)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2158


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 23, 1997

    Ordered to be printed with the amendments of the Senate numbered

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                                 AN ACT


 
   Making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and 
  Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, 
   commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending 
              September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
(1)<DELETED>That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money 
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Departments of 
Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry 
independent agencies, commissions, corporations, and offices for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes, namely:

                       <DELETED>TITLE I</DELETED>

           <DELETED>DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS</DELETED>

          <DELETED>Veterans Benefits Administration</DELETED>

              <DELETED>compensation and pensions</DELETED>

           <DELETED>(including transfers of funds)</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For the payment of compensation benefits to or on behalf 
of veterans and a pilot program for disability examinations as 
authorized by law (38 U.S.C. 107, chapters 11, 13, 18, 51, 53, 55, and 
61); pension benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by law 
(38 U.S.C. chapters 15, 51, 53, 55, and 61; 92 Stat. 2508); and burial 
benefits, emergency and other officers' retirement pay, adjusted-
service credits and certificates, payment of premiums due on commercial 
life insurance policies guaranteed under the provisions of Article IV 
of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940, as amended, and 
for other benefits as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. 107, 1312, 1977, and 
2106, chapters 23, 51, 53, 55, and 61; 50 U.S.C. App. 540-548; 43 Stat. 
122, 123; 45 Stat. 735; 76 Stat. 1198); $19,932,997,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That not to exceed $26,380,000 of 
the amount appropriated shall be reimbursed to ``General operating 
expenses'' and ``Medical care'' for necessary expenses in implementing 
those provisions authorized in the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 
1990, and in the Veterans' Benefits Act of 1992 (38 U.S.C. chapters 51, 
53, and 55), the funding source for which is specifically provided as 
the ``Compensation and pensions'' appropriation: Provided further, That 
such sums as may be earned on an actual qualifying patient basis, shall 
be reimbursed to ``Medical facilities revolving fund'' to augment the 
funding of individual medical facilities for nursing home care provided 
to pensioners as authorized by the Veterans' Benefits Act of 1992 (38 
U.S.C. chapter 55).</DELETED>

                <DELETED>readjustment benefits</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation 
benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 
chapters 21, 30, 31, 34, 35, 36, 39, 51, 53, 55, and 61, 
$1,366,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
funds shall be available to pay any court order, court award or any 
compromise settlement arising from litigation involving the vocational 
training program authorized by section 18 of Public Law 98-77, as 
amended.</DELETED>

         <DELETED>veterans insurance and indemnities</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For military and naval insurance, national service life 
insurance, servicemen's indemnities, service-disabled veterans 
insurance, and veterans mortgage life insurance as authorized by 38 
U.S.C. chapter 19; 70 Stat. 887; 72 Stat. 487, $51,360,000, to remain 
available until expended.</DELETED>

        <DELETED>veterans housing benefit program fund program 
                           account</DELETED>

            <DELETED>(including transfer of funds)</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, such sums as 
may be necessary to carry out the program, as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 
chapter 37, as amended: Provided, That such costs, including the cost 
of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That 
during fiscal year 1998, within the resources available, not to exceed 
$300,000 in gross obligations for direct loans are authorized for 
specially adapted housing loans.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the 
direct and guaranteed loan programs, $160,437,000, which may be 
transferred to and merged with the appropriation for ``General 
operating expenses''.</DELETED>

         <DELETED>education loan fund program account</DELETED>

            <DELETED>(including transfer of funds)</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For the cost of direct loans, $1,000, as authorized by 38 
U.S.C. 3698, as amended: Provided, That such costs, including the cost 
of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That 
these funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the 
principal amount of direct loans not to exceed $3,000.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 
carry out the direct loan program, $200,000; which may be transferred 
to and merged with the appropriation for ``General operating 
expenses''.</DELETED>

   <DELETED>vocational rehabilitation loans program account</DELETED>

            <DELETED>(including transfer of funds)</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For the cost of direct loans, $44,000, as authorized by 38 
U.S.C. chapter 31, as amended: Provided, That such costs, including the 
cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That 
these funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the 
principal amount of direct loans not to exceed $2,278,000.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 
carry out the direct loan program, $388,000, which may be transferred 
to and merged with the appropriation for ``General operating 
expenses''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>native american veteran housing loan program account</DELETED>

            <DELETED>(including transfer of funds)</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan 
program authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter 37, subchapter V, as amended, 
$515,000, which may be transferred to and merged with the appropriation 
for ``General operating expenses''.</DELETED>

           <DELETED>Veterans Health Administration</DELETED>

                    <DELETED>medical care</DELETED>

            <DELETED>(including transfer of funds)</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For necessary expenses for the maintenance and operation 
of hospitals, nursing homes, and domiciliary facilities; for 
furnishing, as authorized by law, inpatient and outpatient care and 
treatment to beneficiaries of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
including care and treatment in facilities not under the jurisdiction 
of the Department; and furnishing recreational facilities, supplies, 
and equipment; funeral, burial, and other expenses incidental thereto 
for beneficiaries receiving care in the Department; administrative 
expenses in support of planning, design, project management, real 
property acquisition and disposition, construction and renovation of 
any facility under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department; 
oversight, engineering and architectural activities not charged to 
project cost; repairing, altering, improving or providing facilities in 
the several hospitals and homes under the jurisdiction of the 
Department, not otherwise provided for, either by contract or by the 
hire of temporary employees and purchase of materials; uniforms or 
allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; aid to State 
homes as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 1741; administrative and legal 
expenses of the Department for collecting and recovering amounts owed 
the Department as authorized under 38 U.S.C. chapter 17, and the 
Federal Medical Care Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. 2651 et seq.; and not to 
exceed $8,000,000 to fund cost comparison studies as referred to in 38 
U.S.C. 8110(a)(5); $16,958,846,000 (increased by $48,000,000), plus 
reimbursements: Provided, That of the funds made available under this 
heading, $565,000,000 is for the equipment and land and structures 
object classifications only, which amount shall not become available 
for obligation until August 1, 1998, and shall remain available until 
September 30, 1999: Provided further, That funds under this heading 
shall be available for medical examinations required for benefits 
claims under title 38, United States Code: Provided further, That of 
the amount made available under this heading, not to exceed $5,000,000 
shall be for a study on the cost-effectiveness of contracting with 
local hospitals in East Central Florida for the provision of non-
emergent inpatient health care needs of veterans.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    In addition, contingent on enactment of legislation 
establishing the Medical Collections Fund, such sums as may be derived 
pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 1729(g) shall be deposited to such Fund and may 
be transferred to this account, to remain available until expended for 
the purposes of this account.</DELETED>

           <DELETED>medical and prosthetic research</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For necessary expenses in carrying out programs of medical 
and prosthetic research and development as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 
chapter 73, to remain available until September 30, 1999, $267,000,000 
(increased by $25,000,000), plus reimbursements: Provided, That of the 
funds made available under this heading, $20,000,000 (increased by 
$5,000,000) shall be for medical research relating to Gulf War 
Illnesses afflicting Persian Gulf Veterans.</DELETED>

      <DELETED>medical administration and miscellaneous operating 
                           expenses</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For necessary expenses in the administration of the 
medical, hospital, nursing home, domiciliary, construction, supply, and 
research activities, as authorized by law; administrative expenses in 
support of planning, design, project management, architectural, 
engineering, real property acquisition and disposition, construction 
and renovation of any facility under the jurisdiction or for the use of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs, including site acquisition; 
engineering and architectural activities not charged to project cost; 
and research and development in building construction technology; 
$60,160,000, plus reimbursements.</DELETED>

          <DELETED>general post fund, national homes</DELETED>

            <DELETED>(including transfer of funds)</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For the cost of direct loans, $7,000, as authorized by 
Public Law 102-54, section 8, which shall be transferred from the 
``General post fund'': Provided, That such costs, including the cost of 
modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That 
these funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the 
principal amount of direct loans not to exceed $70,000.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the 
direct loan programs, $54,000, which shall be transferred from the 
``General post fund'', as authorized by Public Law 102-54, section 
8.</DELETED>

             <DELETED>Departmental Administration</DELETED>

             <DELETED>general operating expenses</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For necessary operating expenses of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, not otherwise provided for, including uniforms or 
allowances therefor; not to exceed $25,000 for official reception and 
representation expenses; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and 
reimbursement of the General Services Administration for security guard 
services, and the Department of Defense for the cost of overseas 
employee mail; $853,385,000: Provided, That funds under this heading 
shall be available to administer the Service Members Occupational 
Conversion and Training Act: Provided further, That funds under this 
heading shall be available for the conduct of medical examinations 
requested by the Veterans Benefits Administration in connection with 
claims for benefits under title 38, United States Code: Provided 
further, That none of the funds made available under this heading may 
be used for the relocation of the loan guaranty divisions of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in St. Petersburg, 
Florida to the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in 
Atlanta, Georgia.</DELETED>

              <DELETED>national cemetery system</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For necessary expenses for the maintenance and operation 
of the National Cemetery System, not otherwise provided for, including 
uniforms or allowances therefor; cemeterial expenses as authorized by 
law; purchase of three passenger motor vehicles for use in cemeterial 
operations; and hire of passenger motor vehicles, 
$84,183,000.</DELETED>

             <DELETED>office of inspector general</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, 
$31,013,000.</DELETED>

            <DELETED>construction, major projects</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For constructing, altering, extending and improving any of 
the facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs, or for any of the purposes set forth in sections 
316, 2404, 2406, 8102, 8103, 8106, 8108, 8109, 8110, and 8122 of title 
38, United States Code, including planning, architectural and 
engineering services, maintenance or guarantee period services costs 
associated with equipment guarantees provided under the project, 
services of claims analysts, offsite utility and storm drainage system 
construction costs, and site acquisition, where the estimated cost of a 
project is $4,000,000 or more or where funds for a project were made 
available in a previous major project appropriation, $159,600,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That except for advance 
planning of projects funded through the advance planning fund and the 
design of projects funded through the design fund, none of these funds 
shall be used for any project which has not been considered and 
approved by the Congress in the budgetary process: Provided further, 
That funds provided in this appropriation for fiscal year 1998, for 
each approved project shall be obligated (1) by the awarding of a 
construction documents contract by September 30, 1998, and (2) by the 
awarding of a construction contract by September 30, 1999: Provided 
further, That the Secretary shall promptly report in writing to the 
Comptroller General and to the Committees on Appropriations any 
approved major construction project in which obligations are not 
incurred within the time limitations established above; and the 
Comptroller General shall review the report in accordance with the 
procedures established by section 1015 of the Impoundment Control Act 
of 1974 (title X of Public Law 93-344): Provided further, That no funds 
from any other account except the ``Parking revolving fund'', may be 
obligated for constructing, altering, extending, or improving a project 
which was approved in the budget process and funded in this account 
until one year after substantial completion and beneficial occupancy by 
the Department of Veterans Affairs of the project or any part thereof 
with respect to that part only.</DELETED>

            <DELETED>construction, minor projects</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For constructing, altering, extending, and improving any 
of the facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, including planning, architectural and 
engineering services, maintenance or guarantee period services costs 
associated with equipment guarantees provided under the project, 
services of claims analysts, offsite utility and storm drainage system 
construction costs, and site acquisition, or for any of the purposes 
set forth in sections 316, 2404, 2406, 8102, 8103, 8106, 8108, 8109, 
8110, and 8122 of title 38, United States Code, where the estimated 
cost of a project is less than $4,000,000; $176,500,000, to remain 
available until expended, along with unobligated balances of previous 
``Construction, minor projects'' appropriations which are hereby made 
available for any project where the estimated cost is less than 
$4,000,000: Provided, That funds in this account shall be available for 
(1) repairs to any of the nonmedical facilities under the jurisdiction 
or for the use of the Department which are necessary because of loss or 
damage caused by any natural disaster or catastrophe, and (2) temporary 
measures necessary to prevent or to minimize further loss by such 
causes.</DELETED>

               <DELETED>parking revolving fund</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For the parking revolving fund as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 
8109, income from fees collected, to remain available until expended, 
which shall be available for all authorized expenses except operations 
and maintenance costs, which will be funded from ``Medical 
care''.</DELETED>

        <DELETED>grants for construction of state extended care 
                          facilities</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For grants to assist States to acquire or construct State 
nursing home and domiciliary facilities and to remodel, modify or alter 
existing hospital, nursing home and domiciliary facilities in State 
homes, for furnishing care to veterans as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 8131-
8137, $54,500,000, to remain available until expended.</DELETED>

         <DELETED>grants for the construction of state veteran 
                          cemeteries</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For grants to aid States in establishing, expanding, or 
improving State veteran cemeteries as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 2408, 
$10,000,000, to remain available until expended.</DELETED>

              <DELETED>administrative provisions</DELETED>

            <DELETED>(including transfer of funds)</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Sec. 101. Any appropriation for fiscal year 1998 for 
``Compensation and pensions'', ``Readjustment benefits'', and 
``Veterans insurance and indemnities'' may be transferred to any other 
of the mentioned appropriations.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    Sec. 102. Appropriations available to the Department of 
Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 1998 for salaries and expenses shall 
be available for services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    Sec. 103. No appropriations in this Act for the Department 
of Veterans Affairs (except the appropriations for ``Construction, 
major projects'', ``Construction, minor projects'', and the ``Parking 
revolving fund'') shall be available for the purchase of any site for 
or toward the construction of any new hospital or home.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    Sec. 104. No appropriations in this Act for the Department 
of Veterans Affairs shall be available for hospitalization or 
examination of any persons (except beneficiaries entitled under the 
laws bestowing such benefits to veterans, and persons receiving such 
treatment under 5 U.S.C. 7901-7904 or 42 U.S.C. 5141-5204), unless 
reimbursement of cost is made to the ``Medical care'' account at such 
rates as may be fixed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    Sec. 105. Appropriations available to the Department of 
Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 1998 for ``Compensation and 
pensions'', ``Readjustment benefits'', and ``Veterans insurance and 
indemnities'' shall be available for payment of prior year accrued 
obligations required to be recorded by law against the corresponding 
prior year accounts within the last quarter of fiscal year 
1997.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    Sec. 106. Appropriations accounts available to the 
Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 1998 shall be available 
to pay prior year obligations of corresponding prior year 
appropriations accounts resulting from title X of the Competitive 
Equality Banking Act, Public Law 100-86, except that if such 
obligations are from trust fund accounts they shall be payable from 
``Compensation and pensions''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    Sec. 107. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
during fiscal year 1998, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall, from 
the National Service Life Insurance Fund (38 U.S.C. 1920), the 
Veterans' Special Life Insurance Fund (38 U.S.C. 1923), and the United 
States Government Life Insurance Fund (38 U.S.C. 1955), reimburse the 
``General operating expenses'' account for the cost of administration 
of the insurance programs financed through those accounts: Provided, 
That reimbursement shall be made only from the surplus earnings 
accumulated in an insurance program in fiscal year 1998, that are 
available for dividends in that program after claims have been paid and 
actuarially determined reserves have been set aside: Provided further, 
That if the cost of administration of an insurance program exceeds the 
amount of surplus earnings accumulated in that program, reimbursement 
shall be made only to the extent of such surplus earnings: Provided 
further, That the Secretary shall determine the cost of administration 
for fiscal year 1998, which is properly allocable to the provision of 
each insurance program and to the provision of any total disability 
income insurance included in such insurance program.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    Sec. 108. (a) This section is enacted contingent on the 
enactment of legislation establishing the Medical Collections 
Fund.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) If the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines that 
the total amount to be recovered for fiscal year 1998 for deposit to 
the Medical Collections Fund under the provisions of the legislation 
establishing such Fund will be less than the amount contained in the 
latest Congressional Budget Office baseline estimate (computed under 
section 257 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985) for the amount of such recoveries for that fiscal year by at 
least $25,000,000, the Secretary shall promptly certify to the 
Secretary of the Treasury the amount of the shortfall (as estimated by 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs) that is in excess of $25,000,000. 
Upon receipt of such a certification, the Secretary of the Treasury 
shall, not later than 30 days after receiving the certification, 
deposit in the Medical Collections Fund, from any unobligated amounts 
in the Treasury, an amount equal to the amount certified by the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) If a deposit is made under subsection (b) and the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs subsequently determines that the actual 
amount recovered for fiscal year 1998 for deposit to the Medical 
Collections Fund--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) is greater than the amount estimated by the 
        Secretary that was used for purposes of the certification by 
        the Secretary under subsection (b), the Secretary shall pay 
        into the General Fund of the Treasury, from amounts available 
        for medical care, an amount equal to the difference between the 
        amount actually recovered and the amount so estimated (but not 
        in excess of the amount of the deposit under subsection (b) 
        pursuant to such certification); or</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) is less than the amount estimated by the 
        Secretary that was used for purposes of the certification by 
        the Secretary under subsection (b), the Secretary shall 
        promptly certify to the Secretary of the Treasury the amount of 
        the shortfall.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Upon receipt of a certification from the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs under subsection (c)(2), the Secretary of the Treasury 
shall, not later than 30 days after receiving the certification, 
deposit in the Medical Collections Fund, from any unobligated amounts 
in the Treasury, an amount equal to the amount certified by the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs.</DELETED>

                      <DELETED>TITLE II</DELETED>

     <DELETED>DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT</DELETED>

              <DELETED>Public and Indian Housing</DELETED>

              <DELETED>housing certificate fund</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For activities and assistance to prevent the involuntary 
displacement of low-income families, the elderly and the disabled 
because of the loss of affordable housing stock, expiration of subsidy 
contracts (other than contracts for which amounts are provided under 
the head ``Preserving Existing Housing Investment'') or expiration of 
use restrictions, or other changes in housing assistance arrangements, 
and for other purposes, $10,393,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That of the total amount provided under this 
heading, $9,200,000,000 shall be for assistance under the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437) for use in connection with 
expiring or terminating section 8 subsidy contracts: Provided further, 
That the Secretary may determine not to apply section 8(o)(6)(B) of the 
Act to housing vouchers during fiscal year 1998: Provided further, That 
of the total amount provided under this heading, $850,000,000 shall be 
for amendments to section 8 contracts other than contracts for projects 
developed under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as amended: 
Provided further, That of the total amount provided under this heading, 
$343,000,000 shall be for section 8 rental assistance under the United 
States Housing Act including assistance to relocate residents of 
properties (1) that are owned by the Secretary and being disposed of or 
(2) that are discontinuing section 8 project-based assistance; for the 
conversion of section 23 projects to assistance under section 8; for 
funds to carry out the family unification program; and for the 
relocation of witnesses in connection with efforts to combat crime in 
public and assisted housing pursuant to a request from a law 
enforcement or prosecution agency: Provided further, That of the total 
amount made available in the preceding proviso, $50,000,000 shall be 
made available to nonelderly disabled families affected by the 
designation of a public housing development under section 7 of such Act 
or the establishment of preferences in accordance with section 651 of 
the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 
1361l).</DELETED>

      <DELETED>annual contributions for assisted housing</DELETED>

    <DELETED>(including rescission and transfer of funds)</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the amounts 
recaptured under this heading during fiscal year 1998 and prior years, 
$565,000,000, heretofore maintained as section 8 reserves made 
available to housing agencies for tenant-based assistance under the 
section 8 existing housing certificate and housing voucher programs, 
are rescinded.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    All balances remaining in the Preserving Existing Housing 
Investment Account for Preservation shall be transferred to and merged 
with the amounts previously provided for those purposes under this 
head.</DELETED>

             <DELETED>public housing capital fund</DELETED>

           <DELETED>(including transfers of funds)</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For the Public Housing Capital Fund Program under the 
United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437), 
$2,500,000,000, to remain available until expended for modernization of 
existing public housing projects as authorized under section 14 of such 
Act: Provided, That of the total amount, $30,000,000 shall be for 
carrying out activities under section 6(j) of such Act and technical 
assistance for the inspection of public housing units, contract 
expertise, and training and technical assistance directly or 
indirectly, under grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements, to 
assist in the oversight and management of public housing (whether or 
not the housing is being modernized with assistance under this proviso) 
or tenant-based assistance, including, but not limited to, an annual 
resident survey, data collection and analysis, training and technical 
assistance by or to officials and employees of the Department and of 
public housing agencies and to residents in connection with the public 
housing program and for lease adjustments to section 23 projects: 
Provided further, That of the amount available under this heading, 
$5,000,000 shall be for the Tenant Opportunity Program: Provided 
further, That all balances, as of September 30, 1997, of funds 
heretofore provided (other than for Indian families) for the 
development or acquisition costs of public housing, for modernization 
of existing public housing projects, for public housing amendments, for 
public housing modernization and development technical assistance, for 
lease adjustments under the section 23 program, and for the Family 
Investment Centers program, shall be transferred to and merged with 
amounts made available under this heading.</DELETED>

            <DELETED>public housing operating fund</DELETED>

            <DELETED>(including transfer of funds)</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For payments to public housing agencies for operating 
subsidies for low-income housing projects as authorized by section 9 of 
the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437g), 
$2,900,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That all 
balances outstanding, as of September 30, 1997, of funds heretofore 
provided (other than for Indian families) for payments to public 
housing agencies for operating subsidies for low-income housing 
projects, shall be transferred to and merged with amounts made 
available under this heading.</DELETED>

   <DELETED>drug elimination grants for low-income housing</DELETED>

            <DELETED>(including transfer of funds)</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For grants to public and Indian housing agencies for use 
in eliminating crime in public housing projects authorized by 42 U.S.C. 
11901-11908, for grants for federally assisted low-income housing 
authorized by 42 U.S.C. 11909, and for drug information clearinghouse 
services authorized by 42 U.S.C. 11921-11925, $290,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, of which $10,000,000 shall be for grants, 
technical assistance, contracts and other assistance training, program 
assessment, and execution for or on behalf of public housing agencies, 
resident organizations, and Indian Tribes and their Tribally designated 
housing entities (including the cost of necessary travel for 
participants in such training); $10,000,000 shall be used in connection 
with efforts to combat violent crime in public and assisted housing 
under the Operation Safe Home Program administered by the Inspector 
General of the Department of Housing and Urban Development; and 
$10,000,000 shall be provided to the Office of Inspector General for 
Operation Safe Home: Provided, That the term ``drug-related crime'', as 
defined in 42 U.S.C. 11905(2), shall also include other types of crime 
as determined by the Secretary: Provided further, That notwithstanding 
section 5130(c) of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 
11909(c)), the Secretary may determine not to use any such funds to 
provide public housing youth sports grants.</DELETED>

  <DELETED>revitalization of severely distressed public housing (hope 
                             vi)</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For grants to public housing agencies for assisting in the 
demolition of obsolete public housing projects or portions thereof, the 
revitalization (where appropriate) of sites (including remaining public 
housing units) on which such projects are located, replacement housing 
which will avoid or lessen concentrations of very low-income families, 
and tenant-based assistance in accordance with section 8 of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937; and for providing replacement housing and 
assisting tenants to be displaced by the demolition, $524,000,000, to 
remain available until expended, of which the Secretary may use up to 
$5,000,000 for technical assistance, to be provided directly or 
indirectly by grants, contracts or cooperative agreements, including 
training and cost of necessary travel for participants in such 
training, by or to officials and employees of the Department and of 
public housing agencies and to residents: Provided, That no funds 
appropriated in this title shall be used for any purpose that is not 
provided for herein, in the Housing Act of 1937, in the Appropriations 
Acts for Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, and 
Independent Agencies, for the fiscal years 1993, 1994, and 1995, and 
the Omnibus Consolidated Rescissions and Appropriations Act of 1996: 
Provided further, That none of such funds shall be used directly or 
indirectly by granting competitive advantage in awards to settle 
litigation or pay judgments, unless expressly permitted 
herein.</DELETED>

        <DELETED>native american housing block grants</DELETED>

           <DELETED>(including transfers of funds)</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For the Native American Housing Block Grants program, as 
authorized under title I of the Native American Housing Assistance and 
Self-Determination Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-330), $650,000,000, to 
remain available until expended, of which $5,000,000 shall be used to 
support the inspection of Indian housing units, contract expertise, 
training, and technical assistance in the oversight and management of 
Indian housing and tenant-based assistance, including up to $200,000 
for related travel: Provided, That all balances outstanding as of 
September 30, 1997, previously appropriated under the headings ``Annual 
Contributions for Assisted Housing'', ``Development of Additional New 
Subsidized Housing'', ``Preserving Existing Housing Development'', 
``HOME Investment Partnerships Program'', ``Emergency Shelter Grants 
Program'', and ``Homeless Assistance Funds'', identified for Indian 
Housing Authorities and other agencies primarily serving Indians or 
Indian areas, shall be transferred to and merged with amounts made 
under this heading.</DELETED>

 <DELETED>indian housing loan guarantee fund program account</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by section 
184 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 
3739) $3,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
such costs, including the costs of modifying such loans, shall be as 
defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as 
amended: Provided further, That these funds are available to subsidize 
total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to 
exceed $36,900,000.</DELETED>

         <DELETED>Community Planning and Development</DELETED>

     <DELETED>housing opportunities for persons with aids</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For carrying out the Housing Opportunities for Persons 
with AIDS program, as authorized by the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act 
(42 U.S.C. 12901), $204,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That of the amount made available under this heading for non-
formula allocation, the Secretary may designate, on a noncompetitive 
basis, one or more nonprofit organizations that provide meals delivered 
to homebound persons with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome or a 
related disease to receive grants, not exceeding $250,000 for any 
grant, and the Secretary shall assess the efficacy of providing such 
assistance to such persons.</DELETED>

         <DELETED>community development block grants</DELETED>

           <DELETED>(including transfers of funds)</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For grants to States and units of general local government 
and for related expenses, not otherwise provided for, to carry out a 
community development grants program as authorized by title I of the 
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended (the ``Act'' 
herein) (42 U.S.C. 5301), $4,600,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2000: Provided, That $67,000,000 shall be for grants to 
Indian tribes notwithstanding section 106(a)(1) of the Act; $2,100,000 
shall be available as a grant to the Housing Assistance Council; 
$1,500,000 shall be available as a grant to the National American 
Indian Housing Council; $25,100,000 shall be for grants pursuant to 
section 107 of such Act; $11,500,000 shall be for the Community 
Outreach Partnership program; $16,700,000 shall be for grants pursuant 
to section 11 of the Housing Opportunity Program Extension Act of 1996 
(Public Law 104-120): Provided further, That not to exceed 20 percent 
of any grant made with funds appropriated herein (other than a grant 
made available under the preceding proviso to the Housing Assistance 
Council or the National American Indian Housing Council, or a grant 
using funds under section 107(b)(3) of the Housing and Community 
Development Act of 1974, as amended) shall be expended for ``Planning 
and Management Development'' and ``Administration'' as defined in 
regulations promulgated by the Department.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    Of the amount provided under this heading, the Secretary 
of Housing and Urban Development may use up to $50,000,000 for grants 
to public housing agencies (including Indian housing authorities), 
nonprofit corporations, and other appropriate entities for a supportive 
services program to assist residents of public and assisted housing, 
former residents of such housing receiving tenant-based assistance 
under section 8 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1437f), and other low-income 
families and individuals to become self-sufficient: Provided, That the 
program shall provide supportive services, principally for the benefit 
of public housing residents, to the elderly and the disabled, and to 
families with children where the head of household would benefit from 
the receipt of supportive services and is working, seeking work, or is 
preparing for work by participating in job training or educational 
programs: Provided further, That the supportive services may include 
congregate services for the elderly and disabled, service coordinators, 
and coordinated educational, training, and other supportive services, 
including academic skills training, job search assistance, assistance 
related to retaining employment, vocational and entrepreneurship 
development and support programs, transportation, and child care: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall require applications to 
demonstrate firm commitments of funding or services from other sources: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall select public and Indian 
housing agencies to receive assistance under this head on a competitive 
basis, taking into account the quality of the proposed program, 
including any innovative approaches, the extent of the proposed 
coordination of supportive services, the extent of commitments of 
funding or services from other sources, the extent to which the 
proposed program includes reasonably achievable, quantifiable goals for 
measuring performance under the program over a three-year period, the 
extent of success an agency has had in carrying out other comparable 
initiatives, and other appropriate criteria established by the 
Secretary.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    Of the amount provided under this heading, $50,000,000 
shall be for Economic Development Grants.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    Of the amount made available under this heading, 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, $30,000,000 shall be 
available for youthbuild program activities authorized by subtitle D of 
title IV of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, as 
amended, and such activities shall be an eligible activity with respect 
to any funds made available under this heading.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    Of the amount made available under this heading, 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, $60,000,000 shall be 
available for the lead-based paint hazard reduction program as 
authorized under sections 1011 and 1053 of the Residential Lead-Based 
Hazard Reduction Act of 1992.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    For the cost of guaranteed loans, $29,000,000, as 
authorized by section 108 of the Housing and Community Development Act 
of 1974: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying 
such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That these funds are 
available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be 
guaranteed, not to exceed $1,261,000,000, notwithstanding any aggregate 
limitation on outstanding obligations guaranteed in section 108(k) of 
the Housing and Community Development Act. In addition, for 
administrative expenses to carry out the guaranteed loan program, 
$1,000,000, which shall be transferred to and merged with the 
appropriation for departmental salaries and expenses.</DELETED>

        <DELETED>home investment partnerships program</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For the HOME investment partnerships program, as 
authorized under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 
Housing Act (Public Law 101-625), as amended, $1,500,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That up to $7,000,000 shall be 
available for the development and operation of integrated community 
development management information systems: Provided further, That 
$15,000,000 shall be available for Housing Counseling under section 106 
of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968: Provided further, 
That up to $10,000,000 shall be available to carry out a demonstration 
program in which the Secretary makes grants to up to three non-profit 
community development financial institutions (as defined in section 
103(5) of the Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions 
Act of 1994), selected on a noncompetitive basis, to demonstrate 
methods of expanding homeownership opportunities for low-wealth 
borrowers, including expanding the secondary market for non-conforming 
home mortgage loans to low-wealth borrowers: Provided further, That 
grantees shall have experience in working with lenders who make non-
conforming loans to low-income borrowers, have experience in expanding 
the secondary market for such loans, have demonstrated success in 
carrying out such activities with non-Federal funds, and have 
demonstrated the ability to provide data on the performance of such 
loans sufficient to allow analysis of the investment risk of such 
loans.</DELETED>

             <DELETED>supportive housing program</DELETED>

                    <DELETED>(rescission)</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
Law 102-389 and prior laws for the Supportive Housing Demonstration 
Program, as authorized by the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance 
Act, $6,000,000 of funds recaptured during fiscal year 1998 shall be 
rescinded.</DELETED>

                  <DELETED>shelter plus care</DELETED>

                    <DELETED>(rescission)</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
Law 102-389 and prior laws for the Shelter Plus Care program, as 
authorized by the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, 
$4,000,000 of funds recaptured during fiscal year 1998 shall be 
rescinded.</DELETED>

             <DELETED>homeless assistance grants</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For the emergency shelter grants program (as authorized 
under subtitle B of title IV of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless 
Assistance Act, as amended); the supportive housing program (as 
authorized under subtitle C of title IV of such Act); the section 8 
moderate rehabilitation single room occupancy program (as authorized 
under the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended) to assist 
homeless individuals pursuant to section 441 of the Stewart B. McKinney 
Homeless Assistance Act; and the shelter plus care program (as 
authorized under subtitle F of title IV of such Act), $823,000,000, to 
remain available until expended.</DELETED>

                  <DELETED>Housing Programs</DELETED>

           <DELETED>housing for special populations</DELETED>

            <DELETED>(including transfer of funds)</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For assistance for the purchase, construction, 
acquisition, or development of additional public and subsidized housing 
units for low income families under the United States Housing Act of 
1937, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437), not otherwise provided for, 
$839,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That of the 
total amount provided under this heading, $645,000,000 shall be for 
capital advances, including amendments to capital advance contracts, 
for housing for the elderly, as authorized by section 202 of the 
Housing Act of 1959, as amended, and for project rental assistance, and 
amendments to contracts for project rental assistance, for supportive 
housing for the elderly under section 202(c)(2) of the Housing Act of 
1959; and $194,000,000 shall be for capital advances, including 
amendments to capital advance contracts, for supportive housing for 
persons with disabilities, as authorized by section 811 of the 
Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, and for project 
rental assistance, and amendments to contracts for project rental 
assistance, for supportive housing for persons with disabilities as 
authorized by section 811 of such Act: Provided further, That the 
Secretary may designate up to 25 percent of the amounts earmarked under 
this paragraph for section 811 of such Act for tenant-based assistance, 
as authorized under that section, including such authority as may be 
waived under the next proviso, which assistance is five years in 
duration: Provided further, That the Secretary may waive any provision 
of section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 and section 811 of the 
National Affordable Housing Act (including the provisions governing the 
terms and conditions of project rental assistance and tenant-based 
assistance) that the Secretary determines is not necessary to achieve 
the objectives of these programs, or that otherwise impedes the ability 
to develop, operate or administer projects assisted under these 
programs, and may make provision for alternative conditions or terms 
where appropriate: Provided further, That all obligated and unobligated 
balances remaining in either the ``Annual Contributions for Assisted 
Housing'' account or the ``Development of Additional New Subsidized 
Housing'' account for capital advances, including amendments to capital 
advances, for housing for the elderly, as authorized by section 202 of 
the Housing Act of 1959, as amended, and for project rental assistance, 
and amendments to contracts for project rental assistance, for 
supportive housing for the elderly, under section 202(c)(2) of such 
Act, shall be transferred to and merged with the amounts for those 
purposes under this heading; and, all obligated and unobligated 
balances remaining in either the ``Annual Contributions for Assisted 
Housing'' account or the ``Development of Additional New Subsidized 
Housing'' account for capital advances, including amendments to capital 
advances, for supportive housing for persons with disabilities, as 
authorized by section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzales National Affordable 
Housing Act, and for project rental assistance, and amendments to 
contracts for project rental assistance, for supportive housing for 
persons with disabilities, as authorized under section 811 of such Act, 
shall be transferred to and merged with the amounts for those purposes 
under this heading.</DELETED>

           <DELETED>other assisted housing programs</DELETED>

              <DELETED>rental housing assistance</DELETED>

                    <DELETED>(rescission)</DELETED>

<DELETED>    The limitation otherwise applicable to the maximum 
payments that may be required in any fiscal year by all contracts 
entered into under section 236 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 
1715z-1) is reduced in fiscal year 1998 by not more than $7,350,000 in 
uncommitted balances of authorizations provided for this purpose in 
appropriation Acts: Provided, That up to $125,000,000 of recaptured 
budget authority shall be canceled.</DELETED>

                <DELETED>flexible subsidy fund</DELETED>

                 <DELETED>(transfer of funds)</DELETED>

<DELETED>    From the Rental Housing Assistance Fund, all uncommitted 
balances of excess rental charges as of September 30, 1997, and any 
collections made during fiscal year 1998, shall be transferred to the 
Flexible Subsidy Fund, as authorized by section 236(g) of the National 
Housing Act, as amended.</DELETED>

           <DELETED>federal housing administration</DELETED>

   <DELETED>fha--mutual mortgage insurance program account</DELETED>

           <DELETED>(including transfers of funds)</DELETED>

<DELETED>    During fiscal year 1998, commitments to guarantee loans to 
carry out the purposes of section 203(b) of the National Housing Act, 
as amended, shall not exceed a loan principal of 
$110,000,000,000.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    During fiscal year 1998, obligations to make direct loans 
to carry out the purposes of section 204(g) of the National Housing 
Act, as amended, shall not exceed $200,000,000: Provided, That the 
foregoing amount shall be for loans to nonprofit and governmental 
entities in connection with sales of single family real properties 
owned by the Secretary and formerly insured under the Mutual Mortgage 
Insurance Fund.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    For administrative expenses necessary to carry out the 
guaranteed and direct loan program, $333,421,000, to be derived from 
the FHA-mutual mortgage insurance guaranteed loans receipt account, of 
which not to exceed $326,309,000 shall be transferred to the 
appropriation for departmental salaries and expenses; and of which not 
to exceed $7,112,000 shall be transferred to the appropriation for the 
Office of Inspector General.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>fha--general and special risk program account</DELETED>

           <DELETED>(including transfers of funds)</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by 
sections 238 and 519 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-3 and 
1735c), including the cost of loan guarantee modifications (as that 
term is defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, 
as amended), $81,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That these funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, any 
part of which is to be guaranteed, of up to $17,400,000,000: Provided 
further, That any amounts made available in any prior appropriations 
Act for the cost (as such term is defined in section 502 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974) of guaranteed loans that are 
obligations of the funds established under section 238 or 519 of the 
National Housing Act that have not been obligated or that are 
deobligated shall be available to the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development in connection with the making of such guarantees and shall 
remain available until expended, notwithstanding the expiration of any 
period of availability otherwise applicable to such amounts.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    Gross obligations for the principal amount of direct 
loans, as authorized by sections 204(g), 207(l), 238(a), and 519(a) of 
the National Housing Act, shall not exceed $120,000,000; of which not 
to exceed $100,000,000 shall be for bridge financing in connection with 
the sale of multifamily real properties owned by the Secretary and 
formerly insured under such Act; and of which not to exceed $20,000,000 
shall be for loans to nonprofit and governmental entities in connection 
with the sale of single-family real properties owned by the Secretary 
and formerly insured under such Act.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 
carry out the guaranteed and direct loan programs, $222,305,000, of 
which $218,134,000, including $25,000,000 for the enforcement of 
housing standards on FHA-insured multifamily projects, shall be 
transferred to the appropriation for departmental salaries and 
expenses; and of which $4,171,000 shall be transferred to the 
appropriation for the Office of Inspector General.</DELETED>

      <DELETED>government national mortgage association</DELETED>

   <DELETED>guarantees of mortgage-backed securities loan guarantee 
                       program account</DELETED>

            <DELETED>(including transfer of funds)</DELETED>

<DELETED>    During fiscal year 1998, new commitments to issue 
guarantees to carry out the purposes of section 306 of the National 
Housing Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1721(g)), shall not exceed 
$130,000,000,000.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    For administrative expenses necessary to carry out the 
guaranteed mortgage-backed securities program, $9,383,000, to be 
derived from the Ginnie Mae-guarantees of mortgage-backed securities 
guaranteed loan receipt account, of which not to exceed $9,383,000 
shall be transferred to the appropriation for salaries and 
expenses.</DELETED>

           <DELETED>Policy Development and Research</DELETED>

               <DELETED>research and technology</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For contracts, grants, and necessary expenses of programs 
of research and studies relating to housing and urban problems, not 
otherwise provided for, as authorized by title V of the Housing and 
Urban Development Act of 1970, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701z-1 et seq.), 
including carrying out the functions of the Secretary under section 
1(a)(1)(i) of Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1968, $39,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 1999.</DELETED>

         <DELETED>Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity</DELETED>

               <DELETED>fair housing activities</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For contracts, grants, and other assistance, not otherwise 
provided for, as authorized by title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 
1968, as amended by the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, and 
section 561 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987, as 
amended, $30,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 1999, of 
which $15,000,000 shall be to carry out activities pursuant to such 
section 561. No funds made available under this heading shall be used 
to lobby the executive or legislative branches of the Federal 
Government in connection with a specific contract, grant or 
loan.</DELETED>

            <DELETED>Management and Administration</DELETED>

                <DELETED>salaries and expenses</DELETED>

            <DELETED>(including transfer of funds)</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For necessary administrative and non-administrative 
expenses of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, not 
otherwise provided for, including not to exceed $7,000 for official 
reception and representation expenses, $1,005,826,000, of which 
$544,443,000 shall be provided from the various funds of the Federal 
Housing Administration, $9,383,000 shall be provided from funds of the 
Government National Mortgage Association, and $1,000,000 shall be 
provided from the ``Community Development Grants Program'' 
account.</DELETED>

             <DELETED>office of inspector general</DELETED>

            <DELETED>(including transfer of funds)</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, 
$66,850,000, of which $11,283,000 shall be provided from the various 
funds of the Federal Housing Administration and $10,000,000 shall be 
provided from the amount earmarked for Operation Safe Home in the 
``Drug Elimination Grants for Low Income Housing'' account.</DELETED>

   <DELETED>Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight</DELETED>

                <DELETED>salaries and expenses</DELETED>

            <DELETED>(including transfer of funds)</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For carrying out the Federal Housing Enterprise Financial 
Safety and Soundness Act of 1992, $16,312,000, to remain available 
until expended, to be derived from the Federal Housing Enterprise 
Oversight Fund: Provided, That not to exceed such amount shall be 
available from the General Fund of the Treasury to the extent necessary 
to incur obligations and make expenditures pending the receipt of 
collections to the Fund: Provided further, That the General Fund amount 
shall be reduced as collections are received during the fiscal year so 
as to result in a final appropriation from the General Fund estimated 
at not more than $0.</DELETED>

              <DELETED>administrative provisions</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Sec. 201. Delay Reissuance of Vouchers and Certificates.--
Section 403(c) of The Balanced Budget Downpayment Act, I is amended--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by striking ``fiscal years 1996 and 1997'' and 
        inserting ``fiscal years 1996, 1997, and 1998''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by inserting before the semicolon the 
        following: ``and October 1, 1998 for assistance made available 
        during fiscal year 1998''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    Sec. 202. Section 8 Rent Adjustments.--Section 8(c)(2)(A) 
of the United States Housing Act of 1937 is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in the third sentence, by striking ``fiscal 
        year 1997'' and inserting ``fiscal years 1997 and 1998''; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in the last sentence, by striking ``fiscal 
        year 1997'' and inserting ``fiscal years 1997 and 
        1998''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    Sec. 203. The part of the HUD 1996 Community Development 
Block Grant to the State of Illinois which is administered by the State 
of Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs (grant number 
B-96-DC-170001) and which, in turn, was granted by the Illinois 
Department of Commerce and Community Affairs to the city of Oglesby, 
Illinois, located in LaSalle County, Illinois (State of Illinois 
Department of Commerce and Community Affairs grant number 96-24104), 
for the purpose of providing infrastructure for a warehouse in Oglesby, 
Illinois, is exempt from the provisions of section 104(g)(2), (g)(3), 
and (g)(4) of title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 
1974 as amended.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    Sec. 204. Annual Adjustment Factors.--Section 8(c)(2)(A) 
of the United States Housing Act of 1937 is amended by inserting the 
following new sentences at the end: ``In establishing annual adjustment 
factors for units in new construction and substantial rehabilitation 
projects, the Secretary shall take into account the fact that debt 
service is a fixed expense. The immediately foregoing sentence shall be 
effective only during fiscal year 1998.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    Sec. 205. Minimum Rents.--Section 402(a) of The Balanced 
Budget Downpayment Act, I (Public Law 104-99; 110 Stat. 40) is amended 
by inserting ``and fiscal year 1998'' after ``fiscal year 
1997''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    Sec. 206. Home Program Formula.--The first sentence of 
section 217(b)(3) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing 
Act is amended by striking ``only those jurisdictions that are 
allocated an amount of $500,000 or greater shall receive an 
allocation'' and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 
``jurisdictions that are allocated an amount of $500,000 or more, and 
participating jurisdictions (other than consortia that fail to renew 
the membership of all of their member jurisdictions) that are allocated 
an amount less than $500,000, shall receive an allocation''.</DELETED>

           <DELETED>TITLE III--INDEPENDENT AGENCIES</DELETED>

        <DELETED>American Battle Monuments Commission</DELETED>

                <DELETED>salaries and expenses</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the 
American Battle Monuments Commission, including the acquisition of land 
or interest in land in foreign countries; purchases and repair of 
uniforms for caretakers of national cemeteries and monuments outside of 
the United States and its territories and possessions; rent of office 
and garage space in foreign countries; purchase (one for replacement 
only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and insurance of official 
motor vehicles in foreign countries, when required by law of such 
countries; $26,897,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That where station allowance has been authorized by the Department of 
the Army for officers of the Army serving the Army at certain foreign 
stations, the same allowance shall be authorized for officers of the 
Armed Forces assigned to the Commission while serving at the same 
foreign stations, and this appropriation is hereby made available for 
the payment of such allowance: Provided further, That when traveling on 
business of the Commission, officers of the Armed Forces serving as 
members or as Secretary of the Commission may be reimbursed for 
expenses as provided for civilian members of the Commission: Provided 
further, That the Commission shall reimburse other Government agencies, 
including the Armed Forces, for salary, pay, and allowances of 
personnel assigned to it.</DELETED>

             <DELETED>Department of the Treasury</DELETED>

    <DELETED>Community Development Financial Institutions</DELETED>

  <DELETED>community development financial institutions fund program 
                           account</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For grants, loans, and technical assistance to qualifying 
community development lenders, and administrative expenses of the Fund, 
$125,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 1999, of which 
$20,000,000 may be used for the cost of direct loans, and up to 
$1,000,000 may be used for administrative expenses to carry out the 
direct loan program: Provided, That the cost of direct loans, including 
the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of 
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That these 
funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal 
amount of direct loans not to exceed $53,000,000: Provided further, 
That not more than $40,000,000 of the funds made available under this 
heading may be used for programs and activities authorized in section 
114 of the Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act 
of 1994.</DELETED>

         <DELETED>Consumer Product Safety Commission</DELETED>

                <DELETED>salaries and expenses</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For necessary expenses of the Consumer Product Safety 
Commission, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, services as 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed 
the per diem rate equivalent to the maximum rate payable under 5 U.S.C. 
5376, purchase of nominal awards to recognize non-Federal officials' 
contributions to Commission activities, and not to exceed $500 for 
official reception and representation expenses, $44,000,000.</DELETED>

   <DELETED>Corporation for National and Community Service</DELETED>

      <DELETED>national and community service programs operating 
                           expenses</DELETED>

            <DELETED>(including transfer of funds)</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For necessary expenses for the Corporation for National 
and Community Service (referred to in the matter under this heading as 
the ``Corporation'') in carrying out programs, activities, and 
initiatives under the National and Community Service Act of 1990 
(referred to in the matter under this heading as the ``Act'') (42 
U.S.C. 12501 et seq.), $400,500,000 (reduced by $200,000,000), to 
remain available until September 30, 1999: Provided, That not more than 
$29,000,000 shall be available for administrative expenses authorized 
under section 501(a)(4) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12671(a)(4)): Provided 
further, That not more than $2,500 shall be for official reception and 
representation expenses: Provided further, That not more than 
$69,000,000, to remain available without fiscal year limitation, shall 
be transferred to the National Service Trust account for educational 
awards authorized under subtitle D of title I of the Act (42 U.S.C. 
12601 et seq.), of which not to exceed $10,000,000 shall be available 
for national service scholarships for high school students performing 
community service: Provided further, That not more than $201,000,000 of 
the amount provided under this heading shall be available for grants 
under the National Service Trust program authorized under subtitle C of 
title I of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12571 et seq.) (relating to activities 
including the Americorps program): Provided further, That not more than 
$5,500,000 of the funds made available under this heading shall be made 
available for the Points of Light Foundation for activities authorized 
under title III of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12661 et seq.): Provided further, 
That no funds shall be available for national service programs run by 
Federal agencies authorized under section 121(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
12571(b)): Provided further, That to the maximum extent feasible, funds 
appropriated under subtitle C of title I of the Act shall be provided 
in a manner that is consistent with the recommendations of peer review 
panels in order to ensure that priority is given to programs that 
demonstrate quality, innovation, replicability, and sustainability: 
Provided further, That not more than $18,000,000 of the funds made 
available under this heading shall be available for the Civilian 
Community Corps authorized under subtitle E of title I of the Act (42 
U.S.C. 12611 et seq.): Provided further, That not more than $43,000,000 
shall be available for school-based and community-based service-
learning programs authorized under subtitle B of title I of the Act (42 
U.S.C. 12521 et seq.): Provided further, That not more than $30,000,000 
shall be available for quality and innovation activities authorized 
under subtitle H of title I of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12853 et seq.): 
Provided further, That not more than $5,000,000 shall be available for 
audits and other evaluations authorized under section 179 of the Act 
(42 U.S.C. 12639): Provided further, That to the maximum extent 
practicable, the Corporation shall increase significantly the level of 
matching funds and in-kind contributions provided by the private 
sector, shall expand significantly the number of educational awards 
provided under subtitle D of title I, and shall reduce the total 
Federal costs per participant in all programs.</DELETED>

             <DELETED>office of inspector general</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, 
$2,000,000.</DELETED>

              <DELETED>Court of Veterans Appeals</DELETED>

                <DELETED>salaries and expenses</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For necessary expenses for the operation of the United 
States Court of Veterans Appeals as authorized by 38 U.S.C. sections 
7251-7298, $9,319,000, of which $790,000, shall be available for the 
purpose of providing financial assistance as described, and in 
accordance with the process and reporting procedures set fourth, under 
this heading in Public Law 102-229.</DELETED>

            <DELETED>Department of Defense--Civil</DELETED>

              <DELETED>Cemeterial Expenses, Army</DELETED>

                <DELETED>salaries and expenses</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For necessary expenses, as authorized by law, for 
maintenance, operation, and improvement of Arlington National Cemetery 
and Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery, including the 
purchase of two passenger motor vehicles for replacement only, and not 
to exceed $1,000 for official reception and representation expenses, 
$11,815,000, to remain available until expended.</DELETED>

           <DELETED>Environmental Protection Agency</DELETED>

               <DELETED>science and technology</DELETED>

            <DELETED>(including transfer of funds)</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For science and technology, including research and 
development activities, which shall include research and development 
activities under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), as amended; necessary 
expenses for personnel and related costs and travel expenses, including 
uniforms, or allowances therefore, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; 
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals 
not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for GS-18; 
procurement of laboratory equipment and supplies; other operating 
expenses in support of research and development; construction, 
alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of facilities, not 
to exceed $75,000 per project, $656,223,000 (reduced by $27,000,000), 
which shall remain available until September 30, 1999: Provided, That 
$35,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be 
transferred to the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 
to conduct and administer a comprehensive, peer-reviewed particulate 
matter research program.</DELETED>

        <DELETED>environmental programs and management</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For environmental programs and management, including 
necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for personnel and 
related costs and travel expenses, including uniforms, or allowances 
therefore, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; services as authorized 
by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per 
diem rate equivalent to the rate for GS-18; hire of passenger motor 
vehicles; hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; purchase of 
reprints; library memberships in societies or associations which issue 
publications to members only or at a price to members lower than to 
subscribers who are not members; construction, alteration, repair, 
rehabilitation, and renovation of facilities, not to exceed $75,000 per 
project; and not to exceed $6,000 for official reception and 
representation expenses, $1,763,352,000, which shall remain available 
until September 30, 1999.</DELETED>

             <DELETED>office of inspector general</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as 
amended, and for construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and 
renovation of facilities, not to exceed $75,000 per project, 
$28,501,000, to remain available until September 30, 1999.</DELETED>

              <DELETED>buildings and facilities</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For construction, repair, improvement, extension, 
alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities of, or for 
use by, the Environmental Protection Agency, $182,120,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That the Environmental Protection 
Agency is authorized to establish and construct a consolidated research 
facility at Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, at a maximum total 
construction cost of $272,700,000, and to obligate such monies as are 
made available by this Act for this purpose.</DELETED>

            <DELETED>hazardous substance superfund</DELETED>

            <DELETED>(including transfer of funds)</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For necessary expenses to carry out the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 
(CERCLA), as amended, including sections 111(c)(3), (c)(5), (c)(6), and 
(e)(4) (42 U.S.C. 9611), and for construction, alteration, repair, 
rehabilitation, and renovation of facilities, not to exceed $75,000 per 
project; not to exceed $1,500,699,000, to remain available until 
expended, consisting of $1,250,699,000, as authorized by section 517(a) 
of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA), as 
amended by Public Law 101-508, and $250,000,000 as a payment from 
general revenues to the Hazardous Substance Superfund as authorized by 
section 517(b) of SARA, as amended by Public Law 101-508: Provided, 
That funds appropriated under this heading may be allocated to other 
Federal agencies in accordance with section 111(a) of CERCLA: Provided 
further, That $11,641,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading 
shall be transferred to the ``Office of Inspector General'' 
appropriation to remain available until September 30, 1999: Provided 
further, That notwithstanding section 111(m) of CERCLA or any other 
provision of law, $80,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this 
heading shall be available to the Agency for Toxic Substances and 
Disease Registry to carry out activities described in sections 104(i), 
111(c)(4), and 111(c)(14) of CERCLA and section 118(f) of SARA: 
Provided further, That $35,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this 
heading shall be transferred to the ``Science and Technology'' 
appropriation to remain available until September 30, 1999: Provided 
further, That $85,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading 
shall be for Brownfields assessments, training and administrative 
expenses only: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated 
under this heading shall be available for the Agency for Toxic 
Substances and Disease Registry to issue in excess of 40 toxicological 
profiles pursuant to section 104(i) of CERCLA during fiscal year 
1998.</DELETED>

      <DELETED>leaking underground storage tank program</DELETED>

            <DELETED>(including transfer of funds)</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For necessary expenses to carry out leaking underground 
storage tank cleanup activities authorized by section 205 of the 
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, and for 
construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of 
facilities, not to exceed $75,000 per project, $60,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That no more than $9,100,000 shall 
be available for administrative expenses.</DELETED>

                 <DELETED>oil spill response</DELETED>

            <DELETED>(including transfer of funds)</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For expenses necessary to carry out the Environmental 
Protection Agency's responsibilities under the Oil Pollution Act of 
1990, $15,000,000, to be derived from the Oil Spill Liability trust 
fund, and to remain available until expended: Provided, That not more 
than $9,000,000 of these funds shall be available for administrative 
expenses.</DELETED>

         <DELETED>state and tribal assistance grants</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For environmental programs and infrastructure assistance, 
including capitalization grants for State revolving funds and 
performance partnership grants, $3,026,182,000, to remain available 
until expended, of which $1,250,000,000 shall be for making 
capitalization grants for the Clean Water State Revolving Funds under 
Title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, and 
$750,000,000 shall be for capitalization grants for the Drinking Water 
State Revolving Funds under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water 
Act, as amended; $50,000,000 for architectural, engineering, planning, 
design, construction and related activities in connection with the 
construction of high priority water and wastewater facilities in the 
area of the United States-Mexico Border, after consultation with the 
appropriate border commission; $50,000,000 for grants to the State of 
Texas, which shall be matched by an equal amount of State funds from 
State resources, for the purpose of improving wastewater treatment for 
colonias; $15,000,000 for grants to the State of Alaska to address 
drinking water and wastewater infrastructure needs of rural and Alaska 
Native Villages as provided by section 303 of Public Law 104-182; 
$160,925,000 for making grants for the construction of wastewater and 
water treatment facilities and the development of groundwater in 
accordance with the terms and conditions specified for such grants in 
the report accompanying this Act; and $750,257,000 for grants to 
States, federally recognized tribes, and air pollution control agencies 
for multi-media or single media pollution prevention, control and 
abatement and related activities pursuant to the provisions set forth 
under this heading in Public Law 104-134 and for making grants under 
section 103 of the Clean Air Act for particulate matter monitoring and 
data collection activities: Provided, That, beginning in fiscal year 
1998 and thereafter from funds appropriated under this heading, the 
Administrator is authorized to make grants to federally recognized 
Indian governments for the development of multi-media environmental 
programs: Provided further, That, hereafter, the funds available under 
this heading for grants to States, federally recognized tribes, and air 
pollution control agencies for multi-media or single media pollution 
prevention, control, and abatement and related activities may also be 
used for the direct implementation by the Federal Government of a 
program required by law in the absence of an acceptable State or tribal 
program.</DELETED>

                <DELETED>working capital fund</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Under this heading in Public Law 104-204, delete the 
following: the phrases, ``franchise fund pilot to be known as the''; 
``as authorized by section 403 of Public Law 103-356,''; and ``as 
provided in such section''; and the final proviso. After the phrase, 
``to be available'', insert ``without fiscal year 
limitation''.</DELETED>

          <DELETED>Executive Office of the President</DELETED>

       <DELETED>office of science and technology policy</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For necessary expenses of the Office of Science and 
Technology Policy, in carrying out the purposes of the National Science 
and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 (42 
U.S.C. 6601 and 6671), hire of passenger motor vehicles, and services 
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, not to exceed $2,500 for official 
reception and representation expenses, and rental of conference rooms 
in the District of Columbia, $4,932,000.</DELETED>

 <DELETED>council on environmental quality and office of environmental 
                           quality</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For necessary expenses to continue functions assigned to 
the Council on Environmental Quality and Office of Environmental 
Quality pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the 
Environmental Quality Improvement Act of 1970, and Reorganization Plan 
No. 1 of 1977, $2,506,000: Provided, That notwithstanding section 202 
of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1970, the Council shall 
consist of one member, appointed by the President, by and with the 
advice and consent of the Senate, serving as Chairman and exercising 
all powers, functions, and duties of the Council.</DELETED>

        <DELETED>Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation</DELETED>

             <DELETED>office of inspector general</DELETED>

            <DELETED>(including transfer of funds)</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as 
amended, $34,365,000, to be derived from the Bank Insurance Fund, the 
Savings Association Insurance Fund, and the FSLIC Resolution 
Fund.</DELETED>

         <DELETED>Federal Emergency Management Agency</DELETED>

                   <DELETED>disaster relief</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For necessary expenses in carrying out the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 
et seq.), $500,000,000, and, notwithstanding 42 U.S.C. 5203, to remain 
available until expended.</DELETED>

   <DELETED>disaster assistance direct loan program account</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For the cost of direct loans, $1,495,000, as authorized by 
section 319 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of 
modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That 
these funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the 
principal amount of direct loans not to exceed $25,000,000.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the 
direct loan program, $341,000.</DELETED>

                <DELETED>salaries and expenses</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
including hire and purchase of motor vehicles as authorized by 31 
U.S.C. 1343; uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 
U.S.C. 5901-5902; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates 
for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate 
for GS-18; expenses of attendance of cooperating officials and 
individuals at meetings concerned with the work of emergency 
preparedness; transportation in connection with the continuity of 
Government programs to the same extent and in the same manner as 
permitted the Secretary of a Military Department under 10 U.S.C. 2632; 
and not to exceed $2,500 for official reception and representation 
expenses, $171,773,000.</DELETED>

             <DELETED>office of inspector general</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, 
$4,803,000.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>emergency management planning and assistance</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to 
carry out activities under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as 
amended, and the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended (42 
U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), the Earthquake 
Hazards Reduction Act of 1977, as amended (42 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), the 
Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974, as amended (15 U.S.C. 
2201 et seq.), the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (50 
U.S.C. App. 2061 et seq.), sections 107 and 303 of the National 
Security Act of 1947, as amended (50 U.S.C. 404-405), and 
Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978, $321,646,000 (decreased by 
$60,000,000): Provided, That for purposes of pre-disaster mitigation 
pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 5131(b) and (c) and 42 U.S.C. 5196(e) and (i), 
$50,000,000 of the funds made available under this heading shall be 
available until expended for project grants for State and local 
governments.</DELETED>

         <DELETED>emergency food and shelter program</DELETED>

<DELETED>    To carry out an emergency food and shelter program 
pursuant to title III of Public Law 100-77, as amended, $100,000,000: 
Provided, That total administrative costs shall not exceed three and 
one-half percent of the total appropriation.</DELETED>

            <DELETED>national flood insurance fund</DELETED>

            <DELETED>(including transfer of funds)</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For activities under the National Flood Insurance Act of 
1968, the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, and the National Flood 
Insurance Reform Act of 1994, not to exceed $21,610,000 for salaries 
and expenses associated with flood mitigation and flood insurance 
operations, and not to exceed $78,464,000 for flood mitigation, 
including up to $20,000,000 for expenses under section 1366 of the 
National Flood Insurance Act, which amount shall be available for 
transfer to the National Flood Mitigation Fund until September 30, 
1999. In fiscal year 1998, no funds in excess of (1) $47,000,000 for 
operating expenses, (2) $375,165,000 for agents' commissions and taxes, 
and (3) $50,000,000 for interest on Treasury borrowings shall be 
available from the National Flood Insurance Fund without prior notice 
to the Committees on Appropriations. For fiscal year 1998, flood 
insurance rates shall not exceed the level authorized by the National 
Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    Section 1309(a)(2) of the National Flood Insurance Act (42 
U.S.C. 4016(a)(2)), as amended by Public Law 104-208, is further 
amended by striking the date ``1997'' and inserting in lieu thereof the 
date ``1998''.</DELETED>

              <DELETED>administrative provision</DELETED>

<DELETED>    The Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
shall promulgate through rulemaking a methodology for assessment and 
collection of fees to be assessed and collected beginning in fiscal 
year 1998 applicable to persons subject to the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency's radiological emergency preparedness regulations. 
The aggregate charges assessed pursuant to this section during fiscal 
year 1998 shall approximate, but not be less than, 100 per centum of 
the amounts anticipated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to 
be obligated for its radiological emergency preparedness program for 
such fiscal year. The methodology for assessment and collection of fees 
shall be fair and equitable, and shall reflect the full amount of costs 
of providing radiological emergency planning, preparedness, response 
and associated services. Such fees shall be assessed in a manner that 
reflects the use of agency resources for classes of regulated persons 
and the administrative costs of collecting such fees. Fees received 
pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the general fund of the 
Treasury as offsetting receipts. Assessment and collection of such fees 
are only authorized during fiscal year 1998.</DELETED>

           <DELETED>General Services Administration</DELETED>

          <DELETED>consumer information center fund</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For necessary expenses of the Consumer Information Center, 
including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $2,419,000, to be 
deposited into the Consumer Information Center Fund: Provided, That the 
appropriations, revenues and collections deposited into the fund shall 
be available for necessary expenses of Consumer Information Center 
activities in the aggregate amount of $7,500,000. Appropriations, 
revenues, and collections accruing to this fund during fiscal year 1998 
in excess of $7,500,000 shall remain in the fund and shall not be 
available for expenditure except as authorized in appropriations Acts: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Consumer Information Center may accept and deposit to this account, 
during fiscal year 1998 and hereafter, gifts for the purpose of 
defraying its costs of printing, publishing, and distributing consumer 
information and educational materials and undertaking other consumer 
information activities; may expend those gifts for those purposes, in 
addition to amounts appropriated or otherwise made available; and the 
balance shall remain available for expenditure for such 
purpose.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>National Aeronautics and Space Administration</DELETED>

                 <DELETED>human space flight</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the 
conduct and support of human space flight research and development 
activities, including research, development, operations, and services; 
maintenance; construction of facilities including repair, 
rehabilitation, and modification of real and personal property, and 
acquisition or condemnation of real property, as authorized by law; 
space flight, spacecraft control and communications activities 
including operations, production, and services; and purchase, lease, 
charter, maintenance and operation of mission and administrative 
aircraft, $5,426,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 
1999.</DELETED>

         <DELETED>science, aeronautics and technology</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the 
conduct and support of science, aeronautics and technology research and 
development activities, including research, development, operations, 
and services; maintenance; construction of facilities including repair, 
rehabilitation, and modification of real and personal property, and 
acquisition or condemnation of real property, as authorized by law; 
space flight, spacecraft control and communications activities 
including operations, production, and services; and purchase, lease, 
charter, maintenance and operation of mission and administrative 
aircraft, $5,690,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
1999.</DELETED>

                   <DELETED>mission support</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in 
carrying out mission support for human space flight programs and 
science, aeronautical, and technology programs, including research 
operations and support; space communications activities including 
operations, production and services; maintenance; construction of 
facilitie including repair, rehabilitation, and modification of 
facilities, minor construction of new facilities and additions to 
existing facilities, facility planning and design, environmental 
compliance and restoration, and acquisition or condemnation of real 
property, as authorized by law; program management; personnel and 
related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized 
by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; travel expenses; purchase, lease, charter, 
maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative aircraft; not 
to exceed $35,000 for official reception and representation expenses; 
and purchase (not to exceed 33 for replacement only) and hire of 
passenger motor vehicles; $2,513,200,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 1999.</DELETED>

             <DELETED>office of inspector general</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, 
$18,300,000.</DELETED>

              <DELETED>administrative provisions</DELETED>

            <DELETED>(including transfer of funds)</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Notwithstanding the limitation on the availability of 
funds appropriated for ``Human space flight'', ``Science, aeronautics 
and technology'', or ``Mission support'' by this appropriations Act, 
when any activity has been initiated by the incurrence of obligations 
for construction of facilities as authorized by law, such amount 
available for such activity shall remain available until expended. This 
provision does not apply to the amounts appropriated in ``Mission 
support'' pursuant to the authorization for repair, rehabilitation and 
modification of facilities, minor construction of new facilities and 
additions to existing facilities, and facility planning and 
design.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    Notwithstanding the limitation on the availability of 
funds appropriated for ``Human space flight'', ``Science, aeronautics 
and technology'', or ``Mission support'' by this appropriations Act, 
the amounts appropriated for construction of facilities shall remain 
available until September 30, 2000.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    Notwithstanding the limitation on the availability of 
funds appropriated for ``Mission support'' and ``Office of Inspector 
General'', amounts made available by this Act for personnel and related 
costs and travel expenses of the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration shall remain available until September 30, 1998 and may 
be used to enter into contracts for training, investigations, costs 
associated with personnel relocation, and for other services, to be 
provided during the next fiscal year.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    Upon the determination by the Administrator that such 
action is necesssary, the Administrator may, with the approval of the 
Office of Management and Budget, transfer not to exceed $150,000,000 of 
funds made available in this Act to the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration for ``Science, aeronautics and technology'' and 
``Mission support'' to ``Human space flight'' for the International 
Space Station program, to be merged with and to be available for the 
same purposes, and for the same time period, as the appropriation to 
which transferred: Provided, That such authority may not be used unless 
for higher priority items than those for which originally appropriated: 
Provided further, That the Administrator shall notify the Congress 
promptly of all transfers made pursuant to this authority.</DELETED>

        <DELETED>National Credit Union Administration</DELETED>

             <DELETED>central liquidity facility</DELETED>

<DELETED>    During fiscal year 1998, gross obligations of the Central 
Liquidity Facility for the principal amount of new direct loans to 
member credit unions, as authorized by the National Credit Union 
Central Liquidity Facility Act (12 U.S.C. 1795), shall not exceed 
$600,000,000: Provided, That administrative expenses of the Central 
Liquidity Facility in fiscal year 1998 shall not exceed 
$203,000.</DELETED>

             <DELETED>National Science Foundation</DELETED>

           <DELETED>research and related activities</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For necessary expenses in carrying out the National 
Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1861-1875), and 
the Act to establish a National Medal of Science (42 U.S.C. 1880-1881); 
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; maintenance and operation of 
aircraft and purchase of flight services for research support; 
acquisition of aircraft; $2,537,700,000 (reduced by $174,000), of which 
not to exceed $228,530,000 shall remain available until expended for 
Polar research and operations support, and for reimbursement to other 
Federal agencies for operational and science support and logistical and 
other related activities for the United States Antarctic program; the 
balance to remain available until September 30, 1999: Provided, That 
receipts for scientific support services and materials furnished by the 
National Research Centers and other National Science Foundation 
supported research facilities may be credited to this appropriation: 
Provided further, That to the extent that the amount appropriated is 
less than the total amount authorized to be appropriated for included 
program activities, all amounts, including floors and ceilings, 
specified in the authorizing Act for those program activities or their 
subactivities shall be reduced proportionally.</DELETED>

              <DELETED>major research equipment</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For necessary expenses of major construction projects 
pursuant to the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended, 
$175,000,000, to remain available until expended.</DELETED>

            <DELETED>education and human resources</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For necessary expenses in carrying out science and 
engineering education and human resources programs and activities 
pursuant to the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (42 
U.S.C. 1861-1875), including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 
and rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, 
$632,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 1999: Provided, 
That to the extent that the amount of this appropriation is less than 
the total amount authorized to be appropriated for included program 
activities, all amounts, including floors and ceilings, specified in 
the authorizing Act for those program activities or their subactivities 
shall be reduced proportionally.</DELETED>

                <DELETED>salaries and expenses</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For salaries and expenses necessary in carrying out the 
National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1861-
1875); services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of passenger motor 
vehicles; not to exceed $9,000 for official reception and 
representation expenses; uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized 
by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; rental of conference rooms in the District of 
Columbia; reimbursement of the General Services Administration for 
security guard services and headquarters relocation; $136,950,000: 
Provided, That contracts may be entered into under ``Salaries and 
expenses'' in fiscal year 1998 for maintenance and operation of 
facilities, and for other services, to be provided during the next 
fiscal year.</DELETED>

             <DELETED>office of inspector general</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
as authorized by the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, 
$4,850,000, to remain available until September 30, 1999.</DELETED>

        <DELETED>Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation</DELETED>

<DELETED>payment to the neighborhood reinvestment corporation</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For payment to the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation 
for use in neighborhood reinvestment activities, as authorized by the 
Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Act (42 U.S.C. 8101-8107), 
$70,000,000.</DELETED>

              <DELETED>Selective Service System</DELETED>

                <DELETED>salaries and expenses</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For necessary expenses of the Selective Service System, 
including expenses of attendance at meetings and of training for 
uniformed personnel assigned to the Selective Service System, as 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 4101-4118 for civilian employees; and not to 
exceed $1,000 for official reception and representation expenses; 
$23,413,000: Provided, That during the current fiscal year, the 
President may exempt this appropriation from the provisions of 31 
U.S.C. 1341, whenever he deems such action to be necessary in the 
interest of national defense: Provided further, That none of the funds 
appropriated by this Act may be expended for or in connection with the 
induction of any person into the Armed Forces of the United 
States.</DELETED>

            <DELETED>TITLE IV--GENERAL PROVISIONS</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Sec. 401. Where appropriations in titles I, II, and III of 
this Act are expendable for travel expenses and no specific limitation 
has been placed thereon, the expenditures for such travel expenses may 
not exceed the amounts set forth therefore in the budget estimates 
submitted for the appropriations: Provided, That this provision does 
not apply to accounts that do not contain an object classification for 
travel: Provided further, That this section shall not apply to travel 
performed by uncompensated officials of local boards and appeal boards 
of the Selective Service System; to travel performed directly in 
connection with care and treatment of medical beneficiaries of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs; to travel performed in connection with 
major disasters or emergencies declared or determined by the President 
under the provisions of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act; to travel performed by the Offices of 
Inspector General in connection with audits and investigations; or to 
payments to interagency motor pools where separately set forth in the 
budget schedules: Provided further, That if appropriations in titles I, 
II, and III exceed the amounts set forth in budget estimates initially 
submitted for such appropriations, the expenditures for travel may 
correspondingly exceed the amounts therefore set forth in the estimates 
in the same proportion.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    Sec. 402. Appropriations and funds available for the 
administrative expenses of the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development and the Selective Service System shall be available in the 
current fiscal year for purchase of uniforms, or allowances therefor, 
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    Sec. 403. Funds of the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development subject to the Government Corporation Control Act or 
section 402 of the Housing Act of 1950 shall be available, without 
regard to the limitations on administrative expenses, for legal 
services on a contract or fee basis, and for utilizing and making 
payment for services and facilities of Federal National Mortgage 
Association, Government National Mortgage Association, Federal Home 
Loan Mortgage Corporation, Federal Financing Bank, Federal Reserve 
banks or any member thereof, Federal Home Loan banks, and any insured 
bank within the meaning of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 
Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1811-1831).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    Sec. 404. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal 
year unless expressly so provided herein.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    Sec. 405. No funds appropriated by this Act may be 
expended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) pursuant to a certification of an officer or 
        employee of the United States unless--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) such certification is accompanied by, 
                or is part of, a voucher or abstract which describes 
                the payee or payees and the items or services for which 
                such expenditure is being made, or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the expenditure of funds pursuant to 
                such certification, and without such a voucher or 
                abstract, is specifically authorized by law; 
                and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) unless such expenditure is subject to audit by 
        the General Accounting Office or is specifically exempt by law 
        from such audit.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    Sec. 406. None of the funds provided in this Act to any 
department or agency may be expended for the transportation of any 
officer or employee of such department or agency between his domicile 
and his place of employment, with the exception of any officer or 
employee authorized such transportation under 31 U.S.C. 1344 or 5 
U.S.C. 7905.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    Sec. 407. None of the funds provided in this Act may be 
used for payment, through grants or contracts, to recipients that do 
not share in the cost of conducting research resulting from proposals 
not specifically solicited by the Government: Provided, That the extent 
of cost sharing by the recipient shall reflect the mutuality of 
interest of the grantee or contractor and the Government in the 
research.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    Sec. 408. None of the funds in this Act may be used, 
directly or through grants, to pay or to provide reimbursement for 
payment of the salary of a consultant (whether retained by the Federal 
Government or a grantee) at more than the daily equivalent of the rate 
paid for level IV of the Executive Schedule, unless specifically 
authorized by law.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    Sec. 409. None of the funds provided in this Act shall be 
used to pay the expenses of, or otherwise compensate, non-Federal 
parties intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings. Nothing 
herein affects the authority of the Consumer Product Safety Commission 
pursuant to section 7 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 
2056 et seq.).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    Sec. 410. Except as otherwise provided under existing law 
or under an existing Executive Order issued pursuant to an existing 
law, the obligation or expenditure of any appropriation under this Act 
for contracts for any consulting service shall be limited to contracts 
which are (1) a matter of public record and available for public 
inspection, and (2) thereafter included in a publicly available list of 
all contracts entered into within twenty-four months prior to the date 
on which the list is made available to the public and of all contracts 
on which performance has not been completed by such date. The list 
required by the preceding sentence shall be updated quarterly and shall 
include a narrative description of the work to be performed under each 
such contract.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    Sec. 411. Except as otherwise provided by law, no part of 
any appropriation contained in this Act shall be obligated or expended 
by any executive agency, as referred to in the Office of Federal 
Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), for a contract for 
services unless such executive agency (1) has awarded and entered into 
such contract in full compliance with such Act and the regulations 
promulgated thereunder, and (2) requires any report prepared pursuant 
to such contract, including plans, evaluations, studies, analyses and 
manuals, and any report prepared by the agency which is substantially 
derived from or substantially includes any report prepared pursuant to 
such contract, to contain information concerning (A) the contract 
pursuant to which the report was prepared, and (B) the contractor who 
prepared the report pursuant to such contract.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    Sec. 412. Except as otherwise provided in section 406, 
none of the funds provided in this Act to any department or agency 
shall be obligated or expended to provide a personal cook, chauffeur, 
or other personal servants to any officer or employee of such 
department or agency.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    Sec. 413. None of the funds provided in this Act to any 
department or agency shall be obligated or expended to procure 
passenger automobiles as defined in 15 U.S.C. 2001 with an EPA 
estimated miles per gallon average of less than 22 miles per 
gallon.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    Sec. 414. None of the funds appropriated in title I of 
this Act shall be used to enter into any new lease of real property if 
the estimated annual rental is more than $300,000 unless the Secretary 
submits, in writing, a report to the Committees on Appropriations of 
the Congress and a period of 30 days has expired following the date on 
which the report is received by the Committees on 
Appropriations.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    Sec. 415. (a) It is the sense of the Congress that, to the 
greatest extent practicable, all equipment and products purchased with 
funds made available in this Act should be American-made.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) In providing financial assistance to, or entering into 
any contract with, any entity using funds made available in this Act, 
the head of each Federal agency, to the greatest extent practicable, 
shall provide to such entity a notice describing the statement made in 
subsection (a) by the Congress.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    Sec. 416. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may 
be used to implement any cap on reimbursements to grantees for indirect 
costs, except as published in Office of Management and Budget Circular 
A-21.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    Sec. 417. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 
1998 pay raises for programs funded by this Act shall be absorbed 
within the levels appropriated in this Act.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    Sec. 418. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used for any program, project, or activity, when it is made known to 
the Federal entity or official to which the funds are made available 
that the program, project, or activity is not in compliance with any 
Federal law relating to risk assessment, the protection of private 
property rights, or unfunded mandates.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    Sec. 419. Corporations and agencies of the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development which are subject to the Government 
Corporation Control Act, as amended, are hereby authorized to make such 
expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority 
available to each such corporation or agency and in accord with law, 
and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal 
year limitations as provided by section 104 of the Act as may be 
necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the budget for 1998 
for such corporation or agency except as hereinafter provided: 
Provided, That collections of these corporations and agencies may be 
used for new loan or mortgage purchase commitments only to the extent 
expressly provided for in this Act (unless such loans are in support of 
other forms of assistance provided for in this or prior appropriations 
Acts), except that this proviso shall not apply to the mortgage 
insurance or guaranty operations of these corporations, or where loans 
or mortgage purchases are necessary to protect the financial interest 
of the United States Government.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    Sec. 420. Such funds as may be necessary to carry out the 
orderly termination of the Office of Consumer Affairs shall be made 
available from funds appropriated to the Department of Health and Human 
Services for fiscal year 1998.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    Sec. 421. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used to implement clauses (ii) through (v) of section 761.93(a)(1) 
of title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (relating to the import 
of PCB's and PCB items at concentrations of 50 ppm or greater for 
disposal), or to authorize any person to import into the United States 
(pursuant to an exemption under section 2605(e)(3)(B) of title 15, 
United States Code or otherwise) any PCB's or PCB items at 
concentrations of 50 ppm or greater for purposes of disposal or 
treatment.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    Sec. 422. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be provided by contract or by grant (including a grant of funds to be 
available for student aid) to any institution of higher education, or 
subelement thereof, that is currently ineligible for contracts and 
grants pursuant to section 514 of the Departments of Labor, Health and 
Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
1997 (as contained in section 101(e) of division A of Public Law 104-
208; 110 Stat. 3009-270).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Departments of Veterans 
Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 1998''.</DELETED>
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Departments of Veterans 
Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent 
agencies, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes, namely:

                                TITLE I

                     DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

                    Veterans Benefits Administration

                       compensation and pensions

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For the payment of compensation benefits to or on behalf of 
veterans and a pilot program for disability examinations as authorized 
by law (38 U.S.C. 107, chapters 11, 13, 18, 51, 53, 55, and 61); 
pension benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by law (38 
U.S.C. chapters 15, 51, 53, 55, and 61; 92 Stat. 2508); and burial 
benefits, emergency and other officers' retirement pay, adjusted-
service credits and certificates, payment of premiums due on commercial 
life insurance policies guaranteed under the provisions of Article IV 
of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940, as amended, and 
for other benefits as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. 107, 1312, 1977, and 
2106, chapters 23, 51, 53, 55, and 61; 50 U.S.C. App. 540-548; 43 Stat. 
122, 123; 45 Stat. 735; 76 Stat. 1198); $19,932,997,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That not to exceed $26,380,000 of 
the amount appropriated shall be reimbursed to ``General operating 
expenses'' and ``Medical care'' for necessary expenses in implementing 
those provisions authorized in the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 
1990, and in the Veterans' Benefits Act of 1992 (38 U.S.C. chapters 51, 
53, and 55), the funding source for which is specifically provided as 
the ``Compensation and pensions'' appropriation: Provided further, That 
such sums as may be earned on an actual qualifying patient basis, shall 
be reimbursed to ``Medical facilities revolving fund'' to augment the 
funding of individual medical facilities for nursing home care provided 
to pensioners as authorized by the Veterans' Benefits Act of 1992 (38 
U.S.C. chapter 55).

                         readjustment benefits

    For the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation benefits to or 
on behalf of veterans as authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapters 21, 30, 31, 
34, 35, 36, 39, 51, 53, 55, and 61, $1,366,000,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That funds shall be available to pay any 
court order, court award or any compromise settlement arising from 
litigation involving the vocational training program authorized by 
section 18 of Public Law 98-77, as amended.

                   veterans insurance and indemnities

    For military and naval insurance, national service life insurance, 
servicemen's indemnities, service-disabled veterans insurance, and 
veterans mortgage life insurance as authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter 19; 
70 Stat. 887; 72 Stat. 487, $51,360,000, to remain available until 
expended.

         veterans housing benefit program fund program account

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out the program, as authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter 
37, as amended: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of 
modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That 
during fiscal year 1998, within the resources available, not to exceed 
$300,000 in gross obligations for direct loans are authorized for 
specially adapted housing loans.
    In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct 
and guaranteed loan programs, $160,437,000, which may be transferred to 
and merged with the appropriation for ``General operating expenses''.

                  education loan fund program account

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For the cost of direct loans, $1,000, as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 
3698, as amended: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of 
modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That 
these funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the 
principal amount of direct loans not to exceed $3,000.
    In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the 
direct loan program, $200,000, which may be transferred to and merged 
with the appropriation for ``General operating expenses''.

            vocational rehabilitation loans program account

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For the cost of direct loans, $44,000, as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 
chapter 31, as amended: Provided, That such costs, including the cost 
of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That 
these funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the 
principal amount of direct loans not to exceed $2,278,000.
    In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the 
direct loan program, $388,000, which may be transferred to and merged 
with the appropriation for ``General operating expenses''.

          native american veteran housing loan program account

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan program 
authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter 37, subchapter V, as amended, $515,000, 
which may be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for 
``General operating expenses''.

                     Veterans Health Administration

                              medical care

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For necessary expenses for the maintenance and operation of 
hospitals, nursing homes, and domiciliary facilities; for furnishing, 
as authorized by law, inpatient and outpatient care and treatment to 
beneficiaries of the Department of Veterans Affairs, including care and 
treatment in facilities not under the jurisdiction of the Department; 
and furnishing recreational facilities, supplies, and equipment; 
funeral, burial, and other expenses incidental thereto for 
beneficiaries receiving care in the Department; administrative expenses 
in support of planning, design, project management, real property 
acquisition and disposition, construction and renovation of any 
facility under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department; 
oversight, engineering and architectural activities not charged to 
project cost; repairing, altering, improving or providing facilities in 
the several hospitals and homes under the jurisdiction of the 
Department, not otherwise provided for, either by contract or by the 
hire of temporary employees and purchase of materials; uniforms or 
allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; aid to State 
homes as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 1741; administrative and legal 
expenses of the Department for collecting and recovering amounts owed 
the Department as authorized under 38 U.S.C. chapter 17, and the 
Federal Medical Care Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. 2651 et seq.; and not to 
exceed $8,000,000 to fund cost comparison studies as referred to in 38 
U.S.C. 8110(a)(5); $17,026,846,000, plus reimbursements: Provided, That 
of the funds made available under this heading, $550,000,000 is for the 
equipment and land and structures object classifications only, which 
amount shall not become available for obligation until August 1, 1998, 
and shall remain available until September 30, 1999.
    In addition, contingent on enactment of legislation establishing 
the Medical Collections Fund, such sums as may be derived pursuant to 
38 U.S.C. 1729(g) shall be deposited to such Fund and may be 
transferred to this account, to remain available until expended for the 
purposes of this account.

                    medical and prosthetic research

    For necessary expenses in carrying out programs of medical and 
prosthetic research and development as authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter 
73, to remain available until September 30, 1999, $267,000,000, plus 
reimbursements.

      medical administration and miscellaneous operating expenses

    For necessary expenses in the administration of the medical, 
hospital, nursing home, domiciliary, construction, supply, and research 
activities, as authorized by law; administrative expenses in support of 
planning, design, project management, architectural, engineering, real 
property acquisition and disposition, construction and renovation of 
any facility under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, including site acquisition; engineering and 
architectural activities not charged to project cost; and research and 
development in building construction technology; $60,160,000, plus 
reimbursements.

                   general post fund, national homes

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For the cost of direct loans, $7,000, as authorized by Public Law 
102-54, section 8, which shall be transferred from the ``General post 
fund'': Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such 
loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That these funds are 
available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of 
direct loans not to exceed $70,000.
    In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct 
loan programs, $54,000, which shall be transferred from the ``General 
post fund'', as authorized by Public Law 102-54, section 8.

                      Departmental Administration

                       general operating expenses

    For necessary operating expenses of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, not otherwise provided for, including uniforms or allowances 
therefor; not to exceed $25,000 for official reception and 
representation expenses; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and 
reimbursement of the General Services Administration for security guard 
services, and the Department of Defense for the cost of overseas 
employee mail; $786,385,000: Provided, That funds under this heading 
shall be available to administer the Service Members Occupational 
Conversion and Training Act.

                        national cemetery system

    For necessary expenses for the maintenance and operation of the 
National Cemetery System, not otherwise provided for, including 
uniforms or allowances therefor; cemeterial expenses as authorized by 
law; purchase of three passenger motor vehicles for use in cemeterial 
operations; and hire of passenger motor vehicles, $84,183,000.

                      office of inspector general

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, 
$31,013,000.

                      construction, major projects

                    (including rescission of funds)

    For constructing, altering, extending and improving any of the 
facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, or for any of the purposes set forth in sections 316, 
2404, 2406, 8102, 8103, 8106, 8108, 8109, 8110, and 8122 of title 38, 
United States Code, including planning, architectural and engineering 
services, maintenance or guarantee period services costs associated 
with equipment guarantees provided under the project, services of 
claims analysts, offsite utility and storm drainage system construction 
costs, and site acquisition, where the estimated cost of a project is 
$4,000,000 or more or where funds for a project were made available in 
a previous major project appropriation, $92,800,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That the $32,100,000 provided under 
this heading in Public Law 104-204 for a replacement hospital at Travis 
Air Force Base, Fairfield, CA, shall not be obligated for that purpose 
but shall be available instead to implement the decisions reached as a 
result of the capital facility recommendations contained in the final 
report entitled ``Assessment of Veterans Health Care Needs in Northern 
California,'' (Department of Veterans Affairs Contract No. V101 (93)P-
1444): Provided further, That except for advance planning of projects 
funded through the advance planning fund and the design of projects 
funded through the design fund, none of these funds shall be used for 
any project which has not been considered and approved by the Congress 
in the budgetary process: Provided further, That funds provided in this 
appropriation for fiscal year 1998, for each approved project shall be 
obligated (1) by the awarding of a construction documents contract by 
September 30, 1998, and (2) by the awarding of a construction contract 
by September 30, 1999: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
promptly report in writing to the Comptroller General and to the 
Committees on Appropriations any approved major construction project in 
which obligations are not incurred within the time limitations 
established above; and the Comptroller General shall review the report 
in accordance with the procedures established by section 1015 of the 
Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (title X of Public Law 93-344): 
Provided further, That no funds from any other account except the 
``Parking revolving fund'', may be obligated for constructing, 
altering, extending, or improving a project which was approved in the 
budget process and funded in this account until one year after 
substantial completion and beneficial occupancy by the Department of 
Veterans Affairs of the project or any part thereof with respect to 
that part only.

                      construction, minor projects

    For constructing, altering, extending, and improving any of the 
facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, including planning, architectural and engineering 
services, maintenance or guarantee period services costs associated 
with equipment guarantees provided under the project, services of 
claims analysts, offsite utility and storm drainage system construction 
costs, and site acquisition, or for any of the purposes set forth in 
sections 316, 2404, 2406, 8102, 8103, 8106, 8108, 8109, 8110, and 8122 
of title 38, United States Code, where the estimated cost of a project 
is less than $4,000,000; $166,300,000, to remain available until 
expended, along with unobligated balances of previous ``Construction, 
minor projects'' appropriations which are hereby made available for any 
project where the estimated cost is less than $4,000,000: Provided, 
That funds in this account shall be available for (1) repairs to any of 
the nonmedical facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use of the 
Department which are necessary because of loss or damage caused by any 
natural disaster or catastrophe, and (2) temporary measures necessary 
to prevent or to minimize further loss by such causes.

                         parking revolving fund

    For the parking revolving fund as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 8109, 
income from fees collected, to remain available until expended, which 
shall be available for all authorized expenses except operations and 
maintenance costs, which will be funded from ``Medical care''.

       grants for construction of state extended care facilities

    For grants to assist States to acquire or construct State nursing 
home and domiciliary facilities and to remodel, modify or alter 
existing hospital, nursing home and domiciliary facilities in State 
homes, for furnishing care to veterans as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 8131-
8137, $80,000,000, to remain available until expended.

        grants for the construction of state veteran cemeteries

    For grants to aid States in establishing, expanding, or improving 
State veteran cemeteries as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 2408, $10,000,000, 
to remain available until expended.

                       administrative provisions

                     (including transfer of funds)

    Sec. 101. Any appropriation for fiscal year 1998 for ``Compensation 
and pensions'', ``Readjustment benefits'', and ``Veterans insurance and 
indemnities'' may be transferred to any other of the mentioned 
appropriations.
    Sec. 102. Appropriations available to the Department of Veterans 
Affairs for fiscal year 1998 for salaries and expenses shall be 
available for services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
    Sec. 103. No appropriations in this Act for the Department of 
Veterans Affairs (except the appropriations for ``Construction, major 
projects'', ``Construction, minor projects'', and the ``Parking 
revolving fund'') shall be available for the purchase of any site for 
or toward the construction of any new hospital or home.
    Sec. 104. No appropriations in this Act for the Department of 
Veterans Affairs shall be available for hospitalization or examination 
of any persons (except beneficiaries entitled under the laws bestowing 
such benefits to veterans, and persons receiving such treatment under 5 
U.S.C. 7901-7904 or 42 U.S.C. 5141-5204), unless reimbursement of cost 
is made to the ``Medical care'' account at such rates as may be fixed 
by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
    Sec. 105. Appropriations available to the Department of Veterans 
Affairs for fiscal year 1998 for ``Compensation and pensions'', 
``Readjustment benefits'', and ``Veterans insurance and indemnities'' 
shall be available for payment of prior year accrued obligations 
required to be recorded by law against the corresponding prior year 
accounts within the last quarter of fiscal year 1997.
    Sec. 106. Appropriations accounts available to the Department of 
Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 1998 shall be available to pay prior 
year obligations of corresponding prior year appropriations accounts 
resulting from title X of the Competitive Equality Banking Act, Public 
Law 100-86, except that if such obligations are from trust fund 
accounts they shall be payable from ``Compensation and pensions''.
    Sec. 107. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during fiscal 
year 1998, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall, from the National 
Service Life Insurance Fund (38 U.S.C. 1920), the Veterans' Special 
Life Insurance Fund (38 U.S.C. 1923), and the United States Government 
Life Insurance Fund (38 U.S.C. 1955), reimburse the ``General operating 
expenses'' account for the cost of administration of the insurance 
programs financed through those accounts: Provided, That reimbursement 
shall be made only from the surplus earnings accumulated in an 
insurance program in fiscal year 1998, that are available for dividends 
in that program after claims have been paid and actuarially determined 
reserves have been set aside: Provided further, That if the cost of 
administration of an insurance program exceeds the amount of surplus 
earnings accumulated in that program, reimbursement shall be made only 
to the extent of such surplus earnings: Provided further, That the 
Secretary shall determine the cost of administration for fiscal year 
1998, which is properly allocable to the provision of each insurance 
program and to the provision of any total disability income insurance 
included in such insurance program.
    Sec. 108. Section 214(l)(1)(D) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(l)(1)(D)) (as added by section 220 of the 
Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1994 and 
redesignated as subsection (l) by section 671(a)(3)(A) of the Illegal 
Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996) is amended 
by inserting before the period at the end the following: ``, except 
that, in the case of a request by the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
the alien shall not be required to practice medicine in a geographic 
area designated by the Secretary''.
    Sec. 109. None of the funds made available by title I of this Act 
may be used to provide a locality payment differential which would have 
the effect of causing a pay increase to any employee that was removed 
as a Director of a VA Hospital and transferred to another hospital as a 
result of the Inspector General's conclusion that the employee engaged 
in verbal sexual harassment and abusive behavior toward female 
employees.

                                TITLE II

              DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

                       Public and Indian Housing

                        housing certificate fund

    For activities and assistance to prevent the involuntary 
displacement of low-income families, the elderly and the disabled 
because of the loss of affordable housing stock, expiration of subsidy 
contracts (other than contracts for which amounts are provided under 
another head) or expiration of use restrictions, or other changes in 
housing assistance arrangements, and for other purposes, 
$10,119,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That of 
the total amount provided under this heading, $8,666,000,000 shall be 
for assistance under the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437) for use in connection with expiring or terminating section 8 
subsidy contracts including, where appropriate, congregate care 
services associated with the expiring or terminating contracts: 
Provided further, That the Secretary may determine not to apply section 
8(o)(6)(B) of the Act to housing vouchers during fiscal year 1998: 
Provided further, That of the total amount provided under this heading, 
$1,110,000,000 shall be for amendments to section 8 contracts other 
than contracts for projects developed under section 202 of the Housing 
Act of 1959, as amended: Provided further, That of the total amount 
provided under this heading, $343,000,000 shall be for section 8 rental 
assistance under the United States Housing Act including assistance to 
relocate residents of properties (i) that are owned by the Secretary 
and being disposed of or (ii) that are discontinuing section 8 project-
based assistance; for the conversion of section 23 projects to 
assistance under section 8; for funds to carry out the family 
unification program; and for the relocation of witnesses in connection 
with efforts to combat crime in public and assisted housing pursuant to 
a request from a law enforcement or prosecution agency: Provided 
further, That of the total amount made available in the preceding 
proviso, $40,000,000 shall be made available to nonelderly disabled 
families affected by the designation of a public housing development 
under section 7 of such Act or the establishment of preferences in 
accordance with section 651 of the Housing and Community Development 
Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 1361l).

                      public housing capital fund

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For the Public Housing Capital Fund Program under the United States 
Housing Act of 1937, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437), $2,500,000,000, to 
remain available until expended for modernization of existing public 
housing projects as authorized under section 14 of such Act: Provided, 
That of the total amount, $30,000,000 shall be for carrying out 
activities under section 6(j) of such Act and technical assistance for 
the inspection of public housing units, contract expertise, and 
training and technical assistance directly or indirectly, under grants, 
contracts, or cooperative agreements, to assist in the oversight and 
management of public housing (whether or not the housing is being 
modernized with assistance under this proviso) or tenant-based 
assistance, including, but not limited to, an annual resident survey, 
data collection and analysis, training and technical assistance by or 
to officials and employees of the Department and of public housing 
agencies and to residents in connection with the public housing program 
and for lease adjustments to section 23 projects: Provided further, 
That of the amount available under this heading, the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development may use up to $60,000,000 for a public 
and assisted housing self-sufficiency program of which up to $5,000,000 
may be used for the Moving to Work Demonstration and up to $5,000,000 
may be used for the Tenant Opportunity Program: Provided further, That, 
for the self-sufficiency activities, the Secretary may make grants to 
public housing agencies (including Indian housing authorities), 
nonprofit corporations, and other appropriate entities for a supportive 
services program to assist residents of public and assisted housing, 
former residents of such housing receiving tenant-based assistance 
under section 8 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1437f), and other low-income 
families and individuals to become self-sufficient: Provided, That the 
program shall provide supportive services, principally for the benefit 
of public housing residents, to the elderly and the disabled, and to 
families with children where the head of household would benefit from 
the receipt of supportive services and is working, seeking work, or is 
preparing for work by participating in job training or educational 
programs: Provided further, That the supportive services may include 
congregate services for the elderly and disabled, service coordinators, 
and coordinated educational, training, and other supportive services, 
including academic skills training, job search assistance, assistance 
related to retaining employment, vocational and entrepreneurship 
development and support programs, transportation, and child care: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall require applications to 
demonstrate firm commitments of funding or services from other sources: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall select public and Indian 
housing agencies to receive assistance under this head on a competitive 
basis, taking into account the quality of the proposed program, 
including any innovative approaches, the extent of the proposed 
coordination of supportive services, the extent of commitments of 
funding or services from other sources, the extent to which the 
proposed program includes reasonably achievable, quantifiable goals for 
measuring performance under the program over a three-year period, the 
extent of success an agency has had in carrying out other comparable 
initiatives, and other appropriate criteria established by the 
Secretary: Provided further, That all balances, as of September 30, 
1997, of funds heretofore provided (other than for Indian families) for 
the development or acquisition costs of public housing, for 
modernization of existing public housing projects, for public housing 
amendments, for public housing modernization and development technical 
assistance, for lease adjustments under the section 23 program, and for 
the Family Investment Centers program, shall be transferred to and 
merged with amounts made available under this heading.

                     public housing operating fund

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For payments to public housing agencies for operating subsidies for 
low-income housing projects as authorized by section 9 of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937, including the costs associated with 
congregate care and supportive services, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437g), 
$2,900,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That all 
balances outstanding, as of September 30, 1997, of funds heretofore 
provided (other than for Indian families) for payments to public 
housing agencies for operating subsidies for low-income housing 
projects, shall be transferred to and merged with amounts made 
available under this heading.

             drug elimination grants for low-income housing

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For grants to public and Indian housing agencies for use in 
eliminating crime in public housing projects authorized by 42 U.S.C. 
11901-11908, for grants for federally assisted low-income housing 
authorized by 42 U.S.C. 11909, and for drug information clearinghouse 
services authorized by 42 U.S.C. 11921-11925, $290,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, of which $10,000,000 shall be for grants, 
technical assistance, contracts and other assistance training, program 
assessment, and execution for or on behalf of public housing agencies, 
resident organizations, and Indian Tribes and their Tribally designated 
housing entities (including the cost of necessary travel for 
participants in such training); $10,000,000 shall be used in connection 
with efforts to combat violent crime in public and assisted housing 
under the Operation Safe Home Program administered by the Inspector 
General of the Department of Housing and Urban Development; and 
$5,000,000 shall be provided to the Office of Inspector General for 
Operation Safe Home: Provided, That the term ``drug-related crime'', as 
defined in 42 U.S.C. 11905(2), shall also include other types of crime 
as determined by the Secretary: Provided further, That notwithstanding 
section 5130(c) of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 
11909(c)), the Secretary may determine not to use any such funds to 
provide public housing youth sports grants.

     revitalization of severely distressed public housing (hope vi)

    For grants to public housing agencies for assisting in the 
demolition of obsolete public housing projects or portions thereof, the 
revitalization (where appropriate) of sites (including remaining public 
housing units) on which such projects are located, replacement housing 
which will avoid or lessen concentrations of very low-income families, 
and tenant-based assistance in accordance with section 8 of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937; and for providing replacement housing and 
assisting tenants to be displaced by the demolition, $550,000,000, to 
remain available until expended, of which the Secretary may use up to 
$10,000,000 for technical assistance and contract expertise, to be 
provided directly or indirectly by grants, contracts or cooperative 
agreements, including training and cost of necessary travel for 
participants in such training, by or to officials and employees of the 
Department and of public housing agencies and to residents: Provided, 
That of the amount made available under this head, $50,000,000 shall be 
made available, including up to $10,000,000 for Heritage House in 
Kansas City, Missouri, for the demolition of obsolete elderly public 
housing projects and the replacement, where appropriate, and 
revitalization of the elderly public housing as new communities for the 
elderly designed to meet the special needs and physical requirements of 
the elderly: Provided further, That no funds appropriated in this title 
shall be used for any purpose that is not provided for herein, in the 
Housing Act of 1937, in the Appropriations Acts for Veterans Affairs, 
Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies, for the fiscal 
years 1993, 1994, 1995, and 1997, and the Omnibus Consolidated 
Rescissions and Appropriations Act of 1996: Provided further, That none 
of such funds shall be used directly or indirectly by granting 
competitive advantage in awards to settle litigation or pay judgments, 
unless expressly permitted herein.

                  native american housing block grants

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For the Native American Housing Block Grants program, as authorized 
under title I of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-
Determination Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-330), $485,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, of which $5,000,000 shall be used to support 
the inspection of Indian housing units, contract expertise, training, 
and technical assistance in the oversight and management of Indian 
housing and tenant-based assistance, including up to $200,000 for 
related travel: Provided, That of the amount available under this head, 
$5,000,000 shall be made available for the credit subsidy cost of 
guaranteed loans, including the cost of modifying such loans, as 
authorized under section 601 of the Native American Housing Assistance 
and Self-Determination Act: Provided further, That these funds are 
available for the Secretary, in conjunction with Native American 
groups, Indian tribes and their tribally designated housing entities, 
for a demonstration on ways to enhance economic growth, access to 
private capital, and encourage the investment and participation of 
traditional financial institutions in tribal and other Native American 
areas: Provided, further: That all balances outstanding as of September 
30, 1997, previously appropriated under the headings ``Annual 
Contributions for Assisted Housing'', ``Development of Additional New 
Subsidized Housing'', ``Preserving Existing Housing Development'', 
``HOME Investment Partnerships Program'', ``Emergency Shelter Grants 
Program'', and ``Homeless Assistance Funds'', identified for Indian 
Housing Authorities and other agencies primarily serving Indians or 
Indian areas, shall be transferred to and merged with amounts made 
under this heading.

           indian housing loan guarantee fund program account

    For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by section 184 of 
the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 3739) 
$6,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That such 
costs, including the costs of modifying such loans, shall be as defined 
in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: 
Provided further, That these funds are available to subsidize total 
loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed 
$73,800,000.

                   Community Planning and Development

              housing opportunities for persons with aids

    For carrying out the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS 
program, as authorized by the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 
12901), $204,000,000, to remain available until expended.

           capital grants/capital loans preservation account

    That of any amounts recaptured in excess of $250,000,000 from 
interest reduction payment contracts for section 236 contracts 
recaptured during fiscal year 1998, that excess amount shall be 
available for use in conjunction with properties that are eligible for 
assistance under the Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resident 
Homeownership Act of 1990 (LIHPRHA) or the Emergency Low Income Housing 
Preservation Act of 1987 (ELIHPA) for projects that are currently 
eligible for funding, as provided under the VA/HUD Fiscal Year 1997 
Appropriations Act: Provided, That the queue shall be reordered so that 
one project is funded per State using the current order of the funding 
queue for reordering the queue and 3 projects per HUD region with each 
project reordered (1) on the basis of the lowest vacancy rates for the 
areas where each project is located and, where necessary, (2) using the 
current order of the funding queue for reordering the queue, where 
necessary: Provided further, That an owner of eligible low-income 
housing may prepay the mortgage or request voluntary termination of a 
mortgage insurance contract, so long as said owner agrees not to raise 
rents for sixty days after such prepayment: Provided further, that all 
appraisals of each property in the queue shall be revised to reflect 
the existing value of the property: Provided further, That, to be 
eligible, each development shall have been determined to have 
preservation equity at least equal to the lesser of $5,000 per unit or 
$500,000 per project or the equivalent of four times the most recently 
published monthly fair market rent for the areas in which the project 
is located while considering the appropriate unit size for all of the 
units in the eligible project: Provided further, That the Secretary may 
modify the regulatory agreement to permit owners and priority 
purchasers to retain rental income in excess of the basic rental charge 
for projects assisted under section 236 of the National Housing Act, 
for the purpose of preserving the low- and moderate-income character of 
the housing: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, subject to the availability of appropriated funds, 
each low-income family or moderate income family who is elderly or 
disabled or is residing in a low-vacancy area, residing in the housing 
on the date of prepayment or voluntary termination, and whose rent, as 
a result of a rent increase occurring no later than one year after the 
date of the prepayment, exceeds 30 percent of adjusted income, shall be 
offered tenant-based assistance in accordance with section 8 or any 
successor program, under which the family shall pay no less for rent 
than it paid on such date: Provided further, That any family receiving 
tenant-based assistance under the preceding proviso may elect (1) to 
remain in the unit of the housing and if the rent exceeds the fair 
market rent or payment standard, if applicable, the rent shall be 
deemed to be the applicable standard, so long as the administering 
public housing agency finds that the rent is reasonable in comparison 
with rents charged for comparable unassisted housing units in the 
market or (2) to move from the housing and the rent will be subject to 
the fair market or the payment standard, as applicable, under existing 
program rules and procedures: Provided further, That the tenant-based 
assistance made available under the preceding two provisos are in lieu 
of benefits provided under subsections 223 (b), (c), and (d) of the 
Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resident Homeownership Act of 1990: 
Provided further, That any sales shall be funded using the capital 
grant available under subsections 220(d)(3)(A) of LIHPRHA: Provided 
further, That any extensions shall be funded using a non-interest-
bearing capital (direct) loan by the Secretary not in excess of the 
amount of the cost of rehabilitation approved in the plan of action 
plus 65 percent of the property's preservation equity and under such 
other terms and conditions as the Secretary may prescribe: Provided 
further, That any capital grant or capital loan, including 
rehabilitation costs, shall be limited to four times the fair market 
rent for fiscal year 1998 for the area in which the project is located, 
using the appropriate apartment sizes: Provided further, That section 
241(f) of the National Housing Act is repealed and insurance under such 
section shall not be offered as an incentive under LIHPHRA and ELIPHA: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Secretary shall, at the request of an owner or a priority purchaser, 
approve a one-time rent increase of up to 10 percent: Provided further, 
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, priority purchasers 
may utilize assistance under the Community Development Block Grant 
program, the HOME Investment Partnerships Act or the Low Income Housing 
Tax Credit: Provided further, That projects with approved plans of 
action may submit revised plans of action which conform to these 
requirements by March 15, 1998, and retain the new priority for funding 
under these provisos.

                   community development block grants

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For grants to States and units of general local government and for 
related expenses, not otherwise provided for, to carry out a community 
development grants program as authorized by title I of the Housing and 
Community Development Act of 1974, as amended (the ``Act'' herein) (42 
U.S.C. 5301), $4,600,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2000: Provided, That $67,000,000 shall be for grants to Indian tribes 
notwithstanding section 106(a)(1) of the Act; $2,100,000 shall be 
available as a grant to the Housing Assistance Council; $1,500,000 
shall be available as a grant to the National American Indian Housing 
Council; $30,000,000 shall be for grants pursuant to section 107 of 
such Act; $12,000,000 shall be for the Community Outreach Partnership 
program; $30,000,000 shall be made available for ``Capacity Building 
for Community Development and Affordable Housing,'' as authorized by 
section 4 of the HUD Demonstration Act of 1993 (Public Law 103-120) 
with not less than $10,000,000 of the funding to be used in rural 
areas, including tribal areas: Provided further, That not to exceed 20 
percent of any grant made with funds appropriated herein (other than a 
grant made available under the preceding proviso to the Housing 
Assistance Council or the National American Indian Housing Council, or 
a grant using funds under section 107(b)(3) of the Housing and 
Community Development Act of 1974, as amended) shall be expended for 
``Planning and Management Development'' and ``Administration'' as 
defined in regulations promulgated by the Department.
    Of the amount made available under this heading, notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, $35,000,000 shall be available for 
youthbuild program activities authorized by subtitle D of title IV of 
the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, as amended, and 
such activities shall be an eligible activity with respect to any funds 
made available under this heading. Local youthbuild programs that 
demonstrate an ability to leverage private and nonprofit funding shall 
be given a priority for youthbuild funding.
    Of the amount made available under this heading, notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, $60,000,000 shall be available for the 
lead-based paint hazard reduction program as authorized under sections 
1011 and 1053 of the Residential Lead-Based Hazard Reduction Act of 
1992.
    Of the amounts made available under this heading, $30,000,000 shall 
be available for the New Approach Anti-Drug program for competitive 
grants to entities managing or operating public housing developments, 
federally assisted multifamily housing developments, or other 
multifamily housing development for low-income families supported by 
non-Federal Governmental entities or similar housing developments 
supported by nonprofit private sources; to reimburse local law 
enforcement entities for additional police presence in and around such 
housing developments; to provide or augment such security services by 
other entities or employees of the recipient agency; to assist in the 
investigation and/or prosecution of drug related criminal activity in 
and around such developments; and to provide assistance for the 
development of capital improvements at such developments directly 
relating to the security of such developments: Provided, That such 
grants be made on a competitive basis as specified in section 102 of 
the HUD Reform Act.
    Of the amounts made available under this heading $42,000,000 shall 
be available for the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Agriculture, to make grants, not to exceed $7,000,000 each, for rural 
and tribal areas, including at least one Native American area in 
Alaska, to test out comprehensive approaches to developing a job base 
through economic development, developing affordable low- and moderate-
income rental and homeownership housing, and the investment of both 
private and nonprofit capital.
    Of the amounts made available under this heading, $40,000,000 for 
the Economic Development Initiative (EDI) to finance a variety of 
efforts, including those identified in the Senate committee report, 
that promote economic revitalization that links people to jobs and 
supportive services. Failure to fund any project identified for EDI 
funds in the Senate committee report shall result in all funding under 
this paragraph to be allocated as funding under the Community 
Development Block Grant Program as authorized under title I of the 
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended.
    For the cost of guaranteed loans, $29,000,000, as authorized by 
section 108 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974: 
Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, 
shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974, as amended: Provided further, That these funds are available to 
subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, 
not to exceed $1,261,000,000, notwithstanding any aggregate limitation 
on outstanding obligations guaranteed in section 108(k) of the Housing 
and Community Development Act. In addition, for administrative expenses 
to carry out the guaranteed loan program, $1,000,000, which shall be 
transferred to and merged with the appropriation for departmental 
salaries and expenses.

              empowerment zones and enterprise communities

    For grants to Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities, to be 
designated by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, to 
continue efforts to stimulate economic opportunity in America's 
distressed communities, $25,000,000, to remain available until 
expended.

                  home investment partnerships program

    For the HOME investment partnerships program, as authorized under 
title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act 
(Public Law 101-625), as amended, $1,400,000,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That up to $7,000,000 shall be available for 
the development and operation of integrated community development 
management information systems: Provided further, That $20,000,000 
shall be available for Housing Counseling under section 106 of the 
Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968.

                       supportive housing program

                              (rescission)

    Of the funds made available under this heading in Public Law 102-
389 and prior laws for the Supportive Housing Demonstration Program, as 
authorized by the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, 
$6,000,000 of funds recaptured during fiscal year 1998 shall be 
rescinded.

                           shelter plus care

                              (rescission)

    Of the funds made available under this heading in Public Law 102-
389 and prior laws for the Shelter Plus Care program, as authorized by 
the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, $4,000,000 of funds 
recaptured during fiscal year 1998 shall be rescinded.

                       homeless assistance grants

    For the emergency shelter grants program (as authorized under 
subtitle B of title IV of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance 
Act, as amended); the supportive housing program (as authorized under 
subtitle C of title IV of such Act); the section 8 moderate 
rehabilitation single room occupancy program (as authorized under the 
United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended) to assist homeless 
individuals pursuant to section 441 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless 
Assistance Act; and the shelter plus care program (as authorized under 
subtitle F of title IV of such Act), $823,000,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided further, That any unobligated balances 
available or recaptures in, or which become available in the Emergency 
Shelter Grants Program account, Supportive Housing Program account, 
Supplemental Assistance for Facilities to Assist the Homeless account, 
Shelter Plus Care account, Innovative Homeless Initiatives 
Demonstration Program account and Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation 
(SRO) account, shall be transferred to and merged with the amounts in 
this account and shall be used for purposes under this account.

                            Housing Programs

                    housing for special populations

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For assistance for the purchase, construction, acquisition, or 
development of additional public and subsidized housing units for low 
income families under the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended 
(42 U.S.C. 1437), not otherwise provided for, $839,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That of the total amount provided 
under this heading, $645,000,000 shall be for capital advances, 
including amendments to capital advance contracts, for housing for the 
elderly, as authorized by section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as 
amended, and for project rental assistance, and amendments to contracts 
for project rental assistance, for the elderly under section 202(c)(2) 
of the Housing Act of 1959, and for supportive services associated with 
the housing; and $194,000,000 shall be for capital advances, including 
amendments to capital advance contracts, for supportive housing for 
persons with disabilities, as authorized by section 811 of the 
Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, for project rental 
assistance, for amendments to contracts for project rental assistance, 
and supportive services associated with the housing for persons with 
disabilities as authorized by section 811 of such Act: Provided 
further, That the Secretary may designate up to 25 percent of the 
amounts earmarked under this paragraph for section 811 of such Act for 
tenant-based assistance, as authorized under that section, including 
such authority as may be waived under the next proviso, which 
assistance is five years in duration: Provided further, That the 
Secretary may waive any provision of section 202 of the Housing Act of 
1959 and section 811 of the National Affordable Housing Act (including 
the provisions governing the terms and conditions of project rental 
assistance and tenant-based assistance) that the Secretary determines 
is not necessary to achieve the objectives of these programs, or that 
otherwise impedes the ability to develop, operate or administer 
projects assisted under these programs, and may make provision for 
alternative conditions or terms where appropriate: Provided further, 
That all obligated and unobligated balances remaining in either the 
``Annual Contributions for Assisted Housing'' account or the 
``Development of Additional New Subsidized Housing'' account for 
capital advances, including amendments to capital advances, for housing 
for the elderly, as authorized by section 202 of the Housing Act of 
1959, as amended, and for project rental assistance, and amendments to 
contracts for project rental assistance, for supportive housing for the 
elderly, under section 202(c)(2) of such Act, shall be transferred to 
and merged with the amounts for those purposes under this heading; and, 
all obligated and unobligated balances remaining in either the ``Annual 
Contributions for Assisted Housing'' account or the ``Development of 
Additional New Subsidized Housing'' account for capital advances, 
including amendments to capital advances, for supportive housing for 
persons with disabilities, as authorized by section 811 of the 
Cranston-Gonzales National Affordable Housing Act, and for project 
rental assistance, and amendments to contracts for project rental 
assistance, for supportive housing for persons with disabilities, as 
authorized under section 811 of such Act, shall be transferred to and 
merged with the amounts for those purposes under this heading.

                    other assisted housing programs

                       rental housing assistance

                              (rescission)

    The limitation otherwise applicable to the maximum payments that 
may be required in any fiscal year by all contracts entered into under 
section 236 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-1) is reduced 
in fiscal year 1998 by not more than $7,350,000 in uncommitted balances 
of authorizations provided for this purpose in appropriation Acts: 
Provided, That up to $125,000,000 of recaptured budget authority shall 
be canceled.

                         flexible subsidy fund

                          (transfer of funds)

    From the Rental Housing Assistance Fund, all uncommitted balances 
of excess rental charges as of September 30, 1997, and any collections 
made during fiscal year 1998, shall be transferred to the Flexible 
Subsidy Fund, as authorized by section 236(g) of the National Housing 
Act, as amended.

                     federal housing administration

             fha--mutual mortgage insurance program account

                     (including transfers of funds)

    During fiscal year 1998, commitments to guarantee loans to carry 
out the purposes of section 203(b) of the National Housing Act, as 
amended, shall not exceed a loan principal of $110,000,000,000.
    During fiscal year 1998, obligations to make direct loans to carry 
out the purposes of section 204(g) of the National Housing Act, as 
amended, shall not exceed $200,000,000: Provided, That the foregoing 
amount shall be for loans to nonprofit and governmental entities in 
connection with sales of single family real properties owned by the 
Secretary and formerly insured under the Mutual Mortgage Insurance 
Fund.
    For administrative expenses necessary to carry out the guaranteed 
and direct loan program, $333,421,000, to be derived from the FHA-
mutual mortgage insurance guaranteed loans receipt account, of which 
not to exceed $326,309,000 shall be transferred to the appropriation 
for departmental salaries and expenses; and of which not to exceed 
$12,112,000 shall be transferred to the appropriation for the Office of 
Inspector General.

             fha--general and special risk program account

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by sections 238 and 
519 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-3 and 1735c), 
including the cost of loan guarantee modifications (as that term is 
defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as 
amended), $81,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That these funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, any 
part of which is to be guaranteed, of up to $17,400,000,000: Provided 
further, That any amounts made available in any prior appropriations 
Act for the cost (as such term is defined in section 502 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974) of guaranteed loans that are 
obligations of the funds established under section 238 or 519 of the 
National Housing Act that have not been obligated or that are 
deobligated shall be available to the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development in connection with the making of such guarantees and shall 
remain available until expended, notwithstanding the expiration of any 
period of availability otherwise applicable to such amounts.
    Gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans, as 
authorized by sections 204(g), 207(l), 238(a), and 519(a) of the 
National Housing Act, shall not exceed $120,000,000; of which not to 
exceed $100,000,000 shall be for bridge financing in connection with 
the sale of multifamily real properties owned by the Secretary and 
formerly insured under such Act; and of which not to exceed $20,000,000 
shall be for loans to nonprofit and governmental entities in connection 
with the sale of single-family real properties owned by the Secretary 
and formerly insured under such Act.
    In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the 
guaranteed and direct loan programs, $222,305,000, of which 
$218,134,000, including $25,000,000 for the enforcement of housing 
standards on FHA-insured multifamily projects, shall be transferred to 
the appropriation for departmental salaries and expenses; and of which 
$4,171,000 shall be transferred to the appropriation for the Office of 
Inspector General.

                government national mortgage association

guarantees of mortgage-backed securities loan guarantee program account

                     (including transfer of funds)

    During fiscal year 1998, new commitments to issue guarantees to 
carry out the purposes of section 306 of the National Housing Act, as 
amended (12 U.S.C. 1721(g)), shall not exceed $130,000,000,000.
    For administrative expenses necessary to carry out the guaranteed 
mortgage-backed securities program, $9,383,000, to be derived from the 
Ginnie Mae-guarantees of mortgage-backed securities guaranteed loan 
receipt account, of which not to exceed $9,383,000 shall be transferred 
to the appropriation for salaries and expenses.

                    Policy Development and Research

                        research and technology

    For contracts, grants, and necessary expenses of programs of 
research and studies relating to housing and urban problems, not 
otherwise provided for, as authorized by title V of the Housing and 
Urban Development Act of 1970, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701z-1 et seq.), 
including carrying out the functions of the Secretary under section 
1(a)(1)(i) of Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1968, $34,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 1999.

                   Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity

                        fair housing activities

    For contracts, grants, and other assistance, not otherwise provided 
for, as authorized by title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, as 
amended by the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, and section 561 of 
the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987, as amended, 
$30,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 1999, of which 
$10,000,000 shall be to carry out activities pursuant to such section 
561. No funds made available under this heading shall be used to lobby 
the executive or legislative branches of the Federal Government in 
connection with a specific contract, grant or loan.

                     Management and Administration

                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For necessary administrative and non-administrative expenses of the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, not otherwise provided 
for, including not to exceed $7,000 for official reception and 
representation expenses, $954,826,000, of which $544,443,000 shall be 
provided from the various funds of the Federal Housing Administration, 
$9,383,000 shall be provided from funds of the Government National 
Mortgage Association, and $1,000,000 shall be provided from the 
``Community Development Grants Program'' account.

                      office of inspector general

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, 
$57,850,000, of which $16,283,000 shall be provided from the various 
funds of the Federal Housing Administration and $5,000,000 shall be 
provided from the amount earmarked for Operation Safe Home in the 
``Drug Elimination Grants for Low Income Housing'' account.

             Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight

                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For carrying out the Federal Housing Enterprise Financial Safety 
and Soundness Act of 1992, $15,500,000, to remain available until 
expended, to be derived from the Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight 
Fund: Provided, That not to exceed such amount shall be available from 
the General Fund of the Treasury to the extent necessary to incur 
obligations and make expenditures pending the receipt of collections to 
the Fund: Provided further, That the General Fund amount shall be 
reduced as collections are received during the fiscal year so as to 
result in a final appropriation from the General Fund estimated at not 
more than $0.

                       administrative provisions

                               extenders

    Sec. 201. (a) One-for-One Replacement of Public and Indian 
Housing.--Section 1002(d) of Public Law 104-19 is amended by striking 
``1997'' and inserting ``1998''.
    (b) Streamlining Section 8 Tenant-Based Assistance.--Section 203(d) 
of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban 
Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 is 
amended by striking ``fiscal years 1996 and 1997'' and inserting 
``fiscal years 1996, 1997, and 1998''.
    (c) Section 8 Rent Adjustments.--Section 8(c)(2)(A) of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 is amended--
            (1) in the third sentence, by striking ``fiscal year 1997'' 
        and inserting ``fiscal years 1997 and 1998'';
            (2) in the last sentence, by striking ``fiscal year 1997'' 
        and inserting ``fiscal years 1997 and 1998''.
            (3) in the fourth sentence, by striking ``For'' and 
        inserting ``Except for assistance under the certificate 
        program, for'';
            (4) after the fourth sentence, by inserting the following 
        new sentence: ``In the case of assistance under the certificate 
        program, 0.01 shall be subtracted from the amount of the annual 
        adjustment factor (except that the factor shall not be reduced 
        to less than 1.0), and the adjusted rent shall not exceed the 
        rent for a comparable unassisted unit of similar quality, type, 
        and age in the market area.''; and
            (5) in the last sentence, by--
                    (A) striking ``sentence'' and inserting ``two 
                sentences''; and
                    (B) inserting ``, fiscal year 1996 prior to April 
                26, 1996, and fiscal year 1997'' after ``1995''.
    (d) Public and Assisted Housing Rents, Income Adjustments and 
Preferences.--
            (1) Section 402(a) of The Balanced Budget Downpayment Act, 
        I is amended by striking ``fiscal year 1997'' and insert in 
        lieu thereof ``fiscal year 1998''.
            (2) Section 402(f) of The Balanced Budget Downpayment Act, 
        I is amended by striking ``fiscal years 1996 and 1997'' and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``fiscal years 1997 and 1998''.

             delay reissuance of vouchers and certificates

    Sec. 202. Section 403(c) of The Balanced Budget Downpayment Act, I 
is amended--
            (1) by striking ``fiscal years 1996 and 1997'' and 
        inserting ``fiscal years 1996, 1997, and 1998''; and
            (2) by inserting before the semicolon the following: ``and 
        October 1, 1998 for assistance made available during fiscal 
        year 1998''.

                      financing adjustment factors

    Sec. 203. Fifty per centum of the amounts of budget authority, or 
in lieu thereof 50 per centum of the cash amounts associated with such 
budget authority, that are recaptured from projects described in 
section 1012(a) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance 
Amendments Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-628, 102 Stat. 3224, 3268) shall 
be rescinded, or in the case of cash, shall be remitted to the 
Treasury, and such amounts of budget authority or cash recaptured and 
not rescinded or remitted to the Treasury shall be used by State 
housing finance agencies or local governments or local housing agencies 
with projects approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development for which settlement occurred after January 1, 1992, in 
accordance with such section. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, 
the Secretary may award up to 15 percent of the budget authority or 
cash recaptured and not rescinded or remitted to the Treasury to 
provide project owners with incentives to refinance their project at a 
lower interest rate.

                       annual adjustment factors

    Sec. 204. Section 8(c)(2)(A) of the United States Housing Act of 
1937 is amended by inserting the following new sentences at the end: 
``In establishing annual adjustment factors for units in new 
construction and substantial rehabilitation projects, the Secretary 
shall take into account the fact that debt service is a fixed expense. 
The immediately foregoing sentence shall be effective only during 
fiscal year 1998.''.

                   community development block grant

    Sec. 205. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
$7,100,000 appropriated for an industrial park at 18th Street and 
Indiana Avenue shall be made available by the Secretary instead to 18th 
and Vine for rehabilitation and infrastructure development associated 
with the ``Negro Leagues Baseball Museum'' and the Jazz Museum.

                      fair housing and free speech

    Sec. 206. None of the amounts made available under this Act may be 
used during fiscal year 1998 to investigate or prosecute under the Fair 
Housing Act any otherwise lawful activity engaged in by one or more 
persons, including the filing or maintaining of a nonfrivolous legal 
action, that is engaged in solely for the purpose of achieving or 
preventing action by a government official or entity, or a court of 
competent jurisdiction.

  requirement for hud to maintain public notice and comment rulemaking

    Sec. 207. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for fiscal 
year 1998 and for all fiscal years thereafter, the Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development shall maintain all current requirements under 
part 10 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development's 
regulations (24 CRS part 10) with respect to the Department's policies 
and procedures for the promulgation and issuance of rules, including 
the use of public participation in the rulemaking process.

                 brownfields as eligible cdbg activity

    Sec. 208. States and entitlement communities may use funds 
allocated under the community development block grant program under 
title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 for 
remediation and development activities related to brownfields projects 
in conjunction with the appropriate environmental regulatory agencies.

          partial payment of claims on health care facilities

    Sec. 209. Section 541(a) of the National Housing Act is amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by adding ``and health care 
        facilities'' at the end; and
            (2) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by inserting ``or a health care facility 
                (including a nursing home, intermediate care facility, 
                or board and care home (as those terms are defined in 
                section 232), a hospital (as that term is defined in 
                section 242), or a group practice facility (as that 
                term is defined in section 1106)'' after ``1978''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``or for keeping the health care 
                facility operational to serve community needs,'' after 
                ``character of the project,''.

             fha multifamily mortgage credit demonstrations

    Sec. 210. Section 542 of the Housing and Community Development Act 
of 1992 is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(5) by adding before the period at the 
        end of the first sentence ``, and not more than an additional 
        15,000 units over fiscal year 1998''; and
            (2) in the first sentence of subsection (c)(4) inserting 
        after ``fiscal year 1997'' the following: ``and not more than 
        an additional 15,000 units during fiscal year 1998.''.

                       calculation of downpayment

    Sec. 211. Section 203(b) of the National Housing Act is amended by 
striking ``fiscal year 1997'' in paragraph (10)(A) and inserting in 
lieu thereof ``fiscal year 1997 and thereafter''.

          section 8 mark-to-market multifamily housing reform

    Sec. 212. Subtitle B, the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and 
Affordability Act of 1997'', of title II of S. 947, the Balanced Budget 
Act of 1997, as passed by the Senate on June 25, 1997, is incorporated 
by reference in this bill, the Department of Veterans Affairs and 
Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations 
Bill, 1998.

                              hope vi nofa

    Sec. 213. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including the 
July 22, 1996 Notice of Funding Availability (61 Fed. Reg. 38024), the 
demolition of units at developments funded under the Notice of Funding 
Availability shall be at the option of the New York City Housing 
Authority and the assistance awarded shall be allocated by the public 
housing agency among other eligible activities under the HOPE VI 
program and without the development costs limitations of the Notice, 
provided that the public housing agency shall not exceed the total cost 
limitations for the public housing agency, as provided by the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development.

                     enhanced disposition authority

    Sec. 214. Section 204 of the Department of Veterans Affairs and 
Housing and Urban Development, and independent Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 1997 is amended by inserting after ``owned by the Secretary'' the 
following: ``, including, for fiscal year 1998, the provision of grants 
and loans from the General Insurance Fund (12 U.S.C. 1735c) for the 
necessary costs of rehabilitation or demolition.

                          home program formula

    Sec. 215. The first sentence of section 217(b)(3) of the Cranston-
Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act is amended by striking ``only 
those jurisdictions that are allocated an amount of $500,000 or greater 
shall receive an allocation'' and inserting in lieu thereof the 
following: ``jurisdictions that are allocated an amount of $500,000 or 
more, and participating jurisdictions (other than consortia that fail 
to renew the membership of all of their member jurisdictions) that are 
allocated an amount less than $500,000, shall receive an allocation''.

                         indian housing reform

    Sec. 216. Upon a finding by the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development that any person has substantially, significantly, or 
materially violated the requirements of any activity under the Native 
American Housing Block Grants Program under title I of the Native 
American Self-Determination Act of 1996 or any associated activity 
under the jurisdiction of the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, the Secretary shall bar that person from any such 
participation in programs under that title thereafter and shall require 
reimbursement for any losses or costs associated with these violations.

                    TITLE III--INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

                  American Battle Monuments Commission

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the American 
Battle Monuments Commission, including the acquisition of land or 
interest in land in foreign countries; purchases and repair of uniforms 
for caretakers of national cemeteries and monuments outside of the 
United States and its territories and possessions; rent of office and 
garage space in foreign countries; purchase (one for replacement only) 
and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and insurance of official motor 
vehicles in foreign countries, when required by law of such countries; 
$23,897,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That where 
station allowance has been authorized by the Department of the Army for 
officers of the Army serving the Army at certain foreign stations, the 
same allowance shall be authorized for officers of the Armed Forces 
assigned to the Commission while serving at the same foreign stations, 
and this appropriation is hereby made available for the payment of such 
allowance: Provided further, That when traveling on business of the 
Commission, officers of the Armed Forces serving as members or as 
Secretary of the Commission may be reimbursed for expenses as provided 
for civilian members of the Commission: Provided further, That the 
Commission shall reimburse other Government agencies, including the 
Armed Forces, for salary, pay, and allowances of personnel assigned to 
it.

             Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses in carrying out activities pursuant to 
section 112(r)(6) of the Clean Air Act, including hire of passenger 
vehicles, and for services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates 
for individuals not to exceed the per diem equivalent to the maximum 
rate payable for senior level positions under 5 U.S.C. 5376, 
$4,000,000.

                   Consumer Product Safety Commission

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, 
including hire of passenger motor vehicles, services as authorized by 5 
U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem 
rate equivalent to the maximum rate payable under 5 U.S.C. 5376, 
purchase of nominal awards to recognize non-Federal officials' 
contributions to Commission activities, and not to exceed $500 for 
official reception and representation expenses, $45,000,000.

             Corporation for National and Community Service

       national and community service programs operating expenses

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For necessary expenses for the Corporation for National and 
Community Service (referred to in the matter under this heading as the 
``Corporation'') in carrying out programs, activities, and initiatives 
under the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (referred to in 
the matter under this heading as the ``Act'') (42 U.S.C. 12501 et 
seq.), $420,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 1999: 
Provided, That not more than $25,000,000 shall be available for 
administrative expenses authorized under section 501(a)(4) of the Act 
(42 U.S.C. 12671(a)(4)): Provided further, That not more than $2,500 
shall be for official reception and representation expenses: Provided 
further, That not more than $59,000,000, to remain available without 
fiscal year limitation, shall be transferred to the National Service 
Trust account for educational awards authorized under subtitle D of 
title I of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12601 et seq.): Provided further, That 
not more than $215,000,000 of the amount provided under this heading 
shall be available for grants under the National Service Trust program 
authorized under subtitle C of title I of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12571 et 
seq.) (relating to activities including the Americorps program), of 
which not more than $40,000,000 may be used to administer, reimburse, 
or support any national service program authorized under section 
121(d)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12581(d)(2)): Provided further, That 
not more than $5,500,000 of the funds made available under this heading 
shall be made available for the Points of Light Foundation for 
activities authorized under title III of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12661 et 
seq.): Provided further, That no funds shall be available for national 
service programs run by Federal agencies authorized under section 
121(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12571(b)): Provided further, That to the 
maximum extent feasible, funds appropriated under subtitle C of title I 
of the Act shall be provided in a manner that is consistent with the 
recommendations of peer review panels in order to ensure that priority 
is given to programs that demonstrate quality, innovation, 
replicability, and sustainability: Provided further, That not more than 
$18,000,000 of the funds made available under this heading shall be 
available for the Civilian Community Corps authorized under subtitle E 
of title I of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12611 et seq.): Provided further, That 
not more than $43,000,000 shall be available for school-based and 
community-based service-learning programs authorized under subtitle B 
of title I of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12521 et seq.): Provided further, That 
not more than $30,000,000 shall be available for quality and innovation 
activities authorized under subtitle H of title I of the Act (42 U.S.C. 
12853 et seq.): Provided further, That $20,000,000 shall be available 
for the America Reads Initiative: Provided further, That not more than 
$5,000,000 shall be available for audits and other evaluations 
authorized under section 179 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12639): Provided 
further, That no funds from any other appropriation, or from funds 
otherwise made available to the Corporation, shall be used to pay for 
personnel compensation and benefits, travel, or any other 
administrative expense for the Board of Directors, the Office of the 
Chief Executive Officer, the Office of the Managing Director, the 
Office of the Chief Financial Officer, the Office of National and 
Community Service Programs, the Civilian Community Corps, or any field 
office or staff of the Corporation working on the National and 
Community Service or Civilian Community Corps programs: Provided 
further, That to the maximum extent practicable, the Corporation shall 
increase significantly the level of matching funds and in-kind 
contributions provided by the private sector, shall expand 
significantly the number of educational awards provided under subtitle 
D of title I, and shall reduce the total Federal costs per participant 
in all programs.

                      office of inspector general

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, $3,000,000.

                       Court of Veterans Appeals

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses for the operation of the United States Court 
of Veterans Appeals as authorized by 38 U.S.C. sections 7251-7298, 
$9,320,000, of which $790,000, shall be available for the purpose of 
providing financial assistance as described, and in accordance with the 
process and reporting procedures set fourth, under this heading in 
Public Law 102-229.

                      Department of Defense--Civil

                       Cemeterial Expenses, Army

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses, as authorized by law, for maintenance, 
operation, and improvement of Arlington National Cemetery and Soldiers' 
and Airmen's Home National Cemetery, including the purchase of two 
passenger motor vehicles for replacement only, and not to exceed $1,000 
for official reception and representation expenses, $11,815,000, to 
remain available until expended.

                    Environmental Protection Agency

                         science and technology

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For science and technology, including research and development 
activities, which shall include research and development activities 
under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), as amended; necessary expenses for 
personnel and related costs and travel expenses, including uniforms, or 
allowances therefore, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; services as 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed 
the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for GS-18; procurement of 
laboratory equipment and supplies; other operating expenses in support 
of research and development; construction, alteration, repair, 
rehabilitation, and renovation of facilities, not to exceed $75,000 per 
project, $600,000,000, which shall remain available until September 30, 
1999.

                 environmental programs and management

    For environmental programs and management, including necessary 
expenses, not otherwise provided for, for personnel and related costs 
and travel expenses, including uniforms, or allowances therefore, as 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate 
equivalent to the rate for GS-18; hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; purchase of reprints; 
library memberships in societies or associations which issue 
publications to members only or at a price to members lower than to 
subscribers who are not members; construction, alteration, repair, 
rehabilitation, and renovation of facilities, not to exceed $75,000 per 
project; and not to exceed $6,000 for official reception and 
representation expenses, $1,801,000,000, which shall remain available 
until September 30, 1999.

                      office of inspector general

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as 
amended, and for construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and 
renovation of facilities, not to exceed $75,000 per project, 
$28,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 1999.

                        buildings and facilities

    For construction, repair, improvement, extension, alteration, and 
purchase of fixed equipment or facilities of, or for use by, the 
Environmental Protection Agency, $19,420,000, to remain available until 
expended.

                     hazardous substance superfund

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For necessary expenses to carry out the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), as amended, 
including sections 111 (c)(3), (c)(5), (c)(6), and (e)(4) (42 U.S.C. 
9611), and for construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and 
renovation of facilities, not to exceed $75,000 per project; not to 
exceed $1,400,000,000 (of which $100,000,000 shall not become available 
under September 1, 1998), to remain available until expended, 
consisting of $1,150,000,000, as authorized by section 517(a) of the 
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA), as amended 
by Public Law 101-508, and $250,000,000 as a payment from general 
revenues to the Hazardous Substance Superfund as authorized by section 
517(b) of SARA, as amended by Public Law 101-508: Provided, That funds 
appropriated under this heading may be allocated to other Federal 
agencies in accordance with section 111(a) of CERCLA: Provided further, 
That $11,641,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be 
transferred to the ``Office of Inspector General'' appropriation to 
remain available until September 30, 1999: Provided further, That 
notwithstanding section 111(m) of CERCLA or any other provision of law, 
$68,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be 
available to the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry to 
carry out activities described in sections 104(i), 111(c)(4), and 
111(c)(14) of CERCLA and section 118(f) of SARA: Provided further, That 
$35,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be 
transferred to the ``Science and Technology'' appropriation to remain 
available until September 30, 1999: Provided further, That none of the 
funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for the Agency 
for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry to issue in excess of 40 
toxicological profiles pursuant to section 104(i) of CERCLA during 
fiscal year 1998.

                leaking underground storage tank program

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For necessary expenses to carry out leaking underground storage 
tank cleanup activities authorized by section 205 of the Superfund 
Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, and for construction, 
alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of facilities, not 
to exceed $75,000 per project, $65,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That no more than $7,500,000 shall be available for 
administrative expenses.

                           oil spill response

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For expenses necessary to carry out the Environmental Protection 
Agency's responsibilities under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, 
$15,000,000, to be derived from the Oil Spill Liability trust fund, and 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That not more than 
$8,500,000 of these funds shall be available for administrative 
expenses.

                   state and tribal assistance grants

    For environmental programs and infrastructure assistance, including 
capitalization grants for State revolving funds and performance 
partnership grants, $3,047,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
of which $1,350,000,000 shall be for making capitalization grants for 
the Clean Water State Revolving Funds under title VI of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, and $725,000,000 shall be for 
capitalization grants for the Drinking Water State Revolving Funds 
under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended; 
$100,000,000 for architectural, engineering, planning, design, 
construction and related activities in connection with the construction 
of high priority water and wastewater facilities in the area of the 
United States-Mexico Border, after consultation with the appropriate 
border commission; $50,000,000 for grants to the State of Texas for the 
purpose of improving wastewater treatment for colonias; $15,000,000 for 
grants to the State of Alaska to address drinking water and wastewater 
infrastructure needs of rural and Alaska Native Villages as provided by 
section 303 of Public Law 104-182; $82,000,000 for making grants for 
the construction of wastewater and water treatment facilities and 
groundwater protection infrastructure in accordance with the terms and 
conditions specified for such grants in the report accompanying this 
Act; and $725,000,000 for grants to States, federally recognized 
tribes, and air pollution control agencies for multi-media or single 
media pollution prevention, control and abatement and related 
activities pursuant to the provisions set forth under this heading in 
Public Law 104-134, including grants under section 103 of the Clean Air 
Act for particulate matter monitoring and data collection activities: 
Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, hereafter, 
States may combine the assets of State Revolving Funds (SRFs) 
established under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act, as 
amended, and title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as 
amended, as security for bond issues to enhance the lending capacity of 
one or both SRFs, but not to acquire the State match for either SRF 
program provided that revenues from the bonds are allocated for the 
purposes of the Safe Drinking Water Act and title VI of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act, respectively, in the same portion as the 
funds are used as security for the bonds: Provided further, That, 
hereafter from funds appropriated under this heading, the Administrator 
is authorized to make grants to federally recognized Indian governments 
for the development of multi-media environmental programs: Provided 
further, That, hereafter, the funds available under this heading for 
grants to States, federally recognized tribes, and air pollution 
control agencies for multi-media or single media pollution prevention, 
control and abatement and related activities may also be used for the 
direct implementation by the Federal Government of a program required 
by law in the absence of an acceptable State or tribal program: 
Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Administrator is authorized to make a grant of $4,326,000 under title 
II of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, from funds 
appropriated in prior years under section 205 of the Act for the State 
of Florida and available due to deobligation, to the appropriate 
instrumentality for wastewater treatment works in Monroe County, 
Florida.

                          working capital fund

    Under this heading in Public Law 104-204, delete the following: the 
phrases, ``franchise fund pilot to be known as the''; ``as authorized 
by section 403 of Public Law 103-356,''; and ``as provided in such 
section''; and the final proviso. After the phrase, ``to be 
available'', insert ``without fiscal year limitation''.

                   Executive Office of the President

                office of science and technology policy

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Science and Technology 
Policy, in carrying out the purposes of the National Science and 
Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 
6601 and 6671), hire of passenger motor vehicles, and services as 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, not to exceed $2,500 for official 
reception and representation expenses, and rental of conference rooms 
in the District of Columbia, $4,932,000.

  council on environmental quality and office of environmental quality

    For necessary expenses to continue functions assigned to the 
Council on Environmental Quality and Office of Environmental Quality 
pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the 
Environmental Quality Improvement Act of 1970, and Reorganization Plan 
No. 1 of 1977, $2,436,000: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, no funds other than those appropriated under this 
heading, shall be used for or by the Council on Environmental Quality 
and Office of Environmental Quality.

                 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

                      office of inspector general

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as 
amended, $34,265,000, to be derived from the Bank Insurance Fund, the 
Savings Association Insurance Fund, and the FSLIC Resolution Fund.

                  Federal Emergency Management Agency

                            disaster relief

    For necessary expenses in carrying out the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), 
$320,000,000, and, notwithstanding 42 U.S.C. 5203, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated for the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency may be used to perform repair, 
replacement, reconstruction, or restoration activities with respect to 
(1) trees and other natural features belonging to State and local 
governments that are located within parks and recreational facilities, 
as well as on the grounds of other publicly-owned property; or (2) 
parks, recreational areas, marinas, golf courses, stadiums, arenas or 
other similar facilities which generate any portion of their 
operational revenue through user fees, rents, admission charges, or 
similar fees.

            disaster assistance direct loan program account

    For the cost of direct loans, $1,495,000, as authorized by section 
319 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such 
loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That these funds are 
available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of 
direct loans not to exceed $25,000,000.
    In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct 
loan program, $341,000.

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, including hire 
and purchase of motor vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343; 
uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; 
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals 
not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for GS-18; 
expenses of attendance of cooperating officials and individuals at 
meetings concerned with the work of emergency preparedness; 
transportation in connection with the continuity of Government programs 
to the same extent and in the same manner as permitted the Secretary of 
a Military Department under 10 U.S.C. 2632; and not to exceed $2,500 
for official reception and representation expenses, $171,773,000.

                      office of inspector general

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, $4,803,000.

              emergency management planning and assistance

    For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to carry out 
activities under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended, 
and the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended (42 U.S.C. 
4001 et seq.), the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), the Earthquake Hazards 
Reduction Act of 1977, as amended (42 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), the Federal 
Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974, as amended (15 U.S.C. 2201 et 
seq.), the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (50 U.S.C. App. 
2061 et seq.), sections 107 and 303 of the National Security Act of 
1947, as amended (50 U.S.C. 404-405), and Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 
1978, $207,146,000: Provided, That for purposes of pre-disaster 
mitigation pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 5131 (b) and (c) and 42 U.S.C. 5196 
(e) and (i), $5,000,000 of the funds made available under this heading 
shall be available until expended for project grants for State and 
local governments.

                   emergency food and shelter program

    To carry out an emergency food and shelter program pursuant to 
title III of Public Law 100-77, as amended, $100,000,000: Provided, 
That total administrative costs shall not exceed three and one-half 
percent of the total appropriation.

                     national flood insurance fund

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For activities under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, the 
Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, and the National Flood Insurance 
Reform Act of 1994, not to exceed $21,610,000 for salaries and expenses 
associated with flood mitigation and flood insurance operations, and 
not to exceed $78,464,000 for flood mitigation, including up to 
$20,000,000 for expenses under section 1366 of the National Flood 
Insurance Act, which amount shall be available for transfer to the 
National Flood Mitigation Fund until September 30, 1999. In fiscal year 
1998, no funds in excess of (1) $47,000,000 for operating expenses, (2) 
$375,165,000 for agents' commissions and taxes, and (3) $50,000,000 for 
interest on Treasury borrowings shall be available from the National 
Flood Insurance Fund without prior notice to the Committees on 
Appropriations. For fiscal year 1998, flood insurance rates shall not 
exceed the level authorized by the National Flood Insurance Reform Act 
of 1994.

                        administrative provision

    The Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall 
promulgate through rulemaking a methodology for assessment and 
collection of fees to be assessed and collected beginning in fiscal 
year 1998 applicable to persons subject to the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency's radiological emergency preparedness regulations. 
The aggregate charges assessed pursuant to this section during fiscal 
year 1998 shall approximate, but not be less than, 100 per centum of 
the amounts anticipated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to 
be obligated for its radiological emergency preparedness program for 
such fiscal year. The methodology for assessment and collection of fees 
shall be fair and equitable, and shall reflect the full amount of costs 
of providing radiological emergency planning, preparedness, response 
and associated services. Such fees shall be assessed in a manner that 
reflects the use of agency resources for classes of regulated persons 
and the administrative costs of collecting such fees. Fees received 
pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the general fund of the 
Treasury as offsetting receipts. Assessment and collection of such fees 
are only authorized during fiscal year 1998.

                    General Services Administration

                    consumer information center fund

    For necessary expenses of the Consumer Information Center, 
including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $2,419,000, to be 
deposited into the Consumer Information Center Fund: Provided, That the 
appropriations, revenues and collections deposited into the fund shall 
be available for necessary expenses of Consumer Information Center 
activities in the aggregate amount of $7,500,000. Appropriations, 
revenues, and collections accruing to this fund during fiscal year 1998 
in excess of $7,500,000 shall remain in the fund and shall not be 
available for expenditure except as authorized in appropriations Acts: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Consumer Information Center may accept and deposit to this account, 
during fiscal year 1998 and hereafter, gifts for the purpose of 
defraying its costs of printing, publishing, and distributing consumer 
information and educational materials and undertaking other consumer 
information activities; may expend those gifts for those purposes, in 
addition to amounts appropriated or otherwise made available; and the 
balance shall remain available for expenditure for such purpose.

             National Aeronautics and Space Administration

                           human space flight

    For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct 
and support of human space flight research and development activities, 
including research, development, operations, and services; maintenance; 
construction of facilities including repair, rehabilitation, and 
modification of real and personal property, and acquisition or 
condemnation of real property, as authorized by law; space flight, 
spacecraft control and communications activities including operations, 
production, and services; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance and 
operation of mission and administrative aircraft, $5,326,500,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 1999: Provided, That of the amount 
appropriated or otherwise made available by this heading, $1,000,000 
may be available for the Neutral Buoyancy Simulator program.

                  science, aeronautics and technology

    For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct 
and support of science, aeronautics and technology research and 
development activities, including research, development, operations, 
and services; maintenance; construction of facilities including repair, 
rehabilitation, and modification of real and personal property, and 
acquisition or condemnation of real property, as authorized by law; 
space flight, spacecraft control and communications activities 
including operations, production, and services; and purchase, lease, 
charter, maintenance and operation of mission and administrative 
aircraft, $5,642,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 1999.

                            mission support

    For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in carrying out 
mission support for human space flight programs and science, 
aeronautical, and technology programs, including research operations 
and support; space communications activities including operations, 
production and services; maintenance; construction of facilities 
including repair, rehabilitation, and modification of facilities, minor 
construction of new facilities and additions to existing facilities, 
facility planning and design, environmental compliance and restoration, 
and acquisition or condemnation of real property, as authorized by law; 
program management; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or 
allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; travel 
expenses; purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of 
mission and administrative aircraft; not to exceed $35,000 for official 
reception and representation expenses; and purchase (not to exceed 33 
for replacement only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
$2,503,200,000, to remain available until September 30, 1999.

                      office of inspector general

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, 
$18,300,000.

                       administrative provisions

    Notwithstanding the limitation on the availability of funds 
appropriated for ``Human space flight'', ``Science, aeronautics and 
technology'', or ``Mission support'' by this appropriations Act, when 
any activity has been initiated by the incurrence of obligations for 
construction of facilities as authorized by law, such amount available 
for such activity shall remain available until expended. This provision 
does not apply to the amounts appropriated in ``Mission support'' 
pursuant to the authorization for repair, rehabilitation and 
modification of facilities, minor construction of new facilities and 
additions to existing facilities, and facility planning and design.
    Notwithstanding the limitation on the availability of funds 
appropriated for ``Human space flight'', ``Science, aeronautics and 
technology'', or ``Mission support'' by this appropriations Act, the 
amounts appropriated for construction of facilities shall remain 
available until September 30, 2000.
    Notwithstanding the limitation on the availability of funds 
appropriated for ``Mission support'' and ``Office of Inspector 
General'', amounts made available by this Act for personnel and related 
costs and travel expenses of the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration shall remain available until September 30, 1998 and may 
be used to enter into contracts for training, investigations, costs 
associated with personnel relocation, and for other services, to be 
provided during the next fiscal year.
    Of the funds provided to the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration in this Act, the Administrator shall by November 1, 
1998, make available no less than $400,000 for a study by the National 
Research Council, with an interim report to be completed by June 1, 
1998, that evaluates, in terms of the potential impact on the Space 
Station's assembly schedule, budget, and capabilities, the engineering 
challenges posed by extravehicular activity (EVA) requirements, United 
States and non-United States space launch requirements, the potential 
need to upgrade or replace equipment and components after assembly 
complete, and the requirement to decommission and disassemble the 
facility.

                  National Credit Union Administration

                       central liquidity facility

    During fiscal year 1998, gross obligations of the Central Liquidity 
Facility for the principal amount of new direct loans to member credit 
unions, as authorized by the National Credit Union Central Liquidity 
Facility Act (12 U.S.C. 1795), shall not exceed $600,000,000: Provided, 
That administrative expenses of the Central Liquidity Facility in 
fiscal year 1998 shall not exceed $203,000.

                      National Science Foundation

                    research and related activities

    For necessary expenses in carrying out the National Science 
Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1861-1875), and the Act 
to establish a National Medal of Science (42 U.S.C. 1880-1881); 
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; maintenance and operation of 
aircraft and purchase of flight services for research support; 
acquisition of aircraft; $2,524,700,000, of which not to exceed 
$228,530,000 shall remain available until expended for Polar research 
and operations support, and for reimbursement to other Federal agencies 
for operational and science support and logistical and other related 
activities for the United States Antarctic program; the balance to 
remain available until September 30, 1999: Provided, That receipts for 
scientific support services and materials furnished by the National 
Research Centers and other National Science Foundation supported 
research facilities may be credited to this appropriation: Provided 
further, That to the extent that the amount appropriated is less than 
the total amount authorized to be appropriated for included program 
activities, all amounts, including floors and ceilings, specified in 
the authorizing Act for those program activities or their subactivities 
shall be reduced proportionally: Provided further, That $40,000,000 of 
the funds available under this heading shall be made available for a 
comprehensive research initiative on plant genomes, including the corn 
genome: Provided further, That $359,000,000 of the funds available 
under this heading shall not be made available for initiatives in 
Knowledge and Distributed Intelligence and Life and Earth's Environment 
until the agency submits appropriate milestones to be achieved by the 
initiatives in fiscal year 1998.

                        major research equipment

    For necessary expenses of major construction projects pursuant to 
the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended, $85,000,000, 
to remain available until expended.

                     education and human resources

    For necessary expenses in carrying out science and engineering 
education and human resources programs and activities pursuant to the 
National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1861-
1875), including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and rental of 
conference rooms in the District of Columbia, $625,500,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 1999: Provided, That to the extent that 
the amount of this appropriation is less than the total amount 
authorized to be appropriated for included program activities, all 
amounts, including floors and ceilings, specified in the authorizing 
Act for those program activities or their subactivities shall be 
reduced proportionally.

                         salaries and expenses

    For salaries and expenses necessary in carrying out the National 
Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1861-1875); 
services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
not to exceed $9,000 for official reception and representation 
expenses; uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
5901-5902; rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia; 
reimbursement of the General Services Administration for security guard 
services and headquarters relocation; $136,950,000: Provided, That 
contracts may be entered into under ``Salaries and expenses'' in fiscal 
year 1998 for maintenance and operation of facilities, and for other 
services, to be provided during the next fiscal year.

                      office of inspector general

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General as 
authorized by the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, 
$4,850,000, to remain available until September 30, 1999.

                 Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation

          payment to the neighborhood reinvestment corporation

    For payment to the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation for use in 
neighborhood reinvestment activities, as authorized by the Neighborhood 
Reinvestment Corporation Act (42 U.S.C. 8101-8107), $50,000,000.

                        Selective Service System

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Selective Service System, including 
expenses of attendance at meetings and of training for uniformed 
personnel assigned to the Selective Service System, as authorized by 5 
U.S.C. 4101-4118 for civilian employees; and not to exceed $1,000 for 
official reception and representation expenses; $23,413,000: Provided, 
That during the current fiscal year, the President may exempt this 
appropriation from the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 1341, whenever he deems 
such action to be necessary in the interest of national defense: 
Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated by this Act may 
be expended for or in connection with the induction of any person into 
the Armed Forces of the United States.

                      TITLE IV--GENERAL PROVISIONS

    Sec. 401. Where appropriations in titles I, II, and III of this Act 
are expendable for travel expenses and no specific limitation has been 
placed thereon, the expenditures for such travel expenses may not 
exceed the amounts set forth therefore in the budget estimates 
submitted for the appropriations: Provided, That this provision does 
not apply to accounts that do not contain an object classification for 
travel: Provided further, That this section shall not apply to travel 
performed by uncompensated officials of local boards and appeal boards 
of the Selective Service System; to travel performed directly in 
connection with care and treatment of medical beneficiaries of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs; to travel performed in connection with 
major disasters or emergencies declared or determined by the President 
under the provisions of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act; to travel performed by the Offices of 
Inspector General in connection with audits and investigations; or to 
payments to interagency motor pools where separately set forth in the 
budget schedules: Provided further, That if appropriations in titles I, 
II, and III exceed the amounts set forth in budget estimates initially 
submitted for such appropriations, the expenditures for travel may 
correspondingly exceed the amounts therefore set forth in the estimates 
in the same proportion.
    Sec. 402. Appropriations and funds available for the administrative 
expenses of the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the 
Selective Service System shall be available in the current fiscal year 
for purchase of uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 
U.S.C. 5901-5902; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and services as 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
    Sec. 403. Funds of the Department of Housing and Urban Development 
subject to the Government Corporation Control Act or section 402 of the 
Housing Act of 1950 shall be available, without regard to the 
limitations on administrative expenses, for legal services on a 
contract or fee basis, and for utilizing and making payment for 
services and facilities of Federal National Mortgage Association, 
Government National Mortgage Association, Federal Home Loan Mortgage 
Corporation, Federal Financing Bank, Federal Reserve banks or any 
member thereof, Federal Home Loan banks, and any insured bank within 
the meaning of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Act, as 
amended (12 U.S.C. 1811-1831).
    Sec. 404. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall 
remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless 
expressly so provided herein.
    Sec. 405. No funds appropriated by this Act may be expended--
            (1) pursuant to a certification of an officer or employee 
        of the United States unless--
                    (A) such certification is accompanied by, or is 
                part of, a voucher or abstract which describes the 
                payee or payees and the items or services for which 
                such expenditure is being made, or
                    (B) the expenditure of funds pursuant to such 
                certification, and without such a voucher or abstract, 
                is specifically authorized by law; and
            (2) unless such expenditure is subject to audit by the 
        General Accounting Office or is specifically exempt by law from 
        such audit.
    Sec. 406. None of the funds provided in this Act to any department 
or agency may be expended for the transportation of any officer or 
employee of such department or agency between his domicile and his 
place of employment, with the exception of any officer or employee 
authorized such transportation under 31 U.S.C. 1344 or 5 U.S.C. 7905.
    Sec. 407. None of the funds provided in this Act may be used for 
payment, through grants or contracts, to recipients that do not share 
in the cost of conducting research resulting from proposals not 
specifically solicited by the Government: Provided, That the extent of 
cost sharing by the recipient shall reflect the mutuality of interest 
of the grantee or contractor and the Government in the research.
    Sec. 408. None of the funds in this Act may be used, directly or 
through grants, to pay or to provide reimbursement for payment of the 
salary of a consultant (whether retained by the Federal Government or a 
grantee) at more than the daily equivalent of the rate paid for level 
IV of the Executive Schedule, unless specifically authorized by law.
    Sec. 409. None of the funds provided in this Act shall be used to 
pay the expenses of, or otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties 
intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings. Nothing herein 
affects the authority of the Consumer Product Safety Commission 
pursuant to section 7 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 
2056 et seq.).
    Sec. 410. Except as otherwise provided under existing law or under 
an existing Executive Order issued pursuant to an existing law, the 
obligation or expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for 
contracts for any consulting service shall be limited to contracts 
which are (1) a matter of public record and available for public 
inspection, and (2) thereafter included in a publicly available list of 
all contracts entered into within twenty-four months prior to the date 
on which the list is made available to the public and of all contracts 
on which performance has not been completed by such date. The list 
required by the preceding sentence shall be updated quarterly and shall 
include a narrative description of the work to be performed under each 
such contract.
    Sec. 411. Except as otherwise provided by law, no part of any 
appropriation contained in this Act shall be obligated or expended by 
any executive agency, as referred to in the Office of Federal 
Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), for a contract for 
services unless such executive agency (1) has awarded and entered into 
such contract in full compliance with such Act and the regulations 
promulgated thereunder, and (2) requires any report prepared pursuant 
to such contract, including plans, evaluations, studies, analyses and 
manuals, and any report prepared by the agency which is substantially 
derived from or substantially includes any report prepared pursuant to 
such contract, to contain information concerning (A) the contract 
pursuant to which the report was prepared, and (B) the contractor who 
prepared the report pursuant to such contract.
    Sec. 412. Except as otherwise provided in section 406, none of the 
funds provided in this Act to any department or agency shall be 
obligated or expended to provide a personal cook, chauffeur, or other 
personal servants to any officer or employee of such department or 
agency.
    Sec. 413. None of the funds provided in this Act to any department 
or agency shall be obligated or expended to procure passenger 
automobiles as defined in 15 U.S.C. 2001 with an EPA estimated miles 
per gallon average of less than 22 miles per gallon.
    Sec. 414. None of the funds appropriated in title I of this Act 
shall be used to enter into any new lease of real property if the 
estimated annual rental is more than $300,000 unless the Secretary 
submits, in writing, a report to the Committees on Appropriations of 
the Congress and a period of 30 days has expired following the date on 
which the report is received by the Committees on Appropriations.
    Sec. 415. (a) It is the sense of the Congress that, to the greatest 
extent practicable, all equipment and products purchased with funds 
made available in this Act should be American-made.
    (b) In providing financial assistance to, or entering into any 
contract with, any entity using funds made available in this Act, the 
head of each Federal agency, to the greatest extent practicable, shall 
provide to such entity a notice describing the statement made in 
subsection (a) by the Congress.
    Sec. 416. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be used to 
implement any cap on reimbursements to grantees for indirect costs, 
except as published in Office of Management and Budget Circular A-21.
    Sec. 417. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1998 pay 
raises for programs funded by this Act shall be absorbed within the 
levels appropriated in this Act.
    Sec. 418. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used 
for any program, project, or activity, when it is made known to the 
Federal entity or official to which the funds are made available that 
the program, project, or activity is not in compliance with any Federal 
law relating to risk assessment, the protection of private property 
rights, or unfunded mandates.
    Sec. 419. Corporations and agencies of the Department of Housing 
and Urban Development which are subject to the Government Corporation 
Control Act, as amended, are hereby authorized to make such 
expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority 
available to each such corporation or agency and in accord with law, 
and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal 
year limitations as provided by section 104 of the Act as may be 
necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the budget for 1998 
for such corporation or agency except as hereinafter provided: 
Provided, That collections of these corporations and agencies may be 
used for new loan or mortgage purchase commitments only to the extent 
expressly provided for in this Act (unless such loans are in support of 
other forms of assistance provided for in this or prior appropriations 
Acts), except that this proviso shall not apply to the mortgage 
insurance or guaranty operations of these corporations, or where loans 
or mortgage purchases are necessary to protect the financial interest 
of the United States Government.
    Sec. 420. Notwithstanding section 320(g) of the Federal Water 
Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1330(g)), funds made available 
pursuant to authorization under such section for fiscal year 1998 and 
prior fiscal years may be used for implementing comprehensive 
conservation and management plans.
    Sec. 421. Such funds as may be necessary to carry out the orderly 
termination of the Office of Consumer Affairs shall be made available 
from funds appropriated to the Department of Health and Human Services 
for fiscal year 1998.

                   americorps student loan repayment

    Sec. 422. Not withstanding any other provision of law, the term 
``qualified student loan'' with respect to national service education 
awards shall mean any loan made directly to a student and certified 
through an institution of higher education as necessary to assist the 
student in paying the cost of attendance, in addition to other meanings 
under section 148(b)(7) of the National and Community Service Act.

     sense of the senate concerning catastrophic natural disasters

    Sec. 423. (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
            (1) catastrophic natural disasters are occurring with great 
        frequency, a trend that is likely to continue for several 
        decades according to prominent scientists;
            (2) estimated damage to homes, buildings, and other 
        structures from catastrophic natural disasters has totaled well 
        over $100,000,000,000 during the last decade, not including the 
        indirect costs of the disasters such as lost productivity and 
        economic decline;
            (3) the lack of adequate planning for catastrophic natural 
        disasters, coupled with inadequate private insurance, has led 
        to increasing reliance on the Federal Government to provide 
        disaster relief, including the appropriation of $40,000,000,000 
        in supplemental funding since 1989;
            (4) in the foreseeable future, a strong likelihood exists 
        that the United States will experience a megacatastrophe, the 
        impact of which would cause widespread economic disruption for 
        homeowners and businesses and enormous cost to the Federal 
        Government; and
            (5) the Federal Government has failed to anticipate 
        catastrophic natural disasters and take comprehensive action to 
        reduce their impact.
    (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that 
Congress should consider legislation that embodies the following 
principles:
            (1) Persons who live in areas at risk of natural disaster 
        should assume a practical level of personal responsibility for 
        the risks through private insurance.
            (2) The insurance industry, in partnership with the Federal 
        Government and other private sector entities, should establish 
        new mechanisms for the spreading of the risk of catastrophes 
        that minimize the involvement and liability of the Federal 
        Government.
            (3) A partnership should be formed between the private 
        sector and government at all levels to encourage better 
        disaster preparation and respond quickly to the physical and 
        financial impacts of catastrophic natural disasters.
    Sec. 424. It is the sense of the Senate that Congress should 
appropriate for the Department of Veterans Affairs for discretionary 
activities in each of fiscal years 1999 through 2002 an amount equal to 
the amount required by the Department in such fiscal year for such 
activities.
    Sec. 425. (a) Not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, 
the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs shall hold one or more 
hearings to consider legislation which would add the following diseases 
at the end of section 1112(c)(2) of title 38, United States Code:
            (1) Lung cancer.
            (2) Bone cancer.
            (3) Skin cancer.
            (4) Colon cancer.
            (5) Kidney cancer.
            (6) Posterior subcapsular cataracts.
            (7) Non-malignant thyroid nodular disease.
            (8) Ovarian cancer.
            (9) Parathyroid adenoma.
            (10) Tumors of the brain and central nervous system.
            (11) Rectal cancer.
    (b) Not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, the 
Congressional Budget Office shall provide to the Senate Committee on 
Veterans' Affairs and the Senate Appropriations Committee an estimate 
of the cost of the provision contained in subsection (a).
    This Act may be cited as the ``Departments of Veterans Affairs and 
Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 1998''.

            Passed the House of Representatives, July 16, 1997.

            Attest:

                                                ROBIN H. CARLE,

                                                                 Clerk.

            Passed the Senate July 22, 1997.

            Attest:

                                                    GARY SISCO,

                                                             Secretary.