[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4635 Reported in Senate (RS)]
Calendar No. 801
106th CONGRESS
2d Session
H.R. 4635
[Report No. 106-410]
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, 2001, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 22, 2000
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations
September 13, 2000
Reported by Mr. Bond, with an amendment
[Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in
italic]
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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, 2001, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
<DELETED>That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Departments of Veteran
Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent
agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes,
namely:</DELETED>
<DELETED>TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS</DELETED>
<DELETED>Veterans Benefits Administration</DELETED>
<DELETED>compensation and pensions</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), $22,766,276,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That not to exceed $17,419,000 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,
$1,664,000,000, 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, $19,850,000, 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 2001, 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, $161,484,000, 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 $3,400.</DELETED>
<DELETED> In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to
carry out the direct loan program, $220,000, 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, $52,000, 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 $2,726,000.</DELETED>
<DELETED> In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to
carry out the direct loan program, $432,000, 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,
$532,000, which may be transferred to and merged with the appropriation
for ``General operating expenses''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>guaranteed transitional housing loans for homeless veterans
program account</DELETED>
<DELETED>(including transfer of funds)</DELETED>
<DELETED> 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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Veterans Health Administration</DELETED>
<DELETED>medical care</DELETED>
<DELETED>(including transfer of funds)</DELETED>
<DELETED> For necessary expenses for the maintenance and operation
of hospitals, nursing homes, and domiciliary facilities; for
furnishing, as authorized by law, inpatient and outpatient care and
treatment to beneficiaries of the Department of Veterans Affairs,
including care and treatment in facilities not under the jurisdiction
of the department; and furnishing recreational facilities, supplies,
and equipment; funeral, burial, and other expenses incidental thereto
for beneficiaries receiving care in the department; administrative
expenses in support of planning, design, project management, real
property acquisition and disposition, construction and renovation of
any facility under the jurisdiction or for the use of the department;
oversight, engineering and architectural activities not charged to
project cost; repairing, altering, improving or providing facilities in
the several hospitals and homes under the jurisdiction of the
department, not otherwise provided for, either by contract or by the
hire of temporary employees and purchase of materials; uniforms or
allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; aid to State
homes as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 1741; administrative and legal
expenses of the department for collecting and recovering amounts owed
the department as authorized under 38 U.S.C. chapter 17, and the
Federal Medical Care Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. 2651 et seq. and such sums
as necessary to fund cost comparison studies as referred to in 38
U.S.C. 8110(a)(5): $20,281,587,000, plus reimbursements: Provided, That
of the funds made available under this heading, not more than
$3,000,000,000 may be used for the operation and maintenance of
facilities: Provided further, That of the funds made available under
this heading, $927,000,000 is for the equipment and land and structures
object classifications only, which amount shall not become available
for obligation until August 1, 2001, and shall remain available until
September 30, 2002: Provided further, That of the funds made available
under this heading, not to exceed $900,000,000 shall be available until
September 30, 2002: Provided further, That of the funds made available
under this heading, not to exceed $28,134,000 may be transferred to and
merged with the appropriation for ``General operating expenses'':
Provided further, That the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall conduct
by contract a program of recovery audits for the fee basis and other
medical services contracts 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 percentage 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.</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> None of the foregoing funds may be transferred to the
Department of Justice for the purposes of supporting tobacco
litigation.</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, 2002, $321,000,000
(increased by $5,000,000) (increased by $25,000,000), 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, $62,000,000 plus reimbursements:
Provided, That technical and consulting services offered by the
Facilities Management Field Service, including project management and
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,
2001.</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, $1,006,000,000 (increased by $4,000,000 for transfers
authorized by law; decreased by $4,000,000 from general administrative
expenses): Provided, That of the funds made available under this
heading, not to exceed $50,050,000 shall be available until September
30, 2002: Provided further, 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>(including transfer of funds)</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,
$106,889,000: Provided, That travel expenses shall not exceed
$1,125,000: Provided further, That of the amount made available under
this heading, not to exceed $125,000 may be transferred to and merged
with the appropriation for ``General operating expenses''.</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,
$46,464,000: Provided, That of the amount made available under this
heading, not to exceed $28,000 may be transferred to and merged with
the appropriation for ``General operating expenses''.</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, $62,140,000, 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 2001, for each approved project, shall be obligated:
(1) by the awarding of a construction documents contract by September
30, 2001; and (2) by the awarding of a construction contract by
September 30, 2002: 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, 8122, and 8162 of title 38, United States Code, where the
estimated cost of a project is less than $4,000,000, $100,000,000, 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.</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.</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, $60,000,000 (increased by $30,000,000), 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 veterans cemeteries as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 2408,
$25,000,000, to remain available until expended.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Administrative Provisions</DELETED>
<DELETED>(including transfer of funds)</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 101. Any appropriation for fiscal year 2001 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 2001 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 2001 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
2000.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 106. Appropriations accounts available to the
Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2001 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 2001, 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 2001, 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 2001, which is properly allocable to the provision of
each insurance program and to the provision of any total disability
income insurance included in such insurance program.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 108. (a) Notwithstanding sections 1710B(e)(2) and
1729B(b) of title 38 United States Code, and any other provision of
law, any amount received or collected by the Department of Veterans
Affairs during fiscal year 2001 under any of the following provisions
of law shall be deposited in the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical
Care Fund, to be available in accordance with section 1829A(c) of title
38 United States Code:</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) Section 1710B of title 38 United States
Code.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Section 1722A(b) of title 38 United States
Code.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) Section 8165(a) of title 38 United States
Code.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) Section 113 of the Veterans Millennium Health
Care and Benefits Act (Public Law 106-117; of title 38 United
States Code.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Provisions of law referred to in subsection (a) shall
be treated as provisions of law referred to in subsection (b) of
section 1729A of of title 38 United States Code, for purposes of
subsections (d), (e), and (f) of that section during fiscal year
2001.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 109. In accordance with section 1557 of title 31,
United States Code, the following obligated balance shall be exempt
from subchapter IV of chapter 15 of such title and shall remain
available for expenditure until September 30, 2003: funds obligated by
the Department of Veterans Affairs for a contract with the Institute
for Clinical Research to study the application of artificial neural
networks to the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer through the
Cooperative DoD/VA Medical Research program from funds made available
to the Department of Veterans Affairs by the Department of Defense
Appropriations Act, 1995 (Public Law 103-335) under the heading
``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 110. As HR LINK$ will not be part of the Franchise
Fund in fiscal year 2001, funds budgeted in customer accounts to
purchase HR LINK$ services from the Franchise Fund shall be transferred
to the General Administration portion of the ``General operating
expenses'' appropriation in the following amounts: $78,000 from the
``Office of Inspector General'', $358,000 from the ``National cemetery
administration'', $1,106,000 from ``Medical care'', $84,000 from
``Medical administration and miscellaneous operating expenses'', and
$38,000 shall be reprogrammed within the ``General operating expenses''
appropriation from the Veterans Benefits Administration to General
Administration for the same purpose.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 111. Not to exceed $1,600,000 from the ``Medical
care'' appropriation shall be transferred to the ``General operating
expenses'' appropriation to fund personnel services costs of employees
providing legal services and administrative support for the Office of
General Counsel.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 112. Section 9305 of Public Law 105-33, The Balanced
Budget Act of 1997, is repealed.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 113. None of the funds in this Act may be used to
procure information technology systems, engage in new initiatives, or
implement a policy affecting total procurement costs over $2,000,000 in
non-medical resources and $4,000,000 in medical resources without the
approval of the Department of Veterans Affairs Capital Investment
Board.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 114. Not later than March 30, 2001, the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of
the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the program of the
Department of Veterans Affairs for the establishment and operation at
Department medical centers of Mental Illness Research, Education and
Clinical Centers (MIRECCs). The report shall include the
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) Identification of the allocation by the
Secretary, from funds appropriated for the Department in this
Act and for prior fiscal years, of funds for such Centers,
including the number of Centers for which funds were provided
and the locations of those Centers.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) A description of the research activities
carried out by those Centers with respect to major mental
illnesses affecting veterans.</DELETED>
<DELETED>TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN
DEVELOPMENT</DELETED>
<DELETED>Public and Indian Housing</DELETED>
<DELETED>housing certificate fund (hcf)</DELETED>
<DELETED>(including transfer 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, $13,275,388,459 and 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 of the total amount provided under this
heading, $9,075,388,459 and the aforementioned recaptures shall be
available on October 1, 2000, and $4,200,000,000 shall be available on
October 1, 2001, shall be for assistance under the United States
Housing Act of 1937 (``the Act'' herein) (42 U.S.C. 1437): Provided
further, That of the total amount available for use in connection with
expiring or terminating section 8 subsidy contracts, up to $37,000,000
shall be available for assistance under subtitle F of title IV of the
Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act for use in connection with
the renewal of contracts, which contracts may be renewed
noncompetitively and for 1-year terms, in addition to amounts otherwise
available for such renewals: Provided further, That the foregoing
amounts be for use in connection with expiring or terminating section 8
subsidy contracts, for amendments to section 8 subsidy contracts, for
enhanced vouchers (including amendments and renewals) under any
provision of law authorizing such assistance under section 8(t) of the
Act (47 U.S.C. 1437f(t)), and contracts entered into pursuant to
section 441 and, for terms of 1 year, section 473 of the Stewart B.
McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: Provided further, That amounts
available under the first proviso under this heading shall be available
for section 8 rental assistance under the Act: (1) pursuant to section
24 of the Act 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 fiscal years 1993, 1994, 1995, and 1997,
and in the Omnibus Consolidated Rescissions and Appropriations Act of
1996; (2) for the conversion of section 23 projects to assistance under
section 8; (3) for funds to carry out the family unification program;
(4) 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; (5) for tenant protection
assistance, including replacement and relocation assistance; (6) for
renewal of assistance under the shelter plus care program; and (7) for
the renewal of section 8 contracts for units in a project that is
subject to an approved plan of action under the Emergency Low Income
Housing Preservation Act of 1987 or the Low-Income Housing Preservation
and Resident Homeownership Act of 1990: Provided further, That of the
total amount provided under this heading, up to $25,000,000 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
up to $192,000,000 from amounts available under this heading shall be
made available for administrative fees and other expenses to cover the
cost of administering rental assistance programs under section 8 of the
Act: 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 the enactment of the Quality Housing
and Work Responsibility Act of 1998: Provided further, That of the
total amount provided under this heading up to $66,000,000 shall be
available for very low income families living in properties constructed
under the low-income housing tax credit program as authorized, as long
as the vouchers are awarded within 4 months after the rule implementing
this program is finalized: Provided further, That of the total amount
provided under this heading, up to $60,000,000 shall be made available
for incremental vouchers under section 8 of the Act on a fair share
basis to those PHAs that have a 97 percent occupancy rate: Provided
further, That any funds appropriated in the immediately preceding
proviso that are not awarded by February 1, 2001, shall be transferred
to and merged with the appropriation for the ``Public housing capital
fund'': Provided further, That the Secretary shall use up to $660,000
of the amount provided under this heading for monitoring public housing
agencies that increase payment standards under the authority under
section 8(o)(1)(E)(i) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42
U.S.C. 1437f(o)(1)(E)(i) and for conducting detailed evaluations of the
effects of using assistance as authorized under section 8(o)(1)(E):
Provided further, That $11,000,000 shall be transferred to the Working
Capital Fund for the development and maintenance of information
technology systems: Provided further, That amounts provided under this
heading shall be available for use for particular activities described
in any proviso under this heading only to the extent that amounts
provided under this heading remain available after amounts have been
made available for the activities under all other preceding provisos
under this heading in the full amounts provided in such provisos;
except that for purposes of this proviso, the first, second, and third
provisos under this heading shall be considered to be a single proviso:
Provided further, That of the balances remaining in the HCF account,
$275,388,459 shall be rescinded on or about September 30, 2001:
Provided further, That any obligated balances of contract authority
that have been terminated shall be canceled.</DELETED>
<DELETED>public housing capital fund</DELETED>
<DELETED>(including transfer 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), $2,800,000,000, to remain available until
expended, of which up to $50,000,000 shall be for carrying out
activities under section 9(h) of such Act, for lease adjustments to
section 23 projects and $43,000,000 shall be transferred to the Working
Capital Fund for the development and maintenance of information
technology systems: 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: Provided further, That of the total amount, up to
$75,000,000 shall be available for the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development to make grants to public housing agencies for emergency
capital needs resulting from emergencies and natural disasters in
fiscal year 2001.</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),
$3,138,000,000 (increased by $1,000,000), 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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>drug elimination grants for</DELETED>
<DELETED>low-income housing</DELETED>
<DELETED>(including transfer 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, $300,000,000, to remain available
until expended, of which $5,000,000 shall be solely for technical
assistance, technical assistance grants, 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 $150,000 for the cost of necessary travel for participants in
such training) for oversight training and improved management of this
program, and $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, That of the
amount under this heading, $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, $565,000,000, 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 none of such funds shall be used directly or
indirectly by granting competitive advantage in awards to settle
litigation or pay judgments, unless expressly permitted
herein.</DELETED>
<DELETED>native american housing block grants</DELETED>
<DELETED>(including transfers of funds)</DELETED>
<DELETED> For the Native American Housing Block Grants program, as
authorized under title I of the Native American Housing Assistance and
Self-Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA) (Public Law 104-330),
$620,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $2,000,000
shall be contracted through the Secretary as technical assistance and
capacity building to be used by the National American Indian Housing
Council in support of the implementation of NAHASDA, and $6,000,000
shall be to support the inspection of Indian housing units, contract
expertise, and technical assistance in the training, oversight, and
management of Indian housing and tenant-based assistance, including up
to $300,000 for related travel and $2,000,000 shall be transferred to
the Working Capital Fund for the development and maintenance of
information technology systems: 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), $232,000,000 (increased by $18,000,000), to remain
available until expended: Provided, That the Secretary may use up to 1
percent of the funds under this heading for training, oversight, and
technical assistance activities.</DELETED>
<DELETED>rural housing and economic development</DELETED>
<DELETED> For the Office of Rural Housing and Economic Development
in the Department of Housing and Urban Development, $20,000,000 to
remain available until expended, which amount shall be awarded by June
1, 2001, 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, That all
grants shall be awarded on a competitive basis as specified in section
102 of the HUD Reform Act.</DELETED>
<DELETED>community development fund</DELETED>
<DELETED>(including transfers of funds)</DELETED>
<DELETED> For assistance to units of State and local government, and
to other entities, for economic and community development activities,
and for other purposes, $4,505,000,000: Provided, That of the amount
provided, $4,214,050,000 is for carrying out the community development
block grant program under title I of the Housing and Community
Development Act of 1974, as amended (the ``Act'' herein) (42 U.S.C.
5301), to remain available until September 30, 2003: Provided, That
$67,000,000 shall be for flexible 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 $39,500,000 shall be for grants pursuant to section 107 of
the Act: Provided further, That $15,000,000 shall be transferred to the
Working Capital Fund for the development and maintenance of information
technology systems: Provided further, That $20,000,000 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.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Of the amount made available under this heading,
$23,450,000 shall be made available for capacity building, of which
$20,000,000 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 $4,000,000 of the
funding to be used in rural areas, including tribal areas, and of which
$3,450,000 shall be for capacity building activities administered by
Habitat for Humanity International.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Of the amount made available under this heading, the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may use up to $55,000,000
for supportive services for public housing residents, as authorized by
section 34 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended, and
for grants for service coordinators and congregate services for the
elderly and disabled residents of public and assisted housing:
Provided, 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.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Of the amount made available under this heading,
$10,000,000 shall be available for neighborhood initiatives that are
utilized to improve the conditions of distressed and blighted areas and
neighborhoods, to stimulate investment, economic diversification, and
community revitalization in areas with population outmigration or a
stagnating or declining economic base, or to determine whether housing
benefits can be integrated more effectively with welfare reform
initiatives: Provided, that any unobligated balances of amounts set
aside for neighborhood initiatives in fiscal years 1998, 1999, and 2000
may be utilized for any of the foregoing purposes.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Of the amount made available under this heading,
notwithstanding any other provision of law, $45,000,000 shall be
available for YouthBuild program activities authorized by subtitle D of
title IV of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, as
amended, and such activities shall be an eligible activity with respect
to any funds made available under this heading: 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 of the amount provided under this paragraph,
$3,750,000 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,
$10,000,000 shall be available for grants for the Economic Development
Initiative (EDI), to finance a variety of economic development
efforts.</DELETED>
<DELETED> For the cost of guaranteed loans, $28,000,000, 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 $1,217,000,000, 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, as amended, $1,585,000,000 to remain available until
expended: Provided, That up to $15,000,000 of these funds shall be
available for Housing Counseling under section 106 of the Housing and
Urban Development Act of 1968: Provided further, That $17,000,000 shall
be transferred to the Working Capital Fund for the development and
maintenance of information technology systems.</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), $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 all awards of assistance under this
heading shall be required to coordinate and integrate homeless programs
with other mainstream health, social services, and employment programs
for which homeless populations may be eligible, including Medicaid,
State Children's Health Insurance Program, Temporary Assistance for
Needy Families, Food Stamps, and services funding through the Mental
Health and Substance Abuse Block Grant, Workforce Investment Act, and
the Welfare-to-Work grant program: Provided further, That up to 1.5
percent of the funds appropriated under this heading is transferred to
the Working Capital Fund to be used for technical assistance and
management information systems.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Housing Programs</DELETED>
<DELETED>housing for special populations</DELETED>
<DELETED>(including transfer of funds)</DELETED>
<DELETED> For assistance for the purchase, construction,
acquisition, or development of additional public and subsidized housing
units for low income families 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 the continuation of existing congregate
service grants for residents of assisted housing projects and of which
amount $50,000,000 shall be for grants under section 202b of the
Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q-2) for conversion of eligible
projects under such section to assisted living or related use: 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 $1,000,000, to be divided evenly
between the appropriations for the section 202 and section 811
programs, shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund for the
development and maintenance of information technology systems: Provided
further, That the Secretary shall designate at least 25 percent but no
more than 50 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 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.</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, 2000, and any
collections made during fiscal year 2001, 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 2001, 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
$160,000,000,000.</DELETED>
<DELETED> During fiscal year 2001, 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.</DELETED>
<DELETED> 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
``Salaries and expenses''; and not to exceed $4,022,000 shall be
transferred to the appropriation for ``Office of Inspector General''.
In addition, for administrative contract expenses, $160,000,000, of
which $96,500,000 shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund for
the development and maintenance of information technology systems:
Provided, That to the extent guaranteed loan commitments exceed
$65,500,000,000 on or before April 1, 2001 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.</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), $101,000,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That these funds are available to subsidize total loan
principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, of up to
$21,000,000,000: Provided further, That any amounts made available in
any prior appropriations Act for the cost (as such term is defined in
section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974) of guaranteed
loans that are obligations of the funds established under section 238
or 519 of the National Housing Act that have not been obligated or that
are deobligated shall be available to the Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development in connection with the making of such guarantees and
shall remain available until expended, notwithstanding the expiration
of any period of availability otherwise applicable to such
amounts.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Gross obligations for the principal amount of direct
loans, as authorized by sections 204(g), 207(l), 238, 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, 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 ``Office of Inspector General''.
In addition, for administrative contract expenses necessary to carry
out the guaranteed and direct loan programs, $144,000,000, of which
$33,500,000 shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund for the
development and maintenance of information technology systems:
Provided, That to the extent guaranteed loan commitments exceed
$8,426,000,000 on or before April 1, 2001, an additional $19,800,000
for administrative contract expenses shall be available for each
$1,000,000 in additional guaranteed loan commitments over
$8,426,000,000 (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.</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> 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, to remain available
until September 30, 2002.</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 ``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, $40,000,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2002, of which $10,000,000 shall be for
the Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing (PATH)
Initiative.</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, $44,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2002, of
which $22,000,000 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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Office of Lead Hazard Control</DELETED>
<DELETED>lead hazard reduction</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, $80,000,000 to remain available until expended, of which
$1,000,000 shall be for CLEARCorps and $10,000,000 shall be for the
Healthy Homes Initiative, 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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Management and Administration</DELETED>
<DELETED>salaries and expenses</DELETED>
<DELETED>(including transfers of funds)</DELETED>
<DELETED> For necessary administrative and non-administrative
expenses of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, not
otherwise provided for, including not to exceed $7,000 for official
reception and representation expenses, $1,004,380,000 (reduced by
$1,000,000), 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 for employing more than 77 schedule C and 20 noncareer
Senior Executive Service employees: Provided further, That the
community builder fellow program shall be terminated in its entirety by
September 1, 2000: Provided further, That, hereafter, no individual may
be employed in a position of the Department of Housing and Urban
Development that is designated as ``community builder'' unless such
individual is appointed to such position subject to the provisions of
title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive
service: Provided further, That any individual employed in such a
position shall be considered to be an employee for purposes of
subchapter III of chapter 73 of title 5, United States Code (commonly
known as the Hatch Act).</DELETED>
<DELETED>office of inspector general</DELETED>
<DELETED>(including transfers of funds)</DELETED>
<DELETED> For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General
in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended,
$83,000,000, 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 $500 for
official reception and representation expenses, $22,000,000, 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 2001 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 non-
frivolous 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>housing opportunities for persons with aids grants</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 203. (a) Eligibility.--Notwithstanding section
854(c)(1)(A) of the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C.
12903(c)(1)(A)), from any amounts made available under this title for
fiscal year 2001 that are allocated under such section, the Secretary
of Housing and Urban Development shall allocate and make a grant, in
the amount determined under subsection (b), for any State that--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) received an allocation in a prior fiscal year
under clause (ii) of such section; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) is not otherwise eligible for an allocation
for fiscal year 2001 under such clause (ii) because the areas
in the State outside of the metropolitan statistical areas that
qualify under clause (i) in fiscal year 2001 do not have the
number of cases of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome required
under such clause.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Amount.--The amount of the allocation and grant for
any State described in subsection (a) shall be an amount based on the
cumulative number of AIDS cases in the areas of that State that are
outside of metropolitan statistical areas that qualify under clause (i)
of such section 845(c)(1)(A) in fiscal year 2001, in proportion to AIDS
cases among cities and States that qualify under clauses (i) and (ii)
of such section and States deemed eligible under subsection
(a).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Environmental Review.--Section 856 of the Act is
amended by adding the following new subsection at the end:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(h) Environmental Review.--For purposes of environmental
review, 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, and shall be subject
to the regulations issued by the Secretary to implement such
section.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>enhanced disposition authority</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 204. Section 204 of the Departments of Veterans
Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies
Appropriations Act, 1997, is amended by striking ``and 2000'' and
inserting ``2000, and thereafter''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>maximum payment standard for enhanced vouchers</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 205. Section 8(t)(1)(B) of the United States Housing
Act of 1937 is amended by inserting ``and any other reasonable limit
prescribed by the Secretary'' immediately before the
semicolon.</DELETED>
<DELETED>vouchers for difficult utilization areas</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 206. Section 8(o)(1) of the United States Housing Act
of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(1)) is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking
``subparagraph (D)'' and inserting ``subparagraphs (D) and
(E)'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as
subparagraph (F); and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the
following new subparagraph:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(E) Difficult utilization areas.--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(i) Criteria.--The Secretary
shall establish criteria setting forth
requirements for treatment of areas as
difficult utilization areas with respect to the
voucher program under this subsection, which
may include criteria specifying a low vacancy
rate for rental housing, a particular rate of
inflation in rental housing costs, failure to
lease units by more than 30 percent of families
issued vouchers having an applicable payment
standard of 110 percent of the fair market
rental or higher, and any other criteria the
Secretary considers appropriate.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(ii) Use of assistance.--Any
public housing agency that serves a difficult
utilization area may--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(I) increase the payment
standard applicable to all or part of
such area for any size of dwelling unit
to not more than 150 percent of the
fair market rental established under
subsection (c) for the same size of
dwelling unit in the same market area;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(II) use amounts
provided for assistance under this
section to make payments or provide
services to assist families issued
vouchers under this subsection to lease
suitable housing, except that the cost
of any such payments or services for a
family may not exceed the agency's
average cost per family of 6 months of
monthly assistance
payments.''.</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, $28,000,000, 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,
$8,000,000, $5,000,000 of which to remain available until September 30,
2001 and $3,000,000 of which to remain available until September 30,
2002: 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, 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, $105,000,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2002, of which $5,000,000 shall be for technical
assistance and training programs designed to benefit Native American
Communities, and up to $9,500,000 may be used for administrative
expenses, up to $23,000,000 may be used for the cost of direct loans,
and up to $1,000,000 may be used for administrative expenses to carry
out the direct loan program: Provided, That the cost of direct loans,
including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in
section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further,
That these funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the
principal amount of direct loans not to exceed $53,000,000: Provided
further, That administrative costs of the Technical Assistance Program
under section 108, the Training Program under section 109, and the
costs of the Native American Lending Study under section 117 shall not
be considered to be administrative expenses of the Fund.</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, $51,000,000.</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
106-74, 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,
$5,000,000.</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, $12,500,000, of which $895,000, 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,
$17,949,000, to remain available until expended.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Department of Health and Human Services</DELETED>
<DELETED>National Institutes of Health</DELETED>
<DELETED>national institute of environmental health sciences</DELETED>
<DELETED> For necessary expenses for the National Institute of
Environmental Health Sciences in carrying out activities set forth in
section 311(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, $60,000,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2002.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry</DELETED>
<DELETED>toxic substances and environmental public health</DELETED>
<DELETED> For necessary expenses for the Agency for Toxic Substances
and Disease Registry (ATSDR) in carrying out activities set forth in
sections 104(i), 111(c)(4), and 111(c)(14) of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980
(CERCLA), as amended, section 118(f) of the Superfund Amendments and
Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA), as amended, and section 3019 of the
Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended, $70,000,000, to be derived from
the Hazardous Substance Superfund Trust Fund pursuant to section 517(a)
of SARA (26 U.S.C. 9507), to remain available until September 30, 2002:
Provided, That not withstanding 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) of CERCLA: 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 the
fiscal years 2001 and 2002, and existing profiles may be updated as
necessary.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Environmental Protection Agency</DELETED>
<DELETED>science and technology</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, 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, $650,000,000, which shall remain available until September 30,
2002.</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,
$1,900,000,000 (reduced by $5,000,000), which shall remain available
until September 30, 2002: Provided, 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 any limitation imposed under
this Act on funds made available by this Act for the Environmental
Protection Agency shall not apply to activities specified in the
previous proviso related to the Kyoto Protocol which are otherwise
authorized by law: 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 none of the funds made available in this or any
prior Act may be used to make a final determination on or implement any
new rule relative to the Proposed Revisions to the National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System Program and Federal Antidegradation Policy
and the Proposed Revisions to the Water Quality Planning and Management
Regulations Concerning Total Maximum Daily Loads, published in the
Federal Register on August 23, 1999.</DELETED>
<DELETED>office of inspector general</DELETED>
<DELETED> For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General
in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as
amended, and for construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and
renovation of facilities, not to exceed $75,000 per project,
$34,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2002.</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, $23,931,000, to remain
available until expended.</DELETED>
<DELETED>hazardous substance superfund</DELETED>
<DELETED>(including transfers 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; $1,270,000,000 (of which $100,000,000 shall not become
available until September 1, 2001), to remain available until expended,
consisting of $630,000,000, as authorized by section 517(a) of the
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA), as amended
by Public Law 101-508, and $640,000,000 as a payment from general
revenues to the Hazardous Substance Superfund for purposes as
authorized by section 517(b) of SARA, as amended: 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 of the funds appropriated under this heading, $11,500,000 shall be
transferred to the ``Office of Inspector General'' appropriation to
remain available until September 30, 2002, and $35,000,000 shall be
transferred to the ``Science and technology'' appropriation to remain
available until September 30, 2002.</DELETED>
<DELETED>leaking underground storage tank program</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, $79,000,000, 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, and 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, $3,176,957,000, to remain available
until expended, of which $1,200,000,000 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; $75,000,000 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; $8,000,000 shall be for grants to
the State of Alaska to address drinking water and wastewater
infrastructure needs of rural and Alaska Native Villages;
$1,068,957,000 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: 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 2001 and prior years 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 of the fund:
Provided further, That 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 notwithstanding any other provision
of law, all claims for principal and interest registered through any
current grant dispute or any other such dispute hereafter filed by the
Environmental Protection Agency relative to construction grants numbers
C-180840-01, C-180840-04, C-470319-03, and C-470319-04, are hereby
resolved in favor of the grantee.</DELETED>
<DELETED>administrative provision</DELETED>
<DELETED> For fiscal year 2001 and thereafter, the obligated
balances of sums available in multiple-year appropriations accounts
shall remain available through the seventh fiscal year after their
period of availability has expired for liquidating obligations made
during the period of availability.</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, $5,150,000.</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, $2,900,000: 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, $33,661,000, 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 transfers 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 $5,500,000 shall be transferred to
``Emergency management planning and assistance'' for the consolidated
emergency management performance grant program; of which $30,000,000
shall be transferred to the ``Flood map modernization fund'' account;
and up to $50,000,000 may be obligated for pre-disaster mitigation
projects and repetitive loss buyouts (in addition to funding provided
by 42 U.S.C. 5170c) following disaster declarations.</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 $19,000,000.</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,
$190,000,000.</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,
$8,015,000.</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, $267,000,000. And in addition,
$5,500,000 to be derived by transfer from the ``Disaster relief''
account.</DELETED>
<DELETED>radiological emergency preparedness fund</DELETED>
<DELETED> The aggregate charges assessed during fiscal year 2001, as
authorized by Public Law 106-74, shall not be less than 100 percent of
the amounts anticipated by the agency 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, 2001, 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,
to remain available until expended: 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>(transfer of funds)</DELETED>
<DELETED> For necessary expenses pursuant to section 1360 of the
National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, $30,000,000 to be derived by
transfer from the ``Disaster relief'' account, and such additional sums
as may be received under 1360(g) or 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 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 $25,736,000 for salaries and expenses associated with flood
mitigation and flood insurance operations, and not to exceed
$77,307,000 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, 2002. In fiscal year 2001, no funds in excess
of: (1) $55,000,000 for operating expenses; (2) $455,627,000 for
agents' commissions and taxes; and (3) $40,000,000 for interest on
Treasury borrowings shall be available from the National Flood
Insurance Fund without prior notice to the Committees on
Appropriations.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Section 1309(a)(2) of the National Flood Insurance Act of
1968 (42 U.S.C. 4016(a)(2)), as amended by Public Law 104-208, is
further amended by striking ``2000'' and inserting ``2001''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> 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, 2000'' and inserting ``September 30,
2001''.</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, 2002, 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>federal consumer information center fund</DELETED>
<DELETED> For necessary expenses of the Federal Consumer Information
Center, including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $7,122,000, to
be deposited into the Federal Consumer Information Center Fund:
Provided, That the appropriations, revenues, and collections deposited
into the Fund shall be available for necessary expenses of Federal
Consumer Information Center activities in the aggregate amount of
$12,000,000. Appropriations, revenues, and collections accruing to this
Fund during fiscal year 2001 in excess of $12,000,000 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 revitalization and
modification of facilities, construction of new facilities and
additions to existing facilities, facility planning and design, 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, $5,499,900,000 (reduced by $25,000,000) (reduced by
$2,800,000), to remain available until September 30, 2002.</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
revitalization, and modification of facilities, construction of new
facilities and additions to existing facilities, facility planning and
design, 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, $5,606,700,000 (reduced by $30,000,000) (increased by
$2,800,000), to remain available until September 30, 2002.</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; maintenance; construction of facilities
including revitalization and modification of facilities, 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 $40,000 for official
reception and representation expenses; and purchase (not to exceed 33
for replacement only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles,
$2,584,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 2002.</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,
$23,000,000.</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 minor revitalization and
construction of 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, 2003.</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, 2001 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. Funds for announced prizes
otherwise authorized shall remain available, without fiscal year
limitation, until the prize is claimed or the offer is
withdrawn.</DELETED>
<DELETED>National Credit Union Administration</DELETED>
<DELETED>central liquidity facility</DELETED>
<DELETED>(including transfer of funds)</DELETED>
<DELETED> During fiscal year 2001, gross obligations of the Central
Liquidity Facility for the principal amount of new direct loans to
member credit unions, as authorized by title III of the Federal Credit
Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1795 et seq.), shall not exceed $3,000,000,000:
Provided, That administrative expenses of the Central Liquidity
Facility shall not exceed $296,303: Provided further, That $1,000,000
shall be transferred to the Community Development Revolving Loan Fund,
of which $650,000, together with amounts of principal and interest on
loans repaid, shall be available until expended for loans to community
development credit unions, and $350,000 shall be available until
expended for technical assistance to low-income and 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; authorized travel;
acquisition, maintenance and operation of aircraft and purchase of
flight services for research support; $3,135,690,000 (reduced by
$18,000,000), of which not to exceed $264,500,000 (reduced by
$18,000,000) 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, 2002: 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 authorized travel, $76,600,000, 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,
authorized travel, and rental of conference rooms in the District of
Columbia, $694,310,000, to remain available until September 30, 2002:
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; $152,000,000: Provided, That contracts may be
entered into under ``Salaries and expenses'' in fiscal year 2001 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,
$5,700,000, to remain available until September 30, 2002.</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),
$90,000,000, of which $5,000,000 shall be for a homeownership program
that is used in conjunction with section 8 assistance under the United
States Housing Act of 1937.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Selective Service System</DELETED>
<DELETED>salaries and expenses</DELETED>
<DELETED> For necessary expenses of the Selective Service System,
including expenses of attendance at meetings and of training for
uniformed personnel assigned to the Selective Service System, as
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 4101-4118 for civilian employees; and not to
exceed $1,000 for official reception and representation expenses;
$23,000,000: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated by this Act
may be expended for or in connection with the induction of any person
into the Armed Forces of the United States.</DELETED>
<DELETED>TITLE IV--GENERAL PROVISIONS</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 401. Where appropriations in titles I, II, and III of
this Act are expendable for travel expenses and no specific limitation
has been placed thereon, the expenditures for such travel expenses may
not exceed the amounts set forth therefore in the budget estimates
submitted for the appropriations: Provided, That this provision does
not apply to accounts that do not contain an object classification for
travel: Provided further, That this section shall not apply to travel
performed by uncompensated officials of local boards and appeal boards
of the Selective Service System; to travel performed directly in
connection with care and treatment of medical beneficiaries of the
Department of Veterans Affairs; to travel performed in connection with
major disasters or emergencies declared or determined by the President
under the provisions of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act; to travel performed by the Offices of
Inspector General in connection with audits and investigations; or to
payments to interagency motor pools where separately set forth in the
budget schedules: Provided further, That if appropriations in titles I,
II, and III exceed the amounts set forth in budget estimates initially
submitted for such appropriations, the expenditures for travel may
correspondingly exceed the amounts therefore set forth in the estimates
in the same proportion.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 402. Appropriations and funds available for the
administrative expenses of the Department of Housing and Urban
Development and the Selective Service System shall be available in the
current fiscal year for purchase of uniforms, or allowances therefor,
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; hire of passenger motor vehicles;
and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 403. Funds of the Department of Housing and Urban
Development subject to the Government Corporation Control Act or
section 402 of the Housing Act of 1950 shall be available, without
regard to the limitations on administrative expenses, for legal
services on a contract or fee basis, and for utilizing and making
payment for services and facilities of Federal National Mortgage
Association, Government National Mortgage Association, Federal Home
Loan Mortgage Corporation, Federal Financing Bank, Federal Reserve
banks or any member thereof, Federal Home Loan banks, and any insured
bank within the meaning of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1811-1831).</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 404. No part of any appropriation contained in this
Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal
year unless expressly so provided herein.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 405. No funds appropriated by this Act may be
expended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) pursuant to a certification of an officer or
employee of the United States unless--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) such certification is accompanied by,
or is part of, a voucher or abstract which describes
the payee or payees and the items or services for which
such expenditure is being made; or</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) the expenditure of funds pursuant to
such certification, and without such a voucher or
abstract, is specifically authorized by law;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) unless such expenditure is subject to audit by
the General Accounting Office or is specifically exempt by law
from such audit.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 406. None of the funds provided in this Act to any
department or agency may be expended for the transportation of any
officer or employee of such department or agency between 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
2001 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 2001
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. NASA Full Cost Accounting. Title III of the
National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958, Public Law 85-568, is
amended by adding the following new section at the end:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``Sec. 312. (a) Appropriations for the Administration for
fiscal year 2002 and thereafter shall be made in three accounts,
``Human space flight'', ``Science, aeronautics and technology,'' and an
account for amounts appropriated for the necessary expenses of the
Office of Inspector General. Appropriations shall remain available for
2 fiscal years. Each account shall include the planned full costs of
the Administration's related activities.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(b) To ensure the safe, timely, and successful
accomplishment of Administration missions, the Administration may
transfer amounts for Federal salaries and benefits; training, travel
and awards; facility and related costs; information technology
services; publishing services; science, engineering, fabricating and
testing services; and other administrative services among accounts, as
necessary.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(c) The Administrator, in consultation with the Director
of the Office of Management and Budget, shall determine what balances
from the ``Mission support'' account are to be transferred to the
``Human space flight'' and ``Science, aeronautics and technology''
accounts. Such balances shall be transferred and merged with the
``Human space flight'' and ``Science, aeronautics and technology''
accounts, and remain available for the period of which originally
appropriated.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 421. None of the funds provided in title II for
technical assistance, training, or management improvements may be
obligated or expended unless HUD provides to the Committees on
Appropriations a description of each proposed activity and a detailed
budget estimate of the costs associated with each activity as part of
the Budget Justifications. For fiscal year 2001, HUD shall transmit
this information to the Committees by November 1, 2000, for 30 days of
review.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 422. 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 to the Congress.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 423. 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.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 424. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and
effective with enactment of this Act, the General Services
Administration shall allocate one Senior Executive Service slot for the
position of Director, Federal Consumer Information Center, from the
total number of Senior Executive Service positions authorized to the
General Services Administration by the Office of Personnel Management:
Provided, That said Senior Executive Service slot shall be a permanent
career reserved position and filled with all due speed: Provided
further, That this Senior Executive Service slot shall remain hereafter
in the Federal Consumer Information Center. Such funds as may be
necessary to carry out this provision shall be made available from
funds appropriated to the Federal Consumer Information Center
Fund.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 425. None of the funds provided in title III of this
Act shall be obligated or expended to support joint research programs
between the United States Air Force and the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration. Specifically, none of the funds in this Act shall
be used to support the activities of the AF--NASA Council on
Aeronautics and the AFSPC--NRO--NASA Partnership Council.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 426. None of the funds made available in this Act may
be used prior to June 15, 2001, for the designation, or approval of the
designation, of any area as an ozone nonattainment area under the Clean
Air Act pursuant to the 8-hour national ambient air quality standard
for ozone that was promulgated by the Environmental Protection Agency
on July 18, 1997, (62 Fed. Reg. 38,356, p. 38855) and remanded by the
District of Columbia Court of Appeals on May 14, 1999, in the case,
American Trucking Ass'ns. v. EPA (No. 97-1440, 1999 Westlaw
300618).</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 427. None of the funds made available in this Act may
be used to administer the Communities for Safer Guns
Coalition.</DELETED>
<DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Veterans
Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2001''.</DELETED>
DIVISION A
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, 2001, and for other purposes, namely:
TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Veterans Benefits Administration
compensation and pensions
(including transfers of funds)
For the payment of compensation benefits to or on behalf of
veterans and a pilot program for disability examinations as authorized
by law (38 U.S.C. 107, chapters 11, 13, 18, 51, 53, 55, and 61);
pension benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by law (38
U.S.C. chapters 15, 51, 53, 55, and 61; 92 Stat. 2508); and burial
benefits, emergency and other officers' retirement pay, adjusted-
service credits and certificates, payment of premiums due on commercial
life insurance policies guaranteed under the provisions of Article IV
of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940, as amended, and
for other benefits as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. 107, 1312, 1977, and
2106, chapters 23, 51, 53, 55, and 61; 50 U.S.C. App. 540-548; 43 Stat.
122, 123; 45 Stat. 735; 76 Stat. 1198), $22,766,276,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That not to exceed $17,419,000 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, $1,634,000,000, to remain available
until expended: Provided, That expenses for rehabilitation program
services and assistance which the Secretary is authorized to provide
under section 3104(a) of title 38, United States Code, other than under
subsection (a)(1), (2), (5) and (11) of that section, shall be charged
to the account: Provided further, 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, $19,850,000, 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 2001, 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, $162,000,000, 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 $3,400.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the
direct loan program, $220,000, 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, $52,000, 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 $2,726,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the
direct loan program, $432,000, 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, $532,000,
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)
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.,
$20,281,587,000, plus reimbursements: Provided, That of the funds made
available under this heading, $900,000,000 is for the equipment and
land and structures object classifications only, which amount shall not
become available for obligation until August 1, 2001, and shall remain
available until September 30, 2002: Provided further, That of the funds
made available under this heading, not to exceed $500,000,000 shall be
available until September 30, 2002: 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 for the fee basis and
other medical services contracts 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, $331,000,000, 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, $62,000,000 plus reimbursements: Provided,
That technical and consulting services offered by the Facilities
Management Field Service, including project management and 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, 2001.
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, $1,050,000,000: Provided, That expenses for services and
assistance authorized under 38 U.S.C. 3104(a)(1), (2), (5) and (11)
that the Secretary determines are necessary to enable entitled veterans
(1) to the maximum extent feasible, to become employable and to obtain
and maintain suitable employment; or (2) to achieve maximum
independence in daily living, shall be charged to this account:
Provided further, That of the funds made available under this heading,
not to exceed $45,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2002:
Provided further, That funds under this heading shall be available to
administer the Service Members Occupational Conversion and Training
Act.
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, $109,889,000:
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,
$46,464,000: 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, $48,540,000, 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 2001, for each approved project shall be obligated: (1) by the
awarding of a construction documents contract by September 30, 2001;
and (2) by the awarding of a construction contract by September 30,
2002: 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, 8122, and
8162 of title 38, United States Code, where the estimated cost of a
project is less than $4,000,000, $162,000,000, 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, $100,000,000, 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 2001 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 2001 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 2001 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 2000.
Sec. 106. Appropriations accounts available to the Department of
Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2001 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 2001, 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 2001, 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
2001, 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. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, none of
the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this Act for
Medical Care appropriations of the Department of Veterans Affairs may
be obligated for the realignment of the health care delivery system in
Veterans Integrated Service Network 12 (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. 109. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, collections
authorized by the Veterans Millennium Health Care and Benefits Act
(Public Law 106-117) and credited to the appropriate Department of
Veterans Affairs accounts in fiscal year 2001, shall not be available
for obligation or expenditure unless appropriation language making such
funds available is enacted.
Sec. 110. Not to exceed $1,200,000 may be transferred from the
``Medical care'' appropriation to the ``General operating expenses''
appropriation to fund contracts and services in support of the Veterans
Benefits Administration's Benefits Delivery Center, Systems Development
Center, and Finance Center, located at the Department of Veterans
Affairs Medical Center, Hines, Illinois.
Sec. 111. Not to exceed $4,500,000 from the ``Construction, minor
projects'' appropriation and not to exceed $2,000,000 from the
``Medical care'' appropriation may be transferred and merged with the
Parking Revolving Fund for surface parking lot projects.
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, $13,171,000,000 and amounts that are recaptured in this
account to remain available until expended: Provided, That of the total
amount provided under this heading, $13,131,000,000, of which
$8,931,000,000 shall be available on October 1, 2000 and $4,200,000,000
shall be available on October 1, 2001, shall be for assistance under
the United States Housing Act of 1937 (``the Act'' herein) (42 U.S.C.
1437): Provided further, That the foregoing amounts be for use in
connection with expiring or terminating section 8 subsidy contracts,
for amendments to section 8 subsidy contracts, for enhanced vouchers
(including amendments and renewals) under any provision of law
authorizing such assistance under section 8(t) of the United States
Housing Act of 1937 (47 U.S.C. 1437f(t)), and contracts entered into
pursuant to section 441 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance
Act: Provided further, That amounts available under the first proviso
under this heading may be available for section 8 rental assistance
under the Act: (1) 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 fiscal years 1993, 1994, 1995, and 1997,
and in the Omnibus Consolidated Rescissions and Appropriations Act of
1996; (2) for the conversion of section 23 projects to assistance under
section 8; (3) for funds to carry out the family unification program;
(4) 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; (5) for tenant protection
assistance, including replacement and relocation assistance; and (6)
for the 1-year renewal of section 8 contracts for units in a project
that is subject to an approved plan of action under the Emergency Low
Income Housing Preservation Act of 1987 or the Low-Income Housing
Preservation and Resident Homeownership Act of 1990: 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
any section 8 funds determined by the Secretary to be in excess of
amounts needed to maintain the normal operation and level of assistance
of a section 8 program, including reasonable reserves, shall be
recaptured and used to fund title I of the Housing Needs Act of 2000:
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 the
enactment of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998:
Provided further, That of the balances remaining from funds
appropriated under this heading or the heading ``Annual Contributions
for Assisted Housing'' during fiscal year 2001 and prior years,
$275,000,000 is rescinded.
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), $2,955,000,000, to remain available until expended,
of which up to $50,000,000 shall be for carrying out activities under
section 9(h) of such Act, and 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: Provided further, That of the total amount, up to
$75,000,000 shall be available for the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development to make grants to public housing agencies for emergency
capital needs resulting from emergencies and natural disasters in
fiscal year 2001.
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),
$3,192,000,000, 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.
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, technical
assistance grants, 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 $150,000
for the cost of necessary travel for participants in such training) for
oversight training and improved management of this program, and
$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.
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, $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 none of such funds shall be used directly or
indirectly by granting competitive advantage in awards to settle
litigation or pay judgments, unless expressly permitted herein.
native american housing block grants
(including transfer of funds)
For the Native American Housing Block Grants program, as authorized
under title I of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-
Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA) (Public Law 104-330), $650,000,000,
to remain available until expended, of which $4,000,000 shall be
contracted through the Secretary as technical assistance and capacity
building to be used by the National American Indian Housing Council in
support of the implementation of NAHASDA and $2,000,000 shall be to
support the inspection of Indian housing units, contract expertise,
training, and technical assistance in the training, oversight, and
management of Indian housing and tenant-based assistance, including up
to $300,000 for related travel: Provided, That none of the $2,000,000
for technical assistance and other activities shall be made available
to the Secretary until all funds allocated to the National American
Indian Housing Council for fiscal years 2000 and 2001 are made
available to such organization: Provided further, 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.
indian housing loan guarantee fund program account
(including transfer of funds)
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 ``Salaries and expenses'', to be used only for the
administrative costs of these guarantees.
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 the Secretary shall renew all expiring contracts that meet all
program requirements before awarding funds for new contracts and
activities authorized under this heading: Provided further, That the
Secretary may use up to 0.75 percent of the funds under this heading
for technical assistance.
rural housing and economic development
For the Office of Rural Housing and Economic Development in the
Department of Housing and Urban Development, $27,000,000, which amount
shall be awarded by June 1, 2001 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 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, $2,200,000
shall be available as a grant to the National American Indian Housing
Council, and $41,500,000 shall be for grants pursuant to section 107 of
the Act including $3,000,000 to support Alaska Native serving
institutions and native Hawaiian serving institutions, as defined under
the Higher Education Act, as amended: 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.
Of the amount made available under this heading, $25,000,000 shall
be made available for capacity building, of which $20,000,000 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 $55,000,000 for supportive
services for public housing residents, as authorized by section 34 of
the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended, and 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, $60,000,000 shall be available for
YouthBuild program activities authorized by subtitle D of title IV of
the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, as amended, and
such activities shall be an eligible activity with respect to any funds
made available under this heading: 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 no more than ten percent of any grant award may be used
for administrative costs: Provided further, That not less than
$10,000,000 shall be available for grants to establish YouthBuild
programs in underserved and rural areas: Provided further, That of the
amount provided under this paragraph, $4,000,000 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.
Of the amounts made available under this heading, $2,000,000 shall
be available to the Utah Housing Finance Agency for the temporary use
of relocatable housing during the 2002 Winter Olympic Games provided
such housing is targeted to the housing needs of low-income families
after the Games.
Of the amounts made available under this heading, $3,000,000 shall
be awarded to Tribal Colleges and Universities to build, expand,
renovate, and equip their facilities.
Of the amount made available under this heading, $130,000,000 shall
be available for grants for the Economic Development Initiative (EDI)
to finance a variety of economic development efforts, including
$123,000,000 for making individual grants for targeted economic
investments in accordance with the terms and conditions specified for
such grants in Senate Report 106-410.
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 ``Salaries and expenses''.
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.
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); and 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, $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 up to 1
percent appropriated under this heading shall be used for technical
assistance for management information systems and to develop an
automated, client-level Annual Performance Report System: Provided
further, That $500,000 shall be made available to the Interagency
Council on the Homeless for administrative needs.
shelter plus care
For the Shelter Plus Care program, as authorized under subtitle F
of title IV of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, as
amended, $105,000,000 to remain available until expended: Provided,
That the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall award funds
under this heading on a nationwide competitive basis with any renewals
funded on an annual basis: Provided further, That each Shelter Plus
Care applicant shall coordinate its application in conjunction with the
applicable Continuum of Care.
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, $996,000,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That $783,000,000 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, of which amount $50,000,000
shall be for grants for the new construction or substantial
rehabilitation of assisted living facilities, 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:
Provided further, That of the amount under this heading, $213,000,000
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 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, 2000, and any collections
made during fiscal year 2001, 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 2001, 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 $160,000,000,000.
During fiscal year 2001, obligations to make direct loans to carry
out the purposes of section 204(g) of the National Housing Act, as
amended, shall not exceed $250,000,000: Provided, That the foregoing
amount shall be for loans to nonprofit and governmental entities in
connection with sales of single family real properties owned by the
Secretary and formerly insured under the Mutual Mortgage Insurance
Fund.
For administrative expenses necessary to carry out the guaranteed
and direct loan program, $330,888,000, of which not to exceed
$324,866,000 shall be transferred to the appropriation for ``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 $65,500,000,000 on or before
April 1, 2001, 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), $101,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,
That these funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, any
part of which is to be guaranteed, of up to $21,000,000,000: 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.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the
guaranteed and direct loan programs, $211,455,000, 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. 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 $8,426,000,000 on or before April 1,
2001, an additional $19,800,000 for administrative contract expenses
shall be available for each $1,000,000 in additional guaranteed loan
commitments over $8,426,000,000 (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)
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, to remain available until
September 30, 2002.
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''.
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, $45,000,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2001: Provided, That of the amount
provided under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be for the Partnership
for Advancing Technology in Housing (PATH) Initiative.
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,
$44,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2001, of which
$22,000,000 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
(including transfer of funds)
For the Lead Hazard Reduction Program, as authorized by sections
1011 and 1053 of the Residential Lead-Based Hazard Reduction Act of
1992, $100,000,000 to remain available until expended, of which
$5,000,000 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 transfers 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, $1,002,233,000, 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 9,100 employees: Provided
further, That the average cost per FTE cannot exceed $78,000 by
December 31, 2000, including the cost of all contractors: 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 or in any position in the
Department where the employee reports to an employee of the Office of
Public Affairs.
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,
$86,843,000, 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.
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, including not to exceed $500 for official
reception and representation expenses, $22,000,000, 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 2001 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.
housing opportunities for persons with aids grants
Sec. 203. (a) Eligibility.--Notwithstanding section 854(c)(1)(A) of
the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 12903(c)(1)(A)), from any
amounts made available under this title for fiscal year 2001 that are
allocated under such section, the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development shall allocate and make a grant, in the amount determined
under subsection (b), for any State that--
(1) received an allocation in a prior fiscal year under
clause (ii) of such section; and
(2) is not otherwise eligible for an allocation for fiscal
year 2001 under such clause (ii) because the areas in the State
outside of the metropolitan statistical areas that qualify
under clause (i) in fiscal year 2000 do not have the number of
cases of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome required under such
clause.
(b) Amount.--The amount of the allocation and grant for any State
described in subsection (a) shall be an amount based on the cumulative
number of AIDS cases in the areas of that State that are outside of
metropolitan statistical areas that qualify under clause (i) of such
section 845(c)(1)(A) in fiscal year 2000, in proportion to AIDS cases
among cities and States that qualify under clauses (i) and (ii) of such
section and States deemed eligible under subsection (a).
(c) Environmental Review.--Section 856 of the Act is amended by
adding the following new subsection at the end:
``(h) Environmental Review.--For purposes of environmental review,
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, and shall be subject
to the regulations issued by the Secretary to implement such
section.''.
due process for homeless assistance
Sec. 204. None of the funds appropriated under this or any other
Act may be used by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to
prohibit or debar or in any way diminish the responsibilities of any
entity (and the individuals comprising that entity) that is responsible
for convening and managing a continuum of care process (convenor) in a
community for purposes of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance
Act from participating in that capacity unless the Secretary has
published in the Federal Register a description of all circumstances
that would be grounds for prohibiting or debarring a convenor from
administering a continuum of care process and the procedures for a
prohibition or debarment: Provided, That these procedures shall include
a requirement that a convenor shall be provided with timely notice of a
proposed prohibition or debarment, an identification of the
circumstances that could result in the prohibition or debarment, an
opportunity to respond to or remedy these circumstances, and the right
for judicial review of any decision of the Secretary that results in a
prohibition or debarment.
hud reform act compliance
Sec. 205. Except as explicitly provided in legislation, any grant
or assistance made pursuant to Title II of this Act shall be made in
accordance with section 102 of the Department of Housing and Urban
Development Reform Act of 1989 on a competitive basis.
expansion of environmental assumption authority for homeless assistance
programs
Sec. 206. Section 443 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless
Assistance Act is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 443. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW.
``For purposes of environmental review, assistance and projects
under this title shall be treated as assistance for special projects
that are subject to section 305(c) of the Multifamily Housing Property
Disposition Reform Act of 1994, and shall be subject to the regulations
issued by the Secretary to implement such section.''.
technical amendments and corrections to the national housing act
Sec. 207. (a) Section 203 Subsection Designations.--Section 203 of
the National Housing Act is amended by--
(1) redesignating subsection (t) as subsection (u);
(2) redesignating subsection (s), as added by section 329
of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, as
subsection (t); and
(3) redesignating subsection (v), as added by section 504
of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992, as
subsection (w).
(b) Mortgage Auctions.--The first sentence of section
221(g)(4)(C)(viii) of the National Housing Act is amended by inserting
after ``December 31, 2002'' the following: ``, except that this
subparagraph shall continue to apply if the Secretary receives a
mortgagee's written notice of intent to assign its mortgage to the
Secretary on or before such date''.
(c) Mortgagee Review Board.--Section 202(c)(2) of the National
Housing Act is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``and'';
(2) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``or their
designees.'' and inserting ``and'';
(3) by adding the following new subparagraph at the end:
``(G) the Director of the Enforcement Center; or
their designees.''.
indian housing block grant program
Sec. 208. Defines Certain Law Enforcement Officers as Eligible
Families for Housing Assistance Under the Indian Housing Block Grant
Program. Section 201(b) of the Native American Housing Assistance and
Self-Determination Act of 1996 is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs
(5) and (6) respectively; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new
paragraph:
``(4) Law enforcement officers.--Notwithstanding paragraph
(1), a recipient may provide housing or housing assistance
provided through affordable housing activities assisted with
grant amounts under this Act to a law enforcement officer on
the reservation or other Indian area, who is employed full-time
by a Federal, state, county or tribal government, and in
implementing such full-time employment is sworn to uphold, and
make arrests for violations of Federal, state, county or tribal
law, if the recipient determines that the presence of the law
enforcement officer on the Indian reservation or other Indian
area may deter crime.''.
prohibition on the use of federal assistance in support of the sale of
tobacco products
Sec. 209. None of the funds appropriated in Public Law 106-74 or
any other Act may be used by the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development to provide any grant or other assistance to construct,
operate, or otherwise benefit a facility, or facility with a designated
portion of that facility, which sells, or intends to sell,
predominantly cigarettes or other tobacco products. For the purposes of
this provision, predominant sale of cigarettes or other tobacco
products means cigarette or tobacco sales representing more than 35
percent of the annual total in-store, non-fuel, sales.
prohibition on implementation of puerto rico public housing
administration settlement agreement
Sec. 210. No funds may be used to implement the agreement between
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Puerto Rico Public Housing
Administration, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development,
dated June 7, 2000, related to the allocation of operating subsidies
for the Puerto Rico Public Housing Administration until the Puerto Rico
Public Housing Administration and the Department of Housing and Urban
Development submits a schedule of benchmarks and measurable goals to
the Committee on Appropriations designed to address issues of
mismanagement and safeguard against fraud and abuse.
hope vi grant for hollander ridge
Sec. 211. The Housing Authority of Baltimore City may use the grant
award of $20,000,000 made to such authority for development efforts at
Hollander Ridge in Baltimore, Maryland with funds appropriated for
fiscal year 1996 under the heading ``Public Housing Demolition, Site
Revitalization, and Replacement Housing Grants'' for use, as approved
by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development--
(1) for the revitalization of other severely distressed
public housing within its jurisdiction; and
(2) in accordance with section 24 of the United States
Housing Act of 1937.
reduced downpayment requirements for loans for teachers and uniformed
municipal employees
Sec. 212. (a) In General.--Section 203(b) of the National Housing
Act is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(11) Reduced downpayment requirements for teachers and
uniformed municipal employees--
``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding the downpayment
requirements contained in paragraph (2), in the case of
a mortgage described in subparagraph (B)--
``(i) the mortgage shall involve a
principal obligation in an amount that does not
exceed the sum of 99 percent of the appraised
value of the property and the total amount of
initial service charges, appraisal, inspection,
and other fees (as the Secretary shall approve)
paid in connection with the mortgage;
``(ii) no other provision of this
subsection limiting the principal obligation of
the mortgage based upon a percentage of the
appraised value of the property subject to the
mortgage shall apply; and
``(iii) the matter in paragraph (9) that
precedes the first proviso shall not apply and
the mortgage shall be executed by a mortgagor
who shall have paid on account of the property
at least 1 percent of the cost of acquisition
(as determined by the Secretary) in cash or its
equivalent.
``(B) Mortgages covered.--A mortgage described in
this subparagraph is a mortgage--
``(i) under which the mortgagor is an
individual who--
``(I) is employed on a full-time
basis as: (aa) a teacher or
administrator in a public or private
school that provides elementary or
secondary education, as determined
under State law, except that elementary
education shall include pre-
Kindergarten education, and except that
secondary education shall not include
any education beyond grade 12; or (bb)
a public safety officer (as such term
is defined in section 1204 of the
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets
Act of 1968, except that such term
shall not include any officer serving a
public agency of the Federal
Government); and
``(II) has not, during the 12-month
period ending upon the insurance of the
mortgage, had any present ownership
interest in a principal residence
located in the jurisdiction described
in clause (ii); and
``(ii) made for a property that is located
within the jurisdiction of--
``(I) in the case of a mortgage of
a mortgagor described in clause
(i)(I)(aa), the local educational
agency (as such term is defined in
section 14101 of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 8801)) for the school in which
the mortgagor is employed (or, in the
case of a mortgagor employed in a
private school, the local educational
agency having jurisdiction for the area
in which the private school is
located); or
``(II) in the case of a mortgage of
a mortgagor described in clause
(i)(I)(bb), the jurisdiction served by
the public law enforcement agency,
firefighting agency, or rescue or
ambulance agency that employs the
mortgagor.''.
(b) Deferral and Reduction of Up-front premium.--Section 203(c) of
the National Housing Act is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A), by striking ``Notwithstanding'' and inserting ``Except as
provided in paragraph (3) and notwithstanding''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(3) Deferral and reduction of up-front premium.--In the
case of any mortgage described in subsection (b)(10)(B):
``(A) Paragraph (2)(A) of this subsection (relating
to collection of up-front premium payments) shall not
apply.
``(B) If, at any time during the 5-year period
beginning on the date of the insurance of the mortgage,
the mortgagor ceases to be employed as described in
subsection (b)(10)(B)(i)(I) or pays the principal
obligation of the mortgage in full, the Secretary shall
at such time collect a single premium payment in an
amount equal to the amount of the single premium
payment that, but for this paragraph, would have been
required under paragraph (2)(A) of this subsection with
respect to the mortgage, as reduced by 20 percent of
such amount for each successive 12-month period
completed during such 5-year period before such
cessation or prepayment occurs.''.
computer access for public housing residents
Sec. 213. (a) Use of Public Housing Capital and Operating Funds.--
Section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 is amended--
(1) in subsection (d)(1)(E), by inserting before the
semicolon the following: ``, including the establishment and
initial operation of computer centers in and around public
housing through a Neighborhood Networks initiative, for the
purpose of enhancing the self-sufficiency, employability, and
economic self-reliance of public housing residents by providing
them with onsite computer access and training resources'';
(2) in subsection (e)(1)--
(A) in subparagraph (I), by striking the word
``and'' at the end;
(B) in subparagraph (J), by striking the period and
inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding after subparagraph (J) the following:
``(K) the costs of operating computer centers in
public housing through a Neighborhood Networks
initiative described in subsection (d)(1)(E), and of
activities related to that initiative.''; and
(3) in subsection (h)--
(A) in paragraph (6), by striking the word ``and''
at the end;
(B) in paragraph (7), by striking the period and
inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following:
``(8) assistance in connection with the establishment and
operation of computer centers in public housing through a
Neighborhood Networks initiative described in subsection
(d)(1)(E).''.
(b) Demolition, Site Revitalization, Replacement Housing, and
Tenant-Based Assistance Grants for Projects.--Section 24 of the United
States Housing Act of 1937 is amended--
(1) in subsection (d)(1)(G), by inserting before the
semicolon the following: ``, including a Neighborhood Networks
initiative for the establishment and operation of computer
centers in public housing for the purpose of enhancing the
self-sufficiency, employability, an economic self-reliance of
public housing residents by providing them with onsite computer
access and training resources''; and
(2) in subsection (m)(2), in the first sentence, by
inserting before the period the following ``, including
assistance in connection with the establishment and operation
of computer centers in public housing through the Neighborhoods
Networks initiative described in subsection (d)(1)(G)''.
mark-to-market reform
Sec. 214. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
properties known as the Hawthornes in Independence, Missouri shall be
considered eligible multifamily housing projects for purposes of
participating in the multifamily housing restructuring program pursuant
to title V of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban
Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998 (Public
Law 105-65).
section 236 excess income
Sec. 215. Section 236(g)(3)(A) of the National Housing Act is
amended by striking out ``2000'' and inserting in lieu thereof
``2001''.
cdbg eligibility
Sec. 216. Section 102(a)(6) of the Housing and Community
Development Act of 1974 is amended by adding at the end the following
subparagraph:
``(F) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
paragraph, any county that was classified as an urban
county pursuant to subparagraph (A) for fiscal year
1999, at the option of the county, may hereafter remain
classified as an urban county for purposes of this
Act.''.
low-income multifamily risk-sharing mortgage insurance program
Sec. 217. (a) The Secretary shall carry out a mortgage insurance
program through the Federal Housing Administration in conjunction with
State housing finance agencies to insure multifamily mortgages for
housing that qualifies under this Title. This program shall be
consistent with the requirements established under section 542 of the
Housing and Community Development Act of 1992, except that housing that
meet the requirements of this Title shall be eligible for mortgage
insurance.
(b) Housing shall qualify for insurance under this section only if
the housing--
(1) has not less than 25 percent of the units assisted
under this title occupied by very low-income families who pay
as a contribution towards rent (not including any Federal or
State rental subsidy provided on behalf of the family) not more
than 20 percent of the adjusted income of a family whose income
equals 50 percent of the median income for the area, as
determined by the Secretary, with adjustments for the number of
bedrooms in the unit, except that the Secretary may establish
income ceilings higher or lower than 50 percent of the median
income for the area on the basis of the Secretary's findings
that variations are necessary because of the prevailing levels
of construction costs or fair market rents, or unusually high
or low family incomes; and
(2) will remain affordable under the requirements provided
in paragraphs (1) and (2), according to legally binding
commitments satisfactory to the Secretary, for not less than 40
years, without regard to the term of the mortgage or to the
transfer of ownership, or for such period that the Secretary
determines is the longest feasible period of time consistent
with sound economics and the purposes of this Act, including
foreclosure where the responsibility for maintaining the low-
income character of the property will be the responsibility of
the State housing finance agency.
(c) Not less than $50,000,000 of the funds made available under the
cost of loan guarantee modifications under the heading ``FHA--General
and special risk program account'' shall be used to support the cost of
mortgages insured under this section.
exemption for alaska and mississippi from requirement of resident on
board of pha
Sec. 218. Public housing agencies in the State 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 2001.
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,
$26,196,000, to remain available until expended.
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,
$7,000,000: Provided, That the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation
Board shall have not more than three career Senior Executive Service
positions: Provided further, That there shall be an Inspector General
at the Board who shall have the duties, responsibilities, and
authorities specified in the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended:
Provided further, That an individual appointed to the position of
Inspector General of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
shall, by virtue of such appointment, also hold the position of
Inspector General of the Board: Provided further, That the Inspector
General of the Board shall utilize personnel of the Office of Inspector
General of FEMA in performing the duties of the Inspector General of
the Board, and shall not appoint any individuals to positions within
the Board.
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,
$95,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2002, of which
$5,000,000 shall be for grants, loans, and technical assistance to
qualifying community development lenders, organizations that have
experience and expertise in banking and lending in Indian country, and
other appropriate organizations to benefit Native American Communities,
of which up to $8,000,000 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 $53,000,000: Provided further,
That not more than $30,000,000 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, $52,500,000.
Corporation for National and Community Service
national and community service programs
operating expenses
(including transfer and rescission 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.), $433,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2002:
Provided, That not more than $29,000,000 shall be available for
administrative expenses authorized under section 501(a)(4) of the Act
(42 U.S.C. 12671(a)(4)) with not less than $2,000,000 targeted for the
acquisition of a cost accounting system for the Corporation's financial
management system, an integrated grants management system that provides
comprehensive financial management information for all Corporation
grants and cooperative agreements, and the establishment, operation and
maintenance of a central archives serving as the repository for all
grant, cooperative agreement, and related documents, without regard to
the provisions of section 501(a)(4)(B) of the Act: Provided further,
That not more than $2,500 shall be for official reception and
representation expenses: Provided further, That not more than
$75,000,000, 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 $207,500,000 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 $45,000,000
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)); and not more than $25,000,000 may be made available to
activities dedicated to developing computer and information technology
skills for students and teachers in low-income communities: Provided
further, That not more than $10,000,000 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, $50,000,000 shall be rescinded: Provided
further, That not more than $7,500,000 of the funds made available
under this heading shall be made available to America's Promise--The
Alliance for Youth, Inc. only to support efforts to mobilize
individuals, groups, and organizations to build and strengthen the
character and competence of the Nation's youth: Provided further, That
not more than $5,000,000 of the funds made available under this heading
shall be made available to the Communities In Schools, Inc. to support
dropout prevention activities: Provided further, That not more than
$2,500,000 of the funds made available under this heading shall be made
available to the Parents as Teachers National Center, Inc. to support
childhood parent education and family support activities: Provided
further, That not more than $2,500,000 of the funds made available
under this heading shall be made available to the Boys and Girls Clubs
of America to establish an innovative outreach program designed to meet
the special needs of youth in public and Native American housing
communities.
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,
which shall be available for obligation through September 30, 2002.
administrative provision
The Department of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban
Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000 (Public
Law 106-74) is amended under the heading ``Corporation for National and
Community Service, National and Community Service Programs Operating
Expenses'' in title III by reducing to $229,000,000 the amount
available for grants under the National Service Trust program
authorized under subtitle C of title I of the Act (with a corresponding
reduction to $40,000,000 in the amount that may be used to administer,
reimburse, or support any national service program authorized under
section 121(d)(2) of the Act), and by increasing to $33,500,000 the
amount available for quality and innovation activities authorized under
subtitle H of title I of the Act, with the increase in subtitle H funds
made available to provide a grant covering a period of three years to
support the ``P.A.V.E. the Way'' project described in House Report 106-
379.
Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
salaries and expenses
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,
$12,445,000, of which $895,000 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.
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, $15,949,000, to
remain available until expended.
Environmental Protection Agency
science and technology
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,
$670,000,000, which shall remain available until September 30, 2002.
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, $2,000,000,000,
which shall remain available until September 30, 2002: Provided, 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.
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,
$34,094,000, to remain available until September 30, 2002.
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, $23,000,000, to remain available until
expended.
hazardous substance superfund
(including transfers 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;
$1,400,000,000 (of which $100,000,000 shall not become available until
September 1, 2001), 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 $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
$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
notwithstanding section 111(m) of CERCLA or any other provision of law,
$75,000,000 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 none of the
funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for ATSDR to
issue in excess of 40 toxicological profiles pursuant to section 104(i)
of CERCLA during fiscal year 2000.
leaking underground storage tank program
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, $72,096,000, 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, 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, $3,320,000,000, 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; $820,000,000 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; $35,000,000 shall be for grants to
the State of Alaska to address drinking water and wastewater
infrastructure needs of rural and Alaska Native Villages; $110,000,000
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
the Senate Report (106-410) accompanying this Act (H.R. 4635); and
$955,000,000 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: 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 2001 and prior years 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 for fiscal year 2001
and thereafter, and 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 beginning in fiscal year 2001 and
thereafter, notwithstanding the limitation on amounts in section 518(c)
of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, up to a total
of 1\1/2\ percent of the funds appropriated for State Revolving Funds
under Title VI of that Act may be reserved by the Administrator for
grants under section 518(c) of such Act: Provided further, That no
funds provided by this legislation to address the water, wastewater and
other critical infrastructure needs of the colonias along the United
States-Mexico border shall be made available to a county or municipal
government unless that government has established an enforceable local
ordinance, or other zoning rule, which prevents in that jurisdiction
the development or construction of any additional colonia areas, or the
development within an existing colonia the construction of any new
home, business, or other structure which lacks water, wastewater, or
other necessary infrastructure.
administrative provisions
For fiscal year 2001 and thereafter, the obligated balances of sums
available in multiple-year appropriations accounts shall remain
available through the seventh fiscal year after their period of
availability has expired for liquidating obligations made during the
period of availability.
Beginning in fiscal year 2001 and thereafter, notwithstanding 31
U.S.C. 6303(1) and 6305(1), the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency, in carrying out the Agency's function to directly
implement Federal environmental programs required or authorized by law
in the absence of an acceptable tribal program, may award cooperative
agreements to federally-recognized Indian Tribes or Intertribal
consortia, if authorized by their member Tribes, to assist the
Administrator in implementing Federal environmental programs for Indian
Tribes required or authorized by law, except that no such cooperative
agreements may be awarded from funds designated for State financial
assistance agreements.
Section 176(c) of the Clean Air Act is amended by adding at the end
the following new paragraph:
``(6) Notwithstanding paragraph 5, this subsection shall
not apply with respect to an area designated nonattainment
under section 107(d)(1) until one year after that area is first
designated nonattainment for a specific national ambient air
quality standard. This paragraph only applies with respect to
the national ambient air quality standard for which an area is
newly designated nonattainment and does not affect the area's
requirements with respect to all other national ambient air
quality standards for which the area is designated
nonattainment or has been redesignated from nonattainment to
attainment with a maintenance plan pursuant to section 175(A)
(including any pre-existing national ambient air quality
standard for a pollutant for which a new or revised standard
has been issued).''.
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, $2,900,000: 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, $33,660,000, 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; and up to $15,000,000
may be obligated for flood map modernization activities following
disaster declarations.
For an additional amount for ``Disaster relief'', $2,609,220,000,
to remain available until expended: Provided, 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 the entire
amount shall be available only to the extent that an official budget
request for a specific dollar amount, 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.
disaster assistance direct loan program account
For the cost of direct loans, $1,678,000, 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, $427,000.
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, including hire
and purchase of motor vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343;
uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902;
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals
not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the 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, $215,000,000.
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,
$10,000,000: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the Inspector General of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall
also serve as the Inspector General of the Chemical Safety and Hazard
Investigation Board.
emergency management planning and assistance
(including transfer of funds)
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, $269,652,000: 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.
radiological emergency preparedness fund
The aggregate charges assessed during fiscal year 2001, as
authorized by Public Law 106-74, 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, 2001, and remain available until expended.
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 3\1/2\ percent of the total appropriation.
national flood insurance fund
(including transfer of funds)
For activities under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, the
Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended, not to exceed
$25,736,000 for salaries and expenses associated with flood mitigation
and flood insurance operations, and not to exceed $77,307,000 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,
2002. In fiscal year 2001, no funds in excess of: (1) $55,000,000 for
operating expenses; (2) $455,627,000 for agents' commissions and taxes;
and (3) $40,000,000 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 2001, 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 ``2000'' and inserting ``2001''.
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, 2000'' and inserting ``September 30, 2001''.
national flood mitigation fund
(including transfer of funds)
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, 2002, 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.
General Services Administration
federal consumer information center fund
For necessary expenses of the Federal Consumer Information Center,
including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $7,122,000, to be
deposited into the Federal Consumer Information Center Fund: Provided,
That the appropriations, revenues, and collections deposited into the
fund shall be available for necessary expenses of Federal Consumer
Information Center activities in the aggregate amount of $12,000,000.
Appropriations, revenues, and collections accruing to this fund during
fiscal year 2001 in excess of $12,000,000 shall remain in the fund and
shall not be available for expenditure except as authorized in
appropriations Acts.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
human space flight
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct
and support of human space flight research and development activities,
including research, development, operations, and services; maintenance;
construction of facilities including repair, rehabilitation, and
modification of real and personal property, and acquisition or
condemnation of real property, as authorized by law; space flight,
spacecraft control and communications activities including operations,
production, and services; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance and
operation of mission and administrative aircraft, $5,400,000,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2002.
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, $5,837,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2002.
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 $40,000 for official
reception and representation expenses; and purchase (not to exceed 33
for replacement only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles,
$2,584,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2002.
office of inspector general
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in
carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended,
$23,000,000.
administrative provisions
Notwithstanding the limitation on the availability of funds
appropriated for ``Human space flight'', ``Science, aeronautics and
technology'', or ``Mission support'' by this appropriations Act, when
any activity has been initiated by the incurrence of obligations for
construction of facilities as authorized by law, such amount available
for such activity shall remain available until expended. This provision
does not apply to the amounts appropriated in ``Mission support''
pursuant to the authorization for repair, rehabilitation and
modification of facilities, minor construction of new facilities and
additions to existing facilities, and facility planning and design.
Notwithstanding the limitation on the availability of funds
appropriated for ``Human space flight'', ``Science, aeronautics and
technology'', or ``Mission support'' by this appropriations Act, the
amounts appropriated for construction of facilities shall remain
available until September 30, 2003.
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.
Unless otherwise provided for in this Act or in the joint
explanatory statement of the committee of conference accompanying this
Act, no part of the funds appropriated for ``Human space flight'' may
be used for the development of the International Space Station in
excess of the amounts set forth in the budget estimates submitted as
part of the budget request for fiscal year 2001.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all amounts made
available for missions, programs and individual activities and research
under ``Human space flight'', ``Science, aeronautics and technology'',
or ``Mission support'' by this appropriations Act shall be funded in
accordance with the terms and conditions specified in Senate Report
106-410, with any changes subject to the approval of the Committees on
Appropriations pursuant to a reprogramming request by the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration.
National Credit Union Administration
central liquidity facility
During fiscal year 2001, gross obligations of the Central Liquidity
Facility for the principal amount of new direct loans to member credit
unions, as authorized by the National Credit Union Central Liquidity
Facility Act (12 U.S.C. 1795), shall not exceed $600,000,000: Provided,
That administrative expenses of the Central Liquidity Facility in
fiscal year 2001 shall not exceed $296,303.
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; authorized travel; maintenance
and operation of aircraft and purchase of flight services for research
support; acquisition of aircraft; $3,245,562,000, of which not to
exceed $285,410,000 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, 2002: 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 $65,000,000 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 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
authorized travel, $109,100,000, 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, authorized
travel, and rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia,
$765,352,000, to remain available until September 30, 2002: 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 $10,000,000
shall be available for the 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; $170,890,000: Provided, That contracts may be entered into
under ``Salaries and expenses'' in fiscal year 2001 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,
$6,280,000, to remain available until September 30, 2002.
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), $80,000,000.
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; $24,480,000: 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 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.
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 2001 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 2001
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 2001 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. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
to carry out Executive Order No. 13083.
Sec. 423. 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. 424. Except in the case of entities that are funded solely
with Federal funds or any natural persons that are funded under this
Act, none of the funds in this Act shall be used for the planning or
execution of any program to pay the expenses of, or otherwise
compensate, non-Federal parties to lobby or litigate in respect to
adjudicatory proceedings funded in this Act. A chief executive officer
of any entity receiving funds under this Act shall certify that none of
these funds have been used to engage in the lobbying of the Federal
Government or in litigation against the United States unless authorized
under existing law.
Sec. 425. No part of any funds appropriated in this Act shall be
used by an agency of the executive branch, other than for normal and
recognized executive-legislative relationships, for publicity or
propaganda purposes, and for the preparation, distribution or use of
any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, radio, television or film
presentation designed to support or defeat legislation pending before
the Congress, except in presentation to the Congress itself.
Sec. 426. NASA Full Cost Accounting. Title III of the National
Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958, Public Law 85-568, is amended by
adding the following new section at the end:
``Sec. 312. (a) Appropriations for the Administration for fiscal
year 2002 and thereafter shall be made in accounts, ``Human space
flight'', ``International space station'', ``Science, aeronautics and
technology'', and an account for amounts appropriated for the necessary
expenses of the Office of Inspector General. Appropriations shall
remain available for two fiscal years. Each account shall include the
planned full costs of the Administration's related activities.
``(b) The Administrator shall notify the Committees on
Appropriations whenever any program or activity exceeds fifteen percent
of the annual or total budget of such program or activity.''.
DIVISION B
HOUSING NEEDS ACT OF 2000
Section 1. Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Housing
Needs Act of 2000''.
Sec. 2. Table of Contents.--The table of Contents for this Act is
as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of Contents.
Sec. 3. Findings and Purpose.
Sec. 4. Definitions.
TITLE I--PRODUCTION OF NEW HOUSING FOR LOW AND VERY LOW-INCOME FAMILIES
Sec. 101. Authority.
Sec. 102. Allocation of Resources.
Sec. 103. Affordable Housing Expansion Plan.
Sec. 104. Eligible Use of Funds.
Sec. 105. Matching Requirements.
Sec. 106. Distribution of Assistance.
Sec. 107. Eligible Affordable Housing.
Sec. 108. Tenant Selection.
Sec. 109. Prohibition on Use of Funds for Service Coordinators or
Supportive Services.
Sec. 110. Penalties for Misuse of Funds.
Sec. 111. Subsidy Layering Requirements.
Sec. 112. Multifamily Risk-sharing Mortgage Insurance Program.
Sec. 113. Regulations.
Sec. 114. Sunset.
TITLE II--SECTION 8 VOUCHER SUCCESS DEMONSTRATION
Sec. 201. Authority.
Sec. 202. Eligibility.
Sec. 203. Limitation on Funding.
TITLE III--PRESERVATION OF LOW-INCOME HOUSING AND MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
Sec. 301. Section 8 Project-based Flexibility.
Sec. 302. Disposition of HUD-held and HUD-owned Multifamily Projects.
Sec. 303. Family Unification Program.
Sec. 304. Permanent Extension of FHA Multifamily Mortgage Credit
Demonstrations.
Sec. 3. Findings and Purpose.--
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) the Nation has not made adequate progress in
maintaining and expanding the inventory of affordable
housing for low and very low-income families, including
persons with disabilities and seniors;
(2) despite continued economic expansion, worst
case housing needs have reached an all-time high of 5.4
million families, increasing by 4 percent between 1995
and 1997;
(3) the number of rental units which are affordable
to extremely low-income families has decreased by 5
percent since 1991, a loss of over 37,000 units;
(4) the Administration and the Department of
Housing and Urban Development has proposed increased
funding for incremental rental vouchers as the primary
solution to making additional housing available for
low-income and very low-income families;
(5) while section 8 vouchers represent housing
choice as a matter of philosophy, in many cases
families using vouchers have difficult time finding
housing, especially in low vacancy market areas;
(6) in many cases, where section 8 vouchers are
used, the result is de facto redlining where low-income
families are relegated to the poorest and most
distressed neighborhoods with limited opportunities for
transportation, employment and quality schools;
(7) section 8 vouchers do not produce additional
new units of affordable low-income housing since banks
will not finance new construction with one year termed
portable assistance;
(8) the Department of Housing and Urban Development
has not provided the necessary leadership to assist in
the development of needed affordable housing;
(9) a large number of States and local government
have been successful in developing new tools and
opportunities for the development of additional
affordable housing for low-income families, including
the development of affordable mixed income housing as
part of State and local redevelopment strategies for
distressed communities; and
(10) State housing finance agencies have the local
experience and knowledge to maximize the development of
additional units of affordable low-income housing and
to preserve the existing stock of low-income affordable
housing.
(b) The purpose of this Act is to redirect the primary
responsibility for the preservation of existing affordable low-income
housing and the expansion of the inventory of affordable rental housing
for very low-income and low-income families from the Federal Government
to State and local governments through State housing finance agencies.
Sec. 4. Definitions.--For purposes of this Act, the following
definitions shall apply:
(1) The term ``low-income families'' shall have the same
meaning as provided under section 3(b)(2) of the United States
Housing Act of 1937.
(2) The term ``project-based assistance'' shall have the
meaning given such term in section 16(c)(6) of the United
States Housing Act of 1937, except that such term includes
assistance under any successor programs to the programs
referred to in such section.
(3) The term ``public housing agency'' shall have the
meaning given such term in section 3(b) of the United States
Housing Act of 1937.
(4) The term ``Secretary'' shall mean the Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development.
(5) The term ``section 8 assistance'' or ``voucher'' shall
have the meaning given such term in section 8(f) of the United
States Housing Act of 1937.
(6) The term ``State'' shall mean the United States of the
United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,
Guam, the Virgin Islands, America Samoa, and any other
territory of possession of the United States.
(7) The term ``State housing finance agency'' shall mean
any State or local housing finance agency that has been
designated by a State to administer this program.
(8) The term ``very low-income families'' shall have the
same meaning as provided under section 3(b) of the United
States Housing Act of 1937.
TITLE I--PRODUCTION OF NEW HOUSING FOR LOW AND VERY LOW-INCOME FAMILIES
Sec. 101. .--The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall
make funds available to State housing finance agencies as provided
under section 102 for the rehabilitation of existing low-income
housing, for the development of new affordable low-income housing
units, and for the preservation of existing low-income housing units
that are at risk of becoming unavailable for low-income families.
Sec. 102. Allocation of Resources.--
(a) In general.--The Secretary shall allocate funds
approved in appropriations Acts to State housing finance
agencies to carry out this Title. Subject to the requirements
of subsection (b) and as otherwise provided in this subsection,
each State housing finance agency shall be eligible to receive
an amount of funds equal to the proportion of the per capita
population of the State in relation to the population of the
United States which shall be determined on the basis of the
most recent decennial census for which data are available. For
each fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve for grants to
Indian tribes 1 percent of the amount appropriated under the
applicable appropriations Act. The Secretary shall provide for
distribution of amounts under this subsection to Indian tribes
on the basis of a competition conducted pursuant to specific
criteria developed after notice and public comment.
(b) Minimum state allocation.--If the allocation under
subsection (a), when applied to the funds approved under this
section in appropriations Acts for a fiscal year, would result
in funding of less than $10,000,000 to any State housing
finance agency, the allocation for such State housing finance
agency shall be $10,000,000 and the increase shall be deducted
pro rata from the allocation of all other State housing finance
agencies.
(c) Criteria for reallocation.--The Secretary shall
reallocate any funds previously allocated to a State housing
finance agency for any fiscal year in which the State housing
finance agency fails to provide its match requirements or fails
to submit an affordable housing expansion plan that is approved
by the Secretary. All such funds shall be reallocated pursuant
to the formula provided under subsection (a).
Sec. 103. Affordable Housing Expansion Plan.--
(a) Submission of affordable housing expansion plan.--The
Secretary shall allocate funds under section 102 to a State
housing finance agency only if the State housing finance agency
has submitted an affordable housing expansion plan, with annual
updates, approved by the Secretary and designed to meet the
overall very low- and low-income housing needs of both the
rural and urban areas of the State in which the State housing
finance agency is located. This plan shall be developed in
conjunction with the housing strategies developed for the
applicable States and localities under section 105 of Cranston-
Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act.
(b) Citizen participation.--Before submitting an affordable
housing expansion plan to the Secretary, a State housing
finance agency shall--
(1) make available to citizens of the State, public
agencies and other interested parties information
regarding the amount of assistance expected to be made
available under this Title and the range of investment
or other uses of such assistance that the State housing
finance agency may undertake;
(2) publish the proposed plan in a manner that, in
the determination of the Secretary, affords affected
citizens, public agencies, and other interested parties
a reasonable opportunity to review its contents and to
submit comments on the proposed plan;
(3) hold one or more public hearings to obtain the
views of citizens, public agencies, and other
interested parties on the housing needs of the State;
and
(4) provide citizens, public agencies, and other
interested parties with reasonable access to records
regarding the uses of any assistance that the State
housing finance agency may have received under this
Title during the preceding 5 years.
Sec. 104. Eligible Use of Funds.--Funds made available under this
title shall be used for--
(1) the acquisition, new construction, reconstruction, or
moderate or substantial rehabilitation of affordable housing
for mixed income rental housing where the assistance provided
under section 102 shall be used to assist units targeted to low
and very low-income families, including the elderly and persons
with disabilities;
(2) the moderate and substantial rehabilitation of rental
housing units that are currently assisted under State or
Federal low-income housing programs;
(3) the preservation of Federal and State low-income
housing units that are at risk of being no longer affordable to
low-income families;
(4) the purchase and creation of land trusts to allow low-
and moderate-income families an opportunity to rent homes in
areas of low-vacancy;
(5) conversion of public housing to assisted living
facilities for the elderly;
(6) conversion of section 202 elderly housing to assisted
living facilities for the elderly;
(7) conversion of HUD-owned or HUD-held multifamily
properties upon disposition to housing for the elderly, housing
for persons with disabilities and to assisted living facilities
for the elderly;
(8) creation of sinking funds to maintain reserves held by
State housing finance agencies to preserve the low-income
character of the housing; and
(9) the creation of public/private partnerships in which
corporations and nonprofits are encouraged to develop
partnerships for the creation of affordable low-income housing.
Sec. 105. Matching Requirements.--
(a) In general.--Each State housing finance agency shall
make contributions for activities under this title that total,
throughout a fiscal year, not less than 75 percent of the funds
made available under this title.
(b) Allowable amounts.--
(1) Application to housing.--A contribution shall
be recognized for purposes of a match under subsection
(a) only if--
(A) is made with respect to housing that
qualifies as affordable housing under section
107; or
(B) is made with respect to any portion of
a project for which not less than 50 percent of
the units qualify as affordable housing under
section 107.
(2) Form.--A contribution may be in the form of--
(A) cash contributions from non-Federal
sources, which may not include funds from a
grant under section 106(b) or section 106(d) of
the Housing and Community Development Act of
1974 or from the value of low income tax
credits allocated pursuant to the Internal
Revenue Code;
(B) the value of taxes, fees or other
charges that are normally and customarily
imposed but are waived, forgone, or deferred in
a manner that achieves affordability of housing
assisted under this title;
(C) the value of land or other real
property as appraised according to procedures
acceptable to the Secretary;
(D) the value of investment in on-site and
off-site infrastructure directly required for
affordable housing assisted under this title;
(E) the reasonable value of any site-
preparation and construction materials and any
donated or voluntary labor in connection with
the site-preparation for, construction or
rehabilitation of affordable housing; and
(F) such other contributions to affordable
housing as the Secretary considers appropriate.
(3) Administrative expenses.--Contributions for
administrative expenses may not be recognized for
purposes of this section.
Sec. 106. Distribution of Assistance.--Each State housing finance
agency shall ensure that the development of new housing under this
section is designed to meet both urban and rural needs, and prioritize
funding, to the extent practicable, in conjunction with the economic
redevelopment of an area.
Sec. 107. Eligible Affordable Housing.--
(a) Production of affordable housing.--In the case of new
construction, housing shall qualify for assistance under this
title only if the housing--
(1) has not less than 30 percent of the units
assisted under this title occupied by very low-income
families who pay as a contribution towards rent (not
including any Federal or State rental subsidy provided
on behalf of the family) not more than 20 percent of
the adjusted income of a family whose income equals 50
percent of the median income for the area, as
determined by the Secretary, with adjustments for the
number of bedrooms in the unit, except that the
Secretary may establish income ceilings higher or lower
than 50 percent of the median income for the area on
the basis of the Secretary's findings that variations
are necessary because of the prevailing levels of
construction costs or fair market rents, or unusually
high or low family incomes;
(2) except as provided under paragraph (1),
requires all units assisted under this title to be
occupied by households that are low-income families and
who pay no more than 30 percent of 100 percent of the
median income for an area; and
(3) will remain affordable under the requirements
provided in paragraphs (1) and (2), according to
legally binding commitments satisfactory to the
Secretary, for not less than 40 years, without regard
to the term of the mortgage or to the transfer of
ownership, or for such period that the Secretary
determines is the longest feasible period of time
consistent with sound economics and the purposes of
this Act, including foreclosure where the
responsibility for maintaining the low-income character
of the property will be the responsibility of the State
housing finance agency.
Sec. 108. Tenant Selection.--An owner of any housing assisted under
this Title shall establish tenant selection procedures consistent with
the affordable housing expansion plan of the State housing finance
agency.
Sec. 109. Prohibition on Use of Funds for Service Coordinators or
Supportive Services.--No funds under this Act may be used for service
coordinators or supportive services.
Sec. 110. Penalties for Misuse of Funds.--The Secretary shall
recapture any assistance awarded under this Title to the extent the
assistance has been used for impermissible purposes. To the extent the
Secretary identifies a pattern and practice regarding the misuse of
funds awarded under this Title, the Secretary shall deny assistance to
that State for up to 5 years, subject to notice and an opportunity for
judicial review.
Sec. 111. Subsidy Layering Requirements.--The requirements of
section 102(d) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development
Reform Act of 1989 may be satisfied in connection with assistance,
including a commitment to insure a mortgage, provided under this Title
by a certification of a State housing finance agency to the Secretary
that the combination of assistance within the jurisdiction of the
Secretary and other government assistance provided in connection with a
property assisted under this Title shall not be any greater than is
necessary to provide affordable housing.
Sec. 112. Multifamily Risk-sharing Mortgage Insurance Program.--The
Secretary shall carry out a mortgage insurance program through the
Federal Housing Administration in conjunction with State housing
finance agencies to insure multifamily mortgages for housing that
qualifies under this Title. This program shall be consistent with the
requirements established under section 542 of the Housing and Community
Development Act of 1992, except that housing that meet the requirements
of this Title shall be eligible for mortgage insurance.
Sec. 113. Regulations.--The Secretary shall issue notice and
comment rulemaking with final regulations issued no later than 6 months
after the date of enactment of this Act.
Sec. 114. Sunset.--Title I shall expire on October 1, 2001, except
that all funds shall remain available until expended.
TITLE II--SECTION 8 VOUCHER SUCCESS DEMONSTRATION
Sec. 201. Authority.--The Secretary shall establish a voucher
success demonstration to permit public housing agencies to increase the
payment standard for section 8 vouchers for an area in excess of the
payment standard established under section 8(o)(B) of the United States
Housing Act of 1937 to assist in helping low-income and very low-income
families obtain housing in tight rental markets. Except as otherwise
provided herein, all assistance provided under this Title shall be
subject to the requirements of the United States Housing Act of 1937.
Sec. 202. Eligibility.--
(a) Voucher success plan.--Not less than annually, each
public housing agency that seeks to participate in the voucher
success demonstration under section 201 shall submit to the
Secretary a voucher success plan that--
(1) demonstrates that the market area for which the
public housing agency is responsible is an area, based
on housing market indicators, such as low vacancy rates
or high absorption rates, where there is not adequate
available and affordable housing or where families with
vouchers will not be able to locate suitable units or
use tenant-based assistance successfully;
(2) identifies a payment standard in excess of the
payment standard established under section 8(o)(B) that
will ensure that not less than 97 percent of families
with vouchers will be able to obtain suitable housing
in that market area within 120 days;
(3) describes actions that the public housing
agency will take that will assist families with
vouchers, including seniors and persons with
disabilities, to identify and obtain suitable and
available affordable housing that is close to
transportation, employment opportunities, quality
schools and appropriate services; and
(4) shall include such other information and
commitments as deemed appropriate by the Secretary.
(b) Increased payment standard.--The Secretary shall
approve a payment standard for a market area under this
demonstration to no more than 150 percent of the payment
standard established under section 8(o)(B) of the United States
Housing Act of 1937. This payment standard shall be published
annually in the Federal Register and adjusted annually to
reflect changes in each market area.
(c) Procedures.--The Secretary shall establish requirements
and procedures for the submission and review of voucher success
plans, including requirements for timing and form of
submission, and for the contents and approval of such plans.
(d) Regulations.--The Secretary shall issue interim
regulations no later than 3 months after the date of enactment
of this Act with final notice and public comment regulations
issued no later than 12 months after the date of enactment of
this Act.
(e) Savings clause.--A family using a voucher approved as
part of a demonstration under this Title shall be eligible for
an approved payment standard in excess of the payment standard
established under section 8(o)(d) of the United States Housing
Act of 1937 to the extent the assisted family continues to
reside in the same housing in which the family was residing on
the date in which the housing was determined eligible for the
increased payment standard under this Title.
Sec. 203. Limitation on Funding.--Except to the extent additional
incremental vouchers are provided in appropriations Acts, for purposes
of this section, each public housing agency shall be limited to the
section 8 funds allocated to that public housing agency as of October
1, 2000, including appropriate amounts for reserves, for purposes of
implementing the voucher success plan.
TITLE III--PRESERVATION OF LOW-INCOME HOUSING AND MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
Sec. 301. Section 8 Project-based Flexibility.--Section 8(o)(13) of
the United States Housing Act of 1937 is amended by--
(1) in paragraph (A)(ii), striking ``15 percent'' and
inserting in lieu thereof ``25 percent''; and
(2) adding the following new paragraph (E) to the end:
``(E) The Secretary shall establish expedited
procedures to allow public housing agencies to enter
into housing assistance payment contracts with respect
to existing structures.''.
Sec. 302. Disposition of HUD-held and HUD-owned Multifamily
Projects.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development shall maintain any rental assistance
payments attached to any dwelling units under section 8 of the United
States Housing Act of 1937 for all multifamily properties owned by the
Secretary and multifamily properties held by the Secretary for purposes
of management and disposition of such properties. To the extent, the
Secretary determines that a multifamily property owned by the Secretary
or held by the Secretary is not feasible for continued rental
assistance payments under section 8, the Secretary may, in consultation
with the tenants of that property, contract for project-based rental
assistance payments with an owner or owners of other existing housing
properties.
Sec. 303. Family Unification Program.--Section 8(x)(2) of the
United States Housing Act of 1937 is amended by--
(a) striking ``any family (A) who is otherwise eligible for
such assistance, and (B)'' and inserting in lieu thereof: ``(A)
any family (i) who is otherwise eligible for such assistance,
and (ii)''; and
(b) inserting before the period at the end: ``(B) for a
period not to exceed 18 months, youths who have attained at
least 18 years of age and not more than 21 years of age and who
have left foster care at age 16 or older''.
Sec. 304. Permanent Extension of FHA Multifamily Mortgage Credit
Demonstrations.--Section 542 of the Housing and Community Development
Act of 1992 is amended--
(1) by revising subsection (b)(5) to read as follows:
``(5) Insurance authority.--Using any authority provided in
appropriation Acts to insure mortgages under the National
Housing Act, the Secretary may enter into commitments under
this subsection for risk-sharing units.'';
(2) by revising subsection (c)(4) to read as follows:
``(4) Insurance authority.--Using any authority provided in
appropriation Acts to insure mortgages under the National
Housing Act, the Secretary may enter into commitments under
this subsection for risk-sharing units.'';
(3) in the heading, by striking ``Demonstrations'' and
inserting ``Programs'';
(4) in the first sentence of subsection (a), by striking
``demonstrate the effectiveness of providing'' and inserting
``provide'';
(5) in the second sentence of subsection (a), by striking
``demonstration'';
(6) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``determine the
effectiveness of'' and inserting ``provide'';
(7) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``test the
effectiveness of'' and inserting ``provide'';
(8) by striking subsection (d); and
(9) by striking ``pilot'' and ``PILOT'' each place it
appears.
This Act may be cited as the ``Departments of Veterans Affairs and
Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations
Act, 2001''.
Calendar No. 801
106th CONGRESS
2d Session
H.R. 4635
[Report No. 106-410]
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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, 2001, and for other purposes.
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June 22, 2000
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations
September 13, 2000
Reported with an amendment