[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4104 Engrossed in House (EH)]


  2d Session

                               H. R. 4104

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                                 AN ACT

 Making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States 
  Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain 
 Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, 
                        and for other purposes.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4104

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                                 AN ACT


 
 Making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States 
  Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain 
 Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, 
                        and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums 
are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal 
Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent 
Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other 
purposes, namely:

                  TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

                          Departmental Offices

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Departmental Offices including 
operation and maintenance of the Treasury Buildings and Annex; hire of 
passenger motor vehicles; maintenance, repairs, and improvements of, 
and purchase of commercial insurance policies for, real properties 
leased or owned overseas, when necessary for the performance of 
official business; not to exceed $2,900,000 for official travel 
expenses; not to exceed $150,000 for official reception and 
representation expenses; not to exceed $258,000 for unforeseen 
emergencies of a confidential nature, to be allocated and expended 
under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury and to be 
accounted for solely on his certificate, $122,889,000: Provided, That 
the Office of Foreign Assets Control shall be funded at no less than 
$5,517,000: Provided further, That of the funds provided under this 
heading, $2,000,000 shall be available only for the provision of 
compensation for losses incurred due to the denial of entry into the 
United States of any firearms as defined in section 921(a)(3) of title 
18, United States Code that: (1) as of the date of the enactment of 
this Act, could lawfully be manufactured and sold in the United States; 
(2) that is of a type that was determined by the Secretary of the 
Treasury on April 6, 1998, to be not importable into the United States; 
and (3) as of February 10, 1998, was conditionally released under bond 
to the importer by the United States Customs Service. The losses 
compensated under the preceding sentence shall be only for the cost of 
the weapons and any shipping, transportation, duty, and storage costs 
incurred by the importer, as determined by the Secretary of the 
Treasury.

                 Office of Professional Responsibility

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Professional 
Responsibility, including the purchase and hire of passenger motor 
vehicles, $1,250,000.

                         Automation Enhancement

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For the development and acquisition of automatic data processing 
equipment, software, and services for the Department of the Treasury, 
$31,190,000: Provided, That these funds shall remain available until 
September 30, 2000: Provided further, That these funds shall be 
transferred to accounts and in amounts as necessary to satisfy the 
requirements of the Department's offices, bureaus, and other 
organizations: Provided further, That this transfer authority shall be 
in addition to any other transfer authority provided in this Act: 
Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated shall be used to 
support or supplement Internal Revenue Service appropriations for 
Information Systems: Provided further, That no funds may be obligated 
for the Automated Commercial Environment project until the Commissioner 
of Customs has submitted to the Committees on Appropriations an 
enterprise information systems architecture plan for the U.S. Customs 
Service consistent with the Treasury Information Systems Architecture 
Framework and approved by the Treasury Investment Review Board.

                      Office of Inspector General

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, not 
to exceed $2,000,000 for official travel expenses; including hire of 
passenger motor vehicles; and not to exceed $100,000 for unforeseen 
emergencies of a confidential nature, to be allocated and expended 
under the direction of the Inspector General of the Treasury, 
$30,678,000.

           Treasury Building and Annex Repair and Restoration

    For the repair, alteration, and improvement of the Treasury 
Building and Annex, $27,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That these funds shall not be available for obligation until 
September 30, 1999.

                  Financial Crimes Enforcement Network

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, 
including hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel expenses of non-
Federal law enforcement personnel to attend meetings concerned with 
financial intelligence activities, law enforcement, and financial 
regulation; not to exceed $14,000 for official reception and 
representation expenses; and for assistance to Federal law enforcement 
agencies, with or without reimbursement, $24,000,000: Provided, That 
funds appropriated in this account may be used to procure personal 
services contracts.

                    Violent Crime Reduction Programs

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For activities authorized by Public Law 103-322, to remain 
available until expended, which shall be derived from the Violent Crime 
Reduction Trust Fund, as follows:
    (1) As authorized by section 190001(e), $122,000,000; of which 
$3,000,000 shall be available to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and 
Firearms for administering the Gang Resistance Education and Training 
program; of which $14,528,000 shall be available to the United States 
Secret Service, including $6,700,000 for vehicle replacement, 
$5,000,000 for investigations of counterfeiting, and $2,828,000 for 
forensic and related support of investigations of missing and exploited 
children, of which $828,000 shall be available not earlier than 
September 30, 1999, as a grant for activities related to the 
investigations of exploited children and shall remain available until 
expended; of which $66,472,000 shall be available for the United States 
Customs Service, including $54,000,000 for narcotics detection 
technology, $9,500,000 for the passenger processing initiative, 
$972,000 for construction of canopies for inspection of outbound 
vehicles along the Southwest border, and $2,000,000 for the Customs 
Cyber-Smuggling Center in support of the anti-child pornography 
program; of which $14,000,000 shall be available to the Office of 
National Drug Control Policy, including $13,000,000 to the Counter-Drug 
Technology Assessment Center to continue the program to transfer 
technology to State and local law enforcement agencies, and $1,000,000 
for Model State Drug Law Conferences; and of which $24,000,000 shall be 
available for Interagency Crime and Drug Enforcement.
    (2) As authorized by section 32401, $10,000,000 to the Bureau of 
Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms for disbursement through grants, 
cooperative agreements, or contracts to local governments for Gang 
Resistance Education and Training: Provided, That notwithstanding 
sections 32401 and 310001, such funds shall be allocated to State and 
local law enforcement and prevention organizations.

                Federal Law Enforcement Training Center

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Federal Law Enforcement Training 
Center, as a bureau of the Department of the Treasury, including 
materials and support costs of Federal law enforcement basic training; 
purchase (not to exceed 52 for police-type use, without regard to the 
general purchase price limitation) and hire of passenger motor 
vehicles; uniforms without regard to the general purchase price 
limitation for the current fiscal year; the conducting of and 
participating in firearms matches and presentation of awards; for 
public awareness and enhancing community support of law enforcement 
training; not to exceed $9,500 for official reception and 
representation expenses; and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 
$71,923,000, of which up to $13,843,000 for materials and support costs 
of Federal law enforcement basic training shall remain available until 
September 30, 2001: Provided, That the Center is authorized to accept 
and use gifts of property, both real and personal, and to accept 
services, for authorized purposes, including funding of a gift of 
intrinsic value which shall be awarded annually by the Director of the 
Center to the outstanding student who graduated from a basic training 
program at the Center during the previous fiscal year, which shall be 
funded only by gifts received through the Center's gift authority: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
students attending training at any Federal Law Enforcement Training 
Center site shall reside in on-Center or Center-provided housing, 
insofar as available and in accordance with Center policy: Provided 
further, That funds appropriated in this account shall be available, at 
the discretion of the Director, for the following: training United 
States Postal Service law enforcement personnel and Postal police 
officers; State and local government law enforcement training on a 
space-available basis; training of foreign law enforcement officials on 
a space-available basis with reimbursement of actual costs to this 
appropriation, except that reimbursement may be waived by the Secretary 
for law enforcement training activities in foreign countries undertaken 
pursuant to section 801 of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death 
Penalty Act of 1996, Public Law 104-32; training of private sector 
security officials on a space-available basis with reimbursement of 
actual costs to this appropriation; travel expenses of non-Federal 
personnel to attend course development meetings and training at the 
Center; for expenses for student athletic and related activities; and 
room and board for student interns: Provided further, That the Center 
is authorized to obligate funds in anticipation of reimbursements from 
agencies receiving training at the Federal Law Enforcement Training 
Center, except that total obligations at the end of the fiscal year 
shall not exceed total budgetary resources available at the end of the 
fiscal year: Provided further, That the Federal Law Enforcement 
Training Center is authorized to provide short-term medical services 
for students undergoing training at the Center.

     acquisition, construction, improvements, and related expenses

    For expansion of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, for 
acquisition of necessary additional real property and facilities, and 
for ongoing maintenance, facility improvements, and related expenses, 
$28,360,000, to remain available until expended.

                      Interagency Law Enforcement

                 interagency crime and drug enforcement

    For expenses necessary for the detection and investigation of 
individuals involved in organized crime drug trafficking, including 
cooperative efforts with State and local law enforcement, $51,900,000, 
of which $7,827,000 shall remain available until expended.

                      Financial Management Service

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Financial Management Service, 
$198,510,000, of which not to exceed $13,235,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2001 for information systems modernization 
initiatives.

                Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and 
Firearms, including purchase of not to exceed 812 vehicles for police-
type use, of which 650 shall be for replacement only, and hire of 
passenger motor vehicles; hire of aircraft; services of expert 
witnesses at such rates as may be determined by the Director; for 
payment of per diem and/or subsistence allowances to employees where a 
major investigative assignment requires an employee to work 16 hours or 
more per day or to remain overnight at his or her post of duty; not to 
exceed $20,000 for official reception and representation expenses; for 
training of State and local law enforcement agencies with or without 
reimbursement, including training in connection with the training and 
acquisition of canines for explosives and fire accelerants detection; 
and provision of laboratory assistance to State and local agencies, 
with or without reimbursement, $530,624,000; of which $2,206,000 shall 
not be available until September 30, 1999; of which not to exceed 
$1,000,000 shall be available for the payment of attorneys' fees as 
provided by 18 U.S.C. 924(d)(2); and of which $1,000,000 shall be 
available for the equipping of any vessel, vehicle, equipment, or 
aircraft available for official use by a State or local law enforcement 
agency if the conveyance will be used in joint law enforcement 
operations with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and for the 
payment of overtime salaries, travel, fuel, training, equipment, 
supplies, and other similar costs of State and local law enforcement 
personnel, including sworn officers and support personnel, that are 
incurred in joint operations with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and 
Firearms: Provided, That no funds made available by this or any other 
Act may be used to transfer the functions, missions, or activities of 
the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms to other agencies or 
Departments in fiscal year 1999: Provided further, That no funds 
appropriated herein shall be available for salaries or administrative 
expenses in connection with consolidating or centralizing, within the 
Department of the Treasury, the records, or any portion thereof, of 
acquisition and disposition of firearms maintained by Federal firearms 
licensees: Provided further, That no funds appropriated herein shall be 
used to pay administrative expenses or the compensation of any officer 
or employee of the United States to implement an amendment or 
amendments to 27 CFR 178.118 or to change the definition of ``Curios or 
relics'' in 27 CFR 178.11 or remove any item from ATF Publication 
5300.11 as it existed on January 1, 1994: Provided further, That none 
of the funds appropriated herein shall be available to investigate or 
act upon applications for relief from Federal firearms disabilities 
under 18 U.S.C. 925(c): Provided further, That such funds shall be 
available to investigate and act upon applications filed by 
corporations for relief from Federal firearms disabilities under 18 
U.S.C. 925(c): Provided further, That no funds in this Act may be used 
to provide ballistics imaging equipment to any State or local authority 
who has obtained similar equipment through a Federal grant or subsidy 
unless the State or local authority agrees to return that equipment or 
to repay that grant or subsidy to the Federal Government: Provided 
further, That no funds under this Act may be used to electronically 
retrieve information gathered pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 923(g)(4) by name 
or any personal identification code.

                     United States Customs Service

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the United States Customs Service, 
including purchase and lease of up to 1,050 motor vehicles of which 550 
are for replacement only and of which 1,030 are for police-type use and 
commercial operations; hire of motor vehicles; contracting with 
individuals for personal services abroad; not to exceed $30,000 for 
official reception and representation expenses; and awards of 
compensation to informers, as authorized by any Act enforced by the 
United States Customs Service, $1,638,065,000, of which such sums as 
become available in the Customs User Fee Account, except sums subject 
to section 13031(f)(3) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget 
Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(f)(3)), shall be derived from 
that Account; of the total, not to exceed $150,000 shall be available 
for payment for rental space in connection with preclearance 
operations, not to exceed $4,000,000 shall be available until expended 
for research, not to exceed $5,000,000 shall be available until 
expended for conducting special operations pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 2081, 
and up to $8,000,000 shall be available until expended for the 
procurement of automation infrastructure items, including hardware, 
software, and installation: Provided further, That uniforms may be 
purchased without regard to the general purchase price limitation for 
the current fiscal year: Provided further, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, the fiscal year aggregate overtime limitation 
prescribed in subsection 5(c)(1) of the Act of February 13, 1911 (19 
U.S.C. 261 and 267) shall be $30,000: Provided further, That $7,000,000 
of these funds shall not be available for obligation until September 
30, 1999.

    operation and maintenance, air and marine interdiction programs

    For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
operation and maintenance of marine vessels, aircraft, and other 
related equipment of the Air and Marine Programs, including operational 
training and mission-related travel, and rental payments for facilities 
occupied by the air or marine interdiction and demand reduction 
programs, the operations of which include the following: the 
interdiction of narcotics and other goods; the provision of support to 
Customs and other Federal, State, and local agencies in the enforcement 
or administration of laws enforced by the Customs Service; and, at the 
discretion of the Commissioner of Customs, the provision of assistance 
to Federal, State, and local agencies in other law enforcement and 
emergency humanitarian efforts, $100,688,000, which shall remain 
available until expended: Provided, That no aircraft or other related 
equipment, with the exception of aircraft which is one of a kind and 
has been identified as excess to Customs requirements and aircraft 
which has been damaged beyond repair, shall be transferred to any other 
Federal agency, department, or office outside of the Department of the 
Treasury, during fiscal year 1999 without the prior approval of the 
Committees on Appropriations.

                   harbor maintenance fee collection

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For administrative expenses related to the collection of the Harbor 
Maintenance Fee, pursuant to Public Law 103-182, $3,000,000, to be 
derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund and to be transferred to 
and merged with the Customs ``Salaries and Expenses'' account for such 
purposes.

                       Bureau of the Public Debt

                     administering the public debt

    For necessary expenses connected with any public-debt issues of the 
United States, $176,500,000, of which not to exceed $2,500 shall be 
available for official reception and representation expenses, and of 
which not to exceed $2,000,000 shall remain available until September 
30, 2001 for information systems modernization initiatives: Provided, 
That the sum appropriated herein from the General Fund for fiscal year 
1999 shall be reduced by not more than $4,400,000 as definitive 
security issue fees and Treasury Direct Investor Account Maintenance 
fees are collected, so as to result in a final fiscal year 1999 
appropriation from the General Fund estimated at $172,100,000, and in 
addition, $20,000, to be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust 
Fund to reimburse the Bureau for administrative and personnel expenses 
for financial management of the Fund, as authorized by section 102 of 
Public Law 101-380: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 
provisions of law, effective upon enactment and thereafter, the Bureau 
of the Public Debt shall be fully and directly reimbursed by the funds 
described in section 104 of Public Law 101-136 (103 Stat. 789) for 
costs and services performed by the Bureau in the administration of 
such funds.

                        Internal Revenue Service

                 processing, assistance, and management

    For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service for tax 
return processing; revenue accounting; tax law and account assistance 
to taxpayers by telephone and correspondence; programs to match 
information returns and tax returns; management services; rent and 
utilities; and inspection; including purchase (not to exceed 150 for 
replacement only for police-type use) and hire of passenger motor 
vehicles (31 U.S.C. 1343(b)); and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
3109, at such rates as may be determined by the Commissioner, 
$3,025,013,000, of which up to $3,700,000 shall be for the Tax 
Counseling for the Elderly Program, and of which not to exceed $25,000 
shall be for official reception and representation expenses.

                          tax law enforcement

    For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service for 
determining and establishing tax liabilities; providing litigation 
support; issuing technical rulings; examining employee plans and exempt 
organizations; conducting criminal investigation and enforcement 
activities; securing unfiled tax returns; collecting unpaid accounts; 
compiling statistics of income; and conducting compliance research; 
including purchase (for police-type use, not to exceed 850) and hire of 
passenger motor vehicles (31 U.S.C. 1343(b)), and services as 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be determined by the 
Commissioner, $3,164,189,000.

             earned income tax credit compliance initiative

    For funding essential earned income tax credit compliance and error 
reduction initiatives pursuant to section 5702 of the Balanced Budget 
Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-33), $143,000,000, of which not to exceed 
$10,000,000 may be used to reimburse the Social Security Administration 
for the costs of implementing section 1090 of the Taxpayer Relief Act 
of 1997.

                          information systems

    For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service for 
information systems and telecommunications support, including 
developmental information systems and operational information systems; 
the hire of passenger motor vehicles (31 U.S.C. 1343(b)); and services 
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be determined by 
the Commissioner, $1,224,032,000, which shall be available until 
September 30, 2000, and of which $125,000,000 shall be available only 
for improvements to customer service and restructuring and reform of 
the Internal Revenue Service.

                   information technology investments

    For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service, 
$210,000,000, to remain available until expended, for the capital asset 
acquisition of information technology systems, including management and 
related contractual costs of such acquisition, and including 
contractual costs associated with operations authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
3109: Provided, That none of these funds is available for obligation 
until September 30, 1999: Provided further, That none of these funds 
shall be obligated until the Internal Revenue Service and the 
Department of the Treasury submit to Congress for approval, a plan for 
expenditure that: (1) implements the Internal Revenue Service's 
Modernization Blueprint submitted to Congress on May 15, 1997; (2) 
meets the information systems investment guidelines established by the 
Office of Management and Budget and in the fiscal year 1998 budget; (3) 
is reviewed and approved by the Office of Management and Budget, the 
Department of the Treasury's IRS Management Board, and is reviewed by 
the General Accounting Office; (4) meets the requirements of the May 
15, 1997 Internal Revenue Service's Systems Life Cycle program; and (5) 
is in compliance with acquisition rules, requirements, guidelines, and 
systems acquisition management practices of the Federal Government.

          administrative provisions--internal revenue service

    Section 101. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 
available in this Act to the Internal Revenue Service may be 
transferred to any other Internal Revenue Service appropriation upon 
the advance approval of the House and Senate Committees on 
Appropriations.
     Sec. 102. The Internal Revenue Service shall maintain a training 
program to ensure that Internal Revenue Service employees are trained 
in taxpayers' rights, in dealing courteously with the taxpayers, and in 
cross-cultural relations.
     Sec. 103. The funds provided in this Act for the Internal Revenue 
Service shall be used to provide, as a minimum, the fiscal year 1995 
level of service, staffing, and funding for Taxpayer Services.
     Sec. 104. None of the funds appropriated by this title shall be 
used in connection with the collection of any underpayment of any tax 
imposed by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 unless the conduct of 
officers and employees of the Internal Revenue Service in connection 
with such collection, including any private sector employees under 
contract to the Internal Revenue Service, complies with subsection (a) 
of section 805 (relating to communications in connection with debt 
collection), and section 806 (relating to harassment or abuse), of the 
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (15 U.S.C. 1692).
     Sec. 105. The Internal Revenue Service shall institute and enforce 
policies and procedures which will safeguard the confidentiality of 
taxpayer information.
     Sec. 106. Funds made available by this or any other Act to the 
Internal Revenue Service shall be available for improved facilities and 
increased manpower to provide sufficient and effective 1-800 help line 
for taxpayers. The Commissioner shall continue to make the improvement 
of the Internal Revenue Service 1-800 help line service a priority and 
allocate resources necessary to increase phone lines and staff to 
improve the Internal Revenue Service 1-800 help line service.

                      United States Secret Service

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the United States Secret Service, 
including purchase of not to exceed 739 vehicles for police-type use, 
of which 675 shall be for replacement only, and hire of passenger motor 
vehicles; hire of aircraft; training and assistance requested by State 
and local governments, which may be provided without reimbursement; 
services of expert witnesses at such rates as may be determined by the 
Director; rental of buildings in the District of Columbia, and fencing, 
lighting, guard booths, and other facilities on private or other 
property not in Government ownership or control, as may be necessary to 
perform protective functions; for payment of per diem and/or 
subsistence allowances to employees where a protective assignment 
during the actual day or days of the visit of a protectee require an 
employee to work 16 hours per day or to remain overnight at his or her 
post of duty; the conducting of and participating in firearms matches; 
presentation of awards; for travel of Secret Service employees on 
protective missions without regard to the limitations on such 
expenditures in this or any other Act if approval is obtained in 
advance from the Committees on Appropriations; for repairs, 
alterations, and minor construction at the James J. Rowley Secret 
Service Training Center; for research and development; for making 
grants to conduct behavioral research in support of protective research 
and operations; not to exceed $20,000 for official reception and 
representation expenses; not to exceed $50,000 to provide technical 
assistance and equipment to foreign law enforcement organizations in 
counterfeit investigations; for payment in advance for commercial 
accommodations as may be necessary to perform protective functions; and 
for uniforms without regard to the general purchase price limitation 
for the current fiscal year, $594,657,000.

     acquisition, construction, improvements, and related expenses

    For necessary expenses of construction, repair, alteration, and 
improvement of facilities, $6,445,000, to remain available until 
expended.

             General Provisions--Department of the Treasury

    Sec. 110. Any obligation or expenditure by the Secretary of the 
Treasury in connection with law enforcement activities of a Federal 
agency or a Department of the Treasury law enforcement organization in 
accordance with 31 U.S.C. 9703(g)(4)(B) from unobligated balances 
remaining in the Fund on September 30, 1998, shall be made in 
compliance with reprogramming guidelines.
     Sec. 111. Appropriations to the Department of the Treasury in this 
Act shall be available for uniforms or allowances therefor, as 
authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901), including maintenance, repairs, and 
cleaning; purchase of insurance for official motor vehicles operated in 
foreign countries; purchase of motor vehicles without regard to the 
general purchase price limitations for vehicles purchased and used 
overseas for the current fiscal year; entering into contracts with the 
Department of State for the furnishing of health and medical services 
to employees and their dependents serving in foreign countries; and 
services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
     Sec. 112. The funds provided to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and 
Firearms for fiscal year 1999 in this Act for the enforcement of the 
Federal Alcohol Administration Act shall be expended in a manner so as 
not to diminish enforcement efforts with respect to section 105 of the 
Federal Alcohol Administration Act.
     Sec. 113. Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriations in this 
Act made available to the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, 
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and 
Firearms, United States Customs Service, and United States Secret 
Service may be transferred between such appropriations upon the advance 
approval of the Committees on Appropriations. No transfer may increase 
or decrease any such appropriation by more than 2 percent.
    Sec. 114. Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriations in this Act 
made available to the Departmental Offices, Office of Inspector 
General, Financial Management Service, and Bureau of the Public Debt, 
may be transferred between such appropriations upon the advance 
approval of the Committees on Appropriations. No transfer may increase 
or decrease any such appropriation by more than 2 percent.
    Sec. 115. The Secretary is authorized to promote the benefits of 
and encourage the use of electronic tax administration programs, as 
they become available, through the use of mass communications and other 
means. Additionally, the Secretary may implement procedures to pay 
appropriate incentives to commercial concerns for electronic filing 
services: Provided, That such payment may not be made unless the 
electronic filing service is provided without charge to the taxpayer 
whose return is so filed: Provided further, That the Internal Revenue 
Service shall assure the security of all electronic transmissions and 
the full protection of the privacy of taxpayer data.
    Sec. 116. (a) The Bureau of Engraving and Printing and the 
Department of the Treasury shall not award a contract for Solicitation 
No. BEP-97-13 (TN) until such time as the Committee on Banking and 
Financial Services and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives authorize the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, in 
writing, to proceed with the award of Solicitation No. BEP-97-13 (TN).
    (b) The Bureau of Engraving and Printing may extend the distinctive 
currency paper ``bridge'' contract (TEP-97-10) up to 6 (six) months 
beginning on the date the contract expires, if, by such date, the 
Congress has not authorized the awarding of a new contract or if the 
Congress takes action based on the report submitted by the General 
Accounting Office pursuant to section 9003(a) of Public Law 105-18. The 
Bureau of Engraving and Printing must notify Congress prior to taking 
any action with respect to the extension of TEP-97-10.

                        TITLE II--POSTAL SERVICE

                   Payment to the Postal Service Fund

    For payment to the Postal Service Fund for revenue forgone on free 
and reduced rate mail, pursuant to subsections (c) and (d) of section 
2401 of title 39, United States Code, $71,195,000: Provided, That mail 
for overseas voting and mail for the blind shall continue to be free: 
Provided further, That 6-day delivery and rural delivery of mail shall 
continue at not less than the 1983 level: Provided further, That none 
of the funds made available to the Postal Service by this Act shall be 
used to implement any rule, regulation, or policy of charging any 
officer or employee of any State or local child support enforcement 
agency, or any individual participating in a State or local program of 
child support enforcement, a fee for information requested or provided 
concerning an address of a postal customer: Provided further, That none 
of the funds provided in this Act shall be used to consolidate or close 
small rural and other small post offices in the fiscal year ending on 
September 30, 1999.

TITLE III--EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO 
                             THE PRESIDENT

        Compensation of the President and the White House Office

                     compensation of the president

    For compensation of the President, including an expense allowance 
at the rate of $50,000 per annum as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 102, 
$250,000: Provided, That none of the funds made available for official 
expenses shall be expended for any other purpose and any unused amount 
shall revert to the Treasury pursuant to section 1552 of title 31, 
United States Code: Provided further, That none of the funds made 
available for official expenses shall be considered as taxable to the 
President.

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses for the White House as authorized by law, 
including not to exceed $3,850,000 for services as authorized by 5 
U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 105; subsistence expenses as authorized by 3 
U.S.C. 105, which shall be expended and accounted for as provided in 
that section; hire of passenger motor vehicles, newspapers, 
periodicals, teletype news service, and travel (not to exceed $100,000 
to be expended and accounted for as provided by 3 U.S.C. 103); and not 
to exceed $19,000 for official entertainment expenses, to be available 
for allocation within the Executive Office of the President, 
$52,344,000: Provided, That $10,100,000 of the funds appropriated shall 
be available for reimbursements to the White House Communications 
Agency.

                 Executive Residence at the White House

                           operating expenses

    For the care, maintenance, repair and alteration, refurnishing, 
improvement, heating, and lighting, including electric power and 
fixtures, of the Executive Residence at the White House and official 
entertainment expenses of the President, $8,061,000, to be expended and 
accounted for as provided by 3 U.S.C. 105, 109, 110, and 112-114: 
Provided, That such amount shall not be available for expenses for 
domestic staff overtime.

                         reimbursable expenses

    For the reimbursable expenses of the Executive Residence at the 
White House, such sums as may be necessary: Provided, That all 
reimbursable operating expenses of the Executive Residence shall be 
made in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph: Provided 
further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, such amount 
for reimbursable operating expenses shall be the exclusive authority of 
the Executive Residence to incur obligations and to receive offsetting 
collections, for such expenses: Provided further, That the Executive 
Residence shall require each person sponsoring a reimbursable political 
event to pay in advance an amount equal to the estimated cost of the 
event, and all such advance payments shall be credited to this account 
and remain available until expended: Provided further, That the 
Executive Residence shall require the national committee of the 
political party of the President to maintain on deposit $25,000, to be 
separately accounted for and available for expenses relating to 
reimbursable political events sponsored by such committee during such 
fiscal year: Provided further, That the Executive Residence shall 
ensure that a written notice of any amount owed for a reimbursable 
operating expense under this paragraph is submitted to the person owing 
such amount within 60 days after such expense is incurred, and that 
such amount is collected within 30 days after the submission of such 
notice: Provided further, That the Executive Residence shall charge 
interest and assess penalties and other charges on any such amount that 
is not reimbursed within such 30 days, in accordance with the interest 
and penalty provisions applicable to an outstanding debt on a United 
States Government claim under section 3717 of title 31, United States 
Code: Provided further, That each such amount that is reimbursed, and 
any accompanying interest and charges, shall be deposited in the 
Treasury as miscellaneous receipts: Provided further, That the 
Executive Residence shall prepare and submit to the Committees on 
Appropriations, by not later than 90 days after the end of the fiscal 
year covered by this Act, a report setting forth the reimbursable 
operating expenses of the Executive Residence during the preceding 
fiscal year, including the total amount of such expenses, the amount of 
such total that consists of reimbursable official and ceremonial 
events, the amount of such total that consists of reimbursable 
political events, and the portion of each such amount that has been 
reimbursed as of the date of the report: Provided further, That the 
Executive Residence shall maintain a system for the tracking of 
expenses related to reimbursable events within the Executive Residence 
that includes a standard for the classification of any such expense as 
political or nonpolitical: Provided further, That no provision of this 
paragraph may be construed to exempt the Executive Residence from any 
other applicable requirement of subchapter I or II of chapter 37 of 
title 31, United States Code.

 Special Assistance to the President and the Official Residence of the 
                             Vice President

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses to enable the Vice President to provide 
assistance to the President in connection with specially assigned 
functions; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 106, 
including subsistence expenses as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 106, which 
shall be expended and accounted for as provided in that section; and 
hire of passenger motor vehicles, $3,512,000.

                           operating expenses

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For the care, operation, refurnishing, improvement, heating, and 
lighting, including electric power and fixtures, of the official 
residence of the Vice President; the hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
and not to exceed $90,000 for official entertainment expenses of the 
Vice President, to be accounted for solely on his certificate, 
$334,000: Provided, That advances or repayments or transfers from this 
appropriation may be made to any department or agency for expenses of 
carrying out such activities.

                      Council of Economic Advisers

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Council in carrying out its functions 
under the Employment Act of 1946 (15 U.S.C. 1021 et seq.), $3,666,000.

                      Office of Policy Development

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Policy Development, 
including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 107, 
$4,032,000.

                       National Security Council

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the National Security Council, including 
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $6,806,000.

                        Office of Administration

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Administration, including 
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 107, and hire of 
passenger motor vehicles, $28,350,000.

                    Office of Management and Budget

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Management and Budget, 
including hire of passenger motor vehicles and services as authorized 
by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $59,017,000, of which not to exceed $5,000,000 shall 
be available to carry out the provisions of chapter 35 of title 44, 
United States Code: Provided, That, of the amounts appropriated, not to 
exceed $5,229,000 shall be available to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, of which $1,200,000 shall not be obligated until 
the Office of Management and Budget submits a report to the House 
Committee on Appropriations and the House Committee on Government 
Reform and Oversight that: (1) identifies annual five percent 
reductions in paperwork expected in fiscal year 1999 and fiscal year 
2000; and (2) issues guidance on the requirements of 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1) 
and (3), 804(3), and 808(2), including a standard new rule reporting 
form for use under section 801(a)(1)(A)-(B): Provided further, That, as 
provided in 31 U.S.C. 1301(a), appropriations shall be applied only to 
the objects for which appropriations were made except as otherwise 
provided by law: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated 
in this Act for the Office of Management and Budget may be used for the 
purpose of reviewing any agricultural marketing orders or any 
activities or regulations under the provisions of the Agricultural 
Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 (7 U.S.C. 601 et seq.): Provided 
further, That none of the funds made available for the Office of 
Management and Budget by this Act may be expended for the altering of 
the transcript of actual testimony of witnesses, except for testimony 
of officials of the Office of Management and Budget, before the House 
and Senate Committees on Appropriations or the House and Senate 
Committees on Veterans' Affairs or their subcommittees: Provided 
further, That the preceding shall not apply to printed hearings 
released by the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations or the 
House and Senate Committees on Veterans' Affairs.

                 Office of National Drug Control Policy

                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For necessary expenses of the Office of National Drug Control 
Policy; for research activities pursuant to title I of Public Law 100-
690; not to exceed $20,000 for official reception and representation 
expenses; and for participation in joint projects or in the provision 
of services on matters of mutual interest with nonprofit, research, or 
public organizations or agencies, with or without reimbursement, 
$36,442,000, of which $17,000,000 shall remain available until 
expended, consisting of $1,000,000 for policy research and evaluation 
and $16,000,000 for the Counter-Drug Technology Assessment Center for 
counter-narcotics research and development projects: Provided, That the 
$16,000,000 for the Counter-Drug Technology Assessment Center shall be 
available for transfer to other Federal departments or agencies: 
Provided further, That the Office is authorized to accept, hold, 
administer, and utilize gifts, both real and personal, public and 
private, without fiscal year limitation, for the purpose of aiding or 
facilitating the work of the Office.

                     FEDERAL DRUG CONTROL PROGRAMS

             high intensity drug trafficking areas program

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For necessary expenses of the Office of National Drug Control 
Policy's High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program, $162,007,000 
for drug control activities consistent with the approved strategy for 
each of the designated High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas, of which 
no less than $81,007,000 shall be transferred to State and local 
entities for drug control activities, which shall be obligated within 
120 days of the date of enactment of this Act and up to $81,000,000 may 
be transferred to Federal agencies and departments at a rate to be 
determined by the Director: Provided, That funding shall be provided at 
no less than the fiscal year 1998 level for those High Intensity Drug 
Trafficking Areas that had been designated by the Director of the 
Office of National Drug Control Policy on or before February 2, 1994: 
Provided further, That any new High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas to 
be designated shall be funded from within the existing appropriation 
for this account.

                        special forfeiture fund

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For activities to support a national anti-drug campaign for youth, 
and other purposes, authorized by Public Law 100-690, as amended, 
$215,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That such 
funds may be transferred to other Federal departments and agencies to 
carry out such activities: Provided further, That, of the funds 
provided in this paragraph, $195,000,000 shall be to support a national 
media campaign to reduce and prevent drug use among young Americans: 
Provided further, That none of the funds provided for the support of a 
national media campaign may be obligated for the following purposes: to 
supplant current anti-drug community based coalitions; to supplant 
current pro bono public service time donated by national and local 
broadcasting networks; for partisan political purposes; or to fund 
media campaigns that feature any elected officials, persons seeking 
elected office, cabinet-level officials, or other Federal officials 
employed pursuant to Schedule C of title 5, Code of Federal 
Regulations, section 213, absent advance notice to the Committees on 
Appropriations and the Senate Judiciary Committee: Provided further, 
That funds provided for the support of a national media campaign may be 
used to fund the purchase of media time and space, talent re-use 
payments, reimbursement of out of pocket advertising production costs 
for agencies that provide all creative development on a pro bono basis, 
and the negotiated fee for the contract buying agency: Provided 
further, That the Director of the Office of National Drug Control 
Policy shall report to Congress quarterly on the obligation of funds as 
well as on the specific parameters of the national media campaign, and 
shall report to Congress within one year on the effectiveness of the 
national media campaign based upon the measurable outcomes provided to 
Congress previously: Provided further, That, of the funds provided in 
this paragraph, $20,000,000 shall be to continue a program of matching 
grants to drug-free communities, as authorized in the Drug-Free 
Communities Act of 1997.
    This title may be cited as the ``Executive Office Appropriations 
Act, 1999''.

                     TITLE IV--INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

 Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Committee for Purchase From People 
Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled established by the Act of June 23, 
1971, Public Law 92-28, $2,464,000.

                      Federal Election Commission

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended, $33,700,000 (increased by 
$2,800,000, to be used for enforcement activities), of which no less 
than $4,402,500 shall be available for internal automated data 
processing systems, and of which not to exceed $5,000 shall be 
available for reception and representation expenses: Provided, That of 
the amounts appropriated for salaries and expenses, $1,120,000 may not 
be obligated until the Federal Election Commission submits a plan for 
approval to the House Committee on Appropriations for the expenditure 
of such funds.

                   Federal Labor Relations Authority

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Federal Labor 
Relations Authority, pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 
1978, and the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, including services 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, including hire of experts and consultants, 
hire of passenger motor vehicles, and rental of conference rooms in the 
District of Columbia and elsewhere, $22,586,000: Provided, That public 
members of the Federal Service Impasses Panel may be paid travel 
expenses and per diem in lieu of subsistence as authorized by law (5 
U.S.C. 5703) for persons employed intermittently in the Government 
service, and compensation as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided 
further, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, funds received from fees 
charged to non-Federal participants at labor-management relations 
conferences shall be credited to and merged with this account, to be 
available without further appropriation for the costs of carrying out 
these conferences.

                    General Services Administration

                         federal buildings fund

                 limitations on availability of revenue

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For additional expenses necessary to carry out the purpose of the 
Federal Buildings Fund established pursuant to section 210(f) of the 
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 
490(f)), $482,100,000 (reduced by $2,800,000), to be deposited into the 
Fund. The revenues and collections deposited into the Fund shall be 
available for necessary expenses of real property management and 
related activities not otherwise provided for, including operation, 
maintenance, and protection of federally owned and leased buildings; 
rental of buildings in the District of Columbia; restoration of leased 
premises; moving governmental agencies (including space adjustments and 
telecommunications relocation expenses) in connection with the 
assignment, allocation, and transfer of space; contractual services 
incident to cleaning or servicing buildings, and moving; repair and 
alteration of federally owned buildings, including grounds, approaches, 
and appurtenances; care and safeguarding of sites; maintenance, 
preservation, demolition, and equipment; acquisition of buildings and 
sites by purchase, condemnation, or as otherwise authorized by law; 
acquisition of options to purchase buildings and sites; conversion and 
extension of federally owned buildings; preliminary planning and design 
of projects by contract or otherwise; construction of new buildings 
(including equipment for such buildings); and payment of principal, 
interest, and any other obligations for public buildings acquired by 
installment purchase and purchase contract; in the aggregate amount of 
$5,626,928,000 (reduced by $2,800,000), of which: (1) $527,100,000 
shall remain available until expended for construction of additional 
projects at locations and at maximum construction improvement costs 
(including funds for sites and expenses and associated design and 
construction services); (2) $655,031,000, of which $19,000,000 shall be 
available for obligation on September 30, 1999, shall remain available 
until expended for repairs and alterations, which includes associated 
design and construction services, for the following projects and 
activities:
    Repairs and alterations:
            California:
                    San Francisco, Appraisers Building
            District of Columbia:
                    Federal Office Building, 10B
                    Interstate Commerce Commission, Connecting Wing 
                Complex, Customs Buildings, Phase 3/3
                    Old Executive Office Building
                    State Department Building, Phase I
            Colorado:
                    Lakewood, Denver Federal Center, Building 25
            New York:
                    Brookhaven, Internal Revenue Service, Service 
                Center
                    New York, U.S. Courthouse, 40 Foley Square
            Pennsylvania:
                    Philadelphia, Byrne-Green, Federal Building-U.S. 
                Courthouse
            Virginia:
                    Reston, J.W. Powell Building
            Nationwide:
                    Chlorofluorocarbons Program
                    Energy Program
                    Design Program
                    Basic Repairs and Alterations:
Provided further, That additional projects for which prospectuses have 
been fully approved may be funded under this category only if advance 
approval is obtained from the Committees on Appropriations: Provided 
further, That the amounts provided in this or any prior Act for 
``Repairs and Alterations'' may be used to fund costs associated with 
implementing security improvements to buildings: Provided further, That 
the difference between the funds appropriated and expended on any 
projects in this or any prior Act, under the heading ``Repairs and 
Alterations'', may be transferred to Basic Repairs and Alterations or 
used to fund authorized increases in prospectus projects: Provided 
further, That all funds for repairs and alterations prospectus projects 
shall expire on September 30, 2000, and remain in the Federal Buildings 
Fund, except funds for projects as to which funds for design or other 
funds have been obligated in whole or in part prior to such date: 
Provided further, That $5,700,000 of the funds provided under this 
heading in Public Law 103-329 for the Holtsville, New York, IRS Service 
Center shall remain available until September 30, 1999: Provided 
further, That the amount provided in this or any prior Act for Basic 
Repairs and Alterations may be used to pay claims against the 
Government arising from any projects under the heading ``Repairs and 
Alterations'' or used to fund authorized increases in prospectus 
projects; (3) $215,764,000 for installment acquisition payments 
including payments on purchase contracts, which shall remain available 
until expended; (4) $2,583,261,000 (reduced by $2,800,000) for rental 
of space, which shall remain available until expended; and (5) 
$1,554,772,000 for building operations, of which $223,000,000 shall be 
available for obligation on September 30, 1999, which shall remain 
available until expended: Provided further, That funds available to the 
General Services Administration shall not be available for expenses of 
any construction, repair, alteration and acquisition project for which 
a prospectus, if required by the Public Buildings Act of 1959 (40 
U.S.C. 601 et seq.), has not been approved, except that necessary funds 
may be expended for each project for required expenses of the 
development of a proposed prospectus: Provided further, That for the 
purposes of this authorization, and hereafter, buildings constructed 
pursuant to the purchase contract authority of the Public Buildings 
Amendments of 1972 (40 U.S.C. 602a), buildings occupied pursuant to 
installment purchase contracts, and buildings under the control of 
another department or agency where alterations of such buildings are 
required in connection with the moving of such other department or 
agency from buildings then, or thereafter to be, under the control of 
the General Services Administration shall be considered to be federally 
owned buildings: Provided further, That funds available in the Federal 
Buildings Fund may be expended for emergency repairs when advance 
approval is obtained from the Committees on Appropriations: Provided 
further, That amounts necessary to provide reimbursable special 
services to other agencies under section 210(f)(6) of the Federal 
Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 490(f)(6)), 
and amounts to provide such reimbursable fencing, lighting, guard 
booths, and other facilities on private or other property not in 
Government ownership or control as may be appropriate to enable the 
United States Secret Service to perform its protective functions 
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 3056, shall be available from such revenues and 
collections: Provided further, That the remaining balances and 
associated assets and liabilities of the Pennsylvania Avenue Activities 
account are hereby transferred to the Federal Buildings Fund to be 
effective October 1, 1998, and all income earned after that effective 
date that would otherwise have been deposited to the Pennsylvania 
Avenue Activities account shall thereafter be deposited to the Fund, to 
be available for the purposes authorized by Public Laws 104-134 and 
104-208, notwithstanding subsection 210(f)(2) of the Federal Property 
and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 490(f)(2)): Provided 
further, That revenues and collections and any other sums accruing to 
the Federal Buildings Fund during fiscal year 1999, excluding 
reimbursements under section 210(f)(6) of the Federal Property and 
Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 490(f)(6)), in excess of 
$5,626,928,000 (reduced by $2,800,000) shall remain in the Fund and 
shall not be available for expenditure except as authorized in 
appropriations Acts.

                         policy and operations

    For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise provided for, for 
Government-wide policy and oversight activities associated with asset 
management activities; utilization and donation of surplus personal 
property; transportation; procurement and supply; Government-wide and 
internal responsibilities relating to automated data management, 
telecommunications, information resources management, and related 
technology activities; utilization survey, deed compliance inspection, 
appraisal, environmental and cultural analysis, and land use planning 
functions pertaining to excess and surplus real property; agency-wide 
policy direction; Board of Contract Appeals; accounting, records 
management, and other support services incident to adjudication of 
Indian Tribal Claims by the United States Court of Federal Claims; 
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and not to exceed $5,000 for 
official reception and representation expenses, $108,494,000.

                      office of inspector general

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General and 
services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $32,000,000: Provided, That not 
to exceed $10,000 shall be available for payment for information and 
detection of fraud against the Government, including payment for 
recovery of stolen Government property: Provided further, That not to 
exceed $2,500 shall be available for awards to employees of other 
Federal agencies and private citizens in recognition of efforts and 
initiatives resulting in enhanced Office of Inspector General 
effectiveness.

           allowances and office staff for former presidents

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For carrying out the provisions of the Act of August 25, 1958, as 
amended (3 U.S.C. 102 note), and Public Law 95-138, $2,241,000: 
Provided, That the Administrator of General Services shall transfer to 
the Secretary of the Treasury such sums as may be necessary to carry 
out the provisions of such Acts.

          general provisions--general services administration

    Sec. 401. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
requirement under section 407 of Public Law 104-208 (110 Stat. 3009-
337-38), that the Administrator of General Services charge user fees 
for flexiplace telecommuting centers that approximate commercial 
charges for comparable space and services but in no instance less than 
the amount necessary to pay the cost of establishing and operating such 
centers, shall not apply to the user fees charged for the period 
beginning October 1, 1996, and ending September 30, 1998, for the 
telecommuting centers established as part of a pilot telecommuting 
demonstration program in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area by 
Public Laws 102-393, 103-123, 103-329, 104-52, and 104-298: Provided, 
That for these centers in the pilot demonstration program for the 
period beginning October 1, 1998, and ending September 30, 2000, the 
Administrator shall charge fees for Federal agency use of a telecenter 
based on 50 percent of the Administrator's annual costs of operating 
the center, including the reasonable cost of replacement for furniture, 
fixtures, and equipment: Provided further, That effective October 1, 
2000, the Administrator shall charge fees for Federal agency use of the 
demonstration telecommuting centers based on 100 percent of the annual 
operating costs, including the reasonable cost of replacement for 
furniture, fixtures, and equipment: Provided further, That, to the 
extent such user charges do not cover the Administrator's costs in 
operating these centers, appropriations to the General Service 
Administration are authorized to reimburse the Federal Buildings Fund 
for any loss of revenue.

                 Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund

    For payment to the Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund to carry 
out activities authorized in the Environmental Policy and Conflict 
Resolution Act of 1997, $4,250,000, to remain available until expended, 
of which $3,000,000 will be for capitalization of the Fund, and 
$1,250,000 will be for annual operating expenses.

                     Merit Systems Protection Board

                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Merit Systems 
Protection Board pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978 and 
the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, including services as authorized 
by 5 U.S.C. 3109, rental of conference rooms in the District of 
Columbia and elsewhere, hire of passenger motor vehicles, and direct 
procurement of survey printing, $25,805,000, together with not to 
exceed $2,430,000 for administrative expenses to adjudicate retirement 
appeals to be transferred from the Civil Service Retirement and 
Disability Fund in amounts determined by the Merit Systems Protection 
Board.

              National Archives and Records Administration

                           operating expenses

    For necessary expenses in connection with the administration of the 
National Archives (including the Information Security Oversight Office) 
and records and related activities, as provided by law, and for 
expenses necessary for the review and declassification of documents, 
and for the hire of passenger motor vehicles, $216,753,000 (reduced by 
$2,000,000) (increased by $2,000,000): Provided, That the Archivist of 
the United States is authorized to use any excess funds available, from 
the amount borrowed for construction of the National Archives facility, 
for expenses necessary to provide adequate storage for holdings.

                        repairs and restoration

    For the repair, alteration, and improvement of archives facilities 
and Presidential Libraries, and to provide adequate storage for 
holdings, $10,450,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
$2,000,000 is for an architectural and engineering study for the 
renovation of the Archives I facility and of which $4,000,000 is for 
encasement of the Charters of Freedom.

        National Historical Publications and Records Commission

                             grants program

    For necessary expenses for allocations and grants for historical 
publications and records as authorized by 44 U.S.C. 2504, $6,000,000, 
to remain available until expended.

                      Office of Government Ethics

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office of 
Government Ethics pursuant to the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, and 
the Ethics Reform Act of 1989, including services as authorized by 5 
U.S.C. 3109, rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and 
elsewhere, hire of passenger motor vehicles, and not to exceed $1,500 
for official reception and representation expenses, $8,492,000.

                     Office of Personnel Management

                         salaries and expenses

                  (including transfer of trust funds)

    For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office of 
Personnel Management pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978 
and the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, including services as 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; medical examinations performed for 
veterans by private physicians on a fee basis; rental of conference 
rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; hire of passenger 
motor vehicles; not to exceed $2,500 for official reception and 
representation expenses; advances for reimbursements to applicable 
funds of the Office of Personnel Management and the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation for expenses incurred under Executive Order No. 10422 of 
January 9, 1953, as amended; and payment of per diem and/or subsistence 
allowances to employees where Voting Rights Act activities require an 
employee to remain overnight at his or her post of duty, $85,350,000; 
and in addition $91,236,000 for administrative expenses, to be 
transferred from the appropriate trust funds of the Office of Personnel 
Management without regard to other statutes, including direct 
procurement of printed materials, for the retirement and insurance 
programs: Provided, That the provisions of this appropriation shall not 
affect the authority to use applicable trust funds as provided by 
section 8348(a)(1)(B) of title 5, United States Code: Provided further, 
That, except as may be consistent with 5 U.S.C. 8902a(f)(1) and (i), no 
payment may be made from the Employees Health Benefits Fund to any 
physician, hospital, or other provider of health care services or 
supplies who is, at the time such services or supplies are provided to 
an individual covered under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, 
excluded, pursuant to section 1128 or 1128A of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1320a-7 through 1320a-7a), from participation in any program 
under title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.): 
Provided further, That no part of this appropriation shall be available 
for salaries and expenses of the Legal Examining Unit of the Office of 
Personnel Management established pursuant to Executive Order No. 9358 
of July 1, 1943, or any successor unit of like purpose: Provided 
further, That the President's Commission on White House Fellows, 
established by Executive Order No. 11183 of October 3, 1964, may, 
during fiscal year 1999, accept donations of money, property, and 
personal services in connection with the development of a publicity 
brochure to provide information about the White House Fellows, except 
that no such donations shall be accepted for travel or reimbursement of 
travel expenses, or for the salaries of employees of such Commission.

                      office of inspector general

                         salaries and expenses

                  (including transfer of trust funds)

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act, as amended, 
including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, hire of passenger 
motor vehicles, $960,000; and in addition, not to exceed $9,145,000 for 
administrative expenses to audit the Office of Personnel Management's 
retirement and insurance programs, to be transferred from the 
appropriate trust funds of the Office of Personnel Management, as 
determined by the Inspector General: Provided, That the Inspector 
General is authorized to rent conference rooms in the District of 
Columbia and elsewhere.

      government payment for annuitants, employees health benefits

    For payment of Government contributions with respect to retired 
employees, as authorized by chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, 
and the Retired Federal Employees Health Benefits Act (74 Stat. 849), 
as amended, such sums as may be necessary.

       government payment for annuitants, employee life insurance

    For payment of Government contributions with respect to employees 
retiring after December 31, 1989, as required by chapter 87 of title 5, 
United States Code, such sums as may be necessary.

        payment to civil service retirement and disability fund

    For financing the unfunded liability of new and increased annuity 
benefits becoming effective on or after October 20, 1969, as authorized 
by 5 U.S.C. 8348, and annuities under special Acts to be credited to 
the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund, such sums as may be 
necessary: Provided, That annuities authorized by the Act of May 29, 
1944, as amended, and the Act of August 19, 1950, as amended (33 U.S.C. 
771-775), may hereafter be paid out of the Civil Service Retirement and 
Disability Fund.

                       Office of Special Counsel

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office of 
Special Counsel pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978, the 
Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 (Public Law 95-454), the Whistleblower 
Protection Act of 1989 (Public Law 101-12), Public Law 103-424, and the 
Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Act of 1994 (Public Law 
103-353), including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, payment of 
fees and expenses for witnesses, rental of conference rooms in the 
District of Columbia and elsewhere, and hire of passenger motor 
vehicles, $8,720,000.

                        United States Tax Court

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses, including contract reporting and other 
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $34,490,000: Provided, That 
travel expenses of the judges shall be paid upon the written 
certificate of the judge.
    This title may be cited as the ``Independent Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 1999''.

                      TITLE V--GENERAL PROVISIONS

                                This Act

    Sec. 501. 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. 502. The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for 
any consulting service through procurement contract, pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 3109, shall be limited to those contracts where such 
expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public 
inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or 
under existing Executive order issued pursuant to existing law.
    Sec. 503. None of the funds made available by this Act shall be 
available for any activity or for paying the salary of any Government 
employee where funding an activity or paying a salary to a Government 
employee would result in a decision, determination, rule, regulation, 
or policy that would prohibit the enforcement of section 307 of the 
Tariff Act of 1930.
    Sec. 504. None of the funds made available by this Act shall be 
available in fiscal year 1999 for the purpose of transferring control 
over the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center located at Glynco, 
Georgia, and Artesia, New Mexico, out of the Department of the 
Treasury.
    Sec. 505. No funds appropriated pursuant to this Act may be 
expended by an entity unless the entity agrees that in expending the 
assistance the entity will comply with sections 2 through 4 of the Buy 
American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a-10c).
    Sec. 506. (a) Purchase of American-Made Equipment and Products.--In 
the case of any equipment or products that may be authorized to be 
purchased with financial assistance provided under this Act, it is the 
sense of the Congress that entities receiving such assistance should, 
in expending the assistance, purchase only American-made equipment and 
products.
    (b) Notice to Recipients of Assistance.--In providing financial 
assistance under this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall provide 
to each recipient of the assistance a notice describing the statement 
made in subsection (a) by the Congress.
     Sec. 507. If it has been finally determined by a court or Federal 
agency that any person intentionally affixed a label bearing a ``Made 
in America'' inscription, or any inscription with the same meaning, to 
any product sold in or shipped to the United States that is not made in 
the United States, such person shall be ineligible to receive any 
contract or subcontract made with funds provided pursuant to this Act, 
pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and ineligibility procedures 
described in sections 9.400 through 9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal 
Regulations.
    Sec. 508. No funds appropriated by this Act shall be available to 
pay for an abortion, or the administrative expenses in connection with 
any health plan under the Federal employees health benefit program 
which provides any benefits or coverage for abortions.

                      TITLE VI--GENERAL PROVISIONS

                Departments, Agencies, and Corporations

    Sec. 601. Funds appropriated in this or any other Act may be used 
to pay travel to the United States for the immediate family of 
employees serving abroad in cases of death or life threatening illness 
of said employee.
    Sec. 602. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1345, any agency, department, 
or instrumentality of the United States which provides or proposes to 
provide child care services for Federal employees may, in fiscal year 
1999 and thereafter, reimburse any Federal employee or any person 
employed to provide such services for travel, transportation, and 
subsistence expenses incurred for training classes, conferences, or 
other meetings in connection with the provision of such services: 
Provided, That any per diem allowance made pursuant to this section 
shall not exceed the rate specified in regulations prescribed pursuant 
to section 5707 of title 5, United States Code.
    Sec. 603. Unless otherwise specified during the current fiscal 
year, no part of any appropriation contained in this or any other Act 
shall be used to pay the compensation of any officer or employee of the 
Government of the United States (including any agency the majority of 
the stock of which is owned by the Government of the United States) 
whose post of duty is in the continental United States unless such 
person: (1) is a citizen of the United States; (2) is a person in the 
service of the United States on the date of enactment of this Act who, 
being eligible for citizenship, has filed a declaration of intention to 
become a citizen of the United States prior to such date and is 
actually residing in the United States; (3) is a person who owes 
allegiance to the United States; (4) is an alien from Cuba, Poland, 
South Vietnam, the countries of the former Soviet Union, or the Baltic 
countries lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent 
residence; (5) is a South Vietnamese, Cambodian, or Laotian refugee 
paroled in the United States after January 1, 1975; or (6) is a 
national of the People's Republic of China who qualifies for adjustment 
of status pursuant to the Chinese Student Protection Act of 1992: 
Provided, That for the purpose of this section, an affidavit signed by 
any such person shall be considered prima facie evidence that the 
requirements of this section with respect to his or her status have 
been complied with: Provided further, That any person making a false 
affidavit shall be guilty of a felony, and, upon conviction, shall be 
fined no more than $4,000 or imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or 
both: Provided further, That the above penal clause shall be in 
addition to, and not in substitution for, any other provisions of 
existing law: Provided further, That any payment made to any officer or 
employee contrary to the provisions of this section shall be 
recoverable in action by the Federal Government. This section shall not 
apply to citizens of Ireland, Israel, or the Republic of the 
Philippines, or to nationals of those countries allied with the United 
States in a current defense effort, or to international broadcasters 
employed by the United States Information Agency, or to temporary 
employment of translators, or to temporary employment in the field 
service (not to exceed 60 days) as a result of emergencies.
    Sec. 604. Appropriations available to any department or agency 
during the current fiscal year for necessary expenses, including 
maintenance or operating expenses, shall also be available for payment 
to the General Services Administration for charges for space and 
services and those expenses of renovation and alteration of buildings 
and facilities which constitute public improvements performed in 
accordance with the Public Buildings Act of 1959 (73 Stat. 749), the 
Public Buildings Amendments of 1972 (87 Stat. 216), or other applicable 
law.
    Sec. 605. Funds made available by this or any other Act to the 
Postal Service Fund (39 U.S.C. 2003) shall be available for employment 
of guards for all buildings and areas owned or occupied by the Postal 
Service and under the charge and control of the Postal Service, and 
such guards shall have, with respect to such property, the powers of 
special policemen provided by the first section of the Act of June 1, 
1948, as amended (62 Stat. 281; 40 U.S.C. 318), and, as to property 
owned or occupied by the Postal Service, the Postmaster General may 
take the same actions as the Administrator of General Services may take 
under the provisions of sections 2 and 3 of the Act of June 1, 1948, as 
amended (62 Stat. 281; 40 U.S.C. 318a and 318b), attaching thereto 
penal consequences under the authority and within the limits provided 
in section 4 of the Act of June 1, 1948, as amended (62 Stat. 281; 40 
U.S.C. 318c).
    Sec. 606. None of the funds made available pursuant to the 
provisions of this Act shall be used to implement, administer, or 
enforce any regulation which has been disapproved pursuant to a 
resolution of disapproval duly adopted in accordance with the 
applicable law of the United States.
    Sec. 607. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and 
except as otherwise provided in this section, no part of any of the 
funds appropriated for fiscal year 1999 by this or any other Act, may 
be used to pay any prevailing rate employee described in section 
5342(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code--
            (1) during the period from the date of expiration of the 
        limitation imposed by section 614 of the Treasury, Postal 
        Service and General Government Appropriations Act, 1998, until 
        the normal effective date of the applicable wage survey 
        adjustment that is to take effect in fiscal year 1999, in an 
        amount that exceeds the rate payable for the applicable grade 
        and step of the applicable wage schedule in accordance with 
        such section 614; and
            (2) during the period consisting of the remainder of fiscal 
        year 1999, in an amount that exceeds, as a result of a wage 
        survey adjustment, the rate payable under paragraph (1) by more 
        than the sum of--
                    (A) the percentage adjustment taking effect in 
                fiscal year 1999 under section 5303 of title 5, United 
                States Code, in the rates of pay under the General 
                Schedule; and
                    (B) the difference between the overall average 
                percentage of the locality-based comparability payments 
                taking effect in fiscal year 1999 under section 5304 of 
                such title (whether by adjustment or otherwise), and 
                the overall average percentage of such payments which 
                was effective in fiscal year 1998 under such section.
    (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no prevailing rate 
employee described in subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 5342(a)(2) of 
title 5, United States Code, and no employee covered by section 5348 of 
such title, may be paid during the periods for which subsection (a) is 
in effect at a rate that exceeds the rates that would be payable under 
subsection (a) were subsection (a) applicable to such employee.
    (c) For the purposes of this section, the rates payable to an 
employee who is covered by this section and who is paid from a schedule 
not in existence on September 30, 1998, shall be determined under 
regulations prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management.
    (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rates of premium 
pay for employees subject to this section may not be changed from the 
rates in effect on September 30, 1998, except to the extent determined 
by the Office of Personnel Management to be consistent with the purpose 
of this section.
    (e) This section shall apply with respect to pay for service 
performed after September 30, 1998.
    (f) For the purpose of administering any provision of law 
(including section 8431 of title 5, United States Code, and any rule or 
regulation that provides premium pay, retirement, life insurance, or 
any other employee benefit) that requires any deduction or 
contribution, or that imposes any requirement or limitation on the 
basis of a rate of salary or basic pay, the rate of salary or basic pay 
payable after the application of this section shall be treated as the 
rate of salary or basic pay.
    (g) Nothing in this section shall be considered to permit or 
require the payment to any employee covered by this section at a rate 
in excess of the rate that would be payable were this section not in 
effect.
    (h) The Office of Personnel Management may provide for exceptions 
to the limitations imposed by this section if the Office determines 
that such exceptions are necessary to ensure the recruitment or 
retention of qualified employees.
    Sec. 608. No department, agency, or instrumentality of the United 
States receiving appropriated funds under this or any other Act for 
fiscal year 1999 shall obligate or expend any such funds, unless such 
department, agency, or instrumentality has in place, and will continue 
to administer in good faith, a written policy designed to ensure that 
all of its workplaces are free from discrimination and sexual 
harassment and that all of its workplaces are not in violation of title 
VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, the Age Discrimination 
in Employment Act of 1967, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
    Sec. 609. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act may be 
used to pay for the expenses of travel of employees, including 
employees of the Executive Office of the President, not directly 
responsible for the discharge of official governmental tasks and 
duties: Provided, That this restriction shall not apply to the family 
of the President, Members of Congress or their spouses, Heads of State 
of a foreign country or their designees, persons providing assistance 
to the President for official purposes, or other individuals so 
designated by the President.
    Sec. 610. For purposes of each provision of law amended by section 
704(a)(2) of the Ethics Reform Act of 1989 (5 U.S.C. 5318 note), no 
adjustment under section 5303 of title 5, United States Code, shall be 
considered to have taken effect in fiscal year 1999 in the rates of 
basic pay for the statutory pay systems.
    Sec. 611. None of the funds appropriated in this or any other Act 
shall be used to acquire information technologies which do not comply 
with part 39.106 (Year 2000 compliance) of the Federal Acquisition 
Regulation, unless an agency's Chief Information Officer determines 
that noncompliance with part 39.106 is necessary to the function and 
operation of the requesting agency or the acquisition is required by a 
signed contract with the agency in effect before the date of enactment 
of this Act. Any waiver granted by the Chief Information Officer shall 
be reported to the Office of Management and Budget, and copies shall be 
provided to Congress.
    Sec. 612. None of the funds made available in this Act for the 
United States Customs Service may be used to allow the importation into 
the United States of any good, ware, article, or merchandise mined, 
produced, or manufactured by forced or indentured child labor, as 
determined pursuant to section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
1307).
    Sec. 613. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no part of 
any funds provided by this Act or any other Act beginning in fiscal 
year 1999 and thereafter shall be available for paying Sunday premium 
pay to any employee unless such employee actually performed work during 
the time corresponding to such premium pay.
    Sec. 614. No part of any appropriation contained in this or any 
other Act shall be available for the payment of the salary of any 
officer or employee of the Federal Government, who--
            (1) prohibits or prevents, or attempts or threatens to 
        prohibit or prevent, any other officer or employee of the 
        Federal Government from having any direct oral or written 
        communication or contact with any Member, committee, or 
        subcommittee of the Congress in connection with any matter 
        pertaining to the employment of such other officer or employee 
        or pertaining to the department or agency of such other officer 
        or employee in any way, irrespective of whether such 
        communication or contact is at the initiative of such other 
        officer or employee or in response to the request or inquiry of 
        such Member, committee, or subcommittee; or
            (2) removes, suspends from duty without pay, demotes, 
        reduces in rank, seniority, status, pay, or performance of 
        efficiency rating, denies promotion to, relocates, reassigns, 
        transfers, disciplines, or discriminates in regard to any 
        employment right, entitlement, or benefit, or any term or 
        condition of employment of, any other officer or employee of 
        the Federal Government, or attempts or threatens to commit any 
        of the foregoing actions with respect to such other officer or 
        employee, by reason of any communication or contact of such 
        other officer or employee with any Member, committee, or 
        subcommittee of the Congress as described in paragraph (1).
    Sec. 615. Section 626(b) of the Treasury, Postal Service, and 
General Government Appropriations Act, 1997, as contained in section 
101(f) of Public Law 104-208 (110 Stat. 3009-360), the Omnibus 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 1997, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) Until the end of the current FTS 2000 contracts, or September 
30, 1999, whichever is sooner, subsection (a) shall continue to apply 
to the use of the funds appropriated by this or any other Act.''.
    Sec. 616. (a) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the term ``crime of violence'' has the meaning given 
        that term in section 16 of title 18, United States Code; and
            (2) the term ``law enforcement officer'' means any employee 
        described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of section 8401(17) 
        of title 5, United States Code; and any special agent in the 
        Diplomatic Security Service of the Department of State.
    (b) Rule of Construction.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, for purposes of chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code, or 
any other provision of law relating to tort liability, a law 
enforcement officer shall be construed to be acting within the scope of 
his or her office or employment, if the officer takes any action, 
including the use of force, that is determined by the officer to be 
necessary to--
            (1) protect an individual in the presence of the officer 
        from a crime of violence;
            (2) provide immediate assistance to an individual who has 
        suffered or who is threatened with bodily harm; or
            (3) prevent the escape of any individual who the officer 
        reasonably believes to have committed in the presence of the 
        officer a crime of violence.
    Sec. 617. Federal Firefighters Overtime Pay Reform Act of 1998.--
(a) Subchapter V of chapter 55 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in section 5542 by adding the following new subsection 
        at the end thereof:
    ``(f) In applying subsection (a) of this section with respect to a 
firefighter who is subject to section 5545b--
            ``(1) such subsection (a) shall be deemed to apply to hours 
        of work officially ordered or approved in excess of 106 hours 
        in a biweekly pay period, or, if the agency establishes a 
        weekly basis for overtime pay computation, in excess of 53 
        hours in an administrative workweek; and
            ``(2) the overtime hourly rate of pay is an amount equal to 
        one and one-half times the hourly rate of basic pay under 
        section 5545b (b)(1)(A) or (c)(1)(B), as applicable, and such 
        overtime hourly rate of pay may not be less than such hourly 
        rate of basic pay in applying the limitation on the overtime 
        rate provided in paragraph (2) of such subsection (a).''; and
            (2) by inserting after section 5545a the following new 
        section:
``Sec. 5545b. Pay for firefighters
    ``(a) This section applies to an employee whose position is 
classified in the firefighter occupation in conformance with the GS-081 
standard published by the Office of Personnel Management, and whose 
normal work schedule, as in effect throughout the year, consists of 
regular tours of duty which average at least 106 hours per biweekly pay 
period.
    ``(b)(1) If the regular tour of duty of a firefighter subject to 
this section generally consists of 24-hour shifts, rather than a basic 
40-hour workweek (as determined under regulations prescribed by the 
Office of Personnel Management), section 5504(b) shall be applied as 
follows in computing pay--
            ``(A) paragraph (1) of such section shall be deemed to 
        require that the annual rate be divided by 2756 to derive the 
        hourly rate; and
            ``(B) the computation of such firefighter's daily, weekly, 
        or biweekly rate shall be based on the hourly rate under 
        subparagraph (A);
    ``(2) For the purpose of sections 5595(c), 5941, 8331(3), and 
8704(c), and for such other purposes as may be expressly provided for 
by law or as the Office of Personnel Management may by regulation 
prescribe, the basic pay of a firefighter subject to this subsection 
shall include an amount equal to the firefighter's basic hourly rate 
(as computed under paragraph (1)(A)) for all hours in such 
firefighter's regular tour of duty (including overtime hours).
    ``(c)(1) If the regular tour of duty of a firefighter subject to 
this section includes a basic 40-hour workweek (as determined under 
regulations prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management), section 
5504(b) shall be applied as follows in computing pay--
            ``(A) the provisions of such section shall apply to the 
        hours within the basic 40-hour workweek'';
            ``(B) for hours outside the basic 40-hour workweek, such 
        section shall be deemed to require that the hourly rate be 
        derived by dividing the annual rate by 2756; and
            ``(C) the computation of such firefighter's daily, weekly, 
        or biweekly rate shall be based on subparagraphs (A) and (B), 
        as each applies to the hours involved.
    ``(2) For purposes of sections 5595(c), 5941, 8331(3), and 8704(c), 
and for such other purposes as may be expressly provided for by law or 
as the Office of Personnel Management may by regulation prescribe, the 
basic pay of a firefighter subject to this subsection shall include--
            ``(A) an amount computed under paragraph (1)(A) for the 
        hours within the basic 40-hour workweek; and
            ``(B) an amount equal to the firefighter's basic hourly 
        rate (as computed under paragraph (1)(B)) for all hours outside 
        the basic 40-hour workweek that are within such firefighter's 
        regular tour of duty (including overtime hours).
    ``(d)(1) A firefighter who is subject to this section shall receive 
overtime pay in accordance with section 5542, but shall not receive 
premium pay provided by other provisions of this subchapter.
    ``(2) For the purpose of applying section 7(k) of the Fair Labor 
Standards Act of 1938 to a firefighter who is subject to this section, 
no violation referred to in such section 7(k) shall be deemed to have 
occurred if the requirements of section 5542(a) are met, applying 
section 5542(a) as provided in subsection (f) of that section: 
Provided, That the overtime hourly rate of pay for such firefighter 
shall in all cases be an amount equal to one and one-half times the 
firefighter's hourly rate of basic pay under subsection (b)(1)(A) or 
(c)(1)(B) of this section, as applicable.
    ``(3) The Office of Personnel Management may prescribe regulations, 
with respect to firefighters subject to this section, that would permit 
an agency to reduce or eliminate the variation in the amount of 
firefighters' biweekly pay caused by work scheduling cycles that result 
in varying hours in the regular tours of duty from pay period to pay 
period. Under such regulations, the pay that a firefighter would 
otherwise receive for regular tours of duty over the work scheduling 
cycle shall, to the extent practicable, remain unaffected.''.
    (b) The analysis for chapter 55 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting at the appropriate place the following new item:

``5545b. Pay for firefighters.''.
    (c) Section 4109 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
adding the following new subsection at the end thereof:
    ``(d) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(1), a firefighter who is 
subject to section 5545b of this title shall be paid basic pay and 
overtime pay for the firefighter's regular tour of duty while attending 
agency sanctioned training.''.
    (d) section 8331(3) of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' after subparagraph (D);
            (2) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (G);
            (3) by inserting the following:
                    ``(E) with respect to a criminal investigator, 
                availability pay under section 5545a of this title;
                    ``(F) pay as provided in section 5545b (b)(2) and 
                (c)(2); and ''; and
            (4) by striking ``subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), and (E)'' 
        and inserting ``subparagraphs (B)-(G)''.
    (e) The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the 
first day of the first applicable pay period which begins on or after 
the later of October 1, 1998, or the 180th day following the date of 
enactment of this section.
    (f) Under regulations prescribed by the Office of Personnel 
Management, a firefighter subject to section 5545b of title 5, United 
States Code, as added by this section, whose regular tours of duty 
average 60 hours or less per workweek and do not include a basic 40-
hour workweek, shall, upon implementation of this section, be granted 
an increase in basic pay equal to 2 step-increases of the applicable 
General Schedule grade, and such increase shall not be an equivalent 
increase in pay. If such increase results in a change to a longer 
waiting period for the firefighter's next step increase, the 
firefighter shall be credited with an additional year of service for 
the purpose of such waiting period. If such increase results in a rate 
of basic pay which is above the maximum rate of the applicable grade, 
such resulting pay rate shall be treated as a retained rate of basic 
pay in accordance with section 5363 of title 5, United States Code.
    (g) Under regulations prescribed by the Office of Personnel 
Management, the regular pay (over the established work scheduling 
cycle) of a firefighter subject to section 5545b of title 5, United 
States Code, as added by this section, shall not be reduced as a result 
of the implementation of this section.

        coordination of southwest border counter-drug activities

    Sec. 618. (1) Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy 
shall conduct a review of Federal efforts and submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees, including the Committees on Appropriations, a 
plan to improve coordination among the Federal agencies with 
responsibility to protect the borders against drug trafficking. The 
review shall also include consideration of Federal agencies' 
coordination with State and local law enforcement agencies. The plan 
shall include an assessment and action plan, including the activities 
of the following departments and agencies:
            (A) Department of the Treasury;
            (B) Department of Justice;
            (C) United States Coast Guard;
            (D) Department of Defense;
            (E) Department of Transportation;
            (F) Department of State; and
            (G) Department of Interior.
    (2) The purpose of the plan under paragraph (1) is to maximize the 
effectiveness of the border control efforts in achieving the objectives 
of the national drug control strategy in a manner that is also 
consistent with the goal of facilitating trade. In order to maximize 
the effectiveness, the plan shall:
            (A) specify the methods used to enhance cooperation, 
        planning and accountability among the Federal, State, and local 
        agencies with responsibilities along the Southwest border;
            (B) specify mechanisms to ensure cooperation among the 
        agencies, including State and local agencies, with 
        responsibilities along the Southwest border;
            (C) identify new technologies that will be used in 
        protecting the borders including conclusions regarding 
        appropriate deployment of technology;
            (D) identify new initiatives for infrastructure 
        improvements;
            (E) recommend reinforcements in terms of resources, 
        technology and personnel necessary to ensure capacity to 
        maintain appropriate inspections;
            (F) integrate findings of the White House Intelligence 
        Architecture Review into the plan; and
            (G) make recommendations for strengthening the HIDTA 
        program along the Southwest border.
    Sec. 619. (a) Flexiplace Work Telecommuting Programs.--For fiscal 
year 1999 and each fiscal year thereafter, of the funds made available 
to each Executive agency for salaries and expenses, at a minimum 
$50,000 shall be available only for the necessary expenses of the 
Executive agency to carry out a flexiplace work telecommuting program.
    (b) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
            (1) Executive agency.--The term ``Executive agency'' means 
        the following list of departments and agencies: Department of 
        State, Treasury, Defense, Justice, Interior, Labor, Health and 
        Human Services, Agriculture, Commerce, Housing and Urban 
        Development, Transportation, Energy, Education, Veterans' 
        Affairs, General Service Administration, Office of Personnel 
        Management, Small Business Administration, Smithsonian, Social 
        Security Administration, Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. 
        Postal Service.
            (2) Flexiplace work telecommuting program.--The term 
        ``flexiplace work telecommuting program'' means a program under 
        which employees of an Executive agency are permitted to perform 
        all or a portion of their duties at a flexiplace work 
        telecommuting center established under section 210(l) of the 
        Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 
        U.S.C. 490(l)) or other Federal law.
    Sec. 620. (a) Meritorious Executive.--Section 4507(e)(1) of title 
5, United States Code, is amended by striking ``$10,000'' and inserting 
``an amount equal to 20 percent of annual basic pay''.
    (b) Distinguished Executive.--Section 4507(e)(2) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``$20,000'' and inserting ``an 
amount equal to 35 percent of annual basic pay''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on October 1, 1998, or the date of enactment of this Act, 
whichever is later.
    Sec. 621. (a) Career SES Performance Awards.--Section 5384(b)(3) of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``3 percent'' and inserting ``10 percent''; 
        and
            (2) by striking ``15 percent'' and inserting ``20 
        percent''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on October 1, 1998, or the date of enactment of this Act, 
whichever is later.
    Sec. 622. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used to 
fund United States Postal Service participation in the Universal Postal 
Union.
    Sec. 623. No funds appropriated for the United States Postal 
Service under this Act may be expended by the Postal Service to 
initiate new nonpostal commercial activities or pack and send services.
    Sec. 624. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be 
used to enter into or renew a contract which includes a provision 
providing prescription drug coverage, except where the contract also 
includes a provision for contraceptive coverage.
    (b) Nothing in this section shall apply to a contract with any of 
the following religious plans:
            (1) SelectCare.
            (2) PersonalCaresHMO.
            (3) Care Choices.
            (4) OSF Health Plans, Inc.
            (5) Yellowstone Community Health Plan.
    This Act may be cited as the ``Treasury and General Government 
Appropriations Act, 1999''.

            Passed the House of Representatives July 16, 1998.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.