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AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED
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EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1994
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COHEN (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 1455
Mr. COHEN (for himself, Mr. Dole, Mrs. Kassebaum, Mr. Gorton, Mr.
Thurmond, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Chafee, and Mr. D'Amato) proposed an
amendment to the bill (H.R. 3759) making emergency supplemental
appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1994, and for
other purposes; as follows:
At the appropriate place insert the following:
(a) Section 223(d)(4) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
423(d)(4)) is amended by inserting the following after the
first sentence: ``If an individual engages in a criminal
activity to support substance abuse, any proceeds derived
from such activity shall demonstrate such individual's
ability to engage in substantial gainful activity.''.
(b) Section 1614(a)(3)(D) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1382(a)(3)(D)) is amended by inserting the following
after the first sentence: ``If an individual engages in a
criminal activity to support substance abuse, any proceeds
derived from such activity shall demonstrate such
individual's ability to engage in substantial gainful
activity.''.
(c) The amendments made by this section shall apply to
disability determinations conducted on or after the date of
the enactment of this Act.
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McCAIN AMENDMENT NO. 1456
Mr. McCAIN proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 3759, supra; as
follows:
On page 108, on line 20, insert the following new proviso:
``Provided further, That of the amounts appropriated for
the Federal Highway Administration, an additional amount of
$2,209,716,000 is hereby rescinded in accordance with the
rescission proposals reflected on page 1018 of the ``Budget
of the U.S. Government Appendix for Fiscal Year 1995.''
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BROWN AMENDMENT NO. 1457
Mr. BROWN proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 3759, supra; as
follows:
On page 72 line 16 after the word Congress: insert
``provided further, that the President's request shall
specifically identify programs, projects and activities to be
funded and no funds shall be available for 15 days after the
submission of the request.''
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BROWN AMENDMENT NO. 1458
Mr. BROWN proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 3759, supra; as
follows:
On page 50, strike line 1 and all that follows through page
89, line 10, and insert the following:
TITLE I--EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS
CHAPTER 1
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG
ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Soil Conservation Service
watershed and flood prevention operations
For an additional amount for ``Watershed and flood
prevention operations'' to repair damage to the waterways and
watersheds resulting from the Midwest floods and California
fires of 1993 and other natural disasters, and for other
purposes, $340,500,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That not more than $50,000,000 of assistance shall
be made available where the primary beneficiary is
agriculture and agribusiness regardless of drainage size:
Provided further, That such amounts are designated by
Congress as emergency requirements pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further, That if
the Secretary determines that the cost of land and levee
restoration exceeds the fair market value of an affected
cropland, the Secretary may use sufficient amounts from funds
provided under this heading to accept bids from willing
sellers to enroll such cropland inundated by the Midwest
floods of 1993 in any of the affected States in the Wetlands
Reserve Program, authorized by subchapter C of chapter 1 of
subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16
U.S.C. 3837).
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
emergency conservation program
For an additional amount for ``Emergency conservation
program'' for expenses resulting from the Midwest floods and
California fires of 1993 and other natural disasters,
$25,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 1995:
Provided, That such amount is designated by Congress as an
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985, as amended.
Commodity Credit Corporation
Funds made available in Public Law 103-75 for the Commodity
Credit Corporation shall be available to fund the costs of
replanting, reseeding, or repairing damage to commercial
trees and seedlings, including orchard and nursery inventory
as a result of the Midwest Floods of 1993 or other natural
disasters: Provided, That the use of these funds for these
purposes is designated by Congress as an emergency
requirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985 and that such use shall be
available only to the extent the President designates such
use an emergency requirement pursuant to such Act.
The second proviso of the matter under the heading
``disaster assistance'' under the heading ``Commodity Credit
Corporation'' of chapter I of the Supplemental Appropriations
Act of 1993 (Public Law 103-50; 107 Stat. 241) is amended by
inserting before the colon at the end the following: ``,
including payments to producers for the 1993, 1994, and 1995
crops of papaya if (1) the papaya would have been harvested
if the papaya plants had not been destroyed, and (2) the
papaya plants would not have produced fruit for a lifetime
total of more than 3 crop years based on normal cultivation
practices''. Payments under this paragraph shall be made only
to the extent that claims for the payments are filed not
later than the date that is 60 days after the date of
enactment of this Act: Provided, That the use of funds for
this purpose is designated by Congress as an emergency
requirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985 and that such use shall be
available only to the extent the President designates such
use an emergency requirement pursuant to such Act.
CHAPTER 2
DEPARTMENTS OF COMMERCE, JUSTICE, AND STATE, THE JUDICIARY, AND RELATED
AGENCIES
RELATED AGENCY
Small Business Administration
disaster loans program account
For an additional amount for emergency expenses resulting
from the January 1994 earthquake in Southern California and
other disasters, $309,750,000, to remain available until
expended, of which up to $55,000,000 may be transferred to
and merged with the appropriations for ``Salaries and
expenses'' for associated administrative expenses: Provided,
That the entire amount is designated by Congress as an
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985, as amended.
administrative provision
Section 24 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 651) is
amended in subsection (a) by striking the period at the end
thereof and by inserting in lieu thereof the following: ``,
and shall give priority to a proposal to restore an area
determined to be a major disaster by the President on a date
not more than three years prior to the fiscal year for which
the application is made.''.
CHAPTER 3
ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--CIVIL
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
Corps of Engineers--Civil
Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies
For an additional amount for ``Flood control and coastal
emergencies'', $70,000,000, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That such amount is designated by
Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985, as amended.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
The prohibition against obligating funds for construction
until sixty days from the date the Secretary transmits a
report to the Congress in accordance with section 5 of the
Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 (43 U.S.C. 509) is
waived for the Crooked River Project, Ochoco Dam, Oregon, to
allow for an earlier start of emergency repair work.
CHAPTER 4
DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION, AND RELATED
AGENCIES
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
low-income home energy assistance
Of the amounts provided under this heading in Public Law
103-112 and designated by Congress as an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as
amended, subject to the terms and conditions specified in
Public Law 103-112, $300,000,000, if designated by the
President as an emergency, may be allotted by the Secretary
of the Department of Health and Human Services, as she
determines is appropriate, to any one or more of the
jurisdictions funded under title XXVI of the Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1981, to meet emergency needs.
The second paragraph under this heading in Public Law 102-
394 is amended as follows: strike ``June 30, 1994'' and
insert ``September 30, 1994''.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
impact aid
For carrying out disaster assistance activities resulting
from the January 1994 earthquake in Southern California and
other disasters as authorized under section 7 of Public Law
81-874, $165,000,000, to remain available through September
30, 1995: Provided, That the entire amount is designated by
Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985, as amended.
student financial assistance
For an additional amount for ``Student financial
assistance'' for payment of awards made under title IV, part
A, subpart 1 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended,
$80,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 1995:
Provided, That notwithstanding sections 442(e) and 462(j) of
such Act, the Secretary may reallocate, for use in award year
1994-1995 only, any excess funds returned to the Secretary of
Education under the Federal Work-Study or Federal Perkins
Loan programs from award year 1993-1994 to assist individuals
who suffered financial harm from the January 1994 earthquake
in Southern California and other disasters: Provided further,
That the entire amount is designated by Congress as an
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985, as amended: Provided further, That fiscal year 1992
Federal Work-Study and Federal Perkins Loan funds that were
reallocated to institutions for use in award year 1993-1994,
pursuant to Public Law 103-75, and fiscal year 1992 Federal
Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant funds that were
reallocated to institutions by the Secretary for use in award
year 1993-1994, pursuant to section 413D(e) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965, as amended, to assist individuals who
suffered financial harm as a result of the Midwest floods of
1993 shall remain available for use in award year 1994-1995
by institutions that received such reallocations.
CHAPTER 5
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND RELATED AGENCIES
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION
Federal-Aid Highways
emergency relief program
(highway trust fund)
For the Emergency Fund authorized by 23 U.S.C. 125 to cover
expenses arising from the January 1994 earthquake in Southern
California and other disasters, $950,000,000; and in addition
$400,000,000, which shall be available only to the extent 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, all to be
derived from the Highway Trust Fund and to remain available
until expended: Provided, That the entire amount is
designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant
to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided
further, That the limitation on obligations per State in 23
U.S.C. 125(b) shall not apply to projects relating to such
earthquake: Provided further, That notwithstanding 23 U.S.C.
120(e), the Federal share for any project on the Federal-aid
highway system related to such earthquake shall be 100
percent for the costs incurred in the 180 day period
beginning on the date of the earthquake: Provided further,
That project costs incurred prior to implementation of this
bill and subsequent to the January 17, 1994, Northridge
Earthquake, that are funded from other than Federal Emergency
Relief funds that were otherwise eligible for Emergency
Relief funding, are approved for Emergency Relief funds and
such costs regardless of initial funding sources are to be
reimbursed with Emergency Relief funds: Provided further,
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the funds
made available by the Dire Emergency Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 1992 (Public Law 102-368) under ``Federal
Highway Administration, Metropolitan Planning (Highway Trust
Fund),'' $337,000 of the funds received by Hawaii shall be
made available by the State of Hawaii directly to the County
of Kauai, Hawaii, for conducting comprehensive reviews of
transportation infrastructure needs incurred in connection
with Hurricane Iniki, and, these funds shall remain available
until expended.
CHAPTER 6
DEPARTMENTS OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Veterans Health Administration
medical care
For an additional amount for emergency expenses resulting
from the January 1994 earthquake in Southern California,
$21,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which not
to exceed $802,000 is available for transfer to General
Operating Expenses, the Guaranty and Indemnity Program
Account, and the Vocational Rehabilitation Loans Program
Account: Provided, That the entire amount is designated by
Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985, as amended.
construction, major projects
For an additional amount for ``Construction, major
projects'' for emergency expenses resulting from the January
1994 earthquake in Southern California and other disasters,
$45,600,000, to remain available until expended, of which
such sums as may be necessary may be transferred to the
``Medical care'' and ``Construction, minor projects''
accounts: Provided, That the entire amount is designated by
Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985, as amended.
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Housing Programs
annual contributions for assisted housing
For an additional amount under this head, $225,000,000, to
remain available until December 31, 1995, of which
$200,000,000 shall be for rental assistance under the section
8 existing housing certificate program (42 U.S.C. 1437f) and
the housing voucher program under section 8(o) of the United
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)), and
$25,000,000 shall be for the modernization of existing public
housing projects pursuant to section 14 of the United States
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437l): Provided, That these
funds shall be used first to replenish amounts used from the
headquarters reserve established pursuant by section
213(d)(4)(A) of the Housing and Community Development Act of
1974, as amended, for assistance to victims of the January
1994 earthquake in Southern California: Provided further,
That any amounts remaining after the headquarters reserve has
been replenished shall be available under such programs for
additional assistance to victims of the earthquake referred
to above: Provided further, That in administering these
funds, the Secretary may waive or specify alternative
requirements for any provision of any statute or regulation
that the Secretary administers in connection with the
obligation by the Secretary or any use by the recipient of
these funds, except for the requirements relating to fair
housing and nondiscrimination, the environment, and labor
standards, upon finding that such waiver is required to
facilitate the obligation and use of such funds and would not
be inconsistent with the overall purpose of the statute or
regulation: Provided further, That the entire amount is
designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant
to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
flexible subsidy fund
For emergency assistance to owners of eligible multifamily
housing projects damaged by the January 1994 earthquake in
Southern California who are either insured or formerly
insured under the National Housing Act, as amended, or
otherwise eligible for assistance under section 201(c) of the
Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978, as
amended (12 U.S.C. 1715z-1a), in the program of assistance
for troubled multifamily housing projects under the Housing
and Community Development Amendments of 1978, as amended,
$100,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 1995:
Provided, That assistance to an owner of a multifamily
housing project assisted, but not insured under the National
Housing Act, may be made if the project owner and the
mortgagee have provided or agreed to provide assistance to
the project in a manner as determined by the Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development: Provided further, That
assistance is for the repair of damage or the recovery of
losses directly attributable to the Southern California
earthquake of 1994: Provided further, That in administering
these funds, the Secretary may waive, or specify alternative
requirements for, any provision of any statute or regulation
that the Secretary administers in connection with the
obligation by the Secretary or any use by the recipient of
these funds, except for statutory requirements relating to
fair housing and nondiscrimination, the environment, and
labor standards, upon finding that such waiver is required to
facilitate the obligation and use of such funds, and would
not be inconsistent with the overall purpose of the statute
or regulation: Provided further, That after assisting
economically viable FHA insured projects, to the extent funds
remain available the Secretary may provide assistance to
economically viable projects assisted with a loan made under
section 312 of the National Housing Act of 1964 and projects
assisted under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of
1937 but not insured under the National Housing Act: Provided
further, That the entire amount is designated by Congress as
an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i)
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985, as amended.
Federal Housing Administration
FHA--General and Special Risk Program Account
For higher mortgage limits and improved access to mortgage
insurance for victims of the January 1994 earthquake in
Southern California and other disasters, title II of the
National Housing Act, as amended, is further amended, as
follows:
(1) In section 203(h), by--
(A) striking out ``section 102(2) and 401 of the Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act'' and inserting ``Robert
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act'';
and
(B) adding the following new sentence at the end thereof:
``In any case in which the single family residence to be
insured under this subsection is within a jurisdiction in
which the President has declared a major disaster to have
occurred, the Secretary is authorized, for a temporary period
not to exceed 18 months from the date of such Presidential
declaration, to enter into agreements to insure a mortgage
which involves a principal obligation of up to 100 percent of
the dollar limitation determined under section 305(a)(2) of
the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act for single
family residence, and not in excess of 100 percent of the
appraised value.''.
(2) In section 203(k), by adding at the end thereof the
following new paragraph:
``(6) The Secretary is authorized, for a temporary period
not to exceed 18 months from the date on which the President
has declared a major disaster to have occurred, to enter into
agreements to insure a rehabilitation loan under this
subsection which involves a principal obligation of up to 100
percent of the dollar limitation determined under section
305(a)(2) of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act
for a residence of the applicable size, if such loan is
secured by a structure and property that are within a
jurisdiction in which the President has declared such
disaster, pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief
and Emergency Assistance Act, and if such loan otherwise
conforms to the loan-to-value ratio and other requirements of
this subsection.''.
(3) In section 234(c), by inserting after ``203(b)(2)'' in
the third sentence the phrase: ``or pursuant to section
203(h) under the conditions described in section 203(h)''.
Eligibility for loans made under the authority granted by
the preceding paragraph shall be limited to persons whose
principal residence was damaged or destroyed as a result of a
Presidentially declared major disaster event: Provided, That
the provisions under this heading shall be effective only for
the 18 month period following the date of enactment of this
Act.
Community Planning and Development
community development grants
For an additional amount for ``Community development
grants'', as authorized under title I of the Housing and
Community Development Act of 1974, for emergency expenses
resulting from the January 1994 earthquake in Southern
California or the Midwest Floods of 1993, $500,000,000, to
remain available until September 30, 1996 for all activities
eligible under such title I except those activities
reimbursable by the Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) or available through the Small Business Administration
(SBA): Provided, That from this amount, the Secretary may
transfer up to $75,000,000 to the ``HOME investment
partnerships program'', as authorized under title II of the
Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, as amended
(Public Law 101-625), to remain available until expended, as
an additional amount for such emergency expenses for all
activities eligible under such title II except activities
reimbursable by FEMA or available through SBA: Provided
further, That the recipients of amounts under this
appropriation, including the foregoing transfer (if any),
shall use such amounts first to replenish amounts previously
obligated under their Community Development Block Grant or
HOME programs, respectively, in connection with the Southern
California earthquake of January 1994: Provided further, That
in administering these funds, the Secretary may waive, or
specify alternative requirements for, any provision of any
statute or regulation that the Secretary administers in
connection with the obligation by the Secretary or any use by
the recipient of these funds, except for statutory
requirements relating to fair housing and nondiscrimination,
the environment, and labor standards, upon finding that such
waiver is required to facilitate the obligation and use of
such funds, and would not be inconsistent with the overall
purpose of the statute or regulation: Provided further, That
the entire amount is designated by Congress as an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as
amended.
INDEPENDENT AGENCY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
disaster relief
For an additional amount for ``Disaster Relief'' for the
January 1994 earthquake in Southern California and other
disasters, $4,709,000,000 to remain available until expended:
Provided, That the entire amount is designated by Congress as
an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i)
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985, as amended.
emergency management planning and assistance
For an additional amount for ``Emergency Management
Planning and Assistance'', to carry out activities under the
Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977, as amended (42
U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) $15,000,000, to remain available until
expended, to study the January 1994 earthquake in Southern
California in order to enhance seismic safety throughout the
United States: Provided, That the entire amount is designated
by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985, as amended.
CHAPTER 7
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT
Unanticipated Needs
For an additional amount for emergency expenses resulting
from the January 1994 earthquake in Southern California, the
Midwest Floods and other disasters, $550,000,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That these funds may be
transferred to any authorized Federal governmental activity
to meet the requirements of such disasters: 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 Congress: Provided further,
That the entire amount is designated by Congress as an
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985, as amended.
This title may be cited as the ``Emergency Supplemental
Appropriations Act of 1994''.
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DOLE (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 1459
Mr. DOLE (for himself, Mr. Nickles, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Burns, Mr. Roth,
Mr. Gorton, and Mr. Kempthorne) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R.
3759, supra; as follows:
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives
(H.R. 3759) entitled ``An Act making emergency supplemental
appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1994,
and for other purposes'', do pass with the following
amendments:
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, to provide emergency
supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1994, and for other purposes, namely:
TITLE I--EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS
CHAPTER 1
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG
ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Soil Conservation Service
watershed and flood prevention operations
For an additional amount for ``Watershed and flood
prevention operations'' to repair damage to the waterways and
watersheds resulting from the Midwest floods and California
fires of 1993 and other natural disasters, and for other
purposes, $340,500,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That such assistance may be made available when the
primary beneficiary is agriculture or agribusiness regardless
of drainage size: Provided further, That if the Secretary
determines that the cost of land and levee restoration
exceeds the fair market value of an affected cropland, the
Secretary may use sufficient amounts from funds provided
under this heading to accept bids from willing sellers to
enroll such cropland inundated by the Midwest floods of 1993
in any of the affected States in the Wetlands Reserve
Program, authorized by subchapter C of chapter 1 of subtitle
D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C.
3837).
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
emergency conservation program
For an additional amount for ``Emergency conservation
program'' for expenses resulting from the Midwest floods and
California fires of 1993 and other natural disasters,
$25,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 1995.
Commodity Credit Corporation
Funds made available in Public Law 103-75 for the Commodity
Credit Corporation shall be available to fund the costs of
replanting, reseeding, or repairing damage to commercial
trees and seedlings, including orchard and nursery inventory
as a result of the Midwest Floods of 1993 or other natural
disasters.
The second proviso of the matter under the heading
``disaster assistance'' under the heading ``Commodity Credit
Corporation'' of chapter I of the Supplemental Appropriations
Act of 1993 (Public Law 103-50; 107 Stat. 241) is amended by
inserting before the colon at the end the following: ``,
including payments to producers for the 1993, 1994, and 1995
crops of papaya if (1) the papaya would have been harvested
if the papaya plants had not been destroyed, and (2) the
papaya plants would not have produced fruit for a lifetime
total of more than 3 crop years based on normal cultivation
practices''. Payments under this paragraph shall be made only
to the extent that claims for the payments are filed not
later than the date that is 60 days after the date of
enactment of this Act.
CHAPTER 2
DEPARTMENTS OF COMMERCE, JUSTICE, AND STATE, THE JUDICIARY, AND RELATED
AGENCIES
RELATED AGENCY
Small Business Administration
disaster loans program account
For an additional amount for emergency expenses resulting
from the January 1994 earthquake in Southern California and
other disasters, $309,750,000, to remain available until
expended, of which up to $55,000,000 may be transferred to
and merged with the appropriations for ``Salaries and
expenses'' for associated administrative expenses.
administrative provision
Section 24 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 651) is
amended in subsection (a) by striking the period at the end
thereof and by inserting in lieu thereof the following: ``,
and shall give priority to a proposal to restore an area
determined to be a major disaster by the President on a date
not more than three years prior to the fiscal year for which
the application is made.''.
CHAPTER 3
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--MILITARY
MILITARY PERSONNEL
Military Personnel, Army
For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Army'',
$6,600,000.
Military Personnel, Navy
For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Navy'',
$19,400,000.
Military Personnel, Air Force
For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Air
Force'', $18,400,000.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
Operation and Maintenance, Army
For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance,
Army'', $420,100,000.
Operation and Maintenance, Navy
For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance,
Navy'', $104,800,000.
Operation and Maintenance, Air Force
For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance,
Air Force'', $560,100,000.
Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide
For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance,
Defense-Wide'', $21,600,000.
PROCUREMENT
Aircraft Procurement, Army
For an additional amount for ``Aircraft Procurement,
Army'', $20,300,000, to remain available for obligation until
September 30, 1996.
Other Procurement, Army
For an additional amount for ``Other Procurement, Army'',
$200,000, to remain available for obligation until September
30, 1996.
Other Procurement, Air Force
For an additional amount for ``Other Procurement, Air
Force'', $26,800,000, to remain available for obligation
until September 30, 1996.
GENERAL PROVISIONS--CHAPTER 3
Sec. 301. Notwithstanding sections 607 and 630 of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2357 and 22 U.S.C.
2390), reimbursements received from the United Nations for
expenses of the Department of Defense charged to the
appropriations provided by this Act shall be deposited to the
miscellaneous receipts of the Treasury.
Sec. 302. Funds appropriated in this chapter shall only be
obligated and expended to fund the incremental and associated
costs of the Department of Defense incurred in connection
with the ongoing United States operations relating to
Somalia; the ongoing United States humanitarian airdrops,
hospital operations, and enforcement of the no-fly zone
relating to Bosnia; the ongoing United States operations
relating to Southwest Asia; and the ongoing United States
operations supporting the maritime interception operations
relating to Haiti.
CHAPTER 4
ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--CIVIL
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
Corps of Engineers--Civil
Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies
For an additional amount for ``Flood control and coastal
emergencies'', $70,000,000, to remain available until
expended.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
The prohibition against obligating funds for construction
until sixty days from the date the Secretary transmits a
report to the Congress in accordance with section 5 of the
Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 (43 U.S.C. 509) is
waived for the Crooked River Project, Ochoco Dam, Oregon, to
allow for an earlier start of emergency repair work.
CHAPTER 5
DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION, AND RELATED
AGENCIES
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
low-income home energy assistance
Of the amounts provided under this heading in Public Law
103-112 subject to the terms and conditions specified in
Public Law 103-112, $300,000,000, if designated by the
President as an emergency, may be allotted by the Secretary
of the Department of Health and Human Services, as she
determines is appropriate, to any one or more of the
jurisdictions funded under title XXVI of the Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1981, to meet emergency needs.
The second paragraph under this heading in Public Law 102-
394 is amended as follows: strike ``June 30, 1994'' and
insert ``September 30, 1994''.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
impact aid
For carrying out disaster assistance activities resulting
from the January 1994 earthquake in Southern California and
other disasters as authorized under section 7 of Public Law
81-874, $165,000,000, to remain available through September
30, 1995.
student financial assistance
For an additional amount for ``Student financial
assistance'' for payment of awards made under title IV, part
A, subpart 1 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended,
$80,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 1995:
Provided, That notwithstanding sections 442(e) and 462(j) of
such Act, the Secretary may reallocate, for use in award year
1994-1995 only, any excess funds returned to the Secretary of
Education under the Federal Work-Study or Federal Perkins
Loan programs from award year 1993-1994 to assist individuals
who suffered financial harm from the January 1994 earthquake
in Southern California and other disasters: Provided further.
That fiscal year 1992 Federal Work-Study and Federal Perkins
Loan funds that were reallocated to institutions for use in
award year 1993-1994, pursuant to Public Law 103-75, and
fiscal year 1992 Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity
Grant funds that were reallocated to institutions by the
Secretary for use in award year 1993-1994, pursuant to
section 413D(e) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as
amended, to assist individuals who suffered financial harm as
a result of the Midwest floods of 1993 shall remain available
for use in award year 1994-1995 by institutions that received
such reallocations.
CHAPTER 6
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND RELATED AGENCIES
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION
Federal-Aid Highways
emergency relief program
(highway trust fund)
For the Emergency Fund authorized by 23 U.S.C. 125 to cover
expenses arising from the January 1994 earthquake in Southern
California and other disasters, $950,000,000; and in addition
$400,000,000, which shall be available only to the extent an
official budget request for a specific dollar amount,
transmitted by the President to the Congress, all to be
derived from the Highway Trust Fund and to remain available
until expended. Provided further, That the limitation on
obligations per State in 23 U.S.C. 125(b) shall not apply to
projects relating to such earthquake: Provided further, That
notwithstanding 23 U.S.C. 120(e), the Federal share for any
project on the Federal-aid highway system related to such
earthquake shall be 100 percent for the costs incurred in the
180 day period beginning on the date of the earthquake:
Provided further, That project costs incurred prior to
implementation of this bill and subsequent to the January 17,
1994, Northridge Earthquake, that are funded from other than
Federal Emergency Relief funds that were otherwise eligible
for Emergency Relief funding, are approved for Emergency
Relief funds and such costs regardless of initial funding
sources are to be reimbursed with Emergency Relief funds:
Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of
law, of the funds made available by the Dire Emergency
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1992 (Public Law 102-368)
under ``Federal Highway Administration, Metropolitan Planning
(Highway Trust Fund),'' $337,000 of the funds received by
Hawaii shall be made available by the State of Hawaii
directly to the County of Kauai, Hawaii, for conducting
comprehensive reviews of transportation infrastructure needs
incurred in connection with Hurricane Iniki, and, these funds
shall remain available until expended.
CHAPTER 7
DEPARTMENTS OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Veterans Health Administration
medical care
For an additional amount for emergency expenses resulting
from the January 1994 earthquake in Southern California,
$21,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which not
to exceed $802,000 is available for transfer to General
Operating Expenses, the Guaranty and Indemnity Program
Account, and the Vocational Rehabilitation Loans Program
Account.
construction, major projects
For an additional amount for ``Construction, major
projects'' for emergency expenses resulting from the January
1994 earthquake in Southern California and other disasters,
$45,600,000, to remain available until expended, of which
such sums as may be necessary may be transferred to the
``Medical care'' and ``Construction, minor projects''
accounts.
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Housing Programs
annual contributions for assisted housing
For an additional amount under this head, $225,000,000, to
remain available until December 31, 1995, of which
$200,000,000 shall be for rental assistance under the section
8 existing housing certificate program (42 U.S.C. 1437f) and
the housing voucher program under section 8(o) of the United
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)), and
$25,000,000 shall be for the modernization of existing public
housing projects pursuant to section 14 of the United States
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437l): Provided, That these
funds shall be used first to replenish amounts used from the
headquarters reserve established pursuant by section
213(d)(4)(A) of the Housing and Community Development Act of
1974, as amended, for assistance to victims of the January
1994 earthquake in Southern California: Provided further,
That any amounts remaining after the headquarters reserve has
been replenished shall be available under such programs for
additional assistance to victims of the earthquake referred
to above: Provided further, That in administering these
funds, the Secretary may waive or specify alternative
requirements for any provision of any statute or regulation
that the Secretary administers in connection with the
obligation by the Secretary or any use by the recipient of
these funds, except for the requirements relating to fair
housing and nondiscrimination, the environment, and labor
standards, upon finding that such waiver is required to
facilitate the obligation and use of such funds and would not
be inconsistent with the overall purpose of the statute or
regulation.
flexible subsidy fund
For emergency assistance to owners of eligible multifamily
housing projects damaged by the January 1994 earthquake in
Southern California who are either insured or formerly
insured under the National Housing Act, as amended, or
otherwise eligible for assistance under section 201(c) of the
Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978, as
amended (12 U.S.C. 1715z-1a), in the program of assistance
for troubled multifamily housing projects under the Housing
and Community Development Amendments of 1978, as amended,
$100,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 1995:
Provided, That assistance to an owner of a multifamily
housing project assisted, but not insured under the National
Housing Act, may be made if the project owner and the
mortgagee have provided or agreed to provide assistance to
the project in a manner as determined by the Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development: Provided further, That
assistance is for the repair of damage or the recovery of
losses directly attributable to the Southern California
earthquake of 1994: Provided further, That in administering
these funds, the Secretary may waive, or specify alternative
requirements for, any provision of any statute or regulation
that the Secretary administers in connection with the
obligation by the Secretary or any use by the recipient of
these funds, except for statutory requirements relating to
fair housing and nondiscrimination, the environment, and
labor standards, upon finding that such waiver is required to
facilitate the obligation and use of such funds, and would
not be inconsistent with the overall purpose of the statute
or regulation: Provided further, That after assisting
economically viable FHA insured projects, to the extent funds
remain available the Secretary may provide assistance to
economically viable projects assisted with a loan made under
section 312 of the National Housing Act of 1964 and projects
assisted under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of
1937 but not insured under the National Housing Act.
Federal Housing Administration
FHA--General and Special Risk Program Account
For higher mortgage limits and improved access to mortgage
insurance for victims of the January 1994 earthquake in
Southern California and other disasters, title II of the
National Housing Act, as amended, is further amended, as
follows:
(1) In section 203(h), by--
(A) striking out ``section 102(2) and 401 of the Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act'' and inserting ``Robert
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act'';
and
(B) adding the following new sentence at the end thereof:
``In any case in which the single family residence to be
insured under this subsection is within a jurisdiction in
which the President has declared a major disaster to have
occurred, the Secretary is authorized, for a temporary period
not to exceed 18 months from the date of such Presidential
declaration, to enter into agreements to insure a mortgage
which involves a principal obligation of up to 100 percent of
the dollar limitation determined under section 305(a)(2) of
the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act for single
family residence, and not in excess of 100 percent of the
appraised value.''.
(2) In section 203(k), by adding at the end thereof the
following new paragraph:
``(6) The Secretary is authorized, for a temporary period
not to exceed 18 months from the date on which the President
has declared a major disaster to have occurred, to enter into
agreements to insure a rehabilitation loan under this
subsection which involves a principal obligation of up to 100
percent of the dollar limitation determined under section
305(a)(2) of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act
for a residence of the applicable size, if such loan is
secured by a structure and property that are within a
jurisdiction in which the President has declared such
disaster, pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief
and Emergency Assistance Act, and if such loan otherwise
conforms to the loan-to-value ratio and other requirements of
this subsection.''.
(3) In section 234(c), by inserting after ``203(b)(2)'' in
the third sentence the phrase: ``or pursuant to section
203(h) under the conditions described in section 203(h)''.
Eligibility for loans made under the authority granted by
the preceding paragraph shall be limited to persons whose
principal residence was damaged or destroyed as a result of a
Presidentially declared major disaster event: Provided, That
the provisions under this heading shall be effective only for
the 18 month period following the date of enactment of this
Act.
Community Planning and Development
community development grants
For an additional amount for ``Community development
grants'', as authorized under title I of the Housing and
Community Development Act of 1974, for emergency expenses
resulting from the January 1994 earthquake in Southern
California or the Midwest Floods of 1993, $500,000,000, to
remain available until September 30, 1996 for all activities
eligible under such title I except those activities
reimbursable by the Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) or available through the Small Business Administration
(SBA): Provided, That from this amount, the Secretary may
transfer up to $75,000,000 to the ``HOME investment
partnerships program'', as authorized under title II of the
Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, as amended
(Public Law 101-625), to remain available until expended, as
an additional amount for such emergency expenses for all
activities eligible under such title II except activities
reimbursable by FEMA or available through SBA: Provided
further, That the recipients of amounts under this
appropriation, including the foregoing transfer (if any),
shall use such amounts first to replenish amounts previously
obligated under their Community Development Block Grant or
HOME programs, respectively, in connection with the Southern
California earthquake of January 1994: Provided further, That
in administering these funds, the Secretary may waive, or
specify alternative requirements for, any provision of any
statute or regulation that the Secretary administers in
connection with the obligation by the Secretary or any use by
the recipient of these funds, except for statutory
requirements relating to fair housing and nondiscrimination,
the environment, and labor standards, upon finding that such
waiver is required to facilitate the obligation and use of
such funds, and would not be inconsistent with the overall
purpose of the statute or regulation.
INDEPENDENT AGENCY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
disaster relief
For an additional amount for ``Disaster Relief'' for the
January 1994 earthquake in Southern California and other
disasters, $4,709,000,000 to remain available until expended.
emergency management planning and assistance
For an additional amount for ``Emergency Management
Planning and Assistance'', to carry out activities under the
Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977, as amended (42
U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) $15,000,000, to remain available until
expended, to study the January 1994 earthquake in Southern
California in order to enhance seismic safety throughout the
United States.
CHAPTER 8
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT
Unanticipated Needs
For an additional amount for emergency expenses resulting
from the January 1994 earthquake in Southern California, the
Midwest Floods and other disasters, $550,000,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That these funds may be
transferred to any authorized Federal governmental activity
to meet the requirements of such disasters: 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 is transmitted
by the President to Congress.
This title may be cited as the ``Emergency Supplemental
Appropriations Act of 1994''.
TITLE II--SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING
SEPTEMBER 30, 1994
CHAPTER 1
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG
ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Extension Service
For an additional amount for ``Extension Service,''
$1,400,000, to remain available until September 30, 1995, of
which up to $750,000 may be transferred to the Cooperative
State Research Service.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
salaries and expenses
For an additional amount for ``Salaries and expenses'' from
fees collected pursuant to section 736 of the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act, not to exceed $2,284,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That fees derived from
applications received during fiscal year 1994 shall be
credited to the appropriation current in the year in which
fees are collected and subject to the fiscal year 1994
limitation.
CHAPTER 2
DEPARTMENTS OF COMMERCE, JUSTICE, AND STATE, THE JUDICIARY, AND RELATED
AGENCIES
RELATED AGENCY
Office of the United States Trade Representative
salaries and expenses
For an additional amount for salaries and expenses,
$75,000, to remain available until expended, for electronic
records management activities to comply with Armstrong
against Executive Office of the President.
CHAPTER 3
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND RELATED AGENCIES
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
resource management
(including transfer of funds)
For an additional amount for ``Resource Management'' to
carry out the Forest Plan in the Pacific Northwest,
$2,100,000, of which $400,000 shall be derived by transfer
from the ``Oil spill emergency fund'' and $1,700,000 shall be
derived by transfer from the ``Compact of Free Association''.
land acquisition
(including transfer of funds)
For an additional amount for ``Land acquisition'' for the
acquisition of land or interests in land, from willing
sellers, in the Midwest area flooded in 1993, $4,000,000, to
remain available until expended, to be derived by transfer
from amounts appropriated to the United States Fish and
Wildlife Service under the heading ``Construction'' in Public
Law 103-75, to be used for nonstructural measures to meet
flood damage control and fish and wildlife habitat
restoration objectives.
National Park Service
construction
For an additional amount for ``Construction,'' to replenish
funds used for emergency actions related to storm damaged
facilities within National Park System areas, $13,102,000, to
remain available until expended.
land acquisition and state assistance
For an additional amount for ``Land acquisition and state
assistance,'' $1,274,000, to be derived from the Land and
Water Conservation Fund, to remain available until expended,
to replenish funds used for emergency actions related to
storm damaged facilities within National Park System areas;
and in addition, an additional amount not to exceed
$6,000,000, to remain available until expended, to be derived
by transfer from balances under the heading ``Construction,''
for project modifications authorized by section 104 of the
Everglades National Park Protection and Expansion Act of
1989, to be available for Federal assistance to the State of
Florida for acquisition of lands or interests therein
adjacent to, or affecting the restoration of, natural water
flows to Everglades National Park and Florida Bay.
Bureau of Indian Affairs
operation of Indian programs
The paragraph under this heading in Public Law 103-138 is
amended by inserting the words ``not to exceed'' before the
amount ``$316,111,000''.
construction
For an additional amount for ``Construction,'' $12,363,000,
to remain available until expended.
indian land and water claim settlements and miscellaneous payments to
Indians
The paragraph under this heading in Public Law 103-138 is
amended by adding the following before the last period: ``,
and (3) to reimburse Indian trust fund account holders for
loss(es) to their respective accounts where the claim for
said loss(es) has been reduced to a judgment or settlement
agreement approved by the Department of Justice''.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
administrative provisions, department of energy
Section 303 of Public Law 97-257, as amended, is repealed.
The seventh proviso under the head ``Clean Coal
Technology'' in Public Law 101-512, and the seventh proviso
under the head ``Clean Coal Technology'' in Public Law 102-
154, both concerning Federal employment, are repealed.
CHAPTER 4
DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION, AND RELATED
AGENCIES
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Advances to the unemployment trust fund and other funds
For an additional amount for ``Advances to the unemployment
trust fund and other funds,'' $61,400,000, to remain
available until September 30, 1995.
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Salaries and expenses
For an additional amount for ``Salaries and expenses'' for
the current population parallel survey, $10,100,000:
Provided, That an amount equal to the amount obligated in the
``Training and employment services'' account for this purpose
upon the date of enactment of this Act shall be transferred
from this account and merged into the ``Training and
employment services'' account.
CHAPTER 5
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS
SENATE
Salaries, Officers and Employees
For an additional amount for ``Office of the Secretary'',
$450,000.
Contingent Expenses of the Senate
secretary of the senate
For an additional amount for expenses of the ``Office of
the Secretary of the Senate'', $600,000.
CHAPTER 6
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND RELATED AGENCIES
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Coast Guard
operating expenses
Of funds provided under this heading under Public Law 103-
75, $4,000,000 shall, in combination with funds made
available under this heading under Public Law 102-368, be
made available for operating, acquisition, construction, and
improvement costs associated with the Midwest floods, and
shall remain available until expended.
acquisition, construction, and improvements
Of the funds made available under this heading under Public
Law 102-368, $2,000,000 shall be made available for costs
associated with the Midwest floods, and shall remain
available until expended.
Federal Railroad Administration
pennsylvania station redevelopment project
For grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation,
$10,000,000, to remain available until expended, for
engineering and design activities to enable the James A.
Farley Post Office in New York City to be used as a train
station and commercial center: Provided, That the Secretary
may retain from these funds such amounts as the Secretary
shall deem appropriate to undertake the environmental and
historic preservation analyses associated with this project:
Provided further, That no funds provided under this head
shall be available for construction until the Secretary
submits a report to the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations regarding the financing of necessary
improvements to the existing Pennsylvania Station and the
financing of the operating and capital costs accruing to the
commuter rail authorities operating in said station as a
result of this redevelopment project.
trust fund share of next generation rail technology development
(highway trust fund)
The obligation limitation for the ``High-Speed Ground
Transportation'' program in Public Law 103-122 is amended by
deleting ``$3,500,000'' and inserting ``$7,952,000''.
General Provision
Section 310(c)(3) of the Department of Transportation and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1994, is amended by--
(a) inserting ``6005,'' after ``6001,''; and
(b) inserting ``: Provided, That notwithstanding any other
provision of law, amounts made available under section 6005
of Public Law 102-240 shall be subject to the obligation
limitation for Federal-aid highways and highway-safety
construction programs under the head `Federal-Aid Highways'
in this Act'' after ``section 104(a) of title 23, United
States Code''.
CHAPTER 7
TREASURY, POSTAL SERVICE, AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
Office of Administration
salaries and expenses
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses for salaries and expenses for the
costs of electronic communications records management
activities for compliance with and resolution of Armstrong v.
Executive Office of the President, $7,030,000, to remain
available until expended, of which $6,000,000 shall be
derived by transfer from Department of Defense, ``Research,
Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force.''
National Security Council
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses for salaries and expenses for the
costs of electronic communications records management
activities for compliance with and resolution of Armstrong v.
Executive Office of the President, $5,320,000, to remain
available until expended.
CHAPTER 8
DEPARTMENTS OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Veterans Benefits Administration
Compensation and pensions
For an additional amount for ``Compensation and pensions,''
$698,000,000, to remain available until expended.
Readjustment benefits
For an additional amount for ``Readjustment benefits,''
$103,200,000, to remain available until expended.
Veterans Health Administration
Medical Administration and Miscellaneous Operating Expenses
(By transfer)
For an additional amount for ``Medical administration and
miscellaneous operating expenses'', $3,500,000, to be derived
by transfer from amounts appropriated under the head
``Medical care'' in Public Law 103-124.
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Housing Programs
Federal Housing Administration
FHA--Mutual mortgage insurance program account
During fiscal year 1994, the limitation on commitments to
guarantee loans to carry out the purposes of section 203(b)
of the National Housing Act, as amended, is increased by an
additional loan principal of not to exceed $20,000,000,000.
FHA--General and special risk program account
The limitation on commitments during fiscal year 1994 to
guarantee loans authorized by sections 238 and 519 of the
National Housing Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1715z-3(b) and
1735c(f), is increased by an additional loan principal, any
part of which is to be guaranteed, of not to exceed
$2,000,000,000.
Administrative Provisions
Of the $260,000,000 earmarked in Public Law 102-389, in the
14th proviso under the head Annual Contributions for Assisted
Housing, for special purpose grants (106 Stat. 1571, 1584),
$1,300,000 made available for continued assistance to two
sugarcane mills on the Hilo-Hamakua Coast of Hawaii shall
also be available to community-based and employee-support
organizations along the Hamakua Coast, to address social and
economic needs in such area.
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
Environmental Protection Agency
Water infrastructure state revolving funds
Of the funds made available under this heading in Public
Law 103-124, the $500,000,000 earmarked to not become
available until May 31, 1994, shall instead not become
available until September 30, 1994.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Research and development
The second proviso under this heading in Public Law 103-124
is amended to read as follows: ``Provided further, That of
the funds provided under this heading, for the redesigned
Space Station, (1) not to exceed $160,000,000 shall be for
termination costs connected only with Space Station Freedom
contracts, (2) not to exceed $172,000,000 shall be for space
station operations and utilization capability development,
and (3) not to exceed $99,000,000 shall be for supporting
development:''.
The fifth and sixth provisos under this heading in Public
Law 103-124 are deleted and the fourth proviso thereunder is
amended to read: ``Provided further, That of the funds made
available under this heading, not to exceed $117,200,000
shall be available for activities to support cooperative
space ventures between the United States and the Republic of
Russia outlined in the joint agreement of September 2,
1993:''.
Research and program management
For an additional amount for ``Research and program
management,'' $60,000,000.
National Service Initiative
Corporation for National and Community Service
From the amounts appropriated to the Corporation for
National and Community Service in Public Law 103-124, up to
$3,000,000 may be made available for a demonstration program
for Stafford Loan Forgiveness authorized under section 428 of
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078).
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 2001. (a) Section 1205(a)(1) of the Supplemental
Appropriations Act of 1993 is amended by inserting before the
semicolon the following: ``and amounts transferred by the
Architect of the Capitol from funds appropriated to the
Architect''.
(b) Section 1205(b) of such Act is amended--
(1) by striking ``and payments'' and inserting ``,
payments''; and
(2) by inserting before the period at the end the
following: ``, and payments pursuant to Senate Resolution
139, 103d Congress, agreed to August 4, 1993''.
(c) Section 1205 of such Act is amended by adding at the
end the following:
``(d) In case of an award under section 307 of Public Law
102-166, a payment pursuant to an agreement under section 310
of such Public Law, or a payment pursuant to Senate
Resolution 139, 103d Congress, agreed to August 4, 1993, to
an employee described in section 301(c)(1)(B) of such Public
Law, to an applicant for a position described in section
301(c)(1)(C) of such Public Law that is to be occupied by
such an employee, or to an individual described in section
301(c)(1)(D) of such Public Law who was formerly such an
employee, the Architect of the Capitol, at the direction of
the Secretary of the Senate, shall transfer to the account
established by subsection (a), from funds that are
appropriated to the Architect of the Capitol under the
heading `Capitol Buildings and Grounds' under the subheading
`senate office buildings' and that are otherwise available
for obligation at the time the award is ordered or the
agreement is entered into, an amount sufficient to pay such
award or make such payment.''.
(d) The amendments made by this section shall be effective
on and after October 1, 1992.
Sec. 2002. (a) The Senate finds that--
(1) historically it is the policy of the Federal Government
to provide financial and other assistance to the victims of
natural disasters;
(2) since fiscal year 1988, the Congress has enacted 6
major disaster relief supplemental appropriations Acts
providing a total of $17,012,000,000 in budget authority for
Federal disaster assistance for domestic disasters;
(3) the provision of Federal disaster assistance reflects
the traditions and values of the American people who have
always been willing to provide help to those who have been
victimized by catastrophic events and forces beyond their
control;
(4) the unprecedented growth in the cost of disaster
assistance needs to be reconciled with the restraints imposed
on discretionary spending and with the deficit reduction
goals of the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990 and the Omnibus
Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993, under which significant
progress is being made in reducing the Federal deficit; and
(5) a prospective policy should be developed for
anticipating and funding disaster needs and other emergencies
in keeping with continuing fiscal constraints on the Federal
Government.
(b) It is the sense of the Senate that--
(1) there should be established in the Senate a Bipartisan
Task Force on Funding Disaster Relief; and
(2) the Task Force should--
(A) consult with the Senate committees with jurisdiction
over disaster relief programs;
(B) compile information on the history of Federal disaster
relief and recovery funding;
(C) evaluate the types and amounts of Federal financial
assistance provided to individuals, State and local
governments, and nonprofit organizations after disasters
strike, as well as relevant insurance coverage and loss
experience;
(D) consider the relationship between funding disaster
relief and complying with the deficit control requirements of
the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990, the Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1993, and other deficit control
provisions enacted prior to 1990; and
(E) report its findings, options, and recommendations to
the Senate with regard to the consideration of future
disaster assistance funding requests prior to the convening
of the 104th Congress.
Sec. 2003. (a) Amendment to Title 31.--Section 301(d) of
title 31, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``an
Under Secretary for Enforcement,'' after ``2 Under
Secretaries,''.
(b) Amendment to Title 5.--Section 5314 of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by striking ``Under Secretary of the
Treasury (or Counselor).'' and striking ``Under Secretary of
the Treasury for Monetary Affairs.'' and inserting in lieu
thereof, ``Under Secretaries of the Treasury (3).''.
TITLE III--RESCINDING CERTAIN BUDGET AUTHORITY
CHAPTER 1
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG
ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Economic Research Service
(rescission)
Of the funds made available under this heading in Public
Law 103-111, $4,000,000 are rescinded.
Cooperative State Research Service
(rescission)
Of the funds made available under this heading in Public
Law 103-111, $12,463,000 are rescinded, including $4,375,000
of contracts and grants for agricultural research under the
Act of August 4, 1965, as amended; $6,729,000 for competitive
research grants under section 2(b) of the Act of August 4,
1965; and $1,359,000 for necessary expenses of Cooperative
State Research Service activities.
buildings and facilities
(rescission)
Of the funds made available under this heading in Public
Law 103-111, $2,897,000 are rescinded.
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Salaries and Expenses
(rescission)
Of the funds made available under this heading in Public
Law 103-111, $12,167,000 are rescinded.
Soil Conservation Service
conservation operations
(rescission)
Of the funds made available under this heading in Public
Law 103-111, $12,167,000 are rescinded.
watershed and flood prevention operations
(rescission)
Of the funds made available under this heading in Public
Law 103-111, $21,158,000 are rescinded.
Farmers Home Administration
Agricultural credit insurance fund program account
Of the amounts provided under this heading for the cost of
credit sales of acquired property direct loans in Public Law
103-111, $5,094,000 are rescinded.
Rural housing insurance fund program account
Of the amounts provided under this heading in Public Law
103-111, the following amounts are rescinded: for the cost of
low-income housing section 502 direct loans, $1,515,000; for
the cost of section 515 rental housing loans, $12,443,000;
for the cost of section 504 housing repair loans, $1,204,000;
for the cost of section 514 farm labor housing loans,
$483,000.
rural housing voucher program
(rescission)
Of the funds made available under this heading in Public
Law 103-111, $25,000,000 are rescinded.
Salaries and Expenses
(rescission)
Of the funds made available under this heading in Public
Law 103-111, $12,167,000 are rescinded.
Rural Electrification Administration
Rural Electrification and Telephone Loans Program Account
(rescission)
Of the amounts provided under this heading in Public Law
103-111, the following amounts are rescinded: for the cost of
5 percent rural electrification direct loans, $3,388,000; for
the cost of 5 percent rural telephone direct loans,
$3,222,000.
Food and Nutrition Service
Commodity Supplemental Food Program
(rescission)
Of the funds made available under this heading in Public
Law 102-341, $6,100,000 are rescinded.
Food Donations Program for Selected Groups
(rescission)
Of the funds made available under this heading in Public
Law 103-111, $5,200,000 are rescinded.
the emergency food assistance program
(rescission)
Of the funds made available under this heading in Public
Law 103-111, $30,000,000 are rescinded.
Public Law 480 Program Account
(rescission)
Of the funds made available under this heading in Public
Law 103-111 for title III, $45,000,000 are rescinded, and of
the amounts made available for ocean freight differential
costs, $4,600,000 are rescinded.
Of the funds made available under this heading in Public
Law 103-111 for the cost of direct credit agreements,
including the cost of modifying credit agreements,
$35,400,000 are rescinded.
CHAPTER 2
DEPARTMENTS OF COMMERCE, JUSTICE, AND STATE, THE JUDICIARY, AND RELATED
AGENCIES
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Operations and Administration
(Rescission)
Of the funds made available under this heading, $2,000,000
are rescinded.
Export Administration
Operations and Administration
(Rescission)
Of the funds made available under this heading, $3,000,000
are rescinded.
Minority Business Development Agency
Minority Business Development
(Rescission)
Of the funds made available for the Catawba Indian Tribe in
Public Law 103-121, $500,000 are rescinded.
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Information Infrastructure Grants
(Rescission)
Of the funds made available under this heading in Public
Law 103-121, $4,254,000 are rescinded.
Economic Development Administration
Economic Development Revolving Fund
(Rescission)
From unobligated balances available under this heading,
$20,000,000 are rescinded.
economic development assistance funds
From unobligated balances available under this heading,
$40,000,000 are rescinded.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Administration of Foreign Affairs
Diplomatic and Consular Programs
(Rescission)
Of the funds made available under this heading in Public
Law 103-121, $600,000 are rescinded.
Buying power maintenance
(rescission)
Of the balances in the Buying power maintenance account,
$8,800,000 are rescinded.
THE JUDICIARY
Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services
defender services
(rescission)
Of the funds made available under this heading in Public
Law 103-121, $3,000,000 are rescinded.
RELATED AGENCIES
Board for International Broadcasting
israel radio relay station
(rescission)
Of the balances available under this heading, $1,700,000
are rescinded.
Small Business Administration
Salaries and Expenses
(Rescission)
Of the funds made available under this heading in Public
Law 103-121, $4,100,000 are rescinded.
State Justice Institute
Salaries and Expenses
(Rescission)
Of the funds made available under this heading, $3,000,000
are rescinded.
United States Information Agency
Salaries and Expenses
(Rescission)
Of the funds made available under this heading, $3,000,000
are rescinded.
north/south center
(Rescission)
Of the funds made available under this heading, $8,700,000
are rescinded.
CHAPTER 3
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
PROCUREMENT
Aircraft Procurement, Air Force
(Rescission)
Of the funds made available under this heading in Public
Law 102-396, $12,800,000 are rescinded.
Other Procurement, Air Force
(Rescission)
Of the funds made available under this heading in Public
Law 103-139, $27,500,000 are rescinded.
Procurement, Defense-Wide
(Rescission)
Of the funds made available under this heading in Public
Law 103-139, $104,500,000 are rescinded.
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force
(Rescission)
Of the funds made available under this heading in Public
Law 102-396, $50,000,000 are rescinded.
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide
(Rescission)
Of the funds made available under this heading in Public
Law 103-139, $110,500,000 are rescinded.
CHAPTER 4
ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--CIVIL
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
Corps of Engineers--Civil
General Investigations
(Rescission)
Of the amounts made available under this heading in Public
Law 102-377 and prior years Energy and Water Development
Acts, $24,970,000 are rescinded.
Construction, General
(Rescission)
Of the amounts made available under this heading in Public
Law 102-377 and prior years Energy and Water Development
Acts, $97,319,000 are rescinded.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
Construction Program
(Rescission)
Of the amounts made available under this heading in Public
Laws 102-27, 102-368, 102-377 and prior years Energy and
Water Development Acts, $40,000,000 are rescinded.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Energy Supply Research and Development Activities
(rescissions)
Of the funds made available under this heading in Public
Law 103-126, $107,300,000 are rescinded: Provided, That the
reduction shall be taken as a general reduction, applied to
each program equally, so as not to eliminate or
disproportionately reduce any program, project or activity in
the Energy Supply, Research and Development Activities
account as included in the reports accompanying Public Law
103-126.
Of the funds made available under this heading for
superconducting magnetic energy storage in Public Law 103-
126, $10,000,000 are rescinded.
Uranium Supply and Enrichment Activities
(RESCISSION)
Of the amounts made available under this heading in Public
Law 102-377 and prior years' Energy and Water Development
Appropriations Acts, $42,000,000 are rescinded.
RELATED AGENCY
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
salaries and expenses
(rescission)
Of the funds made available under this heading in Public
Law 103-126, $12,700,000 are rescinded.
CHAPTER 5
FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING, AND RELATED PROGRAMS
MULTILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT
International Financial Institutions
CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FUND
(RESCISSION)
Of the funds made available under this heading in Public
Law 103-87, for the United States contribution to the sixth
replenishment of the African Development Fund, $2,700,000 are
rescinded.
BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT
Agency for International Development
DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE FUND
(RESCISSION)
Of the unexpended or unobligated balances of funds
(including earmarked funds) made available for fiscal year
1994 and prior fiscal years to carry out the provisions of
sections 103 through 106 of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961, $16,100,000 are rescinded.
OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
(RESCISSION)
Of the funds made available under this heading in Public
Law 103-87, for expenses related to the implementation of the
recommendations of the Report of the National Performance
Review, $3,000,000 are rescinded.
ASSISTANCE FOR THE NEW INDEPENDENT STATES OF THE FORMER SOVIET UNION
(RESCISSION)
Of the unexpended or unobligated balances of funds made
available under this heading and title VI of Public Law 103-
87, and prior Acts making appropriations for foreign
operations, export financing, and related programs, for
assistance for the new independent states of the former
Soviet Union, $253,700,000 are rescinded.
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE
Economic Support Fund
(RESCISSION)
Of the unexpended or unobligated balances of funds
(including earmarked funds) made available for fiscal years
1987 through 1994 to carry out the provisions of chapter 4 of
part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $32,700,000
are rescinded.
MILITARY ASSISTANCE
Funds Appropriated to the President
FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM
(RESCISSIONS)
Of the funds made available under this heading (including
earmarked funds) in Public Law 102-391 and prior
appropriations acts, for grants to carry out the provisions
of section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act, $65,562,000 are
rescinded.
Of the funds made available under this heading in Public
Law 103-87, for grants to carry out the provisions of section
23 of the Arms Export Control Act, $25,721,000 are rescinded:
Provided, That such rescission shall be derived only from
nonearmarked amounts.
Military assistance
(rescission)
Of the funds made available (including earmarked funds)
under this heading in Public Law 102-391 and prior
appropriations acts, $438,000 are rescinded.
PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS
Of the funds made available for necessary expenses to carry
out the provisions of section 551 of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961, $13,123,000 are rescinded.
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
constribution to the internatioal bank for reconstruction and
development
CHAPTER 6
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND RELATED AGENCIES
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
CONSTRUCTION and anadromous fish
(Rescission)
Of the funds made available under this heading in Public
Law 100-446 and Public Law 102-154, $3,874,000 are rescinded.
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Biomass Energy Development
(rescission)
Of the funds available under this heading, $16,275,000 are
rescinded.
Of the funds made available under the heading
``Contribution to the International Bank for Reconstruction
and Development'' in the Foreign Operations, Export Financing
and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1994 (Pub. L. 103-
87)--
(1) $27,910,500 provided for paid-in capital is rescinded;
and
(2) $902,439,500 provided for callable capital is
rescinded.
CHAPTER 7
DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION, AND
RELATED AGENCIES
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
(Rescission)
Of the amounts appropriated in Public Law 103-112 for
salaries and expenses and administrative costs of the
Department of Labor, $4,000,000 are rescinded.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
(rescission)
Of the amounts appropriated in Public Law 103-112 for
salaries and expenses and administrative costs of the
Department of Health and Human Services (except the Social
Security Administration), $37,500,000 are rescinded.
Social Security Administration
Supplemental Security Income Program
(rescission)
Of the amounts appropriated in the first paragraph under
this heading in Public Law 103-112, $10,909,000 are
rescinded.
Limitation on Administrative Expenses
(rescission)
Of the funds made available under this heading in Public
Law 103-112 to invest in a state-of-the-art computing
network, $80,000,000 are rescinded.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Departmental Management
program administration
(rescission)
Of the amounts appropriated in Public Law 103-112 for
salaries and expenses and administrative costs of the
Department of Education, $8,500,000 are rescinded.
CHAPTER 8
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS
SENATE
Contingent Expenses of the Senate
(rescission)
Of the funds made available for the Senate under the
heading ``Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate'' in
Public Law 102-90, $1,500,000 are rescinded.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Salaries and Expenses
(rescission)
Of the amounts made available under this heading in Public
Law 101-520, $633,000 are rescinded in the amounts specified
for the following headings and accounts:
``allowances and expenses'', $633,000, as follows:
``Official Expenses of Members'', $128,000; ``supplies,
materials, administrative costs and Federal tort claims'',
$125,000; ``net expenses of purchase, lease and maintenance
of office equipment'', $364,000; and ``Government
contributions to employees' life insurance fund, retirement
funds, Social Security fund, Medicare fund, health benefits
fund, and worker's and unemployment compensation'', $16,000.
Of the amounts made available under this heading in Public
Law 102-90, $2,352,000 are rescinded in the amounts specified
for the following headings and accounts:
``house leadership offices'', $253,000;
``committee on the budget (studies)'', $4,000;
``standing committees, special and select'', $378,000;
``allowances and expenses'', $943,000, as follows:
``Official Expenses of Members'', $876,000; and
``stenographic reporting of committee hearings'', $67,000;
``committee on appropriations (studies and investigations)'', $595,000;
``salaries, officers and employees'', $179,000, as follows:
``Office of the Postmaster'', $19,000; ``for salaries and
expenses of the Office of the Historian'', $26,000; ``the
House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee and the
Democratic Caucus'', $73,000; and ``the House Republican
Conference'', $61,000.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
(rescission)
Of the amounts made available under this heading in Public
Law 103-69, $1,000,000 are rescinded.
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
(rescission)
Of the amounts made available under this heading in Public
Law 103-69, $650,000 are rescinded.
CHAPTER 9
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
Base Realignment and Closure Account, Part III
(rescission)
Of the funds made available under this heading in Public
Law 103-110, $601,224,000 are rescinded.
CHAPTER 10
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND RELATED AGENCIES
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary
payments to air carriers
(airport and airway trust fund)
(rescission)
Of the funds available for programs authorized under
section 419 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, as amended
(49 U.S.C. 1389), $10,067,000 are rescinded.
rental payments
(rescission)
Of the funds made available under this heading in Public
Law 103-122, $1,781,000 are rescinded.
Federal Aviation Administration
operations
(rescission)
Of the funds made available under this heading in Public
Law 103-122, $2,750,000 are rescinded.
facilities and equipment
(airport and airways trust fund)
(rescission)
Of the available balances under this heading, $65,205,300
are rescinded.
grants-in-aid for airports
(airport and airway trust fund)
(rescission)
Of the unobligated balances authorized under section 14 of
Public Law 91-258 as amended, $488,200,000 are rescinded.
Federal Highway Administration
(highway trust fund)
(rescission)
Of the funds made available for specific highway projects,
$23,701,035 are rescinded: Provided, That of the amounts made
available for Federal-aid highways pursuant to provisions of
the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance
Act of 1987, $2,517,473 are rescinded: Provided further, That
of the authority made available for bridges on Federal dams
pursuant to section 320 of title 23, United States Code,
$9,478,139 are rescinded: Provided further, That this
rescission shall not apply to any emergency relief project
under section 125 of title 23, United States Code.
right-of-way revolving fund
(highway trust fund)
(rescission)
Of the unobligated balances authorized under section 108 of
title 23, United States Code, and section 7 of Public Law 90-
495, $20,000,000 are rescinded.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
highway traffic safety grants
(highway trust fund)
(rescission)
Of the funds available for programs authorized under 153,
402, and 408 of title 23, United States Code, and section 209
of Public Law 95-599, as amended, $219,750,000 are rescinded.
Federal Railroad Administration
railroad research and development
(rescission)
Of the funds made available under this heading in Public
Law 103-122, $17,000,000 are rescinded.
Federal Transit Administration
discretionary grants
(rescission)
(highway trust fund)
Of the funds made available under this heading in Public
Law 99-190, $808,935 are rescinded.
CHAPTER 11
TREASURY, POSTAL SERVICE, AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
information systems
(rescission)
Of the amount made available under this heading in Public
Law 103-123, $6,400,000 are rescinded.
RELATED AGENCY
General Services Administration
federal buildings fund
(limitations on availability of revenue)
(rescission)
Of the funds made available under this heading in Public
Law 103-123, the Independent Agencies Appropriations Act,
1994, and from available unobligated balances from previous
appropriations acts, $127,691,000 are rescinded for the
following projects in the following amounts:
Alabama:
Montgomery, U.S. Courthouse, $5,000,000.
Arizona:
Naco, U.S. Border Station, $74,000.
Sierra Vista, U.S. Magistrates Office, $1,000,000:
Provided, That up to $1,000,000 shall be made available for
such project from funds made available in Public Law 103-123
for non-prospectus construction projects.
California:
Calexico, U.S. Border Station, $900,000.
Menlo Park, U.S. Geological Survey Office and Laboratory
Buildings, $783,000.
Sacramento, U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building,
$3,391,000.
Tecate, U.S. Border Station, $165,000.
District of Columbia:
Army Corps of Engineers, Headquarters Building,
$11,309,000.
Federal Office Building No. 6, $11,100,000.
Federal Bureau of Investigation, Field Office, $5,679,000.
White House remote delivery and vehicle maintenance
facility, $5,382,000.
U.S. Secret Service, Headquarters, $23,274,000.
Florida:
Lakeland, Federal Building, $4,400,000.
Tampa, U.S. Courthouse, $7,472,000.
Iowa:
Burlington, Parking Facility, $2,400,000.
Massachusetts:
Boston, U.S. Courthouse, $4,076,000.
Maryland:
Bowie, Bureau of Census, Computer Center, $660,000.
New Carrollton, Internal Revenue Service, $30,100,000.
Minnesota:
Minneapolis, Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse,
$4,197,000.
New Hampshire:
Concord, U.S. Courthouse, $867,000.
Nevada:
Reno, Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, $875,000.
New Jersey:
Newark, Federal Building, 20 Washington Plaza, $327,000.
Pennsylvania:
Philadelphia, Veterans Affairs Federal Building,
$1,276,000.
Tennessee:
Knoxville, U.S. Courthouse, $800,000.
United States Virgin Islands:
Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S. Courthouse and Annex,
$2,184,000.
CHAPTER 12
DEPARTMENTS OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Housing Programs
Homeownership and Opportunity for People Everywhere Grants (HOPE
Grants)
(Rescission)
Of the amounts provided under this heading in Public Law
103-124, an additional $50,000,000 are rescinded.
Annual Contributions for Assisted Housing
(Rescission)
Of the amounts earmarked under this heading in Public Law
103-124, $325,000,000 are rescinded: Provided, That the
$541,000,000 earmarked in the sixth proviso under this
heading shall be reduced accordingly.
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Research and development
(rescission)
Of the funds made available under this heading in Public
Law 103-124, $63,000,000 are rescinded.
Space flight, control, and data communications
(rescission)
Of the funds made available under this heading in Public
Law 103-124, $32,000,000 are rescinded.
Construction of facilities
(rescission)
Of the funds made available under this heading in Public
Law 103-124, $25,000,000 are rescinded.
TITLE IV--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 401. 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. 402. The Architect of the Capitol shall be considered
the agency for the purposes of the election in section
801(b)(2)(B) of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act
and the head of the agency for purposes of subsection
(b)(2)(C) of such section.
prohibition of benefits for individuals not lawfully within the united
states
Sec. 403. None of the funds made available in this Act may
be used to provide any benefit or assistance to any
individual in the United States when it is known to a Federal
entity or official to which the funds are made available
that--
(1) the individual is not lawfully within the United
States;
(2) the direct Federal assistance or benefit to be provided
is other than search and rescue; emergency medical care;
emergency mass care; emergency shelter; clearance of roads
and construction of temporary bridges necessary to the
performance of emergency tasks and essential community
services; warning of further risks or hazards; dissemination
of public information and assistance regarding health and
safety measures; the provision of food, water, medicine, and
other essential needs, including movement of supplies or
persons; and reduction of immediate threats to life, property
and public health and safety.
Sec. 404. (a) Study by Comptroller General.--The
Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a
study regarding Federal laws, unfunded Federal mandates, and
other Federal regulatory requirements, that may prevent or
impair the ability of State and local authorities to rebuild
expeditiously the areas devastated by the January 1994
earthquake in Southern California. In conducting the study,
the Comptroller General shall consult with State and local
officials of California.
(b) Report.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit
to the Congress a report setting forth findings and
recommendations as a result of the study conducted under
subsection (a). The report shall include--
(1) an identification of the specific Federal laws,
unfunded Federal mandates, and other Federal regulatory
requirements, referred to in subsection (a);
(2) an analysis of the manner in which such laws, mandates,
and other requirements may prevent or impair the ability of
State and local authorities to rebuild expeditiously the
areas devastated by the January 1994 earthquake in Southern
California; and
(3) recommended forms of, and appropriate time periods for,
relief from such laws, mandates, and other requirements.
Sec. 405. In the case of any equipment or product that may
be authorized to be purchased with financial assistance
provided using funds made available in this Act, it is the
sense of the Congress that entities receiving the assistance
should, in expending the assistance, purchase only American-
made equipment and products, and that notice of this
provision be given to each recipient of assistance covered
under this Act.
CHAPTER --. REDUCTION IN ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
(a) Rescission.--
(1) In general.--Of the amounts appropriated in Public Laws
103-110, 103-111, 103-121, 103-127, 103-126, 103-187, 103-
138, 103-112, 103-69, 103-122, 103-123, 103-124, and 103-139
for expenses, the amount referred to in paragraph (2) is
rescinded. The Director of the Office of Management and
Budget shall establish obligational limits for each agency
and department to carry out this subsection.
(2) Amount of rescission.--The amount referred to in
paragraph (1) is the amount of budget authority necessary to
achieve a reduction in budget outlays of $3,000,000,000 for
fiscal year 1994 during the period beginning on the date of
enactment of this Act and ending September 30, 1994. The
Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall
determine the amount.
(b) Definition.--
(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, the term
``expenses'' means the object classes identified by the
Office of Management and Budget in Object Classes 21-26 as
follows:
(A) * * * Transportation of Persons.
(B) 22.0: Transportation of Things.
(C) 23.2: Rental Payments to Others.
(D) 23.3: Communications, Utilities, and Misc.
(E) 24.0: Printing and Reproduction.
(F) 25.1: Consulting Services.
(G) 25.2: Other Services.
(H) 26.0: Supplies and Materials.
(2) Exceptions.--The term ``expenses'' shall not include
the following:
(A) The expenses of the Department of Defense.
(B) Object Class 25.2 ``Other Services'' expenses of the
Atomic Energy Defense Environmental Restoration program that
are appropriated under the heading Department of Energy,
Defense Environmental Restoration and Waste Management,
Public Law 103-126.
(C) Object Class 25.2 ``Other Services'' expenses of the
Superfund that are appropriated under the heading
Environmental Protection Agency, Hazardous Substance
Superfund, Public Law 103-124.
(D) * * * expenses of the Atomic Energy Defense Weapons
Activities program that are appropriated under the heading
Department of Energy, Atomic Energy Defense Activities,
Weapons Activities, Public Law 103-126.
(E) Object Class 25.2 ``Other Services'' expenses of the
National Aeronautic and Space Administration that are
appropriated under the heading Independent Agencies, National
Aeronautic and Space Administration, Public Law 103-124.
(F) Object Class 21.0 ``Travel and Transportation of
Persons'' expenses of the Drug Enforcement Agency that are
appropriated under the heading Department of Justice and
Related Agencies, Drug Enforcement Administration, Salaries
and Expenses, Public Law 103-121.
(G) Object Class 21.0 ``Travel and Transportation of
Persons'' and Object Class 26.0 ``Supplies and Materials''
expenses of the Veterans Health Administration that are
appropriated under the heading Department of Veterans
Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Medical Care, Public
Law 103-124.
(H) The expenses of the Federal Emergency Management
Agency.
(I) Object Class 26.0 ``Supplies and Materials'' expenses
of the Department of Health and Human Services that are
appropriated under the heading Centers for Disease Control
and * * *.
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BYRD AMENDMENT NO. 1460
Mr. BYRD proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 3759, supra; as
follows:
On page 89, between lines 10 and 11, insert the following:
Sec. . Of the funds made available for the purpose of
defraying expenses for the automation of fingerprint
identification services under the heading ``salaries and
expenses'' under the heading ``Federal Bureau of
Investigation'' in title I of the Departments of Commerce,
Justice, and State, and Judiciary, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 1994 (Public Law 103-121), $20,000,000
shall be available (to remain available until expended) to
hire 500 employees to carry out the automation of fingerprint
identification services without regard to any employment
ceiling imposed by the President or by law.
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McCONNELL (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 1461
Mr. McCONNELL (for himself, Mr. Dole, and Mr. Nickles) proposed an
amendment to the bill H.R. 3759, supra; as follows:
The Senate finds,
That, Investigative reports prepared by the Department of
State's Office of Inspector General (OIG) are protected by
the Privacy Act, the Freedom of Information Act, and the
Inspector General's Act;
That, investigative reports prepared by the State OIG are
not publicly releasable without review and redaction of
privacy protected information;
That, Congressional committees with legitimate oversight
responsibilities have in the past, and may continue to review
OIG reports while maintaining the reports confidential
status;
That, the OIG recently has concluded a report on whether
the contents of personnel files of Bush Administration
political appointees had been improperly released to the
public by the staff of the White House Liaison Office;
That, based on this report, the OIG forwarded a prosecutive
summary to the Department of Justice outlining criminal
violations of the Privacy Act;
That, the Department of Justice declined to prosecute the
case; and,
That, the OIG re-opended the inquiry to reinterview key
witnesses associated with the search and disclosure of Bush
personnel files;
Therefore it is the sense of the Senate,
That, the Senate has not been provided sufficient
information to reach a conclusion about the circumstances
surrounding the disclosure of protected Bush Administration
files;
The entire report related annex documents should be made
available to the appropriate Congressional offices with
legitimate oversight interests;
That the confidentiality of that report should be protected
by Congress unless and until the OIG conducts a review and
releases the report in accord with relevant statutes;
That the OIG should report in writing to the Majority
Leader and the Republican Leader clarifying why such
procedures were not observed in the release of the OIG report
entitled ``Special Inquiry into the Search and Retrieval of
William Clinton's Passport File.
That the Attorney General should report in writing to the
Majority Leader and the Republican Leader the basis for
declining to prosecute the case.
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BLACK LUNG BENEFITS RESTORATION ACT
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SIMON AMENDMENT NO. 1462
(Ordered referred to the Committee on Finance.)
Mr. SIMON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to
the bill (S. 1773) to make improvements in the Black Lung Benefits Act,
and for other purposes; as follows:
At the end of the bill, insert the following new section:
SEC. 13. FINANCING PROVISIONS.
(a) Increase in Coal Tax.--Section 4121(b) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to determination of amount of
coal tax) is amended to read as follows:
``(b) Determination of Rates and Limitation on Tax.--
``(1) In general.--For purposes of subsection (a)--
``(A) the rate of tax on coal from underground mines shall
be $1.10,
``(B) the rate of tax on coal from surface mines shall be
$.55, and
``(C) the applicable percentage shall be 4.4 percent.
``(2) Additional tax to fund black lung benefits
restoration act.--In the case of sales after the date of the
enactment of the Black Lung Benefits Restoration Act, for
purposes of subsection (a)--
``(A) the rate of tax on coal from underground mines under
paragraph (1)(A) shall be increased by 6 cents,
``(B) the rate of tax on coal from surface mines under
paragraph (1)(B) shall be increased by 3 cents, and
``(C) the applicable percentage under paragraph (1)(C)
shall be increased by .24 percentage point.''
(b) Black Lung Disability Trust Fund.--
(1) Transfer to fund.--Section 9501(b) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to transfer of taxes to Black
Lung Disability Trust Fund) is amended by adding at the end
the following new paragraph:
``(3) Separate account for additional tax.--The Secretary
shall establish a separate account within the Black Lung
Disability Trust Fund and transfer to such account from
amounts appropriated under paragraph (1) the portion of the
taxes received in the Treasury under section 4121 which is
attributable to the increase in the tax under section
4121(b)(2).''
(2) Expenditures.--Section 9501(b) of such Code is amended
by adding at the end the following new sentence:
``Notwithstanding the first sentence of this subsection,
amounts in the account established under subsection (b)(3)
shall be available, as provided in appropriation Acts, only
for the payment of benefits which are payable by reason of
the amendments made by, and the provisions of, the Black Lung
Benefits Restoration Act and to the extent of any funds in
excess of those benefits, for payments described in paragraph
(4).''
(3) Conforming amendment.--The second sentence of section
9501(b) of such Code is amended by striking ``this section''
and inserting ``the Black Lung Benefits Restoration Act''.
Mr. SIMON. Mr. President, I am submitting an amendment to S. 1773,
the Black Lung Benefits Restoration Act for the information and
consideration of my colleagues.
The amendment would pay for the cost of the Black Lung Benefits
Restoration Act by modestly increasing the black lung coal tax by 5.5
percent. This translates into an increase of $.06 per ton of coal for
underground mines and $.03 per ton of coal for surface mines and an
increase of the percentage tax for which the coal was sold to 4.64
percent. A separate account would be established within the black lung
disability trust fund for the payment of benefits that are payable by
reason of the Black Lung Benefits Restoration Act.
As my colleagues know, the current black lung coal tax is $1.10 per
ton of coal for under ground mines or 4.4 percent of the price for
which the coal was sold, whichever is less--and $.55 per ton of coal
for surface mines or 4.4 percent of the price for which the coal was
sold, whichever is less.
With this amendment, the legislation will comply with the pay-go
rules.
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EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1994
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LEVIN AMENDMENT NO. 1463
Mr. BYRD (for Mr. Levin) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 3759,
supra; as follows:
In the appropriate place in the bill, add the following new
section:
SEC. . TRANSPORTATION GENERAL PROVISION. TO ESTABLISH AN
AUXILIARY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION.
The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration is
directed to establish and operate an Auxiliary Flight Service
Station at Marquette, Michigan, no later than September 1,
1994, using available funds.
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BOND AMENDMENT NO. 1464
Mr. BYRD (for Mr. Bond) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 3759,
supra; as follows:
On page 84, after line 9, insert the following new
paragraph:
For an additional amount for ``Research and development'',
$40,000,000, of which $20,000,000 shall become available for
obligation on October 1, 1994: Provided, That these funds
shall be available for the commercial mid-deck augmentation
module, in addition to such amounts as may be subsequently
appropriated.
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WARNER (AND MACK) AMENDMENT NO. 1465
Mr. BYRD (for Mr. Warner for himself and Mr. Mack) proposed an
amendment to the bill H.R. 3759, supra; as follows:
At the appropriate place, add
Sec. . Subsection (b) of section 347 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law
103-160; 107 Stat. 1626) is amended--
(1) by striking out ``section 2774(a)(2)(A) of title 10,''
and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 5584(a)(2)(A) of
title 5,''; and
(2) by striking out ``section 2774(a)(2) of such title''
and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 5584(a)(2) of such
title''.
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LEAHY AMENDMENT NO. 1466
Mr. BYRD (for Mr. Leahy) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 3759,
supra; as follows:
On page 92, strike lines 19 through 22.
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BYRD AMENDMENT NO. 1467
Mr. BYRD proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 3759, supra; as
follows:
On page 98, line 19, strike ``$107,300,000'', and insert in
lieu thereof ``$97,300,000''
On page 74, line 19 after the word ``amount'' insert the
following: for ``Resource Management''
On page 75, line 24 after the word ``amount'' insert the
following: not to exceed $6,000,000
On page 75, beginning on line 24, strike beginning with the
word ``to'' through the word ``Secretary'' on page 75, line
25 (saving the comma)
On page 76, line 1 strike the word ``head'' and insert in
lieu thereof the word ``heading''
On page 76, line 5 insert a comma after the word ``of''
On page 76, line 6 strike the comma after the word
``flows''.
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BAUCUS AMENDMENT NO. 1468
Mr. BYRD (for Mr. Baucus) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R.
3759, supra; as follows:
On page 50, strike all after the word ``available'' on line
14 through the word ``provided'' on line 18 and insert in
lieu thereof, the following: ``until expended: Provided, That
such assistance may be made available when the primary
beneficiary is agriculture or agribusiness regardless of
drainage size: Provided''.
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