[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 70 (Friday, May 14, 1999)]
[House]
[Pages H3175-H3202]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 1141, 1999 EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL 
                           APPROPRIATIONS ACT

  Mr. WOLF submitted the following conference report and statement on 
the bill (H.R. 1141) making emergency supplemental appropriations for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes:

                  Conference Report (H. Rept. 106-143)

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     1141) ``making emergency supplemental appropriations for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other 
     purposes,'' having met, after full and free conference, have 
     agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective 
     Houses as follows:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate, and agree to the same with an 
     amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment, insert: That the following sums are appropriated, 
     out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
     for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other 
     purposes, namely:

             TITLE I--EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS

                               CHAPTER 1

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

                        Office of the Secretary


 emergency grants to assist low-income migrant and seasonal farmworkers

       For emergency grants to assist low-income migrant and 
     seasonal farmworkers under section 2281 of the Food, 
     Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
     5177a), $20,000,000: Provided, That the entire amount shall 
     be available only to the extent an official budget request 
     for $20,000,000, that includes designation of the entire 
     amount of the request as an emergency requirement as defined 
     in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985, as amended, is transmitted by the President to the 
     Congress: Provided further, That the entire amount is 
     designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of such Act.

                     Agricultural Marketing Service


          funds for strengthening markets, income, and supply

                              (section 32)

       For an additional amount for the fund maintained for funds 
     made available under section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 
     (7 U.S.C. 612c), $145,000,000: Provided, That the entire 
     amount shall be available only to the extent an official 
     budget request for $145,000,000, 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 the Congress as an emergency 
     requirement under section 251(b)(2)(A) of such Act: Provided 
     further, That the Secretary of Agriculture may waive the 
     limitation established under the second sentence of the 
     second paragraph of section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 
     (7 U.S.C. 612c), on the amount of funds that may be devoted 
     during fiscal year 1999 to any one agricultural commodity or 
     product thereof.

                          Farm Service Agency


                         salaries and expenses

       For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'', 
     $42,753,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That the entire amount is designated by the Congress as an 
     emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended.


           agricultural credit insurance fund program account

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For additional gross obligations for the principal amount 
     of direct and guaranteed loans as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 
     1928-1929, to be available from funds in the Agricultural 
     Credit Insurance Fund, as follows: farm ownership loans, 
     $550,000,000, of which $350,000,000 shall be for guaranteed 
     loans; operating loans, $370,000,000, of which $185,000,000 
     shall be for subsidized guaranteed loans; and for emergency 
     insured loans, $175,000,000 to meet the needs resulting from 
     natural disasters.
       For the additional cost of direct and guaranteed loans, 
     including the cost of modifying loans as defined in section 
     502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2000, as follows: farm 
     ownership loans, $35,505,000, of which $5,565,000 shall be 
     for guaranteed loans; operating loans, $28,804,000, of which 
     $16,169,000 shall be for subsidized guaranteed loans; and for 
     emergency insured loans, $41,300,000 to meet the needs 
     resulting from natural disasters; and for additional 
     administrative expenses to carry out the direct and 
     guaranteed loan programs, $4,000,000: Provided, That of the 
     total amount appropriated, up to $29,998,000 may be 
     transferred to the ``Farm Service Agency Salaries and 
     Expenses'' account with prior notification to the House and 
     Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That 
     the entire amounts are designated by the Congress as 
     emergency requirements pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of 
     the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985, as amended.
       Funds appropriated by this Act or by the Agriculture, Rural 
     Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277) to the 
     Agricultural Credit Insurance Program Account for farm 
     ownership and operating direct loans and guaranteed loans may 
     be transferred among these programs with the prior approval 
     of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.


                     emergency conservation program

       For an additional amount for the ``Emergency Conservation 
     Program'' for expenses resulting from natural disasters, 
     $28,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That funds made available under this heading by Public Law 
     105-174 to provide cost-sharing assistance to maple producers 
     to replace taps and tubing that were damaged by ice storms in 
     northeastern States in 1998 may be used to carry out any 
     activity authorized under the Emergency Conservation Program: 
     Provided further, That funds made available under this 
     heading may be used for restoration of streambanks in the 
     Northeast in non-flood prone areas as determined by the 
     county committees: Provided further, That the entire amount 
     shall be available only to the extent that an official budget 
     request for $28,000,000, that includes designation of the 
     entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement as 
     defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
     Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the President to 
     the Congress: Provided further, That the entire amount is 
     designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of such Act.

                   Commodity Credit Corporation Fund


                      livestock indemnity program

       An amount of $3,000,000 is appropriated to the Secretary to 
     implement a livestock indemnity program. Such program shall 
     be effective only for losses beginning on May 2, 1998, 
     through the date of enactment of this Act from natural 
     disasters declared pursuant to a Presidential or Secretarial 
     declaration requested prior to the date of enactment of this 
     Act. The Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, provide 
     benefits at a level and in a manner similar to the Livestock 
     Indemnity Programs carried out during 1997 and 1998: 
     Provided, That in administering the program, the Secretary 
     shall, to the extent practicable, utilize gross income and 
     payment limitations conditions established for the Disaster 
     Reserve Assistance Program for the 1996 crop year: Provided 
     further, That the entire amount shall be available only to 
     the extent an official budget request for $3,000,000, that 
     includes designation of the entire amount of the request as 
     an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is 
     transmitted by the President to the Congress: Provided 
     further, That the entire amount is designated by the Congress 
     as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) 
     of such Act.

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                 Natural Resources Conservation Service


               WATERSHED AND FLOOD PREVENTION OPERATIONS

       For an additional amount for ``Watershed and Flood 
     Prevention Operations'' to repair damages to the waterways 
     and watersheds resulting from natural disasters, $95,000,000, 
     to remain available until expended: Provided, That the entire 
     amount shall be available only to the extent that an official 
     budget request for $95,000,000, that includes designation of 
     the entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement 
     as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the 
     President to the Congress: Provided further, That the entire 
     amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of such Act.

           Rural Economic and Community Development Programs


                  rural community advancement program

       For an additional amount for the cost of direct loans and 
     grants of the rural utilities programs described in section 
     381E(d)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act 
     (7 U.S.C. 2009f), as provided in 7 U.S.C. 1926(a) and 7 
     U.S.C. 1926C for distribution through the national reserve, 
     $30,000,000, of which $25,000,000 shall be for grants under 
     such program: Provided, That the entire amount shall be 
     available only to the extent an official budget request for 
     $30,000,000, that includes designation of the entire amount 
     of the request as an emergency requirement as defined in the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress: 
     Provided further, That the entire amount is designated by the 
     Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A) of such Act.

                         Rural Housing Service


              rural housing insurance fund program account

       For additional gross obligations for the principal amount 
     of direct and guaranteed loans as authorized by title V of 
     the Housing Act of 1949, to be available from funds in the 
     rural housing insurance fund to meet needs resulting from 
     natural disasters, as follows: $10,000,000 for loans to 
     section 502 borrowers, as determined by the Secretary; and 
     $1,000,000 for section 504 housing repair loans.
       For the additional cost of direct and guaranteed loans, 
     including the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 
     502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, to remain 
     available until expended, $1,534,000, as follows: section 502 
     loans, $1,182,000; and section 504 housing repair loans, 
     $352,000: Provided, That the entire amount shall be available 
     only to the extent that an official budget request for 
     $1,534,000, that includes designation of the entire amount of 
     the request as an emergency requirement as defined in the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress: 
     Provided further, That the entire amount is designated by the 
     Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A) of such Act.


                    RURAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS

       For an additional amount for grants for very low-income 
     housing repair, as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1474, to meet 
     needs resulting from natural disasters, $1,000,000: Provided, 
     That the entire amount shall be available only to the extent 
     that an official budget request for $1,000,000, that includes 
     designation of the entire amount of the request as an 
     emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is 
     transmitted by the President to the Congress: Provided 
     further, That the entire amount is designated by the Congress 
     as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) 
     of such Act.

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 101. (a) Crop Loss Assistance for Certain Multiyear 
     Losses.--From funds remaining in a reserve held under 
     subsection (c) of section 1102 of the Agriculture, Rural 
     Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (7 U.S.C. 1421 note; Public 
     Law 105-277; 112 Stat. 2681-43), for errors, omissions, and 
     appeals, the Secretary of Agriculture may use not more than 
     15 percent of the reserve funds to provide assistance to a 
     producer described in subsection (b) who incurred losses to a 
     commodity due to disasters in two crop years during the five 
     crop year period beginning with the 1994 crop year.
       (b) Eligibility Criteria.--A producer on a farm is eligible 
     for assistance under subsection (a) only if--
       (1) the producer received a federally insured indemnity 
     payment for crop losses in two crop years of such five-crop 
     year period;
       (2) the producer acquired federally insured crop insurance 
     in one additional crop year during such period, but did not 
     receive a federally insured indemnity payment;
       (3) the producer received a non-federally insured indemnity 
     payment for crop losses in the crop year referred to in 
     paragraph (2); and
       (4) the producer does not receive a payment under 
     subsection (b) or (c) of such section 1102.
       (c) Crop Years Covered; Payment Rate.--Any payment to a 
     producer under subsection (a) may be paid only for losses 
     incurred during the crop years described in paragraph (1) of 
     subsection (b). The payment rate may not exceed the payment 
     rate used under subsection (c) of such section 1102.
       (d) Effect on Existing Authority.--Nothing in this section 
     authorizes the Secretary to delay the provision of crop loss 
     assistance under such section 1102, and the Secretary shall 
     complete the payment of multiyear assistance under subsection 
     (c) of such section 1102 before making any payment under the 
     authority of this section.
       (e) Designation as Emergency Requirement.--Such sums as are 
     necessary to carry out the amendments made by subsection (a): 
     Provided, That such amount shall be available only to the 
     extent an official budget request, that includes designation 
     of the entire amount of the request as an emergency 
     requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by 
     the President to the Congress: Provided further, That the 
     entire amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency 
     requirement under section 251(b)(2)(A) of such Act.
       Sec. 102. Notwithstanding section 11 of the Commodity 
     Credit Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714i), an 
     additional $28,000,000 shall be provided through the 
     Commodity Credit Corporation in fiscal year 1999 for 
     technical assistance activities performed by any agency of 
     the Department of Agriculture in carrying out the 
     Conservation Reserve Program or the Wetlands Reserve Program 
     funded by the Commodity Credit Corporation: Provided, That an 
     additional $35,000,000 shall be provided through the 
     Commodity Credit Corporation on October 1, 1999, for 
     technical assistance activities performed by any agency of 
     the Department of Agriculture in carrying out the 
     Conservation Reserve Program or the Wetlands Reserve Program 
     funded by the Commodity Credit Corporation: Provided further, 
     That the entire amounts shall be available only to the extent 
     an official budget request, that includes designation of the 
     entire amounts of the request as emergency requirements as 
     defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
     Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the President to 
     the Congress: Provided further, That the entire amounts are 
     designated by the Congress as emergency requirements pursuant 
     to section 251(b)(2)(A) of such Act.
       Sec. 103. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     monies available under section 763 of the Agriculture, Rural 
     Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277), shall 
     be provided by the Secretary of Agriculture directly to any 
     State determined by the Secretary of Agriculture to have been 
     materially affected by the commercial fishery failure or 
     failures declared by the Secretary of Commerce in September, 
     1998 under section 312(a) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
     Conservation and Management Act. Such State shall disburse 
     the funds to individuals with family incomes below the 
     Federal poverty level who have been adversely affected by the 
     commercial fishery failure or failures: Provided, That the 
     entire amount shall be available only to the extent an 
     official budget request for such 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: Provided 
     further, That the entire amount is designated by the 
     Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A) of such Act.
       Sec. 104. For an additional amount for the Livestock 
     Assistance Program under Public Law 105-277, $70,000,000: 
     Provided, That for the purposes of section 1103 of the 
     Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, 
     and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 
     105-277), notwithstanding any other provision of law or 
     regulation, the definition of ``livestock'' shall include 
     ``reindeer'': Provided further, That the entire amount shall 
     be available only to the extent an official budget request 
     for $70,000,000, that includes designation of the entire 
     amount of the request as an emergency requirement as defined 
     in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985, as amended, is transmitted by the President to the 
     Congress: Provided further, That the entire amount is 
     designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of such Act.
       Sec. 105. Denali Commission. (a) The Denali Commission Act 
     of 1998 (title III of division C of Public Law 105-277) is 
     amended--
       (1) in section 303(b)(1)(D) by striking in two instances 
     ``Alaska Federation or Natives'' and inserting ``Alaska 
     Federation of Natives'';
       (2) in section 303(c) by striking ``Members'' and inserting 
     ``The Federal Cochairperson shall serve for a term of four 
     years and may be reappointed. All other members'';
       (3) in section 306(a) by inserting after the first sentence 
     the following: ``The Federal Cochairperson shall be 
     compensated at the annual rate prescribed for level IV of the 
     Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United 
     States Code.'';
       (4) in section 306(c)(2) by striking ``Chairman'' and 
     inserting ``Federal Cochairperson'';
       (5) by inserting at the end of section 306 the following 
     new subsections:
       ``(g) Administrative Expenses and Records.--The Commission 
     is hereby prohibited from using more than 5 percent of the 
     amounts appropriated under the authority of this Act or 
     transferred pursuant to section 329 of the Department of 
     Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 
     (section 101(g) of division A of this Act) for administrative 
     expenses. The Commission and its grantees shall maintain 
     accurate and complete records which shall be available for 
     audit and examination by the Comptroller General or his or 
     her designee.
       ``(h) Inspector General.--Section 8G(a)(2) of the Inspector 
     General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 3, section 8G(a)(2)) is 
     amended by inserting `the Denali Commission,' after `the 
     Corporation for Public Broadcasting,'.''; and
       (6) in section 307(b) by inserting immediately before ``The 
     Commission'' the following: ``Funds transferred to the 
     Commission pursuant to section 329 of the Department of 
     Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 
     (section 101(g) of division A of this Act) shall be

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     available without further appropriation and until 
     expended.''.
       (7) in section 305 by inserting at the end a new section 
     (d) as follows:
       ``(d) The Commission, acting through the Federal 
     Cochairperson, is authorized to enter into contracts and 
     cooperative agreements, award grants, and make payments 
     necessary to carry out the purposes of the Commission. With 
     respect to funds appropriated to the Commission for fiscal 
     year 1999, the Commission, acting through the Federal 
     Cochairperson, is authorized to enter into contracts and 
     cooperative agreements, award grants, and make payments to 
     implement an interim work plan for fiscal year 1999 approved 
     by the Commission.''
       (b) Amounts made available by this section are designated 
     by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to 
     section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided, That such 
     amounts shall be available only to the extent that an 
     official budget request that includes designation of the 
     entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement as 
     defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
     Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the President to 
     the Congress.

                               CHAPTER 2

                         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

                 Immigration and Naturalization Service


                         salaries and expenses

                     enforcement and border affairs

       For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses, 
     Enforcement and Border Affairs'' to support increased 
     detention requirements for Central American criminal aliens 
     and to address the expected influx of illegal immigrants from 
     Central America as a result of Hurricane Mitch, $80,000,000, 
     which shall remain available until expended and which shall 
     be administered by the Attorney General: Provided, That the 
     entire amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                               CHAPTER 3

                    DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--MILITARY

                           Military Personnel


                        Reserve Personnel, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Reserve Personnel, Army'', 
     $8,000,000: Provided, That the entire amount is designated by 
     the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further, That the 
     entire amount shall be available only to the extent that an 
     official budget request for $5,100,000, 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.


                     National Guard Personnel, Army

       For an additional amount for ``National Guard Personnel, 
     Army'', $7,300,000: Provided, That the entire amount is 
     designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided 
     further, That the entire amount shall be available only to 
     the extent that an official budget request for $1,300,000, 
     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.


                  National Guard Personnel, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``National Guard Personnel, 
     Air Force'', $1,000,000: Provided, That the entire amount is 
     designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                       Operation and Maintenance


                    Operation and Maintenance, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Army'', $50,000,000: Provided, That the entire amount is 
     designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.


                    Operation and Maintenance, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Navy'', $13,900,000: Provided, That the entire amount is 
     designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.


                Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Marine Corps'', $2,400,000: Provided, That the entire amount 
     is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided 
     further, That the entire amount shall be available only to 
     the extent that an official budget request for $2,100,000, 
     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.


                  Operation and Maintenance, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Air Force'', $8,800,000: Provided, That the entire amount is 
     designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.


                Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Defense-Wide'', $21,000,000, of which $20,000,000 is 
     available only for the CINC initiative fund: Provided, That 
     the entire amount is designated by the Congress as an 
     emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended.


             Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Army National Guard'', $20,000,000: Provided, That the entire 
     amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: 
     Provided further, That the entire amount shall be available 
     only to the extent that an official budget request for 
     $20,000,000, 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.

             Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid

       For an additional amount for ``Overseas Humanitarian, 
     Disaster, and Civic Aid'', $37,500,000: Provided, That the 
     entire amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                  New Horizons Exercise Transfer Fund


                     (Including Transfer of Funds)

       For emergency expenses incurred by United States military 
     forces to participate in the New Horizons Exercise programs 
     to undertake relief, rehabilitation, and restoration 
     operations and training activities in response to disasters 
     within the United States Southern Command area of 
     responsibility, $46,000,000, to remain available for transfer 
     until September 30, 1999: Provided, That the Secretary of 
     Defense may transfer these funds to operation and maintenance 
     accounts: Provided further, That the funds transferred shall 
     be merged with and shall be available for the same purposes 
     and for the same time period, as the appropriation to which 
     transferred: Provided further, That the transfer authority 
     provided in this paragraph is in addition to any other 
     transfer authority contained in Public Law 105-262: Provided 
     further, That the entire amount made available under this 
     heading is designated by the Congress as an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: 
     Provided further, That the entire amount shall be available 
     only to the extent that an official budget request for 
     $46,000,000, 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.

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 301. (a) The Secretary of each military department may 
     designate not to exceed five eligible academy students from 
     foreign countries for the purposes of this section. Each 
     student so designated shall be considered, for purposes of a 
     waiver of the foreign student reimbursement requirement, to 
     be in addition to the number of persons for whom an unlimited 
     waiver may otherwise be in effect at any one time.
       (b) A person is an eligible academy student from a foreign 
     country if the person is admitted from a foreign country 
     during the period beginning on May 1, 1999, and ending on 
     September 30, 1999, for instruction at a service academy 
     under section 4344, 6957, or 9344 of title 10, United States 
     Code (relating to selection of persons from foreign 
     countries).
       (c) For purposes of this section--
       (1) The foreign student reimbursement requirement is the 
     requirement under paragraph (2) of the applicable foreign 
     student reimbursement statute that a foreign country from 
     which a person is permitted to enroll for instruction under 
     section 4434, 6957, or 9344 of title 10, United States Code, 
     reimburse the United States for the cost of providing such 
     instruction.
       (2) An unlimited waiver is a waiver of the foreign student 
     reimbursement requirement by the Secretary of Defense (as 
     authorized by such paragraph (2)) without regard to the 
     percentage limitation on such a waiver specified in paragraph 
     (3) of the applicable foreign student reimbursement statute, 
     and the number of persons for whom such a waiver may 
     otherwise be in effect at any one time is the number of 
     persons specified in such paragraph (3).
       (3) The foreign student reimbursement statute is--
       (A) section 4434(b) of title 10, United States Code, in the 
     case of the United States Military Academy;
       (B) section 6957(b) of such title, in the case of the 
     United States Naval Academy; and
       (C) section 9344(b) of such title, in the case of the 
     United States Air Force Academy.
       (4) The service academies are the United States Military 
     Academy, the United States Naval Academy, and the United 
     States Air Force Academy.
       Sec. 302. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a 
     military technician (dual status) (as defined in section 
     10216 of title 10, United States Code) performing active duty 
     without pay while on leave from technician employment under 
     section 6323(d) of title 5, United States Code, may, in the 
     discretion of the Secretary concerned, be authorized a per 
     diem allowance under this title, in lieu of commutation for 
     subsistence and quarters as described in section 1002(b) of 
     title 37, United States Code.

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       Sec. 303. (a) Disposal Authorized.--Subject to subsection 
     (c), the President may dispose of the material in the 
     National Defense Stockpile specified in the table in 
     subsection (b).
       (b) Table.--The total quantity of the material authorized 
     for disposal by the President under subsection (a) is as 
     follows:


                      Authorized Stockpile Disposal
------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Material for disposal                      Quantity
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Zirconium ore.......................  17,383 short dry tons
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (c) Minimization of Disruption and Loss.--The President may 
     not dispose of material under subsection (a) to the extent 
     that the disposal will result in--
       (1) undue disruption of the usual markets of producers, 
     processors, and consumers of the material proposed for 
     disposal; or
       (2) avoidable loss to the United States.
       (d) Relationship to Other Disposal Authority.--The disposal 
     authority provided in subsection (a) is new disposal 
     authority and is in addition to, and shall not affect, any 
     other disposal authority provided by law regarding the 
     material specified in such subsection.
       (e) National Defense Stockpile Defined.--In this section, 
     the term ``National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund'' 
     means the fund in the Treasury of the United States 
     established under section 9(a) of the Strategic and Critical 
     Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98h(a)).
       Sec. 304. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, from 
     funds appropriated by Public Law 105-262, Public Law 105-56, 
     and Public Law 104-208, under the heading ``Aircraft 
     Procurement, Air Force'', $50,700,000 is available for 
     recording, adjusting, and liquidating obligations incurred as 
     of the date of this Act for the fiscal years 1995 and 1996 
     production quantities of Joint Surveillance Target Attack 
     Radar System (JSTARS) aircraft: Provided, That the Secretary 
     of the Air Force shall notify the congressional defense 
     committees of all of the specific sources of funds to be used 
     for the JSTARS obligations and follow normal reprogramming 
     procedures.

                               CHAPTER 4

                     BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

                  Funds Appropriated to the President


                  agency for international development

                   international disaster assistance

       For an additional amount for ``International Disaster 
     Assistance'', $25,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended.

                  Other Bilateral Economic Assistance


                         economic support fund

       For an additional amount for ``Economic Support Fund'', in 
     addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes, to 
     provide assistance to Jordan, $50,000,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2001.


   central america and the caribbean emergency disaster recovery fund

       Notwithstanding section 10 of Public Law 91-672, for 
     necessary expenses to address the effects of hurricanes in 
     Central America and the Caribbean and the earthquake in 
     Colombia, $621,000,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2000: Provided, That the funds appropriated under this 
     heading shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 4 of 
     part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, 
     and, except for section 558, the provisions of title V of the 
     Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
     Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained in division A, section 
     101(d) of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277)): Provided 
     further, That, notwithstanding any other proviso under this 
     heading, up to $10,000,000 may be transferred to ``Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, Subsidy Appropriation'' for 
     the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees, and insurance, 
     subject to the terms and conditions applicable to funds made 
     available under that heading in the Foreign Operations, 
     Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 
     1999 (as contained in division A, section 101(d) of the 
     Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277)): Provided 
     further, That up to $5,500,000 of the funds appropriated by 
     this paragraph may be transferred to ``Operating Expenses of 
     the Agency for International Development'', to remain 
     available until September 30, 2000, to be used for 
     administrative costs of USAID in addressing the effects of 
     those hurricanes, of which up to $1,000,000 may be used to 
     contract directly for the personal services of individuals in 
     the United States: Provided further, That up to $1,500,000 of 
     the funds appropriated by this paragraph may be transferred 
     to ``Operating Expenses of the Agency for International 
     Development Office of Inspector General'', to remain 
     available until expended, to be used for costs of audits, 
     inspections, and other activities associated with the 
     expenditure of the funds appropriated by this paragraph: 
     Provided further, That up to $500,000 of the funds 
     appropriated by this paragraph shall be made available to the 
     Comptroller General for purposes of monitoring the provision 
     of assistance using funds appropriated by this paragraph: 
     Provided further, That funds appropriated under this heading 
     shall be obligated and expended subject to the regular 
     notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: 
     Provided further, That of the funds made available under this 
     heading, not less than $2,000,000 should be made available to 
     support the clearance of landmines and other unexploded 
     ordnance in Nicaragua and Honduras: Provided further, That 
     the funds appropriated under this heading, and the 
     supplemental funds appropriated in this Act that are in 
     addition to the funds made available under title II of the 
     Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
     Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained in division A, section 
     101(d) of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277)), shall be 
     subject to the funding ceiling contained in section 580 of 
     that Act, notwithstanding section 545 of that Act: Provided 
     further, That funds appropriated under this heading may be 
     charged to finance obligations for which appropriations 
     available for other accounts under part I of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, were charged after April 
     30, 1999, to finance obligations to address the effects of 
     the hurricanes in Central America and the Caribbean and the 
     earthquake in Colombia: Provided further, That the provisions 
     of section 110 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as 
     amended, shall not be applicable to any assistance furnished 
     to address the effects of the hurricanes in Central America 
     and the Caribbean and the earthquake in Colombia: Provided 
     further, That none of the funds appropriated under this 
     heading may be made available for nonproject assistance: 
     Provided further, That the entire amount 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.

                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

          International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement

       For an additional amount for ``International Narcotics 
     Control and Law Enforcement'', $23,000,000, for additional 
     counterdrug research and development activities: Provided, 
     That such amount shall be available only to the extent an 
     official budget request that includes designation of the 
     entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement as 
     defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
     Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the President to 
     the Congress.

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


                           debt restructuring

       For an additional amount for ``Debt Restructuring'', 
     $41,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That up to $25,000,000 may be used for a contribution to the 
     Central America Emergency Trust Fund, administered by the 
     International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 
     subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
     Committees on Appropriations.

                          MILITARY ASSISTANCE

                  Funds Appropriated to the President


                   foreign military financing program

       For an additional amount for ``Foreign Military Financing 
     Program'', for grants to enable the President to carry out 
     section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act, in addition to 
     amounts otherwise available for such purposes, for grants 
     only for Jordan, $50,000,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2001: Provided, That funds appropriated under 
     this heading shall be nonrepayable, notwithstanding section 
     23(b) and section 23(c) of the Arms Export Control Act.

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 401. The funds appropriated in this chapter are 
     designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
       Sec. 402. The value of articles, services, and military 
     education and training authorized as of November 15, 1998, to 
     be drawn down by the President under the authority of section 
     506(a)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, 
     shall not be counted against the ceiling limitation of that 
     section.
       Sec. 403. For an additional amount for ``Economic Support 
     Fund'', $6,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2000, for assistance for election monitoring and related 
     activities for East Timor: Provided, That the entire amount 
     shall be available only to the extent that an official budget 
     request for a specific dollar amount, that includes 
     designation of the entire amount of the request as an 
     emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is 
     transmitted by the President to the Congress.
       Sec. 404. Section 832(a) of the Western Hemisphere Drug 
     Elimination Act (Public Law 105-277) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence--
       (A) by striking ``Secretary of Agriculture'' and inserting 
     ``Secretary of State''; and
       (B) by striking ``the Agricultural Research Service of the 
     Department of Agriculture'' and inserting ``the Department of 
     State''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``Any record related to a contract entered into, or to an 
     activity funded, under this subsection shall be exempted from 
     disclosure as described in section 552(b)(3) of title 5, 
     United States Code.''.

                               CHAPTER 5

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

                United States Fish and Wildlife Service


                              Construction

       For an additional amount for ``Construction'', $12,612,000, 
     to remain available until expended, to repair damage due to 
     rain, winds, ice, snow, and other acts of nature, and to 
     replace and repair power generation equipment: Provided, That 
     the entire amount is designated by the Congress as an 
     emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended: Provided further, That the amount provided shall be 
     available only to the extent that an official budget request 
     that includes designation of the entire amount as an 
     emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress.

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                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

                             Forest Service


                    reconstruction and construction

       For an additional amount for ``Reconstruction and 
     Construction'', $5,611,000, to remain available until 
     expended, to address damages from Hurricane Georges and other 
     natural disasters in Puerto Rico: Provided, That the entire 
     amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: 
     Provided further, That the amount provided shall be available 
     only to the extent that an official budget request that 
     includes designation of the entire amount as an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, 
     is transmitted by the President to the Congress: Provided 
     further, That funds in this account may be transferred to and 
     merged with the ``Forest and Rangeland Research'' account and 
     the ``National Forest System'' account as needed to address 
     emergency requirements in Puerto Rico.

                          OTHER RELATED AGENCY

                United States Holocaust Memorial Council


                       holocaust memorial council

       For an additional amount for ``Holocaust Memorial 
     Council'', $2,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
     for the Holocaust Museum to address security needs: Provided, 
     That the entire amount is designated by the Congress as an 
     emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended: Provided further, That the amount provided shall be 
     available only to the extent that an official budget request 
     that includes designation of the entire amount as an 
     emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress.

                    GENERAL PROVISION, THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 501. Glacier Bay. (a) Dungeness Crab Fishermen.--
     Section 123(b) of the Department of the Interior and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (section 101(e) of division 
     A of Public Law 105-277) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``February 1, 1999'' and inserting ``August 
     1, 1999''; and
       (B) by striking ``1996'' and inserting ``1998''; and
       (2)(A) by striking ``of any Dungeness crab pots or other 
     Dungeness crab gear, and of not more than one Dungeness crab 
     fishing vessel,''; and
       (B) by striking ``the period January 1, 1999, through 
     December 31, 2004, based on the individual's net earnings 
     from the Dungeness crab fishery during the period January 1, 
     1991, through December 31, 1996.'' and inserting ``for the 
     period beginning January 1, 1999 that is equivalent in 
     length to the period established by such individual under 
     paragraph (1), based on the individual's net earnings from 
     the Dungeness crab fishery during such established period. 
     In addition, such individual shall be eligible to receive 
     from the United States fair market value for any Dungeness 
     crab pots, related gear, and not more than one Dungeness 
     crab fishing vessel if such individual chooses to 
     relinquish to the United States such pots, related gear, 
     or vessel.''.
       (b) Others Affected by Fishery Closures and Restrictions.--
     Section 123 of the Department of the Interior and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (section 101(e) of division 
     A of Public Law 105-277), as amended, is amended further by 
     redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d) and inserting 
     immediately after subsection (b) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(c) Others Affected by Fishery Closures and 
     Restrictions.--The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to 
     provide $23,000,000 for a program developed with the 
     concurrence of the State of Alaska to fairly compensate 
     United States fish processors, fishing vessel crew members, 
     communities, and others negatively affected by restrictions 
     on fishing in Glacier Bay National Park. For the purpose of 
     receiving compensation under the program required by this 
     subsection, a potential recipient shall provide a sworn and 
     notarized affidavit to establish the extent of such negative 
     effect.''.
       (c) Implementation.--Section 123 of the Department of the 
     Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 
     (section 101(e) of division A of Public Law 105-277), as 
     amended, is amended further by inserting at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(e) Implementation and Effective Date.--The Secretary of 
     the Interior shall publish an interim final rule for the 
     federal implementation of paragraphs (2) through (5) of 
     subsection (a) and shall provide an opportunity for public 
     comment of no less than 45 days on such interim final rule. 
     The final rule for the federal implementation of paragraphs 
     (2) through (5) of subsection (a) shall be published in the 
     Federal Register no later than September 30, 1999 and shall 
     take effect on September 30, 1999, except that the 
     limitations in paragraphs (3) through (5) of such subsection 
     shall not apply with respect to halibut fishing until 
     November 15, 1999 or salmon troll fishing until December 31, 
     1999. In the event that any individual eligible for 
     compensation under subsection (b) has not received full 
     compensation by June 15, 1999, the Secretary shall provide 
     partial compensation on such date to such individual and 
     shall expeditiously provide full compensation thereafter.''.
       (d) For the purposes of making the payments authorized in 
     section 123 of the Department of the Interior and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999, as amended by this 
     section, an additional $26,000,000 is hereby appropriated to 
     ``Departmental Management, Department of the Interior'', to 
     remain available until expended, of which $3,000,000 shall be 
     an additional amount for compensation authorized by section 
     123(b) of such Act, as amended, and of which $23,000,000 
     shall be for compensation authorized by section 123(c) of 
     such Act, as amended. The entire amount made available in 
     this subsection is designated by the Congress as an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended 
     (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)), and shall be available only if the 
     President transmits to the Congress an official budget 
     request that includes designation of the entire amount as an 
     emergency requirement as defined in such Act.

                               CHAPTER 6

                           INDEPENDENT AGENCY

                  Federal Emergency Management Agency


                            DISASTER RELIEF

       For an additional amount for ``Disaster relief'' for 
     tornado-related damage in Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas and 
     Tennessee, and for other disasters, $900,000,000 to remain 
     available until expended, which shall be available only to 
     the extent that the President designates an amount as an 
     emergency requirement as defined in section 251(b)(2)(A) of 
     the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985, as amended: Provided, That the entire amount is 
     designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to such Act.


                  DISASTER ASSISTANCE FOR UNMET NEEDS

       For ``Disaster assistance for unmet needs'', $230,000,000, 
     which shall remain available until September 30, 2001, for 
     use by the Director of the Federal Emergency Management 
     Agency (Director) only for disaster relief, buyout 
     assistance, long-term recovery, and mitigation in communities 
     affected by Presidentially-declared natural disasters 
     designated during fiscal years 1998 and 1999, only to the 
     extent funds are not made available for those activities by 
     the Federal Emergency Management Agency (under its ``Disaster 
     relief'' program), the Small Business Administration, or the 
     Army Corps of Engineers: Provided, That in administering 
     these funds the Director shall allocate these funds to States 
     to be administered by each State in conjunction with its 
     Federal Emergency Management Agency Disaster Relief program: 
     Provided further, That each State shall provide not less than 
     25 percent in non-Federal public matching funds or its 
     equivalent value (other than administrative costs) for any 
     funds allocated to the State under this heading: Provided 
     further, That the Director shall allocate these funds based 
     on the unmet needs arising from a Presidentially-declared 
     disaster as identified by the Director as those which have 
     not or will not be addressed by other Federal disaster 
     assistance programs and for which it is deemed appropriate to 
     supplement the efforts and available resources of States, 
     local governments and disaster relief organizations: Provided 
     further, That the Director shall establish review groups 
     within FEMA to review each request by a State of its unmet 
     needs and certify as to the actual costs associated with the 
     unmet needs as well as the commitment and ability of each 
     state to provide its match requirement: Provided further, 
     That the Director shall implement all mitigation and buyout 
     efforts in a manner consistent with the intent of the hazard 
     mitigation grant program as authorized by section 404 of the 
     Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
     Act, as amended: Provided further, That the Director shall 
     publish a notice in the Federal Register governing the 
     allocation and use of the funds under this heading, including 
     provisions for ensuring the compliance of the states with the 
     requirements of this program: Provided further, That 10 days 
     prior to distribution of funds, the Director shall submit a 
     list to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, 
     setting forth the proposed uses of funds and the most recent 
     estimates of unmet needs: Provided further, That the Director 
     shall submit quarterly reports to said Committees regarding 
     the actual projects and needs for which funds have been 
     provided under this heading: Provided further, That to the 
     extent any funds under this heading are used in a manner 
     inconsistent with the requirements of the program established 
     under this heading and any rules issued pursuant thereto, the 
     Director shall recapture an equivalent amount of funds from 
     the State from any existing funds or future funds awarded to 
     the State under this heading or any other program 
     administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency: 
     Provided further, That the entire amount shall be available 
     only to the extent an official budget request, that includes 
     designation of the entire amount of the request as an 
     emergency requirement as defined by the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is 
     transmitted by the President to the Congress: Provided 
     further, That the entire amount is designated by the Congress 
     as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) 
     of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985, as amended.

   TITLE II--EMERGENCY NATIONAL SECURITY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS

                               CHAPTER 1

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


               PUBLIC LAW 480 PROGRAM AND GRANT ACCOUNTS

       For an additional amount for ``Public Law 480 Program and 
     Grant Accounts'' for assistance under title II of Public Law 
     480, $149,200,000, to remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That the entire amount shall be available only to 
     the extent an official budget request for $149,200,000, 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

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     Congress: Provided further, That the entire amount is 
     designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant 
     to section 251(b)(2)(A) of such Act.

                               CHAPTER 2

                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

                   Administration of Foreign Affairs


                    diplomatic and consular programs

       Notwithstanding section 15 of the State Department Basic 
     Authorities Act of 1956, an additional amount for 
     ``Diplomatic and Consular Programs'', $17,071,000, to remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That the entire amount is 
     designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.


           security and maintenance of united states missions

       Notwithstanding section 15 of the State Department Basic 
     Authorities Act of 1956, an additional amount for ``Security 
     and Maintenance of United States Missions'', $50,500,000, to 
     remain available until expended, of which $45,500,000 shall 
     be available only to the extent that an official budget 
     request for a specific dollar amount that includes the 
     designation of the entire amount of the request as an 
     emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is 
     transmitted by the President to the Congress: Provided, That 
     the entire amount is designated by the Congress as an 
     emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended.


           emergencies in the diplomatic and consular service

       Notwithstanding section 15 of the State Department Basic 
     Authorities Act of 1956, an additional amount for 
     ``Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service'', 
     $2,929,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
     $500,000 shall be transferred to the Peace Corps and $450,000 
     shall be transferred to the U.S. Information Agency, for 
     evacuation and related costs: Provided, That the entire 
     amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                               CHAPTER 3

                    DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--MILITARY

                           Military Personnel


                        Military Personnel, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Army'', 
     $2,920,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
     Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended.


                        Military Personnel, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Navy'', 
     $7,660,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
     Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended.


                    Military Personnel, Marine Corps

       For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Marine 
     Corps'', $1,586,000: Provided, That such amount is designated 
     by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to 
     section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.


                     Military Personnel, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Air 
     Force'', $4,303,000: Provided, That such amount is designated 
     by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to 
     section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                       Operation and Maintenance


             Overseas Contingency Operations Transfer Fund

                     (Including Transfer of Funds)

       For an additional amount for ``Overseas Contingency 
     Operations Transfer Fund'', $5,007,300,000, to remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That the entire amount 
     made available under this heading is designated by the 
     Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further, That of 
     such amount, $1,100,000,000 shall be available only to the 
     extent that the President transmits to the Congress an 
     official budget request for a specific dollar amount that: 
     (1) specifies items which meet a critical readiness or 
     sustainability need, to include replacement of expended 
     munitions to maintain adequate inventories for future 
     operations; and (2) 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: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may 
     transfer these funds only to military personnel accounts; 
     operation and maintenance accounts, including Overseas 
     Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid; procurement accounts; 
     research, development, test and evaluation accounts; the 
     Defense Health Program appropriation; the National Defense 
     Sealift Fund; and working capital fund accounts: Provided 
     further, That the funds transferred shall be merged with and 
     shall be available for the same purposes and for the same 
     time period, as the appropriation to which transferred: 
     Provided further, That the transfer authority provided under 
     this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority 
     available to the Department of Defense: Provided further, 
     That such funds may be used to execute projects or programs 
     that were deferred in order to carry out military operations 
     in and around Kosovo and in Southwest Asia, including efforts 
     associated with the displaced Kosovar population: Provided 
     further, That upon a determination that all or part of the 
     funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary 
     for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be 
     transferred back to this appropriation.

                              Procurement


                       Weapons Procurement, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Weapons Procurement, Navy'', 
     $431,100,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 2000: Provided, That such amount is designated 
     by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to 
     section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further, 
     That the entire amount shall be available only to the extent 
     that an official budget request for $431,100,000, 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.


                    Aircraft Procurement, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Aircraft Procurement, Air 
     Force'', $40,000,000, to remain available for obligation 
     until September 30, 2000: Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided 
     further, That the entire amount shall be available only to 
     the extent that an official budget request for $40,000,000, 
     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.


                     Missile Procurement, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Missile Procurement, Air 
     Force'', $178,200,000, to remain available for obligation 
     until September 30, 2000: Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided 
     further, That the entire amount shall be available only to 
     the extent that an official budget request for $178,200,000, 
     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.


                  Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Procurement of Ammunition, 
     Air Force'', $35,000,000, to remain available for obligation 
     until September 30, 2000: Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: 
     Provided further, That the entire amount shall be 
     available only to the extent that an official budget 
     request for $35,000,000, 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.


                Operational Rapid Response Transfer Fund

                     (Including Transfer of Funds)

       In addition to the amounts appropriated or otherwise made 
     available in this Act and the Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-262), $300,000,000, 
     to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2000, 
     is hereby made available only for the accelerated acquisition 
     and deployment of military technologies and systems needed 
     for the conduct of Operation Allied Force, or to provide 
     accelerated acquisition and deployment of military 
     technologies and systems as substitute or replacement systems 
     for other U.S. regional commands which have had assets 
     diverted as a result of Operation Allied Force: Provided, 
     That funds under this heading may only be obligated after 
     recommendations are made by the Joint Requirements Oversight 
     Council to the Secretary of Defense and after the approval of 
     the Secretary of Defense, or his designee: Provided further, 
     That the Secretary of Defense shall provide written 
     notification to the congressional defense committees prior to 
     the transfer of any amount in excess of $10,000,000 to a 
     specific program or project: Provided further, That the 
     Secretary of Defense may transfer funds made available under 
     this heading only to operation and maintenance accounts, 
     procurement accounts, and research, development, test and 
     evaluation accounts: Provided further, That the transfer 
     authority provided under this section shall be in addition to 
     the transfer authority provided to the Department of Defense 
     in this Act or any other Act: Provided further, That the 
     entire amount made available in this section is designated by 
     the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further, That the 
     entire amount shall be available only to the extent that an 
     official budget request for $300,000,000, 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.

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS CHAPTER


                          (Transfer of Funds)

       Sec. 2001. Section 8005 of the Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law

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     105-262), is amended by striking ``$1,650,000,000'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``$2,000,000,000''.
       Sec. 2002. Notwithstanding the limitations set forth in 
     section 1006 of Public Law 105-261, not to exceed $10,000,000 
     of funds appropriated by this Act may be available for 
     contributions to the common funded budgets of NATO (as 
     defined in section 1006(c)(1) of Public Law 105-261) for 
     costs related to NATO operations in and around Kosovo.
       Sec. 2003. Funds appropriated by this Act and in Public Law 
     105-277, or made available by the transfer of funds in this 
     Act and in Public Law 105-277, for intelligence activities 
     are deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress for 
     purposes of section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 
     (50 U.S.C. 414).
       Sec. 2004. Notwithstanding section 5064(d) of the Federal 
     Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-355), 
     the special authorities provided under section 5064(c) of 
     such Act shall apply with respect to all contracts awarded or 
     modifications executed for the Joint Direct Attack Munition 
     (JDAM) program from October 1, 1998 through September 30, 
     2000: Provided, That the Secretary of Defense may award JDAM 
     contracts and modifications on the same terms and conditions 
     as contained in the JDAM contract F08626-94-C-0003.
       Sec. 2005. (a) Efforts to Increase Burdensharing.--The 
     President shall seek equitable reimbursement from the North 
     Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), member nations of NATO, 
     and other appropriate organizations and nations for the costs 
     incurred by the United States government in connection with 
     Operation Allied Force.
       (b) Report.--Not later than September 30, 1999, the 
     President shall prepare and submit to the Congress a report 
     on--
       (1) All measures taken by the President pursuant to 
     subsection (a);
       (2) The amount of reimbursement received to date from each 
     organization and nation pursuant to subsection (a), including 
     a description of any commitments made by such organization or 
     nation to provide reimbursement; and
       (3) In the case of an organization or nation that has 
     refused to provide, or to commit to provide, reimbursement 
     pursuant to subsection (a), an explanation of the reasons 
     therefor.
       (c) Operation Allied Force.--In this section, the term 
     ``Operation Allied Force'' means operations of the North 
     Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) conducted against the 
     Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) during 
     the period beginning on March 24, 1999, and ending on such 
     date as NATO may designate, to resolve the conflict with 
     respect to Kosovo.
       Sec. 2006. (a) Not more than thirty days after the 
     enactment of this Act, the President shall transmit to 
     Congress a report, in both classified and unclassified form, 
     on current United States participation in Operation Allied 
     Force. The report should include information on the following 
     matters:
       (1) A statement of the national security objectives 
     involved in U.S. participation in Operation Allied Force;
       (2) An accounting of all current active duty personnel 
     assigned to support Operation Allied Force and related 
     humanitarian operations around Kosovo to include total 
     number, service component and area of deployment (such 
     accounting should also include total numbers of personnel 
     from other NATO countries participating in the action);
       (3) Additional planned deployment of active duty units in 
     the European Command area of operations to support Operation 
     Allied Force, between the date of enactment of this Act and 
     the end of fiscal year 1999;
       (4) Additional planned Reserve component mobilization, 
     including specific units to be called up between the date of 
     the enactment of this Act and the end of fiscal year 1999, to 
     support Operation Allied Force;
       (5) An accounting by the Joint Chiefs of Staff on the 
     transfer of personnel and materiel from other regional 
     commands to the United States European Command to support 
     Operation Allied Force and related humanitarian operations 
     around Kosovo, and an assessment by the Joint Chiefs of Staff 
     of the impact any such loss of assets has had on the war-
     fighting capabilities and deterrence value of these other 
     commands;
       (6) Levels of humanitarian aid provided to the displaced 
     Kosovar community from the United States, NATO member 
     nations, and other nations (figures should be provided by 
     country and the type of assistance provided whether financial 
     or in-kind); and
       (7) Any significant revisions to the total cost estimate 
     for the deployment of United States forces involved in 
     Operation Allied Force through the end of fiscal year 1999.
       (b) Operation Allied Force.--In this section, the term 
     ``Operation Allied Force'' means operations of the North 
     Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) conducted against the 
     Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) during 
     the period beginning on March 24, 1999, and ending on such 
     date as NATO may designate, to resolve the conflict with 
     respect to Kosovo.


                     (Including Transfer of Funds)

       Sec. 2007. In addition to amounts appropriated or otherwise 
     made available elsewhere in this Act for the Department of 
     Defense or in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 
     1999, $1,124,900,000, to remain available for obligation 
     until September 30, 2000, is hereby appropriated to the 
     Department of Defense only for spare and repair parts and 
     associated logistical support necessary for the maintenance 
     of weapons systems and equipment: Provided, That the 
     Secretary of Defense shall provide written notification to 
     the congressional defense committees prior to the transfer of 
     any funds: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense 
     may transfer funds made available in this section only to 
     operation and maintenance accounts and procurement accounts: 
     Provided further, That the transfer authority provided in 
     this section shall be in addition to the transfer authority 
     provided to the Department of Defense in this Act or any 
     other Act: Provided further, That the entire amount made 
     available in this section is designated by the Congress as an 
     emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended: Provided further, That the entire amount shall be 
     available only to the extent that an official budget request 
     for $1,124,900,000, 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.


                     (Including Transfer of Funds)

       Sec. 2008. In addition to amounts appropriated or otherwise 
     made available elsewhere in this Act for the Department of 
     Defense or in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 
     1999, $742,500,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 2000, is hereby appropriated to the Department 
     of Defense only for depot level maintenance and repair: 
     Provided, That the Secretary of Defense shall provide written 
     notification to the congressional defense committees prior to 
     the transfer of any funds: Provided further, That the 
     Secretary of Defense may transfer funds made available in 
     this section only to operation and maintenance accounts: 
     Provided further, That the transfer authority provided in 
     this section shall be in addition to the transfer authority 
     provided to the Department of Defense in this Act or any 
     other Act: Provided further, That the entire amount made 
     available in this section is designated by the Congress as an 
     emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended: Provided further, That the entire amount shall be 
     available only to the extent that an official budget request 
     for $742,500,000, 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.
       Sec. 2009. In addition to amounts appropriated or otherwise 
     made available elsewhere in this Act for the Department of 
     Defense or in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 
     1999, $100,000,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 2000, is hereby appropriated to the Department 
     of Defense only for military recruiting and advertising 
     initiatives, as follows:
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'', $31,000,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy'', $12,700,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Air Force'', $23,600,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve'', $19,000,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve'', $1,000,000; 
     and
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard'', 
     $12,700,000: Provided, That the entire amount made available 
     in this section is designated by the Congress as an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: 
     Provided further, That the entire amount shall be available 
     only to the extent that an official budget request for 
     $100,000,000, 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.


                     (Including Transfer of Funds)

       Sec. 2010. In addition to amounts appropriated or otherwise 
     made available elsewhere in this Act for the Department of 
     Defense or in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 
     1999, $200,200,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 2000, is hereby appropriated to the Department 
     of Defense only for military training, equipment maintenance, 
     and associated support costs required to meet assigned 
     readiness levels of United States military forces: Provided, 
     That the Secretary of Defense shall provide written 
     notification to the congressional defense committees prior to 
     the transfer of any funds: Provided further, That the 
     Secretary of Defense may transfer funds made available in 
     this section only to operation and maintenance accounts: 
     Provided further, That the transfer authority provided in 
     this section shall be in addition to the transfer authority 
     provided to the Department of Defense in this Act or any 
     other Act: Provided further, That the entire amount made 
     available in this section is designated by the Congress as an 
     emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended: Provided further, That the entire amount shall be 
     available only to the extent that an official budget request 
     for $200,200,000, 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.
       Sec. 2011. In addition to amounts appropriated or otherwise 
     made available elsewhere in this Act for the Department of 
     Defense or in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 
     1999, $182,400,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 2000, is hereby appropriated to the Department 
     of Defense only for base operations support costs at 
     Department of Defense facilities, as follows:

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       ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'', $60,300,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy'', $23,800,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps'', $27,500,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Air Force'', $47,700,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve'', $9,700,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve'', $7,200,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve'', 
     $100,000; and
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard'', 
     $6,100,000: Provided, That the entire amount made available 
     in this section is designated by the Congress as an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: 
     Provided further, That the entire amount shall be available 
     only to the extent that an official budget request for 
     $182,400,000, 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.
       Sec. 2012. (a) In addition to amounts appropriated or 
     otherwise made available to the Department of Defense in 
     other provisions of this Act, there is appropriated to the 
     Department of Defense, to remain available for obligation 
     until September 30, 2000, and to be used only for increases 
     during fiscal year 2000 in rates of military basic pay and 
     for increased payments during fiscal year 2000 to the 
     Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, 
     $1,838,426,000, to be available as follows:
       ``Military Personnel, Army'', $559,533,000;
       ``Military Personnel, Navy'', $436,773,000;
       ``Military Personnel, Marine Corps'', $177,980,000;
       ``Military Personnel, Air Force'', $471,892,000;
       ``Reserve Personnel, Army'', $40,574,000;
       ``Reserve Personnel, Navy'', $29,833,000;
       ``Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps'', $7,820,000;
       ``Reserve Personnel, Air Force'', $13,143,000;
       ``National Guard Personnel, Army'', $70,416,000; and
       ``National Guard Personnel, Air Force'', $30,462,000.
       (b) The entire amount made available in this section--
       (1) is designated by the Congress as an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended 
     (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)); and
       (2) shall be available only if the President transmits to 
     the Congress an official budget request for $1,838,426,000, 
     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.
       (c) The amounts provided in this section may be obligated 
     only to the extent required for increases in rates of 
     military basic pay, and for increased payments to the 
     Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, that become 
     effective during fiscal year 2000 pursuant to provisions of 
     law subsequently enacted in authorizing legislation.

                               CHAPTER 4

                     BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

                  Funds Appropriated to the President

                  Agency for International Development


                   International Disaster Assistance

       For an additional amount for ``International Disaster 
     Assistance'', $163,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That the entire amount shall be available 
     only to the extent that an official budget request for a 
     specific dollar amount, that includes designation of the 
     entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement as 
     defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
     Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the President to 
     the Congress.


                  Other Bilateral Economic Assistance

                         Economic Support Fund

       For an additional amount for ``Economic Support Fund'', 
     $105,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2000, 
     for assistance for Albania, Macedonia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, 
     Bulgaria, Montenegro, and Romania, and for investigations and 
     related activities in Kosovo and in adjacent entities and 
     countries regarding war crimes: Provided, That these funds 
     shall be available notwithstanding any other provision of law 
     except section 533 of the Foreign Operations, Export 
     Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1999 (as 
     contained in division A, section 101(d) of the Omnibus 
     Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 
     1999 (Public Law 105-277)): Provided further, That the 
     requirement for a notification through the regular 
     notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations 
     contained in subsection (b)(3) of section 533 shall be deemed 
     to be satisfied if the Committees on Appropriations are 
     notified at least 10 days prior to the obligation of such 
     funds.


          Assistance for Eastern Europe and the Baltic States

       For an additional amount for ``Assistance for Eastern 
     Europe and the Baltic States'', $120,000,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2000, of which up to $1,000,000 
     may be used for administrative costs of the U.S. Agency for 
     International Development: Provided, That funds appropriated 
     under this heading shall be obligated and expended subject to 
     the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations.

                          Department of State


                    Migration and Refugee Assistance

       For an additional amount for ``Migration and Refugee 
     Assistance'', $266,000,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2000, of which not more than $500,000 is for 
     administrative expenses: Provided, That funds appropriated 
     under this heading that are made available for the Office of 
     the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees shall be 
     obligated and expended subject to the regular notification 
     procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided 
     further, That the requirement for a notification through the 
     regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations contained in the preceding proviso shall be 
     deemed to be satisfied if the Committees are notified at 
     least 10 days prior to the obligation of such funds: Provided 
     further, That the entire amount 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.


     United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund

       For an additional amount for the ``United States Emergency 
     Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund'', and subject to the 
     terms and conditions under that heading, $165,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended: Provided, That the entire 
     amount shall be available only to the extent that an official 
     budget request for a specific dollar amount, that includes 
     designation of the entire amount of the request as an 
     emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is 
     transmitted by the President to the Congress.

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 2013. The funds appropriated in this chapter are 
     designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
       Sec. 2014. The value of commodities and services authorized 
     by the President through March 31, 1999, to be drawn down 
     under the authority of section 552(c)(2) of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, to support international 
     relief efforts relating to the Kosovo conflict shall not be 
     counted against the ceiling limitation of that section: 
     Provided, That such assistance relating to the Kosovo 
     conflict provided pursuant to section 552(a)(2) may be made 
     available notwithstanding any other provision of law.

                               CHAPTER 5

                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

                Administration for Children and Families


                     Refugee and Entrant Assistance

       For an additional amount for ``Refugee and Entrant 
     Assistance'', such sums as necessary to assist in the 
     temporary resettlement of displaced Kosovar Albanians, not to 
     exceed $100,000,000, which shall remain available through 
     September 30, 2001: Provided, That the entire amount 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 by the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
     Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the President to 
     the Congress: Provided further, That Congress designates the 
     entire amount as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A) of such Act.

                               CHAPTER 6

                  MILITARY CONSTRUCTION TRANSFER FUND


                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       For emergency expenses incurred by United States military 
     forces in support of overseas operations; $475,000,000, to 
     remain available for transfer until September 30, 2003: 
     Provided, That the Secretary of Defense may transfer these 
     funds only to military construction accounts: Provided 
     further, That the transfer authority provided in this 
     paragraph is in addition to any other transfer authority 
     contained in this or any other Act: Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, such funds may be 
     obligated or expended to carry out military construction 
     projects not otherwise authorized by law: Provided further, 
     That the entire amount made available under this heading is 
     designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1995, as amended: Provided 
     further, That this amount shall be available only to the 
     extent that the President transmits to the Congress an 
     official budget request that includes designation of the 
     entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement as 
     defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
     Act of 1995, as amended.

                               CHAPTER 7

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

                              Coast Guard


                           Operating Expenses

       For an additional amount for ``Operating expenses'', 
     $200,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2000: 
     Provided, That the entire amount is designated by the 
     Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further, That the 
     entire amount shall be available only to the extent that an 
     official budget request for $200,000,000, 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.

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                 TITLE III--SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS

                               CHAPTER 1

              DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND RELATED AGENCIES

                            RELATED AGENCIES

            Office of the United States Trade Representative


                         salaries and expenses

       For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'', 
     $1,300,000.

                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

                          Bureau of the Census


                     periodic censuses and programs

       For an additional amount for expenses necessary to conduct 
     the decennial census, $44,900,000, to remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That of this amount $10,900,000 is for 
     costs associated with establishing 520 Local Census Offices; 
     $4,200,000 is for preparation of training and field 
     deployment kits for census enumerators; $2,000,000 is for 
     costs associated with the Telephone Questionnaire Assistance 
     program infrastructure; $9,100,000 is for automated data 
     processing and telecommunications to support increased field 
     enumeration activities; $3,700,000 is for administrative 
     systems to support increased field enumeration activities; 
     and $15,000,000 is for advertising and promotion programs: 
     Provided further, That not later than June 1, 1999, the 
     President shall submit to the Congress a revised budget 
     request for fiscal year 2000 for the decennial census.

            National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


                  OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES

       For the necessary expenses of additional research, 
     management, and enforcement activities in the Northeast 
     Multispecies fishery, $1,880,000, to remain available until 
     expended.

                             THE JUDICIARY

                   Supreme Court of the United States


                         salaries and expenses

       For an additional amount for ``Salaries and expenses'', 
     $921,000, to remain available until expended.

                               CHAPTER 2

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

                         Bureau of Reclamation


                      Water and Related Resources

       For an additional amount for ``Water and Related 
     Resources'', $1,500,000, to remain available until expended, 
     under authority of the Reclamation States Emergency Drought 
     Relief Act of 1991 (43 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.) to purchase water 
     in accordance with such Act from the Central Arizona Project 
     (or if no water is available for purchase from the Central 
     Arizona Project from any other appropriate source) to 
     maintain an appropriate pool of stored water for fish and 
     wildlife purposes at the San Carlos Lake in Arizona.

                               CHAPTER 3

                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

                    National Commission on Terrorism

       For necessary expenses for the National Commission on 
     Terrorism, as authorized by section 591 of the Foreign 
     Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
     Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained in division A, section 
     101(d) of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277)), $839,500, to 
     remain available until expended.

      United States Commission on International Religious Freedom

       For necessary expenses for the United States Commission on 
     International Religious Freedom, as authorized by title II of 
     the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (Public Law 
     105-292), $3,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

               International Affairs Technical Assistance

       For an additional amount for ``Department of the Treasury, 
     International affairs technical assistance'', $1,500,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2000, for the operation 
     and expenses of the International Financial Institution 
     Advisory Commission and the International Monetary Fund 
     Advisory Committee as authorized by sections 603 and 610(b) 
     of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related 
     Programs Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained in division 
     A, section 101(d) of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277)).

                               CHAPTER 4

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

                       Bureau of Land Management


                   MANAGEMENT OF LANDS AND RESOURCES

         Of the funds provided under this heading in prior 
     Appropriations Acts for the Automated Land and Mineral Record 
     System, $1,000,000 shall be available until expended to meet 
     increased workload requirements stemming from the anticipated 
     higher volume of coalbed methane Applications for Permits to 
     Drill in the Powder River Basin: Provided, That unless there 
     is a written agreement in place between the coal mining 
     operator and the gas producer, the funds made available 
     herein shall not be used to process or approve coalbed 
     methane Applications for Permits to Drill for well sites that 
     are located within an area, which as of the date of the 
     coalbed methane Application for Permit to Drill, are covered 
     by: (1) a coal lease; (2) a coal mining permit; or (3) an 
     application for a coal mining lease. Nothing in this 
     paragraph shall be construed or operate as a restriction on 
     current resources appropriated to the Department of the 
     Interior.

                        Bureau of Indian Affairs


                      Operation of Indian Programs

                          (transfer of funds)

       For an additional amount for ``Operation of Indian 
     Programs'', $1,136,000, to remain available until expended 
     for suppression of western spruce budworm: Provided, That 
     such funds shall be derived by transfer of funds provided in 
     previous appropriations acts under the heading ``Forest 
     Service, National Forest System''.

           Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians


                         federal trust programs

       For an additional amount for ``Federal Trust Programs'', 
     $21,800,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
     $6,800,000 is for activities pursuant to the Trust Management 
     Improvement Project High Level Implementation Plan and 
     $15,000,000 is to support litigation involving individual 
     Indian trust accounts: Provided, That litigation support 
     funds may, as needed, be transferred to and merged with the 
     ``Operation of Indian Programs'' account in the Bureau of 
     Indian Affairs, the ``Salaries and Expenses'' account in the 
     Office of the Solicitor, the ``Salaries and Expenses'' 
     account in Departmental Management, the ``Royalty and 
     Offshore Minerals Management'' account in the Minerals 
     Management Service and the ``Management of Lands and 
     Resources'' account in the Bureau of Land Management.

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

                             Forest Service


                        Wildland Fire Management

       Of the funds made available under this heading for fire 
     operations in previous Acts of Appropriation (exclusive of 
     amounts for hazardous fuels reduction), $100,000,000 shall be 
     transferred to the Knutson-Vandenberg fund established 
     pursuant to section 3 of Public Law 71-319 (16 U.S.C. 576 et 
     seq.) within 10 days of the enactment of this Act.

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 3001. The Department of the Interior and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained in division 
     A, section 101(e) of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277)) 
     is amended under the heading ``Forest Service, Reconstruction 
     and Construction'' by inserting before the final period the 
     following: ``: Provided further, That notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, funds appropriated for Forest Service 
     construction of a new forestry research facility at Auburn 
     University, Auburn, Alabama, shall be available for a direct 
     payment to Auburn University for this purpose: Provided 
     further, That if within the life of the facility the USDA 
     Forest Service needs additional space for collaborative 
     laboratory activities on the Auburn University campus, Auburn 
     University shall provide such laboratory space within the new 
     facility constructed with these funds, free of any charge for 
     rent''.
       Sec. 3002. None of the funds made available under this or 
     any other Act may be used by the Secretary of the Interior to 
     issue and finalize the rule to revise 43 CFR Part 3809, 
     published on February 9, 1999 at 64 Fed. Reg. 6421 or the 
     Draft Environmental Impact Statement on Surface Management 
     Regulations for Locatable Mineral Operations, published in 
     February, 1999, unless the Secretary has provided a period of 
     not less than 120 days for accepting public comment on the 
     proposed rule after the report of the National Academy of 
     Sciences' Committee on Hardrock Mining on Federal Lands, 
     authorized and required by the Department of the Interior and 
     Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained in 
     division A, section 101(e) of the Omnibus Consolidated and 
     Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 
     105-277)) is submitted to the appropriate federal agencies, 
     the Congress, and the Governors of the affected states in 
     accordance with the requirements of that Act.
       Sec. 3003. None of the funds in this or any other Act shall 
     be used to issue a notice of final rulemaking with respect to 
     the valuation of crude oil for royalty purposes, including 
     a rulemaking derived from proposed rules published in 63 
     Federal Register 6113 (1998), 62 Federal Register 36030, 
     and 62 Federal Register 3742 (1997) until October 1, 1999, 
     or until there is a negotiated agreement on the rule.
       Sec. 3004. Section 328 of the Department of the Interior 
     and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 
     105-277, division A, section 1(e), title III) is amended by 
     striking ``none of the funds in this Act'' and inserting 
     ``none of the funds provided in this Act to the Indian Health 
     Service or Bureau of Indian Affairs''.
       Sec. 3005. A payment of $800,000 from the total amount of 
     $1,000,000 for construction of the Pike's Peak Summit House, 
     as specified in Conference Report 105-337, accompanying the 
     Department of the Interior and Related Agencies 
     Appropriations Act for fiscal year 1998, Public Law 105-83, 
     and payments of $2,000,000 for the Borough of Ketchikan to 
     participate in a study of the feasibility and dynamics of 
     manufacturing veneer products in Southeast Alaska and 
     $200,000 for construction of the Pike's Peak Summit House, as 
     specified in Conference Report 105-825 accompanying the 
     Department of the Interior and Related Agencies 
     Appropriations Act for fiscal year 1999 (as contained in 
     division A, section 101(e) of the Omnibus Consolidated and 
     Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 
     105-277)), shall be paid in lump sum and shall be considered 
     direct payments, for the purposes of all applicable law 
     except that these direct grants may not be used for lobbying 
     activities.
       Sec. 3006. Millsites Opinion. (a) Prohibition on Millsite 
     Limitations.--Notwithstanding the opinion dated November 7, 
     1997, by the Solicitor of the Department of the Interior 
     concerning millsites under the general mining law (referred 
     to in this section as the ``opinion''), in accordance with 
     the millsite provisions of the Bureau of Land Management 
     Handbook for Mineral Examiners H-3890-1, page III-8

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     (dated 1989), and section 2811.33 of the Forest Service 
     Manual (dated 1990), the Department of the Interior and the 
     Department of Agriculture shall not limit the number or 
     acreage of millsites based on the ratio between the number or 
     acreage of millsites and the number or acreage of associated 
     lode or placer claims with respect to the Crown Jewel 
     project, Okanogan County, Washington for any fiscal year.
       (b) Effect on Prior Approvals and Records of Decision.--As 
     soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, the Departments of the Interior and Agriculture shall 
     approve the plan of operations and reinstate the record of 
     decision for the Crown Jewel project.
       (c) No patent application or plan of operations submitted 
     prior to the date of the enactment of this Act shall be 
     denied pursuant to the opinion of the Solicitor of the 
     Department of the Interior dated November 7, 1997.

                               CHAPTER 5

                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

                        Office of the Secretary


                    general departmental management

       For an additional amount for ``General departmental 
     management'', $1,000,000, to reduce the backlog of pending 
     nursing home appeals before the Departmental Appeals Board.

                        DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


                    education for the disadvantaged

       For additional amounts to carry out subpart 2 of part A of 
     title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
     1965, $56,377,000, which shall be allocated, notwithstanding 
     any other provision of law, only to those local educational 
     agencies that received a Concentration Grant under the 
     Department of Education Appropriations Act, 1998, but are not 
     eligible to receive such a grant for fiscal year 1999: 
     Provided, That the Secretary of Education shall use the funds 
     appropriated under this paragraph to provide each such local 
     educational agency an amount equal to the Concentration Grant 
     the agency received in fiscal year 1998, ratably reduced, if 
     necessary, to ensure that local educational agencies 
     receiving funds under this supplemental appropriation receive 
     no greater share of their hold-harmless amounts than is 
     received by other local educational agencies: Provided 
     further, That the funds appropriated under this paragraph 
     shall become available on October 1, 1999 and shall remain 
     available through September 30, 2000, for the academic year 
     1999-2000: Provided further, That the Secretary shall not 
     take into account the funds appropriated under this paragraph 
     in determining State allocations under any other program 
     administered by the Secretary in any fiscal year.


                            Higher Education

                          (transfer of funds)

       Of the funds made available for the Education Research, 
     Statistics, and Improvement account in section 101(f) of 
     Public Law 105-277, $1,500,000 are transferred to the Higher 
     Education account to provide additional funds to carry out 
     part B of title III of the Higher Education Act.

                             RELATED AGENCY

                  Corporation for Public Broadcasting

       For an additional amount for the Corporation for Public 
     Broadcasting, to remain available until expended, $30,700,000 
     to be available for fiscal year 1999, and $17,300,000 to be 
     available for fiscal year 2000: Provided, That such funds be 
     made available to National Public Radio, as the designated 
     manager of the Public Radio Satellite System, for acquisition 
     of satellite capacity.

                    GENERAL PROVISION, THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 3007. White River School District #47-1.--From any 
     unobligated funds that are available to the Secretary of 
     Education to carry out section 306(a)(1) of the Department of 
     Education Appropriations Act, 1996, the Secretary shall 
     provide not more than $239,000, under such terms and 
     conditions as the Secretary determines appropriate, to the 
     White River School District #47-1, White River, South Dakota, 
     to be used to repair damage caused by water infiltration at 
     the White River High School, which shall remain available 
     until expended.

                               CHAPTER 6

                        CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS

                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                         Salaries and Expenses


                    salaries, officers and employees

                              (rescission)

       Immediately upon the enactment of this Act, $3,521,000, 
     appropriated under this heading in Public Law 105-275, are 
     rescinded: Provided, That for replacement of the existing 
     House of Representatives payroll system, $3,521,000 for the 
     Chief Administrative Officer, to remain available until 
     expended.

                        ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

                     Capitol Buildings and Grounds


                         house office buildings

                          house page dormitory

       For necessary expenses for a House Page Dormitory, 
     $3,760,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That the Architect of the Capitol shall transfer to the Chief 
     Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives such 
     portion of the funds made available under this paragraph as 
     may be required for expenses incurred by the Chief 
     Administrative Officer, subject to the approval of the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives: 
     Provided further, That section 3709 of the Revised Statutes 
     of the United States (41 U.S.C. 5) shall not apply to the 
     funds made available under this paragraph.


                     o'neill house office building

       For necessary expenses for life safety renovations to the 
     O'Neill House Office Building, $1,800,000, to remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That section 3709 of the 
     Revised Statutes of the United States (41 U.S.C. 5) shall not 
     apply to the funds made available under this paragraph.

                ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 300801. (a) The aggregate amount otherwise authorized 
     to be appropriated for a fiscal year for the lump-sum 
     allowance for the Office of the Minority Leader of the House 
     of Representatives and the aggregate amount otherwise 
     authorized to be appropriated for a fiscal year for the lump-
     sum allowance for the Office of the Majority Whip of the 
     House of Representatives shall each be increased by $333,000.
       (b) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 
     2000 and each succeeding fiscal year.
       Sec. 300902. (a) Each office described under the heading 
     ``HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES'' in the Act making appropriations 
     for the legislative branch for a fiscal year may transfer any 
     amounts appropriated for the office under such heading among 
     the various categories of allowances and expenses for the 
     office under such heading.
       (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to any 
     amounts appropriated for official expenses.
       (c) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 
     1999 and each succeeding fiscal year.
       Sec. 301003. Effective on the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, the lump sum allowance authorization amount for certain 
     offices shall be adjusted as follows:
       (1) The allowance for the Chief Deputy Majority Whips is 
     increased by $25,000.
       (2) The allowance for the Chief Deputy Minority Whips is 
     increased by $25,000.
       Sec. 3011. Russian Leadership Program. (a) Purpose.--It is 
     the purpose of this section to establish, in accordance with 
     the provisions of this section--
       (1) a pilot program within the Library of Congress for 
     fiscal year 1999, and
       (2) a permanent program within the Executive agency 
     designated by the President of the United States for fiscal 
     years 2000 and thereafter,

     to enable emerging political leaders of Russia at all levels 
     of government to gain significant, firsthand exposure to the 
     American free market economic system and the operation of 
     American democratic institutions through visits to 
     governments and communities at comparable levels in the 
     United States.
       (b) Grants.--
       (1) In general.--The head of the administering agency shall 
     annually award grants to government or community 
     organizations in the United States that seek to establish 
     programs under which those organizations will host eligible 
     Russians for the purpose described in subsection (a).
       (2) Duration.--The period of stay in the United States for 
     any eligible Russian supported with grant funds under this 
     section shall not exceed 30 days.
       (3) Limitation.--The number of eligible Russians supported 
     with grant funds under this section shall not exceed 3,000 in 
     any fiscal year.
       (4) Administration.--
       (A) In general.--Subject to the availability of 
     appropriations, the head of the administering agency--
       (i) may contract with nongovernmental organizations having 
     expertise in carrying out the activities described in 
     subsection (a) for the purpose of carrying out the 
     administrative functions of the program (other than the 
     awarding of grants), and
       (ii) may, without regard to the civil service laws and 
     regulations (or, in the case of the Librarian of Congress, 
     any requirement for competition in hiring), appoint and 
     terminate an executive director and such other additional 
     personnel as may be necessary to enable the administering 
     agency to perform its duties under this section.
       (B) Waiver of competitive bidding.--The Librarian of 
     Congress, after consultation with the Joint Committee on the 
     Library of Congress, may enter into contracts under 
     subparagraph (A)(i) to carry out the pilot program during 
     fiscal year 1999 without regard to section 3709 of the 
     Revised Statutes or any other requirement for competitive 
     contracting or the providing of notice of contracting 
     opportunities.
       (c) Use of Funds.--Grants awarded under subsection (b) 
     shall be used to pay--
       (1) the costs and expenses incurred by each program 
     participant in traveling between Russia and the United States 
     and in traveling within the United States;
       (2) the costs of providing lodging in the United States to 
     each program participant, whether in public accommodations or 
     in private homes; and
       (3) such additional administrative expenses incurred by 
     organizations in carrying out the program as the head of the 
     administering agency may prescribe.
       (d) Application.--
       (1) In general.--Each organization in the United States 
     desiring a grant under this section shall submit an 
     application to the head of the administering agency at such 
     time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as 
     such head may reasonably require.
       (2) Contents.--Each application submitted pursuant to 
     paragraph (1) shall--
       (A) describe the activities for which assistance under this 
     section is sought;
       (B) include the number of program participants to be 
     supported;
       (C) describe the qualifications of the individuals who will 
     be participating in the program; and
       (D) provide such additional assurances as the head of the 
     administering agency determines to

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     be essential to ensure compliance with the requirements of 
     this section.
       (3) Waiver.--The Librarian of Congress may waive the 
     requirement of this subsection in carrying out the pilot 
     program during fiscal year 1999.
       (e) Advisory Board.--
       (1) In general.--There is established a Russian Leadership 
     Program Advisory Board which shall advise the head of the 
     administering agency as to the carrying out of the permanent 
     program during fiscal years 2000 and thereafter.
       (2) Membership.--The Advisory Board under paragraph (1) 
     shall consist of--
       (A) 2 members appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives, of whom 1 shall be designated by the 
     Majority Leader of the House of Representatives and 1 shall 
     be designated by the Minority Leader of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (B) 2 members appointed by the President pro tempore of the 
     Senate, of whom 1 shall be designated by the Majority Leader 
     of the Senate and 1 shall be designated by the Minority 
     Leader of the Senate;
       (C) the Librarian of Congress;
       (D) a private individual with expertise in international 
     exchange programs, designated by the Librarian of Congress; 
     and
       (E) an officer or employee of the administering agency, 
     designated by the head of the administering agency.
       (3) Terms.--Each member appointed under paragraph (2) shall 
     serve for a term of 3 years. Any vacancy shall be filled in 
     the same manner as the original appointment and the 
     individual so appointed shall serve for the remainder of the 
     term.
       (f) Reporting.--The head of the administering agency shall, 
     not later than 3 months following the close of each fiscal 
     year for which such agency administered the program, report 
     to Congress with respect to the conduct of such program 
     during such fiscal year. Such report shall include 
     information with respect to the number of participants in the 
     program and the cost of the program, and any recommendations 
     on improvements necessary to enable the program to carry out 
     the purposes of this section.
       (g) Funding.--
       (1) Fiscal year 1999.--
       (A) In general.--Of funds made available under the heading 
     ``SENATE'' under title I of the Legislative Appropriations 
     Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-275; 112 Stat. 2430 et seq.), 
     $10,000,000 shall be made available, subject to the approval 
     of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, to the 
     administering agency to carry out the program.
       (B) Use of funds at close of fiscal year.--Funds made 
     available under this paragraph which are unexpended and 
     unobligated as of the close of fiscal year 1999 shall no 
     longer be available for such purpose and shall be available 
     for the purpose originally appropriated.
       (2) Fiscal year 2000 and subsequent fiscal years.--
       (A) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to the administering agency for fiscal 
     years 2000 and thereafter such sums as may be necessary to 
     carry out the program.
       (B) Availability of funds.--Amounts appropriated pursuant 
     to subparagraph (A) are authorized to remain available until 
     expended.
       (h) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Administering agency.--The term ``administering 
     agency'' means--
       (A) for fiscal year 1999, the Library of Congress; and
       (B) for fiscal year 2000, and subsequent fiscal years, the 
     Executive agency designated by the President of the United 
     States under subsection (a)(2).
       (2) Eligible russian.--The term ``eligible Russian'' means 
     a Russian national who is an emerging political leader at any 
     level of government.
       (3) Program.--The term ``program'' means the grant program 
     established under this section.
       (4) Program participant.--The term ``program participant'' 
     means an eligible Russian selected for participation in the 
     program.

                               CHAPTER 7

                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

               Military Construction, Army National Guard

       For an additional amount for ``Military Construction, Army 
     National Guard'' to cover the incremental costs arising from 
     the consequences of Hurricane Georges, $6,400,000, as 
     authorized by 10 U.S.C. 2854, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2003.

                          Family Housing, Army

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for an 
     additional amount for ``Family Housing, Army'', to provide 
     for the construction and renovation of family housing units 
     at Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico, $25,000,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2003: Provided, That none of 
     the funds appropriated in this or any other Act may be used 
     for family housing initiatives at Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico 
     pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2883.

                               CHAPTER 8

           DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND RELATED AGENCIES

                  National Transportation Safety Board


                         salaries and expenses

       For an additional amount for ``Salaries and expenses'' for 
     necessary expenses resulting from the crash of TWA Flight 
     800, $2,300,000: Provided, That the entire amount is 
     available only for costs associated with rental of the 
     facility in Calverton, New York.

                               CHAPTER 9

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

                Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco 
     and Firearms, $4,500,000 is appropriated for the expansion of 
     the National Tracing Center, to remain available until 
     expended.

                             POSTAL SERVICE

                  Payments to the Postal Service Fund

       For an additional amount for ``Payments to the Postal 
     Service Fund'' for revenue forgone reimbursement pursuant to 
     39 U.S.C. 2401(d), $29,000,000.

    EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE 
                               PRESIDENT

                     Federal Drug Control Programs


             HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREAS PROGRAM

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       For necessary expenses of the Office of National Drug 
     Control Policy's High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas 
     Program, an additional $2,500,000 is appropriated for drug 
     control activities: of which $750,000 shall be used 
     specifically to expand the Southwest Border High Intensity 
     Drug Trafficking Area for the State of New Mexico to include 
     Rio Arriba County, Santa Fe County, and San Juan County, New 
     Mexico, which are hereby designated as part of the Southwest 
     Border High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area for the State of 
     New Mexico; of which $500,000 shall be used for national 
     efforts related to methamphetamine reduction efforts; of 
     which $750,000 shall be used for the Southwest Border High 
     Intensity Drug Trafficking Area for the State of Arizona, 
     specifically to fund U.S. Border Patrol anti-drug assistance 
     to border communities in Cochise County, Arizona; and of 
     which $500,000 shall be for the Washington-Baltimore High 
     Intensity Drug Trafficking Area for support of the Cross-
     Border Initiative: Provided, That no funds may be obligated 
     or expended for the Southwest Border High Intensity Drug 
     Trafficking Area for the State of Arizona without prior 
     approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House and 
     the Senate.

                               CHAPTER 10

              DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

                   Community Planning and Development


                   community development block grants

       Of any excess amounts appropriated for any fiscal year 
     under this heading, $3,446,000 shall be made available for 
     grants for service coordinators and congregate services for 
     the elderly and disabled: Provided, That in distributing such 
     amount, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall 
     give priority to public housing agencies that submitted 
     eligible applications for renewal of fiscal year 1995 elderly 
     service coordinator grants pursuant to the Notice of Funding 
     Availability for Service Coordinator Funds for fiscal year 
     1998, as published in the Federal Register on June 1, 1998.

                     Federal Housing Administration


             FHA-MUTUAL MORTGAGE INSURANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT

       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 
     $30,000,000,000.

                Government National Mortgage Association


GUARANTEES OF MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM ACCOUNT

       The limitation on commitments to guarantee loans to carry 
     out the purposes of section 306 of the National Housing Act, 
     as amended, is increased by an additional $50,000,000,000.

                     Management and Administration


                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

       Under this heading in Public Law 105-276, add the words, 
     ``to remain available until September 30, 2000,'' after 
     ``$81,910,000,''.

                           INDEPENDENT AGENCY

                  National Credit Union Administration


                       central liquidity facility

       During fiscal year 2000, gross obligations of the Central 
     Liquidity Facility for the principal amount of new direct 
     loans to member credit unions shall not exceed the amount 
     authorized by title III of the National Credit Union Central 
     Liquidity Facility Act (12 U.S.C. 1795).

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 301201. Notwithstanding the 6th undesignated paragraph 
     under the heading ``Community planning and development--
     Community development block grants'' in title II of Public 
     Law 105-276 and the related provisions of the joint 
     explanatory statement of the committee of conference to 
     accompany such Act (House Report 105-769) for the Economic 
     Development Initiative (EDI) grants for targeted economic 
     investments for Project Restore of Los Angeles, California 
     and for the Southeast Rio Vista Family YMCA shall, 
     notwithstanding such provision, be made available as follows:
       (1) $250,000 shall be for a grant to the Los Angeles Civic 
     Center Public Partnership, to revitalize and redevelop the 
     Civic Center neighborhood; and
       (2) $100,000 shall be for a grant to the Southeast Rio 
     Vista Family YMCA, for development of a child care center in 
     the city of Huntington Park, California.
       Sec. 301302. Notwithstanding section 202 of the Housing Act 
     of 1959, of the amounts appropriated for fiscal year 1999 
     under the Housing for Special Populations heading in title II 
     of Public Law 105-276, $1,000,000 shall be made available to 
     the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development 
     for work associated with the building of Caritas House and 
     for expansion of the St. Ann Adult Medical Day Care facility 
     as directed by the Senate Report and Conference Report for 
     such Act.

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       Sec. 301403. Notwithstanding any other provision of law or 
     other requirement, the Township of North Union, Fayette 
     County, Pennsylvania, is authorized to retain any land 
     disposition proceeds or urban renewal grant funds remaining 
     from the Industrial Park Number 1 Urban Renewal Project (PA-
     R-325 and B-78-UR-42-0204) and to use such funds in 
     accordance with the requirements of the community development 
     block grant program as provided in title I of the Housing and 
     Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, with respect 
     to eligibility and national objectives of section 105 of such 
     Act. The Township of North Union shall retain such funds in a 
     lump sum and shall be entitled to retain and use past and 
     future earnings from such funds, including any interest.
       Sec. 301504. The $2,200,000 appropriated in Public Law 105-
     276 to meet sewer infrastructure needs associated with the 
     2002 Winter Olympic Games in accordance with House Report 
     105-769 shall be awarded to Wasatch County, Utah, for both 
     water and sewer.
       Sec. 301605. Of the amount appropriated under the heading 
     ``Environmental programs and management'' in Public Law 105-
     276, $1,300,000 shall be transferred to the ``State and 
     tribal assistance grants'' account for a grant for water and 
     wastewater infrastructure projects in the State of Idaho.
       Sec. 301706. The $3,045,000 appropriated in Public Law 105-
     276 for wastewater infrastructure needs for Grand Isle, 
     Louisiana, in accordance with House Report 105-769, may also 
     be used for drinking water supply needs for Grand Isle, 
     Louisiana.

                               CHAPTER 11

                     GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS TITLE

       Sec. 3018. Division A, section 101(a), title XI, section 
     1122(c) of Public Law 105-277 is amended by inserting after 
     ``basis'' ``: Provided, That no administrative costs shall be 
     charged against this program which would have been incurred 
     otherwise''.
       Sec. 3019. (a) Section 339(b)(3) of the Consolidated Farm 
     and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1989(b)(3)) is amended--
       (1) by striking the comma and the remainder of paragraph 
     (3) following the comma; and
       (2) by inserting a period after ``(1)''.
       (b) Section 353(c)(3)(C) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
     Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2001(c)(3)(C)) is amended by 
     striking ``100 percent'' and inserting ``110 percent''.
       Sec. 3020. (a) Loan Deficiency Payments for Club Wheat 
     Producers.--In making loan deficiency payments available 
     under section 135 of the Agricultural Market Transition Act 
     (7 U.S.C. 7235) to producers of club wheat, the Secretary of 
     Agriculture may not assess a premium adjustment on the amount 
     that would otherwise be computed for club wheat under the 
     section to reflect the premium that is paid for club wheat to 
     ensure its availability to create a blended specialty product 
     known as western white wheat.
       (b) Retroactive Application.--As soon as practicable after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Agriculture shall make a payment to each producer of club 
     wheat who received a discounted loan deficiency payment under 
     section 135 of the Agricultural Market Transition Act (7 
     U.S.C. 7235) before that date as a result of the assessment 
     of a premium adjustment against club wheat. The amount of the 
     payment for a producer shall be equal to the difference 
     between--
       (1) the loan deficiency payment that would have been made 
     to the producer in the absence of the premium adjustment; and
       (2) the loan deficiency payment actually received by the 
     producer.
       (c) Funding Source.--The Secretary shall use funds 
     available to provide marketing assistance loans and loan 
     deficiency payments under subtitle C of the Agricultural 
     Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7231 et seq.) to make the 
     payments required by subsection (b).
       Sec. 3021. Notwithstanding 50 U.S.C. App. 1989b et seq. and 
     in addition to any funds previously appropriated for this 
     purpose, the Attorney General may make available from any 
     funds available to the Department of Justice not more than 
     $4,300,000 for the purpose of paying restitution to 
     individuals, (1) who are eligible for restitution under the 
     Civil Liberties Act of 1988 (50 U.S.C. App. 1989b et seq.) 
     and who have filed timely claims for restitution, or (2) who 
     are found eligible under the settlement agreement in the case 
     of Carmen Mochizuki et al. v. United States (Case No. 97-
     294C, United States Court of Federal Claims) and filed timely 
     claims covered by the agreement.
       Sec. 3022. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     taking of a Cook Inlet beluga whale under the exemption 
     provided in section 101(b) of the Marine Mammal Protection 
     Act (16 U.S.C. 1371(a)) between the date of the enactment of 
     this Act and October 1, 2000, shall be considered a violation 
     of such Act unless such taking occurs pursuant to a 
     cooperative agreement between the National Marine Fisheries 
     Service and affected Alaska Native organizations.
       Sec. 3023. Section 626 of the Departments of Commerce, 
     Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained in section 101(b) of 
     division A of Public Law 105-277) is repealed.
       Sec. 3024. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Director of the Office of Crime Victims of the Office of 
     Justice Programs, Department of Justice, may make grants, as 
     provided in the Victims of Crime Act of 1984, as amended, to 
     victim service organizations and public agencies (including 
     Federal, State, and local governments and non-profit 
     organizations) that will provide emergency or on-going 
     assistance to the victims of the bombing of Pan Am flight 
     103. These grants shall be used only to provide emergency 
     relief (including compensation, assistance, and crisis 
     response) and other related victim services.
       Sec. 3025. Section 617 of the Department of Commerce, 
     Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 1999 (as added by section 101(b) of 
     division A of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277)) 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting in lien 
     thereof the following:
       ``(a) None of the funds made available in this Act or any 
     other Act hereafter enacted may be used to issue or renew a 
     fishing permit or authorization for any fishing vessel of the 
     United States greater than 165 feet in registered length, of 
     more than 750 gross registered tons, or that has an engine or 
     engines capable of producing a total of more than 3,000 shaft 
     horsepower as specified in the permit application required 
     under part 648.4(a)(5) of title 50, Code of Federal 
     Regulations, part 648.12 of title 50, Code of Federal 
     Regulations, and the authorization required under part 
     648.80(d)(2) of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations, to 
     engage in fishing for Atlantic mackerel or herring (or both) 
     under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
     Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), unless the regional 
     fishery management council of jurisdiction recommends after 
     October 21, 1998, and the Secretary of Commerce approves, 
     conservation and management measures in accordance with such 
     Act to allow such vessel to engage in fishing for Atlantic 
     mackerel or herring (or both).''; and
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``subsection (a)(1)'' 
     and inserting ``subsection (a)''.
       Sec. 3026. The Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, 
     the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 
     (as contained in division A, section 101(b) of the Omnibus 
     Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 
     1999 (Public Law 105-277)) is amended--
       (a) in title I, under the heading ``Legal Activities, 
     Salaries and Expenses, General Legal Activities'', by 
     inserting ``and shall remain available until September 30, 
     2000'' after ``Holocaust Assets in the United States''; and
       (b) in title IV, under the heading ``Department of State, 
     Administration of Foreign Affairs, Salaries and Expenses'', 
     by inserting ``and shall remain available until September 30, 
     2000'' after ``Holocaust Assets in the United States''.
       Sec. 3027. (a) The American Fisheries Act (title II of 
     division C of Public Law 105-277) is amended--
       (1) in section 202(b) by inserting a comma after ``United 
     States Code'';
       (2) in section 207(d)(1)(A) by striking ``Fishery 
     Conservation and Management'';
       (3) in section 208(b)(1) by striking ``615085'' and 
     inserting ``633219'';
       (4) in section 209(4) by striking ``Uoited'' and inserting 
     ``United'';
       (5) in section 210(g), by striking the first sentence and 
     inserting ``The violation of any of the requirements of this 
     subtitle or any regulation or permit issued pursuant to this 
     subtitle shall be considered the commission of an act 
     prohibited by section 307 of the Magnuson-Stevens Act (16 
     U.S.C. 1857), and sections 308, 309, 310, and 311 of such Act 
     (16 U.S.C. 1858, 1859, 1860, and 1861) shall apply to any 
     such violation in the same manner as to the commission of an 
     act prohibited by section 307 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 
     1857).'';
       (6) in section 213(c)(1) by striking ``title'' and 
     inserting ``subtitle''; and
       (7) in section 213(c)(2) by striking ``title'' and 
     inserting ``subtitle''.
       (b) Section 12122(c) of title 46, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting a comma after ``statement or 
     representations''.
       (c) The limitation on registered length contained in 
     section 12102(c)(6) of title 46, United States Code, shall 
     not apply to a vessel used solely in any menhaden fishery 
     which is located in the Gulf of Mexico or along the Atlantic 
     coast south of the area under the authority of the New 
     England Fishery Management Council for so long as such vessel 
     is used in such fishery.
       Sec. 3028. Section 113 of the Department of Justice 
     Appropriations Act, 1999 (section 101(b) of division A of 
     Public Law 105-277) is amended by striking all after the 
     second comma and inserting ``the terms `tribe', `Indian 
     tribe' or `tribal' mean of or relating to an Indian tribe as 
     that term is defined in section 4(e) of the Indian Self 
     Determination and Education Assistance Act (Public Law 93-
     638, as amended; 25 U.S.C. 450b(e) (1998)).''.
       Sec. 3029. (a) Availability of Settlement Amount.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the amount 
     received by the United States in settlement of the claims 
     described in subsection (b) shall be available as specified 
     in subsection (c).
       (b) Covered Claims.--The claims referred to in this 
     subsection are the claims of the United States against Hunt 
     Building Corporation and Ellsworth Housing Limited 
     Partnership relating to the design and construction of an 
     828-unit family housing project at Ellsworth Air Force Base, 
     South Dakota.
       (c) Specified Uses.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the amount 
     referred to in subsection (a) shall be available as follows:
       (A) Of the portion of such amount received in fiscal year 
     1999--
       (i) an amount equal to 3 percent of such portion shall be 
     credited to the Department of Justice Working Capital Fund 
     for the civil debt collection litigation activities of the 
     Department with respect to the claims referred to in 
     subsection (b), as provided for in section 108 of Public Law 
     103-121 (107 Stat. 1164; 28 U.S.C. 527 note); and
       (ii) of the balance of such portion--

       (I) an amount equal to \7/8\ of such balance shall be 
     available to the Secretary of Transportation for purposes of 
     construction of an access road on Interstate Route 90 at Box 
     Elder, South

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     Dakota (item 1741 of the table contained in section 1602 of 
     the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (Public 
     Law 105-178; 112 Stat. 320)); and
       (II) an amount equal to \1/8\ of such balance shall be 
     available to the Secretary of the Air Force for purposes of 
     real property and facility maintenance projects at Ellsworth 
     Air Force Base.

       (B) Of the portion of such amount received in fiscal year 
     2000--
       (i) an amount equal to 3 percent of such portion shall be 
     credited to the Department of Justice Working Capital Fund in 
     accordance with subparagraph (A)(i); and
       (ii) an amount equal to the balance of such portion shall 
     be available to the Secretary of Transportation for purposes 
     of construction of the access road described in subparagraph 
     (A)(ii)(I).
       (C) Of any portion of such amount received in a fiscal year 
     after fiscal year 2000--
       (i) an amount equal to 3 percent of such portion shall be 
     credited to the Department of Justice Working Capital Fund in 
     accordance with subparagraph (A)(i); and
       (ii) an amount equal to the balance of such portion shall 
     be available to the Secretary of the Air Force for purposes 
     of real property and facility maintenance projects at 
     Ellsworth Air Force Base.
       (2) Limitation on availability of funds for access road.--
       (A) Limitation.--The amounts referred to in subparagraphs 
     (A)(ii)(I) and (B)(ii) of paragraph (1) shall be available as 
     specified in such subparagraphs only if, not later than 
     September 30, 2000, the South Dakota Department of 
     Transportation enters into an agreement with the Federal 
     Highway Administration providing for the construction of an 
     interchange on Interstate Route 90 at Box Elder, South 
     Dakota.
       (B) Alternative availability of funds.--If the agreement 
     described in subparagraph (A) is not entered into by the date 
     referred to in that subparagraph, the amounts described in 
     that subparagraph shall be available to the Secretary of the 
     Air Force as of that date for purposes of real property and 
     facility maintenance projects at Ellsworth Air Force Base.
       (3) Availability of amounts.--
       (A) Access road.--Amounts available under this section for 
     construction of the access road described in paragraph 
     (1)(A)(ii)(I) are in addition to amounts available for the 
     construction of that access road under any other provision of 
     law.
       (B) Property and facility maintenance projects.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, amounts available 
     under this section for property and facility maintenance 
     projects at Ellsworth Air Force Base shall remain available 
     for expenditure without fiscal year limitation.
       Sec. 3030. The Corps of Engineers is directed to reprogram 
     $800,000 of the funds made available to that agency in fiscal 
     year 1999 for the operation of the Pick-Sloan project to 
     perform the preliminary work needed to transfer Federal lands 
     to certain tribes and the State of South Dakota, and to 
     protect invaluable Indian cultural sites, under the Cheyenne 
     River Sioux Tribe, Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, and State of 
     South Dakota Terrestrial Wildlife Habitat Restoration Act.
       Sec. 3031. Prohibition on Treating Any Funds Recovered From 
     Tobacco Companies as an Overpayment for Purposes of Medicaid. 
     (a) Amendment to Social Security Act.--Section 1903(d)(3) of 
     the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(d)(3)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(3)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B)(i) Subparagraph (A) and paragraph (2)(B) shall not 
     apply to any amount recovered or paid to a State as part of 
     the comprehensive settlement of November 1998 between 
     manufacturers of tobacco products, as defined in section 
     5702(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and State 
     Attorneys General, or as part of any individual State 
     settlement or judgment reached in litigation initiated or 
     pursued by a State against one or more such manufacturers.
       ``(ii) Except as provided in subsection (i)(19), a State 
     may use amounts recovered or paid to the State as part of a 
     comprehensive or individual settlement, or a judgment, 
     described in clause (i) for any expenditures determined 
     appropriate by the State.''.
       (b) Prohibition on Payment for Administrative Expenses 
     Incurred in Pursuing Tobacco Litigation.--Section 1903(i) of 
     the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(i)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (18), by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; or''; and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (18) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(19) with respect to any amount expended on 
     administrative costs to initiate or pursue litigation 
     described in subsection (d)(3)(B).''.
       (c) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made 
     by this section shall apply to amounts paid to a State prior 
     to, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       Sec. 3032. (a) The treatment provided to firefighters under 
     section 628(f) of the Treasury and General Government 
     Appropriations Act, 1999 (as included in section 101(h) of 
     division A of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277)) 
     shall be provided to any firefighter who--
       (1) on the effective date of section 5545b of title 5, 
     United States Code--
       (A) was subject to such section; and
       (B) had a regular tour of duty that averaged more than 60 
     hours per week; and
       (2) before December 31, 1999, is involuntarily moved 
     without a break in service from the regular tour of duty 
     under paragraph (1) to a regular tour of duty that--
       (A) averages 60 hours or less per week; and
       (B) does not include a basic 40-hour workweek.
       (b) Subsection (a) shall apply to firefighters described 
     under that subsection as of the effective date of section 
     5545b of title 5, United States Code.
       (c) The Office of Personnel Management may prescribe 
     regulations necessary to implement this section.
       Sec. 3033. Howell T. Heflin Post Office Building. (a) 
     Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal 
     Service under construction at Tuscumbia, Alabama is 
     designated as the ``Howell T. Heflin Post Office Building''.
       (b) Legal References.--Any reference in a law, regulation, 
     document, record, map, or other paper of the United States to 
     the facility referred to in subsection (a) is deemed to be a 
     reference to the ``Howell T. Heflin Post Office Building''.
       Sec. 3034. (a) Consideration for Land Conveyance, San 
     Joaquin County, California.--Subsection (c) of section 140 of 
     division C of Public Law 105-277 is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``The purpose''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the conveyance of the 
     approximately 150-acre parcel described in paragraph (1) 
     shall be without consideration. As consideration for the 
     approximately 50-acre parcel intended for economic 
     development, which shall be selected by the City, the City 
     shall pay to the United States an amount equal to the fair 
     market value of the parcel, as determined by an appraisal 
     satisfactory to the Attorney General and the City.''.
       (b) Conditions on Use.--Subsection (d) of such section is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (2); and
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).
       (c) Reversion.--Subsection (e) of such section is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (2); and
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).
       (d) Time for Conveyance.--Subsection (a) of such section is 
     amended by striking ``120 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act'' and inserting ``August 21, 1999''.
       Sec. 3035. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Administrator of General Services is directed to utilize 
     resources in the Federal Buildings Fund to purchase, at fair 
     market value, not to exceed $700,000, the United States Post 
     Office and Federal Courthouse Building located on Mill Street 
     in Fergus Falls, Minnesota: Provided, That such sums 
     necessary to effect this provision are appropriated from the 
     Federal Buildings Fund.

                   TITLE IV--RESCISSIONS AND OFFSETS

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

                       Food and Nutrition Service


                           FOOD STAMP PROGRAM

                              (rescission)

       Of the amounts made available under this heading in 
     division A, section 101(a), title IV of Public Law 105-277, 
     $1,250,000,000 are rescinded.

                DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCIES

                            RELATED AGENCIES

                    United States Information Agency


                        buying power maintenance

                              (rescission)

       Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, 
     $20,000,000 are rescinded.

                    MULTILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

                  Funds Appropriated to the President

                  International Financial Institutions

     Contribution to the International Bank for Reconstruction and 
                              Development

                      Global Environment Facility


                              (Rescission)

       Of the funds appropriated under this heading in Public Law 
     105-277, $25,000,000 are rescinded.

                  Other Bilateral Economic Assistance


                         economic support fund

                              (Rescission)

       Of the funds appropriated under this heading in Public Law 
     105-277 and in prior acts making appropriations for foreign 
     operations, export financing, and related programs, 
     $5,000,000 are rescinded.

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

                       Bureau of Land Management


                   MANAGEMENT OF LANDS AND RESOURCES

                              (Rescission)

       Of the amounts appropriated under this heading in previous 
     appropriations Acts, $6,800,000 are rescinded.

                          DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

                 Employment and Training Administration


     state unemployment insurance and employment service operations

       Under this heading in section 101(f) of Public Law 105-277, 
     strike ``$3,132,076,000'' and insert ``$3,109,676,000'' and 
     strike ``$180,933,000'' and insert ``$163,533,000''.

                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

              Health Resources and Services Administration


                federal capital loan program for nursing

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under the Federal Capital Loan 
     Program for Nursing appropriation account, $2,800,000 are 
     rescinded.

                        DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


            education research, statistics, and improvement

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in section 
     101(f) of Public Law 105-277, $6,500,000 are rescinded.

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                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

                         MILITARY CONSTRUCTION


                             (rescissions)

       Of the funds provided in the Military Construction 
     Appropriations Act, 1999, the following funds are hereby 
     rescinded as of the date of the enactment of this Act from 
     the following accounts in the specified amounts:
       ``Military Construction, Army'', $3,000,000;
       ``Military Construction, Navy'', $2,000,000;
       ``Military Construction, Air Force'', $3,000,000;
       ``Military Construction, Defense-Wide'', $2,000,000;
       ``Family Housing, Army'' for Construction, $1,000,000; for 
     Operations and Maintenance, $7,000,000;
       ``Family Housing, Navy'' for Construction, $1,000,000; for 
     Operations and Maintenance, $2,000,000;
       ``Family Housing, Air Force'' for Construction, $1,000,000; 
     for Operations and Maintenance, $3,000,000; and
       ``Base Realignment and Closure Account, Part IV'', 
     $6,400,000.

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

                        OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

                        Payments to Air Carriers


                    (airport and airway trust fund)

                 (rescission of contract authorization)

       Of the budgetary resources provided for ``Small Community 
     Air Service'' by Public Law 101-508 for fiscal years prior to 
     fiscal year 1998, $815,000 are rescinded.

                     FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

                       State Infrastructure Banks


                              (rescission)

       Of the available balances under this heading, $6,500,000 
     are rescinded.

                     FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION

                  Trust Fund Share of Transit Programs


                          (highway trust fund)

                 (rescission of contract authorization)

       Of the budgetary resources provided for ``Trust fund share 
     of transit programs'' in Public Law 102-240 under 49 U.S.C. 
     5338(a)(1), $665,000 are rescinded.

                  Interstate Transfer Grants--Transit

       Of the available balances under this heading, $600,000 are 
     rescinded.

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

                Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms

                         Salaries and Expenses


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in division 
     A of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental 
     Appropriations, 1999 (Public Law 105-277) $4,500,000 for the 
     expansion of the National Tracing Center are rescinded.

                   EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

                  FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

                          Unanticipated Needs


                              (Rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 101-130, the Fiscal Year 1990 Dire Emergency Supplemental 
     to Meet the Needs of Natural Disasters of National 
     Significance, $10,000,000 are rescinded.

              DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

                       Public and Indian Housing


               annual contributions for assisted housing

                              (rescission)

       Of the amounts recaptured from funds appropriated under 
     this heading during fiscal year 1999 and prior years, 
     $350,000,000 are rescinded.

                   Community Planning and Development


                   Community Development Block Grants

                              (rescission)

       Of the unobligated balances available under this heading in 
     division B, of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277), 
     $230,000,000 are rescinded.

                     GENERAL PROVISION, THIS TITLE

       Sec. 4001. Of the amount made available under division B, 
     title V, chapter 1 of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277) 
     $22,466,000 are rescinded.

                     TITLE V--TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS

       Sec. 5001. The Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
     Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
     1999 (as contained in division A, section 101(a) of the 
     Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277)) is amended:
       (a) in title III, under the heading ``Rural Community 
     Advancement Program (Including Transfer of Funds)'', by 
     inserting ``1926d,'' after ``1926c,''; by inserting ``, 
     306C(a)(2), and 306D'' after ``381E(d)(2)'' the first time it 
     appears in the paragraph; and by striking ``, as provided in 
     7 U.S.C. 1926(a) and 7 U.S.C. 1926C'';
       (b) in title VII, in section 718 by striking ``this Act'' 
     and inserting ``annual appropriations Acts'';
       (c) in title VII, in section 747 by striking ``302'' and 
     inserting ``203''; and
       (d) in title VII, in section 763(b)(3) by striking 
     ``section 402(d) of Public Law 94-265'' and inserting 
     ``section 116(a) of Public Law 104-297''.
       Sec. 5002. The Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and 
     Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1999 ( as contained in 
     division A, section 101(d) of the Omnibus Consolidated and 
     Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 
     105-277)) is amended--
       (a) in title II under the heading ``Burma'' by striking 
     ``headings `Economic Support Fund' and'' and inserting 
     ``headings `Child Survival and Disease Programs Fund', 
     `Economic Support Fund' and'';
       (b) in title V in section 587 by striking ``199-339'' and 
     inserting ``99-399'';
       (c) in title V in subsection 594(a) by striking 
     ``subparagraph (C)'' and inserting ``subsection (c)'';
       (d) in title V in subsection 594(b) by striking 
     ``subparagraph (a)'' and inserting ``subsection (a)''; and
       (e) in title V in subsection 594(c) by striking ``521 of 
     the annual appropriations Act for Foreign Operations, Export 
     Financing, and Related Programs'' and inserting ``520 of this 
     Act''.
       Sec. 5003. Subsection 1706(b) of title XVII of the 
     International Financial Institutions Act (22 U.S.C. 262r-
     262r-2), as added by section 614 of the Foreign Operations, 
     Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 
     1999, is amended by striking ``June 30'' and inserting 
     ``September 30''.
       Sec. 5004. The Department of the Interior and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained in division 
     A, section 101(e) of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277)) 
     is amended:
       (1) in the last proviso under the heading ``United States 
     Fish and Wildlife Service, Administrative Provisions'' by 
     striking ``section 104(c)(50)(B) of the Marine Mammal 
     Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1361-1407)'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``section 104(c)(5)(B) of the Marine Mammal 
     Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361-1407)''.
       (2) under the heading ``Bureau of Indian Affairs, Operation 
     of Indian Programs'', by striking ``$94,010,000'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``$94,046,000'', by striking in 
     lieu thereof ``$114,871,000'' and inserting ``$114,891,000'', 
     by striking ``$387,365,000'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``$389,307,000'', and by striking ``$52,889,000'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``$53,039,000''.
       (3) in section 354(a) by striking ``16 U.S.C. 544(a)(2))'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``16 U.S.C. 544b(a)(2))''.
       (4) The amendments made by paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of 
     this section shall take effect as if included in Public Law 
     105-277 on the date of its enactment.
       Sec. 5005. The Departments of Labor, Health and Human 
     Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
     1999 (as contained in division A, section 101(f) of the 
     Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277)) is amended--
       (a) in title I, under the heading ``Federal Unemployment 
     Benefits and Allowances'', by striking ``during the current 
     fiscal year'' and inserting ``from October 1, 1998, through 
     September 30, 1999'';
       (b) in title II under the heading ``Office of the 
     Secretary, General Departmental Management'' by striking 
     ``$180,051,000'' and inserting ``$188,051,000'';
       (c) in title II under the heading ``Children and Families 
     Services Programs, (Including Rescissions)'' by striking 
     ``notwithstanding section 640(a)(6), of the funds made 
     available for the Head Start Act, $337,500,000 shall be set 
     aside for the Head Start Program for Families with Infants 
     and Toddlers (Early Head Start): Provided further, That'';
       (d) in title II under the heading ``Office of the 
     Secretary, General Departmental Management'' by inserting 
     after the first proviso the following: ``Provided further, 
     That of the funds made available under this heading for 
     carrying out title XX of the Public Health Service Act, 
     $10,831,000 shall be for activities specified under section 
     2003(b)(2), of which $9,131,000 shall be for prevention 
     service demonstration grants under section 510(b)(2) of title 
     V of the Social Security Act, as amended, without application 
     of the limitation of section 2010(c) of said title XX:'';
       (e) in title III under the heading ``Special Education'' by 
     inserting before the period at the end of the paragraph the 
     following: ``: Provided further, That $1,500,000 shall be for 
     the recipient of funds provided by Public Law 105-78 under 
     section 687(b)(2)(G) of the Act to provide information on 
     diagnosis, intervention, and teaching strategies for children 
     with disabilities'';
       (f) in title II under the heading ``Public Health and 
     Social Services Emergency Fund'' by striking ``$322,000'' and 
     inserting ``$180,000'';
       (g) in title III under the heading ``Education Reform'' by 
     striking ``$491,000,000'' and inserting ``$459,500,000'';
       (h) in title III under the heading ``Vocational and Adult 
     Education'' by striking ``$6,000,000'' the first time that it 
     appears and inserting ``$14,000,000'', and by inserting 
     before the period at the end of the paragraph the following: 
     ``: Provided further, That of the amounts made available for 
     the Perkins Act, $4,100,000 shall be for tribally controlled 
     postsecondary vocational institutions under section 117'';
       (i) in title III under the heading ``Higher Education'' by 
     inserting after the first proviso the following: ``Provided 
     further, That funds available for part A, subpart 2 of title 
     VII of the Higher Education Act shall be available to fund 
     awards for academic year 1999-2000 for fellowships under part 
     A, subpart 1 of title VII of said Act, under the terms and 
     conditions of part A, subpart 1:'';
       (j) in title III under the heading ``Education Research, 
     Statistics, and Improvement'' by inserting after the third 
     proviso the following: ``Provided further, That of the funds 
     appropriated under section 10601 of title X of the Elementary 
     and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended, $1,000,000 
     shall be used to conduct a violence prevention demonstration 
     program:'';
       (k) in title III under the heading ``Reading Excellence'' 
     by inserting before the period at the end of the paragraph 
     the following: ``: Provided, That up to 1 percent of the 
     amount appropriated shall be available October 1, 1998 for 
     peer review of applications'';

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       (l) in title V in section 510(3) by inserting after ``Act'' 
     the following: ``or subsequent Departments of Labor, Health 
     and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies 
     Appropriations Acts''; and
       (m)(1) in title VIII in section 405 by striking subsection 
     (e) and inserting the following:
       ``(2) Other References to Title VII of the Stewart B. 
     McKinney Homeless Assistance Act.--The table of contents of 
     the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
     11301 et seq.) is amended--
       ``(1) by striking the items relating to title VII of such 
     Act, except the item relating to the title heading and the 
     items relating to subtitles B and C of such title; and
       ``(2) by striking the item relating to the title heading 
     for title VII and inserting the following:

               `` `TITLE VII--EDUCATION AND TRAINING'.''.

       (2) The amendments made by subsection (m)(1) of this 
     section shall take effect as if included in Public Law 105-
     277 on the date of its enactment.
       Sec. 5006. The last sentence of section 5595(b) of title 5, 
     United States Code (as added by section 309(a)(2) of the 
     Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1999; Public Law 105-
     275), is amended by striking ``(a)(1)(G)'' and inserting 
     ``(a)(1)(C)''.
       Sec. 5007. Division B, title II, chapter 5 of the Omnibus 
     Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 
     1999 (Public Law 105-277) is amended under the heading 
     ``Capitol Police Board, Security Enhancements'' by inserting 
     before the period at the end of the paragraph ``: Provided 
     further, That for purposes of carrying out the plan or plans 
     described under this heading and consistent with the approval 
     of such plan or plans pursuant to this heading, the Capitol 
     Police Board shall transfer the portion of the funds made 
     available under this heading which are to be used for 
     personnel and overtime increases for the United States 
     Capitol Police to the heading ``Capitol Police Board, Capitol 
     Police, Salaries'' under the Act making appropriations for 
     the legislative branch for the fiscal year involved, and 
     shall allocate such portion between the Sergeant at Arms of 
     the House of Representatives and the Sergeant at Arms and 
     Doorkeeper of the Senate in such amounts as may be approved 
     by the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate''.
       Sec. 5008. Division B, title 1, chapter 3 of the Omnibus 
     Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 
     1999 (Public Law 105-277) is amended under the heading 
     ``Family Housing, Navy and Marine Corps'' by striking the 
     word ``Hurricane'' and inserting ``Hurricanes Georges and''.
       Sec. 5009. The Department of Transportation and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999, as contained in division 
     A, section 101(g) of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277), 
     is amended in title I under the heading ``Capital Investment 
     Grants (Including Transfer of Funds)'' within the project 
     description of project number 127, by inserting the words 
     ``and bus facilities'' after the word ``replacements'', and 
     within the project description of project number 261 by 
     striking the words ``Multimodal Center'' and inserting 
     ``buses and bus related facilities''.
       Sec. 5010. The Department of Transportation and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999, as contained in division 
     A, section 101(g) of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277), 
     is amended in title I under the heading ``Federal-Aid 
     Highways (Limitation on Obligations) (Highway Trust Fund)'' 
     by striking ``not more than $38,000,000 shall be available 
     for the implementation and execution of the Ferry Boat and 
     Ferry Terminal Facility Program'', and inserting ``not more 
     than $59,290,000 shall be available for the implementation 
     and execution of the Ferry Boat and Ferry Terminal Facility 
     Program''.
       Sec. 5011. Section 3347(b) of title 5, United States Code, 
     as added by the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, is 
     amended by striking ``provision to which subsection (a)(2) 
     applies'' and inserting ``provision to which subsection 
     (a)(1) applies''.

                 TITLE VI--GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS ACT

       Sec. 6001. Effective October 1, 1999, section 234 of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2194) is amended 
     by--
       (1) striking the paragraph within subsection 234(g) that is 
     currently designated as 234(c);
       (2) in paragraph (g)(2), changing the title to read 
     ``Equity Authority Limited to Projects in Sub-Saharan Africa 
     and Caribbean Basin and Marine Transportation Projects 
     Globally'' and inserting after the words ``Caribbean Basin 
     Economic Recovery Act'' the following: ``and in marine 
     transportation projects in countries and areas eligible for 
     OPIC support worldwide using United States commercial 
     maritime expertise''; and
       (3) inserting a new paragraph (g)(5) to read:
       ``Implementation.--To the extent provided in advance in 
     Appropriations Acts, the Corporation is authorized to create 
     such legal vehicles as may be necessary for implementation of 
     its authorities, which legal vehicles may be deemed non-
     Federal borrowers for purposes of the Federal Credit Reform 
     Act of 1990. Income and proceeds of investments made pursuant 
     to this section 234(g) may be used to purchase equity or 
     quasi-equity securities in accordance with the provisions of 
     this section, provided, however, that such purchases shall 
     not be limited to the 4-year period of the pilot program; and 
     provided further, that the limitations contained in section 
     234(g)(2) shall not apply to such purchases.''.
       Sec. 6002. (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 
     48103 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking 
     ``$1,607,000,000 for the 8-month period beginning October 1, 
     1998.'' and inserting ``$2,050,000,000 for the period 
     beginning October 1, 1998 and ending August 6, 1999.''.
       (b) Obligational Authority.--Section 47104(c) of such title 
     is amended by striking ``May 31, 1999,'' and inserting 
     ``August 6, 1999,''.
       (c) Liquidation of Contract Authorization.--The Department 
     of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
     1999, as amended, is further amended as follows: Delete the 
     last proviso under the heading ``Grants-in-Aid for Airports, 
     (Liquidation of Contract Authorization), (Airport and Airway 
     Trust Fund)'' and insert ``Provided further, That not more 
     than $1,660,000,000 of funds limited under this heading may 
     be obligated before the enactment of a law extending contract 
     authorization for the Grants-in-Aid for Airports Program 
     beyond August 6, 1999.''.
       (d) Military Airport Program.--Section 47117(e)(1)(B) of 
     title 49 is amended by striking ``for each of fiscal years 
     1997 and 1998''.
       (e) Release of MWAA Funding.--Section 9(a) of the Interim 
     Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act (Public Law 
     106-6) is amended by striking ``(an application that is 
     pending at the Department of Transportation on March 17, 
     1999) for expenditure or obligation of up to $30,000,000'' 
     and inserting ``for expenditure or obligation of up to 
     $60,000,000''.
       (f) Extension of Aviation Insurance Program.--Section 44310 
     of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking ``May 
     31, 1999'' and inserting ``August 6, 1999''.
       Sec. 6003. Title 49 Recodification Correction.--Effective 
     December 31, 1998, section 4(k) of the Act of July 5, 1994 
     (Public Law 103-272, 108 Stat. 1370), as amended by section 
     7(a)(3)(D) of the Act of October 31, 1994 (Public Law 103-
     429, 108 Stat. 4329), is repealed.
       Sec. 6004. Section 3027(d)(3) of the Transportation Equity 
     Act for the 21st Century (49 U.S.C. 5307 note; 112 Stat. 366) 
     as added by section 360 of the Department of Transportation 
     and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained 
     in division A, section 101(g) of the Omnibus Consolidated and 
     Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 
     105-277)) is redesignated as section 3027(c)(3).
       Sec. 6005. It is the sense of the Congress that there 
     should continue to be parity between the adjustments in the 
     compensation of members of the uniformed services and the 
     adjustments in the compensation of civilian employees of the 
     United States.
       This Act may be cited as the ``1999 Emergency Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act''.
         And the Senate agree to the same.
     Bill Young,
     Ralph Regula,
     Jerry Lewis,
     John Porter,
     Harold Rogers,
     Joe Skeen,
     Frank R. Wolf,
     Jim Kolbe,
     Ron Packard,
     Sonny Callahan,
     James T. Walsh,
     Charles H. Taylor,
     David L. Hobson,
     John P. Murtha,
     Norman D. Dicks,
     Allan B. Mollohan,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Ted Stevens,
     Thad Cochran,
     Arlen Specter,
     Pete V. Domenici,
     Christopher S. Bond,
     Slade Gorton,
     Mitch McConnell,
     Conrad Burns,
     Richard Shelby,
     Robert F. Bennett,
     Ben Nighthorse Campbell,
     Larry Craig,
     Kay Bailey Hutchison,
     Jon Kyl,
     Robert C. Byrd,
     Daniel K. Inouye,
     Ernest F. Hollings,
     Patrick J. Leahy,
     Frank R. Lautenberg,
     Barbara A. Mikulski,
     Harry Reid,
     Herb Kohl,
     Dianne Feinstein,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.

       JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT OF THE COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE

       The managers on the part of the House and the Senate at the 
     conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the 
     amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 1141) making 
     emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes, submit the 
     following joint statement to the House and the Senate in 
     explanation of the effects of the action agreed upon by the 
     managers and recommended in the accompanying conference 
     report.
       Report language included by the House in the report 
     accompanying H.R. 1141 (H. Rept. 106-64) which is not changed 
     by the Senate in the report accompanying S. 544 (S. Rept. 
     106-8), and Senate report language which is not changed by 
     the conference are approved by the committee of conference. 
     The statement of managers while repeating some report 
     language for emphasis, is not intended to negate the language 
     referred to above unless expressly provided herein.

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       The conferees have agreed to include in this conference 
     report on H.R. 1141 matters addressed in the House version of 
     H.R. 1664 as an expedient approach to getting appropriations 
     enacted into law for the important requirements related to 
     the conflict in Kosovo and Southwest Asia (Operation Desert 
     Fox).

                                TITLE I

                 EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS

                               CHAPTER 1

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

                        Office of the Secretary


                       additional farm assistance

       The conferees recognize the problems facing agricultural 
     producers today and understand that the actual needs for 
     disaster assistance funds provided last year likely will 
     exceed the projections of the Department of Agriculture. The 
     Department of Agriculture has projected that net farm income 
     will decline $3 billion below last year. The conferees expect 
     the administration to monitor the situation closely and if 
     necessary, submit requests for additional funds to the 
     Congress for consideration.


 emergency grants to assist low-income migrant and seasonal farmworkers

       The conference agreement provides $20,000,000 for emergency 
     grants to assist low-income migrant and seasonal farmworkers 
     instead of $25,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. The House 
     had no similar provision. This program will provide 
     assistance to farmworkers in areas of California and Florida 
     impacted by natural disasters.

                     Agricultural Marketing Service


                           marketing services

       The conference agreement does not include language proposed 
     by the Senate providing additional funding for the 
     agricultural marketing assistance and the rural business 
     enterprise grant programs. The House had no similar 
     provision. The conferees encourage the Department to give 
     consideration to rural business enterprise grant applications 
     from those States in the Northeast where apples and onions 
     are grown. The conferees strongly encourage the Agricultural 
     Marketing Service to consider applications for grants from 
     these States to assist in the development of successful 
     marketing strategies for apples and onions.


          funds for strengthening markets, income, and supply

                              (section 32)

       The conference agreement provides $145,000,000 for 
     activities under section 32 instead of $150,000,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. The conference agreement also 
     includes language proposed by the Senate as a general 
     provision allowing the Secretary of Agriculture to waive the 
     limitation established under section 32 on the amount of 
     funds that may be devoted during fiscal year 1999 to any one 
     agricultural commodity or product. The House had no similar 
     provisions.

                          Farm Service Agency


                         salaries and expenses

       The conference agreement provides an additional $42,753,000 
     for salaries and expenses for temporary employees of the Farm 
     Service Agency as proposed by both the House and the Senate.


           agricultural credit insurance fund program account

                     (including transfers of funds)

       The conference agreement provides a total of $109,609,000 
     for additional farm ownership loans, farm operating loans, 
     emergency loans, and administrative expenses as proposed by 
     both the House and the Senate, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2000, as proposed by the House. The conference 
     agreement also includes language to facilitate the repayment 
     of funds re-directed from the Farm Service Agency Salaries 
     and Expenses account in anticipation of supplemental funding, 
     and to permit transfers between the farm operating and 
     ownership guaranteed and direct lending programs subject to 
     the prior approval of the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations.


                     emergency conservation program

       The conference agreement provides $28,000,000 for the 
     Emergency Conservation Program instead of $30,000,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. The House had no similar provision. 
     The conference agreement also includes statutory language to 
     allow previously appropriated funds not needed for cost-
     sharing assistance to maple producers to replace taps and 
     tubing to be available for other Emergency Conservation 
     Program activities, and to allow funds to be used for certain 
     streambank restoration.
       The conferees are aware of a recent fire in Nebraska for 
     which these funds may be available.

                   Commodity Credit Corporation Fund


                      livestock indemnity program

       The conference agreement provides $3,000,000 for the 
     livestock indemnity program as proposed by the Senate, 
     modified to state that the program shall be effective only 
     for certain losses. The House had no similar provision.

                 Natural Resources Conservation Service


               watershed and flood prevention operations

       The conference agreement provides $95,000,000 for Watershed 
     and Flood Prevention Operations instead of $100,000,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate, and deletes language proposed by the 
     Senate regarding debris removal. The House had no similar 
     provision. The conferees understand that authority currently 
     exists for such debris removal activities.

           Rural Economic and Community Development Programs


                  rural community advancement program

       The conference agreement provides $30,000,000 for direct 
     loans and grants to rural utilities, of which $25,000,000 
     shall be for grants, as proposed by the Senate. The House had 
     no similar provision.

                         Rural Housing Service


              rural housing insurance fund program account

       The conference agreement provides a total of $1,534,000 for 
     section 502 single-family housing loans and for section 504 
     housing repair loans to meet needs resulting from natural 
     disasters as proposed by the Senate. The House had no similar 
     provision.


                    rural housing assistance grants

       The conference agreement provides $1,000,000 for very low-
     income housing repair to meet needs resulting from natural 
     disasters as proposed by the Senate. The House had no similar 
     provision.

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS CHAPTER

       Senate Section 1101. The conference agreement does not 
     include a general provision proposed by the Senate regarding 
     the limitation established under Section 32 on the amount of 
     funds devoted in a fiscal year to any one agricultural 
     commodity or product. The House had no similar provision. 
     This matter is addressed in the conference agreement under 
     the heading ``Funds for Strengthening Markets, Income, and 
     Supply (Section 32)''.
       Senate Section 1102. The conference agreement includes 
     language to allow assistance for certain multiyear crop 
     losses for the years in which established loss thresholds 
     were met. The Senate provision would have made losses in 
     additional years eligible. The House had no similar 
     provision.
       Senate Section 1103. The conference agreement includes 
     language which provides $28,000,000 in fiscal year 1999 and 
     $35,000,000 in fiscal year 2000 through the Commodity Credit 
     Corporation for technical assistance activities in carrying 
     out the Conservation Reserve Program and the Wetlands Reserve 
     Program. The Senate provision addressed fiscal year 1999. The 
     House had no similar provision.
       Senate Section 1104. The conference agreement includes 
     language proposed by the Senate regarding commercial 
     fisheries. The House had no similar provision.
       Senate Section 1105. The conference agreement provides 
     $70,000,000 for the livestock assistance program as proposed 
     by the Senate, and adds language providing that the 
     definition of livestock shall include reindeer. The House had 
     no similar provision.
       Senate Section 1106. The conference agreement does not 
     include Section 1106, as proposed by the Senate, to extend 
     the sales closing date for producers who applied for crop 
     revenue coverage plus. The House had no similar provision. 
     Similar provisions are included in Public Law 106-7.
       Senate Section 4013. The conference agreement includes 
     language proposed by the Senate regarding the Denali 
     Commission Act of 1998, modified to include a contingent 
     emergency declaration. The House had no similar provision.

                               CHAPTER 2

                         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

                 Immigration and Naturalization Service


                         salaries and expenses

                     enforcement and border affairs

       The conference agreement includes $80,000,000, as an 
     emergency appropriation, to remain available until expended, 
     as proposed in the House bill, for 2,945 additional detention 
     beds for the detention of criminal aliens from Central 
     America and illegal aliens from Central America apprehended 
     at or near the border. The conferees understand that these 
     funds are necessary to prevent criminal aliens from Central 
     America from being released into the community while awaiting 
     deportation and to provide for detention space at or near the 
     border for apprehended illegal aliens from Central America 
     and direct the Attorney General to administer these funds. 
     The detention of aliens along the Southwest border serves as 
     a major deterrent to potential illegal border crossings and 
     is necessary to prevent large numbers of Central Americans 
     from traveling north and illegally entering the U.S.
       The conferees share the concerns raised in the House and 
     Senate reports and strongly urge INS to address its 
     management failures to adequately identify its detention 
     needs, to request the necessary funds to prevent criminal 
     aliens from being released, and to support the border 
     enforcement strategy. The conferees recognize that the fiscal 
     year 1999 budget request from INS only included minimal 
     contract and State and local beds, approximately 100, 
     necessitating the resource requirement that this supplemental 
     attempts to address.
       The conferees direct the INS to promptly deliver all 
     previously requested and overdue reports.

                            OTHER PROVISIONS

       Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Act of 1999.--The Conference 
     agreement deleted, without prejudice, the emergency steel 
     loan guarantee program, as proposed by the Senate. No similar 
     provision was included in the House bill.

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       Emergency Oil and Gas Guaranteed Loan Program Act.--The 
     Conference agreement deleted, without prejudice, the 
     emergency oil and gas guaranteed loan program, as proposed by 
     the Senate. No similar provision was included in the House 
     bill.

                               CHAPTER 3

       Chapter 3 of the conference agreement recommends a total of 
     $215,900,000 in new budget authority for the Department of 
     Defense, instead of $194,900,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $209,700,000 as proposed by the Senate, for disaster relief 
     efforts resulting from Hurricanes Mitch and Georges in 
     Central America.
       The conferees agree to retain and amend language, as 
     requested by the President and proposed by the House, which 
     designates all appropriations as emergency requirements.
       The following table provides details of the emergency 
     supplemental appropriations in this chapter for disaster 
     assistance related to Hurricanes Mitch and Georges.

                                DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS
                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                 Budget       House        Senate     Conference
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Military Personnel:
    Army Reserve............................................        2,900        8,000        2,900        8,000
    Army National Guard.....................................        6,000        7,300        7,300        7,300
    Air National Guard......................................        1,000        1,000        1,000        1,000
                                                             ---------------------------------------------------
      Total.................................................
      Total.................................................        9,900       16,300       11,200       16,300
Operation and Maintenance:
    Army....................................................       69,500       69,500       50,000       50,000
    Navy....................................................       16,000       16,000       16,000       13,900
    Marine Corps............................................          300          300            0        2,400
    Air Force...............................................        8,800        8,800        8,000        8,800
    Defense-Wide............................................       46,500       46,500       21,000       21,000
    Army National Guard.....................................            0            0       20,000       20,000
    Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid..........       37,500       37,500       37,500       37,500
    New Horizons Exercise Transfer Fund.....................            0            0       46,000       46,000
                                                             ---------------------------------------------------
      Total.................................................      178,600      178,600      198,500      199,600
                                                             ---------------------------------------------------
      Grand Total...........................................      188,500      194,900      209,700      215,900
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                           Military Personnel

       The conferees recommend $16,300,000 as proposed by the 
     House, instead of $11,200,000 as proposed by the Senate, to 
     support National Guard and Reserve participation in the 
     Enhanced New Horizons readiness training exercises in Central 
     America. In addition, the conferees agree to retain House 
     language which would make certain appropriations available to 
     the Guard and Reserve subject to receipt of an emergency 
     budget request by the President to the Congress.


                       Operation and Maintenance

       The conferees agree to provide $199,600,000 for Operation 
     and Maintenance costs associated with hurricane relief 
     efforts in Central America, instead of $178,600,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $198,500,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate.
       New Horizons Transfer Fund.--The conferees agree to provide 
     $46,000,000 for the ``New Horizons Exercise Transfer Fund'', 
     a new appropriations account proposed by the Senate. The 
     conferees direct that the Department of Defense provide a 
     report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 
     not later than June 30, 1999, which describes the allocation 
     of funding from this account to the military services and 
     defense-wide activities, and explains the specific projects 
     and programs supported by this funding.
       Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps.--The conferees 
     agree to provide $2,400,000. This amount reflects a technical 
     correction needed to properly distribute funding which was 
     originally requested for ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy''.
       Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide.--The conferees 
     agree to retain language proposed by the Senate which directs 
     that $20,000,000 within this appropriation is only for the 
     CINC Initiative Fund. The conferees also agree to delete 
     language proposed by the Senate which rescinds $217,000,000 
     due to changes in the price of bulk fuel.

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS CHAPTER

       The conferees agree to delete language proposed by the 
     Senate which earmarks funds previously appropriated to the 
     Department of Defense.
       The conferees agree to retain and amend section 301, as 
     proposed by the Senate, which waives the requirement for 
     reimbursement of expenses for five additional foreign 
     students at the military service academies.
       The conferees agree to delete language proposed by the 
     Senate which earmarks funds for the settlement of claims 
     arising from the U.S. Marine Corps accident near Cavalese, 
     Italy.
       The conferees agree to retain section 302, as proposed by 
     the Senate, which would allow military technicians to receive 
     a per diem expense while deployed on active duty.
       The conferees agree to delete language proposed by the 
     Senate which authorizes the Department to obtain operational 
     support aircraft through a multiyear lease.
       The conferees agree to retain section 303, as proposed by 
     the Senate, which authorizes the sale of 17,383 tons of 
     zirconium ore.
       The conferees agree to include section 304, which allows 
     the Joint STARS program to use current year funds to adjust, 
     record, and liquidate obligations associated with aircraft 
     procured in fiscal years 1995 and 1996. The Joint STARS 
     program refurbishes used aircraft before installing the new 
     mission electronics. Unfortunately, these aircraft have been 
     more difficult to refurbish than originally anticipated. 
     Since the capability offered by Joint STARS is urgently 
     needed to support military operations, disruptions to the 
     delivery schedule through lack of funds would be detrimental 
     to U.S. military capabilities. The general provision caps the 
     authority to use previously appropriated funds at 
     $50,700,000, and requires the Air Force to notify the 
     congressional defense committees of the specific sources to 
     be used for Joint STARS obligations. The provision further 
     requires the Air Force to follow all normal reprogramming 
     procedures.

                               CHAPTER 4

                     BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

                  Funds Appropriated to the President

                  Agency for International Development


                   international disaster assistance

       The conference agreement appropriates $25,000,000 for the 
     International Disaster Assistance account as proposed by the 
     House. The Senate proposed $35,000,000.

                  Other Bilateral Economic Assistance


                         economic support fund

       The conference agreement appropriates $50,000,000 in the 
     Economic Support Fund for Jordan, the same amount as proposed 
     by both the House and the Senate.

              Central America and the Caribbean Emergency


                         disaster recover fund

       The conference agreement appropriates $621,000,000 for the 
     Central America and the Caribbean Emergency Disaster Recovery 
     Fund (CACEDRF), the same amount proposed by the House. The 
     Senate proposed $611,000,000 for the CACEDRF. The conference 
     agreement includes language requiring the President to submit 
     to Congress a specific budget request designating the entire 
     amount as an emergency. The funds are to remain available 
     until September 30, 2000.
       The conference agreement provides transfer authority from 
     the CACEDRF to several other accounts for the administrative 
     and oversight costs of implementing the emergency recovery 
     program in the region. For Operating Expenses of the Agency 
     for International Development, the conference agreement 
     appropriates up to $5,500,000 to remain available until 
     September 30, 2000. The House provided $5,000,000 and the 
     Senate provided $6,000,000.
       For Operating Expenses of the AID Inspector General, the 
     conference agreement appropriates up to $1,500,000, as 
     proposed by the Senate, to be used for costs of audits, 
     inspections, and other activities associated with the use of 
     funds in the CACEDRF. The House proposed up to $2,000,000. 
     The conference agreement provides up to $500,000 for the 
     General Accounting Office to audit and monitor the use of 
     CACEDRF funds, as proposed by the Senate. The House bill 
     contained no provision on this matter.
       The conferees continue to seek to prevent any misuse of 
     U.S. foreign aid and have, therefore, made available funds 
     from this account for the AID Inspector General and the 
     General Accounting Office. In addition, the conferees believe 
     that AID and GAO should help recipient governments play a 
     central role in ensuring that this emergency assistance is 
     utilized properly. The conferees encourage AID to support the 
     efforts of recipient governments to engage independent 
     private sector organizations to help improve institutional 
     capability to resist corrupt practices and to report on the 
     possible misuse of funds.
       The conference agreement provides that not less than 
     $2,000,000 from within the CACEDRF should be used for 
     landmine clearing and the removal of unexploded ordinance

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     in Nicaragua and Honduras as proposed by the Senate 
     amendment. The House bill contained no provision on this 
     matter.
       The conference agreement prohibits the use of non-project 
     assistance from this account as proposed by the House. The 
     Senate allowed non-project assistance subject to the regular 
     notification procedures of the Appropriations Committee.
       The managers concur with report language under this heading 
     in both the Senate and House reports, and encourage OMB and 
     AID to regularly consult with the Committees on 
     implementation of recommendations and directives contained in 
     the reports.
       The Senate included bill language encouraging AID to 
     promote reforestation and energy conservation. The House bill 
     contained no similar provision. The conference report 
     contains no bill language specifically related to these two 
     issues, but the managers agree on the importance of energy 
     and reforestation and believe that these priorities should be 
     integrated into AID's overall relief and reconstruction 
     efforts in the region. The conferees support funding to 
     promote the critical energy sector through the use of energy-
     efficient services and technologies and, where feasible, 
     renewable energy such as biomass. Prompt and full restoration 
     of power generation facilities at the El Cajon Dam in 
     Honduras is of special interest to the Conferees because of 
     the foreign exchange and environmental costs of alternative 
     sources. The managers expect the AID will undertake efforts 
     to promote reforestation, with careful attention to the 
     choice, placement, and management of species of trees 
     consistent with watershed management objectives designed to 
     minimize future storm damage. Further, the managers agree on 
     the importance of technology transfers in support of 
     reforestation and agro-forestry.
       The Senate included bill language providing up to 
     $10,000,000 from within the CACEDRF to establish a 
     scholarship fund at Zamorano Agricultural University in 
     Honduras for low-to-middle income students. The House bill 
     contained no provision on this matter. The managers believe 
     greater access to education is essential to long-term 
     development in Central America and encourage AID to assist 
     Central American governments in increasing lower income 
     student enrollment in the region's colleges and universities, 
     especially at Zamorano University.
       The conferees encourage the use of the Pan American Health 
     Organization for the implementation and coordination of 
     regional infectious disease prevention programs funded in 
     this account.
       The conference agreement includes language waiving certain 
     laws relating to expenditure of funds by AID. The Senate bill 
     provided broad authority to waive existing laws related to 
     contracts, subject to AID reporting to Congress. The House 
     contained no similar provision. While the conference 
     agreement contains no waiver for AID contracting authority, 
     the conferees believe that existing AID contracting and 
     procurement regulations already permit AID to exercise 
     significant latitude in making and amending contracts in 
     urgent and compelling situations. The assistance provided in 
     this account is to respond to urgent and compelling needs in 
     the region and, therefore, AID should exercise its 
     contracting waivers to help reduce delays in AID's 
     procurement processes so that these supplemental funds can 
     reach those in need more rapidly. The managers expect AID to 
     keep the Committees on Appropriations informed of the use of 
     contract and procurement waivers for projects funded from 
     CACEDRF funds. The conference agreement allows AID to charge 
     to the CACEDRF certain financial obligations made from other 
     AID development accounts after April 30, 1999. The managers 
     expect that, to the extent practicable, contracts and grants 
     should be awarded to U.S. private organizations and 
     individuals, including those linked with indigenous Central 
     American counterparts, provided that such a preference does 
     not delay or hinder the delivery of assistance. The conferees 
     encourage the use of the private sector, especially in such 
     technical areas as mapping, to the maximum extent possible. 
     New base maps that identify future flood hazards are urgently 
     needed to help mitigate risks associated with proposed 
     reconstruction efforts.
       At the request of the Administration, the agreement also 
     includes bill language making inapplicable section 110 of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act regarding host country contributions 
     to certain U.S. development projects. The managers are aware 
     that the governments of the affected nations bear the primary 
     responsibility for their nations' reconstruction and have 
     already dedicated enormous resources to relief and 
     reconstruction efforts. These nations are expected to spend a 
     considerable percentage of their annual government budget on 
     reconstruction projects in upcoming years, making the need 
     for section 110 cost sharing requirements unnecessary.
       The conference agreement reiterates that all funds in the 
     CACEDRF as well as funds appropriated in this Act which are 
     in addition to funds made available under title II of the 
     1999 Foreign Operations Act, be subject to section 580 of the 
     1999 Foreign Operations Act, regarding the ceiling on overall 
     population planning assistance. This is similar to the 
     provision recommended by the House. The Senate bill contained 
     no similar provision.
       The conferees encourage AID to consider Costa Rica among 
     those nations eligible for funds from this account as a 
     result of the costs assumed by Costa Rica in providing refuge 
     to hurricane victims from neighboring Central American 
     nations.
       The conference agreement also includes technical language 
     to permit any transfer of funds to the Export-Import Bank to 
     be used as subsidy credit authority under the Credit Reform 
     Act of 1990.

                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

          International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement

       The conference agreement appropriates $23,000,000 for anti-
     narcotics drug research and development programs as proposed 
     by the Senate. Further, the conference agreement makes the 
     funds available only after the President transmits to 
     Congress a budget request that includes a designation of the 
     funds as an emergency need. The House bill contained no 
     similar provisions. The conferees expect that any future 
     funding for drug research programs will be funded through the 
     Office of National Drug Control Policy.
       The conferees are aware that Central American and Caribbean 
     nations are facing budget shortfalls in government anti-
     narcotics and drug interdiction programs created due to the 
     redirection of funding to urgent reconstruction efforts. 
     Since these supplemental funds will increase the overall 
     resources available for the State Department narcotics 
     control programs for fiscal year 1999, the conferees 
     encourage the State Department to consider dedicating 
     additional anti-narcotics resources to nations affected by 
     the hurricanes.

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

                           Debt Restructuring

       The conference agreement appropriates $41,000,000 for debt 
     restructuring as provided by both the House and the Senate. 
     The conference agreement requires that all funds for the 
     Central America Emergency Trust Fund, administered by the 
     World Bank, are subject to the regular notification 
     procedures of the Committees.

                          MILITARY ASSISTANCE

                  Funds Appropriated to the President


                   Foreign Military Financing Program

       The conference agreement appropriates $50,000,000 for 
     Foreign Military Financing grants for Jordan, as provided by 
     the House and Senate.

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

       The conference agreement includes a general provision 
     designating funds in this chapter as an emergency under the 
     Balance Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
       The conference agreement includes a general provision 
     providing a supplemental appropriation of $6,500,000 for the 
     Economic Support Fund for election monitoring and related 
     activities for East Timor.
       The conference agreement includes a general provision, 
     similar to a provision in the Senate amendment, that 
     transfers responsibility for certain counternarcotics 
     research and development activities from the Department of 
     Agriculture to the Department of State.

                               CHAPTER 5

       The managers understand that the estimates, which form the 
     basis for the emergency construction appropriations herein, 
     are based on preliminary damage determinations. Refinements 
     and re-estimates, that result in allocations different from 
     preliminary projections, may be necessary. The managers 
     expect funds to be provided consistent with established 
     priorities. Before proceeding with final allocations to the 
     field, the managers expect the agencies to provide a report 
     that identifies all of the projects considered for funding, 
     including any changes from earlier estimates.

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

                United States Fish and Wildlife Service


                              Construction

       The managers have provided $12,612,000 for construction, 
     contingent on a Presidential declaration of emergency, as 
     proposed by the Senate instead of no funding as proposed by 
     the House. The amount included herein provides funds for 
     emergency repairs associated with Federally-declared 
     emergencies in the Pacific Northwest and for the full cost of 
     emergency replacement of generating equipment at Midway Atoll 
     National Wildlife Refuge.

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

                             Forest Service


                    reconstruction and construction

       The managers have provided $5,611,000, contingent on a 
     Presidential declaration of emergency, for reconstruction and 
     construction to address damages from hurricane Georges and 
     other natural disasters in Puerto Rico as proposed by the 
     House instead of no funding as proposed by the Senate.

                          OTHER RELATED AGENCY

                UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL COUNCIL

                       Holocaust Memorial Council

       The managers have provided $2,000,000, contingent on a 
     Presidential declaration of emergency, for the Holocaust 
     Memorial Council to address security needs as proposed by the 
     Senate instead of no funding as proposed by the House.

                    GENERAL PROVISION--THIS CHAPTER

       Section 501.--The managers have modified language proposed 
     by the Senate section

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     2319) dealing with compensation for Dungeness crab fishermen 
     in Glacier Bay, Alaska and deferring National Park Service 
     Construction funding. The deferral proposed by the Senate has 
     been deleted. The modification to the compensation language 
     is described below.
       The managers have agreed to revisions to the Senate 
     provision expanding the compensation program for those 
     negatively affected by restrictions on commercial fishing. In 
     addition, full funding of $26,000,000, contingent on a 
     Presidential declaration of emergency, is provided to 
     implement the compensation program. To provide a transition 
     period for fishermen, crew, fish processors, communities, and 
     others negatively affected, the managers have agreed to 
     suspend the ban on commercial fishing through the upcoming 
     fishing season to provide fishermen on additional season to 
     fish. During the fishing season, the managers expect the 
     Department of the Interior, after consulting fully with the 
     State of Alaska, to expedite development of the compensation 
     program so that compensation can be distributed no later than 
     the end of the fishing season.
       The managers have not included language as proposed by the 
     Senate (section 1403) providing royalty reductions for oil 
     and gas producers. The house had no similar provision.

                               CHAPTER 6

                           INDEPENDENT AGENCY

                    Environmental Protection Agency


                         science and technology

       Deletes language proposed by the Senate which would have 
     rescinded $10,000,000 for research through the Climate Change 
     Technology Initiative.

                  Federal Emergency Management Agency


                            disaster relief

       The conferees have agreed to provide $900,000,000 for 
     disaster relief, instead of $372,000,000 as requested by the 
     President in a letter dated may 10, 1999. This issue was not 
     addressed by either the House or the Senate. Included in this 
     amount are funds needed to allow FEMA to respond to the 
     tornado-related damage in Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas, and 
     Tennessee, including the repair and replacement of public 
     buildings such as schools and public libraries. In addition, 
     the amount provided should be sufficient to meet the 
     immediate needs associated with any disaster events which 
     occur in the remaining months of this fiscal year. The 
     conferees are very troubled that the Congress was not 
     notified in a timely manner of the fact that disaster close-
     out activities were resulting in a rate of obligation much 
     faster than normal, which would have resulted in a year-end 
     shortfall in the disaster relief fund absent supplemental 
     appropriations. It is expected that the administration will 
     monitor closely the obligation rate and provide timely and 
     accurate data on the status of the disaster relief fund in 
     the future. The amount provided is available only to the 
     extent that an official budget request for a specific amount, 
     which includes designation of the entire amount of the 
     request as an emergency, is transmitted by the President to 
     the Congress.


                  disaster assistance for unmet needs

       The conferees have provided $230,000,000 for disaster 
     assistance for unmet needs instead of $313,600,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate and no funds as proposed by the House. 
     The conferees have included bill language intended to give 
     the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
     (FEMA) sufficient flexibility to respond to the unmet 
     needs of Presidentially-declared disasters occurring 
     during fiscal years 1998 and 1999.
       Appropriations totaling $313,600,000 had previously been 
     made to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) 
     in order to address such unmet needs. However, the conferees 
     are concerned with HUD's inability to move aggressively to 
     implement an effective disaster relief program for such needs 
     and have concluded that FEMA is the appropriate Federal 
     agency to carry out this program. Accordingly, FEMA should 
     make every effort to move expeditiously to provide for these 
     unmet needs to the greatest extent possible.
       In this regard, the conferees have provided flexibility 
     beyond that normally available to FEMA to respond to 
     Presidentially-declared events occurring during 1998 and 
     1999. Among these is the 1998 Northeast ice storm, which 
     significantly damaged large areas of New York, Vermont, New 
     Hampshire, and Maine. Except for Maine, the Director is urged 
     to review promptly and respond to the needs of this area. In 
     particular, the conferees are aware of the unprecedented 
     impact of this storm on the electrical infrastructure of the 
     region, and that the costs associated with restoring 
     essential electric service constitutes the largest single 
     unmet need.
       In addition, FEMA is expected to work with Puerto Rico 
     regarding the damage caused by Hurricane Georges, as well as 
     the States of Mississippi and Kansas to address the damage 
     resulting from recent floods in those states. The conferees 
     understand that damage estimates provided by Mississippi 
     total some $66,000,000 for buy-outs and other assistance. 
     Similarly, the conferees note the devastation caused by the 
     1998 Halloween flood in Kansas, and strongly urge FEMA to 
     provide sufficient funds for buy-out assistance and 
     appropriate compensation for homeowners and businesses in 
     Butler, Cowley, and Sedgwick counties. Such buy-out 
     requirements have been estimated to be $20,000.000.
       Finally, the conferees urge FEMA to respond promptly to the 
     appropriate disaster needs of the City of Kelso, Washington.

   TITLE II--EMERGENCY NATIONAL SECURITY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS

                               CHAPTER 1

                       Department of Agriculture


               public law 480 program and grant accounts

       The conference agreement provides an additional 
     $149,200,000 for assistance under title II of Public Law 480 
     for humanitarian food aid in the Balkans and other regions of 
     need. The House and the Senate had no similar provision.

                               CHAPTER 2

                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

                   Administrative of Foreign Affairs


                    diplomatic and consular programs

       The conference agreement includes $17,071,000, as an 
     emergency appropriation, to remain available until expended, 
     as proposed in the House bill.This amount provides for the 
     costs of diplomatic efforts related to the Kosovo crisis, 
     including the costs of shutting down embassy operations in 
     Belgrade and enhancing security at posts in the region.


           security and maintenance of United States missions

       The conference agreement includes $50,500,000, as an 
     emergency appropriation, to remain available until expended, 
     as provided in the House bill. Of this amount, $45,500,000 is 
     provided above the request, and release of any portion of 
     this funding is contingent upon a Presidential emergency 
     designation. The amount above the request is provided for the 
     costs of constructing fully secure State Department 
     facilities in the Kosovo region, including, if applicable, 
     costs of constructing Marine Security Guard quarters. Prior 
     to the expenditure of any portion of the funds provided above 
     the request, the Department is directed to submit a 
     notification to the Senate and House Committees on 
     Appropriations containing project spending plans. The 
     conferees agree that any such spending plans shall address 
     the highest priority security construction needs in the 
     region and result in at least one embassy facility in the 
     region that fully meets existing State Department security 
     standards.


           emergencies in the diplomatic and consular service

       The conference agreement includes $2,929,000, as an 
     emergency appropriation, to remain available until expended, 
     as proposed in the House bill. The conference agreement 
     includes language transferring $500,000 to the Peace Corps 
     and $450,000 to the U.S. Information Agency for the costs of 
     evacuating personnel and dependents of those agencies.

                               CHAPTER 3

                    DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--MILITARY

       Chapter 3 of the conference agreement recommends a total of 
     $10,196,495,000 in new budget authority for the Department of 
     Defense, for costs resulting from ongoing contingency 
     operations in Southwest Asia and Kosovo, as well as other 
     urgent high priority military readiness matters.
       The following table provides details of the emergency 
     supplemental appropriations in this Chapter for contingency 
     operations and military readiness.

                                DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS
                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                      Request          House        Conference
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Military Personnel:
    Army........................................................           2,920           2,920           2,920
    Navy........................................................           7,660           7,660           7,660
    Marine Corps................................................           1,586           1,586           1,586
    Air Force...................................................           4,303           4,303           4,303
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
      Total.....................................................          16,469          16,469          16,469
                                                                 ===============================================
Operation and Maintenance:
    Overseas Contingency Operations Transfer Fund...............
        Readiness...............................................       3,907,300       3,907,300       3,907,300
        Munitions...............................................         684,300  ..............  ..............
        Readiness/Munitions.....................................         850,000       1,311,800       1,100,000
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------

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          Total.................................................       5,441,600       5,219,100       5,007,300
                                                                 ===============================================
Procurement:
    Weapons Procurement, Navy (Tomahawk)........................  ..............         431,100         431,100
    Aircraft Procurement, Air Force (ALE-50)....................  ..............          40,000          40,000
    Missile Procurement, Air Force (CALCM)......................  ..............         178,200         178,200
    Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force (JDAM).................  ..............          35,000          35,000
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
      Subtotal..................................................  ..............         684,300         684,300
    Operational Rapid Response Transfer Fund....................  ..............         400,000         300,000
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
      Total.....................................................  ..............       1,084,300         984,300
                                                                 ===============================================
General Provisions:
    Sec. 2007 (Spare Parts).....................................  ..............       1,339,200       1,124,900
    Sec. 2008 (Depot Maintenance)...............................  ..............         927,300         742,500
    Sec. 2009 (Recruiting)......................................  ..............         156,400         100,000
    Sec. 2010 (Readiness Training/OPTEMPO)......................  ..............         307,300         200,200
    Sec. 2011 (Base Operations).................................  ..............         351,500         182,400
    Sec. 2012 (Personnel Programs)..............................  ..............       1,838,426       1,838,426
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
      Total.....................................................  ..............       4,920,126       4,188,426
                                                                 ===============================================
      Grand Total...............................................       5,458,069      11,239,995      10,196,495
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       The conferees note that the funding provided in the 
     conference agreement for Operation Allied Force will increase 
     the deficit for fiscal year 1999 excluding the surpluses 
     generated by the Social Security trust funds. The conferees 
     urge the committees of jurisdiction to develop legislation 
     that will provide that the first claim on any surplus 
     generated by the Federal government excluding the Social 
     Security trust funds in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 be used to 
     cover the fiscal year 1999 outlays resulting from the 
     conference agreement for the cost of Operation Allied Force.


                         reporting requirements

       The conferees agree to the reporting requirements directed 
     in House Report 106-125 regarding obligation of funds 
     provided in this chapter.


                           military personnel

       The conferees agrees to provide $16,469,000, as recommended 
     in the budget request and proposed by the House, for 
     additional military personnel pay and allowances in support 
     of contingency operations in Southwest Asia.


             overseas contingency operations transfer fund

       The conferees agree to provide $5,007,300,000, instead of 
     $5,219,100,000 as proposed by the House, for the ``Overseas 
     Contingency Operations Transfer Fund'' for costs relating to 
     Operation Allied Force and related NATO activities concerning 
     Kosovo, and operations in Southwest Asia. Of this amount, 
     $3,907,300,000 is provided for personnel and operations costs 
     stemming from these operations. An additional $1,100,000,000 
     is provided on a contingent emergency basis to meet expected 
     munitions and readiness-related Kosovo expenses, and will be 
     made available only to the extent funds are requested in a 
     subsequent budget request by the President.


                              procurement

       The conferees agree to provide $984,300,000 instead of 
     $1,084,300,000 as proposed by the House, for requirements 
     associated with operations in Kosovo and Southwest Asia. Of 
     this amount, the conferees agree to provide $684,300,000 to 
     various procurement accounts, for programs specified in the 
     President's request to Congress, to replenish inventories of 
     munitions used during the conduct of these operations. An 
     additional $300,000,000 is provided in a new account, the 
     ``Operational Rapid Response Transfer Fund'', instead of 
     $400,000,000 as proposed by the House.


                         readiness enhancement

       The conferees agree to provide $2,350,000,000 in contingent 
     emergency appropriations, instead of $3,081,700,000 as 
     proposed by the House, to rectify emerging readiness 
     concerns. This funding includes: $1,124,900,000 for spare 
     parts and associated logistical support needed to improve the 
     mission capable rates of various weapons systems: 
     $742,500,000 for unfunded depot maintenance requirements; 
     $100,000,000 necessary for recruiting initiatives; 
     $200,200,000 for readiness related training programs; and 
     $182,400,000 for unfunded expenses related to base operations 
     support.
       With respect to the funding provided for spare parts and 
     logistics, depot maintenance, and readiness-related training 
     programs, the conference agreement provides that these funds 
     shall be allocated by the Secretary of Defense and is subject 
     to prior notification to the congressional defense 
     committees. The conferees are aware that out of area 
     operations have caused our regional commanders to experience 
     significant shortages and dislocations. The conferees expect 
     the Secretary to give priority to meeting the unfunded 
     requirements of the regional commanders in chief in 
     allocating these amounts. The conferees recognize the dynamic 
     nature of requirements in these areas, and believe it prudent 
     to provide the Secretary with sufficient flexibility to meet 
     time-urgent demands in order to ensure that overall readiness 
     is not degraded. The conference agreement provides funding 
     for these areas with authority to transfer the funds as 
     required to the appropriate accounts. The conferees direct 
     that the Secretary of Defense provide written notification to 
     the congressional defense committees 15 days prior to the 
     transfer of any funds provided by these sections.


                           Personnel Programs

       The conference agreement includes $1,838,426,000 for the 
     military personnel accounts for military pay and retirement 
     costs, as proposed by the House. The obligation of these 
     funds would be subject to the enactment of subsequent 
     authorizing legislation and the designation of the funds as 
     an emergency appropriation by the President.


                          Classified Programs

       The conference agreement concerning classified activities 
     is contained in a classified annex to this statement of 
     managers.

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

       The conferees agree to retain and amend section 2001, as 
     proposed by the House, which provides for an increase in the 
     fiscal year 1999 transfer authority available to the 
     Department of Defense.
       The conferees agree to retain section 2002, as proposed by 
     the House, which provides that $10,000,000 of the funds 
     provided in this Act may be available to the common funded 
     budgets of NATO.
       The conferees agree to retain and amend section 2003, as 
     proposed by the House which provides authorization for funds 
     for intelligence activities.
       The conferees agree to retain and amend section 2004, as 
     proposed by the House, which extends special authorities for 
     contracts awarded or modified for the Joint Direct Attack 
     Munition (JDAM) program.
       The conferees agree to retain section 2005, as proposed by 
     the House, which requires the President to seek an equitable 
     reimbursement from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
     (NATO), member nations of NATO, and other appropriate 
     organizations and nations for the costs incurred by the 
     United States government in connection with Operation Allied 
     Force.
       The conferees agree to retain section 2006, as proposed by 
     the House, which directs that within thirty days of enactment 
     of this Act, the President shall transmit to Congress a 
     report, in both classified and unclassified format, on 
     current United States government operations involving Kosovo,
       The conferees agree to retain and amend section 2007, as 
     proposed by the House, which appropriates $1,124,900,000, 
     designated as contingent emergency appropriations, only for 
     urgent shortfalls in Department of Defense spare and repair 
     parts and associated logistical support.
       The conferees agree to retain and amend section 2008, as 
     proposed by the House, which appropriates $742,500,000, 
     designated as contingent emergency appropriations, only for 
     urgent shortfalls in the depot level maintenance and repair 
     requirements of the Department of Defense.
       The conferees agree to retain and amend section 2009, as 
     proposed by the House which appropriates $100,000,000, 
     designated as contingent emergency appropriations, only for 
     urgent shortfalls in Department of Defense recruiting 
     programs.
       The conferees agree to retain and amend section 2010, as 
     proposed by the House which appropriates $200,200,000, 
     designated as contingent emergency appropriations, only for 
     urgent readiness related training and operations tempo 
     requirements of the Department of Defense.
       The conferees agree to retain and amend section 2011, as 
     proposed by the House which appropriates $182,400,000, 
     designated as contingent emergency appropriations, only for 
     urgent base operations support requirements of the Department 
     of Defense.
       The conferees agree to retain section 2012, as proposed by 
     the House which appropriates

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     $1,838,426,000, designated as contingent emergency 
     appropriations, for the military personnel accounts, only for 
     military pay and retirement costs.

                               CHAPTER 4

                     BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

                  Funds Appropriated to the President

                  Agency for International Development


                   international disaster assistance

       The conference agreement appropriates $163,000,000, as 
     proposed by the House, for ``International Disaster 
     Assistance''. to remain available until expended. The entire 
     amount shall be available only to the extent that an official 
     budget request for a specific dollar amount, that includes 
     designation of the entire amount of the request as an 
     emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is 
     transmitted by the President to the Congress. The Senate 
     amendment did not address this matter.


                  Other Bilateral Economic Assistance

                         economic support fund

       The conference agreement appropriates $105,000,000, as 
     proposed by the House, for ``Economic Support Fund'', to 
     remain available until September 30, 2000, for assistance for 
     Albania, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro, 
     and Romaina, and for investigations and related activities in 
     Kosovo and in adjacent entities and countries regarding war 
     crimes. These funds shall be available notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law except section 533 of the Foreign 
     Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
     Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained in Division A, section 
     101(d) of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277)). In addition, 
     the requirement for a notification through the regular 
     notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations 
     contained in subsection (b)(3) of section 533 shall be deemed 
     to be satisfied if the Committees on Appropriations are 
     notified at least 10 days prior to the obligation of such 
     funds.
       The House bill included the same language, except that the 
     requirement for a notification was reduced to 5 days. The 
     Senate amendment did not address this matter.


                               war crimes

       The conference agreement includes authority to provide 
     funding to the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former 
     Yugoslavia for investigations and prosecutions of war crimes 
     in Kosovo, and for related activities. The managers note that 
     the number of victims of war crimes in Kosovo may far exceed 
     what is currently known. The managers believe the 
     Administration's request of $5,000,000 for the War Crimes 
     Tribunal is inadequate, and strongly recommend that up to an 
     additional $13,000,000 be made available to meet the full 
     request of the Tribunal, in consultation and coordination 
     with other donors. In addition, the managers strongly 
     recommend that $10,000,000 be provided to the State 
     Department's Human Rights and Democracy Fund, to promptly 
     obtain information from fleeing refugee victims and 
     witnesses, to assist in providing identity documents to 
     refugees whose papers and property titles have been 
     confiscated, to provide counseling to rape victims, and for 
     related purposes. Funds for these purposes may be derived 
     from other appropriation accounts provided under this 
     chapter.


          Assistance for eastern Europe and the Baltic states

       The conference agreement appropriates $120,000,000 for 
     ``Assistance for Eastern Europe and the Baltic States'', to 
     remain available until September 30, 2000, of which up to 
     $1,000,000 may be used for administrative costs of the U.S. 
     Agency for International Development. Funds appropriated 
     under this heading are subject to the regular notification 
     procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
       The House bill included the same language, but appropriated 
     $75,000,000. The Senate amendment did not address this 
     matter.


                long-term development and reconstruction

       The managers agree that none of the funds appropriated 
     under this heading or in this chapter are to be used to 
     implement a long-term, regional program of development or 
     reconstruction in Southeastern Europe. These funds are 
     appropriated for emergency support of refugees and displaced 
     persons and the local communities directly affected by the 
     influx of refugees. The appropriation for the Economic 
     Support Fund is intended for short-term, emergency balance of 
     payments support for the countries listed in the bill 
     language, and for investigations of war crimes.

                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

                    Migration and Refugee Assistance

       The conference agreement appropriates $266,000,000 for 
     ``Migration and Refugee Assistance'', to remain available 
     until September 30, 2000, of which not more than $500,000 is 
     for administrative expenses. The entire amount shall be 
     available only to the extent that an official budget request 
     for a specific dollar amount, that includes designation of 
     the entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement 
     as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the 
     President to the Congress. In addition, funds made available 
     for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner on 
     Refugees (UNHCR) are subject to the regular notification 
     procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, but the 
     regular requirement for a 15 day notification prior to the 
     obligation of funds is reduced to 10 days. The managers' 
     intent is that the notification requirement applies only to 
     funds appropriated in this account by this Act.
       The House bill included $195,000,000 for this account. The 
     Senate amendment did not address this matter.

     United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund

       The conference agreement appropriates $165,000,000 for 
     ``United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance 
     Fund''. The entire amount shall be available only to the 
     extent that an official budget request for a specific dollar 
     amount, that includes designation of the entire amount of the 
     request as an emergency requirement as defined in the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress.
       The House bill included $95,000,000 for this account. The 
     Senate amendment did not address this matter.

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

       The conference agreement includes a general provision 
     designating funds in this chapter as an emergency under the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
       The conference agreement includes a general provision 
     proposed by the House that provides that the value of 
     commodities and services authorized by the President through 
     March 31, 1999, to be drawn down under the authority of 
     section 552(c)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to 
     support international relief efforts relating to the Kosovo 
     conflict shall not be counted against the ceiling limitation 
     of that section. In addition, such assistance may be made 
     available notwithstanding any other provision of law.
       The managers note that funds provided in this Act as 
     supplemental appropriations for the Foreign Operations, 
     Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 
     1999, are subject to section 526 of said Act.


                           donated equipment

       The conferees are aware that a large number of computers 
     and computer equipment have been donated to various 
     international agencies and non-governmental organizations to 
     assist with the refugee crisis in the Balkans. The conferees 
     support the use of emergency supplemental funds to assist 
     organizations such as the National Technology Alliance for 
     on-site computer network development, hardware and software 
     integration, and to assess the urgent on-site computer needs 
     of organizations assisting refugees. In addition, the 
     conferees encourage the use of these funds for the 
     development and implementation of reliable systems to 
     register refugees and provide identification cards and other 
     document processing.

                               CHAPTER 5

                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

                Administration for Children and Families


                     refugee and entrant assistance

       The conference agreement includes an appropriation of not 
     to exceed $100,000,000 for costs related to assisting in the 
     temporary resettlement of displaced Kosovar Albanians who 
     have recently come to this country. The agreement provides 
     that the appropriation is designated an emergency requirement 
     under the Budget Act. No funds were included for this in 
     either the House or Senate bills. The conferees have included 
     these funds in response to an unofficial request from the 
     Administration to address the refugee emergency that has 
     arisen as a result of the conflict in the Balkans.

                               CHAPTER 6

                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

                         MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

       The conferees have established a ``Military Construction 
     Transfer Fund'' in the amount of $475,000,000, contingent on 
     the Presidential declaration of an emergency. This fund is to 
     be used for construction of mission, readiness and force 
     protection items in relation to the conflict in the Balkans, 
     and other contingencies throughout the region. The Secretary 
     of Defense is given the authority to determine the individual 
     items to be provided by this appropriation and to transfer 
     these funds only to the appropriate military construction 
     accounts. The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) is 
     directed to submit an after the fact notification of 
     transfers from this fund and the individual projects to be 
     provided to the appropriate committees of Congress.

                               CHAPTER 7

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

                              Coast Guard


                           operating expenses

       The conference agreement provides an emergency 
     appropriation of $200,000,000 for Coast Guard ``Operating 
     expenses'', to address ongoing readiness requirements. The 
     conferees expect the Coast Guard to use these funds for 
     activities such as the military pay raise, compensation 
     parity (basic allowance for housing), DOD authorization act 
     entitlements, military health care, recruiting, workforce 
     readiness tools, DOD parity, intermediate and depot-level 
     maintenance, and additional staffing. These funds are made 
     available until September 30, 2000, and are only available 
     upon designation by

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     the President of an emergency requirement. The conferees 
     direct that requests to obligate these funds be submitted to 
     the Congress under the normal reprogramming procedures. The 
     House and Senate bills proposed no similar appropriation.

                 TITLE III--SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS

                               CHAPTER 1

                         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

                         General Administration


                         counterterrorism fund

       TOPOFF Exercise.--The conferees understand the need for 
     clarification of how the TOPOFF exercise should occur. In 
     addition to the direction provided in previous Committee 
     reports, contracting for this effort should be done with 
     those organizations who have a known track record with 
     Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) exercises. This exercise 
     should be co-chaired and administered without notice by the 
     Attorney General and the Director of the Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency (FEMA). The no-notice feature of this 
     exercise should be modeled on the manner in which such 
     exercises have been conducted by the Department of Defense. 
     In order to fairly and accurately represent an actual event, 
     both the FBI and the Office of Justice Programs should have 
     one representative participating in the planning of the 
     exercise. This planning will not include the time and date of 
     the exercise.
       National Domestic Preparedness Office.--The effects of 
     terrorism are felt at the local level. Local law enforcement 
     and emergency first responders will be the first on the scene 
     of any domestic terrorist event. The conferees are aware of 
     the need expressed by State and local first responders to 
     have a coordinated Federal preparedness effort to eliminate 
     confusion, overlap and duplication among Federal programs. To 
     address this need, the Department of Justice has proposed to 
     create a new office, the National Domestic Preparedness 
     Office (NDPO), to serve as the entity to coordinate the 
     Federal efforts for assisting emergency responders in 
     domestic preparedness. The NDPO is proposed to include 
     representatives from the Department of Justice's Office of 
     Justice Programs (OJP), the Departments of Defense, Health 
     and Human Services, Energy and Transportation, FEMA, and the 
     Environmental Protection Agency, as well as representatives 
     of State and local government. The conferees believe that 
     full participation among all Federal, State and local 
     entities is critical, and that the NDPO must recognize and 
     build upon, rather than re-invest, existing programs, 
     structures and capabilities.
       While the conferees commend the Attorney General for her 
     leadership on this matter and support the creation of a 
     single office to coordinate interagency activities to 
     maximize domestic preparedness efforts and eliminate 
     duplication, the conferees are aware that some confusion and 
     concerns exist regarding the functions and responsibilities 
     of this office, particularly in relation to ongoing efforts 
     at the Federal, State and local levels. The conferees note 
     that final approval has not yet been given for the creation 
     of the NDPO, and believe it is important that these issues be 
     resolved. Therefore, the conferees direct the Attorney 
     General to submit a final blueprint for the NDPO, developed 
     in coordination with all other Federal, State and local 
     participants, to the Committees on Appropriations no later 
     than June 15, which clearly defines the roles of all agency 
     participants in the office. In particular, the final 
     blueprint shall include, but not be limited to, the 
     following: (1) a detailed plan for consultation with the 
     States in the development and implementation of a national 
     strategy for domestic preparedness which builds on the 
     existing all-hazard emergency management capabilities of 
     local, State and Federal agencies, including designations of 
     a single point of contact from each State and territory to 
     interact with the NDPO; (2) establishment of a State and 
     Local Advisory Group to provide input into program strategy 
     and development which represents the various State and local 
     disciplines involved in domestic terrorism response, 
     including fire and rescue, HAZMAT, emergency medical and 
     health services, emergency management, and State and local 
     governments; and (3) a detailed plan outlining each Federal 
     agency's role in the development and delivery of training and 
     technical assistance, and their relationship to the NDPO. 
     Such plan should fully utilize existing resources, programs 
     and standards, including the National Domestic Preparedness 
     Consortium, whenever possible. The conferees direct no 
     further action be taken to augment the NDPO until approval 
     has been given subject to standard reprogramming procedures.
       State and local preparedness.--The consequences of 
     terrorist acts, especially those involving chemical, 
     biological, or unconventional explosive devices, may spread 
     beyond the local community or city where the event occurred. 
     A successful response to such an incident will depend upon 
     the development of a closely coordinated and balanced local-
     State-Federal partnership. The conferees recognize the need 
     for enhanced State-level involvement in consequence 
     management and training preparedness activities, and urge 
     that all Federally-funded activities be coordinated at both 
     the local and State levels. To ensure effective coordination, 
     the conferees expect the Attorney General to request that the 
     Governor of each State designate a lead state agency or other 
     entity to develop and coordinate a comprehensive State-level 
     domestic preparedness plan that is consistent with the 
     national strategy. Such State strategies should be developed 
     with input from the State and local emergency management, 
     fire, law enforcement, emergency medical services and public 
     health disciplines. To ensure maximum coordination and use of 
     resources, the conferees expect each such State to be based 
     on a State-level needs assessment which both identifies the 
     needs of local and State first responders, and assesses the 
     resources currently available at the local, State, and 
     Federal level.
       The conferees note that the fiscal year 1999 Department of 
     Justice Appropriations Act included significant new funding 
     to assist State and local first responders in becoming 
     equipped and trained. To ensure that these resources meet the 
     needs of the maximum number of communities possible and to 
     ensure no duplication of effort, funding also was provided to 
     conduct a comprehensive needs assessment. This needs 
     assessment has not yet been completed. The conferees 
     reiterate the importance of this needs assessment, and urge 
     the Department to continue its activities in this area. In 
     the interim, the conferees expect the Office of Justice 
     Programs to submit to the Committees on Appropriations, no 
     later than June 1, 1999, a plan for the distribution of 
     funding provided in fiscal year 1999 to provide the maximum 
     number of communities with a basic defensive (Tier One) 
     capability to respond to domestic terrorist incidents. Such 
     plan shall, at a minimum, require that in order to qualify to 
     receive equipment funds, a grant applicant must certify that: 
     (1) their application has been coordinated and developed in 
     consultation with the fire, EMS, HAZMAT and law enforcement 
     agencies operating within the jurisdiction; and (2) equipment 
     purchased with grant funds will be deployed consistent with 
     all mutual aid agreements.

                         Federal Prison System


                        buildings and facilities

       It is the intent of the conferees that unobligated funding 
     available from fiscal year 1999 and prior year appropriations 
     not required for current construction projects shall be used 
     for partial site and planning for three facilities to house 
     non-returnable criminal aliens being transferred from the 
     Immigration and Naturalization Service. It is expected that 
     one of these facilities will be located in a state in the 
     Mid-Atlantic region.

              DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND RELATED AGENCIES

                            RELATED AGENCIES

            Office of the United States Trade Representative


                         salaries and expenses

       The conference agreement includes $1,300,000 for costs of 
     the World Trade Organization Ministerial Meeting to be held 
     in Seattle, Washington, from November 30-December 3, 1999. 
     The House and Senate bill did not include this funding.

                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

                          Bureau of the Census


                     periodic censuses and programs

       In response to a request, not formally transmitted, from 
     the Administration, the conference agreement includes 
     $44,900,000 for additional activities necessary to ensure 
     that the Bureau is fully prepared to implement a full 
     enumeration in the 2000 Census as mandated by the recent 
     Supreme Court decision. The conference agreement designates 
     funds to be provided for the following purposes: $10,900,000 
     is for additional costs to establish 520 Local Census 
     Offices; $4,200,000 is for preparation of training and field 
     deployment kits for census enumerators; $2,000,000 is for 
     additional contract support and infrastructure costs for the 
     Telephone Questionnaire Assistance program; $9,100,000 is for 
     automated data processing and telecommunications to support 
     increased field enumeration; $3,700,000 is for administrative 
     systems to support additional field enumeration activities; 
     and $15,000,000 is for increased advertising and promotion 
     programs. Language is also included requiring the President 
     to submit a revised budget for the fiscal year 2000 costs 
     associated with the completion of the 2000 Census. The 
     conferees continue to be concerned with the adequacy and 
     timelessness of the budget justification materials previously 
     provided by the Bureau to support their budget submissions 
     for the decennial census. Therefore, the conferees expect the 
     revised budget submission for fiscal year 2000 by June 1, 
     1999, to contain the detailed justification necessary to 
     support the revised submission.

            National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


                  operations, research, and facilities

       The conference agreement includes $1,880,000 to support 
     research, management and enforcement of new regulations in 
     the Northeast Multispecies fishery, instead of $3,880,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate, of which $1,880,000 was for this 
     activity and $2,000,000 was for the acquisition of shoreline 
     data, and instead of no funding as proposed by the House.
       The conference agreement does not include bill language 
     designating $2,000,000 for a regional applications program, 
     which was proposed in the Senate bill. The House bill did not 
     contain a similar provision.

                             THE JUDICIARY

                   Supreme Court of the United States


                         salaries and expenses

       The conference agreement includes $921,000 to enhance the 
     capacity of the Supreme

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     Court Police, as proposed in both the House and Senate bills.

                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

                   Administration of Foreign Affairs


                    diplomatic and consular programs

       The conferees reiterate that, of the total amount provided 
     under this heading in Public Law 105-277, $2,000,000 shall be 
     for the Office of Defense Trade Controls, as previously 
     stated in the Statement of Managers accompanying that Act. As 
     provided in that Statement of Managers, this funding shall 
     support the hiring of additional senior personnel (GS-13 
     through GS-15) and support staff to improve scrutiny of 
     export license applications.

                               CHAPTER 2

                      DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--CIVIL

                         DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

                       Corps of Engineers--Civil


                         construciton, general

       The conference agreement deletes language proposed by the 
     Senate appropriating $500,000 for technical assistance 
     related to shoreline erosion at Lake Tahoe, Nevada.
       The conference agreement deletes language propose by the 
     Senate rescinding $5,500,000 from the Lackawanna River, 
     Scranton, Pennsylvania, project.

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

                         Bureau of Reclamation


                      water and related resources

       The conference agreement deletes language proposed by the 
     Senate appropriating $5,000,000 for repairs to the Headgate 
     Rock Hydroelectric Project.
       The conference agreement includes language appropriating 
     $1,500,000 for the purchase of water to restore water levels 
     at the San Carlos Lake in Arizona.

                               CHAPTER 3

                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

                    National Commission on Terrorism

       The conference agreement appropriates $839,500 for 
     necessary expenses of the National Commission on Terrorism as 
     authorized in the fiscal year 1999 Foreign Operations Act.

      United States Commission on International Religious Freedom

       The conference agreement appropriates $3,000,000 for 
     necessary expenses of the United States Commission on 
     International Religious Freedom as authorized by the 
     International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-
     292).

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

               International Affairs Technical Assistance

       The conference agreement appropriates $1,500,000 for the 
     operation and expenses of the International Financial 
     Institution Advisory Commission and the International 
     Monetary Fund Advisory Committee as authorized in the fiscal 
     year 1999 Foreign Operations Act. The funds are to remain 
     available until September 30, 2000.

                               CHAPTER 4

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

                       Bureau of Land Management


                   Management of Lands and Resources

       The managers have agreed to a modification of the Senate 
     language providing for the use of $1,000,000 in previously 
     appropriated funds for management of lands and resources for 
     the processing of permits in the Powder River Basin for 
     coalbed methane activities. The modification requires a 
     written agreement between the coal mine operator and the gas 
     producer prior to permit issuance if the permitted activity 
     is in an area where there is a conflict between coal mining 
     operations and coalbed methane production. The House had no 
     similar provision.

                        Bureau of Indian Affairs


                     Operations of Indian Programs

                          (Transfer of Funds)

       The managers have agreed to the transfer of $1,136,000 for 
     operation of Indian programs for spruce bark beetle control 
     in Washington State as proposed by the Senate but have 
     identified a different funding source. The source of these 
     funds is the Forest Service National Forest System account 
     instead of the Forest Service Wildland Fire Management 
     account as proposed by the Senate. The House had no similar 
     provision.
       The managers expect that these funds will be deducted from 
     appropriations otherwise available for the Forest Service's 
     Washington, DC headquarters general administration activity. 
     The specific reductions must be approved, in advance, by the 
     House and Senate Appropriations Committees. The managers 
     suggest that the reduction should come from the recently 
     proposed headquarters staffing increases in the office of 
     communications and the financial analysis office.

           Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians


                         Federal Trust Programs

       The managers have provided $21,800,000 for Federal trust 
     programs as proposed by the House instead of $6,800,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

                             Forest Service


                        Wildland Fire Management

       The managers have agreed to the use of $100,000,000 in 
     fiscal year 1998 unobligated carryover funds from the 
     Wildland Fire Management account to repay funds previously 
     advanced from the Knutson-Vandenberg (KV) fund for 
     firefighting emergencies. The balance owed to the KV fund for 
     prior year borrowing will still be $393,000,000 after this 
     partial repayment. The managers believe that the 
     Administration should regularly transfer carryover funds from 
     the wildland fire management account to the KV fund until the 
     previously borrowed funds have been repaid in full.


                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

       Section 3001.--The managers have modified language as 
     proposed by the Senate authorizing the transfer of previously 
     appropriated funds to Auburn University in Alabama for 
     construction of a new forestry research facility. This 
     language is a clarification of the fiscal year 1999 Forest 
     Service reconstruction and construction appropriation. The 
     modification removes the proviso that only $4,000,000 be 
     transferred during fiscal year 1999. The House had no similar 
     provision.
       Section 3002.--The managers have included language as 
     proposed by the Senate restricting the issuance of a final 
     rule on hardrock mining on Federal lands pending completion 
     of a study being conducted by the National Academy of 
     Sciences and an ensuing period for public comment on the 
     rule. The House had no similar provision.
       Section 3003.--The managers have included language as 
     proposed by the Senate extending the moratorium on the 
     issuance of a final rulemaking on crude oil valuation until 
     October 1, 1999 or until there is a negotiated agreement, 
     whichever comes first. The House had no similar provision.
       The managers have not included language as proposed by the 
     Senate (section 2307) prohibiting implementation of a 
     reorganization in the Office of the Special Trustee for 
     American Indians for the balance of fiscal year 1999. The 
     House had no similar provision.
       The managers are concerned that the Department of the 
     Interior may have strayed from the vision of the American 
     Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act of 1994, P.L. 103-412 
     (1994 Act) in a number of areas. The 1994 Act created the 
     Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians in order 
     to establish an ``entity with the knowledge and authority to 
     ensure that reform takes place and coordiantes that action.''
       On March 3, 1999, the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs 
     and the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources held 
     a joint hearing on trust management practices in the 
     Department and the reorganization of the Office of the 
     Special Trustee by the Secretary of the Interior without 
     consultation with the Special Trustee.
       The managers are also concerned with the lack of 
     consultation with individuals and Indian tribal account 
     holders who were assured that the Special Trustee would 
     provide an authoritative and independent voice representing 
     their concerns within the Department.
       The General Accounting Office (GAO) recently expressed 
     strong concerns that the Department has also failed to 
     accomplish one of the Act's goals: the creation of a 
     ``strategic plan for all phases of trust management to ensure 
     the Secretary's trust responsibilities are properly 
     discharged.'' Although the Secretary has indicated that the 
     Department's July 1998 High Level Implementation Plan 
     provides such a strategic plan, numerous individuals and 
     entities have expressed strong reservations about the Plan.
       Based on these concerns, the Chairman of the Committee on 
     Indian Affairs has indicated that he intends to make 
     continued monitoring and compliance with the 1994 Act a 
     significant part of the Committee's oversight efforts. The 
     managers, therefore, are reserving judgment on futures 
     appropriations. The managers expect the Department to ensure 
     that the resources dedicated for purposes of trust 
     improvements are indeed well spent in compliance with the 
     1994 Act.
       Section 3004.--The managers have included language as 
     proposed by the Senate clarifying that the fiscal year 1999 
     moratorium on new and expanded self-determination contracts 
     applies only to the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Indian 
     Health Service. The House had no similar provision.
       The managers have not included language as proposed by the 
     Senate (section 2323) regarding Class III Indian gaming. The 
     House had no similar provision.
       Section 3005.--The managers have included language as 
     proposed by the Senate which requires that funds provided in 
     fiscal year 1999 for the Borough of Ketchikan to participate 
     in a cooperative study on the feasibility and dynamics of 
     manufacturing veneer products in Southeast Alaska, including 
     the establishment of a veneer operation in Ketchikan, shall 
     be paid in lump sum and be considered a direct payment for 
     the purposes of all applicable laws, but may not be used 
     for lobbying. This section also includes language proposed 
     by the Senate similarly treating payments to the City of 
     Colorado Springs using funds previously appropriated for 
     reconstruction of the Pike's Peak Summit House in 
     Colorado. The House had no similar provisions.
       The House managers have not agreed to language proposed by 
     the Senate (section 2328) banning implementation of 
     regulations restricting fishing in Glacier Bay National Park 
     pending the resolution of the State of Alaska's anticipated 
     lawsuit concerning ownership and jurisdiction relating to 
     Glacier Bay waters, so that provision has been deleted.

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       Section 3006.--The managers have included a provisions 
     restricting the implementation of the Department of the 
     Interior Solicitor's opinion of November 7, 1997 concerning 
     millsites under the general mining law with respect to the 
     Crown Jewel project and to patent applications and plans of 
     operation submitted prior to the date of enactment of this 
     Act.
       The managers are very concerned about the effect of the 
     Solicitor's opinion dealing with the implementation of the 
     Mining Law of 1872 in that it limits the number of millsites 
     to one five-acre millsite per patent. Executive Departments 
     typically implement laws through regulation. The regulatory 
     process allows all affected parties to express their views 
     through an open, public comment process. in the case of a 
     solicitor's opinion, there is no public comment or appeal 
     process before implementation.
       This opinion is particularly troubling because both the 
     Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service have been 
     approving patents with more than one five-acre millsite per 
     patent based on procedures outlined in their operations 
     manuals. To ascertain the impact of this opinion, the 
     managers direct the Department of the interior and the Forest 
     Service to provide a report to the House and Senate 
     Committees on Appropriations no later than August 31, 1999. 
     The report should detail by State all past, present and 
     pending mining operations, including all grandfathered 
     mineral patent applications and plans of operation, that 
     could be impacted by the Solicitor's opinion of November 7, 
     1997.
       The managers considered but did not adopt a provision that 
     would have prohibited the listing of the Alabama sturgeon 
     under the Endangered Species Act and the designation of 
     critical habitat for the balance of fiscal year 1999. The 
     Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service has 
     assured the managers that neither she nor the Secretary of 
     the Interior will accelerate the decision process for this 
     candidate species. The managers understand, based on a letter 
     from the Director, that there are several other species ahead 
     of the Alabama sturgeon in the processing queue for listing 
     consideration and that a decision with the respect to the 
     Alabama sturgeon will not be made prior to March 2000. The 
     mangers expect the Secretary and the Service to live up to 
     those commitments and to work carefully with the State on 
     conservation planning efforts for the Alabama sturgeon.

                               CHAPTER 5

                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

                        Office of the Secretary


                    general departmental management

       The conference agreement includes $1,000,000 to reduce the 
     backlog of pending nursing home appeals before the 
     Departmental Appeals Board. The Senate bill included 
     $1,400,000 for this purpose. The House did not include 
     funding for this activity in its bill and the President did 
     not request funding.

                        DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

                    Education for the Disadvantaged

       The conference agreement includes $56,377,000 for 
     Concentration grants under the Title I program as a fiscal 
     year 2000 advance appropriation to become available on 
     October 1, 1999 for academic year 1999-2000.
       The conferences understand that the Department of Education 
     has interpreted a ``hold harmless'' provision included in the 
     fiscal year 1999 appropriations bill to apply only to school 
     districts that first quality for Concentration grants on the 
     basis of the percentage or number of poor children within the 
     school district. Only after a school district meets the 
     eligibility criteria would the Department apply the hold 
     harmless and award the Concentration grant. Under the 
     Department's interpretation, over 1500 school districts would 
     lost their Title I Concentration grant in academic year 1999-
     2000.
       The conference agreement includes language that clarifies 
     the fiscal year 1999 appropriations law to direct the 
     Department of Education to hold harmless all school districts 
     that received Title I Concentration grants in fiscal year 
     1998. The conference agreement further clarifies that the 
     allocations made through applying this hold harmless will not 
     be taken into account in determining allocations under other 
     education programs that use the Title I formula as a basis 
     for funding distribution. Neither the House nor the Senate 
     bills contained these provisions.

                            Higher Education


                          (transfer of funds)

       The conference agreement transfers $1,500,000 from the 
     Education Research, Statistics, and Improvement account to 
     the Higher Education account to be used to provide funding 
     for the University of the District of Columbia. UDC has 
     recently qualified for funding under the Historically Black 
     Colleges and Universities program and this funding level is 
     the amount they are due under the HBCU funding formula.

                             RELATED AGENCY

                  Corporation for Public Broadcasting

       The conference agreement includes a total of $48,000,000 in 
     fiscal years 1999 and 2000, the same as the President's 
     request, to enable National Public Radio, through the 
     Corporation for Public Broadcasting, to proceed with contract 
     negotiations for replacement satellite services. The 
     agreement provides $30,700,000 in fiscal year 1999 and 
     $17,300,000 in 2000.
       The House bill provided $48,000,000 for the replacement 
     satellite, with $30,600,000 made available in fiscal year 
     1999 and the remainder in fiscal year 2000. The Senate 
     provided $18,000,000 in fiscal year 1999 and report language 
     stating that the balance of resources would be provided 
     during the regular fiscal year 2000 appropriations process.

                    GENERAL PROVISION, THIS CHAPTER


               white river school district, south dakota

       The conference agreement includes bill language directing 
     the Secretary of Education to provide, from unobligated 
     balances in the Impact Aid program, not more than $239,000 to 
     the White River School District #47-1, White River, South 
     Dakota to repair damage caused by water infiltration at the 
     White River High School. This provision is the same as in the 
     Senate bill.
       The House bill contains no similar provision and the 
     President did not request funding for this activity.

                               CHAPTER 6

                           LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

                        CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS

                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                         Salaries and Expenses


                    salaries, officers and employees

                              (rescission)

       The conferees have included a rescission of funds of 
     $3,521,000 and an appropriation of an identical amount to 
     remain available until expended. This action will provide 
     resources for replacing a House payroll system that cannot be 
     completed in FY 1999.

                        ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

                      Capitol Building and Grounds

                         House Office Building


                          house page dormitory

       The conferees have included $3,760,000 for the House Page 
     Dormitory as contained in the House bill, amended to omit 
     designation of a special location. If locations other than 
     501 1st St., S.E., are taken under serious consideration, the 
     Architect of the Capitol is directed to inform the Committee 
     on Appropriations concerning cost and related considerations. 
     It is expected that, in addition to the House Office Building 
     Commission and the Page Board, the Architect of the Capitol 
     will consult with the Committee on Appropriations, the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the 
     Committee on House Administration on matters within their 
     jurisdiction regarding the Page Dormitory project.


                     o'neill house office building

       The conferees have provided $1,800,000 for life safety 
     renovations at the O'Neill House Office Building as contained 
     in the House bill.

                       ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

       The conferees have included two administrative provisions 
     as contained in the House bill. The conferees have added a 
     provision regarding certain lump sum House leadership 
     allowances.
       In addition, the conferees have established a pilot program 
     in 1999 under the leadership of the Librarian of Congress to 
     bring up to 3,000 emerging Russian political leaders to the 
     United States for no more than 30 days each. The Senate is 
     transferring $10 million of its own funds to finance the 
     program during fiscal year 1999. The purpose of the program 
     is to give Russian leaders from all levels of government 
     first hand exposure to the American free market economic 
     system and operation of American democratic institutions. 
     Various local governments and organizations throughout the 
     United States would be hosts to the Russians.
       The Librarian is given the authority to administer the 
     program in the first year to expedite the establishment of 
     the program. The President would designate an executive 
     branch agency to administer the program in subsequent years.

                               CHAPTER 7

                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

                         Military Construction

       The conferees have provided a total of $31,400,000 for 
     storm related damage to facilities and family housing 
     improvements. Offsets to cover the cost of these are included 
     in Title IV of this Act. The projects are as follows:

                       [In thousands of dollars]

Army National Guard: Tennessee, Jackson: Limited Army Aviation 
  Support Facility...............................................$6,400
Family Housing, Army: Puerto Rico, Ft. Buchanan: Improve 215 unit25,000

                               CHAPTER 8

           DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND RELATED AGENCIES

                  National Transportation Safety Board


                         salaries and expenses

       The conference agreement provides $2,300,000 for the 
     National Transportation Safety Board for expenses resulting 
     from the crash of TWA Flight 800. These funds will cover 
     rental costs associated with the housing of the wreckage in 
     Calverton, New York. The conferees do not plan to continue 
     funding rental expenses at the Calverton facility in future 
     fiscal years. The House and the Senate proposed no similar 
     provision.

                               CHAPTER 9

                       DEPARMTNET OF THE TREASURY

                Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms


                         salaries and expenses

       The conferees agree to provide an appropriation of 
     $4,500,000 for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms 
     for the expansion

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     of the National Tracing Center, to remain available until 
     expended.

                          U.S. Postal Service


                  payments to the postal service fund

       The conferees agree to provide an appropriation of 
     $29,000,000 for reimbursements to the Postal Service as 
     authorized by 39 U.S.C. 2401(d), as proposed by the House 
     instead of no appropriation, as proposed by the Senate.

    Executive Office of the President and Funds Appropriated to the 
                               President


                     federal drug control programs

                high intensity drug trafficking programs

       The conferees agree to provide an additional $2,500,000 for 
     the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program, instead of 
     no appropriation, as proposed by the House and $1,250,000, as 
     proposed by the Senate. The conferees direct that these funds 
     be targeted as follows: $750,000 to the New Mexico HIDTA for 
     Rio Arriba County, Santa Fe County, and San Juan County, New 
     Mexico; $500,000 for national anti-methamphetamine efforts; 
     $750,000 for the Arizona HIDTA to be provided to the U.S. 
     Border Patrol for assistance in counterdrug efforts related 
     to illegal immigration along the border in southern Cochise 
     County, Arizona, subject to prior approval of the Committees 
     on Appropriations; and $500,000 for the Washington-Baltimore 
     HIDTA for support of the Cross-Border Initiative between 
     Washington, DC and Prince George's County, Maryland. The 
     conferees emphatically support linking funding to a program's 
     performance, and therefore support evaluation efforts 
     underway at ONDCP. Therefore, the conferees expect that the 
     performance of the HIDTAs funded through this appropriation 
     will be subject to the same performance standards and 
     measures to be applied to the HIDTA program overall.

                               CHAPTER 10

              DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

                       Public and Indian Housing


                        housing certificate fund

       Deletes language proposed by the Senate delaying the 
     availability of $350,000,000 for expiring or terminating 
     section 8 contracts until October 1, 1999.

                   Community Planning and Development


                   community development block grants

       Inserts language reallocating $3,446,000 of unobligated, 
     no-year funds in the CDBG account for which there is no 
     identified use. HUD is directed to provide these funds for 
     unfunded service coordinator programs that did not receive 
     funding in the original Notice of Funding Availability 
     (NOFA).

                     Federal Housing Administration


             fha--mutual mortgage insurance program account

       Increases the commitment level for the Federal Housing 
     Administration's Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund from 
     $110,000,000,000 to $140,000,000,000. The additional 
     authority is needed because HUD projections indicate that the 
     existing limitation could be exceeded before the end of the 
     fiscal year

                Government National Mortgage Association


guarantees of mortgage-backed securities loan guarantee program account

       Increases the commitment authority for the Government 
     National Mortgage Association from $150,000,000,000 to 
     $200,000,000,000. The additional authority is needed because 
     78 percent of the existing authority has been committed, and 
     HUD projects that the existing limitation could be exceeded 
     before the end of the fiscal year.

                     Management and Administration


                         salaries and expenses

       Deletes language proposed by the Senate rescinding 
     $3,400,000 from HUD's salaries and expenses account and 
     transferring it to the CDBG account for service coordinators 
     and congregate services.

                      Office of Inspector General

       Deletes bill language as proposed by the Senate. The 
     conferees direct the Office of Inspector General (OIG) and 
     the General Accounting Office (GAO) to conduct an audit of 
     HUD to assess the extent that HUD has been in compliance with 
     the Department of Housing and Urban Reform Act of 1989 during 
     the last two years. The conferees direct the OIG and GAO to 
     produce a report on this matter within six months of 
     enactment and a final report within 12 months of enactment, 
     and to transmit them to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations.

                           INDEPENDENT AGENCY

                  National Credit Union Administration


                       central liquidity facility

       Inserts new language requiring that during fiscal year 
     2000, gross obligations of the Central Liquidity Facility 
     (CLF) for the principal amount of new direct loans to member 
     credit unions shall not exceed the statutory limitation. The 
     conferees take this action only to deal with the unlikely 
     scenario that credit unions could experience excessive 
     withdrawals as a result of the millennium date change and may 
     need additional liquidity resources. Furthermore, the 
     conferees intend that prudent and appropriate administrative 
     remedies should be devised as quickly as possible by the 
     National Credit Union Administration, working with the 
     Federal Reserve and the Department of the Treasury, to 
     guarantee that a strong safety net is in place to deal with 
     any potentially unusual Y2K circumstances.

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

       Inserts language proposed by the House for targeted 
     economic initiatives to Project Restore and the Los Angeles 
     City Civic Center Trust. The conferees have agreed to include 
     a technical correction to language included in Public Law 
     105-276 which clarifies that $250,000 is for the Los Angeles 
     Civic Center Public Partnership to revitalize the Civic 
     Center neighborhood, and that $100,000 is for the 
     Southeast Rio Vista Family YMCA to develop a child care 
     center in Huntington Park, California. The Senate did not 
     include a similar provision.
       Inserts new language clarifying that funds made available 
     in Public Law 105-276 shall be made available to the Maryland 
     Department of Housing and Community Development for work 
     associated with building Caritas House and with expanding the 
     St. Ann Adult Medical Day Care facility.
       Inserts new language allowing retention of land disposition 
     proceeds associated with an Urban Renewal Project in the 
     Township of North Union, Pennsylvania.
       Inserts language proposed by the Senate which clarifies 
     that funds appropriated in Public Law 105-276 under the 
     Environmental Protection Agency, State and Tribal Assistance 
     Grants to meet sewer infrastructure needs associated with the 
     2002 Winter Olympics shall be provided to Wasatch County, 
     Utah, for both water and sewer infrastructure needs.
       Inserts language proposed by the Senate which transfers 
     $1,300,000 of funds appropriated in Public Law 105-276 under 
     the Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Programs 
     and Management for Project SEARCH, to State and Tribal 
     Assistance Grants for Project SEARCH water and wastewater 
     infrastructure needs in the State of Idaho through the Region 
     IV Development Association in Twin Falls, Idaho.
       Inserts new language which clarifies that funds 
     appropriated in Public Law 105-276 under the Environmental 
     Protection Agency, State and Tribal Assistance Grants to meet 
     wastewater infrastructure needs for Grand Isle, Louisiana, 
     may also be used for drinking water supply needs.

                               CHAPTER 11

                     GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS TITLE

       Senate Section 2304. The conference agreement includes 
     language proposed by the Senate clarifying administrative 
     costs in the honey program, with a technical correction to a 
     citation. The House had no similar provision.
       Senate Section 2309. The conference agreement does not 
     include language to extend chapter 12 bankruptcy 
     authorization as proposed by the Senate. The House had no 
     similar provision. Similar language was enacted as part of 
     Public Law 106-5.
       Senate Section 2310. The conference agreement includes 
     language proposed by the Senate that amends the Consolidated 
     Farm and Rural Development Act by deleting the statutory 
     reference to the capital replacement reserve requirement for 
     guaranteed farm loans, and by reinstating a statutory 
     reference for a ten percent cash flow margin for 
     restructuring direct farm loans. The House had no similar 
     provision.
       Senate Section 2318 and House Section 2002. The conference 
     agreement includes language proposed by both the House and 
     the Senate regarding loan deficiency payments for club wheat 
     producers.
       Senate Section 2322. The conference agreement does not 
     include Section 2322, as proposed by the Senate, expressing 
     the Sense of the Senate regarding a pending sale of wheat to 
     Iran. The House had no similar provision. Recent actions by 
     the Administration have addressed sanctions policy on 
     commercial sales of agricultural commodities to certain 
     countries, including Iran.
       Sec. 3021.--The conference agreement includes a provision, 
     modified from language proposed in the Senate bill, allowing 
     the Attorney General to transfer up to $4,300,000 from funds 
     available to the Department of Justice to pay the remaining 
     claims for restitution as required by the Civil Liberties Act 
     of 1988, and as pursuant to the court order issued in the 
     case of Carmen Mochizuki et al v. United States (case No. 97-
     294C, United States Court of Federal Claims). The conferees 
     expect this provision to be implemented in accordance with 
     sections 107 and 605 of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, 
     and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
     Act, 1999. The House bill did not address this matter.
       Sec. 3022.--The conference agreement includes a provision, 
     slightly modified from language included in the Senate bill, 
     to prohibit the taking of Cook Inlet beluga whales under the 
     Marine Mammal Protection Act prior to October 1, 2000, unless 
     pursuant to a cooperative agreement between the National 
     Marine Fisheries Service and affected Alaska Native 
     organizations. The House bill did not contain a similar 
     provision.
       Sec. 3023.--The conference agreement includes a provision 
     repealing Section 626 of the Departments of Commerce, 
     Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 1999 to provide full year availability 
     for appropriations provided in that Act. Neither the House 
     nor Senate bills addressed this matter.
       Sec. 3024.--The conference agreement includes a provision 
     to allow the payment of available funds to facilitate the 
     payment of grants to victim service organizations and public 
     agencies that will provide emergency

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     or ongoing assistance to the victims of the bombing of Pan Am 
     flight 103 and their families. The provision would include 
     assistance to family members for travel to the Netherlands 
     for the trial of the defendants in the bombing case. Neither 
     the House nor Senate bills addressed this matter.
       Sec. 3025.--The conference agreement includes a provision, 
     not included in the House bill, to modify section 617 of the 
     Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, 
     and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999, to make 
     permanent the moratorium on the entry of new factory trawlers 
     into the Atlantic herring and mackerel fishery until certain 
     actions are taken by the appropriate fishery management 
     councils.
       The conference agreement includes a provision proposed in 
     the House bill, and not included in the Senate bill, amending 
     the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
     Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999, to 
     extend the availability of funds included for the Commission 
     on Holocaust Assets in the United States to September 30, 
     2000.
       The conference agreement includes a provision, modified 
     from language proposed in the Senate bill, making technical 
     corrections to the American Fisheries Act (Title II, Division 
     C of Public Law 105-277).
       The conference agreement includes a provision, modified 
     from language proposed in the Senate bill, which makes 
     corrections to section 113 of the Departments of Commerce, 
     Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 1999, relating to eligibility of Alaska 
     Native organizations for Department of Justice grants.
       The conferees agree to retain section 3029, as proposed by 
     the Senate, which authorizes the use of funds received 
     pursuant to housing claims for construction of an access road 
     and for real property maintenance projects at Ellsworth Air 
     Force Base.

                      DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--CIVIL

                           Corps of Engineers


                   operation and maintenance, general

       The conference agreement includes language proposed by the 
     Senate directing a statutory reprogramming of $800,000 for 
     preliminary work associated with a transfer of Federal lands 
     to certain tribes and the State of South Dakota and for 
     cultural resource protection activities, amended to delete 
     language proposed by the Senate providing funds to the Lower 
     Brule Sioux Tribe and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe.


 PROHIBITION ON TREATING ANY FUNDS RECOVERED FROM TOBACCO COMPANIES AS 
              AN OVERPAYMENT FOR THE PURPOSES OF MEDICAID

       The conference agreement includes language proposed by the 
     Senate which amends section 1903(d)(3) of the Social Security 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(d)(3)) to prohibit any Medicaid-related 
     funds recovered or paid to a State as part of a settlement or 
     judgment reached in litigation the State initiated or pursued 
     against one or more tobacco companies being treated as a 
     overpayment for purposes of the Medicaid statute. The House 
     bill contained no similar provision.
       The conferees recognize that, absent Congressional action, 
     the issue of the Federal share of funds recovered under such 
     settlements or judgments would be subject to litigation over 
     the next several years, delaying the availability of these 
     funds and putting planned State uses on hold. The conferees 
     have adopted the Senate language in order to permit States 
     which are delaying their plans for the use of these funds the 
     certainty they need to plan their initiatives. The conferees 
     encourage the States to use a significant portion of any 
     tobacco settlement or judgment on smoking cessation and 
     prevention programs, as well as other critical public health 
     programs, such as expanding health care benefits to low 
     income children and adults.


 Findings and Sense of Senate Regarding Sequential Billing Policy for 
            Home Health Payments Under the Medicare Program

       The conference agreement does not contain a Sense of the 
     Senate provision regarding the sequential billing policy for 
     home health payments under Medicare as proposed by the 
     Senate.
       The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 shifted funding for certain 
     home health visits under Medicare from part A (Hospital 
     Insurance) to part B (Medical Insurance). In a Sense of the 
     Senate resolution, included in the Senate bill, the Senate 
     indicated that certain Health Care Financing Administration 
     regulations and administrative decisions have slowed down 
     claims processing resulting in the financial hardship and 
     closing of home health agencies.
       The House bill contained no similar provision.


                            Firefighters Pay

       The conferees agree to include a provision making a 
     technical change to the treatment of firefighters under 
     section 628(f) of the fiscal year 1999 Treasury and General 
     Government Appropriations Act, as proposed by the Senate, 
     instead of no provision, as proposed by the House.


                 Howell T. Heflin Post Office Building

       The conferees agree to a provision designating a United 
     States Postal Service facility under construction at 
     Tuscumbia, Alabama as the ``Howell T. Heflin Post Office 
     Building''.


                        San Joaquin, California

       The conferees agree to include language which corrects the 
     terms of a land conveyance in San Joaquin, California that 
     was included in Public Law 105-277.


                        Fergus Falls, Minnesota

       The conferees agree to direct the Administrator of the 
     General Services Administration to purchase from the Postal 
     Service the building in Fergus Falls, Minnesota where the 
     U.S. Bankruptcy Court and the U.S. District Court sit.

                   TITLE IV--RESCISSIONS AND OFFSETS

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

                          Farm Service Agency


                     Emergency Conservation Program

       The conference agreement does not include language proposed 
     by the Senate rescinding $700,000 from amounts appropriated 
     under this heading. The House had no similar provision.

                       Food and Nutrition Service


                           Food Stamp Program

                              (Rescission)

       The conference agreement rescinds $1,250,000,000 of the 
     balance of food stamp funds projected to remain unspent at 
     the end of the fiscal year instead of $521,000,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. The House had no similar provision.

                Foreign Assistance and Related Programs


               Public Law 480 Program and Grant Accounts

       The conference agreement does not include language proposed 
     by the House rescinding $30,000,000 from amounts appropriated 
     under this heading. The Senate had no similar provision.

                DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCIES

                            RELATED AGENCIES

                    United States Information Agency


                        Buying Power Maintenance

                              (Rescission)

       The conference agreement includes a rescission of 
     $20,000,000 from unobligated balances under this heading, as 
     proposed in the House bill. The balances in this account 
     result from exchange rate gains over the past several years, 
     and exceed the potential requirements on the fund prior to 
     the consolidation of the Agency into the Department of State 
     on October 1, 1999.

                          DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

                    Atomic Energy Defense Activities

                        Other Defense Activities

       The conference agreement deletes language proposed by the 
     House rescinding $150,000,000 of the funding provided to the 
     Department of Energy in Public Law 105-277 for Russian 
     programs relating to the disposal of excess plutonium and 
     uranium from nuclear weapons.

                    MULTILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

                  Funds Appropriated to the President


                  International Financial Institutions

     Contribution to the International Bank for Reconstruction and 
                              Development


                      GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY

                              (RESCISSION)

       The conference agreement includes a rescission of 
     $25,000,000 from funds appropriated for the Global 
     Environment Facility in Public Law 105-277.

                  Other Bilateral Economic Assistance


                         ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND

                              (RESCISSION)

       The conference agreement includes a rescission of 
     $5,000,000 in funds appropriated to the Economic Support Fund 
     in Public Law 105-277 and in prior acts making appropriations 
     for foreign operations, export financing, and related 
     programs.

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

                       Bureau of Land Management


                   MANAGEMENT OF LANDS AND RESOURCES

                              (RESCISSION)

       The managers have agreed to the rescission of $6,800,000 
     from management of lands and resources as proposed by both 
     the House and the Senate.

                          DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

                 Employment and Training Administration


     state unemployment insurance and employment service operations

       The conference agreement includes a reduction in this 
     account of $22,400,000, instead of $21,000,000 as proposed by 
     the House and $17,400,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The agreement includes a reduction of $17,400,000 from the 
     Unemployment Insurance Contingency Account, the same level as 
     the Senate. The House bill reduced this account by 
     $16,000,000 and the President requested a reduction of 
     $5,700,000.
       The agreement also includes a reduction of $5,000,000 from 
     the Unemployment Insurance Postage account, the same level as 
     in the House bill. The President did not request a reduction 
     in this account and the Senate did not include one in its 
     bill.

                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

              Health Resources and Services Administration


                federal capital loan program for nursing

                              (rescission)

       The conference agreement includes a rescission of 
     $2,800,000 from the Federal Capital Loan Program for Nursing, 
     the same level as in the House bill. The President requested 
     no rescission from this account and the Senate did not 
     include a rescission in its bill. The amounts rescinded are 
     unobligated balances in an account that has been inactive for 
     more than eight years.

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                        DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

             Education Research, Statistics and Improvement


                              (rescission)

       The conference agreement rescinds $6,500,000 from this 
     account, instead of $6,800,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $8,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. The President proposed 
     no rescission for this account. The $6,500,000 will be taken 
     from funds which the Administration has indicated are in 
     excess of what is necessary for an evaluation of voluntary 
     national test development.

                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

                         Military Construction


                             (rescissions)

       The conferees recommend rescissions totaling $31,400,000 in 
     fiscal year 1999 funds. These reflect inflation and foreign 
     currency fluctuation savings of $25,000,000 and $6,400,000 
     from the Base Realignment and Closure Account, Part IV.

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

                        Office of the Secretary


                        payments to air carriers

                    (airport and airway trust fund)

                 (rescission of contract authorization)

       The conference agreement includes a rescission of $815,000 
     in contract authority provided for ``Small community air 
     service'' by Public Law 101-508 for fiscal years prior to 
     fiscal year 1998, as proposed by the House. The Senate bill 
     contained no similar rescission.

                     Federal Highway Administration


                       state infrastructure banks

                              (Rescission)

       The conference agreement includes a rescission of 
     $6,500,000 from the state infrastructure bank program, as 
     proposed by the House. The Senate bill contained no similar 
     rescission.

                     Federal Transit Administration


                  trust fund share of transit programs

                          (highway trust fund)

                 (Rescission of contract authorization)

       The conference agreement includes a rescission of $665,00 
     in contract authority from the trust fund share of transit 
     programs provided in Public Law 102-240 under 49 U.S.C. 
     5338(a)(1), as proposed by the House. The Senate bill 
     contained no similar rescission.


                  interstate transfer grants--transit

       The conference agreement includes a rescission of $600,000 
     in unobligated balances of interstate transfer grants--
     transit, as proposed by the House. The Senate bill contained 
     no similar rescission. The conferees direct the Federal 
     Transit Administration to reduce only those available 
     balances for projects for which funds were allocated before 
     fiscal year 1995.

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

                Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms


                         salaries and expenses

       The conferees agree to a provision rescinding $4,500,000 
     from amounts previously made available under this heading in 
     Public Law 105-277 for the expansion of the National Tracing 
     Center.

    Executive Office of the President and funds Appropriated to the 
                               President


                          unanticipated needs

       The conferees agree to include a rescission of $10,000,000 
     from amounts previously appropriated under this heading in 
     Public Law 101-130, the Fiscal Year 1990 Dire Emergency 
     Supplemental to Meet the Needs of Natural Disasters of 
     National Significance, as proposed by the House, instead of 
     no rescission, as proposed by the Senate.

                     Federal Drug Control Programs


                        special forfeiture fund

       The conferees agree to include no rescission from the 
     Special Forfeiture Fund, as proposed by the House, instead of 
     a rescission of $1,250,000, as proposed by the Senate.

              DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

                       Public and Indian Housing


               annual contributions for assisted housing

                              (rescission)

       Inserts new language rescinding $350,000,000 in unobligated 
     and unexpended section 8 recaptures. Because the section 8 
     renewal account was fully funded in fiscal year 1999, these 
     funds are not necessary during the current fiscal year.
       In fiscal year 2000, section 8 renewal needs are 
     $13,522,000,000. As proposed by the President, these 
     recaptured funds could offset the fiscal year 2000 request, 
     thereby reducing the total appropriation for fiscal year 
     2000. Clearly, the conferees understand that the section 8 
     renewal account must be fully funded in order to protect the 
     homes of those families who rely on this assistance.

                   Community Planning and Development


                   community development block grants

                              (rescission)

       Rescinds $230,000,000 of unobligated balances for disaster 
     relief instead of $313,600,000, as proposed by the Senate. 
     The House did not include a similar provision. The conferees 
     note that funds have included in FEMA's account to deal with 
     issues relating to disaster relief. The Department is 
     directed to award the remaining funds in accordance with 
     announcements made heretofore by the Secretary, including 
     allocations made pursuant to the March 10, 1999 notice 
     published in the Federal Register, as expeditiously as 
     possible.

                     GENERAL PROVISION--THIS TITLE

       Senate Section 3001. The conference agreement does not 
     include language proposed by the Senate repealing Division B, 
     title V, chapter 1 of Public Law 105-277 providing emergency 
     appropriations to the Agricultural Research Service for 
     counter-narcotics research proposed by the Senate. The House 
     had no similar provision. The conference agreement rescinds 
     $22,466,000 of these funds, reflecting the obligation of 
     $534,000 of these monies. Additional provisions regarding 
     counter-narcotics research are included elsewhere in this 
     report.

                                TITLE V

                         Technical Corrections

       The conference agreement includes four technical 
     corrections related to the Agriculture portion of Public Law 
     105-277 proposed by both the House and the Senate, with 
     modifications.
       House Section 3002. The conference does not include 
     language proposed by the House extending the availability of 
     counter-drug research funds. The Senate had no similar 
     provision.
       The conference agreement includes four technical 
     corrections to the fiscal year 1999 Appropriations Act for 
     the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies as 
     proposed by the Senate. The House had similar provisions for 
     three of these corrections. The Senate added a provision 
     revising an earmark in the operation of Indian Programs 
     account.
       The conference agreement deletes a provision included in 
     both the House and Senate versions of the bill regarding 
     design of a CD ROM product.
       The conferees have included two technical corrections as 
     contained in the House bill and the Senate amendment for the 
     Legislative Branch.
       The conferees have included language, proposed by the 
     Senate, which makes a technical correction to the Omnibus 
     Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 
     1999 (Public Law 105-277) under the heading ``Family Housing, 
     Navy and Marine Corps'' to include Hurricane George.
       The conference agreement includes a provision proposed by 
     the Senate that clarifies the scope of certain bus and bus 
     facilities projects contained in the Federal Transit 
     Administration's capital investment grants program in fiscal 
     year 1999. The House bill contained no similar provision. The 
     conferees direct that funds provided for the Canton-Akron-
     Cleveland commuter rail project in the Department of 
     Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for 
     fiscal year 1999 shall be available for the purchase of 
     rights-of-way in addition to conducting a major investment 
     study to examine the feasibility of establishing commuter 
     rail service.
       The conference agreement includes a provision proposed by 
     the Senate that increases the obligation limitation for the 
     federal-aid highways ferry boat and terminal program in 
     fiscal year 1999 from $38,000,000 to $59,290,000 to reflect 
     the sum of both fiscal years 1998 and 1999 program funding 
     levels. The House bill contained no similar provision.
       The conferees have agreed to include a technical correction 
     to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998 as proposed by 
     the Senate. The House had no similar provision.

                 TITLE VI--GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS ACT

       The conference agreement includes provisions which extend 
     the Federal Aviation Administration's airport improvement 
     program (AIP) and war risk insurance program through August 
     6, 1999 at the same rate as included in the Department of 
     Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999. 
     Under current law, the authorization for the AIP program will 
     expire on May 31, 1999.
       It is the conferees' understanding that this provision will 
     cause no increase in fiscal year 1999 budget authority or 
     outlays. The conference agreement also includes provisions 
     releasing an additional $30,000,000 in passenger facility 
     fee/airport development project grant funding to the 
     Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority to continue the 
     authority's capital development programs. The Senate bill 
     proposed to extend the airport improvement program and the 
     war risk insurance program through May 31, 1999. The house 
     bill contained no similar provisions.
       The conference agreement includes a provision proposed by 
     the Senate that extends the Secretary of Transportation's 
     authority to set Alaskan mail rates. The House bill contained 
     no similar provision.
       The conference agreement deletes a provision proposed by 
     the House that would have made funds available to continue 
     the national advanced driving simulator in fiscal year 1999 
     from funds previously appropriated to the National Highway 
     Traffic Safety Administration. The Senate bill contained no 
     similar provision. The provision is no longer necessary as 
     funding to continue the national advanced driving simulator 
     in fiscal year 1999 was addressed in a reprogramming recently 
     approved by the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations.
       The conference agreement includes a provision proposed by 
     the House that re-designates a section number in the 
     Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century. The Senate 
     bill contained no similar provision.
       The conferees agree to retain section 6004, as proposed by 
     the House, which expresses

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     the sense of the Congress that there be parity in the 
     adjustments to compensation between military personnel and 
     civilian employees.
       The conference agreement deletes language proposed by the 
     Senate providing relief to certain natural gas producers in 
     Kansas.

                   CONFERENCE TOTAL--WITH COMPARISONS

       The total new budget (obligational) authority for the 
     fiscal year 1999 recommended by the Committee of Conference, 
     with comparisons to the fiscal year 1999 budget estimates, 
     and the House and Senate bills for 1999 follows:

                       (In thousands of dollars)

Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority, fiscal year$7,796,524
House bill, fiscal year 1999.................................13,221,669
Senate bill, fiscal year 1999................................-2,424,691
Conference agreement, fiscal year 1999.......................13,145,246
Conference agreement compared with:
  Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority, fiscal ye+5,348,722
  House bill, fiscal year 1999..................................-76,423
  Senate bill, fiscal year 1999.............................+15,569,937
     Bill Young,
     Ralph Regula,
     Jerry Lewis,
     John Porter,
     Harold Rogers,
     Joe Skeen,
     Frank R. Wolf,
     Jim Kolbe,
     Ron Packard,
     Sonny Callahan,
     James T. Walsh,
     Charles H. Taylor,
     David L. Hobson,
     John P. Murtha,
     Norman D. Dicks,
     Allan B. Mollohan,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Ted Stevens,
     Thad Cochran,
     Arlen Specter,
     Pete V. Domenici,
     Christopher S. Bond,
     Slade Gorton,
     Mitch McConnell,
     Conrad Burns,
     Richard Shelby,
     Robert F. Bennett,
     Ben Nighthorse Campbell,
     Larry Craig,
     Kay Bailey Hutchison,
     Jon Kyl,
     Robert C. Byrd,
     Daniel K. Inouye,
     Ernest F. Hollings,
     Patrick J. Leahy,
     Frank R. Lautenberg,
     Barbara H. Mikulski,
     Harry Reid,
     Herb Kohl,
     Dianne Feinstein,
     Managers on the Part of the Senate.

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