[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2620 Engrossed Amendment Senate (EAS)]

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

                  In the Senate of the United States,

                                                        August 2, 2001.
    Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 
2620) entitled ``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, 2002, and for other 
purposes.'', do pass with the following

                               AMENDMENT:

            Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

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, 2002, 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), $24,944,288,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That not to exceed $17,940,000 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, $2,135,000,000, 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, $26,200,000, 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 2002, 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, $164,497,000, 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, $64,000, 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, $72,000, 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 $3,301,000.
    In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the 
direct loan program, $274,000, 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, $544,000, 
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., 
$21,379,742,000, plus reimbursements: Provided, That of the funds made 
available under this heading, $675,000,000 is for the equipment and 
land and structures object classifications only, which amount shall not 
become available for obligation until August 1, 2002, and shall remain 
available until September 30, 2003: Provided further, That of the funds 
made available under this heading, not to exceed $900,000,000 shall be 
available until September 30, 2003: Provided further, That, in addition 
to other funds made available under this heading for non-recurring 
maintenance and repair (NRM) activities, $30,000,000 shall be available 
without fiscal year limitation to support the NRM activities necessary 
to implement Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services (CARES) 
activities: Provided further, That from amounts appropriated under this 
heading, additional amounts, as designated by the Secretary no later 
than September 30, 2002, may be used for CARES activities without 
fiscal year limitation: 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 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, 2003, $390,000,000, 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, $67,628,000, 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, 2002.

                      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, $1,194,831,000: 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 $60,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2003: 
Provided further, That of the funds made available under this heading, 
the Veterans Benefits Administration may purchase up to four passenger 
motor vehicles for use in their Manila, Philippines operation: Provided 
further, That travel expenses for this account shall not exceed 
$15,665,000.

                    national cemetery administration

    For necessary expenses of the National Cemetery Administration for 
operations and maintenance, not otherwise provided for, including 
uniforms or allowances therefor; cemeterial expenses as authorized by 
law; purchase of one passenger motor vehicle for use in cemeterial 
operations; and hire of passenger motor vehicles, $121,169,000.

                      office of inspector general

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, 
$48,308,000.

                      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, $155,180,000, to remain 
available until expended, of which $60,000,000 shall be for Capital 
Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services (CARES) activities; and of 
which not to exceed $20,000,000 shall be for costs associated with land 
acquisitions for national cemeteries in the vicinity of Sacramento, 
California; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and Detroit, Michigan: Provided, 
That except for advance planning activities (including market-based and 
other assessments of needs which may lead to capital investments) 
funded through the advance planning fund, design of projects funded 
through the design fund, and planning and design activities funded 
through the CARES fund (including market-based and other assessments of 
needs which may lead to capital investments), none of these funds shall 
be used for any project which has not been approved by the Congress in 
the budgetary process: Provided further, That funds provided in this 
appropriation for fiscal year 2002, for each approved project (except 
those for CARES activities and the three land acquisitions referenced 
above) shall be obligated: (1) by the awarding of a construction 
documents contract by September 30, 2002; and (2) by the awarding of a 
construction contract by September 30, 2003: 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 and assessments of needs which may 
lead to capital investments, 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, $178,900,000, 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, of which 
$25,000,000 shall be for Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced 
Services (CARES) activities: Provided, That from amounts appropriated 
under this heading, additional amounts may be used for CARES 
activities: Provided further, 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 and $4,000,000 from the General Fund, both 
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 veterans 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 2002 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 2002 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 2002 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 2001.
    Sec. 106. Appropriations accounts available to the Department of 
Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2002 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 2002, 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 2002, 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 
2002, 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. For fiscal year 2002 only, funds available in any 
Department of Veterans Affairs appropriation or fund for salaries and 
other administrative expenses shall also be available to reimburse the 
Office of Resolution Management and the Office of Employment 
Discrimination Complaint Adjudication for all services provided at 
rates which will recover actual costs. Payments may be made in advance 
for services to be furnished, based on estimated costs. Amounts 
received shall be credited to the General Operating Expenses account 
for use by the office that provided the service. Total resources 
available to these offices for fiscal year 2002 shall not exceed 
$28,550,000 for the Office of Resolution Management and $2,383,000 for 
the Office of Employment and Discrimination Complaint Adjudication.
    Sec. 109. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Department of Veterans Affairs shall continue the Franchise Fund pilot 
program authorized to be established by section 403 of Public Law 103-
356 until October 1, 2002: Provided, That the Franchise Fund, 
established by Title I of Public Law 104-204 to finance the operations 
of the Franchise Fund pilot program, shall continue until October 1, 
2002.
    Sec. 110. (a) Study of Viscosupplementation.--The Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs shall carry out a study of the benefits and costs of 
using viscosupplementation as a means of treating degenerative knee 
diseases in veterans instead of, or as a means of delaying, knee 
replacement. The study shall consider the benefits and costs of the 
procedure for veterans and the effect of the use of the procedure on 
the provision of medical care by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
    (b) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report 
on the study carried out under subsection (a). The report shall set 
forth the results of the study, and include such other information 
regarding the study, including recommendations as a result of the 
study, as the Secretary considers appropriate.
    (c) Funding.--The Secretary shall carry out the study under 
subsection (a) using amounts available to the Secretary under this 
title under the heading ``medical and prosthetic research''.
    Sec. 111. (a) Eligibility of North Dakota Veterans Cemetery for Aid 
Regarding Veterans Cemeteries.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
treat the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan, North Dakota, as a 
veterans cemetery owned by the State of North Dakota for purposes of 
making grants to States in expanding or improving veterans cemeteries 
under section 2408 of title 38, United States Code.
    (b) Applicability.--This section shall take effect on the date of 
enactment of this Act, and shall apply with respect to grants under 
section 2408 of title 38, United States Code, that occur on or after 
that date.
    Sec. 112. 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.

         TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

                       Public and Indian Housing

                        housing certificate fund

             (including rescission and 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, $15,658,769,000 and amounts that are recaptured in this 
account to remain available until expended: Provided, That of the total 
amount provided under this heading, $15,506,746,000, of which 
$11,306,746,000 shall be available on October 1, 2001 and 
$4,200,000,000 shall be available on October 1, 2002 shall be for 
assistance under the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended 
(``the Act'' herein) (42 U.S.C. 1437): Provided further, That the 
foregoing amounts shall 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)), contract administrators, 
and contracts entered into pursuant to section 441 of the McKinney-
Vento 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) for the relocation and 
replacement of housing units that are demolished or disposed of 
pursuant to 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 at current rents 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, 
no less than $13,400,000 shall be transferred to the Working Capital 
Fund for the development and maintenance of information technology 
systems: 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 the 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 of the total amount provided under 
this heading, $98,623,000 shall be made available for incremental 
vouchers under section 8 of the Act on a fair share basis to those 
public housing agencies that have no less than 97 percent occupancy 
rate: 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 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 
$615,000,000 are rescinded from unobligated balances remaining from 
funds appropriated to the Department of Housing and Urban Development 
under this heading or the heading ``Annual contributions for assisted 
housing'' for fiscal year 2002 and prior years: Provided further, That, 
after the amount is rescinded under the previous proviso, to the extent 
an additional amount is available for rescission from unobligated 
balances remaining for funds appropriated to the Department of Housing 
and Urban Development under this heading or the heading ``Annual 
contributions for assisted housing'' for fiscal year 2002 and prior 
years, such amount shall be made available on a pro-rata basis, no 
sooner than September 1, 2002, and shall be transferred for use under 
the ``Research and Related Activities'' account of the National Science 
Foundation, and shall be transferred for use under the ``Science, 
Aeronautics and Technology'' account of the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration, and shall be transferred for use under the ``HOME 
investment partnership program'' account of the Department of Housing 
and Urban Development for the production of mixed-income housing for 
which this amount shall be used to assist the construction of units 
that serve extremely low-income families, and shall be transferred for 
use under the ``Housing for Special Populations'' account of the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development: Provided further, That the 
Secretary shall have until September 30, 2002, to meet the rescissions 
in the preceding provisos: Provided further, That any obligated 
balances of contract authority that have been terminated shall be 
canceled.

                      public housing capital fund

                     (including transfer 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), $2,943,400,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2003, of which up to $50,000,000 shall be for carrying out 
activities under section 9(h) of such Act, up to $500,000 shall be for 
lease adjustments to section 23 projects and no less than $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, as amended: 
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 2002.

                     public housing operating fund

    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), 
$3,384,868,000, to remain available until September 30, 2003: Provided, 
That no funds may be used under this heading for the purposes specified 
in section 9(k) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended.

             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, $300,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That of the total amount provided under this heading, up to 
$3,000,000 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; $2,000,000 
shall be available to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America for the 
operating and start-up costs of clubs located in or near, and primarily 
serving residents of, public housing and housing assisted under the 
Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996: 
Provided further, That of the amount under this heading, $20,000,000 
shall be available for 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, as amended, $573,735,000 to remain available until 
September 30, 2003, of which the Secretary may use up to $7,500,000 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 transfers of funds)

    For the Native American Housing Block Grants program, as authorized 
under title I of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-
Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA) (Public Law 104-330), $648,570,000, 
to remain available until expended, of which $2,200,000 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; $5,000,000 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 no less than $3,000,000 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, $5,987,000 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 
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (Secretary) may provide 
technical and financial assistance to the Turtle Mountain Band of 
Chippewa for emergency housing, housing assistance, and other 
assistance to address the mold problem at the Turtle Mountain Indian 
Reservation: Provided further, That the Secretary shall work with the 
Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, the Indian Health Service, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and 
other appropriate Federal agencies in developing a plan to maximize 
Federal resources to address the emergency housing needs and related 
problems: Provided further, That for administrative expenses to carry 
out the guaranteed loan program, up to $150,000 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), 
$5,987,000, 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 
$234,283,000.
    In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the 
guaranteed loan program, up to $200,000 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.

              native hawaiian housing loan guarantee fund

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by section 184A of 
the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z-
13a), $1,000,000, 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 $40,000,000.
    In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the 
guaranteed loan program, up to $35,000 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), $277,432,000, to remain available until September 30, 2003: 
Provided, That the Secretary shall renew all expiring contracts that 
were funded under section 854(c)(3) of such Act that meet all program 
requirements before awarding funds for new contracts and activities 
authorized under this section: Provided further, That the Secretary may 
use up to $2,000,000 of the funds under this heading for training, 
oversight, and technical assistance activities.

                 Rural Housing and Economic Development

    For the Office of Rural Housing and Economic Development in the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, $25,000,000 to remain 
available until expended, which amount shall be awarded by June 1, 
2002, 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.

                Empowerment Zones/Enterprise Communities

    For grants in connection with a second round of empowerment zones 
and enterprise communities, $75,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, for ``Urban Empowerment Zones'', as authorized in the 
Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997, including $5,000,000 for each empowerment 
zone for use in conjunction with economic development activities 
consistent with the strategic plan of each empowerment zone.

                       community development fund

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For assistance to units of State and local government, and to other 
entities, for economic and community development activities, and for 
other purposes, $5,012,993,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2004: Provided, That of the amount provided, $4,801,993,000 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): Provided further, That $71,000,000 
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; $2,600,000 shall be available as a grant to 
the National American Indian Housing Council; and $45,500,000 shall be 
for grants pursuant to section 107 of the Act of which $4,000,000 shall 
be made available to support Alaska Native serving institutions and 
Native Hawaiian serving institutions as defined under the Higher 
Education Act, as amended, and of which $3,000,000 shall be made 
available to tribal colleges and universities to build, expand, 
renovate and equip their facilities: Provided further, That $10,000,000 
shall be made available to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to 
provide assistance as authorized under the Hawaiian Homelands 
Homeownership Act of 2000 (with no more than 5 percent of such funds 
being available for administrative costs): Provided further, That no 
less than $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 Act) 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, $28,450,000 shall 
be made available for capacity building, of which $25,000,000 shall be 
made available for ``Capacity Building for Community Development and 
Affordable Housing'' for LISC and the Enterprise Foundation, for 
activities as authorized by section 4 of the HUD Demonstration Act of 
1993 (Public Law 103-120), as in effect immediately before June 12, 
1997, with not less than $5,000,000 of the funding to be used in rural 
areas, including tribal areas, and of which $3,450,000 shall be for 
capacity building activities administered by Habitat for Humanity 
International.
    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 residents of 
housing assisted under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-
Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA) and for grants for service 
coordinators and congregate services for the elderly and disabled 
residents of public and assisted housing and housing assisted under 
NAHASDA.
    Of the amount made available under this heading, $80,000,000 is for 
grants to create or expand community technology centers in high poverty 
urban and rural communities and to provide technical assistance to 
those centers.
    Of the amount made available under this heading, $25,000,000 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.
    Of the amount made available under this heading, notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, $70,000,000 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, $2,000,000 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 amount made available under this heading, $140,000,000 shall 
be available for grants for the Economic Development Initiative (EDI) 
to finance a variety of economic development efforts in accordance with 
the terms and conditions specified for such grants in the Senate report 
accompanying this Act.

         community development loan guarantees program account

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For the cost of guaranteed loans, $14,000,000, as authorized by 
section 108 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, 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 total loan principal, any part of which is to be 
guaranteed, not to exceed $608,696,000, notwithstanding any aggregate 
limitation on outstanding obligations guaranteed in section 108(k) of 
the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended: 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 September 30, 2003: 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

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For the HOME investment partnerships program, as authorized under 
title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, as 
amended, $1,796,040,000 to remain available until September 30, 2004, 
of which 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; and of which no less than $17,000,000 shall be 
transferred to the Working Capital Fund for the development and 
maintenance of information technology systems.

                       homeless assistance grants

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For the emergency shelter grants program as authorized under 
subtitle B of title IV of the McKinney-Vento 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 McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act; and the 
shelter plus care program as authorized under subtitle F of title IV of 
such Act, $1,022,745,000, to remain available until September 30, 2004: 
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 no less than $14,200,000 of the funds 
appropriated under this heading is transferred to the Working Capital 
Fund to 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 renewals

    For the renewal on an annual basis of contracts expiring during 
fiscal years 2002 and 2003 or amendment of contracts funded under the 
Shelter Plus Care program, as authorized under subtitle F of title IV 
of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, as amended, $99,780,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That each Shelter Plus 
Care project with an expiring contract shall be eligible for renewal 
only if the project is determined to be needed under the applicable 
continuum of care and meets appropriate program requirements and 
financial standards, as determined by the Secretary.

                            Housing Programs

                    housing for special populations

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For assistance for the purchase, construction, acquisition, or 
development of additional public and subsidized housing units for low 
income families not otherwise provided for, $1,001,009,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That $783,286,000 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, of which amount up to 
$3,000,000 shall be available to renew expiring project rental 
assistance contracts for up to a one-year term, 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, $217,723,000 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, 
of which up to $1,200,000 shall be available to renew expiring project 
rental assistance contracts for up to a one-year term: Provided 
further, That no less than $3,000,000, 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 may designate up to 25 percent of the amounts earmarked 
under this paragraph for section 811 of such Act for tenant-based 
assistance, as authorized under that section, including such authority 
as may be waived under the next proviso, which assistance is five years 
in duration: Provided further, That the Secretary may waive any 
provision of such section 202 and such section 811 (including the 
provisions governing the terms and conditions of project rental 
assistance and tenant-based assistance) that the Secretary determines 
is not necessary to achieve the objectives of these programs, or that 
otherwise impedes the ability to develop, operate, or administer 
projects assisted under these programs, and may make provision for 
alternative conditions or terms where appropriate.

                         flexible subsidy fund

                          (transfer of funds)

    From the Rental Housing Assistance Fund, all uncommitted balances 
of excess rental charges as of September 30, 2001, and any collections 
made during fiscal year 2002, shall be transferred to the Flexible 
Subsidy Fund, as authorized by section 236(g) of the National Housing 
Act, as amended.

                  manufactured housing fees trust fund

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For necessary expenses as authorized by the National Manufactured 
Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, as amended (42 
U.S.C. 5401 et seq.), $17,254,000, to remain available until expended, 
to be derived from the Manufactured Housing Fees Trust Fund: Provided, 
That not to exceed the amount appropriated under this heading 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 pursuant to section 620 of such Act: Provided 
further, That the amount made available under this heading from the 
general fund shall be reduced as such collections are received during 
fiscal year 2002 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2002 
appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than $0.

                     Federal Housing Administration

               mutual mortgage insurance program account

                     (including transfers of funds)

    During fiscal year 2002, 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 2002, 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, $336,700,000, of which not to exceed 
$332,678,000 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: Provided, That a 
combined total of $160,000,000 from amounts appropriated for 
administrative contract expenses under this heading or the heading 
``FHA--General and Special Risk Program Account'' shall be transferred 
to the Working Capital Fund for the development and maintenance of 
information technology systems: Provided further, That to the extent 
guaranteed loan commitments exceed $65,500,000,000 on or before April 
1, 2002 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.

                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, $15,000,000, 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, $216,100,000, of which 
$197,779,000, 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: Provided, That to the extent 
guaranteed loan commitments exceed $8,426,000,000 on or before April 1, 
2002, 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 (GNMA)

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, 2003.
    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''.

                    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, $53,404,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2003: Provided, That $3,000,000 shall be 
for program evaluation to support strategic planning, performance 
measurement, and their coordination with the Department's budget 
process: Provided further, That of the amount provided under this 
heading, $10,000,000 shall be for the Partnership for Advanced 
Technology in Housing.

                   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, 
$45,899,000, to remain available until September 30, 2003, of which 
$24,000,000 shall be to carry out activities pursuant to such section 
561: Provided, That no funds made available under this heading shall be 
used to lobby the executive or legislative branches of the Federal 
Government in connection with a specific contract, grant or loan.

                     Office of Lead Hazard Control

                         lead hazard reduction

    For the Lead Hazard Reduction Program, as authorized by sections 
1011 and 1053 of the Residential Lead-Based Hazard Reduction Act of 
1992, $109,758,000 to remain available until September 30, 2003, of 
which $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 diseases and hazards: Provided, 
That of the amounts provided under this heading, $1,000,000 shall be 
for the National Center for Lead-Safe Housing: Provided further, That 
of the amounts provided under this heading, $750,000 shall be for 
CLEARCorps.

                     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, $1,087,257,000, of which $530,457,000 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 fund'' account, $150,000 shall be provided by transfer from 
the ``Title VI Indian federal guarantees program'' account, $200,000 
shall be provided by transfer from the ``Indian housing loan guarantee 
fund program'' account and $35,000 shall be transferred from the Native 
Hawaiian Housing Loan Guarantee Fund: Provided, That no less than 
$85,000,000 shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund for the 
development and maintenance of Information Technology Systems: Provided 
further, That the Secretary shall fill 7 out of 10 vacancies at the GS-
14 and GS-15 levels until the total number of GS-14 and GS-15 positions 
in the Department has been reduced from the number of GS-14 and GS-15 
positions on the date of enactment of Public Law 106-377 by two and 
one-half percent: Provided further, That of the amount under this 
heading, $1,500,000 shall be for necessary expenses of the Millenial 
Housing Commission, as authorized by Public Law 106-74 with the final 
report due no later than August 30, 2002.

                      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, 
$88,898,000, of which $22,343,000 shall be provided from the various 
funds of the Federal Housing Administration: Provided, That the 
Inspector General shall have independent authority over all personnel 
issues within the Office of Inspector General.

                         consolidated fee fund

                              (rescission)

    Of the balances remaining available from fees and charges under 
section 7(j) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act, 
$6,700,000 are rescinded.

             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, $27,000,000, 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: Provided further, That this Office shall submit a 
staffing plan to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations no 
later than January 30, 2002.

                       Administrative Provisions

    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 McKinney-Vento 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.
    Sec. 202. None of the amounts made available under this Act may be 
used during fiscal year 2002 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.
    Sec. 203. (a) 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 2002 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 2002 under such clause (ii) because the areas in the State 
        outside of the metropolitan statistical areas that qualify 
        under clause (i) in fiscal year 2002 do not have the number of 
        cases of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) required 
        under such clause.
    (b) 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 
854(c)(1)(A) in fiscal year 2002, 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).
    Sec. 204. Section 225 of the Department of Veterans Affairs and 
Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 2000, Public Law 106-74, is amended by inserting ``and fiscal year 
2002'' after ``fiscal year 2001''.
    Sec. 205. Section 236(g)(3)(A) of the National Housing Act is 
amended by striking out ``fiscal years 2000 and 2001'' and inserting in 
lieu thereof ``fiscal years 2000, 2001, and 2002''.
    Sec. 206. Section 223(f)(1) of the National Housing Act is amended 
by inserting ``purchase or'' immediately before ``refinancing of 
existing debt''.
    Sec. 207. Section 106(c)(9) of the Housing and Urban Development 
Act of 1968 is repealed.
    Sec. 208. Section 251 of the National Housing Act is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``issue regulations'' 
        and all that follows and inserting the following: ``require 
        that the mortgagee make available to the mortgagor, at the time 
        of loan application, a written explanation of the features of 
        an adjustable rate mortgage consistent with the disclosure 
        requirements applicable to variable rate mortgages secured by a 
        principal dwelling under the Truth in Lending Act.''; and
            (2) by adding the following new subsection at the end:
    ``(d)(1) The Secretary may insure under this subsection a mortgage 
that meets the requirements of subsection (a), except that the 
effective rate of interest--
            ``(A) shall be fixed for a period of not less than the 
        first 3 years of the mortgage term;
            ``(B) shall be adjusted by the mortgagee initially upon the 
        expiration of such period and annually thereafter; and
            ``(C) in the case of the initial interest rate adjustment, 
        is subject to the one percent limitation only if the interest 
        rate remained fixed for five or fewer years.
    ``(2) The disclosure required under subsection (b) shall be 
required for a mortgage insured under this subsection.''.
    Sec. 209. (a) Section 203(c) of the National Housing Act is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and (k)'' and inserting 
        ``or (k)''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by inserting immediately after ``subsection 
                (v),'' the following: ``and each mortgage that is 
                insured under subsection (k) or section 234(c),''; and
                    (B) by striking ``and executed on or after October 
                1, 1994,''.
    (b) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply only to 
mortgages that are executed on or after the date of enactment of this 
Act or a later date determined by the Secretary and announced by notice 
in the Federal Register.
    Sec. 210. Section 242(d)(4) of the National Housing Act is amended 
to read as follows:
            ``(4)(A) The Secretary, in conjunction with the Secretary 
        of Health and Human Services, shall require satisfactory 
        evidence that the hospital will be located in a State or 
        political subdivision of a State with reasonable minimum 
        standards of licensure and methods of operation for hospitals 
        and satisfactory assurance that such standards will be applied 
        and enforced with respect to the hospital.
            ``(B) The Secretary shall establish the means for 
        determining need and feasibility for the hospital. If the State 
        has an official procedure for determining need for hospitals, 
        the Secretary shall also require that such procedure be 
        followed before the application for insurance is submitted, and 
        the application shall document that need has also been 
        established under that procedure.''.
    Sec. 211. Section 232(d)(4)(A) of the National Housing Act is 
amended to read as follows:
                    ``(A)(i) The Secretary, in conjunction with the 
                Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall require 
                satisfactory evidence that a nursing home, intermediate 
                care facility, or combined nursing home and 
                intermediate care facility will be located in a State 
                or political subdivision of a State with reasonable 
                minimum standards of licensure and methods of operation 
                for such homes, facilities, or combined homes and 
                facilities. The Secretary shall also require 
                satisfactory assurance that such standards will be 
                applied and enforced with respect to the home, 
                facility, or combined home or facility.
                    ``(ii) The Secretary shall establish the means for 
                determining need and feasibility for the home, 
                facility, or combined home and facility. If the State 
                has an official procedure for determining need for such 
                homes, facilities, or combined homes and facilities, 
                the Secretary shall also require that such procedure be 
                followed before the application for insurance is 
                submitted, and the application shall document that need 
                has also been established under that procedure.''.
    Sec. 212. Section 533 of the National Housing Act is amended to 
read as follows:
    ``Sec. 533. Review of Mortgagee Performance and Authority to 
Terminate.--
    ``(a) Periodic Review of Mortgagee Performance.--To reduce losses 
in connection with single family mortgage insurance programs under this 
Act, at least once a year the Secretary shall review the rate of early 
defaults and claims for insured single family mortgages originated or 
underwritten by each mortgagee.
    ``(b) Comparison With Other Mortgagees.--For each mortgagee, the 
Secretary shall compare the rate of early defaults and claims for 
insured single family mortgage loans originated or underwritten by the 
mortgagee in an area with the rate of early defaults and claims for 
other mortgagees originating or underwriting insured single family 
mortgage loans in the area. For purposes of this section, the term 
``area'' means each geographic area in which the mortgagee is 
authorized by the Secretary to originate insured single family 
mortgages.
    ``(c) Termination of Mortgagee Origination Approval.--(1) 
Notwithstanding section 202(c) of this Act, the Secretary may terminate 
the approval of a mortgagee to originate or underwrite single family 
mortgages if the Secretary determines that the mortgage loans 
originated or underwritten by the mortgagee present an unacceptable 
risk to the insurance funds. The determination shall be based on the 
comparison required under subsection (b) and shall be made in 
accordance with regulations of the Secretary. The Secretary may rely on 
existing regulations published before this section takes effect.
    ``(2) The Secretary shall give a mortgagee at least 60 days prior 
written notice of any termination under this subsection. The 
termination shall take effect at the end of the notice period, unless 
the Secretary withdraws the termination notice or extends the notice 
period. If requested in writing by the mortgagee within 30 days of the 
date of the notice, the mortgagee shall be entitled to an informal 
conference with the official authorized to issue termination notices on 
behalf of the Secretary (or a designee of that official). At the 
informal conference, the mortgagee may present for consideration 
specific factors that it believes were beyond its control and that 
caused the excessive default and claim rate.''.
    Sec. 213. 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.
    Sec. 214. Public housing agencies in the State of Alaska shall not 
be required to comply with section 2(b) of the United States Housing 
Act of 1937, as amended, during fiscal year 2002. Public Housing 
Authorities in Iowa that are a part of a city government shall not be 
required to comply with section 2(b) of the United States Housing Act 
of 1937, as amended, regarding the requirement that a public housing 
agency shall contain not less than one member who is directly assisted 
by the public housing authority during fiscal year 2002.
    Sec. 215. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in fiscal 
year 2001 and for each fiscal year thereafter, in managing and 
disposing of any multifamily property that is owned or held by the 
Secretary and is occupied primarily by elderly or disabled families, 
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall maintain any 
rental assistance payments under section 8 of the United States Housing 
Act of 1937 that are attached to any dwelling units in the property. To 
the extent the Secretary determines that such a multifamily property 
owned or held by the Secretary is not feasible for continued rental 
assistance payments under such 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 or provide other rental assistance.
    Sec. 216. (a) Section 207 Limits.--Section 207(c)(3) of the 
National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1713(c)(3)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``$30,420'', ``$33,696'', ``$40,248'', 
        ``$49,608'', and ``$56,160'' and inserting ``$38,025'', 
        ``$42,120'', ``$50,310'', ``$62,010'', and ``$70,200'', 
        respectively;
            (2) by striking ``$9,000'' and inserting ``$11,250''; and
            (3) by striking ``$35,100'', ``$39,312'', ``$48,204'', 
        ``$60,372'', and ``$68,262'' and inserting ``$43,875'', 
        ``$49,140'', ``$60,255'', ``$75,465'', and ``$85,328'', 
        respectively.
    (b) Section 213 Limits.--Section 213(b)(2) of the National Housing 
Act (12 U.S.C. 1715e(b)(2)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``$30,420'', ``$33,696'', ``$40,248'', 
        ``$49,608'', and ``$56,160'' and inserting ``$38,025'', 
        ``$42,120'', ``$50,310'', ``$62,010'', and ``$70,200'', 
        respectively; and
            (2) by striking ``$35,100'', ``$39,312'', ``$48,204'', 
        ``$60,372'', and ``$68,262'' and inserting ``$43,875'', 
        ``$49,140'', ``$60,255'', ``$75,465'', and ``$85,328'', 
        respectively.
    (c) Section 220 Limits.--Section 220(d)(3)(B)(iii) of the National 
Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715k(d)(3)(B)(iii)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``$30,420'', ``$33,696'', ``$40,248'', 
        ``$49,608'', and ``$56,160'' and inserting ``$38,025'', 
        ``$42,120'', ``$50,310'', ``$62,010'', and ``$70,200'', 
        respectively; and
            (2) by striking ``$35,100'', ``$39,312'', ``$48,204'', 
        ``$60,372'', and ``$68,262'' and inserting ``$43,875'', 
        ``$49,140'', ``$60,255'', ``$75,465'', and ``$85,328'', 
        respectively.
    (d) Section 221(d)(3) Limits.--Section 221(d)(3)(ii) of the 
National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715l(d)(3)(ii)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``$33,638'', ``$38,785'', ``$46,775'', 
        ``$59,872'', and ``$66,700'' and inserting ``$42,048'', 
        ``$48,481'', ``58,469'', ``$74,840'', and ``$83,375'', 
        respectively; and
            (2) by striking ``$35,400'', ``$40,579'', ``$49,344'', 
        ``$63,834'', and ``$70,070'' and inserting ``$44,250'', 
        ``$50,724'', ``$61,680'', ``$79,793'', and ``$87,588'', 
        respectively.
    (e) Section 221(d)(4) Limits.--Section 221(d)(4)(ii) of the 
National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715l(d)(4)(ii)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``$30,274'', ``$34,363'', ``$41,536'', 
        ``$52,135'', and ``$59,077'' and inserting ``$37,843'', 
        ``$42,954'', ``$51,920'', ``$65,169'', and ``$73,846'', 
        respectively; and
            (2) by striking ``$32,701'', ``$37,487'', ``$45,583'', 
        ``$58,968'', and ``$64,730'' and inserting ``$40,876'', 
        ``$46,859'', ``$56,979'', ``$73,710'', and ``$80,913'', 
        respectively.
    (f) Section 231 Limits.--Section 231(c)(2) of the National Housing 
Act (12 U.S.C. 1715v(c)(2)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``$28,782'', ``$32,176'', ``$38,423'', 
        ``$46,238'', and ``$54,360'' and inserting ``$35,978'', 
        ``$40,220'', ``$48,029'', ``$57,798'', ``$67,950'', 
        respectively; and
            (2) by striking ``$32,701'', ``$37,487'', ``$45,583'', 
        ``$58,968'', and ``$64,730'' and inserting ``$40,876'', 
        ``$46,859'', ``$56,979'', ``$73,710'', and ``$80,913'', 
        respectively.
    (g) Section 234 Limits.--Section 234(e)(3) of the National Housing 
Act (12 U.S.C. 1715y(e)(3)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``$30,420'', ``$33,696'', ``$40,248'', 
        ``$49,608'', and ``$56,160'' and inserting ``$38,025'', 
        ``$42,120'', ``$50,310'', ``$62,010'', and ``$70,200'', 
        respectively; and
            (2) by striking ``$35,100'', ``$39,312'', ``$48,204'', 
        ``$60,372'', and ``$68,262'' and inserting ``$43,875'', 
        ``$49,140'', ``$60,255'', ``$75,465'', and ``$85,328'', 
        respectively.
    Sec. 217. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Tribal 
Student Housing Project proposed by the Cook Inlet Housing Authority is 
authorized to be constructed in accordance with its 1998 Indian Housing 
Plan from amounts previously appropriated for the benefit of the 
Housing Authority, a portion of which may be used as a maintenance 
reserve for the completed project.
    Sec. 218. Endowment Funds. Of the amounts appropriated in the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law 106-554), for the 
operation of an historical archive at the University of South Carolina, 
Department of Archives, South Carolina, such funds shall be available 
to the University of South Carolina to fund an endowment for the 
operation of an historical archive at the University of South Carolina, 
Department of Archives, South Carolina, without fiscal year limitation.
    Sec. 219. Hawaiian Homelands. Section 247 of the National Housing 
Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-12) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (d), by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) 
        and inserting the following:
            ``(1) Native hawaiian.--The term `native Hawaiian' means 
        any descendant of not less than one-half part of the blood of 
        the races inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands before January 1, 
        1778, or, in the case of an individual who is awarded an 
        interest in a lease of Hawaiian home lands through transfer or 
        succession, such lower percentage as may be established for 
        such transfer or succession under section 208 or 209 of the 
        Hawaiian Homes Commission Act of 1920 (42 Stat. 111), or under 
        the corresponding provision of the Constitution of the State of 
        Hawaii adopted under section 4 of the Act entitled `An Act to 
        provide for the admission of the State of Hawaii into the 
        Union', approved March 18, 1959 (73 Stat. 5).
            ``(2) Hawaiian home lands.--The term `Hawaiian home lands' 
        means all lands given the status of Hawaiian home lands under 
        section 204 of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act of 1920 (42 
        Stat. 110), or under the corresponding provision of the 
        Constitution of the State of Hawaii adopted under section 4 of 
        the Act entitled `An Act to provide for the admission of the 
        State of Hawaii into the Union', approved March 18, 1959 (73 
        Stat. 5).''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) Certification of Eligibility for Existing Lessees.--
Possession of a lease of Hawaiian home lands issued under section 
207(a) of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act of 1920 (42 Stat. 110), 
shall be sufficient to certify eligibility to receive a mortgage under 
this subchapter.''.
    Sec. 220. Release of Home Program Funds. Notwithstanding the 
requirement regarding commitment of funds in the first sentence of 
section 288(b) of the HOME Investment Partnerships Act (42 U.S.C. 
12838(b)), the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (in this 
section referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall approve the release of 
funds under that section to the Arkansas Development Finance Authority 
(in this section referred to as the ``ADFA'') for projects, if--
            (1) funds were committed to those projects on or before 
        June 12, 2001;
            (2) those projects had not been completed as of June 12, 
        2001;
            (3) the ADFA has fully carried out its responsibilities as 
        described in section 288(a); and
            (4) the Secretary has approved the certification that meets 
        the requirements of section 288(c) with respect to those 
        projects.
    Sec. 221. Notwithstanding any other provision of law with respect 
to this or any other fiscal year, the Housing Authority of Baltimore 
City may use the remaining balance of 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 the rehabilitation of the Claremont 
Homes project and for the provision of affordable housing in areas 
within the City of Baltimore either (1) designated by the partial 
consent decree in Thompson v. HUD as nonimpacted census tracts or (2) 
designated by said authority as either strong neighborhoods 
experiencing private investment or dynamic growth areas where public 
and/or private commercial or residential investment is occurring.
    Sec. 222. Discrimination in the Sale or Rental of Housing. (a) In 
General.--Any entity that receives funds pursuant to this Act, and 
discriminates in the sale or rental of housing against any person 
because the person is, or is perceived to be, a victim of domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, including 
because the person has contacted or received assistance or services 
from law enforcement related to the violence, shall be considered to be 
discriminating against any person in the terms, conditions, or 
privileges of sale or rental of a dwelling, or in the provision of 
services or facilities in connection with the sale or rental, because 
of sex under section 804(b) of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
3604(b)).
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Course of conduct.--The term ``course of conduct'' 
        means a course of repeatedly maintaining a visual or physical 
        proximity to a person or conveying verbal or written threats, 
        including threats conveyed through electronic communications, 
        or threats implied by conduct.
            (2) Dating violence.--The term ``dating violence'' has the 
        meaning given the term in section 826 of the Higher Education 
        Amendments of 1998 (20 U.S.C. 1152).
            (3) Domestic violence.--The term ``domestic violence'' has 
        the meaning given the term in section 826 of the Higher 
        Education Amendments of 1998 (20 U.S.C. 1152).
            (4) Electronic communications.--The term ``electronic 
        communications'' includes communications via telephone, mobile 
        phone, computer, e-mail, video recorder, fax machine, telex, or 
        pager.
            (5) Parent; son or daughter.--The terms ``parent'' and 
        ``son or daughter'' have the meanings given the terms in 
        section 101 of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 
        U.S.C. 2611).
            (6) Repeatedly.--The term ``repeatedly'' means on 2 or more 
        occasions.
            (7) Sexual assault.--The term ``sexual assault'' has the 
        meaning given the term in section 826 of the Higher Education 
        Amendments of 1998 (20 U.S.C. 1152).
            (8) Stalking.--The term ``stalking'' means engaging in a 
        course of conduct directed at a specific person that would 
        cause a reasonable person to suffer substantial emotional 
        distress or to fear bodily injury, sexual assault, or death to 
        the person, or the person's spouse, parent, or son or daughter, 
        or any other person who regularly resides in the person's 
        household, if the conduct causes the specific person to have 
        such distress or fear.

                    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, 
$28,466,000, 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, uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
5901-5902, 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, 
$7,621,000, $5,121,000 of which to remain available until September 30, 
2002 and $2,500,000 of which to remain available until September 30, 
2003: Provided, That the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board 
shall have not more than three career Senior Executive Service 
positions: Provided further, That, hereafter, 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

    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, $100,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2003, of which $5,000,000 shall be for technical 
assistance and training programs designed to benefit Native American 
communities, and up to $9,850,000 may be used for administrative 
expenses, including administration of the New Markets Tax Credit, up to 
$6,000,000 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, as amended: Provided further, 
That these funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the 
principal amount of direct loans not to exceed $51,800,000.

                   Consumer Product Safety Commission

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, 
including hire of passenger motor vehicles, services as authorized by 5 
U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem 
rate equivalent to the maximum rate payable under 5 U.S.C. 5376, 
purchase of nominal awards to recognize non-Federal officials' 
contributions to Commission activities, and not to exceed $500 for 
official reception and representation expenses, $56,200,000, of which 
$1,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 2004, shall be for a 
research project on sensor technologies.

             Corporation for National and Community Service

                national and community service programs

                           operating expenses

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For necessary expenses for the Corporation for National and 
Community Service (the ``Corporation'') in carrying out programs, 
activities, and initiatives under the National and Community Service 
Act of 1990 (the ``Act'') (42 U.S.C. 12501 et seq.), $415,480,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2003: Provided, That not more than 
$31,000,000 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 of amounts previously transferred to the 
National Service Trust, $5,000,000 shall be available for national 
service scholarships for high school students performing community 
service: Provided further, That not more than $240,492,000 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 $47,000,000 
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)); not more than $25,000,000 shall 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.), of which not more than $2,500,000 may be used to 
establish or support an endowment fund, the corpus of which shall 
remain intact and the interest income from which shall be used to 
support activities described in title III of the Act, provided that the 
Foundation may invest the corpus and income in federally insured bank 
savings accounts or comparable interest bearing accounts, certificates 
of deposit, money market funds, mutual funds, obligations of the United 
States, and other market instruments and securities but not in real 
estate investments: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 
law $2,500,000 of the funds made available by the Corporation to the 
Foundation under Public Law 106-377 may be used in the manner described 
in the preceding proviso: 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 $25,000,000 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 $28,488,000 
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 $15,000,000 shall be available for 
grants to support the Veterans Mission for Youth Program: 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, and shall reduce the total Federal costs per participant in all 
programs: 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 YMCA of the USA to support school-based programs 
designed to strengthen collaborations and linkages between public 
schools and communities: Provided further, That not more than 
$1,000,000 of the funds made available under this heading shall be made 
available to Teach For America: Provided further, That not more than 
$1,500,000 of the funds made available under this heading shall be made 
available to Parents As Teachers National Center, Inc. to support 
literacy activities.

                      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, 
to remain available until September 30, 2003.

               U.S. 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, 
$13,221,000, 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 two 
passenger motor vehicles for replacement only, and not to exceed $1,000 
for official reception and representation expenses, $18,437,000, to 
remain available until expended.

                Department of Health and Human Services

                     National Institutes of Health

          national institute of environmental health sciences

    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, $70,228,000.

            Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

                         salaries and expenses

    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, $78,235,000, to be derived from 
the Hazardous Substance Superfund Trust Fund pursuant to section 517(a) 
of SARA (26 U.S.C. 9507): Provided, 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) of 
CERCLA: 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 2002, and existing profiles may be updated as necessary.

                    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, as amended; necessary expenses for personnel and 
related costs and travel expenses, including 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; 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, 
$665,672,000, which shall remain available until September 30, 2003.

                 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 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; 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, $2,061,996,200, 
which shall remain available until September 30, 2003.

                      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, 
$34,019,000, to remain available until September 30, 2003.

                        buildings and facilities

    For construction, repair, improvement, extension, alteration, and 
purchase of fixed equipment or facilities of, or for use by, the 
Environmental Protection Agency, $25,318,400, to remain available until 
expended.

                     hazardous substance superfund

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For necessary expenses to carry out the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), as amended, 
including sections 111(c)(3), (c)(5), (c)(6), and (e)(4) (42 U.S.C. 
9611), and for construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and 
renovation of facilities, not to exceed $75,000 per project; 
$1,274,645,560 to remain available until expended, consisting of 
$634,532,200, as authorized by section 517(a) of the Superfund 
Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA), as amended by Public 
Law 101-508, and $640,113,360 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, $11,867,000 shall be transferred to 
the ``Office of Inspector General'' appropriation to remain available 
until September 30, 2003, and $36,890,500 shall be transferred to the 
``Science and technology'' appropriation to remain available until 
September 30, 2003.

              leaking underground storage tank trust fund

    For necessary expenses to carry out leaking underground storage 
tank cleanup activities authorized by section 205 of the Superfund 
Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, and for construction, 
alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of facilities, not 
to exceed $75,000 per project, $71,947,400, to remain available until 
expended.

                           oil spill response

    For expenses necessary to carry out the Environmental Protection 
Agency's responsibilities under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, 
$14,986,000, 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, $3,603,015,900, 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 (the ``Act''); $850,000,000 
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; $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; $40,000,000 shall 
be for grants to the State of Alaska to address drinking water and 
wastewater infrastructure needs of rural and Alaska Native Villages; 
$140,000,000 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 accompanying this Act except that, 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the funds herein and 
hereafter appropriated under this heading for such special needs 
infrastructure grants, the Administrator may use up to 3 percent of the 
amount of each project appropriated to administer the management and 
oversight of construction of such projects through contracts, 
allocation to the Corps of Engineers, or grants to States; and 
$1,030,782,400 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 of which and subject to terms 
and conditions specified by the Administrator, $25,000,000 shall be for 
Environmental Information Exchange Network grants, including associated 
program support costs: Provided, That for fiscal year 2002, State 
authority under section 302(a) of Public Law 104-182 shall remain in 
effect: Provided further, That for fiscal year 2002, and 
notwithstanding section 518(f) of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act, as amended, 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 for fiscal year 2002, notwithstanding the 
limitation on amounts in section 518(c) of the Act, 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 in the United 
States 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 provision

    For fiscal year 2002, 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 implement directly 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.

                   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, $5,267,000.

  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, $2,974,000: 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

    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.), 
$359,399,000, 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; up to $15,000,000 may 
be obligated for flood map modernization activities following disaster 
declarations; and $21,577,000 may be used by the Office of Inspector 
General for audits and investigations.
    For an additional amount for ``Disaster relief'', $2,000,000,000, 
to be available immediately upon the enactment of this Act, and 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, $405,000 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, $543,000.

                         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, $233,801,000.

                      office of inspector general

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, 
$10,303,000: 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

    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, $279,623,000: 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.
    For an additional amount for ``Emergency management planning and 
assistance'', $150,000,000 for programs as authorized by section 33 of 
the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974, as amended (15 
U.S.C. 2201 et seq.).

                radiological emergency preparedness fund

    The aggregate charges assessed during fiscal year 2002, as 
authorized by Public Law 106-377, 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, 2002, 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, $139,692,000, 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 transfers of funds)

    For activities under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 
(``the Act''), the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended, 
not to exceed $28,798,000 for salaries and expenses associated with 
flood mitigation and flood insurance operations, and not to exceed 
$76,381,000 for flood mitigation, including up to $20,000,000 for 
expenses under section 1366 of the Act, which amount shall be available 
for transfer to the National Flood Mitigation Fund until September 30, 
2003. In fiscal year 2002, no funds in excess of: (1) $55,000,000 for 
operating expenses; (2) $536,750,000 for agents' commissions and taxes; 
and (3) $30,000,000 for interest on Treasury borrowings shall be 
available from the National Flood Insurance Fund without prior notice 
to the Committees on Appropriations.
    In addition, up to $7,000,000 in fees collected but unexpended 
during fiscal years 2000 through 2001 shall be transferred to the Flood 
Map Modernization Fund and available for expenditure in fiscal year 
2002.
    Section 1309(a)(2) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 4016(a)(2)), as amended, 
is further amended by striking ``December 31, 2001'' and inserting 
``December 31, 2002''.
    Section 1319 of the Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4026), is amended by 
striking ``September 30, 2001'' and inserting ``December 31, 2002''.
    Section 1336 of the Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4056), is amended by 
striking ``September 30, 2001'' and inserting ``December 31, 2002''.
    The first sentence of section 1376(c) of the Act, as amended (42 
U.S.C. 4127(c)), is amended by striking ``December 31, 2001'' and 
inserting ``December 31, 2002''.

                     national flood mitigation fund

    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, 2003, 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, $7,276,000, 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 2002 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

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct 
and support of human space flight research and development activities, 
including research, development, operations, support and services; 
maintenance; construction of facilities including repair, 
rehabilitation, 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; 
space flight, spacecraft control and communications activities 
including operations, production, and services; program management; 
personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, 
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; travel expenses; purchase and hire 
of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $20,000 for official 
reception and representation expenses; and purchase, lease, charter, 
maintenance and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, 
$6,868,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2003, of which 
amounts as determined by the Administrator for salaries and benefits; 
training, travel and awards; facility and related costs; information 
technology services; science, engineering, fabricating and testing 
services; and other administrative services may be transferred to the 
Science, Aeronautics and Technology account in accordance with section 
312(b) of the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958, as amended by 
Public Law 106-377: Provided, That the funding level for Development 
and Operation of the International Space Station shall not exceed 
$1,781,300,000 for fiscal year 2002, $1,500,400,000 for fiscal year 
2003, $1,203,800,000 for fiscal year 2004, $1,078,300,000 for fiscal 
year 2005 and $1,099,600,000 for fiscal year 2006: Provided further, 
That the President shall certify, and report such certification to the 
Senate Committees on Appropriations and Commerce, Science and 
Transportation and to the House of Representatives Committees on 
Appropriations and Science, that any proposal to exceed these limits, 
or enhance the International Space Station design above the content 
planned for U.S. core complete, is (1) necessary and of the highest 
priority to enhance the goal of world class research in space aboard 
the International Space Station; (2) within acceptable risk levels, 
having no major unresolved technical issues and a high confidence in 
cost and schedule estimates, and independently validated; and (3) 
affordable within the multi-year funding available to the International 
Space Station program as defined above or, if exceeds such amounts, 
these additional resources are not achieved through any funding 
reduction to programs contained in Space Science, Earth Science and 
Aeronautics.

                  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, 
support and services; maintenance; construction of facilities including 
repair, rehabilitation, 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; 
space flight, spacecraft control and communications activities 
including operations, production, and services; program management; 
personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, 
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; travel expenses; purchase and hire 
of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $20,000 for official 
reception and representation expenses; and purchase, lease, charter, 
maintenance and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, 
$7,669,700,000, to remain available until September 30, 2003.

                      office of inspector general

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, 
$23,700,000.

                       administrative provisions

    Notwithstanding the limitation on the availability of funds 
appropriated for ``Human space flight'', or ``Science, aeronautics and 
technology'' 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 for institutional minor 
revitalization and construction of facilities, and institutional 
facility planning and design.
    Notwithstanding the limitation on the availability of funds 
appropriated for ``Human space flight'', or ``Science, aeronautics and 
technology'' by this appropriations Act, the amounts appropriated for 
construction of facilities shall remain available until September 30, 
2004.
    Notwithstanding the limitation on the availability of funds 
appropriated for ``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, 2002 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.

                  National Credit Union Administration

                       central liquidity facility

                     (including transfer of funds)

    During fiscal year 2002, gross obligations of the Central Liquidity 
Facility for the principal amount of new direct loans to member credit 
unions, as authorized by 12 U.S.C. 1795 et seq., shall not exceed 
$1,500,000,000: Provided, That administrative expenses of the Central 
Liquidity Facility shall not exceed $309,000: 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.

                      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; $3,514,481,000, of which not to 
exceed $285,000,000 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, 2003: 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 $75,000,000 of 
the funds available under this heading shall be made available for a 
comprehensive research initiative on plant genomes for economically 
significant crops.

                        major research equipment

    For necessary expenses of major construction projects pursuant to 
the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended, including 
authorized travel, $108,832,000, 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, 
$872,407,000, to remain available until September 30, 2003: 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 $15,000,000 
shall be available for the innovation partnership program.

                         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; $170,040,000: Provided, That contracts may be entered into 
under ``Salaries and expenses'' in fiscal year 2002 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, 
$6,760,000, to remain available until September 30, 2003.

                 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), $100,000,000, of 
which $10,000,000 shall be for a homeownership program that is used in 
conjunction with section 8 assistance under the United States Housing 
Act of 1937, as amended.

                        Selective Service System

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Selective Service System, including 
expenses of attendance at meetings and of training for uniformed 
personnel assigned to the Selective Service System, as authorized by 5 
U.S.C. 4101-4118 for civilian employees; and not to exceed $1,000 for 
official reception and representation expenses; $25,003,000: Provided, 
That during the current fiscal year, the President may exempt this 
appropriation from the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 1341, whenever the 
President 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 therefor 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 therefor set forth in the estimates 
only to the extent such an increase is approved by the Committees on 
Appropriations.
    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 the 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 a report which the Committees on Appropriations of the Congress 
approve within 30 days following the date on which the report is 
received.
    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 2002 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 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 such Act as may be 
necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the budget for 2002 
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 any other provision of law, the term 
``qualified student loan'' with respect to national service education 
awards shall mean any loan determined by an institution of higher 
education to be necessary to cover a student's cost of attendance at 
such institution and made directly to a student by a state agency, in 
addition to other meanings under section 148(b)(7) of the National and 
Community Service Act.
    Sec. 421. 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 Congress.
    Sec. 422. 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.
    Sec. 423. 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. 424. 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. 425. 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 2002, HUD shall transmit this 
information to the Committees by January 8, 2002 for 30 days of review.
    Sec. 426. Section 70113(f) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ``December 31, 2001'', and inserting ``December 31, 
2002''.
    Sec. 427. All Departments and agencies funded under this Act are 
encouraged, within the limits of the existing statutory authorities and 
funding, to expand their use of ``E-Commerce'' technologies and 
procedures in the conduct of their business practices and public 
service activities.
    Sec. 428. The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, 
pursuant to the Safe Drinking Water Act, shall immediately put into 
effect a new national primary drinking water regulation for arsenic 
that--
            (1) establishes a standard for arsenic at a level providing 
        for the protection of the population in general, fully taking 
        into account those at greater risk, such as infants, children, 
        pregnant women, the elderly and those with a history of serious 
        illness; and
            (2) lifts the suspension on the effective date for the 
        community right to know requirements included in the national 
        primary drinking water regulation for arsenic published on 
        January 22, 2001, in the Federal Register (66 Fed. Reg. 6976).
     Sec. 429. Arsenic in Playground Equipment. (a)  Findings.--The 
Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The Department of Health and Human Services has 
        determined that arsenic is a known carcinogen, and the 
        Environmental Protection Agency has classified chromated copper 
        arsenate (CCA), which is 22 percent arsenic, as a ``restricted 
        use chemical''.
            (2) CCA is often used as a preservative in pressure-treated 
        wood, and CCA-treated wood is widely used in constructing 
        playground equipment frequented by children.
            (3) In 2001, many communities in Florida and elsewhere have 
        temporarily or permanently closed playgrounds in response to 
        elevated levels of arsenic in soil surrounding CCA-treated wood 
        playground equipment.
            (4) The State of Florida recently announced that its own 
        wood-treatment plant would cease using arsenic as a 
        preservative.
            (5) PlayNation Play Systems, which manufactures playground 
        equipment, announced in June 2001 that it would no longer use 
        CCA as a preservative in its playground products.
            (6) In May 2001, the Environmental Protection Agency 
        announced that it would expedite its ongoing review of the 
        health risks facing children playing near CCA-treated wood 
        playground equipment, and produce its findings in June 2001. 
        The EPA later postponed the release of its risk assessment 
        until the end of the summer of 2001, and announced that its 
        risk assessment would be reviewed by a Scientific Advisory 
        Panel in October 2001.
            (7) The EPA also plans to expedite its risk assessment 
        regarding the re-registering of arsenic as a pesticide by 
        accelerating its release from 2003 to 2002.
            (8) The Consumer Product Safety Commission, which has the 
        authority to ban hazardous and dangerous products, announced in 
        June 2001 that it would consider a petition seeking the banning 
        of CCA-treated wood from all playground equipment.
            (9) Many viable alternatives to CCA-treated wood exist, 
        including cedar, plastic products, aluminum, and treated wood 
        without CCA. These products, alone or in combination, can fully 
        replace CCA-treated wood in playground equipment.
    (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that the 
potential health and safety risks to children playing on and around 
CCA-treated wood playground equipment is a matter of the highest 
priority, which demands immediate attention from the Congress, the 
Executive Branch, State and local governments, affected industries, and 
parents.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, in 
consultation with the Consumer Product Safety Commission, shall submit 
a report to Congress which shall include--
            (1) the Environmental Protection Agency's most up-to-date 
        understanding of the potential health and safety risks to 
        children playing on and around CCA-treated wood playground 
        equipment;
            (2) the Environmental Protection Agency's current 
        recommendations to State and local governments about the 
        continued use of CCA-treated wood playground equipment; and
            (3) an assessment of whether consumers considering 
        purchases of CCA-treated wood playground equipment are 
        adequately informed concerning the health effects associated 
        with arsenic.
    Sec. 430. Experimental Program To Stimulate Competitive Research. 
From amounts available to the National Science Foundation under this 
Act, a total of $115,000,000 may be available to carry out the 
Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR), which 
includes $25,000,000 in co-funding.
    Sec. 431. Sense of the Senate Concerning the State Water Pollution 
Control Revolving Fund. (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) funds from the drinking water State revolving fund 
        established under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 300j-12) are allocated on the basis of an 
        infrastructure needs survey conducted by the Administrator of 
        the Environmental Protection Agency, in accordance with the 
        Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996 (Public Law 104-
        182);
            (2) the needs-based allocation of that fund was enacted by 
        Congress and is seen as a fair and reasonable basis for 
        allocation of funds under a revolving fund of this type;
            (3) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
        Agency also conducts a wastewater infrastructure needs survey 
        that should serve as the basis for allocation of the State 
        water pollution control revolving fund established under title 
        VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1381 
        et seq.);
            (4) the current allocation formula for the State water 
        pollution control revolving fund is so inequitable that it 
        results in some States receiving funding in an amount up to 7 
        times as much as States with approximately similar populations, 
        in terms of percentage of need met; and
            (5) the Senate has proven unwilling to address that 
        inequity in an appropriations bill, citing the necessity of 
        addressing new allocation formulas only in authorization bills.
    (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that the 
Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate should be 
prepared to enact authorizing legislation (including an equitable, 
needs-based formula) for the State water pollution control revolving 
fund as soon as practicable after the Senate returns from recess in 
September.
    This Act may be cited as the ``Departments of Veterans Affairs and 
Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 2002''.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
107th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 2620

_______________________________________________________________________

                               AMENDMENT

HR 2620 EAS----2
HR 2620 EAS----3
HR 2620 EAS----4
HR 2620 EAS----5
HR 2620 EAS----6
HR 2620 EAS----7
HR 2620 EAS----8
HR 2620 EAS----9
HR 2620 EAS----10