[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2684 Public Print (PP)]
1st Session
H. R. 2684
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 24, 1999
Ordered to be printed with the amendments of the Senate numbered
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AN ACT
Making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and
Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies,
boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2000, 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 Departments of Veterans
Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent
agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes, namely:
(1)<DELETED>TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
<DELETED>Veterans Benefits Administration</DELETED>
<DELETED>compensation and pensions</DELETED>
<DELETED>(including transfers of funds)</DELETED>
<DELETED> For the payment of compensation benefits to or on behalf
of veterans and a pilot program for disability examinations as
authorized by law (38 U.S.C. 107, chapters 11, 13, 18, 51, 53, 55, and
61); pension benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by law
(38 U.S.C. chapters 15, 51, 53, 55, and 61; 92 Stat. 2508); and burial
benefits, emergency and other officers' retirement pay, adjusted-
service credits and certificates, payment of premiums due on commercial
life insurance policies guaranteed under the provisions of Article IV
of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940, as amended, and
for other benefits as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. 107, 1312, 1977, and
2106, chapters 23, 51, 53, 55, and 61; 50 U.S.C. App. 540-548; 43 Stat.
122, 123; 45 Stat. 735; 76 Stat. 1198), $21,568,364,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That not to exceed $17,932,000 of
the amount appropriated shall be reimbursed to ``General operating
expenses'' and ``Medical care'' for necessary expenses in implementing
those provisions authorized in the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of
1990, and in the Veterans' Benefits Act of 1992 (38 U.S.C. chapters 51,
53, and 55), the funding source for which is specifically provided as
the ``Compensation and pensions'' appropriation: Provided further, That
such sums as may be earned on an actual qualifying patient basis, shall
be reimbursed to ``Medical facilities revolving fund'' to augment the
funding of individual medical facilities for nursing home care provided
to pensioners as authorized.</DELETED>
<DELETED>readjustment benefits</DELETED>
<DELETED> For the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation
benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by 38 U.S.C.
chapters 21, 30, 31, 34, 35, 36, 39, 51, 53, 55, and 61,
$1,469,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That
funds shall be available to pay any court order, court award or any
compromise settlement arising from litigation involving the vocational
training program authorized by section 18 of Public Law 98-77, as
amended.</DELETED>
<DELETED>veterans insurance and indemnities</DELETED>
<DELETED> For military and naval insurance, national service life
insurance, servicemen's indemnities, service-disabled veterans
insurance, and veterans mortgage life insurance as authorized by 38
U.S.C. chapter 19; 70 Stat. 887; 72 Stat. 487, $28,670,000, to remain
available until expended.</DELETED>
<DELETED>veterans housing benefit program fund program
account</DELETED>
<DELETED>(including transfer of funds)</DELETED>
<DELETED> For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, such sums as
may be necessary to carry out the program, as authorized by 38 U.S.C.
chapter 37, as amended: Provided, That such costs, including the cost
of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That
during fiscal year 2000, within the resources available, not to exceed
$300,000 in gross obligations for direct loans are authorized for
specially adapted housing loans.</DELETED>
<DELETED> In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the
direct and guaranteed loan programs, $156,958,000, which may be
transferred to and merged with the appropriation for ``General
operating expenses''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>education loan fund program account</DELETED>
<DELETED>(including transfer of funds)</DELETED>
<DELETED> For the cost of direct loans, $1,000, as authorized by 38
U.S.C. 3698, as amended: Provided, That such costs, including the cost
of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That
these funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the
principal amount of direct loans not to exceed $3,000.</DELETED>
<DELETED> In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to
carry out the direct loan program, $214,000, which may be transferred
to and merged with the appropriation for ``General operating
expenses''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>vocational rehabilitation loans program account</DELETED>
<DELETED>(including transfer of funds)</DELETED>
<DELETED> For the cost of direct loans, $57,000, as authorized by 38
U.S.C. chapter 31, as amended: Provided, That such costs, including the
cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That
these funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the
principal amount of direct loans not to exceed $2,531,000.</DELETED>
<DELETED> In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to
carry out the direct loan program, $415,000, which may be transferred
to and merged with the appropriation for ``General operating
expenses''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>native american veteran housing loan program account</DELETED>
<DELETED>(including transfer of funds)</DELETED>
<DELETED> For administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan
program authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter 37, subchapter V, as amended,
$520,000, which may be transferred to and merged with the appropriation
for ``General operating expenses''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Veterans Health Administration</DELETED>
<DELETED>medical care</DELETED>
<DELETED> For necessary expenses for the maintenance and operation
of hospitals, nursing homes, and domiciliary facilities; for
furnishing, as authorized by law, inpatient and outpatient care and
treatment to beneficiaries of the Department of Veterans Affairs,
including care and treatment in facilities not under the jurisdiction
of the Department; and furnishing recreational facilities, supplies,
and equipment; funeral, burial, and other expenses incidental thereto
for beneficiaries receiving care in the Department; administrative
expenses in support of planning, design, project management, real
property acquisition and disposition, construction and renovation of
any facility under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department;
oversight, engineering and architectural activities not charged to
project cost; repairing, altering, improving or providing facilities in
the several hospitals and homes under the jurisdiction of the
Department, not otherwise provided for, either by contract or by the
hire of temporary employees and purchase of materials; uniforms or
allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; aid to State
homes as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 1741; administrative and legal
expenses of the Department for collecting and recovering amounts owed
the Department as authorized under 38 U.S.C. chapter 17, and the
Federal Medical Care Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. 2651 et seq.; and not to
exceed $8,000,000 to fund cost comparison studies as referred to in 38
U.S.C. 8110(a)(5), $19,006,000,000, plus reimbursements: Provided, That
of the funds made available under this heading, $635,000,000 is for the
equipment and land and structures object classifications only, which
amount shall not become available for obligation until August 1, 2000,
and shall remain available until September 30, 2001.</DELETED>
<DELETED> In addition, in conformance with Public Law 105-33
establishing the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Care
Collections Fund, such sums as may be deposited to such Fund pursuant
to 38 U.S.C. 1729A may be transferred to this account, to remain
available until expended for the purposes of this account.</DELETED>
<DELETED>medical and prosthetic research</DELETED>
<DELETED> For necessary expenses in carrying out programs of medical
and prosthetic research and development as authorized by 38 U.S.C.
chapter 73, to remain available until September 30, 2001, $326,000,000,
plus reimbursements.</DELETED>
<DELETED>medical administration and miscellaneous operating
expenses</DELETED>
<DELETED> For necessary expenses in the administration of the
medical, hospital, nursing home, domiciliary, construction, supply, and
research activities, as authorized by law; administrative expenses in
support of capital policy activities, $61,200,000 plus reimbursements,
to remain available until September 31, 2001: Provided, That project
technical and consulting services offered by the Facilities Management
Service Delivery Office, including technical consulting services,
project management, real property administration (including leases,
site acquisition and disposal activities directly supporting projects),
shall be provided to Department of Veterans Affairs components only on
a reimbursable basis, and such amounts will remain available until
September 30, 2000.</DELETED>
<DELETED>general post fund, national homes</DELETED>
<DELETED>(including transfer of funds)</DELETED>
<DELETED> For the cost of direct loans, $7,000, as authorized by
Public Law 102-54, section 8, which shall be transferred from the
``General post fund'': Provided, That such costs, including the cost of
modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That
these funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the
principal amount of direct loans not to exceed $70,000.</DELETED>
<DELETED> In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the
direct loan programs, $54,000, which shall be transferred from the
``General post fund'', as authorized by Public Law 102-54, section
8.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Departmental Administration</DELETED>
<DELETED>general operating expenses</DELETED>
<DELETED> For necessary operating expenses of the Department of
Veterans Affairs, not otherwise provided for, including uniforms or
allowances therefor; not to exceed $25,000 for official reception and
representation expenses; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and
reimbursement of the General Services Administration for security guard
services, and the Department of Defense for the cost of overseas
employee mail, $886,000,000 to remain available until September 30,
2001: Provided, That funds under this heading shall be available to
administer the Service Members Occupational Conversion and Training
Act.</DELETED>
<DELETED>national cemetery administration</DELETED>
<DELETED> For necessary expenses for the maintenance and operation
of the National Cemetery Administration, not otherwise provided for,
including uniforms or allowances therefor; cemeterial expenses as
authorized by law; purchase of two passenger motor vehicles for use in
cemeterial operations; and hire of passenger motor vehicles,
$97,000,000.</DELETED>
<DELETED>office of inspector general</DELETED>
<DELETED> For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General
in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended,
$38,500,000.</DELETED>
<DELETED>construction, major projects</DELETED>
<DELETED> For constructing, altering, extending and improving any of
the facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department
of Veterans Affairs, or for any of the purposes set forth in sections
316, 2404, 2406, 8102, 8103, 8106, 8108, 8109, 8110, and 8122 of title
38, United States Code, including planning, architectural and
engineering services, maintenance or guarantee period services costs
associated with equipment guarantees provided under the project,
services of claims analysts, offsite utility and storm drainage system
construction costs, and site acquisition, where the estimated cost of a
project is $4,000,000 or more or where funds for a project were made
available in a previous major project appropriation, $34,700,000, to
remain available until expended: Provided, That except for advance
planning of projects including market-based assessments of health care
needs which may or may not lead to capital investments funded through
the advance planning fund and the design of projects funded through the
design fund, none of these funds shall be used for any project which
has not been considered and approved by the Congress in the budgetary
process: Provided further, That funds provided in this appropriation
for fiscal year 2000, for each approved project shall be obligated: (1)
by the awarding of a construction documents contract by September 30,
2000; and (2) by the awarding of a construction contract by September
30, 2001: Provided further, That the Secretary shall promptly report in
writing to the Committees on Appropriations any approved major
construction project in which obligations are not incurred within the
time limitations established above: Provided further, That no funds
from any other account except the ``Parking revolving fund'', may be
obligated for constructing, altering, extending, or improving a project
which was approved in the budget process and funded in this account
until 1 year after substantial completion and beneficial occupancy by
the Department of Veterans Affairs of the project or any part thereof
with respect to that part only.</DELETED>
<DELETED>construction, minor projects</DELETED>
<DELETED> For constructing, altering, extending, and improving any
of the facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use of the
Department of Veterans Affairs, including planning, architectural and
engineering services, maintenance or guarantee period services costs
associated with equipment guarantees provided under the project,
services of claims analysts, offsite utility and storm drainage system
construction costs, and site acquisition, or for any of the purposes
set forth in sections 316, 2404, 2406, 8102, 8103, 8106, 8108, 8109,
8110, and 8122 of title 38, United States Code, where the estimated
cost of a project is less than $4,000,000, $102,300,000, to remain
available until expended, along with unobligated balances of previous
``Construction, minor projects'' appropriations which are hereby made
available for any project where the estimated cost is less than
$4,000,000: Provided, That funds in this account shall be available
for: (1) repairs to any of the nonmedical facilities under the
jurisdiction or for the use of the Department which are necessary
because of loss or damage caused by any natural disaster or
catastrophe; and (2) temporary measures necessary to prevent or to
minimize further loss by such causes.</DELETED>
<DELETED>parking revolving fund</DELETED>
<DELETED> For the parking revolving fund as authorized by 38 U.S.C.
8109, income from fees collected, to remain available until expended,
which shall be available for all authorized expenses except operations
and maintenance costs, which will be funded from ``Medical
care''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>grants for construction of state extended care
facilities</DELETED>
<DELETED> For grants to assist States to acquire or construct State
nursing home and domiciliary facilities and to remodel, modify or alter
existing hospital, nursing home and domiciliary facilities in State
homes, for furnishing care to veterans as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 8131-
8137, $80,000,000, to remain available until expended.</DELETED>
<DELETED>grants for the construction of state veterans
cemeteries</DELETED>
<DELETED> For grants to aid States in establishing, expanding, or
improving State veteran cemeteries as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 2408,
$11,000,000, to remain available until expended.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Administrative Provisions</DELETED>
<DELETED>(including transfer of funds)</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 101. Any appropriation for fiscal year 2000 for
``Compensation and pensions'', ``Readjustment benefits'', and
``Veterans insurance and indemnities'' may be transferred to any other
of the mentioned appropriations.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 102. Appropriations available to the Department of
Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2000 for salaries and expenses shall
be available for services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 103. No appropriations in this Act for the Department
of Veterans Affairs (except the appropriations for ``Construction,
major projects'', ``Construction, minor projects'', and the ``Parking
revolving fund'') shall be available for the purchase of any site for
or toward the construction of any new hospital or home.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 104. No appropriations in this Act for the Department
of Veterans Affairs shall be available for hospitalization or
examination of any persons (except beneficiaries entitled under the
laws bestowing such benefits to veterans, and persons receiving such
treatment under 5 U.S.C. 7901-7904 or 42 U.S.C. 5141-5204), unless
reimbursement of cost is made to the ``Medical care'' account at such
rates as may be fixed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 105. Appropriations available to the Department of
Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2000 for ``Compensation and
pensions'', ``Readjustment benefits'', and ``Veterans insurance and
indemnities'' shall be available for payment of prior year accrued
obligations required to be recorded by law against the corresponding
prior year accounts within the last quarter of fiscal year
1999.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 106. Appropriations accounts available to the
Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2000 shall be available
to pay prior year obligations of corresponding prior year
appropriations accounts resulting from title X of the Competitive
Equality Banking Act, Public Law 100-86, except that if such
obligations are from trust fund accounts they shall be payable from
``Compensation and pensions''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 107. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
during fiscal year 2000, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall, from
the National Service Life Insurance Fund (38 U.S.C. 1920), the
Veterans' Special Life Insurance Fund (38 U.S.C. 1923), and the United
States Government Life Insurance Fund (38 U.S.C. 1955), reimburse the
``General operating expenses'' account for the cost of administration
of the insurance programs financed through those accounts: Provided,
That reimbursement shall be made only from the surplus earnings
accumulated in an insurance program in fiscal year 2000, that are
available for dividends in that program after claims have been paid and
actuarially determined reserves have been set aside: Provided further,
That if the cost of administration of an insurance program exceeds the
amount of surplus earnings accumulated in that program, reimbursement
shall be made only to the extent of such surplus earnings: Provided
further, That the Secretary shall determine the cost of administration
for fiscal year 2000, which is properly allocable to the provision of
each insurance program and to the provision of any total disability
income insurance included in such insurance program.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 108. Beginning in fiscal year 2000 and thereafter,
funds available in any Department of Veterans Affairs appropriation or
fund for salaries and expenses shall also be available to reimburse the
Office of Resolution Management and the Office of Employment
Discrimination Complaint Adjudication for all services provided by such
office at rates which will recover actual costs. Payments may be made
in advance for services to be furnished based on estimated costs.
Amounts received shall be credited to the ``General operating
expenses'' account for use by the office that provided the service:
Provided, That the amounts listed in the House Report accompanying this
Act for each office and administration reimbursing the Office of
Resolution Management and the Office of Employment Discrimination
Complaint Adjudication for service rendered shall not be
exceeded.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 109. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out
a major medical facility project to renovate and construct facilities
at the Olin E. Teague Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center,
Temple, Texas, for a joint venture Cardiovascular Institute, in an
amount not to exceed $11,500,000. In order to carry out that project,
the amount of $11,500,000 appropriated for fiscal year 1998 and
programmed for the renovation of Building 9 at the Waco, Texas,
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center is hereby made available
for that project.</DELETED>
<DELETED>TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN
DEVELOPMENT</DELETED>
<DELETED>Public and Indian Housing</DELETED>
<DELETED>housing certificate fund</DELETED>
<DELETED>(including transfers of funds)</DELETED>
<DELETED> For activities and assistance to prevent the involuntary
displacement of low-income families, the elderly and the disabled
because of the loss of affordable housing stock, expiration of subsidy
contracts (other than contracts for which amounts are provided under
another heading in this Act), or expiration of use restrictions, or
other changes in housing assistance arrangements, and for other
purposes, $10,540,135,000 and all amounts that are recaptured in this
account, and recaptured under the appropriation for ``Annual
contributions for assisted housing'', to remain available until
expended: Provided, That from the amounts provided, the Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development shall use amounts, as needed, for
assistance under the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437)
in connection with expiring or terminating section 8 subsidy contracts,
for amendments to section 8 subsidy contracts, for enhanced vouchers
(including amendments and renewals) as described in the Administrative
Provisions of this title, for enhanced vouchers (including amendments
and renewals) as provided in paragraphs (3) and (4) of section 515(c)
of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of
1997, and for enhanced vouchers (including amendments and renewals) as
provided under or pursuant to the ``Preserving Existing Housing
Investment'' heading in the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing
and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act,
1997: Provided further, That in the case of enhanced vouchers provided
under this heading, if the income of the family receiving assistance
declines to a significant extent, the percentage of income paid by the
family for rent shall not exceed the greater of 30 percent or the
percentage of income paid at the time of mortgage prepayment: Provided
further, That amounts available under this heading may be made
available for section 8 rental assistance under the United States
Housing Act of 1937: (1) to relocate residents of properties: (A) that
are owned by the Secretary and being disposed of; or (B) that are
discontinuing section 8 project-based assistance; (2) for relocation
and replacement housing for units that are demolished or disposed of:
(A) from the public housing inventory (in addition to amounts that may
be available for such purposes under this and other headings); or (B)
pursuant to section 24 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 or to
other authority for the revitalization of severely distressed public
housing, as set forth in the Appropriations Acts for the Departments of
Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent
Agencies, for the fiscal years 1993, 1994, 1995, and 1997, and in the
Omnibus Consolidated Rescissions and Appropriations Act of 1996; (3)
for the conversion of section 23 projects to assistance under section 8
of the United States Housing Act of 1937; (4) for funds to carry out
the family unification program; and (5) for the relocation of witnesses
in connection with efforts to combat crime in public and assisted
housing pursuant to a request from a law enforcement or prosecuting
agency: Provided further, That of the total amount available under this
heading, $25,000,000 may be made available to nonelderly disabled
families affected by the designation of a public housing development
under section 7 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, the
establishment of preferences in accordance with section 651 of the
Housing and Community Development Act of 1992, or the restriction of
occupancy to elderly families, or the restrictions on occupancy to
elderly families in accordance with section 658 of such Act: Provided
further, That amounts available under this heading may be made
available for administrative fees and other expenses to cover the cost
of administering rental assistance programs under section 8 of the
United States Housing Act of 1937: Provided further, That the fee
otherwise authorized under section 8(q) of such Act shall be determined
in accordance with section 8(q), as in effect immediately before
enactment of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998:
Provided further, That all balances for the section 8 rental
assistance, section 8 counseling, new construction sub-rehabilitation,
relocation/replacement/demolition, section 23 conversions, rental and
disaster vouchers, loan management set-aside, section 514 technical
assistance, and programs previously funded within the ``Annual
Contributions'' account shall be transferred to this account, to be
available for the purposes for which they were originally appropriated:
Provided further, That all balances previously recaptured in the
``Section 8 Reserve Preservation'' account shall be transferred to this
account, to be available for the purposes for which they were
originally appropriated: Provided further, That the unexpended amounts
previously appropriated for special purpose grants within the ``Annual
Contributions for Assisted Housing'' account shall be recaptured and
transferred to this account, to be available for assistance under the
Act for use in connection with expiring or terminating section 8
subsidy contracts: Provided further, That of the amounts previously
appropriated for property disposition within the ``Annual Contributions
for Assisted Housing'' account, up to $79,000,000 shall be transferred
to this account, to be available for assistance under the Act for use
in connection with expiring or terminating section 8 subsidy contracts:
Provided further, That of the unexpended amounts previously
appropriated for carrying out the Low-Income Housing Preservation and
Resident Homeownership Act of 1990 and the Emergency Low-Income Housing
Preservation Act of 1987, other than amounts made available for rental
assistance, within the ``Annual Contributions for Assisted Housing''
and ``Preserving Existing Housing Investments'' accounts, shall be
recaptured and transferred to this account, to be available for
assistance under the Act for use in connection with expiring or
terminating section 8 subsidy contracts.</DELETED>
<DELETED>public housing capital fund</DELETED>
<DELETED>(including transfers of funds)</DELETED>
<DELETED> For the Public Housing Capital Fund Program to carry out
capital and management activities for public housing agencies, as
authorized under section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as
amended (42 U.S.C. 1437), $2,555,000,000, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That of the total amount, up to $50,000,000 shall
be for carrying out activities under section 9(d) of such Act, and for
lease adjustments to section 23 projects, including up to $1,000,000
for related travel: Provided further, That all balances for debt
service for Public and Indian Housing and Public and Indian Housing
Grants previously funded within the ``Annual contributions for assisted
housing'' account shall be transferred to this account, to be available
for the purposes for which they were originally appropriated.</DELETED>
<DELETED>public housing operating fund</DELETED>
<DELETED> For payments to public housing agencies for the operation
and management of public housing, as authorized by section 9(e) of the
United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437g),
$2,818,000,000, to remain available until expended.</DELETED>
<DELETED>drug elimination grants for low-income housing</DELETED>
<DELETED>(including transfers of funds)</DELETED>
<DELETED> For grants to public housing agencies and Indian tribes
and their tribally designated housing entities for use in eliminating
crime in public housing projects authorized by 42 U.S.C. 11901-11908,
for grants for federally assisted low-income housing authorized by 42
U.S.C. 11909, and for drug information clearinghouse services
authorized by 42 U.S.C. 11921-11925, $290,000,000, to remain available
until expended, of which up to $4,500,000 shall be for grants,
technical assistance, contracts and other assistance, training, and
program assessment and execution for or on behalf of public housing
agencies, resident organizations, and Indian tribes and their tribally
designated housing entities (including up to $150,000 for the cost of
necessary travel for participants in such training), $10,000,000 shall
be used in connection with efforts to combat violent crime in public
and assisted housing under the Operation Safe Home Program administered
by the Inspector General of the Department of Housing and Urban
Development; and $10,000,000 shall be provided to the Office of
Inspector General for Operation Safe Home.</DELETED>
<DELETED>revitalization of severely distressed public housing (hope
vi)</DELETED>
<DELETED> For grants to public housing agencies for demolition, site
revitalization, replacement housing, and tenant-based assistance grants
to projects as authorized by section 24 of the United States Housing
Act of 1937, $575,000,000 to remain available until expended of which
the Secretary may use up to $10,000,000 for technical assistance and
contract expertise, to be provided directly or indirectly by grants,
contracts or cooperative agreements, including training and cost of
necessary travel for participants in such training, by or to officials
and employees of the Department and of public housing agencies and to
residents: Provided, That for purposes of environmental review pursuant
to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, a grant under this
heading or under prior appropriations Acts for use for the purposes
under this heading shall be treated as assistance under title I of the
United States Housing Act of 1937 and shall be subject to the
regulations issued by the Secretary to implement section 26 of such
Act: Provided further, That none of such funds shall be used directly
or indirectly by granting competitive advantage in awards to settle
litigation or pay judgments, unless expressly permitted
herein.</DELETED>
<DELETED>native american housing block grants</DELETED>
<DELETED>(including transfer of funds)</DELETED>
<DELETED> For the Native American Housing Block Grants program, as
authorized under title I of the Native American Housing Assistance and
Self-Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA) (Public Law 104-330),
$620,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $6,000,000
shall be used to support the inspection of Indian housing units,
contract expertise, training, and technical assistance in the oversight
and management of Indian housing and tenant-based assistance, including
up to $100,000 for related travel: Provided, That of the amount
provided under this heading, $6,000,000 shall be made available for the
cost of guaranteed notes and other obligations, as authorized by title
VI of NAHASDA: Provided further, That such costs, including the costs
of modifying such notes and other obligations, shall be as defined in
section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended:
Provided further, That these funds are available to subsidize the total
principal amount of any notes and other obligations, any part of which
is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $54,600,000: Provided further, That
for administrative expenses to carry out the guaranteed loan program,
up to $200,000 from amounts in the first proviso, which shall be
transferred to and merged with the appropriation for ``Salaries and
expenses'', to be used only for the administrative costs of these
guarantees.</DELETED>
<DELETED>indian housing loan guarantee fund program account</DELETED>
<DELETED>(including transfer of funds)</DELETED>
<DELETED> For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by section
184 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat.
3739), $6,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That
such costs, including the costs of modifying such loans, shall be as
defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as
amended: Provided further, That these funds are available to subsidize
total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to
exceed $71,956,000.</DELETED>
<DELETED> In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the
guaranteed loan program, up to $150,000 from amounts in the first
paragraph, which shall be transferred to and merged with the
appropriation for ``Salaries and expenses'', to be used only for the
administrative costs of these guarantees.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Community Planning and Development</DELETED>
<DELETED>housing opportunities for persons with aids</DELETED>
<DELETED> For carrying out the Housing Opportunities for Persons
with AIDS program, as authorized by the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act
(42 U.S.C. 12901), $215,000,000 (increased by $10,000,000), to remain
available until expended: Provided, That the Secretary may use up to .5
percent of the funds under this heading for technical
assistance.</DELETED>
<DELETED>community development block grants</DELETED>
<DELETED>(including transfers of funds)</DELETED>
<DELETED> For grants to States and units of general local government
and for related expenses, not otherwise provided for, to carry out a
community development grants program as authorized by title I of the
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended (the ``Act''
herein) (42 U.S.C. 5301), $4,500,200,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2002: Provided, That $67,000,000 shall be for grants to
Indian tribes notwithstanding section 106(a)(1) of such Act, $3,000,000
shall be available as a grant to the Housing Assistance Council,
$3,000,000 shall be available as a grant to the National American
Indian Housing Council, and $30,000,000 shall be for grants pursuant to
section 107 of the Act: Provided further, That $15,000,000 shall be for
grants pursuant to the Self Help Housing Opportunity program: Provided
further, That not to exceed 20 percent of any grant made with funds
appropriated herein (other than a grant made available in this
paragraph to the Housing Assistance Council or the National American
Indian Housing Council, or a grant using funds under section 107(b)(3)
of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended) shall
be expended for ``Planning and Management Development'' and
``Administration'' as defined in regulations promulgated by the
Department. Provided further, That all balances for the Economic
Development Initiative grants program, the John Heinz Neighborhood
Development program, grants to Self Help Housing Opportunity program,
and the Moving to Work Demonstration program previously funded within
the ``Annual contributions for assisted housing'' account shall be
transferred to this account, to be available for the purposes for which
they were originally appropriated.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Of the amount made available under this heading,
$15,000,000 shall be made available for ``Capacity Building for
Community Development and Affordable Housing,'' for LISC and the
Enterprise Foundation for activities as authorized by section 4 of the
HUD Demonstration Act of 1993 (Public Law 103-120), as in effect
immediately before June 12, 1997, with not less than $3,000,000 of the
funding to be used in rural areas, including tribal areas, and
$3,750,000 for Habitat for Humanity International.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Of the amount provided under this heading, the Secretary
of Housing and Urban Development may use up to $45,000,000 for
supportive services for public housing residents, as authorized by
section 34 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, and not less than
$10,000,000 for grants for service coordinators and congregate services
for the elderly and disabled residents of public and assisted
housing.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Of the amount made available under this heading,
notwithstanding any other provision of law, $42,500,000 shall be
available for YouthBuild program activities authorized by subtitle D of
title IV of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, as
amended, and such activities shall be an eligible activity with respect
to any funds made available under this heading. Of the amount provided
under this paragraph, not less than $2,500,000 shall be set aside and
made available for a grant to Youthbuild USA for capacity building for
community development and affordable housing activities as specified in
section 4 of the HUD Demonstration Act of 1993, as amended.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Of the amount made available under this heading,
$20,000,000 shall be available for the Economic Development Initiative
(EDI) to finance a variety of efforts.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Of the amount made available under this heading,
$20,000,000 shall be available for neighborhood initiatives.</DELETED>
<DELETED> For the cost of guaranteed loans, $25,000,000, as
authorized by section 108 of the Housing and Community Development Act
of 1974: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying
such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That these funds are
available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be
guaranteed, not to exceed $1,087,000,000, notwithstanding any aggregate
limitation on outstanding obligations guaranteed in section 108(k) of
the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974: Provided further,
That in addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the
guaranteed loan program, $1,000,000, which shall be transferred to and
merged with the appropriation for ``Salaries and expenses''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>brownfields redevelopment</DELETED>
<DELETED> For Economic Development Grants, as authorized by section
108(q) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as
amended, for Brownfields redevelopment projects, $20,000,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That the Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development shall make these grants available on a competitive
basis as specified in section 102 of the Department of Housing and
Urban Development Reform Act of 1989.</DELETED>
<DELETED>home investment partnerships program</DELETED>
<DELETED>(including transfer of funds)</DELETED>
<DELETED> For the HOME investment partnerships program, as
authorized under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable
Housing Act (Public Law 101-625), as amended, $1,580,000,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That up to $5,000,000 of these
funds shall be available for the development and operation of
integrated community development management information systems:
Provided further, That up to $7,500,000 of these funds shall be
available for Housing Counseling under section 106 of the Housing and
Urban Development Act of 1968: Provided further, That all Housing
Counseling program balances previously appropriated in the ``Housing
counseling assistance'' account shall be transferred to this account,
to be available for the purposes for which they were originally
appropriated.</DELETED>
<DELETED>homeless assistance grants</DELETED>
<DELETED>(including transfer of funds)</DELETED>
<DELETED> For the emergency shelter grants program (as authorized
under subtitle B of title IV of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless
Assistance Act, as amended); the supportive housing program (as
authorized under subtitle C of title IV of such Act); the section 8
moderate rehabilitation single room occupancy program (as authorized
under the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended) to assist
homeless individuals pursuant to section 441 of the Stewart B. McKinney
Homeless Assistance Act; and the shelter plus care program (as
authorized under subtitle F of title IV of such Act), $970,000,000, to
remain available until expended: Provided, That up to 1 percent of the
funds appropriated under this heading may be used for technical
assistance and systems support: Provided further, That all balances
previously appropriated in the ``Emergency Shelter Grants'',
``Supportive Housing'', ``Supplemental Assistance for Facilities to
Assist the Homeless'', ``Shelter Plus Care'', ``Section 8 Moderate
Rehabilitation Single Room Occupancy'', and ``Innovative Homeless
Initiatives Demonstration'' accounts shall be transferred to and merged
with this account, to be available for any authorized purpose under
this heading.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Housing Programs</DELETED>
<DELETED>housing for special populations</DELETED>
<DELETED> For assistance for the purchase, construction,
acquisition, or development of additional public and subsidized housing
units for low income families not otherwise provided for, $854,000,000,
to remain available until expended; of which $660,000,000 shall be for
capital advances, including amendments to capital advance contracts,
for housing for the elderly, as authorized by section 202 of the
Housing Act of 1959, as amended, and for project rental assistance, and
amendments to contracts for project rental assistance, for the elderly
under such section 202(c)(2), of the Housing Act of 1959, and for
supportive services associated with the housing; and of which
$194,000,000 shall be for capital advances, including amendments to
capital advance contracts, for supportive housing for persons with
disabilities, as authorized by section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez
National Affordable Housing Act, for project rental assistance, for
amendments to contracts for project rental assistance, and supportive
services associated with the housing for persons with disabilities as
authorized by section 811 of such Act: Provided further, That the
Secretary may designate up to 25 percent of the amounts earmarked under
this paragraph for section 811 of such Act for tenant-based assistance,
as authorized under that section, including such authority as may be
waived under the next proviso, which assistance is 5 years in duration:
Provided further, That the Secretary may waive any provision of section
202 of the Housing Act of 1959 and section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez
National Affordable Housing Act (including the provisions governing the
terms and conditions of project rental assistance and tenant-based
assistance) that the Secretary determines is not necessary to achieve
the objectives of these programs, or that otherwise impedes the ability
to develop, operate or administer projects assisted under these
programs, and may make provision for alternative conditions or terms
where appropriate.</DELETED>
<DELETED>flexible subsidy fund</DELETED>
<DELETED>(transfer of funds)</DELETED>
<DELETED> From the Rental Housing Assistance Fund, all uncommitted
balances of excess rental charges as of September 30, 1999, and any
collections made during fiscal year 2000, shall be transferred to the
Flexible Subsidy Fund, as authorized by section 236(g) of the National
Housing Act, as amended.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Federal Housing Administration</DELETED>
<DELETED>fha--mutual mortgage insurance program account</DELETED>
<DELETED>(including transfers of funds)</DELETED>
<DELETED> During fiscal year 2000, commitments to guarantee loans to
carry out the purposes of section 203(b) of the National Housing Act,
as amended, shall not exceed a loan principal of
$140,000,000,000.</DELETED>
<DELETED> During fiscal year 2000, obligations to make direct loans
to carry out the purposes of section 204(g) of the National Housing
Act, as amended, shall not exceed $50,000,000: Provided, That the
foregoing amount shall be for loans to nonprofit and governmental
entities in connection with sales of single family real properties
owned by the Secretary and formerly insured under the Mutual Mortgage
Insurance Fund.</DELETED>
<DELETED> For administrative expenses necessary to carry out the
guaranteed and direct loan program, $328,888,000, of which not to
exceed $324,866,000 shall be transferred to the appropriation for
``Salaries and expenses''; and of which not to exceed $4,022,000 shall
be transferred to the appropriation for the ``Office of Inspector
General''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>fha--general and special risk program account</DELETED>
<DELETED>(including transfers of funds)</DELETED>
<DELETED> For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by
sections 238 and 519 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-3 and
1735c), including the cost of loan guarantee modifications (as that
term is defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974,
as amended) $153,000,000, including not to exceed $153,000,000 from
unobligated balances previously appropriated under this heading, to
remain available until expended: Provided, That these funds are
available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be
guaranteed, of up to $18,100,000,000.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Gross obligations for the principal amount of direct
loans, as authorized by sections 204(g), 207(l), 238, and 519(a) of the
National Housing Act, shall not exceed $50,000,000; of which not to
exceed $30,000,000 shall be for bridge financing in connection with the
sale of multifamily real properties owned by the Secretary and formerly
insured under such Act; and of which not to exceed $20,000,000 shall be
for loans to nonprofit and governmental entities in connection with the
sale of single-family real properties owned by the Secretary and
formerly insured under such Act.</DELETED>
<DELETED> In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to
carry out the guaranteed and direct loan programs, $211,455,000
(including not to exceed $147,000,000 from unobligated balances
previously appropriated under this heading), of which $193,134,000,
shall be transferred to the appropriation for ``Salaries and expenses''
and of which $18,321,000 shall be transferred to the appropriation for
the ``Office of Inspector General''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Government National Mortgage Association</DELETED>
<DELETED>guarantees of mortgage-backed securities loan guarantee
program account</DELETED>
<DELETED>(including transfer of funds)</DELETED>
<DELETED> During fiscal year 2000, new commitments to issue
guarantees to carry out the purposes of section 306 of the National
Housing Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1721(g)), shall not exceed
$200,000,000,000.</DELETED>
<DELETED> For administrative expenses necessary to carry out the
guaranteed mortgage-backed securities program, $9,383,000, to be
derived from the GNMA-guarantees of mortgage-backed securities
guaranteed loan receipt account, of which not to exceed $9,383,000
shall be transferred to the appropriation for departmental ``Salaries
and expenses''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Policy Development and Research</DELETED>
<DELETED>research and technology</DELETED>
<DELETED> For contracts, grants, and necessary expenses of programs
of research and studies relating to housing and urban problems, not
otherwise provided for, as authorized by title V of the Housing and
Urban Development Act of 1970, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701z-1 et seq.),
including carrying out the functions of the Secretary under section
1(a)(1)(i) of Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1968, $42,500,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2001.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity</DELETED>
<DELETED>fair housing activities</DELETED>
<DELETED> For contracts, grants, and other assistance, not otherwise
provided for, as authorized by title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of
1968, as amended by the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, and
section 561 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987, as
amended, $37,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2001, of
which $18,750,000 shall be to carry out activities pursuant to such
section 561: Provided, That no funds made available under this heading
shall be used to lobby the executive or legislative branches of the
Federal Government in connection with a specific contract, grant or
loan.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Office of Lead Hazard Control</DELETED>
<DELETED>lead hazard reduction</DELETED>
<DELETED>(including transfer of funds)</DELETED>
<DELETED> For the Lead Hazard Reduction Program, as authorized by
sections 1011 and 1053 of the Residential Lead-Based Hazard Reduction
Act of 1992, $70,000,000 to remain available until expended, of which
$1,000,000 shall be for CLEARCorps and $7,500,000 shall be for a
Healthy Homes Initiative, which shall be a program pursuant to sections
501 and 502 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 that shall
include research, studies, testing, and demonstration efforts,
including education and outreach concerning lead-based paint poisoning
and other housing-related environmental diseases and hazards: Provided,
That all balances for the Lead Hazard Reduction Programs previously
funded in the ``Annual contributions for assisted housing'' and
``Community development block grants'' accounts shall be transferred to
this account, to be available for the purposes for which they were
originally appropriated.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Management and Administration</DELETED>
<DELETED>salaries and expenses</DELETED>
<DELETED>(including transfer of funds)</DELETED>
<DELETED> For necessary administrative and non-administrative
expenses of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, not
otherwise provided for, including not to exceed $7,000 for official
reception and representation expenses, $985,576,000, of which
$518,000,000 shall be provided from the various funds of the Federal
Housing Administration, $9,383,000 shall be provided from funds of the
Government National Mortgage Association, $1,000,000 shall be provided
from the appropriation for ``Community development block grants''
$150,000 shall be provided by transfer from the ``Title VI Indian
Federal Guarantees Program'' account, and $200,000 shall be provided by
transfer from the appropriation for ``Indian housing loan guarantee
fund program account''. Of the amount provided in this paragraph,
$2,000,000 shall be for a Millenial Housing Commission.</DELETED>
<DELETED>office of inspector general</DELETED>
<DELETED>(including transfer of funds)</DELETED>
<DELETED> For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General
in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended,
$72,343,000, of which $22,343,000 shall be provided from the various
funds of the Federal Housing Administration and $10,000,000 shall be
provided from the amount earmarked for Operation Safe Home in the
appropriation for ``Drug elimination grants for low-income housing'':
Provided, That the Inspector General shall have independent authority
over all personnel issues within the Office of Inspector
General.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight</DELETED>
<DELETED>salaries and expenses</DELETED>
<DELETED>(including transfer of funds)</DELETED>
<DELETED> For carrying out the Federal Housing Enterprise Financial
Safety and Soundness Act of 1992, including not to exceed $1,000 for
official reception and representation expenses, $19,493,000, to remain
available until expended, to be derived from the Federal Housing
Enterprise Oversight Fund: Provided, That not to exceed such amount
shall be available from the General Fund of the Treasury to the extent
necessary to incur obligations and make expenditures pending the
receipt of collections to the Fund: Provided further, That the General
Fund amount shall be reduced as collections are received during the
fiscal year so as to result in a final appropriation from the General
Fund estimated at not more than $0.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Administrative Provisions</DELETED>
<DELETED>financing adjustment factors</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 201. Fifty percent of the amounts of budget
authority, or in lieu thereof 50 percent of the cash amounts associated
with such budget authority, that are recaptured from projects described
in section 1012(a) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance
Amendments Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-628, 102 Stat. 3224, 3268) shall
be rescinded, or in the case of cash, shall be remitted to the
Treasury, and such amounts of budget authority or cash recaptured and
not rescinded or remitted to the Treasury shall be used by State
housing finance agencies or local governments or local housing agencies
with projects approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development for which settlement occurred after January 1, 1992, in
accordance with such section. Notwithstanding the previous sentence,
the Secretary may award up to 15 percent of the budget authority or
cash recaptured and not rescinded or remitted to the Treasury to
provide project owners with incentives to refinance their project at a
lower interest rate.</DELETED>
<DELETED>fair housing and free speech</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 202. None of the amounts made available under this
Act may be used during fiscal year 2000 to investigate or prosecute
under the Fair Housing Act any otherwise lawful activity engaged in by
one or more persons, including the filing or maintaining of a
nonfrivolous legal action, that is engaged in solely for the purpose of
achieving or preventing action by a government official or entity, or a
court of competent jurisdiction.</DELETED>
<DELETED>enhanced disposition authority</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 203. Section 204 of the Departments of Veterans
Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies
Appropriations Act, 1997, is amended by striking ``fiscal years 1997,
1998, and 1999'' and inserting ``fiscal years 1997, 1998, 1999, and
2000''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>housing opportunities for persons with aids grants</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 204. Section 207 of the Departments of Veterans
Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies
Appropriations Act, 1999, is amended by striking wherever it occurs
``fiscal year 1999'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``fiscal years 1999
and 2000''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>fha multifamily mortgage credit demonstrations</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 205. Section 542 of the Housing and Community
Development Act of 1992 is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) in subsection (b)(5) by striking ``during
fiscal year 1999'', and inserting ``in each of fiscal years
1999 and 2000''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) in the first sentence of subsection (c)(4) by
striking ``during fiscal year 1999'' and inserting ``in each of
fiscal years 1999 and 2000''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>reprogramming</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 206. Of the amounts made available under the 6th
undesignated paragraph under the heading ``Community Planning and
Development--community development block grants'' in title II of the
Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and
Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-276; 112
Stat. 2477) for the Economic Development Initiative (EDI) for grants
for targeted economic investments, the $1,000,000 to be made available
(pursuant to the related provisions of the joint explanatory statement
in the conference report to accompany such Act (Report 105-769, 105th
Congress, 2d Session)) to the City of Redlands, California, for the
redevelopment initiatives near the historic Fox Theater shall,
notwithstanding such provisions, be made available to such City for the
following purposes:</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) $700,000 shall be for renovation of the City
of Redlands Fire Station No. 1;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) $200,000 shall be for renovation of the
Mission Gables House at the Redlands Bowl historic outdoor
amphitheater; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) $100,000 shall be for the preservation of
historic Hillside Cemetery.</DELETED>
<DELETED>income eligibility adjustments for unusually high or low
family incomes</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 207. Section 16 of the United States Housing Act of
1937 is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) in subsection (a)(2)(A), by inserting before
the period the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>``; except that the Secretary may establish
income ceilings higher or lower than 30 percent of the
area median income on the basis of the Secretary's
findings that such variations are necessary because of
unusually high or low family incomes''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) in subsection (c)(3), by inserting before the
period the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>``; except that the Secretary may establish income
ceilings higher or lower than 30 percent of the area median
income on the basis of the Secretary's findings that such
variations are necessary because of unusually high or low
family incomes''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>millenial housing commission</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 208. (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established
a commission to be known as the Millenial Housing Commission (in this
section referred to as the ``Commission''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Study.--The duty of the Commission shall be to conduct
a study that examines, analyzes, and explores--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) the importance of housing, particularly
affordable housing which includes housing for the elderly, to
the infrastructure of the United States;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) the various possible methods for increasing
the role of the private sector in providing affordable housing
in the United States, including the effectiveness and
efficiency of such methods; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) whether the existing programs of the
Department of Housing and Urban Development work in conjunction
with one another to provide better housing opportunities for
families, neighborhoods, and communities, and how such programs
can be improved with respect to such purpose.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Membership.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) Number and Appointment.--The Commission shall
be composed of 22 members, appointed not later than January 1,
2000, as follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) Two co-chairpersons appointed by--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) one co-chairperson appointed
by a committee consisting of the chairmen of
the Subcommittees on the Departments of
Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban
Development, and Independent Agencies of the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate, and the
chairman of the Subcommittee on Housing and
Community Opportunities of the House of
Representatives and the chairman of the
Subcommittee on Housing and Transportation of
the Senate; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) one co-chairperson appointed
by a committee consisting of the ranking
minority members of the Subcommittees on the
Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and
Urban Development, and Independent Agencies of
the Committees on Appropriations of the House
of Representatives and the Senate, and the
ranking minority member of the Subcommittee on
Housing and Community Opportunities of the
House of Representatives and the ranking
minority member of the Subcommittee on Housing
and Transportation of the Senate.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) Ten members appointed by the Chairman
and Ranking Minority Member of the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Chairman and Ranking Minority Member of the Committee
on Banking and Financial Services of the House of
Representatives.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) Ten members appointed by the Chairman
and Ranking Minority Member of the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate and the Chairman and
Ranking Minority Member of the Committee on Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Qualifications.--Appointees should have proven
expertise in directing, assemblying, or applying capital
resources from a variety of sources to the successful
development of affordable housing or the revitalization of
communities, including economic and job development.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) Vacancies.--Any vacancy on the Commission
shall not affect its powers and shall be filled in the manner
in which the original appointment was made.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) Chairpersons.--The members appointed pursuant
to paragraph (1)(A) shall serve as co-chairpersons of the
Commission.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (5) Prohibition of pay.--Members of the Commission
shall serve without pay.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (6) Travel expenses.--Each member of the
Commission shall receive travel expenses, including per diem in
lieu of subsistence, in accordance with sections 5702 and 5703
of title 5, United States Code.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (7) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the
Commission shall constitute a quorum but a lesser number may
hold hearings.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (8) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at the
call of the Chairpersons.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (d) Director and Staff.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) Director.--The Commission shall have a
Director who shall be appointed by the Chairperson. The
Director shall be paid at a rate not to exceed the rate of
basic pay payable for level V of the Executive
Schedule.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Staff.--The Commission may appoint personnel
as appropriate. The staff of the Commission shall be appointed
subject to the provisions of title 5, United States Code,
governing appointments in the competitive service, and shall be
paid in accordance with the provisions of chapter 51 and
subchapter III of chapter 53 of that title relating to
classification and General Schedule pay rates.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) Experts and consultants.--The Commission may
procure temporary and intermittent services under section
3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but at rates for
individuals not to exceed the daily equivalent of the maximum
annual rate of basic pay payable for the General
Schedule.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) Staff of federal agencies.--Upon request of
the Commission, the head of any Federal department or agency
may detail, on a reimbursable basis, any of the personnel of
that department or agency to the Commission to assist it in
carrying out its duties under this Act.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (e) Powers.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) Hearings and sessions.--The Commission may,
for the purpose of carrying out this section, hold hearings,
sit and act at times and places, take testimony, and receive
evidence as the Commission considers appropriate.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Powers of members and agents.--Any member or
agent of the Commission may, if authorized by the Commission,
take any action which the Commission is authorized to take by
this section.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) Obtaining official data.--The Commission may
secure directly from any department or agency of the United
States information necessary to enable it to carry out this
Act. Upon request of the Chairpersons of the Commission, the
head of that department or agency shall furnish that
information to the Commission.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) Gifts, bequests, and devises.--The Commission
may accept, use, and dispose of gifts, bequests, or devises of
services or property, both real and personal, for the purpose
of aiding or facilitating the work of the Commission. Gifts,
bequests, or devises of money and proceeds from sales of other
property received as gifts, bequests, or devises shall be
deposited in the Treasury and shall be available for
disbursement upon order of the Commission.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (5) Mails.--The Commission may use the United
States mails in the same manner and under the same conditions
as other departments and agencies of the United
States.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (6) Administrative support services.--Upon the
request of the Commission, the Administrator of General
Services shall provide to the Commission, on a reimbursable
basis, the administrative support services necessary for the
Commission to carry out its responsibilities under this
section.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (7) Contract Authority.--The Commission may
contract with and compensate government and private agencies or
persons for services, without regard to section 3709 of the
Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (f) Report.--The Commission shall submit to the Committees
on Appropriations and Banking and Financial Services of the House of
Representatives and the Committees on Appropriations and Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate a final report not later than
March 1, 2002. The report shall contain a detailed statement of the
findings and conclusions of the Commission with respect to the study
conducted under subsection (b), together with its recommendations for
legislation, administrative actions, and any other actions the
Commission considers appropriate.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (g) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate on June
30, 2002. section 14(a)(2)(B) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5
U.S.C. App.; relating to the termination of advisory committees) shall
not apply to the Commission.</DELETED>
<DELETED>fha technical correction</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 209. Section 203(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the National Housing
Act (12 U.S.C. 1709(b)(2)(A)(ii)) is amended by adding before ``48
percent'' the following: ``the greater of the dollar amount limitation
in effect under this section for the area on the date of the enactment
of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban
Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal
Year 1999 or''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>reuse of certain budget authority</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 210. section 8(z) of the United States Housing Act of
1937 is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) in paragraph (1)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) by inserting after ``on account of''
the following: ``expiration or''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) by striking the parenthetical phrase;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) by striking paragraph (3).</DELETED>
<DELETED>enhanced vouchers</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 211. (a) Enhanced Vouchers Upon Contract
Expiration.--In the case of contracts for project-based assistance
under section 8 that are not renewed, the following provisions shall
apply:</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--To the extent that amounts for
assistance under this section are provided in advance in
appropriations Acts, after the date of the expiration or
termination of the contract for project-based assistance for a
covered project, the Secretary shall make enhanced voucher
assistance under this section available on behalf of each
family in an assisted dwelling unit whose rent, as a result of
a rent increase occurring after the date of such expiration or
termination, exceeds 30 percent of adjusted income.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Enhanced assistance.--Enhanced voucher
assistance under this section shall be voucher assistance under
section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, except
that under such enhanced voucher assistance--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) if the assisted family elects to
remain in the covered project in which the family was
residing on the date of the expiration of such contract
and the rent for any year for such unit exceeds the
normally applicable payment standard established by the
public housing agency pursuant to section 8(o), the
amount of rental assistance provided on behalf of the
family shall be determined using a payment standard
that is equal to the rent for the dwelling unit:
Provided, That the rent is reasonable in comparison to
the rent charged for comparable dwelling units in the
private, unassisted local market; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) if the assisted family elects to move
from such covered project, subparagraph (A) shall not
apply and the payment standard for the dwelling unit
occupied by the family shall be determined in
accordance with section 8(o).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) Definitions.--For purposes of this section,
the following definitions shall apply:</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) Assisted dwelling unit.--The term
``assisted dwelling unit'' means a dwelling unit that--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) is in a covered project;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) is covered by rental
assistance provided under the contract for
project-based assistance for the covered
project.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) Covered project.--The term ``covered
project'' means any housing that--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) consists of more than 4
dwelling units;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) is covered in whole or in
part by a contract for project-based assistance
under--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (I) the new construction
or substantial rehabilitation program
under section 8(b)(2) of the United
States Housing Act of 1937 (as in
effect before October 1,
1983);</DELETED>
<DELETED> (II) the property
disposition program under section 8(b)
of the United States Housing Act of
1937;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (III) the moderate
rehabilitation program under section
8(e)(2) of the United States Housing
Act of 1937 (as in effect before
October 1, 1991);</DELETED>
<DELETED> (IV) the loan management
assistance program under section 8 of
the United States Housing Act of
1937;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (V) section 23 of the
United States Housing Act of 1937 (as
in effect before January 1,
1975);</DELETED>
<DELETED> (VI) the rent supplement
program under section 101 of the
Housing and Urban Development Act of
1965; or</DELETED>
<DELETED> (VII) section 8 of the
United States Housing Act of 1937,
following conversion from assistance
under section 101 of the Housing and
Urban Development Act of
1965;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iii) is covered by a contract
which under its own terms expires on or after
October 1, 2000, but before October 1,
2004;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iv) is not housing for which
residents are eligible for enhanced voucher
assistance as provided under the heading
``Preserving Existing Housing Investment'' in
the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing
and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies
Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public Law 104-204;
110 Stat. 2884), pursuant to such provision or
any other subsequently enacted provision of
law; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (v) is not housing for which
residents are eligible for enhanced voucher
assistance as provided in paragraphs (3) and
(4) of section 515(c) of the Multifamily
Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act
of 1997.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Effect of Rental Increases on Other Enhanced
Vouchers.--To the extent that amounts are provided in advance in
appropriations Acts for enhanced vouchers (including amendments and
renewals) pursuant to the authority under the heading ``Preserving
existing housing investment'' in the Departments of Veterans Affairs
and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies
Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public Law 104-204; 110 Stat. 2884), each
family receiving such enhanced voucher assistance after the date of
prepayment or voluntary termination which continues to reside in the
housing occupied on the date of prepayment or voluntary termination and
the rent of which, absent enhanced voucher assistance, would exceed the
greater of 30 percent of adjusted income or the rent paid by the family
on such date, may continue to receive such enhanced voucher assistance
indefinitely, subject to other requirements of that authority, as
amended: Provided, That rent resulting from rent increases occurring
later than 1 year after the date of prepayment or voluntary termination
may be used to increase the applicable payment standard: Provided
further, That the rent for the dwelling unit is reasonable in
comparison to the rent charged for comparable dwelling units in the
private, unassisted local market.</DELETED>
<DELETED>rescissions</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 212. Of the balances remaining from funds
appropriated to the Department of Housing and Urban Development in
Public Law 105-65 and prior appropriations Acts, $74,400,000 is
rescinded: Provided, That the amount rescinded shall be comprised of--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) $30,552,000 of the amounts that were
appropriated for the modernization of public housing unit;
under the heading ``Annual contributions for assisted
housing'', including an amount equal to the amount transferred
from such account to, and merged with amounts under the heading
``Public housing capital fund'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) $3,048,000 of the amounts from which no
disbursements have been made within five successive fiscal
years beginning after September 30, 1993, that were
appropriated under the heading ``Annual contributions for
assisted housing'', including an amount equal to the amount
transferred from such account to the account under the heading
``Housing certificate fund'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) $22,975,000 of amounts appropriated for
homeownership assistance under section 235(r) of the National
Housing Act, including $6,875,000 appropriated in Public Law
103-327 (approved September 28, 1994, 104 Stat. 2305) for such
purposes;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) $11,400,000 of the amounts appropriated for
the Homeownership and Opportunity for People Everywhere
programs (HOPE programs), as authorized by the Cranston-
Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (5) $6,400,000 of the balances remaining in the
account under the heading ``Nonprofit Sponsor Assistance
Account''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>grant for national cities in schools</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 213. For a grant to the National Cities in Schools
Community Development program under section 930 of the Housing and
Community Development Act of 1992, $5,000,000.</DELETED>
<DELETED>moving to work demonstration</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 214. For the Moving to Work Demonstration program as
set forth in Public Law 104-204 (110 Stat. 2888), $5,000,000.</DELETED>
<DELETED>repealer</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 215. Section 218 of Public Law 104-204 is
repealed.</DELETED>
<DELETED>TITLE III--INDEPENDENT AGENCIES</DELETED>
<DELETED>American Battle Monuments Commission</DELETED>
<DELETED>salaries and expenses</DELETED>
<DELETED> For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the
American Battle Monuments Commission, including the acquisition of land
or interest in land in foreign countries; purchases and repair of
uniforms for caretakers of national cemeteries and monuments outside of
the United States and its territories and possessions; rent of office
and garage space in foreign countries; purchase (one for replacement
only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and insurance of official
motor vehicles in foreign countries, when required by law of such
countries, $28,467,000, to remain available until expended.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board</DELETED>
<DELETED>salaries and expenses</DELETED>
<DELETED> For necessary expenses in carrying out activities pursuant
to section 112(r)(6) of the Clean Air Act, including hire of passenger
vehicles, and for services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates
for individuals not to exceed the per diem equivalent to the maximum
rate payable for senior level positions under 5 U.S.C. 5376,
$9,000,000: Provided, That the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation
Board shall have not more than three career Senior Executive Service
positions.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Department of the Treasury</DELETED>
<DELETED>Community Development Financial Institutions</DELETED>
<DELETED>community development financial institutions</DELETED>
<DELETED>fund program account</DELETED>
<DELETED> To carry out the Community Development Banking and
Financial Institutions Act of 1994 and to establish and carry out a
microenterprise technical assistance and capacity building grant
program, including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates
for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate
for ES-3, $70,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2001, of
which up to $7,860,000 may be used for administrative expenses, up to
$16,500,000 may be used for the cost of direct loans, and up to
$1,000,000 may be used for administrative expenses to carry out the
direct loan program: Provided, That the cost of direct loans, including
the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That these
funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal
amount of direct loans not to exceed $53,140,000: Provided further,
That not more than $30,000,000 of the funds made available under this
heading may be used to carry out section 114 of the Community
Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 1994: Provided
further, That costs associated with the training program under section
109 and the technical assistance program under section 108 shall not be
considered to be administrative expenses.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Consumer Product Safety Commission</DELETED>
<DELETED>salaries and expenses</DELETED>
<DELETED> For necessary expenses of the Consumer Product Safety
Commission, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, services as
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed
the per diem rate equivalent to the maximum rate payable under 5 U.S.C.
5376, purchase of nominal awards to recognize non-Federal officials'
contributions to Commission activities, and not to exceed $500 for
official reception and representation expenses, $47,000,000.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Corporation for National and Community Service</DELETED>
<DELETED>national and community service programs</DELETED>
<DELETED>operating expenses</DELETED>
<DELETED> Of the funds appropriated under this heading in Public Law
105-276, the Corporation for National and Community Service shall use
such amounts of such funds as may be necessary to carry out the orderly
termination of the programs, activities, and initiatives under the
National Community Service Act of 1990 (Public Law 103-82) and the
Corporation: Provided, That such sums shall be utilized to resolve all
responsibilities and obligations in connection with said
Corporation.</DELETED>
<DELETED>office of inspector general</DELETED>
<DELETED> For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General
in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended,
$3,000,000.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims</DELETED>
<DELETED>salaries and expenses</DELETED>
<DELETED> For necessary expenses for the operation of the United
States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims as authorized by 38 U.S.C.
7251-7298, $11,450,000, of which $910,000 shall be available for the
purpose of providing financial assistance as described, and in
accordance with the process and reporting procedures set forth under
this heading in Public Law 102-229.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Department of Defense--Civil</DELETED>
<DELETED>Cemeterial Expenses, Army</DELETED>
<DELETED>salaries and expenses</DELETED>
<DELETED> For necessary expenses, as authorized by law, for
maintenance, operation, and improvement of Arlington National Cemetery
and Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery, including the
purchase of two passenger motor vehicles for replacement only, and not
to exceed $1,000 for official reception and representation expenses,
$12,473,000, to remain available until expended.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Environmental Protection Agency</DELETED>
<DELETED>science and technology</DELETED>
<DELETED>(including transfer of funds)</DELETED>
<DELETED> For science and technology, including research and
development activities, which shall include research and development
activities under the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), as amended; necessary
expenses for personnel and related costs and travel expenses, including
uniforms, or allowances therefore, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902;
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals
not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the maximum rate payable
for senior level positions under 5 U.S.C. 5376; procurement of
laboratory equipment and supplies; other operating expenses in support
of research and development; construction, alteration, repair,
rehabilitation, and renovation of facilities, not to exceed $75,000 per
project, $645,000,000, which shall remain available until September 30,
2001: Provided, That the obligated balance of sums available in this
account shall remain available through September 30, 2008 for
liquidating obligations made in fiscal years 2000 and 2001: Provided
further, That the obligated balance of funds transferred to this
account in Public Law 105-276 shall remain available through September
30, 2007 for liquidating obligations made in fiscal years 1999 and
2000.</DELETED>
<DELETED>environmental programs and management</DELETED>
<DELETED> For environmental programs and management, including
necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for personnel and
related costs and travel expenses, including uniforms, or allowances
therefore, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; services as authorized
by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per
diem rate equivalent to the maximum rate payable for senior level
positions under 5 U.S.C. 5376; hire of passenger motor vehicles; hire,
maintenance, and operation of aircraft; purchase of reprints; library
memberships in societies or associations which issue publications to
members only or at a price to members lower than to subscribers who are
not members; construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and
renovation of facilities, not to exceed $75,000 per project; and not to
exceed $6,000 for official reception and representation expenses,
$1,850,000,000, which shall remain available until September 30, 2001:
Provided, That the obligated balance of such sums shall remain
available through September 30, 2008 for liquidating obligations made
in fiscal years 2000 and 2001: Provided further, That none of the funds
appropriated by this Act shall be used to propose or issue rules,
regulations, decrees, or orders for the purpose of implementation, or
in preparation for implementation, of the Kyoto Protocol which was
adopted on December 11, 1997, in Kyoto, Japan at the Third Conference
of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate
Change, which has not been submitted to the Senate for advice and
consent to ratification pursuant to article II, section 2, clause 2, of
the United States Constitution, and which has not entered into force
pursuant to article 25 of the Protocol: Provided further, That none of
the funds made available in this Act may be used to implement or
administer the interim guidance issued on February 5, 1998, by the
Environmental Protection Agency relating to title VI of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964 and designated as the ``Interim Guidance for
Investigating Title VI Administrative Complaints Challenging Permits''
with respect to complaints filed under such title after October 21,
1998, and until guidance is finalized. Nothing in this proviso may be
construed to restrict the Environmental Protection Agency from
developing or issuing final guidance relating to title VI of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964: Provided further, That of the funds provided in
this appropriation, $6,000,000 shall be made available to the states
under the section 103 grants program for developing regional haze
programs under title I, part C of the Clean Air Act, as amended:
Provided further, That notwithstanding 7 U.S.C. 136r and 15 U.S.C.
2609, beginning in fiscal year 2000 and thereafter, grants awarded
under section 20 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
Act, as amended, and section 10 of the Toxic Substances Control Act, as
amended, shall be available for research, development, monitoring,
public education, training, demonstrations, and studies.</DELETED>
<DELETED>office of inspector general</DELETED>
<DELETED> For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General
in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as
amended, and for construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and
renovation of facilities, not to exceed $75,000 per project,
$30,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2001: Provided,
That the sums available in this account shall remain available through
September 30, 2008 for liquidating obligations made in fiscal years
2000 and 2001: Provided further, That the obligated balance of funds
transferred to this account in Public Law 105-276 shall remain
available through September 30, 2007 for liquidating obligations made
in fiscal years 1999 and 2000.</DELETED>
<DELETED>buildings and facilities</DELETED>
<DELETED> For construction, repair, improvement, extension,
alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities of, or for
use by, the Environmental Protection Agency, $62,600,000, to remain
available until expended.</DELETED>
<DELETED>hazardous substance superfund</DELETED>
<DELETED>(including transfer of funds)</DELETED>
<DELETED> For necessary expenses to carry out the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980
(CERCLA), as amended, including sections 111(c)(3), (c)(5), (c)(6), and
(e)(4) (42 U.S.C. 9611), and for construction, alteration, repair,
rehabilitation, and renovation of facilities, not to exceed $75,000 per
project; not to exceed $1,450,000,000, to remain available until
expended, consisting of $725,000,000, as authorized by section 517(a)
of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA), as
amended by Public Law 101-508, and $725,000,000 as a payment from
general revenues to the Hazardous Substance Superfund for purposes as
authorized by section 517(b) of SARA, as amended by Public Law 101-508:
Provided, That funds appropriated under this heading may be allocated
to other Federal agencies in accordance with section 111(a) of CERCLA:
Provided further, That $11,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this
heading shall be transferred to the ``Office of inspector general''
appropriation to remain available until September 30, 2001: Provided
further, That notwithstanding section 111(m) of CERCLA or any other
provision of law, $70,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this
heading shall be available to the Agency for Toxic Substances and
Disease Registry to carry out activities described in sections 104(i),
111(c)(4), and 111(c)(14) of CERCLA and section 118(f) of SARA:
Provided further, That $35,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this
heading shall be transferred to the ``Science and technology''
appropriation to remain available until September 30, 2001: Provided
further, That none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall
be available for the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
to issue in excess of 40 toxicological profiles pursuant to section
104(i) of CERCLA during fiscal year 2000.</DELETED>
<DELETED>leaking underground storage tank trust fund</DELETED>
<DELETED> For necessary expenses to carry out leaking underground
storage tank cleanup activities authorized by section 205 of the
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, and for
construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of
facilities, not to exceed $75,000 per project, $60,000,000, to remain
available until expended.</DELETED>
<DELETED>oil spill response</DELETED>
<DELETED>(including transfer of funds)</DELETED>
<DELETED> For expenses necessary to carry out the Environmental
Protection Agency's responsibilities under the Oil Pollution Act of
1990, $15,000,000, to be derived from the Oil Spill Liability trust
fund, to remain available until expended.</DELETED>
<DELETED>state and tribal assistance grants</DELETED>
<DELETED> For environmental programs and infrastructure assistance,
including capitalization grants for State revolving funds and
performance partnership grants, $3,199,957,000, to remain available
until expended, of which $1,175,000,000 shall be for making
capitalization grants for the Clean Water State Revolving Funds under
title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, and
$775,000,000 shall be for capitalization grants for the Drinking Water
State Revolving Funds under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water
Act, as amended, except that, notwithstanding section 1452(n) of the
Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended, none of the funds made available
under this heading in this Act, or in previous appropriations acts,
shall be reserved by the Administrator for health effects studies on
drinking water contaminants, $36,500,000 for a clean air partnership
fund demonstration program under section 103 of the Clean Air Act to
support programs to achieve early, integrated reductions in emissions
of air pollutants, including local revolving funds and other mechanisms
for leveraging non-Federal resources, $50,000,000 for architectural,
engineering, planning, design, construction and related activities in
connection with the construction of high priority water and wastewater
facilities in the area of the United States-Mexico Border, after
consultation with the appropriate border commission, $15,000,000 for
grants to the State of Alaska to address drinking water and wastewater
infrastructure needs of rural and Alaska Native Villages, $263,500,000
for making grants for the construction of wastewater and water
treatment facilities and groundwater protection infrastructure in
accordance with the terms and conditions specified for such grants in
the report accompanying this Act (H.R. 2684); and $884,957,000 for
grants, including associated program support costs, to States,
federally recognized tribes, interstate agencies, tribal consortia, and
air pollution control agencies for multi-media or single media
pollution prevention, control and abatement and related activities,
including activities pursuant to the provisions set forth under this
heading in Public Law 104-134, and for making grants under section 103
of the Clean Air Act for particulate matter monitoring and data
collection activities: Provided, That, notwithstanding section
603(d)(7) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, the
limitation on the amounts in a State water pollution control revolving
fund that may be used by a State to administer the fund shall not apply
to amounts included as principal in loans made by such fund in fiscal
year 2000 and prior years where such amounts represent costs of
administering or capitalizing the fund, to the extent that such amounts
are or were deemed reasonable by the Administrator, accounted for
separately from other assets in the fund, and used for eligible
purposes of the fund, including administration or for capitalization of
the fund: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of
law, all claims for principal and interest registered through grant
dispute AA-91-A34 or any other such dispute hereafter filed by the
Environmental Protection Agency relative to water pollution control
center and sewer system improvement grants numbers C-390996-01, C-
390996-2, and C-390996-3 made in 1976 and 1977 are hereby resolved in
favor of the grantee.</DELETED>
<DELETED> The Environmental Protection Agency and the New York State
Department of Environmental Conservation are authorized to award, from
construction grant reallotments to the State of New York of previously
appropriated funds, supplemental grant assistance to Nassau County, New
York, for additional odor control at the Bay Park and Cedar Creek
wastewater treatment plants, notwithstanding initiation of construction
or prior State Revolving Fund funding. Nassau County may elect to
accept a combined lump-sum of $15,000,000, paid in advance of
construction, in lieu of a 75 percent entitlement, to minimize grant
and project administration.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Executive Office of the President</DELETED>
<DELETED>office of science and technology policy</DELETED>
<DELETED> For necessary expenses of the Office of Science and
Technology Policy, in carrying out the purposes of the National Science
and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 (42
U.S.C. 6601 and 6671), hire of passenger motor vehicles, and services
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, not to exceed $2,500 for official
reception and representation expenses, and rental of conference rooms
in the District of Columbia, $5,108,000.</DELETED>
<DELETED>council on environmental quality and office of environmental
quality</DELETED>
<DELETED> For necessary expenses to continue functions assigned to
the Council on Environmental Quality and Office of Environmental
Quality pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the
Environmental Quality Improvement Act of 1970, and Reorganization Plan
No. 1 of 1977, $2,827,000: Provided, That notwithstanding section 202
of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1970, the Council shall
consist of one member, appointed by the President, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate, serving as chairman and exercising
all powers, functions, and duties of the Council.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation</DELETED>
<DELETED>office of inspector general</DELETED>
<DELETED>(including transfer of funds)</DELETED>
<DELETED> For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General
in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as
amended, $33,666,000, to be derived from the Bank Insurance Fund, the
Savings Association Insurance Fund, and the FSLIC Resolution
Fund.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Federal Emergency Management Agency</DELETED>
<DELETED>disaster relief</DELETED>
<DELETED>(including transfer of funds)</DELETED>
<DELETED> For necessary expenses in carrying out the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121
et seq.), $300,000,000, and, notwithstanding 42 U.S.C. 5203, to remain
available until expended, of which not to exceed $3,000,000 may be
transferred to ``Emergency management planning and assistance'' for the
consolidated emergency management performance grant program.</DELETED>
<DELETED>disaster assistance direct loan program account</DELETED>
<DELETED> For the cost of direct loans, $1,295,000, as authorized by
section 319 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of
modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That
these funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the
principal amount of direct loans not to exceed $25,000,000.</DELETED>
<DELETED> In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the
direct loan program, $420,000.</DELETED>
<DELETED>salaries and expenses</DELETED>
<DELETED> For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for,
including hire and purchase of motor vehicles as authorized by 31
U.S.C. 1343; uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 5901-5902; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates
for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the
maximum rate payable for senior level positions under 5 U.S.C. 5376;
expenses of attendance of cooperating officials and individuals at
meetings concerned with the work of emergency preparedness;
transportation in connection with the continuity of Government programs
to the same extent and in the same manner as permitted the Secretary of
a Military Department under 10 U.S.C. 2632; and not to exceed $2,500
for official reception and representation expenses,
$177,720,000.</DELETED>
<DELETED>office of inspector general</DELETED>
<DELETED> For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General
in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended,
$6,515,000.</DELETED>
<DELETED>emergency management planning and assistance</DELETED>
<DELETED>(including transfer of funds)</DELETED>
<DELETED> For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to
carry out activities under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as
amended, and the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended (42
U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), the Earthquake
Hazards Reduction Act of 1977, as amended (42 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), the
Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974, as amended (15 U.S.C.
2201 et seq.), the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (50
U.S.C. App. 2061 et seq.), sections 107 and 303 of the National
Security Act of 1947, as amended (50 U.S.C. 404-405), and
Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978, $280,787,000: Provided, That for
purposes of pre-disaster mitigation pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 5131(b) and
(c) and 42 U.S.C. 5196(e) and (i), $25,000,000 of the funds made
available under this heading shall be available until expended for
project grants: Provided further, That beginning in fiscal year 2000
and each fiscal year thereafter, and notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the Director of FEMA is authorized to provide
assistance from funds appropriated under this heading, subject to terms
and conditions as the Director of FEMA shall establish, to any State
for multi-hazard preparedness and mitigation through consolidated
emergency management performance grants.</DELETED>
<DELETED>radiological emergency preparedness fund</DELETED>
<DELETED> The aggregate charges assessed during fiscal year 2000, as
authorized by Public Law 105-276, shall not be less than 100 percent of
the amounts anticipated by FEMA necessary for its radiological
emergency preparedness program for the next fiscal year. The
methodology for assessment and collection of fees shall be fair and
equitable; and shall reflect costs of providing such services,
including administrative costs of collecting such fees. Fees received
pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the Fund as offsetting
collections and will become available for authorized purposes on
October 1, 2000, and remain available until expended.</DELETED>
<DELETED>emergency food and shelter program</DELETED>
<DELETED> To carry out an emergency food and shelter program
pursuant to title III of Public Law 100-77, as amended, $110,000,000:
Provided, That total administrative costs shall not exceed
3</DELETED>\<DELETED>1/2</DELETED>\ <DELETED>percent of the total
appropriation.</DELETED>
<DELETED>flood map modernization fund</DELETED>
<DELETED> For necessary expenses pursuant to section 1360 of the
National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, $5,000,000, and such additional
sums as may be provided by State or local governments or other
political subdivisions for cost shared mapping activities under section
1360(f)(2), to remain available until expended.</DELETED>
<DELETED>national insurance development fund</DELETED>
<DELETED> Notwithstanding the provisions of 12 U.S.C. 1735d(b) and
12 U.S.C. 1749bbb-13(b)(6), any indebtedness of the Director of the
Federal Emergency Management Agency resulting from the Director
borrowing sums under such sections before the date of the enactment of
this Act to carry out title XII of the National Housing Act shall be
canceled, and the Director shall not be obligated to repay such sums or
any interest thereon, and no further interest shall accrue on such
sums.</DELETED>
<DELETED>national flood insurance fund</DELETED>
<DELETED>(including transfer of funds)</DELETED>
<DELETED> For activities under the National Flood Insurance Act of
1968, the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended, not to
exceed $24,333,000 for salaries and expenses associated with flood
mitigation and flood insurance operations, and not to exceed
$78,710,000 for flood mitigation, including up to $20,000,000 for
expenses under section 1366 of the National Flood Insurance Act, which
amount shall be available for transfer to the National Flood Mitigation
Fund until September 30, 2001. In fiscal year 2000, no funds in excess
of: (1) $47,000,000 for operating expenses; (2) $456,427,000 for
agents' commissions and taxes; and (3) $50,000,000 for interest on
Treasury borrowings shall be available from the National Flood
Insurance Fund without prior notice to the Committees on
Appropriations. For fiscal year 2000, flood insurance rates shall not
exceed the level authorized by the National Flood Insurance Reform Act
of 1994.</DELETED>
<DELETED>national flood mitigation fund</DELETED>
<DELETED>(including transfer of funds)</DELETED>
<DELETED> Notwithstanding sections 1366(b)(3)(B)-(C) and 1366(f) of
the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended, $20,000,000 to
remain available until September 30, 2001, for activities designed to
reduce the risk of flood damage to structures pursuant to such Act, of
which $20,000,000 shall be derived from the National Flood Insurance
Fund.</DELETED>
<DELETED>General Services Administration</DELETED>
<DELETED>consumer information center fund</DELETED>
<DELETED> For necessary expenses of the Consumer Information Center,
including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $2,622,000, to be
deposited into the Consumer Information Center Fund: Provided, That the
appropriations, revenues and collections deposited into the fund shall
be available for necessary expenses of Consumer Information Center
activities in the aggregate amount of $7,500,000. Appropriations,
revenues, and collections accruing to this fund during fiscal year 2000
in excess of $7,500,000 shall remain in the fund and shall not be
available for expenditure except as authorized in appropriations
Acts.</DELETED>
<DELETED>National Aeronautics and Space Administration</DELETED>
<DELETED>human space flight</DELETED>
<DELETED> For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the
conduct and support of human space flight research and development
activities, including research, development, operations, and services;
maintenance; construction of facilities including repair,
rehabilitation, and modification of real and personal property, and
acquisition or condemnation of real property, as authorized by law;
space flight, spacecraft control and communications activities
including operations, production, and services; and purchase, lease,
charter, maintenance and operation of mission and administrative
aircraft, $5,388,000,000, to remain available until September 30,
2001.</DELETED>
<DELETED>science, aeronautics and technology</DELETED>
<DELETED> For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the
conduct and support of science, aeronautics and technology research and
development activities, including research, development, operations,
and services; maintenance; construction of facilities including repair,
rehabilitation, and modification of real and personal property, and
acquisition or condemnation of real property, as authorized by law;
space flight, spacecraft control and communications activities
including operations, production, and services; and purchase, lease,
charter, maintenance and operation of mission and administrative
aircraft, $4,975,700,000, to remain available until September 30,
2001.</DELETED>
<DELETED>mission support</DELETED>
<DELETED> For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in
carrying out mission support for human space flight programs and
science, aeronautical, and technology programs, including research
operations and support; space communications activities including
operations, production and services; maintenance; construction of
facilities including repair, rehabilitation, and modification of
facilities, minor construction of new facilities and additions to
existing facilities, facility planning and design, environmental
compliance and restoration, and acquisition or condemnation of real
property, as authorized by law; program management; personnel and
related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized
by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; travel expenses; purchase, lease, charter,
maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative aircraft; not
to exceed $35,000 for official reception and representation expenses;
and purchase (not to exceed 33 for replacement only) and hire of
passenger motor vehicles, $2,269,300,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2001.</DELETED>
<DELETED>office of inspector general</DELETED>
<DELETED> For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General
in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended,
$20,800,000.</DELETED>
<DELETED>administrative provisions</DELETED>
<DELETED> Notwithstanding the limitation on the availability of
funds appropriated for ``Human space flight'', ``Science, aeronautics
and technology'', or ``Mission support'' by this appropriations Act,
when any activity has been initiated by the incurrence of obligations
for construction of facilities as authorized by law, such amount
available for such activity shall remain available until expended. This
provision does not apply to the amounts appropriated in ``Mission
support'' pursuant to the authorization for repair, rehabilitation and
modification of facilities, minor construction of new facilities and
additions to existing facilities, and facility planning and
design.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Notwithstanding the limitation on the availability of
funds appropriated for ``Human space flight'', ``Science, aeronautics
and technology'', or ``Mission support'' by this appropriations Act,
the amounts appropriated for construction of facilities shall remain
available until September 30, 2002.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Notwithstanding the limitation on the availability of
funds appropriated for ``Mission support'' and ``Office of Inspector
General'', amounts made available by this Act for personnel and related
costs and travel expenses of the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration shall remain available until September 30, 2000 and may
be used to enter into contracts for training, investigations, costs
associated with personnel relocation, and for other services, to be
provided during the next fiscal year.</DELETED>
<DELETED> NASA shall develop a revised appropriation account
structure for submission in the fiscal year 2001 budget request
consisting of the ``Human Space Flight'' account; the ``Science,
Aeronautics, and Technology'' account; and the ``Office of Inspector
General'' account. The accounts shall each include the planned full
costs (direct and indirect costs) of NASA's related activities and
allow NASA to shift civil service salaries, benefits and support among
accounts, as required, for the safe, timely, and successful
accomplishment of NASA missions.</DELETED>
<DELETED>National Credit Union Administration</DELETED>
<DELETED>central liquidity facility</DELETED>
<DELETED> During fiscal year 2000, administrative expenses of the
Central Liquidity Facility shall not exceed $257,000: Provided, That
$1,000,000, together with amounts of principal and interest on loans
repaid, to be available until expended, is available for loans to
community development credit unions.</DELETED>
<DELETED>National Science Foundation</DELETED>
<DELETED>research and related activities</DELETED>
<DELETED> For necessary expenses in carrying out the National
Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1861-1875), and
the Act to establish a National Medal of Science (42 U.S.C. 1880-1881);
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; maintenance and operation of
aircraft and purchase of flight services for research support;
acquisition of aircraft, award-related travel, $2,778,500,000 (reduced
by $10,000,000), of which not to exceed $245,600,000 shall remain
available until expended for Polar research and operations support, and
for reimbursement to other Federal agencies for operational and science
support and logistical and other related activities for the United
States Antarctic program; the balance to remain available until
September 30, 2001: Provided, That receipts for scientific support
services and materials furnished by the National Research Centers and
other National Science Foundation supported research facilities may be
credited to this appropriation: Provided further, That to the extent
that the amount appropriated is less than the total amount authorized
to be appropriated for included program activities, all amounts,
including floors and ceilings, specified in the authorizing Act for
those program activities or their subactivities shall be reduced
proportionally.</DELETED>
<DELETED>major research equipment</DELETED>
<DELETED> For necessary expenses of major construction projects
pursuant to the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended,
including award-related travel, $56,500,000, to remain available until
expended.</DELETED>
<DELETED>education and human resources</DELETED>
<DELETED> For necessary expenses in carrying out science and
engineering education and human resources programs and activities
pursuant to the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (42
U.S.C. 1861-1875), including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109,
award-related travel, and rental of conference rooms in the District of
Columbia, $660,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2001:
Provided, That to the extent that the amount of this appropriation is
less than the total amount authorized to be appropriated for included
program activities, all amounts, including floors and ceilings,
specified in the authorizing Act for those program activities or their
subactivities shall be reduced proportionally.</DELETED>
<DELETED>salaries and expenses</DELETED>
<DELETED> For salaries and expenses necessary in carrying out the
National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1861-
1875); services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of passenger motor
vehicles; not to exceed $9,000 for official reception and
representation expenses; uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized
by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; rental of conference rooms in the District of
Columbia; reimbursement of the General Services Administration for
security guard services, $146,500,000: Provided, That contracts may be
entered into under ``Salaries and expenses'' in fiscal year 2000 for
maintenance and operation of facilities, and for other services, to be
provided during the next fiscal year.</DELETED>
<DELETED>office of inspector general</DELETED>
<DELETED> For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General
as authorized by the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended,
$5,325,000, to remain available until September 30, 2001.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation</DELETED>
<DELETED>payment to the neighborhood reinvestment corporation</DELETED>
<DELETED> For payment to the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation
for use in neighborhood reinvestment activities, as authorized by the
Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Act (42 U.S.C. 8101-8107),
$80,000,000.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Selective Service System</DELETED>
<DELETED>salaries and expenses</DELETED>
<DELETED> To carry out the orderly termination of the programs and
activities authorized by 5 U.S.C. 4101-4118, $7,000,000.</DELETED>
<DELETED>TITLE IV--GENERAL PROVISIONS</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 401. Where appropriations in titles I, II, and III of
this Act are expendable for travel expenses and no specific limitation
has been placed thereon, the expenditures for such travel expenses may
not exceed the amounts set forth therefore in the budget estimates
submitted for the appropriations: Provided, That this provision does
not apply to accounts that do not contain an object classification for
travel: Provided further, That this section shall not apply to travel
performed by uncompensated officials of local boards and appeal boards
of the Selective Service System; to travel performed directly in
connection with care and treatment of medical beneficiaries of the
Department of Veterans Affairs; to travel performed in connection with
major disasters or emergencies declared or determined by the President
under the provisions of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act; to travel performed by the Offices of
Inspector General in connection with audits and investigations; or to
payments to interagency motor pools where separately set forth in the
budget schedules: Provided further, That if appropriations in titles I,
II, and III exceed the amounts set forth in budget estimates initially
submitted for such appropriations, the expenditures for travel may
correspondingly exceed the amounts therefore set forth in the estimates
in the same proportion.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 402. Appropriations and funds available for the
administrative expenses of the Department of Housing and Urban
Development and the Selective Service System shall be available in the
current fiscal year for purchase of uniforms, or allowances therefor,
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; hire of passenger motor vehicles;
and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 403. Funds of the Department of Housing and Urban
Development subject to the Government Corporation Control Act or
section 402 of the Housing Act of 1950 shall be available, without
regard to the limitations on administrative expenses, for legal
services on a contract or fee basis, and for utilizing and making
payment for services and facilities of Federal National Mortgage
Association, Government National Mortgage Association, Federal Home
Loan Mortgage Corporation, Federal Financing Bank, Federal Reserve
banks or any member thereof, Federal Home Loan banks, and any insured
bank within the meaning of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1811-1831).</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 404. No part of any appropriation contained in this
Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal
year unless expressly so provided herein.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 405. No funds appropriated by this Act may be
expended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) pursuant to a certification of an officer or
employee of the United States unless--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) such certification is accompanied by,
or is part of, a voucher or abstract which describes
the payee or payees and the items or services for which
such expenditure is being made; or</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) the expenditure of funds pursuant to
such certification, and without such a voucher or
abstract, is specifically authorized by law;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) unless such expenditure is subject to audit by
the General Accounting Office or is specifically exempt by law
from such audit.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 406. None of the funds provided in this Act to any
department or agency may be expended for the transportation of any
officer or employee of such department or agency between their domicile
and their place of employment, with the exception of any officer or
employee authorized such transportation under 31 U.S.C. 1344 or 5
U.S.C. 7905.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 407. None of the funds provided in this Act may be
used for payment, through grants or contracts, to recipients that do
not share in the cost of conducting research resulting from proposals
not specifically solicited by the Government: Provided, That the extent
of cost sharing by the recipient shall reflect the mutuality of
interest of the grantee or contractor and the Government in the
research.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 408. None of the funds in this Act may be used,
directly or through grants, to pay or to provide reimbursement for
payment of the salary of a consultant (whether retained by the Federal
Government or a grantee) at more than the daily equivalent of the rate
paid for level IV of the Executive Schedule, unless specifically
authorized by law.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 409. None of the funds provided in this Act shall be
used to pay the expenses of, or otherwise compensate, non-Federal
parties intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings. Nothing
herein affects the authority of the Consumer Product Safety Commission
pursuant to section 7 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C.
2056 et seq.).</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 410. Except as otherwise provided under existing law,
or under an existing Executive Order issued pursuant to an existing
law, the obligation or expenditure of any appropriation under this Act
for contracts for any consulting service shall be limited to contracts
which are: (1) a matter of public record and available for public
inspection; and (2) thereafter included in a publicly available list of
all contracts entered into within 24 months prior to the date on which
the list is made available to the public and of all contracts on which
performance has not been completed by such date. The list required by
the preceding sentence shall be updated quarterly and shall include a
narrative description of the work to be performed under each such
contract.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 411. Except as otherwise provided by law, no part of
any appropriation contained in this Act shall be obligated or expended
by any executive agency, as referred to in the Office of Federal
Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), for a contract for
services unless such executive agency: (1) has awarded and entered into
such contract in full compliance with such Act and the regulations
promulgated thereunder; and (2) requires any report prepared pursuant
to such contract, including plans, evaluations, studies, analyses and
manuals, and any report prepared by the agency which is substantially
derived from or substantially includes any report prepared pursuant to
such contract, to contain information concerning: (A) the contract
pursuant to which the report was prepared; and (B) the contractor who
prepared the report pursuant to such contract.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 412. Except as otherwise provided in section 406,
none of the funds provided in this Act to any department or agency
shall be obligated or expended to provide a personal cook, chauffeur,
or other personal servants to any officer or employee of such
department or agency.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 413. None of the funds provided in this Act to any
department or agency shall be obligated or expended to procure
passenger automobiles as defined in 15 U.S.C. 2001 with an EPA
estimated miles per gallon average of less than 22 miles per
gallon.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 414. None of the funds appropriated in title I of
this Act shall be used to enter into any new lease of real property if
the estimated annual rental is more than $300,000 unless the Secretary
submits, in writing, a report to the Committees on Appropriations of
the Congress and a period of 30 days has expired following the date on
which the report is received by the Committees on
Appropriations.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 415. (a) It is the sense of the Congress that, to the
greatest extent practicable, all equipment and products purchased with
funds made available in this Act should be American-made.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) In providing financial assistance to, or entering into
any contract with, any entity using funds made available in this Act,
the head of each Federal agency, to the greatest extent practicable,
shall provide to such entity a notice describing the statement made in
subsection (a) by the Congress.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 416. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may
be used to implement any cap on reimbursements to grantees for indirect
costs, except as published in Office of Management and Budget Circular
A-21.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 417. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year
2000 pay raises for programs funded by this Act shall be absorbed
within the levels appropriated in this Act.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 418. None of the funds made available in this Act may
be used for any program, project, or activity, when it is made known to
the Federal entity or official to which the funds are made available
that the program, project, or activity is not in compliance with any
Federal law relating to risk assessment, the protection of private
property rights, or unfunded mandates.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 419. Corporations and agencies of the Department of
Housing and Urban Development which are subject to the Government
Corporation Control Act, as amended, are hereby authorized to make such
expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority
available to each such corporation or agency and in accord with law,
and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal
year limitations as provided by section 104 of the Act as may be
necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the budget for 2000
for such corporation or agency except as hereinafter provided:
Provided, That collections of these corporations and agencies may be
used for new loan or mortgage purchase commitments only to the extent
expressly provided for in this Act (unless such loans are in support of
other forms of assistance provided for in this or prior appropriations
Acts), except that this proviso shall not apply to the mortgage
insurance or guaranty operations of these corporations, or where loans
or mortgage purchases are necessary to protect the financial interest
of the United States Government.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 420. Notwithstanding section 320(g) of the Federal
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1330(g)), funds made available
pursuant to authorization under such section for fiscal year 2000 may
be used for implementing comprehensive conservation and management
plans, subject to the enactment of legislation authorizing funds for
such purpose.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 421. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
term ``qualified student loan'' with respect to national service
education awards shall mean any loan made directly to a student by the
Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education, in addition to other
meanings under section 148(b)(7) of the National and Community Service
Act.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 422. Section 15d(a) of the Tennessee Valley Authority
Act of 1933 (16 U.S.C. 831n-4(a)) is amended by striking
``30,000,000,000'' and inserting in lieu thereof
``27,000,000,000''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 423. None of the funds made available in this Act may
be used to publish or issue an assessment required under section 106 of
the Global Change Research Act of 1990 unless--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) the supporting research has been subjected to
peer review and, if not otherwise publicly available, posted
electronically for public comment prior to use in the
assessment; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) the draft assessment has been published in the
Federal Register for a 60 day public comment period.</DELETED>
<DELETED>rural veterans health care services</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 424. The House supports efforts to implement
improvements in health care services for veterans in rural
areas.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 425. It is the sense of the Congress that, along with
health care, housing, education, and other benefits, the presence of an
honor guard at a veteran's funeral is a benefit that a veteran has
earned, and, therefore, the executive branch should provide funeral
honor details for the funerals of veterans when requested, in
accordance with law.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 426. The amounts otherwise provided by this Act are
revised by increasing the amount made available for ``DEPARTMENT OF
VETERANS AFFAIRS--Departmental Administration--Grants for Construction
of State Extended Care Facilities'', by reducing the amount made
available for ``INDEPENDENT AGENCIES--Chemical Safety and Hazard
Investigation Board--Salaries and Expenses'', and by reducing the
amount made available for ``INDEPENDENT AGENCIES--Environmental
Protection Agency--Office of Inspector General'', by $7,000,000,
$2,000,000, and $5,000,000, respectively.</DELETED>
<DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``Departments of Veterans
Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2000''.</DELETED>
TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Veterans Benefits Administration
compensation and pensions
For the payment of compensation benefits to or on behalf of
veterans and a pilot program for disability examinations as authorized
by law (38 U.S.C. 107, chapters 11, 13, 18, 51, 53, 55, and 61);
pension benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by law (38
U.S.C. chapters 15, 51, 53, 55, and 61; 92 Stat. 2508); and burial
benefits, emergency and other officers' retirement pay, adjusted-
service credits and certificates, payment of premiums due on commercial
life insurance policies guaranteed under the provisions of Article IV
of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940, as amended, and
for other benefits as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. 107, 1312, 1977, and
2106, chapters 23, 51, 53, 55, and 61; 50 U.S.C. App. 540-548; 43 Stat.
122, 123; 45 Stat. 735; 76 Stat. 1198), $21,568,364,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That not to exceed $38,079,000 of
the amount appropriated shall be reimbursed to ``General operating
expenses'' and ``Medical care'' for necessary expenses in implementing
those provisions authorized in the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of
1990, and in the Veterans' Benefits Act of 1992 (38 U.S.C. chapters 51,
53, and 55), the funding source for which is specifically provided as
the ``Compensation and pensions'' appropriation: Provided further, That
such sums as may be earned on an actual qualifying patient basis, shall
be reimbursed to ``Medical facilities revolving fund'' to augment the
funding of individual medical facilities for nursing home care provided
to pensioners as authorized.
readjustment benefits
For the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation benefits to or
on behalf of veterans as authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapters 21, 30, 31,
34, 35, 36, 39, 51, 53, 55, and 61, $1,469,000,000, to remain available
until expended: Provided, That funds shall be available to pay any
court order, court award or any compromise settlement arising from
litigation involving the vocational training program authorized by
section 18 of Public Law 98-77, as amended.
veterans insurance and indemnities
For military and naval insurance, national service life insurance,
servicemen's indemnities, service-disabled veterans insurance, and
veterans mortgage life insurance as authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter 19;
70 Stat. 887; 72 Stat. 487, $28,670,000, to remain available until
expended.
veterans housing benefit program fund program account
(including transfer of funds)
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, such sums as may be
necessary to carry out the program, as authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter
37, as amended: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of
modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That
during fiscal year 2000, within the resources available, not to exceed
$300,000 in gross obligations for direct loans are authorized for
specially adapted housing loans.
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct
and guaranteed loan programs, $156,958,000, which may be transferred to
and merged with the appropriation for ``General operating expenses''.
education loan fund program account
(including transfer of funds)
For the cost of direct loans, $1,000, as authorized by 38 U.S.C.
3698, as amended: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of
modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That
these funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the
principal amount of direct loans not to exceed $3,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the
direct loan program, $214,000, which may be transferred to and merged
with the appropriation for ``General operating expenses''.
vocational rehabilitation loans program account
(including transfer of funds)
For the cost of direct loans, $57,000, as authorized by 38 U.S.C.
chapter 31, as amended: Provided, That such costs, including the cost
of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That
these funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the
principal amount of direct loans not to exceed $2,531,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the
direct loan program, $415,000, which may be transferred to and merged
with the appropriation for ``General operating expenses''.
native american veteran housing loan program account
(including transfer of funds)
For administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan program
authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter 37, subchapter V, as amended, $520,000,
which may be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for
``General operating expenses''.
guaranteed transitional housing loans for homeless veterans program
account
(including transfer of funds)
For the cost, as defined in section 13201 of the Budget Enforcement
Act of 1990, including the cost of modifying loans, of guaranteed loans
as authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter 37 subchapter VI, $48,250,000, to
remain available until expended: Provided, That no more than five loans
may be guaranteed under this program prior to November 11, 2001:
Provided further, That no more than fifteen loans may be guaranteed
under this program: Provided further, That the total principal amount
of loans guaranteed under this program may not exceed $100,000,000:
Provided further, That not to exceed $750,000 of the amounts
appropriated by this Act for ``General operating expenses'' and
``Medical care'' may be expended for the administrative expenses to
carry out the guaranteed loan program authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter
37, subchapter VI.
Veterans Health Administration
medical care
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses for the maintenance and operation of
hospitals, nursing homes, and domiciliary facilities; for furnishing,
as authorized by law, inpatient and outpatient care and treatment to
beneficiaries of the Department of Veterans Affairs, including care and
treatment in facilities not under the jurisdiction of the Department;
and furnishing recreational facilities, supplies, and equipment;
funeral, burial, and other expenses incidental thereto for
beneficiaries receiving care in the Department; administrative expenses
in support of planning, design, project management, real property
acquisition and disposition, construction and renovation of any
facility under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department;
oversight, engineering and architectural activities not charged to
project cost; repairing, altering, improving or providing facilities in
the several hospitals and homes under the jurisdiction of the
Department, not otherwise provided for, either by contract or by the
hire of temporary employees and purchase of materials; uniforms or
allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; aid to State
homes as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 1741; administrative and legal
expenses of the Department for collecting and recovering amounts owed
the Department as authorized under 38 U.S.C. chapter 17, and the
Federal Medical Care Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. 2651 et seq.; and not to
exceed $8,000,000 to fund cost comparison studies as referred to in 38
U.S.C. 8110(a)(5), $19,006,000,000, plus reimbursements: Provided, That
of the funds made available under this heading, $600,000,000 is
designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
of 1985 and shall be available only to the extent that an official
budget request that includes designation of the entire amount of the
request as an emergency requirement (as defined in the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985) is transmitted by the
President to Congress: Provided further, That of the funds made
available under this heading, $635,000,000 is for the equipment and
land and structures object classifications only, which amount shall not
become available for obligation until August 1, 2000, and shall remain
available until September 30, 2001: Provided further, That of the funds
made available under this heading, not to exceed $900,000,000 shall be
available until September 30, 2001: Provided further, That of the funds
made available under this heading, not to exceed $27,907,000 may be
transferred to and merged with the appropriation for ``General
operating expenses'': Provided further, That the Department shall
conduct by contract a program of recovery audits with respect to
payments for hospital care; and, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302(b),
amounts collected, by setoff or otherwise, as the result of such audits
shall be available, without fiscal year limitation, for the purposes
for which funds are appropriated under this heading and the purposes of
paying a contractor a percent of the amount collected as a result of an
audit carried out by the contractor: Provided further, That all amounts
so collected under the preceding proviso with respect to a designated
health care region (as that term is defined in 38 U.S.C. 1729A(d)(2))
shall be allocated, net of payments to the contractor, to that region.
In addition, in conformance with Public Law 105-33 establishing the
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Care Collections Fund, such sums
as may be deposited to such Fund pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 1729A may be
transferred to this account, to remain available until expended for the
purposes of this account.
medical and prosthetic research
For necessary expenses in carrying out programs of medical and
prosthetic research and development as authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter
73, to remain available until September 30, 2001, $316,000,000, plus
reimbursements.
medical administration and miscellaneous operating expenses
For necessary expenses in the administration of the medical,
hospital, nursing home, domiciliary, construction, supply, and research
activities, as authorized by law; administrative expenses in support of
capital policy activities, $60,703,000 plus reimbursements: Provided,
That project technical and consulting services offered by the
Facilities Management Service Delivery Office, including technical
consulting services, project management, real property administration
(including leases, site acquisition and disposal activities directly
supporting projects), shall be provided to Department of Veterans
Affairs components only on a reimbursable basis, and such amounts will
remain available until September 30, 2000.
general post fund, national homes
(including transfer of funds)
For the cost of direct loans, $7,000, as authorized by Public Law
102-54, section 8, which shall be transferred from the ``General post
fund'': Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such
loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget
Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That these funds are
available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of
direct loans not to exceed $70,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct
loan programs, $54,000, which shall be transferred from the ``General
post fund'', as authorized by Public Law 102-54, section 8.
Departmental Administration
general operating expenses
For necessary operating expenses of the Department of Veterans
Affairs, not otherwise provided for, including uniforms or allowances
therefor; not to exceed $25,000 for official reception and
representation expenses; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and
reimbursement of the General Services Administration for security guard
services, and the Department of Defense for the cost of overseas
employee mail, $912,594,000: Provided, That funds under this heading
shall be available to administer the Service Members Occupational
Conversion and Training Act: Provided further, That travel expenditures
for the immediate Office of the Secretary shall not exceed $100,000.
national cemetery administration
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses for the maintenance and operation of the
National Cemetery Administration, not otherwise provided for, including
uniforms or allowances therefor; cemeterial expenses as authorized by
law; purchase of two passenger motor vehicles for use in cemeterial
operations; and hire of passenger motor vehicles, $97,256,000:
Provided, That of the amount made available under this heading, not to
exceed $117,000 may be transferred to and merged with the appropriation
for ``General operating expenses''.
office of inspector general
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in
carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended,
$43,200,000: Provided, That of the amount made available under this
heading, not to exceed $30,000 may be transferred to and merged with
the appropriation for ``General operating expenses''.
construction, major projects
For constructing, altering, extending and improving any of the
facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of
Veterans Affairs, or for any of the purposes set forth in sections 316,
2404, 2406, 8102, 8103, 8106, 8108, 8109, 8110, and 8122 of title 38,
United States Code, including planning, architectural and engineering
services, maintenance or guarantee period services costs associated
with equipment guarantees provided under the project, services of
claims analysts, offsite utility and storm drainage system construction
costs, and site acquisition, where the estimated cost of a project is
$4,000,000 or more or where funds for a project were made available in
a previous major project appropriation, $70,140,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That except for advance planning of
projects (including market-based assessments of health care needs which
may or may not lead to capital investments) funded through the advance
planning fund and the design of projects funded through the design
fund, none of these funds shall be used for any project which has not
been considered and approved by the Congress in the budgetary process:
Provided further, That funds provided in this appropriation for fiscal
year 2000, for each approved project shall be obligated: (1) by the
awarding of a construction documents contract by September 30, 2000;
and (2) by the awarding of a construction contract by September 30,
2001: Provided further, That the Secretary shall promptly report in
writing to the Committees on Appropriations any approved major
construction project in which obligations are not incurred within the
time limitations established above: Provided further, That no funds
from any other account except the ``Parking revolving fund'', may be
obligated for constructing, altering, extending, or improving a project
which was approved in the budget process and funded in this account
until one year after substantial completion and beneficial occupancy by
the Department of Veterans Affairs of the project or any part thereof
with respect to that part only.
construction, minor projects
For constructing, altering, extending, and improving any of the
facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of
Veterans Affairs, including planning, architectural and engineering
services, maintenance or guarantee period services costs associated
with equipment guarantees provided under the project, services of
claims analysts, offsite utility and storm drainage system construction
costs, and site acquisition, or for any of the purposes set forth in
sections 316, 2404, 2406, 8102, 8103, 8106, 8108, 8109, 8110, and 8122
of title 38, United States Code, where the estimated cost of a project
is less than $4,000,000, $175,000,000, to remain available until
expended, along with unobligated balances of previous ``Construction,
minor projects'' appropriations which are hereby made available for any
project where the estimated cost is less than $4,000,000: Provided,
That funds in this account shall be available for: (1) repairs to any
of the nonmedical facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use of
the Department which are necessary because of loss or damage caused by
any natural disaster or catastrophe; and (2) temporary measures
necessary to prevent or to minimize further loss by such causes.
parking revolving fund
For the parking revolving fund as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 8109,
income from fees collected, to remain available until expended, which
shall be available for all authorized expenses except operations and
maintenance costs, which will be funded from ``Medical care''.
grants for construction of state extended care facilities
For grants to assist States to acquire or construct State nursing
home and domiciliary facilities and to remodel, modify or alter
existing hospital, nursing home and domiciliary facilities in State
homes, for furnishing care to veterans as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 8131-
8137, $90,000,000, to remain available until expended.
grants for the construction of state veterans cemeteries
For grants to aid States in establishing, expanding, or improving
State veteran cemeteries as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 2408, $25,000,000,
to remain available until expended.
administrative provisions
(including transfer of funds)
Sec. 101. Any appropriation for fiscal year 2000 for ``Compensation
and pensions'', ``Readjustment benefits'', and ``Veterans insurance and
indemnities'' may be transferred to any other of the mentioned
appropriations.
Sec. 102. Appropriations available to the Department of Veterans
Affairs for fiscal year 2000 for salaries and expenses shall be
available for services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
Sec. 103. No appropriations in this Act for the Department of
Veterans Affairs (except the appropriations for ``Construction, major
projects'', ``Construction, minor projects'', and the ``Parking
revolving fund'') shall be available for the purchase of any site for
or toward the construction of any new hospital or home.
Sec. 104. No appropriations in this Act for the Department of
Veterans Affairs shall be available for hospitalization or examination
of any persons (except beneficiaries entitled under the laws bestowing
such benefits to veterans, and persons receiving such treatment under 5
U.S.C. 7901-7904 or 42 U.S.C. 5141-5204), unless reimbursement of cost
is made to the ``Medical care'' account at such rates as may be fixed
by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
Sec. 105. Appropriations available to the Department of Veterans
Affairs for fiscal year 2000 for ``Compensation and pensions'',
``Readjustment benefits'', and ``Veterans insurance and indemnities''
shall be available for payment of prior year accrued obligations
required to be recorded by law against the corresponding prior year
accounts within the last quarter of fiscal year 1999.
Sec. 106. Appropriations accounts available to the Department of
Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2000 shall be available to pay prior
year obligations of corresponding prior year appropriations accounts
resulting from title X of the Competitive Equality Banking Act, Public
Law 100-86, except that if such obligations are from trust fund
accounts they shall be payable from ``Compensation and pensions''.
Sec. 107. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during fiscal
year 2000, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall, from the National
Service Life Insurance Fund (38 U.S.C. 1920), the Veterans' Special
Life Insurance Fund (38 U.S.C. 1923), and the United States Government
Life Insurance Fund (38 U.S.C. 1955), reimburse the ``General operating
expenses'' account for the cost of administration of the insurance
programs financed through those accounts: Provided, That reimbursement
shall be made only from the surplus earnings accumulated in an
insurance program in fiscal year 2000, that are available for dividends
in that program after claims have been paid and actuarially determined
reserves have been set aside: Provided further, That if the cost of
administration of an insurance program exceeds the amount of surplus
earnings accumulated in that program, reimbursement shall be made only
to the extent of such surplus earnings: Provided further, That the
Secretary shall determine the cost of administration for fiscal year
2000, which is properly allocable to the provision of each insurance
program and to the provision of any total disability income insurance
included in such insurance program.
Sec. 108. (a) Sense of Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that
it should be the goal of the Department of Veterans Affairs to serve
all veterans equitably at health care facilities in urban and rural
areas.
(b) Report Required.--(1) Not later than six months after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the
House of Representatives a report on the impact of the allocation of
funds under the Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation (VERA) funding
formula on the rural subregions of the health care system administered
by the Veterans Health Administration.
(2) The report shall include the following:
(A) An assessment of impact of the allocation of funds
under the VERA formula on--
(i) travel times to veterans health care in rural
areas;
(ii) waiting periods for appointments for veterans
health care in rural areas;
(iii) the cost associated with additional
community-based outpatient clinics;
(iv) transportation costs; and
(v) the unique challenges that Department of
Veterans Affairs medical centers in rural, low-
population subregions face in attempting to increase
efficiency without large economies of scale.
(B) The recommendations of the Secretary, if any, on how
rural veterans' access to health care services might be
enhanced.
Sec. 109. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, none of
the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this Act for the
Medical Care appropriation of the Department of Veterans Affairs may be
obligated for the realignment of the health care delivery system in
VISN 12 until 60 days after the Secretary of Veterans Affairs certifies
that the Department has (1) consulted with veterans organizations,
medical school affiliates, employee representatives, State veterans and
health associations, and other interested parties with respect to the
realignment plan to be implemented, and (2) made available to the
Congress and the public information from the consultations regarding
possible impacts on the accessibility of veterans health care services
to affected veterans.
Sec. 110. (a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following findings:
(1) One of the most outrageous examples of the failure of
the Federal Government to honor its obligations to veterans
involves the so-called ``atomic veterans'', patriotic Americans
who were exposed to radiation at Hiroshima and Nagasaki and at
nuclear test sites.
(2) For more than 50 years, many atomic veterans have been
denied veterans compensation for diseases, known as radiogenic
diseases, that the Department of Veterans Affairs recognizes as
being linked to exposure to radiation. Many of these diseases
are lethal forms of cancer.
(3) The Department of Veterans Affairs almost invariably
denies the claims for compensation of atomic veterans on the
grounds that the radiation doses received by such veterans were
too low to result in radiogenic disease, even though many
scientists and former Under Secretary for Health Kenneth Kizer
agree that the dose reconstruction analyses conducted by the
Department of Defense are unreliable.
(4) Although the Department of Veterans Affairs already has
a list of radiogenic diseases that are presumed to be service-
connected, the Department omits three diseases--lung cancer,
colon cancer, and central nervous system cancer--from that
list, notwithstanding the agreement of scientists that the
evidence of a link between the three diseases and low-level
exposure to radiation is very convincing and, in many cases, is
stronger than the evidence of a link between such exposure and
other radiogenic diseases currently on that list.
(b) Sense of Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that lung
cancer, colon cancer, and brain and central nervous system cancer
should be added to the list of radiogenic diseases that are presumed by
the Department of Veterans Affairs to be service-connected
disabilities.
TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Public and Indian Housing
housing certificate fund
(including transfers of funds)
For activities and assistance to prevent the involuntary
displacement of low-income families, the elderly and the disabled
because of the loss of affordable housing stock, expiration of subsidy
contracts (other than contracts for which amounts are provided under
another heading in this Act) or expiration of use restrictions, or
other changes in housing assistance arrangements, and for other
purposes, $11,051,135,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That of the total amount provided under this heading,
$10,855,135,000, of which $6,655,135,000 shall be available on October
1, 1999 and $4,200,000,000 shall be available on October 1, 2000, shall
be for assistance under the United States Housing Act of 1937 (``The
Act'' herein) (42 U.S.C. 1437) for use in connection with expiring or
terminating section 8 subsidy contracts, for enhanced vouchers
(including renewals) as provided under the ``Preserving Existing
Housing Investment'' account in the Departments of Veterans Affairs and
Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations
Act, 1997 (Public Law 104-204) for families eligible for assistance
under such Act, and contracts entered into pursuant to section 441 of
the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: Provided further, That
the Secretary may determine not to apply section 8(o)(6)(B) of the Act
to housing vouchers during fiscal year 2000: Provided further, That of
the total amount provided under this heading, $156,000,000 shall be for
section 8 rental assistance under the Act including assistance to
relocate residents of properties: (1) that are owned by the Secretary
and being disposed of; or (2) that are discontinuing section 8 project-
based assistance; for relocation and replacement housing for units that
are demolished or disposed of from the public housing inventory (in
addition to amounts that may be available for such purposes under this
and other headings); for the conversion of section 23 projects to
assistance under section 8; for funds to carry out the family
unification program; and for the relocation of witnesses in connection
with efforts to combat crime in public and assisted housing pursuant to
a request from a law enforcement or prosecution agency: Provided
further, That of the total amount provided under this heading,
$40,000,000 shall be made available to nonelderly disabled families
affected by the designation of a public housing development under
section 7 of such Act, the establishment of preferences in accordance
with section 651 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992
(42 U.S.C. 1361l), or the restriction of occupancy to elderly families
in accordance with section 658 of such Act, and to the extent the
Secretary determines that such amount is not needed to fund
applications for such affected families, to other nonelderly disabled
families: Provided further, That no funds under this heading may be
used for Regional Opportunity Counseling: Provided further, That all
balances for the section 8 rental assistance, section 8 counseling, new
construction sub-rehabilitation, relocation/replacement/demolition,
section 23 conversions, rental and disaster vouchers, loan management
set-aside, section 514 technical assistance, and programs previously
funded within the ``Annual Contributions'' account shall be transferred
to this account, to be available for the purposes for which they were
originally appropriated: Provided further, That all balances previously
recaptured in the ``Section 8 Reserve Preservation'' account shall be
transferred to this account, to be available for the purposes for which
they were originally appropriated: Provided further, That the
unexpended amounts previously appropriated for special purpose grants
within the ``Annual Contributions for Assisted Housing'' account shall
be recaptured and transferred to this account, to be available for
assistance under the Act for use in connection with expiring or
terminating section 8 subsidy contracts: Provided further, That of the
amounts previously appropriated for property disposition within the
``Annual Contributions for Assisted Housing'' account, up to
$79,000,000 shall be transferred to this account, to be available for
assistance under the Act for use in connection with expiring or
terminating section 8 subsidy contracts: Provided further, That of the
unexpended amounts previously appropriated for carrying out the Low-
Income Housing Preservation and Resident Homeownership Act of 1990 and
the Emergency Low-Income Housing Preservation Act of 1987, other than
amounts made available for rental assistance, within the ``Annual
Contributions for Assisted Housing'' and ``Preserving Existing Housing
Investments'' accounts, shall be recaptured and transferred to this
account, to be available for assistance under the Act for use in
connection with expiring or terminating section 8 subsidy contracts.
public housing capital fund
(including transfers of funds)
For the Public Housing Capital Fund Program to carry out capital
and management activities for public housing agencies, as authorized
under section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended
(42 U.S.C. 1437), $2,555,000,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That of the total amount, up to $100,000,000 shall be for
carrying out activities under section 9(d) of such Act, and technical
assistance for the inspection of public housing units, contract
expertise, and training and technical assistance directly or
indirectly, under grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements, to
assist in the oversight and management of public housing related to
capital activities for lease adjustments to section 23 projects:
Provided further, That no funds may be used under this heading for the
purposes specified in section 9(k) of the United States Housing Act of
1937, as in effect immediately before enactment of this Act: Provided
further, That all balances for debt service for Public and Indian
Housing and Public and Indian Housing Grants previously funded within
the ``Annual Contributions for Assisted Housing'' account shall be
transferred to this account, to be available for the purposes for which
they were originally appropriated.
public housing operating fund
(including transfers of funds)
For payments to public housing agencies for the operation and
management of public housing, as authorized by section 9(e) of the
United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437g),
$2,900,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That no
funds may be used under this heading for the purposes specified in
section 9(k) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as in effect
immediately before enactment of this Act.
drug elimination grants for low-income housing
For grants to public housing agencies and Indian tribes and their
tribally designated housing entities for use in eliminating crime in
public housing projects authorized by 42 U.S.C. 11901-11908, for grants
for federally assisted low-income housing authorized by 42 U.S.C.
11909, and for drug information clearinghouse services authorized by 42
U.S.C. 11921-11925, $310,000,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That of the total amount provided under this heading, up to
$5,000,000 shall be solely for technical assistance, training, and
program assessment for or on behalf of public housing agencies,
resident organizations, and Indian tribes and their tribally designated
housing entities (including up to $250,000 for the cost of necessary
travel for participants in such training): Provided further, That of
the amount provided under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be used in
connection with efforts to combat violent crime in public and assisted
housing under the Operation Safe Home Program administered by the
Inspector General of the Department of Housing and Urban Development:
Provided further, That of the amount under this heading, $10,000,000
shall be provided to the Office of Inspector General for Operation Safe
Home: Provided further, That of the amount under this heading,
$20,000,000 shall be available for a program named the New Approach
Anti-Drug program which will provide competitive grants to entities
managing or operating public housing developments, federally assisted
multifamily housing developments, or other multifamily housing
developments for low-income families supported by non-Federal
governmental entities or similar housing developments supported by
nonprofit private sources in order to provide or augment security
(including personnel costs), to assist in the investigation and/or
prosecution of drug related criminal activity in and around such
developments, and to provide assistance for the development of capital
improvements at such developments directly relating to the security of
such developments: Provided further, That grants for the New Approach
Anti-Drug program shall be made on a competitive basis as specified in
section 102 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform
Act of 1989: Provided further, That the term ``drug-related crime'', as
defined in 42 U.S.C. 11905(2), shall also include other types of crime
as determined by the Secretary: Provided further, That none of the
funds under this heading may be awarded pursuant to a Notice of Funding
Availability which contains substantive program changes unless such
program changes have been subject to review under notice and comment
rulemaking: Provided further, That, notwithstanding section 5130(c) of
the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 11909(c)), the Secretary may
determine not to use any such funds to provide public housing youth
sports grants.
revitalization of severely distressed public housing (hope vi)
For grants to public housing agencies for demolition, site
revitalization, replacement housing, and tenant-based assistance grants
to projects as authorized by section 24 of the United States Housing
Act of 1937, $500,000,000 to remain available until expended: Provided,
That for purposes of environmental review pursuant to the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, a grant under this heading or under
prior appropriations Acts for use for the purposes under this heading
shall be treated as assistance under title I of the United States
Housing Act of 1937 and shall be subject to the regulations issued by
the Secretary to implement section 26 of such Act: Provided further,
That none of such funds shall be used directly or indirectly by
granting competitive advantage in awards to settle litigation or pay
judgments, unless expressly permitted herein.
native american housing block grants
For the Native American Housing Block Grants program, as authorized
under title I of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-
Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA) (Public Law 104-330), $620,000,000,
to remain available until expended, of which $4,000,000 shall be used
by the National American Indian Housing Council and up to $2,000,000 by
the Secretary to support the inspection of Indian housing units,
contract expertise, training, and technical assistance in the oversight
and management of Indian housing and tenant-based assistance, including
up to $300,000 for related travel: Provided, That of the amount
provided under this heading, $6,000,000 shall be made available for the
cost of guaranteed notes and other obligations, as authorized by title
VI of NAHASDA: Provided further, That such costs, including the costs
of modifying such notes and other obligations, shall be as defined in
section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended:
Provided further, That these funds are available to subsidize the total
principal amount of any notes and other obligations, any part of which
is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $54,600,000: Provided further, That
for administrative expenses to carry out the guaranteed loan program,
up to $200,000 from amounts in the first proviso, which shall be
transferred to and merged with the appropriation for departmental
salaries and expenses, to be used only for the administrative costs of
these guarantees.
indian housing loan guarantee fund program account
For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by section 184 of
the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 3739),
$6,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That such
costs, including the costs of modifying such loans, shall be as defined
in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended:
Provided further, That these funds are available to subsidize total
loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed
$71,956,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the
guaranteed loan program, up to $150,000 from amounts in the first
paragraph, which shall be transferred to and merged with the
appropriation for departmental salaries and expenses, to be used only
for the administrative costs of these guarantees.
rural housing and economic development
For an Office of Rural Housing and Economic Development to be
established in the Department of Housing and Urban Development,
$25,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That of the
amount under this heading, up to $3,000,000 shall be used to develop
capacity at the State and local level for developing rural housing and
for rural economic development and for maintaining a clearinghouse of
ideas for innovative strategies for rural housing and economic
development and revitalization: Provided further, That of the amount
under this heading, at least $22,000,000 which amount shall be awarded
by June 1, 2000 to Indian tribes, State housing finance agencies, State
community and/or economic development agencies, local rural nonprofits
and community development corporations to support innovative housing
and economic development activities in rural areas: Provided further,
That all grants shall be awarded on a competitive basis as specified in
section 102 of the HUD Reform Act.
Community Planning and Development
housing opportunities for persons with aids
For carrying out the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS
program, as authorized by the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C.
12901), $232,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,
That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the funds under this
heading shall be awarded on a priority basis to renew and maintain
existing programs funded under this heading: Provided further, That the
Secretary may use up to 1 percent of the funds under this heading for
technical assistance.
community development block grants
(including transfers of funds)
For grants to States and units of general local government and for
related expenses, not otherwise provided for, to carry out a community
development grants program as authorized by title I of the Housing and
Community Development Act of 1974, as amended (the ``Act'' herein) (42
U.S.C. 5301), $4,800,000,000, to remain available until September 30,
2002: Provided, That $67,000,000 shall be for grants to Indian tribes
notwithstanding section 106(a)(1) of such Act, $3,000,000 shall be
available as a grant to the Housing Assistance Council, $2,000,000
shall be available to support Alaska Native serving institutions and
native Hawaiian serving institutions as defined under the Higher
Education Act, as amended, $1,800,000 shall be available as a grant to
the National American Indian Housing Council, and $45,500,000 shall be
for grants pursuant to section 107 of the Act: Provided further, That
all funding decisions under section 107 except as specified herein
shall be subject to a reprogramming request unless otherwise specified
in accordance with the terms and conditions specified in the committee
report accompanying this Act: Provided further, That not to exceed 20
percent of any grant made with funds appropriated herein (other than a
grant made available in this paragraph to the Housing Assistance
Council or the National American Indian Housing Council, or a grant
using funds under section 107(b)(3) of the Housing and Community
Development Act of 1974, as amended) shall be expended for ``Planning
and Management Development'' and ``Administration'' as defined in
regulations promulgated by the Department: Provided further, That all
balances for the Economic Development Initiative grants program, the
John Heinz Neighborhood Development program, grants to Self Help
Housing Opportunity program, and the Moving to Work Demonstration
program previously funded within the ``Annual Contributions for
Assisted Housing'' account shall be transferred to this account, to be
available for the purposes for which they were originally appropriated.
Of the amount made available under this heading, $25,000,000 shall
be made available for ``Capacity Building for Community Development and
Affordable Housing,'' for LISC and the Enterprise Foundation for
activities as authorized by section 4 of the HUD Demonstration Act of
1993 (Public Law 103-120), as in effect immediately before June 12,
1997, with not less than $5,000,000 of the funding to be used in rural
areas, including tribal areas.
Of the amount made available under this heading, the Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development may use up to $45,000,000 for supportive
services for public housing residents, as authorized by section 34 of
the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended, and not less than
$10,000,000 for grants for service coordinators and congregate services
for the elderly and disabled residents of public and assisted housing:
Provided further, That amounts made available for congregate services
and service coordinators for the elderly and disabled under this
heading and in prior fiscal years may be used by grantees to reimburse
themselves for costs incurred in connection with providing service
coordinators previously advanced by grantees out of other funds due to
delays in the granting by or receipt of funds from the Secretary, and
the funds so made available to grantees for congregate services or
service coordinators under this heading or in prior years shall be
considered as expended by the grantees upon such reimbursement. The
Secretary shall not condition the availability of funding made
available under this heading or in prior years for congregate services
or service coordinators upon any grantee's obligation or expenditure of
any prior funding.
Of the amount made available under this heading, notwithstanding
any other provision of law, $42,500,000 shall be available for
YouthBuild program activities authorized by subtitle D of title IV of
the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, as amended, and
such activities shall be an eligible activity with respect to any funds
made available under this heading: Provided, That local YouthBuild
programs that demonstrate an ability to leverage private and nonprofit
funding shall be given a priority for YouthBuild funding: Provided
further, That up to $2,500,000 may be used for capacity buildings
efforts.
Of the amount made available under this heading, $110,000,000 shall
be available for grants for the Economic Development Initiative (EDI)
to finance a variety of economic development efforts, including
$95,000,000 for making individual grants for targeted economic
investments in accordance with the terms and conditions specified for
such grants in the committee report accompanying this Act.
For the cost of guaranteed loans, $29,000,000, as authorized by
section 108 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974:
Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans,
shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974, as amended: Provided further, That these funds are available to
subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed,
not to exceed $1,261,000,000, notwithstanding any aggregate limitation
on outstanding obligations guaranteed in section 108(k) of the Housing
and Community Development Act of 1974: Provided further, That in
addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the guaranteed loan
program, $1,000,000, which shall be transferred to and merged with the
appropriation for departmental salaries and expenses.
The Secretary is directed to transfer the administration of the
small cities component of the Community Development Block Grant Program
for fiscal year 2000 and all fiscal years thereafter to the State of
New York. No funds under this heading may be made available to grantees
until the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development transfers the
administration of the Small Cities component of the Community
Development Block Grants program to the State of New York.
brownfields redevelopment
For Economic Development Grants, as authorized by section 108(q) of
the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, for
Brownfields redevelopment projects, $25,000,000, to remain available
until expended: Provided, That the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development shall make these grants available on a competitive basis as
specified in section 102 of the Department of Housing and Urban
Development Reform Act of 1989.
home investment partnerships program
For the HOME investment partnerships program, as authorized under
title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act
(Public Law 101-625), as amended, $1,600,000,000, to remain available
until expended: Provided, That up to $20,000,000 of these funds shall
be available for Housing Counseling under section 106 of the Housing
and Urban Development Act of 1968: Provided further, That all Housing
Counseling program balances previously appropriated in the ``Housing
Counseling Assistance'' account shall be transferred to this account,
to be available for the purposes for which they were originally
appropriated.
homeless assistance grants
For the emergency shelter grants program (as authorized under
subtitle B of title IV of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance
Act, as amended); the supportive housing program (as authorized under
subtitle C of title IV of such Act); the section 8 moderate
rehabilitation single room occupancy program (as authorized under the
United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended) to assist homeless
individuals pursuant to section 441 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless
Assistance Act; and the shelter plus care program (as authorized under
subtitle F of title IV of such Act), $1,020,000,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That not less than 30 percent of
these funds shall be used for permanent housing, and all funding for
services must be matched by 25 percent in funding by each grantee:
Provided further, That the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
shall conduct a review of any balances of amounts provided under this
heading in this or any previous appropriations Act that have been
obligated but remain unexpended and shall deobligate any such amounts
that the Secretary determines were obligated for contracts that are
unlikely to be performed and award such amounts during this fiscal
year: Provided further, That up to 1 percent of the funds appropriated
under this heading may be used for technical assistance: Provided
further, That all balances previously appropriated in the ``Emergency
Shelter Grants,'' ``Supportive Housing,'' ``Supplemental Assistance for
Facilities to Assist the Homeless,'' ``Shelter Plus Care,'' ``Section 8
Moderate Rehabilitation Single Room Occupancy,'' and ``Innovative
Homeless Initiatives Demonstration'' accounts shall be transferred to
and merged with this account, to be available for any authorized
purpose under this heading.
Housing Programs
housing for special populations
For assistance for the purchase, construction, acquisition, or
development of additional public and subsidized housing units for low
income families not otherwise provided for, $911,000,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That $710,000,000 shall be for
capital advances, including amendments to capital advance contracts,
for housing for the elderly, as authorized by section 202 of the
Housing Act of 1959, as amended, and for project rental assistance, and
amendments to contracts for project rental assistance, for the elderly
under such section 202(c)(2), and for supportive services associated
with the housing of which amount $50,000,000 shall be for service
coordinators and continuation of existing congregate services grants
for residents of assisted housing projects, and for other eligible
elderly persons residing in the neighborhood in which such projects are
located on an exception basis, and of which amount $50,000,000 shall be
for grants for conversion of existing section 202 projects, or portions
thereof, to assisted living or related use, subject to the provision
that the Secretary shall select existing section 202 projects to
receive such assistance on a competitive basis based on a set of
conditions that take into account the need for and quality of the
proposed alterations, the extent to which the application demonstrates
the ability to complete the alterations promptly and successfully, past
history of successful deliverance of services to the elderly, and such
other factors as the Secretary deems appropriate: Provided further,
That of the amount under this heading, $201,000,000 shall be for
capital advances, including amendments to capital advance contracts,
for supportive housing for persons with disabilities, as authorized by
section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act,
for project rental assistance, for amendments to contracts for project
rental assistance, and supportive services associated with the housing
for persons with disabilities as authorized by section 811 of such Act:
Provided further, That the Secretary may designate up to 25 percent of
the amounts earmarked under this paragraph for section 811 of such Act
for tenant-based assistance, as authorized under that section,
including such authority as may be waived under the next proviso, which
assistance is five years in duration: Provided further, That the
Secretary may waive any provision of such section 202 and such section
811 (including the provisions governing the terms and conditions of
project rental assistance and tenant-based assistance) that the
Secretary determines is not necessary to achieve the objectives of
these programs, or that otherwise impedes the ability to develop,
operate or administer projects assisted under these programs, and may
make provision for alternative conditions or terms where appropriate.
flexible subsidy fund
(transfer of funds)
From the Rental Housing Assistance Fund, all uncommitted balances
of excess rental charges as of September 30, 1999, and any collections
made during fiscal year 2000, shall be transferred to the Flexible
Subsidy Fund, as authorized by section 236(g) of the National Housing
Act, as amended.
Federal Housing Administration
fha--mutual mortgage insurance program account
(including transfers of funds)
During fiscal year 2000, commitments to guarantee loans to carry
out the purposes of section 203(b) of the National Housing Act, as
amended, shall not exceed a loan principal of $120,000,000,000.
During fiscal year 2000, obligations to make direct loans to carry
out the purposes of section 204(g) of the National Housing Act, as
amended, shall not exceed $100,000,000: Provided, That the foregoing
amount shall be for loans to nonprofit and governmental entities in
connection with sales of single family real properties owned by the
Secretary and formerly insured under the Mutual Mortgage Insurance
Fund: Provided further, That no amounts made available to provide
housing assistance with respect to the purchase of any single family
real property owned by the Secretary or the Federal Housing
Administration may discriminate between public and private elementary
and secondary school teachers.
For administrative expenses necessary to carry out the guaranteed
and direct loan program, $330,888,000, of which not to exceed
$324,866,000 shall be transferred to the appropriation for departmental
salaries and expenses; not to exceed $4,022,000 shall be transferred to
the appropriation for the Office of Inspector General. In addition, for
administrative contract expenses, $160,000,000: Provided, That to the
extent guaranteed loan commitments exceed $49,664,000,000 on or before
April 1, 2000, an additional $1,400 for administrative contract
expenses shall be available for each $1,000,000 in additional
guaranteed loan commitments (including a pro rata amount for any amount
below $1,000,000), but in no case shall funds made available by this
proviso exceed $16,000,000.
fha--general and special risk program account
(including transfers of funds)
For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by sections 238 and
519 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-3 and 1735c),
including the cost of loan guarantee modifications (as that term is
defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as
amended), $153,000,000, including not to exceed $153,000,000 from
unobligated balances previously appropriated under this heading, to
remain available until expended: Provided, That these funds are
available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be
guaranteed, of up to $18,100,000,000: Provided further, That any
amounts made available in any prior appropriations Act for the cost (as
such term is defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974) of guaranteed loans that are obligations of the funds established
under section 238 or 519 of the National Housing Act that have not been
obligated or that are deobligated shall be available to the Secretary
of Housing and Urban Development in connection with the making of such
guarantees and shall remain available until expended, notwithstanding
the expiration of any period of availability otherwise applicable to
such amounts.
Gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans, as
authorized by sections 204(g), 207(l), 238, and 519(a) of the National
Housing Act, shall not exceed $50,000,000; of which not to exceed
$30,000,000 shall be for bridge financing in connection with the sale
of multifamily real properties owned by the Secretary and formerly
insured under such Act; and of which not to exceed $20,000,000 shall be
for loans to nonprofit and governmental entities in connection with the
sale of single-family real properties owned by the Secretary and
formerly insured under such Act: Provided further, That no amounts made
available to provide housing assistance with respect to the purchase of
any single family real property owned by the Secretary or the Federal
Housing Administration may discriminate between public and private
elementary and secondary school teachers.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the
guaranteed and direct loan programs, $211,455,000 (including not to
exceed $147,000,000 from unobligated balances previously appropriated
under this heading), of which $193,134,000, shall be transferred to the
appropriation for departmental salaries and expenses; and of which
$18,321,000 shall be transferred to the appropriation for the Office of
Inspector General. In addition, for administrative contract expenses
necessary to carry out the guaranteed and direct loan programs,
$144,000,000: Provided, That to the extent guaranteed loan commitments
exceed $7,263,000,000 on or before April 1, 2000, an additional $19,800
for administrative contract expenses shall be available for each
$1,000,000 in additional guaranteed loan commitments over
$7,263,000,000 (including a pro rata amount for any increment below
$1,000,000), but in no case shall funds made available by this proviso
exceed $14,400,000.
Government National Mortgage Association
guarantees of mortgage-backed securities loan guarantee program account
(including transfer of funds)
During fiscal year 2000, new commitments to issue guarantees to
carry out the purposes of section 306 of the National Housing Act, as
amended (12 U.S.C. 1721(g)), shall not exceed $200,000,000,000.
For administrative expenses necessary to carry out the guaranteed
mortgage-backed securities program, $15,383,000, of which not to exceed
$9,383,000 shall be transferred to the appropriation for departmental
salaries and expenses.
Policy Development and Research
research and technology
For contracts, grants, and necessary expenses of programs of
research and studies relating to housing and urban problems, not
otherwise provided for, as authorized by title V of the Housing and
Urban Development Act of 1970, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701z-1 et seq.),
including carrying out the functions of the Secretary under section
1(a)(1)(i) of Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1968, $35,000,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2001.
Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
fair housing activities
For contracts, grants, and other assistance, not otherwise provided
for, as authorized by title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, as
amended by the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, and section 561 of
the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987, as amended,
$40,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2001, of which
$20,000,000 shall be to carry out activities pursuant to such section
561: Provided, That no funds made available under this heading shall be
used to lobby the executive or legislative branches of the Federal
Government in connection with a specific contract, grant or loan.
Office of Lead Hazard Control
lead hazard reduction
For the Lead Hazard Reduction Program, as authorized by sections
1011 and 1053 of the Residential Lead-Based Hazard Reduction Act of
1992, $80,000,000 to remain available until expended, of which
$10,000,000 shall be for a Healthy Homes Initiative, which shall be a
program pursuant to sections 501 and 502 of the Housing and Urban
Development Act of 1970 that shall include research, studies, testing,
and demonstration efforts, including education and outreach concerning
lead-based paint poisoning and other housing-related environmental
diseases and hazards: Provided, That all balances for the Lead Hazard
Reduction Programs previously funded in the Annual Contributions for
Assisted Housing and Community Development Block Grant accounts shall
be transferred to this account, to be available for the purposes for
which they were originally appropriated.
Management and Administration
salaries and expenses
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary administrative and non-administrative expenses of the
Department of Housing and Urban Development, not otherwise provided
for, including not to exceed $7,000 for official reception and
representation expenses, $985,826,000, of which $518,000,000 shall be
provided from the various funds of the Federal Housing Administration,
$9,383,000 shall be provided from funds of the Government National
Mortgage Association, $1,000,000 shall be provided from the ``Community
Development Block Grants Program'' account, $150,000 shall be provided
by transfer from the ``Title VI Indian Federal Guarantees Program''
account, and $200,000 shall be provided by transfer from the ``Indian
Housing Loan Guarantee Fund Program'' account: Provided, That the
Secretary is prohibited from using any funds under this heading or any
other heading in this Act from employing more than 77 schedule C and 20
noncareer Senior Executive Service employees: Provided further, That
the Secretary is prohibited from using funds under this heading or any
other heading in this Act to employ more than 9,300 employees,
including any contract employees working on site in the Department:
Provided further, That the Secretary is prohibited from using funds
under this heading or any other heading in this Act after February 1,
2000 to employ any external community builders or to convert any
external community builder to career employee after August 1, 1999:
Provided further, That the Secretary is prohibited from using funds
under this heading or any other heading in this Act to employ more than
14 employees in the Office of Public Affairs: Provided further, That
the Secretary is prohibited from using funds in excess of $1,000,000
under this heading or any other heading in this Act to pay for travel:
Provided further, That the Secretary may not reduce the staffing level
at any Department of Housing and Urban Development State or local
office.
office of inspector general
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in
carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended,
$95,910,000, of which $22,343,000 shall be provided from the various
funds of the Federal Housing Administration and $10,000,000 shall be
provided from the amount earmarked for Operation Safe Home in the
``Drug Elimination Grants for Low-Income Housing'' account: Provided,
That the Inspector General shall have independent authority over all
personnel issues within the Office of Inspector General: Provided
further, That of the amount under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be
made available for the Inspector General to enter in contracts for
independent financial audits of programs at the Department of Housing
and Urban Development, including audits of internal financial accounts:
Provided further, That the amount made available under the previous
proviso shall remain available for obligation until September 30, 2001.
Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight
salaries and expenses
(including transfer of funds)
For carrying out the Federal Housing Enterprise Financial Safety
and Soundness Act of 1992, $19,493,000, to remain available until
expended, to be derived from the Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight
Fund: Provided, That not to exceed such amount shall be available from
the General Fund of the Treasury to the extent necessary to incur
obligations and make expenditures pending the receipt of collections to
the Fund: Provided further, That the General Fund amount shall be
reduced as collections are received during the fiscal year so as to
result in a final appropriation from the General Fund estimated at not
more than $0.
administrative provisions
financing adjustment factors
Sec. 201. Fifty percent of the amounts of budget authority, or in
lieu thereof 50 percent of the cash amounts associated with such budget
authority, that are recaptured from projects described in section
1012(a) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act
of 1988 (Public Law 100-628, 102 Stat. 3224, 3268) shall be rescinded,
or in the case of cash, shall be remitted to the Treasury, and such
amounts of budget authority or cash recaptured and not rescinded or
remitted to the Treasury shall be used by State housing finance
agencies or local governments or local housing agencies with projects
approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for which
settlement occurred after January 1, 1992, in accordance with such
section. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, the Secretary may award
up to 15 percent of the budget authority or cash recaptured and not
rescinded or remitted to the Treasury to provide project owners with
incentives to refinance their project at a lower interest rate.
fair housing and free speech
Sec. 202. None of the amounts made available under this Act may be
used during fiscal year 2000 to investigate or prosecute under the Fair
Housing Act any otherwise lawful activity engaged in by one or more
persons, including the filing or maintaining of a nonfrivolous legal
action, that is engaged in solely for the purpose of achieving or
preventing action by a government official or entity, or a court of
competent jurisdiction.
enhanced disposition authority
Sec. 203. Section 204 of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and
Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations
Act, 1997, is amended by striking ``fiscal years 1997, 1998 and 1999''
and inserting ``fiscal years 1999 and 2000''.
housing opportunities for persons with aids grants
Sec. 204. (a) Eligibility.--Section 854(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the AIDS
Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 12903(c)(1)(A))(ii), is amended by
inserting after ``clause (i)'' a comma and ``or States that received an
allocation under this clause in a prior fiscal year''.
(b) Minimum Grant Repealer.--Section 854(c)(2) of such Act is
repealed.
(c) Environmental Review.--Section 856 of such Act is amended by
adding the following new subsection at the end: ``(h) Environmental
Review.--For purposes of environmental review, decisionmaking, and
action pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and
other provisions of law that further the purposes of such Act, a grant
under this subtitle shall be treated as assistance for a special
project that is subject to section 305(c) of the Multifamily Housing
Property Disposition Reform Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 3547), and shall be
subject to the regulations issued by the Secretary to implement such
section.''.
fha multifamily mortgage credit demonstrations
Sec. 205. Section 542 of the Housing and Community Development Act
of 1992 is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(5) by striking ``during fiscal year
1999'', and inserting ``in each of fiscal years 1999 and
2000'', and
(2) in the first sentence of subsection (c)(4) by striking
``during fiscal year 1999'' and inserting ``in each of fiscal
years 1999 and 2000''.
clarification of owner's right to prepay
Sec. 206. (a) Prepayment Right.--Notwithstanding section 211 of the
Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 or section 221 of the
Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 (as in effect pursuant to
section 604(c) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing
Act), subject to subsection (b), with respect to any project that is
eligible low-income housing (as that term is defined in section 229 of
the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987)--
(1) the owner of the project may prepay, and the mortgagee
may accept prepayment of, the mortgage on the project, and
(2) the owner may request voluntary termination of a
mortgage insurance contract with respect to such project and
the contract may be terminated notwithstanding any requirements
under sections 229 and 250 of the National Housing Act.
(b) Conditions.--Any prepayment of a mortgage or termination of an
insurance contract authorized under subsection (a) may be made--
(1) only to the extent that such prepayment or termination
is consistent with the terms and conditions of the mortgage on
or mortgage insurance contract for the project;
(2) only if the owner of the project involved agrees not to
increase the rent charges for any dwelling unit in the project
during the 60-day period beginning upon such prepayment or
termination; and
(3) only if the owner of the project provides notice of
intent to prepay or terminate, in such form as the Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development may prescribe, to each tenant of
the housing, the Secretary, and the chief executive officer of
the appropriate State or local government for the jurisdiction
within which the housing is located, not less than 150 days,
but not more than 270 days, before such prepayment or
termination, except that such requirement shall not apply to a
prepayment or termination that--
(A) occurs during the 150-day period immediately
following the date of the enactment of this Act;
(B) is necessary to effect conversion to ownership
by a priority purchaser (as defined in section 231(a)
of the Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resident
Ownership Act of 1990 (12 U.S.C. 4120(a)), or
(C) will otherwise ensure that the project will
continue to operate, at least until the maturity date
of the loan or mortgage, in a manner that will provide
rental housing on terms at least as advantageous to
existing and future tenants as the terms required by
the program under which the loan or mortgage was made
or insured prior to the proposed prepayment or
termination.
funding of certain public housing
Sec. 207. No funds in this Act or any other Act may hereafter be
used by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to determine
allocations or provide assistance for operating subsidies or
modernization for certain State and city funded and locally developed
public housing or assisted housing units, as described in section
9(n)(1)(B) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, unless such unit
was so assisted before October 1, 1998.
fha administrative contract expense authority
Sec. 208. Section 1 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1702) is
amended by inserting the following new sentence after the first
proviso: ``For the purposes of this section, the term
``nonadministrative'' shall not include contract expenses that are not
capitalized or routinely deducted from the proceeds of sales, and such
expenses shall not be payable from funds made available by this Act.''.
full payment of claims
Sec. 209. (a) Section 541 of the National Housing Act is amended--
(1) by amending the heading to read as follows: ``partial
payment of claims on defaulted mortgages and in connection with
mortgage restructuring''; and
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ``partial payment of the
claim under the mortgage insurance contract'' and inserting,
``partial or full payment of claim under one or more mortgage
insurance contracts''.
(b) Section 517 of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and
Affordability Act of 1997 is amended by adding a new subsection (a)(6)
to read as follows: ``(6) The second mortgage under this section may be
a first mortgage if no restructured or new first mortgage will meet the
requirement of paragraph (1)(A).''.
availability of income matching information
Sec. 210. (a) Section 3(f) of the United States Housing Act of 1937
(42 U.S.C. 1437a), as amended by section 508(d)(1) of the Quality
Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998, is further amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) after the first appearance of ``public housing
agency'', by inserting ``, or the owner responsible for
determining the participant's eligibility or level of
benefits,''; and
(B) after ``as applicable'', by inserting ``, or to
the owner responsible for determining the participant's
eligibility or level of benefits''; and
(2) in paragraph (2)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or'';
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period and
inserting ``, or''; and
(C) by inserting at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(C) for which project-based assistance is provided under
section 8, section 202, or section 811.''.
(b) Section 904(b) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance
Amendments Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 3544), as amended by section
508(d)(2) of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998,
is further amended in paragraph (4)--
(1) by inserting after ``public housing agency'' the first
time it appears the following: ``, or the owner responsible for
determining the participant's eligibility or level of
benefits,''; and
(2) by striking ``the public housing agency verifying
income'' and inserting ``verifying income''.
elimination of secretary public housing set-aside funds
Sec. 211. Subsection (k) of section 9 of the United States Housing
Act of 1937, as amended by the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility
Act of 1998, is hereby deleted and the following subsections are
redesignated, accordingly.
technical correction to the departments of veterans affairs and housing
and urban development, and independent agencies appropriations act,
1998
Sec. 212. (a) Exemptions From Restructuring.--Section 514(h)(1) of
the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development,
and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998 is amended to read as
follows:
``(1) the primary financing for the project was provided by a unit
of State government or a unit of general local government (or an agency
or instrumentality of either) and the primary financing involves
mortgage insurance under the National Housing Act, such that the
implementation of a mortgage restructuring and rental assistance
sufficiency plan under this Act would be in conflict with applicable
law or agreements governing such financing;''.
technical correction to fha single family mortgage limits
Sec. 213. (a) In General.--Section 203(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the National
Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1709(b)(2)(A)(ii)) is amended by inserting after
``may not be less than'' the following: ``the greater of the dollar
amount limitation in effect for the area on the date of enactment of
the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development,
and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall take
effect on October 1, 1999.
limitation on compensation for public housing
Sec. 214. None of the funds appropriated in this title under the
heading of the Public Housing Operating Fund shall be used to pay
compensation of an individual, either as direct costs or any proration
of an indirect cost, at a rate in excess of $125,000, unless the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development certifies that such
compensation should be increased on an individual basis due to special
circumstances.
limitation on compensation for youthbuild
Sec. 215. None of the funds appropriated in this title for the
Youthbuild program shall be used to pay compensation of an individual,
either as direct costs or any proration of an indirect cost, at a rate
in excess of $125,000, unless the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development certifies that such compensation should be increased on an
individual basis.
adjustments to income eligibility for unusually high or low families
incomes in assisted housing
Sec. 216. Section 16 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(2)(A), by inserting before the period
the following: ``; except that the Secretary may establish
income ceilings higher or lower than 30 percent of the area
median income on the basis of the Secretary's findings that
such variations are necessary because of unusually high or low
family incomes''; and
(2) in subsection (c)(3), by inserting before the period
the following: ``; except that the Secretary may establish
income ceilings higher or lower than 30 percent of the area
median income on the basis of the Secretary's findings that
such variations are necessary because of unusually high or low
family incomes''.
gao reimbursement
Sec. 217. The Comptroller General of the United States shall
certify to the Congress on a quarterly basis on the cost of time
attributable to the failure of the Department of Housing and Urban
Development to cooperate in any investigation being conducted by the
General Accounting Office with regard to the activities of the
Department. Within 30 days of such certification, the Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development shall reimburse the General Accounting
Office for such costs from the Salaries and Expenses account of the
Department of Housing and Urban Development.
home technical correction
Sec. 218. Section 212(a)(1) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National
Affordable Housing Act is amended in the first sentence by inserting
after ``community housing development organizations,'' the following:
``to preserve housing assisted or previously assisted with section 8
assistance,''.
exemption for alaska and mississippi from requirement of resident on
board
Sec. 219. Public housing agencies in the states of Alaska and
Mississippi shall not be required to comply with section 2(b) of the
United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended, during fiscal year 2000.
administration of the cdbg program by new york state
Sec. 220. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall
transfer on October 1, 1999 the administration of the Small Cities
component of the Community Development Block Grants program, as
established in the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, to
the State of New York to be administered by the Governor.
renewal of section 8 project-based contracts
Sec. 221. (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law and except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the
Secretary may use amounts available for the renewal of assistance under
section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, upon the
termination or expiration of a contract for assistance under section 8
(other than a contract for tenant-based assistance and notwithstanding
section 8(v) of such Act for loan management assistance), to provide
assistance under section 8 of such Act for a covered project (as
defined under section 524(b)(2) of the Multifamily Assisted Housing
Reform and Affordability Act) under this section at rent levels that do
not exceed comparable market rents for the market area.
(b) Mandatory Renewals.--The Secretary shall offer to renew at up
to rent levels that do not exceed comparable market rents for the
market area any contract for assistance under section 8 of the United
States Housing Act of 1937 (other than a contract for tenant-based
assistance and notwithstanding section 8(v) of such Act for loan
management assistance) that has expired for any covered project (as
defined under section 524(b)(2) of the Multifamily Assisted Housing
Reform and Affordability Act)--
(1) in a low-vacancy area; or
(2) where a predominant number of units are occupied by
elderly families, disabled families, or elderly and disabled
families.
(c) Establishment of Market Rents.--The Secretary shall establish
for units assisted with project-based assistance in covered projects
(as defined under section 524(b)(2) of the Multifamily Assisted Housing
Reform and Affordability Act) adjusted rent levels that are equivalent
to rents based on appraisals that are derived from comparable
properties if the market rent determination is based on not less than 2
comparable properties, including, if there are no comparable properties
in the sane market area, 2 properties that have been certified by the
Secretary as similar to the covered properties as to neighborhood
(including risk of crime), type of location, access, street appeal,
age, property size, apartment mix, physical configuration, property and
unit amenities, utilities, and other relevant characteristics, provided
that the comparable projects are not receiving project-based
assistance.
(d) 10-Year Contracts.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the Secretary and owner of any covered project (as defined under
section 524(b)(2) of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and
Affordability Act) may agree to up to a 10-year contract renewal for
assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937
(other than a contract for tenant-based assistance and notwithstanding
section 8(v) of such Act for loan management assistance) under which
payments shall be subject to the annual availability of appropriations.
enhanced voucher authority
Sec. 222. (a) In General.--Section 8 of the United States Housing
Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f) is amended by inserting after subsection
(s) the following new subsection:
``(t) Enhanced Vouchers.--
``(1) In general.--Enhanced voucher assistance under this
subsection for a family shall be voucher assistance under
subsection (o), except that under such enhanced voucher
assistance--
``(A) subject only to subparagraph (D), the
assisted family shall pay as rent no less than the
amount the family was paying on the date of the
eligibility event for the project in which the family
was residing on such date;
``(B) during any period that the assisted family
continues residing in the same unit in which the family
was residing on the date of the eligibility event for
the project, if the rent for the dwelling unit of the
family in such project exceeds the applicable payment
standard established pursuant to subsection (o) for the
unit, the amount of rental assistance provided on
behalf of the family shall be determined using a
payment standard that is equal to the rent for the
dwelling unit (as such rent may be increased from time
to time), subject to paragraph (10)(A) of subsection
(o);
``(C) subparagraph (B) of this paragraph shall not
apply and the payment standard for the dwelling unit
occupied by the family shall be determined in
accordance with subsection (o) if--
``(i) the assisted family moves, at any
time, from such project; or
``(ii) the voucher is made available for
use by any family other than the original
family on behalf of whom the voucher was
provided; and
``(D) if the income of the assisted family declines
to a significant extent, the percentage of income paid
by the family for rent shall not exceed the greater of
30 percent or the percentage of income paid at the time
of the eligibility event for the project.
``(2) Eligibility event.--For purposes of this subsection,
the term `eligibility event' means, with respect to a
multifamily housing project, the prepayment of the mortgage on
such housing project, the voluntary termination of the
insurance contract for the mortgage for such housing project,
or the termination or expiration of the contract for rental
assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of
1937 for such housing project, that, under paragraphs (3) and
(4) of section 515(c) or section 524(b) of the Multifamily
Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (42
U.S.C. 1437f note) or section 223(f) of the Low-Income Housing
Preservation and Resident Homeownership Act of 1990 (12 U.S.C.
4113(f)), results in tenants in such housing project being
eligible for enhanced voucher assistance under this subsection.
``(3) Treatment of enhanced vouchers provided under other
authority.--
``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, any enhanced voucher assistance
provided under any authority specified in subparagraph
(D) shall be treated, and subject to the same
requirements, as enhanced voucher assistance under this
subsection.
``(B) Identification of other authority.--The
authority specified in this subparagraph is the
authority under--
``(i) the 10th, 11th, and 12th provisos
under the `Preserving Existing Housing
Investment' account in title II of the
Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and
Urban Development, and Independent Agencies
Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public Law 104-204;
110 Stat. 2884), pursuant to such provisos, the
first proviso under the `Housing Certificate
Fund' account in title II of the Departments of
Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban
Development, and Independent Agencies
Appropriations Act, 1998 (Public Law 105-65;
111 Stat. 1351), or the first proviso under the
`Housing Certificate Fund' account in title II
of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and
Housing and Urban Development, and Independent
Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law
105-276; 112 Stat. 2469); and
``(ii) paragraphs (3) and (4) of section
515(c) of the Multifamily Assisted Housing
Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (42 U.S.C.
1437f note), as in effect before the enactment
of this Act.
``(4) Authorization of appropriations.--There are
authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 2000,
2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004 such sums as may be necessary for
enhanced voucher assistance under this subsection.''.
(b) Enhanced Vouchers Under MAHRAA.--Section 515(c) of the
Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (42
U.S.C. 1437f note) is amended by striking paragraph (4) and inserting
the following new paragraph:
``(4) Assistance through enhanced vouchers.--In the case of
any family described in paragraph (3) that resides in a project
described in section 512(2)(B), the tenant-based assistance
provided shall be enhanced voucher assistance under section
8(t) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C.
1437f(t)).''.
(c) Enhanced Vouchers For Certain Tenants in Prepayment and
Voluntary Termination Properties.--Section 223 of the Low-Income
Housing Preservation and Resident Homeownership Act of 1990 (12 U.S.C.
4113) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(f) Enhanced Voucher Assistance for Certain Tenants.--
``(1) Authority.--In lieu of benefits under subsections
(b), (c), and (d), and subject to the availability of
appropriated amounts, each family described in paragraph (2)
shall be offered enhanced voucher assistance under section 8(t)
of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(t)).
``(2) Eligible families.--A family described in this
paragraph is a family that is--
``(A) a low-income family or a moderate-income
family;
``(B) an elderly family, a disabled family, or
residing in a low-vacancy area; and
``(C) residing in eligible low-income housing on
the date of the prepayment of the mortgage or voluntary
termination of the insurance contract.''.
(d) Enhanced Vouchers for Expiring Contracts.--Section 524 of the
Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (42
U.S.C. 1437f note) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(b) Enhanced Voucher Assistance for Covered Residents.--
``(1) In general.--In the case of a contract for project-
based assistance under section 8 for a covered project that is
not renewed under subsection (a) of this section (or any other
authority), to the extent that amounts for assistance under
this subsection are provided in advance in appropriation Acts,
upon the date of the expiration of such contract the
Secretary--
``(A) shall make enhanced voucher assistance under
section 8(t) of the United States Housing Act of 1937
(42 U.S.C. 1437f(t)) available on behalf of each
covered resident of the covered project; and
``(B) may make enhanced voucher assistance under
such section available on behalf of any other low-
income family who, upon the date of such expiration, is
residing in an assisted dwelling unit in the covered
project.
``(2) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection, the
following definitions shall apply:
``(A) Assisted dwelling unit.--The term `assisted
dwelling unit' means a dwelling unit that--
``(i) is in a covered project; and
``(ii) is covered by rental assistance
provided under the contract for project-based
assistance for the covered project.
``(B) Covered project.--The term `covered project'
means any housing that--
``(i) consists of more than 4 dwelling
units;
``(ii) is covered in whole or in part by a
contract for project-based assistance under--
``(I) the new construction or
substantial rehabilitation program
under section 8(b)(2) of the United
States Housing Act of 1937 (as in
effect before October 1, 1983),
``(II) the property disposition
program under section 8(b) of the
United States Housing Act of 1937,
``(III) the moderate rehabilitation
program under section 8(e)(2) of the
United States Housing Act of 1937 (as
in effect before October 1, 1991),
``(IV) the loan management
assistance program under section 8 of
the United States Housing Act of 1937,
``(V) section 23 of the United
States Housing Act of 1937 (as in
effect before January 1, 1975),
``(VI) the rent supplement program
under section 101 of the Housing and
Urban Development Act of 1965, or
``(VII) section 8 of the United
States Housing Act of 1937, following
conversion from assistance under
section 101 of the Housing and Urban
Development Act of 1965,
which contract will under its own terms expire
during the period consisting of fiscal years
2000 through 2004;
``(iii) is not housing for which residents
are eligible for enhanced voucher assistance
pursuant to section 223(f) of the Low-Income
Housing Preservation and Resident Homeownership
Act of 1990 (12 U.S.C. 4113(f)); and
``(iv) is not housing for which residents
are eligible for enhanced voucher assistance
pursuant to paragraphs (3) and (4) of section
515(c) of the Multifamily Assisted Housing
Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (42 U.S.C.
1437f note).
``(C) Covered resident.--The term `covered
resident' means a family who--
``(i) upon the date of the expiration of
the contract for project-based assistance for a
covered project, is residing in an assisted
dwelling unit in the covered project; and
``(ii) as a result of a rent increase
occurring after the date of such contract
expiration is subject to a rent for such unit
that exceeds 30 percent of adjusted income.''.
housing finance agencies
Sec. 223. The Secretary may contract with State or local housing
finance agencies that have been selected as a Participating
Administrative Entity under the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and
Affordability Act of 1997 for determining the market rental rates of a
covered project as defined under such Act.
section 202 exemption
Sec. 224. Notwithstanding section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 or
any other provision of law, Peggy A. Burgin may not be disqualified on
the basis of age from residing at Clark's Landing in Groton, Vermont.
darlinton preservation amendment
Sec. 225. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon
prepayment of the FHA-insured Section 236 mortgage, the Secretary shall
continue to provide interest reduction payment in accordance with the
existing amortization schedule for Darlinton Manor Apartments, a 100-
unit project located at 606 North 5th Street, Bozemen, Montana, which
will continue as affordable housing pursuant to a use agreement with
the State of Montana.
section 236 irp reform
Sec. 226. Section 236(g) of the National Housing Act is amended, in
the last sentence, by inserting ``or a project owner with a mortgage
formerly insured under this section (if such mortgage is held by the
Secretary and such project owner is current with respect to the
mortgage obligation),'' before ``may retain''.
risk-sharing priority
Sec. 227. Section 517(b)(3) of the Departments of Veterans Affairs
and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies
Appropriations Act, 1998 is amended by inserting after ``1992.'' the
following: ``The Secretary shall give a priority to risk-shared
financing under section 542(c) of the Housing and Community Development
Act of 1992 for any mortgage restructuring, rehabilitation financing,
or debt refinancing included as part of a mortgage restructuring and
rental assistance sufficiency plan if the terms and conditions will
result in reduced risk of loss to the federal government.''.
TITLE III--INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
American Battle Monuments Commission
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the American
Battle Monuments Commission, including the acquisition of land or
interest in land in foreign countries; purchases and repair of uniforms
for caretakers of national cemeteries and monuments outside of the
United States and its territories and possessions; rent of office and
garage space in foreign countries; purchase (one for replacement only)
and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and insurance of official motor
vehicles in foreign countries, when required by law of such countries,
$26,467,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the
American Battle Monuments Commission may borrow up to $65,000,000 from
the Treasury of the United States for the construction of the World War
II memorial in the District of Columbia on such terms and conditions as
required by the Secretary of the Treasury.
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses in carrying out activities pursuant to
section 112(r)(6) of the Clean Air Act, including hire of passenger
vehicles, and for services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates
for individuals not to exceed the per diem equivalent to the maximum
rate payable for senior level positions under 5 U.S.C. 5376,
$6,500,000: Provided, That the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation
Board shall have not more than three career Senior Executive Service
positions.
Department of the Treasury
Community Development Financial Institutions
community development financial institutions
fund program account
For grants, loans, and technical assistance to qualifying community
development lenders, and administrative expenses of the Fund, including
services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not
to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for ES-3,
$80,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2001, of which
$12,000,000 may be used for the cost of direct loans, and up to
$1,000,000 may be used for administrative expenses to carry out the
direct loan program: Provided, That the cost of direct loans, including
the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That these
funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal
amount of direct loans not to exceed $32,000,000: Provided further,
That not more than $25,000,000 of the funds made available under this
heading may be used for programs and activities authorized in section
114 of the Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act
of 1994.
Consumer Product Safety Commission
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Consumer Product Safety Commission,
including hire of passenger motor vehicles, services as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem
rate equivalent to the maximum rate payable under 5 U.S.C. 5376,
purchase of nominal awards to recognize non-Federal officials'
contributions to Commission activities, and not to exceed $500 for
official reception and representation expenses, $49,500,000.
Corporation for National and Community Service
national and community service programs
operating expenses
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses for the Corporation for National and
Community Service (referred to in the matter under this heading as the
``Corporation'') in carrying out programs, activities, and initiatives
under the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (referred to in
the matter under this heading as the ``Act'') (42 U.S.C. 12501 et
seq.), $423,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2000:
Provided, That not more than $27,000,000 shall be available for
administrative expenses authorized under section 501(a)(4) of the Act
(42 U.S.C. 12671(a)(4)): Provided further, That not more than $2,500
shall be for official reception and representation expenses: Provided
further, That not more than $70,000,000, to remain available without
fiscal year limitation, shall be transferred to the National Service
Trust account for educational awards authorized under subtitle D of
title I of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12601 et seq.), of which not to exceed
$5,000,000 shall be available for national service scholarships for
high school students performing community service: Provided further,
That not more than $224,500,000 of the amount provided under this
heading shall be available for grants under the National Service Trust
program authorized under subtitle C of title I of the Act (42 U.S.C.
12571 et seq.) (relating to activities including the AmeriCorps
program), of which not more than $40,000,000 may be used to administer,
reimburse, or support any national service program authorized under
section 121(d)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12581(d)(2)): Provided
further, That not more than $7,500,000 of the funds made available
under this heading shall be made available for the Points of Light
Foundation for activities authorized under title III of the Act (42
U.S.C. 12661 et seq.): Provided further, That no funds shall be
available for national service programs run by Federal agencies
authorized under section 121(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12571(b)):
Provided further, That to the maximum extent feasible, funds
appropriated under subtitle C of title I of the Act shall be provided
in a manner that is consistent with the recommendations of peer review
panels in order to ensure that priority is given to programs that
demonstrate quality, innovation, replicability, and sustainability:
Provided further, That not more than $18,000,000 of the funds made
available under this heading shall be available for the Civilian
Community Corps authorized under subtitle E of title I of the Act (42
U.S.C. 12611 et seq.): Provided further, That not more than $43,000,000
shall be available for school-based and community-based service-
learning programs authorized under subtitle B of title I of the Act (42
U.S.C. 12521 et seq.): Provided further, That not more than $28,500,000
shall be available for quality and innovation activities authorized
under subtitle H of title I of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12853 et seq.):
Provided further, That not more than $5,000,000 shall be available for
audits and other evaluations authorized under section 179 of the Act
(42 U.S.C. 12639): Provided further, That to the maximum extent
practicable, the Corporation shall increase significantly the level of
matching funds and in-kind contributions provided by the private
sector, shall expand significantly the number of educational awards
provided under subtitle D of title I, and shall reduce the total
Federal costs per participant in all programs: Provided further, That
of amounts available in the National Service Trust account from
previous appropriations acts, $80,000,000 shall be rescinded.
office of inspector general
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in
carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, $5,000,000.
Court of Veterans Appeals
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses for the operation of the United States Court
of Veterans Appeals as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 7251-7298, $11,450,000,
of which $910,000, shall be available for the purpose of providing
financial assistance as de scribed, and in accordance with the process
and reporting procedures set forth, under this heading in Public Law
102-229.
Department of Defense--Civil
Cemeterial Expenses, Army
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses, as authorized by law, for maintenance,
operation, and improvement of Arlington National Cemetery and Soldiers'
and Airmen's Home National Cemetery, including the purchase of one
passenger motor vehicle for replacement only, and not to exceed $1,000
for official reception and representation expenses, $12,473,000, to
remain available until expended.
Environmental Protection Agency
science and technology
(including transfer of funds)
For science and technology, including research and development
activities, which shall include research and development activities
under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), as amended; necessary expenses for
personnel and related costs and travel expenses, including uniforms, or
allowances therefore, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; services as
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed
the per diem rate equivalent to the maximum rate payable for senior
level positions under 5 U.S.C. 5376; procurement of laboratory
equipment and supplies; other operating expenses in support of research
and development; construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and
renovation of facilities, not to exceed $75,000 per project,
$642,483,000, which shall remain available until September 30, 2001:
Provided, That the obligated balance of sums available in this account
shall remain available through September 30, 2008 for liquidating
obligations made in fiscal years 2000 and 2001: Provided further, That
the obligated balance of funds transferred to this account in Public
Law 105-276 shall remain available through September 30, 2007 for
liquidating obligations made in fiscal years 1999 and 2000.
environmental programs and management
For environmental programs and management, including necessary
expenses, not otherwise provided for, for personnel and related costs
and travel expenses, including uniforms, or allowances therefore, as
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate
equivalent to the maximum rate payable for senior level positions under
5 U.S.C. 5376; hire of passenger motor vehicles; hire, maintenance, and
operation of aircraft; purchase of reprints; library memberships in
societies or associations which issue publications to members only or
at a price to members lower than to subscribers who are not members;
construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of
facilities, not to exceed $75,000 per project; and not to exceed $6,000
for official reception and representation expenses, $1,897,000,000,
which shall remain available until September 30, 2001, and of which not
less than $12,000,000 shall be derived from pro rata transfers of
amounts made available under each other heading under the heading
``Environmental Protection Agency'' and shall be available for the
Montreal Protocol Fund: Provided, That the obligated balance of such
sums shall remain available through September 30, 2008 for liquidating
obligations made in fiscal years 2000 and 2001: Provided further, That
personnel compensation and benefits costs shall not exceed
$900,000,000: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated by
this Act shall be used to propose or issue rules, regulations, decrees,
or orders for the purpose of implementation, or in preparation for
implementation, of the Kyoto Protocol which was adopted on December 11,
1997, in Kyoto, Japan at the Third Conference of the Parties to the
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which has not
been submitted to the Senate for advice and consent to ratification
pursuant to article II, section 2, clause 2, of the United States
Constitution, and which has not entered into force pursuant to article
25 of the Protocol: Provided further, That notwithstanding 7 U.S.C.
136r and 15 U.S.C. 2609, beginning in fiscal year 2000 and thereafter,
grants awarded under section 20 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide,
and Rodenticide Act, as amended, and section 10 of the Toxic Substances
Control Act, as amended, shall be available for research, development,
monitoring, public education, training, demonstrations, and studies.
office of inspector general
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as
amended, and for construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and
renovation of facilities, not to exceed $75,000 per project,
$32,409,000, to remain available until September 30, 2001: Provided,
That the sums available in this account shall remain available through
September 30, 2008 for liquidating obligations made in fiscal years
2000 and 2001: Provided further, That the obligated balance of funds
transferred to this account in Public Law 105-276 shall remain
available through September 30, 2007 for liquidating obligations made
in fiscal years 1999 and 2000.
buildings and facilities
For construction, repair, improvement, extension, alteration, and
purchase of fixed equipment or facilities of, or for use by, the
Environmental Protection Agency, $25,930,000, to remain available until
expended.
hazardous substance superfund
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses to carry out the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), as amended,
including sections 111(c)(3), (c)(5), (c)(6), and (e)(4) (42 U.S.C.
9611), and for construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and
renovation of facilities, not to exceed $75,000 per project; not to
exceed $1,400,000,000 (of which $100,000,000 shall not become available
until September 1, 2000), including $650,000,000 as appropriated under
this heading in Public Law 105-276, notwithstanding the language in the
sixth proviso under this heading of such Act which conditions the
availability of such funds for obligation upon enactment by August 1,
1999 of specific Superfund reauthorization legislation, and the seventh
proviso; all of which is to remain available until expended, consisting
of $700,000,000, as authorized by section 517(a) of the Superfund
Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA), as amended by Public
Law 101-508, and $700,000,000 as a payment from general revenues to the
Hazardous Substance Superfund for purposes as authorized by section
517(b) of SARA, as amended by Public Law 101-508: Provided, That funds
appropriated under this heading may be allocated to other Federal
agencies in accordance with section 111(a) of CERCLA: Provided further,
That $10,753,100 of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be
transferred to the ``Office of Inspector General'' appropriation to
remain available until September 30, 2001: Provided further, That
notwithstanding section 111(m) of CERCLA or any other provision of law,
$70,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be
available to the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
(ATSDR) to carry out activities described in sections 104(i),
111(c)(4), and 111(c)(14) of CERCLA and section 118(f) of SARA:
Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, in
lieu of performing a health assessment under section 104(i)(6) of
CERCLA, the Administrator of ATSDR may conduct other appropriate health
studies, evaluations or activities, including, without limitation,
biomedical testing, clinical evaluations, medical monitoring, and
referral to accredited health care providers: Provided further, That in
performing any such health assessment or health study, evaluation, or
activity, the Administrator of ATSDR shall not be bound by the
deadlines in section 104(i)(6)(A): Provided further, That $38,000,000
of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be transferred to
the ``Science and Technology'' appropriation to remain available until
September 30, 2001: Provided further, That none of the funds
appropriated under this heading shall be available for the Agency for
Toxic Substances and Disease Registry to issue in excess of 40
toxicological profiles pursuant to section 104(i) of CERCLA during
fiscal year 2000.
leaking underground storage tank trust fund
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses to carry out leaking underground storage
tank cleanup activities authorized by section 205 of the Superfund
Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, and for construction,
alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of facilities, not
to exceed $75,000 per project, $71,556,000, to remain available until
expended.
oil spill response
(including transfer of funds)
For expenses necessary to carry out the Environmental Protection
Agency's responsibilities under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990,
$15,000,000, to be derived from the Oil Spill Liability trust fund, and
to remain available until expended.
state and tribal assistance grants
For environmental programs and infrastructure assistance, including
capitalization grants for State revolving funds and performance
partnership grants, $3,250,000,000, to remain available until expended,
of which $1,350,000,000 shall be for making capitalization grants for
the Clean Water State Revolving Funds under title VI of the Federal
Water Pollution Control Act, as amended; $825,000,000 shall be for
capitalization grants for the Drinking Water State Revolving Funds
under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended, except
that, notwithstanding section 1452(n) of the Safe Drinking Water Act,
as amended, none of the funds made available under this heading in this
Act, or in previous appropriations acts, shall be reserved by the
Administrator for health effects studies on drinking water
contaminants; $50,000,000 shall be for architectural, engineering,
planning, design, construction and related activities in connection
with the construction of high priority water and wastewater facilities
in the area of the United States-Mexico Border, after consultation with
the appropriate border commission; $30,000,000 shall be for grants to
the State of Alaska to address drinking water and wastewater
infrastructure needs of rural and Alaska Native Villages; $100,000,000
shall be for making grants for the construction of wastewater and water
treatment facilities and groundwater protection infrastructure in
accordance with the terms and conditions specified for such grants in
Senate Report 106-161 accompanying this Act (S. 1596); $885,000,000
shall be for grants, including associated program support costs, to
States, federally recognized tribes, interstate agencies, tribal
consortia, and air pollution control agencies for multi-media or single
media pollution prevention, control and abatement and related
activities, including activities pursuant to the provisions set forth
under this heading in Public Law 104-134, and for making grants under
section 103 of the Clean Air Act for particulate matter monitoring and
data collection activities; and $10,000,000 for competitive grants to
States and federally-recognized Indian tribes to develop and implement
integrated information systems to improve environmental decisionmaking,
reduce the burden on regulated entities and improve the reliability of
information available to the public: Provided, That notwithstanding
section 603(d)(7) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as
amended, the limitation on the amounts in a State water pollution
control revolving fund that may be used by a State to administer the
fund shall not apply to amounts included as principal in loans made by
such fund in fiscal year 2000 and hereafter where such amounts
represent costs of administering the fund, to the extent that such
amounts are or were deemed reasonable by the Administrator, accounted
for separately from other assets in the fund, and used for eligible
purposes of the fund, including administration: Provided further, That
beginning in fiscal year 2000 and thereafter, notwithstanding section
518(f) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, the Administrator is
authorized to use the amounts appropriated for any fiscal year under
section 319 of that Act to make grants to Indian Tribes pursuant to
section 319(h) and 518(e) of that Act: Provided further, That the
$2,200,000 appropriated in Public Law 105-276 in accordance with House
Report No. 105-769, for a grant to the Charleston, Utah Water
Conservancy District, as amended by Public Law 106-31, shall be awarded
to Wasatch County, Utah, for water and sewer needs: Provided further,
That the funds appropriated under this heading in Public Law 105-276
for the City of Fairbanks, Alaska, water system improvements shall
instead be for the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, water and sewer
improvements.
administrative provision
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Administrator of
the Environmental Protection Agency shall not award any funds under any
heading in this Act to a non-profit organization as defined by section
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code unless such organization has
certified that it has not used federal funds to engage in litigation
against the United States.
Executive Office of the President
office of science and technology policy
For necessary expenses of the Office of Science and Technology
Policy, in carrying out the purposes of the National Science and
Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C.
6601 and 6671), hire of passenger motor vehicles, and services as
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, not to exceed $2,500 for official
reception and representation expenses, and rental of conference rooms
in the District of Columbia, $5,201,000.
council on environmental quality and office of environmental quality
For necessary expenses to continue functions assigned to the
Council on Environmental Quality and Office of Environmental Quality
pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the
Environmental Quality Improvement Act of 1970, and Reorganization Plan
No. 1 of 1977, $2,675,000: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other
provision of law, no funds other than those appropriated under this
heading shall be used for or by the Council on Environmental Quality
and Office of Environmental Quality: Provided further, That
notwithstanding section 202 of the National Environmental Policy Act of
1970, the Council shall consist of one member, appointed by the
President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, serving as
chairman and exercising all powers, functions, and duties of the
Council.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
office of inspector general
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as
amended, $34,666,000, to be derived from the Bank Insurance Fund, the
Savings Association Insurance Fund, and the FSLIC Resolution Fund.
Federal Emergency Management Agency
disaster relief
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses in carrying out the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.),
$300,000,000, and, notwithstanding 42 U.S.C. 5203, to remain available
until expended, of which not to exceed $2,900,000 may be transferred to
``Emergency Management Planning and Assistance'' for the consolidated
emergency management performance grant program.
disaster assistance direct loan program account
For the cost of direct loans, $1,295,000, as authorized by section
319 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance
Act: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such
loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget
Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That these funds are
available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of
direct loans not to exceed $25,000,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct
loan program, $420,000.
emergency y2k assistance
For expenses related to Year 2000 conversion costs for counties and
local governments, $100,000,000, to remain available until September
30, 2001: Provided, That the Director of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency shall carry out a Year 2000 conversion local
government emergency grant and loan program for the purpose of
providing emergency funds through grants or loans of not to exceed
$1,000,000 for each county and local government that is facing Year
2000 conversion failures after January 1, 2000 that could adversely
affect public health and safety: Provided further, That of the funds
made available to a county or local government under this provision, 50
percent shall be a grant and 50 percent shall be a loan which shall be
repaid to the Federal Emergency Management Agency at the prime rate
within 5 years of the loan: Provided further, That none of the funds
provided under this heading may be transferred to any county or local
government until 15 days after the Director of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency has submitted to the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations, the Senate Special Committee on the Year 2000
Technology Problem, the House Committee on Science, and the House
Committee on Government Reform a proposed allocation and plan for that
county or local government to achieve Year 2000 compliance for systems
directly related to public health and safety programs: Provided
further, That the entire amount shall be available only to the extent
that an official budget request that includes designation of the entire
amount of the request as an emergency requirement as defined in the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended,
is transmitted by the President to the Congress: Provided further, That
the entire amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further,
That of the amounts provided under the heading ``Funds Appropriated to
the President'' in title III of Division B of the Omnibus Consolidated
and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-
277), $100,000,000 are rescinded
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, including hire
and purchase of motor vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343;
uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902;
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals
not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the maximum rate payable
for senior level positions under 5 U.S.C. 5376; expenses of attendance
of cooperating officials and individuals at meetings concerned with the
work of emergency preparedness; transportation in connection with the
continuity of Government programs to the same extent and in the same
manner as permitted the Secretary of a Military Department under 10
U.S.C. 2632; and not to exceed $2,500 for official reception and
representation expenses, $180,000,000.
office of the inspector general
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in
carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, $8,015,000.
emergency management planning and assistance
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to carry out
activities under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended,
and the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended (42 U.S.C.
4001 et seq.), the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), the Earthquake Hazards
Reduction Act of 1977, as amended (42 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), the Federal
Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974, as amended (15 U.S.C. 2201 et
seq.), the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (50 U.S.C. App.
2061 et seq.), sections 107 and 303 of the National Security Act of
1947, as amended (50 U.S.C. 404-405), and Reorganization Plan No. 3 of
1978, $255,850,000: Provided, That for purposes of pre-disaster
mitigation pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 5131 (b) and (c) and 42 U.S.C. 5196
(e) and (i), $25,000,000 of the funds made available under this heading
shall be available until expended for project grants: Provided further,
That beginning in fiscal year 2000 and thereafter, and notwithstanding
any other provision of law, the Director of FEMA is authorized to
provide assistance from funds appropriated under this heading, subject
to terms and conditions as the Director of FEMA shall establish, to any
State for multi-hazard preparedness and mitigation through consolidated
emergency management performance grants: Provided further, That
notwithstanding any other provision of law, FEMA shall extend its
cooperative agreement for the Jones County, Mississippi Emergency
Operating Center, and the $250,000 obligated as federal matching funds
for that Center shall remain available for expenditure until September
30, 2001.
emergency food and shelter program
To carry out an emergency food and shelter program pursuant to
title III of Public Law 100-77, as amended, $110,000,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That total administrative costs
shall not exceed three and one-half percent of the total appropriation.
radiological emergency preparedness fund
The aggregate charges assessed during fiscal year 2000, as
authorized by Public Law 105-276, shall not be less than 100 percent of
the amounts anticipated by the Director of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) necessary for its radiological emergency
preparedness program for the next fiscal year. The methodology for
assessment and collection of fees shall be fair and equitable; and
shall reflect costs of providing such services, including
administrative costs of collecting such fees. Fees received pursuant to
this section shall be deposited in the Fund as offsetting collections
and will become available for authorized purposes on October 1, 2000,
and remain available until expended.
national flood insurance fund
(including transfer of funds)
For activities under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, the
Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended, not to exceed
$24,333,000 for salaries and expenses associated with flood mitigation
and flood insurance operations, and not to exceed $78,710,000 for flood
mitigation, including up to $20,000,000 for expenses under section 1366
of the National Flood Insurance Act, which amount shall be available
for transfer to the National Flood Mitigation Fund until September 30,
2001. In fiscal year 2000, no funds in excess of: (1) $47,000,000 for
operating expenses; (2) $456,427,000 for agents' commissions and taxes;
and (3) $50,000,000 for interest on Treasury borrowings shall be
available from the National Flood Insurance Fund without prior notice
to the Committees on Appropriations. For fiscal year 2000, flood
insurance rates shall not exceed the level authorized by the National
Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994.
Section 1309(a)(2) of the National Flood Insurance Act (42 U.S.C.
4016(a)(2)), as amended by Public Law 104-208, is further amended by
striking ``1999'' and inserting ``2000''.
The first sentence of section 1376(c) of the National Flood
Insurance Act of 1968, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4127(c)), is amended by
striking ``September 30, 1999'' and inserting ``September 30, 2000''.
national insurance development fund
To liquidate the indebtedness of the Director of the Federal
Emergency Management Agency resulting from prior borrowing pursuant to
the Urban Property Protection and Reinsurance Act of 1968, as amended
(12 U.S.C. 1749bbb et seq.), $3,730,100.
General Services Administration
consumer information center fund
For necessary expenses of the Consumer Information Center,
including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $2,622,000, to be
deposited into the Consumer Information Center Fund: Provided, That the
appropriations, revenues and collections deposited into the fund shall
be available for necessary expenses of Consumer Information Center
activities in the aggregate amount of $7,500,000. Appropriations,
revenues, and collections accruing to this fund during fiscal year 2000
in excess of $7,500,000 shall remain in the fund and shall not be
available for expenditure except as authorized in appropriations Acts.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
international space station
(including transfer of funds)
For the necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in support
of the International Space Station, including development, operations
and research support; maintenance; construction of facilities including
repair, rehabilitation, and modification of real and personal property,
and acquisition or condemnation of real property, as authorized by law;
and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance and operation of mission and
administrative aircraft, $2,482,700,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2001: Provided, That funds under this heading may be used
to support eligible activities under the Launch Vehicles and Payload
Operations account, subject to reprogramming approval of such transfer
by the Senate and House Appropriations Committees.
launch vehicles and payload operations
For the necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in support
of the space shuttle program, including safety and performance
upgrades, space shuttle operations, and payload utilization and
operations, and services; maintenance; construction of facilities
including repair, rehabilitation, and modification of real and personal
property, and acquisition or condemnation of real property, as
authorized by law; space flight, spacecraft control and communications
activities including operations, production, and services; and
purchase, lease, charter, maintenance and operation of mission and
administrative aircraft, $3,156,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2001: Provided, That none of the funds under this heading
may be used to support the development or operations of the
International Space Station other than the costs of space shuttle
flights utilized for space station assembly.
science, aeronautics and technology
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct
and support of science, aeronautics and technology research and
development activities, including research, development, operations,
and services; maintenance; construction of facilities including repair,
rehabilitation, and modification of real and personal property, and
acquisition or condemnation of real property, as authorized by law;
space flight, spacecraft control and communications activities
including operations, production, and services; and purchase, lease,
charter, maintenance and operation of mission and administrative
aircraft, $5,424,700,000, to remain available until September 30, 2001.
mission support
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in carrying out
mission support for human space flight programs and science,
aeronautical, and technology programs, including research operations
and support; space communications activities including operations,
production and services; maintenance; construction of facilities
including repair, rehabilitation, and modification of facilities, minor
construction of new facilities and additions to existing facilities,
facility planning and design, environmental compliance and restoration,
and acquisition or condemnation of real property, as authorized by law;
program management; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or
allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; travel
expenses; purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of
mission and administrative aircraft; not to exceed $35,000 for official
reception and representation expenses; and purchase (not to exceed 33
for replacement only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles,
$2,495,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2001.
office of inspector general
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in
carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended,
$20,000,000.
administrative provisions
Notwithstanding the limitation on the availability of funds
appropriated for ``International Space Station'', ``Launch vehicles and
payload operations'', ``Science, aeronautics and technology'', or
``Mission support'' by this appropriations Act, when any activity has
been initiated by the incurrence of obligations for construction of
facilities as authorized by law, such amount available for such
activity shall remain available until expended. This provision does not
apply to the amounts appropriated in ``Mission support'' pursuant to
the authorization for repair, rehabilitation and modification of
facilities, minor construction of new facilities and additions to
existing facilities, and facility planning and design.
Notwithstanding the limitation on the availability of funds
appropriated for ``International Space Station'', ``Launch vehicles and
payload operations'', ``Science, aeronautics and technology'', or
``Mission support'' by this appropriations Act, the amounts
appropriated for construction of facilities shall remain available
until September 30, 2002.
Notwithstanding the limitation on the availability of funds
appropriated for ``Mission support'' and ``Office of Inspector
General'', amounts made available by this Act for personnel and related
costs and travel expenses of the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration shall remain available until September 30, 2000 and may
be used to enter into contracts for training, investigations, costs
associated with personnel relocation, and for other services, to be
provided during the next fiscal year.
Except for activities identified for fiscal year 2000 or prior
fiscal years as part of the budget for the International Space Station,
NASA shall terminate any discrete program or activity that exceeds
either its annual or aggregate budget by fifteen percent as provided in
NASA's budget justifications.
National Credit Union Administration
central liquidity facility
During fiscal year 2000, the administrative expenses of the Central
Liquidity Facility in fiscal year 2000 shall not exceed $257,000.
National Science Foundation
research and related activities
For necessary expenses in carrying out the National Science
Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1861-1875), and the Act
to establish a National Medal of Science (42 U.S.C. 1880-1881);
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; maintenance and operation of
aircraft and purchase of flight services for research support;
acquisition of aircraft; $3,007,300,000, of which not to exceed
$253,630,000 shall remain available until expended for Polar research
and operations support, and for reimbursement to other Federal agencies
for operational and science support and logistical and other related
activities for the United States Antarctic program; the balance to
remain available until September 30, 2001: Provided, That receipts for
scientific support services and materials furnished by the National
Research Centers and other National Science Foundation supported
research facilities may be credited to this appropriation: Provided
further, That to the extent that the amount appropriated is less than
the total amount authorized to be appropriated for included program
activities, all amounts, including floors and ceilings, specified in
the authorizing Act for those program activities or their subactivities
shall be reduced proportionally: Provided further, That $60,000,000 of
the funds available under this heading shall be made available for a
comprehensive research initiative on plant genomes for economically
significant crop: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated
or otherwise made available to the National Science Foundation in this
or any prior Act may be obligated or expended by the National Science
Foundation to enter into or extend a grant, contract, or cooperative
agreement for the support of administering the domain name and
numbering system of the Internet after September 30, 1998: Provided
further, That no funds in this or any other Act shall be used to
acquire or lease a research vessel with ice-breaking capability built
or retrofitted by a shipyard located in a foreign country if such a
vessel of United States origin can be obtained at a cost no more than
50 per centum above that of the least expensive technically acceptable
foreign vessel bid: Provided further, That, in determining the cost of
such a vessel, such cost be increased by the amount of any subsidies or
financing provided by a foreign government (or instrumentality thereof)
to such vessel's construction: Provided further, That if the vessel
contracted for pursuant to the foregoing is not available for the 2002-
2003 austral summer Antarctic season, a vessel of any origin may be
leased for a period of not to exceed 120 days for that season and each
season thereafter until delivery of the new vessel.
major research equipment
For necessary expenses of major construction projects pursuant to
the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended, including
award-related travel, $70,000,000, to remain available until expended.
education and human resources
For necessary expenses in carrying out science and engineering
education and human resources programs and activities pursuant to the
National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1861-
1875), including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, award-related
travel, and rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia,
$688,600,000, to remain available until September 30, 2001: Provided,
That to the extent that the amount of this appropriation is less than
the total amount authorized to be appropriated for included program
activities, all amounts, including floors and ceilings, specified in
the authorizing Act for those program activities or their subactivities
shall be reduced proportionally: Provided further, That $55,000,000
shall be available for the purpose of establishing an office of
innovation partnerships.
salaries and expenses
For salaries and expenses necessary in carrying out the National
Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1861-1875);
services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of passenger motor vehicles;
not to exceed $9,000 for official reception and representation
expenses; uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
5901-5902; rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia;
reimbursement of the General Services Administration for security guard
services; $150,000,000: Provided, That contracts may be entered into
under ``Salaries and expenses'' in fiscal year 2000 for maintenance and
operation of facilities, and for other services, to be provided during
the next fiscal year.
office of inspector general
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General as
authorized by the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended,
$5,550,000, to remain available until September 30, 2001.
Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation
payment to the neighborhood reinvestment corporation
For payment to the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation for use in
neighborhood reinvestment activities, as authorized by the Neighborhood
Reinvestment Corporation Act (42 U.S.C. 8101-8107), $60,000,000.
Selective Service System
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Selective Service System, including
expenses of attendance at meetings and of training for uniformed
personnel assigned to the Selective Service System, as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 4101-4118 for civilian employees; and not to exceed $1,000 for
official reception and representation expenses; $25,250,000: Provided,
That during the current fiscal year, the President may exempt this
appropriation from the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 1341, whenever he deems
such action to be necessary in the interest of national defense:
Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated by this Act may
be expended for or in connection with the induction of any person into
the Armed Forces of the United States.
TITLE IV--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 401. Where appropriations in titles I, II, and III of this Act
are expendable for travel expenses and no specific limitation has been
placed thereon, the expenditures for such travel expenses may not
exceed the amounts set forth therefore in the budget estimates
submitted for the appropriations: Provided, That this provision does
not apply to accounts that do not contain an object classification for
travel: Provided further, That this section shall not apply to travel
performed by uncompensated officials of local boards and appeal boards
of the Selective Service System; to travel performed directly in
connection with care and treatment of medical beneficiaries of the
Department of Veterans Affairs; to travel performed in connection with
major disasters or emergencies declared or determined by the President
under the provisions of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act; to travel performed by the Offices of
Inspector General in connection with audits and investigations; or to
payments to interagency motor pools where separately set forth in the
budget schedules: Provided further, That if appropriations in titles I,
II, and III exceed the amounts set forth in budget estimates initially
submitted for such appropriations, the expenditures for travel may
correspondingly exceed the amounts therefore set forth in the estimates
in the same proportion.
Sec. 402. Appropriations and funds available for the administrative
expenses of the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the
Selective Service System shall be available in the current fiscal year
for purchase of uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 5901-5902; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and services as
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
Sec. 403. Funds of the Department of Housing and Urban Development
subject to the Government Corporation Control Act or section 402 of the
Housing Act of 1950 shall be available, without regard to the
limitations on administrative expenses, for legal services on a
contract or fee basis, and for utilizing and making payment for
services and facilities of Federal National Mortgage Association,
Government National Mortgage Association, Federal Home Loan Mortgage
Corporation, Federal Financing Bank, Federal Reserve banks or any
member thereof, Federal Home Loan banks, and any insured bank within
the meaning of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Act, as
amended (12 U.S.C. 1811-1831).
Sec. 404. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall
remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless
expressly so provided herein.
Sec. 405. No funds appropriated by this Act may be expended--
(1) pursuant to a certification of an officer or employee
of the United States unless--
(A) such certification is accompanied by, or is
part of, a voucher or abstract which describes the
payee or payees and the items or services for which
such expenditure is being made; or
(B) the expenditure of funds pursuant to such
certification, and without such a voucher or abstract,
is specifically authorized by law; and
(2) unless such expenditure is subject to audit by the
General Accounting Office or is specifically exempt by law from
such audit.
Sec. 406. None of the funds provided in this Act to any department
or agency may be expended for the transportation of any officer or
employee of such department or agency between their domicile and their
place of employment, with the exception of any officer or employee
authorized such transportation under 31 U.S.C. 1344 or 5 U.S.C. 7905.
Sec. 407. None of the funds provided in this Act may be used for
payment, through grants or contracts, to recipients that do not share
in the cost of conducting research resulting from proposals not
specifically solicited by the Government: Provided, That the extent of
cost sharing by the recipient shall reflect the mutuality of interest
of the grantee or contractor and the Government in the research.
Sec. 408. None of the funds in this Act may be used, directly or
through grants, to pay or to provide reimbursement for payment of the
salary of a consultant (whether retained by the Federal Government or a
grantee) at more than the daily equivalent of the rate paid for level
IV of the Executive Schedule, unless specifically authorized by law.
Sec. 409. None of the funds provided in this Act shall be used to
pay the expenses of, or otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties
intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings. Nothing herein
affects the authority of the Consumer Product Safety Commission
pursuant to section 7 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C.
2056 et seq.).
Sec. 410. Except as otherwise provided under existing law, or under
an existing Executive Order issued pursuant to an existing law, the
obligation or expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for
contracts for any consulting service shall be limited to contracts
which are: (1) a matter of public record and available for public
inspection; and (2) thereafter included in a publicly available list of
all contracts entered into within twenty-four months prior to the date
on which the list is made available to the public and of all contracts
on which performance has not been completed by such date. The list
required by the preceding sentence shall be updated quarterly and shall
include a narrative description of the work to be performed under each
such contract.
Sec. 411. Except as otherwise provided by law, no part of any
appropriation contained in this Act shall be obligated or expended by
any executive agency, as referred to in the Office of Federal
Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), for a contract for
services unless such executive agency: (1) has awarded and entered into
such contract in full compliance with such Act and the regulations
promulgated thereunder; and (2) requires any report prepared pursuant
to such contract, including plans, evaluations, studies, analyses and
manuals, and any report prepared by the agency which is substantially
derived from or substantially includes any report prepared pursuant to
such contract, to contain information concerning: (A) the contract
pursuant to which the report was prepared; and (B) the contractor who
prepared the report pursuant to such contract.
Sec. 412. Except as otherwise provided in section 406, none of the
funds provided in this Act to any department or agency shall be
obligated or expended to provide a personal cook, chauffeur, or other
personal servants to any officer or employee of such department or
agency.
Sec. 413. None of the funds provided in this Act to any department
or agency shall be obligated or expended to procure passenger
automobiles as defined in 15 U.S.C. 2001 with an EPA estimated miles
per gallon average of less than 22 miles per gallon.
Sec. 414. None of the funds appropriated in title I of this Act
shall be used to enter into any new lease of real property if the
estimated annual rental is more than $300,000 unless the Secretary
submits, in writing, a report to the Committees on Appropriations of
the Congress and a period of 30 days has expired following the date on
which the report is received by the Committees on Appropriations.
Sec. 415. (a) It is the sense of the Congress that, to the greatest
extent practicable, all equipment and products purchased with funds
made available in this Act should be American-made.
(b) In providing financial assistance to, or entering into any
contract with, any entity using funds made available in this Act, the
head of each Federal agency, to the greatest extent practicable, shall
provide to such entity a notice describing the statement made in
subsection (a) by the Congress.
Sec. 416. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be used to
implement any cap on reimbursements to grantees for indirect costs,
except as published in Office of Management and Budget Circular A-21.
Sec. 417. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2000 pay
raises for programs funded by this Act shall be absorbed within the
levels appropriated in this Act.
Sec. 418. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
for any program, project, or activity, when it is made known to the
Federal entity or official to which the funds are made available that
the program, project, or activity is not in compliance with any Federal
law relating to risk assessment, the protection of private property
rights, or unfunded mandates.
Sec. 419. Corporations and agencies of the Department of Housing
and Urban Development which are subject to the Government Corporation
Control Act, as amended, are hereby authorized to make such
expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority
available to each such corporation or agency and in accord with law,
and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal
year limitations as provided by section 104 of the Act as may be
necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the budget for 2000
for such corporation or agency except as hereinafter provided:
Provided, That collections of these corporations and agencies may be
used for new loan or mortgage purchase commitments only to the extent
expressly provided for in this Act (unless such loans are in support of
other forms of assistance provided for in this or prior appropriations
Acts), except that this proviso shall not apply to the mortgage
insurance or guaranty operations of these corporations, or where loans
or mortgage purchases are necessary to protect the financial interest
of the United States Government.
Sec. 420. Notwithstanding section 320(g) of the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1330(g)), funds made available
pursuant to authorization under such section for fiscal year 2000 may
be used for implementing comprehensive conservation and management
plans.
Sec. 421. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the term
``qualified student loan'' with respect to national service education
awards shall mean any loan made directly to a student by the Alaska
Commission on Postsecondary Education, in addition to other meanings
under section 148(b)(7) of the National and Community Service Act.
Sec. 422. Notwithstanding any other law, funds made available by
this or any other Act or previous Acts for the United States/Mexico
Foundation for Science may be used for the endowment of such
Foundation: Provided, That funds from the U.S. Government shall be
matched in equal amounts with funds from Mexico: Provided further, That
the accounts of such Foundation shall be subject to U.S. Government
administrative and audit requirements concerning grants and
requirements concerning cost principles for nonprofit organizations.
Sec. 423. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
to carry out Executive Order No. 13083.
Sec. 424. Unless otherwise provided for in this Act, no part of any
appropriation for the Department of Housing and Urban Development shall
be available for any activity in excess of amounts set forth in the
budget estimates submitted for the appropriations.
Sec. 425. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
for purposes of lobbying or litigating against, including any related
activity or cost, any Federal entity or official. Any funds received
under this Act shall be maintained in an account separate from any
funds used for litigating or lobbying. Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, none of the funds made available in this Act (or any
subsequent Act that makes available appropriations for programs funded
under this Act) shall be made available for a period of five years to
any entity or person that violates the requirements of the preceding
two sentences.
Sec. 426. None of the funds provided in this Act may be obligated
after February 15, 2000, unless each department, agency, corporation,
and commission that receives funds herein provides detailed
justifications to the Committees on Appropriations for all salary and
expense activities for fiscal years 2001 through 2005, including
personnel compensation and benefits, consulting costs, professional
services or technical service contracts regardless of the dollar
amount, contracting out costs, travel and other standard object
classifications for all headquarters offices, regional offices, or
field installations and laboratories, including the number of full-time
equivalents per office, and the personnel compensation, benefits and
travel costs for each Secretary, Assistance Secretary or Administrator.
Sec. 427. Law Enforcement Agencies Not Responsible for Clean-Up of
Methamphetamine Laboratories. Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, no state or local law enforcement agency shall be responsible
under any Federal law for any costs associated with the clean-up or
remediation of any premises used for the manufacture or production of
methamphetamine.
Sec. 428. No funds in this Act shall be made available for any
activity or the publication or distribution of literature that is
designed to promote public support or opposition to any legislative
proposal on which congressional action is not complete.
Sec. 429. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the amount
made available under the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing
and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act,
1991 (Public Law 101-507) for a special purpose grant under section 107
of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to the County of
Hawaii for the purpose of an environmental impact statement for the
development of a water resource system in Kohala, Hawaii, that is
unobligated on the date of enactment of this Act, may be used to fund
water system improvements, including exploratory wells, well drillings,
pipeline replacements, water system planning and design, and booster
pump and reservoir development.
Sec. 430. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration by this
Act may be obligated or expended for purposes of transferring any
research aircraft from Glenn Research Center, Ohio, to another field
center of the Administration.
Sec. 431. GAO Study on Federal Home Loan Bank Capital. (a) Study.--
The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study of--
(1) possible revisions to the capital structure of the
Federal Home Loan Bank System, including the need for--
(A) more permanent capital;
(B) a statutory leverage ratio; and
(C) a risk-based capital structure; and
(2) what impact such revisions might have on the operations
of the Federal Home Loan Bank System, including the obligation
of the Federal Home Loan Bank System under section 21B(f)(2)(C)
of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act.
(b) Report to Congress.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States
shall submit a report to the Congress on the results of the study
conducted under subsection (a).
Sec. 432. Sense of the Senate Regarding Aeronautics Research. (a)
Findings.--The Senate finds the following:
(1) Every aircraft worldwide uses and benefits from NASA
technology.
(2) Aeronautical research has fostered the establishment of
a safe, affordable air transportation system that is second to
none.
(3) Fundamental research in aeronautics is not being
supported anywhere in the country outside of NASA.
(4) The Department of Transportation predicts that air
traffic will triple over the next 20 years, exacerbating
current noise and safety problems at already overcrowded
airports. New aeronautics advancements need to be developed if
costs are to be contained and the safety and quality of our air
infrastructure is to be improved.
(5) Our military would not dominate the skies without
robust investments in aeronautics research and development.
(6) Technology transferred from NASA aeronautics research
to the commercial sector has created billions of dollars in
economic growth.
(7) The American aeronautics industry is the top
contributor to the United States balance of trade, with a net
contribution of more than $41,000,000,000 in 1998.
(8) Less than 10 years ago, American airplane producers
controlled over 70 percent of the global market for commercial
aviation.
(9) America's dominance in the world's civil aviation
market is being challenged by foreign companies like Airbus,
which now has approximately 50 percent of the world's civil
aviation market, and is aiming to capture 70 percent.
(10) The rise of foreign competition in the global civil
aviation market has coincided with decreases in NASA's
aeronautics research budget and a corresponding increase in
European investment.
(11) NASA's aeronautics laboratories have the research
facilities, including wind tunnels, and technical expertise to
conduct the cutting-edge scientific inquiry needed to advance
state-of-the-art military and civil aircraft.
(b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that the
United States should increase its commitment to aeronautics research
funding.
Sec. 433. Underground Storage Tanks. Not later than May 1, 2000, in
administering the underground storage tank program under subtitle I of
the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6991 et seq.), the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall develop a
plan (including cost estimates)--
(1) to identify underground storage tanks that are not in
compliance with subtitle I of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42
U.S.C. 6991 et seq.) (including regulations);
(2) to identify underground storage tanks in temporary
closure;
(3) to determine the ownership of underground storage tanks
described in paragraphs (1) and (2);
(4) to determine the plans of owners and operators of
underground storage tanks described in paragraphs (1) and (2)
to bring the underground storage tanks into compliance or out
of temporary closure; and
(5) in a case in which the owner of an underground storage
tank described in paragraph (1) or (2) cannot be identified--
(A) to bring the underground storage tank into
compliance; or
(B) to permanently close the underground storage
tank.
Sec. 434. The comment period on the proposed rules related to
section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act published at 64 Federal Register
46012 and 46058 (August 23, 1999) shall be extended from October 22,
1999, for a period of no less than 90 additional calendar days.
Sec. 435. Section 4(a) of the Act of August 9, 1950 (16 U.S.C.
777c(a)), is amended in the second sentence by striking ``1999'' and
inserting ``2000''.
Sec. 436. Promulgation of Stormwater Regulations. (a) Stormwater
Regulations.--The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
shall not promulgate the Phase II stormwater regulations until the
Administrator submits to the Committee on Environment and Public Works
of the Senate a report containing--
(1) an in-depth impact analysis on the effect the final
regulations will have on urban, suburban, and rural local
governments subject to the regulations, including an estimate
of--
(A) the costs of complying with the 6 minimum
control measures described in the regulations; and
(B) the costs resulting from the lowering of the
construction threshold from 5 acres to 1 acre;
(2) an explanation of the rationale of the Administrator
for lowering the construction site threshold from 5 acres to 1
acre, including--
(A) an explanation, in light of recent court
decisions, of why a 1-acre measure is any less
arbitrarily determined than a 5-acre measure; and
(B) all qualitative information used in determining
an acre threshold for a construction site;
(3) documentation demonstrating that stormwater runoff is
generally a problem in communities with populations of 50,000
to 100,000 (including an explanation of why the coverage of the
regulation is based on a census-determined population instead
of a water quality threshold); and
(4) information that supports the position of the
Administrator that the Phase II stormwater program should be
administered as part of the National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System under section 402 of the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1342).
(b) Phase I Regulations.--No later than 120 days after enactment of
this Act, the Environmental Protection Agency shall submit to the
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee a report containing a
detailed explanation of the impact, if any, that the Phase I program
has had in improving water quality in the United States (including a
description of specific measures that have been successful and those
that have been unsuccessful).
(c) Federal Register.--The reports described in subsections (a) and
(b) shall be published in the Federal Register for public comment.
Sec. 437. Pesticide Tolerance Fees. None of the funds appropriated
or otherwise made available by this Act shall be used to promulgate a
final regulation to implement changes in the payment of pesticide
tolerance processing fees as proposed at 64 Fed. Reg. 31040, or any
similar proposals. The Environmental Protection Agency may proceed with
the development of such a rule.
This Act may be cited as the ``Departments of Veterans Affairs and
Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations
Act, 2000''.
Passed the House of Representatives September 9, 1999.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
Passed the Senate September 24, 1999.
Attest:
GARY SISCO,
Secretary.