[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Pages 22597-22654]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                          AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED

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 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND 
             INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2001

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                 BOND (AND MIKULSKI) AMENDMENT NO. 4306

  Mr. BOND (for himself, and Ms. Mikulski) proposed an amendment to the 
bill (H.R. 4635) making appropriations for the Department of Veterans 
Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent 
agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes; as follows:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

                               DIVISION A

       That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money 
     in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 
     Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban 
     Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, 
     commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes, namely:

                TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

                    Veterans Benefits Administration


                       Compensation and Pensions

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For the payment of compensation benefits to or on behalf of 
     veterans and a pilot program for disability examinations as 
     authorized by law (38 U.S.C. 107, chapters 11, 13, 18, 51, 
     53, 55, and 61); pension benefits to or on behalf of veterans 
     as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. chapters 15, 51, 53, 55, and 
     61; 92 Stat. 2508); and burial benefits, emergency and other 
     officers' retirement pay, adjusted-service credits and 
     certificates, payment of premiums due on commercial life 
     insurance policies guaranteed under the provisions of Article 
     IV of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940, as 
     amended, and for other benefits as authorized by law (38 
     U.S.C. 107, 1312, 1977, and 2106, chapters 23, 51, 53, 55, 
     and 61; 50 U.S.C. App. 540-548; 43 Stat. 122, 123; 45 Stat. 
     735; 76 Stat. 1198), $22,766,276,000, to remain available 
     until expended: Provided, That not to exceed $17,419,000 of 
     the amount appropriated shall be reimbursed to ``General 
     operating expenses'' and ``Medical care'' for necessary 
     expenses in implementing those provisions authorized in the 
     Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990, and in the 
     Veterans' Benefits Act of 1992 (38 U.S.C. chapters 51, 53, 
     and 55), the funding source for which is specifically 
     provided as the ``Compensation and pensions'' appropriation: 
     Provided further, That such sums as may be earned on an 
     actual qualifying patient basis, shall be reimbursed to 
     ``Medical facilities revolving fund'' to augment the funding 
     of individual medical facilities for nursing home care 
     provided to pensioners as authorized.


                         Readjustment Benefits

       For the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation benefits 
     to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 
     chapters 21, 30, 31, 34, 35, 36, 39, 51, 53, 55, and 61, 
     $1,634,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That expenses for rehabilitation program services and 
     assistance which the Secretary is authorized to provide under 
     section 3104(a) of title 38, United States Code, other than 
     under subsection (a)(1), (2), (5) and (11) of that section, 
     shall be charged to the account: Provided further, That funds 
     shall be available to pay any court order, court award or any 
     compromise settlement arising from litigation involving the 
     vocational training program authorized by section 18 of 
     Public Law 98-77, as amended.


                   Veterans Insurance and Indemnities

       For military and naval insurance, national service life 
     insurance, servicemen's indemnities, service-disabled 
     veterans insurance, and veterans mortgage life insurance as 
     authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter 19; 70 Stat. 887; 72 Stat. 
     487, $19,850,000, to remain available until expended.


         Veterans Housing Benefit Program Fund Program Account

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, such sums as 
     may be necessary to carry out the program, as authorized by 
     38 U.S.C. chapter 37, as amended: Provided, That such costs, 
     including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as 
     defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974, as amended: Provided further, That during fiscal year 
     2001, within the resources available, not to exceed $300,000 
     in gross obligations for direct loans are authorized for 
     specially adapted housing loans.
       In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the 
     direct and guaranteed loan programs, $162,000,000, which may 
     be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for 
     ``General operating expenses''.


                  Education Loan Fund Program Account

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the cost of direct loans, $1,000, as authorized by 38 
     U.S.C. 3698, as amended: Provided, That such costs, including 
     the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in 
     section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as 
     amended: Provided further, That these funds are available to 
     subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of 
     direct loans not to exceed $3,400.
       In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry 
     out the direct loan program, $220,000, which may be 
     transferred to and merged with the appropriation for 
     ``General operating expenses''.


            Vocational Rehabilitation Loans Program Account

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the cost of direct loans, $52,000, as authorized by 38 
     U.S.C. chapter 31, as amended: Provided, That such costs, 
     including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as 
     defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974, as amended: Provided further, That these funds are 
     available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal 
     amount of direct loans not to exceed $2,726,000.
       In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry 
     out the direct loan program,

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     $432,000, which may be transferred to and merged with the 
     appropriation for ``General operating expenses''.


          Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program Account

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan 
     program authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter 37, subchapter V, as 
     amended, $532,000, which may be transferred to and merged 
     with the appropriation for ``General operating expenses''.


  guaranteed transitional housing loans for homeless veterans program 
                                account

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Not to exceed $750,000 of the amounts appropriated by this 
     Act for ``General operating expenses'' and ``Medical care'' 
     may be expended for the administrative expenses to carry out 
     the guaranteed loan program authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter 
     37, subchapter VI.

                     Veterans Health Administration


                              Medical Care

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses for the maintenance and operation of 
     hospitals, nursing homes, and domiciliary facilities; for 
     furnishing, as authorized by law, inpatient and outpatient 
     care and treatment to beneficiaries of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, including care and treatment in facilities 
     not under the jurisdiction of the department; and furnishing 
     recreational facilities, supplies, and equipment; funeral, 
     burial, and other expenses incidental thereto for 
     beneficiaries receiving care in the department; 
     administrative expenses in support of planning, design, 
     project management, real property acquisition and 
     disposition, construction and renovation of any facility 
     under the jurisdiction or for the use of the department; 
     oversight, engineering and architectural activities not 
     charged to project cost; repairing, altering, improving or 
     providing facilities in the several hospitals and homes under 
     the jurisdiction of the department, not otherwise provided 
     for, either by contract or by the hire of temporary employees 
     and purchase of materials; uniforms or allowances therefor, 
     as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; aid to State homes as 
     authorized by 38 U.S.C. 1741; administrative and legal 
     expenses of the department for collecting and recovering 
     amounts owed the department as authorized under 38 U.S.C. 
     chapter 17, and the Federal Medical Care Recovery Act, 42 
     U.S.C. 2651 et seq., $20,281,587,000, plus reimbursements: 
     Provided, That of the funds made available under this 
     heading, $900,000,000 is for the equipment and land and 
     structures object classifications only, which amount shall 
     not become available for obligation until August 1, 2001, and 
     shall remain available until September 30, 2002: Provided 
     further, That of the funds made available under this heading, 
     not to exceed $500,000,000 shall be available until September 
     30, 2002: Provided further, That of the funds made available 
     under this heading, not to exceed $28,134,000 may be 
     transferred to and merged with the appropriation for 
     ``General operating expenses'': Provided further, That the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall conduct by contract a 
     program of recovery audits for the fee basis and other 
     medical services contracts with respect to payments for 
     hospital care; and, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302(b), 
     amounts collected, by setoff or otherwise, as the result of 
     such audits shall be available, without fiscal year 
     limitation, for the purposes for which funds are appropriated 
     under this heading and the purposes of paying a contractor a 
     percent of the amount collected as a result of an audit 
     carried out by the contractor: Provided further, That all 
     amounts so collected under the preceding proviso with respect 
     to a designated health care region (as that term is defined 
     in 38 U.S.C. 1729A(d)(2)) shall be allocated, net of payments 
     to the contractor, to that region.
       In addition, in conformance with Public Law 105-33 
     establishing the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Care 
     Collections Fund, such sums as may be deposited to such Fund 
     pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 1729A may be transferred to this 
     account, to remain available until expended for the purposes 
     of this account.
       None of the foregoing funds may be transferred to the 
     Department of Justice for the purposes of supporting tobacco 
     litigation.


                    Medical and Prosthetic Research

       For necessary expenses in carrying out programs of medical 
     and prosthetic research and development as authorized by 38 
     U.S.C. chapter 73, to remain available until September 30, 
     2002, $351,000,000, plus reimbursements.


      Medical Administration and Miscellaneous Operating Expenses

       For necessary expenses in the administration of the 
     medical, hospital, nursing home, domiciliary, construction, 
     supply, and research activities, as authorized by law; 
     administrative expenses in support of capital policy 
     activities, $62,000,000 plus reimbursements: Provided, That 
     technical and consulting services offered by the Facilities 
     Management Field Service, including project management and 
     real property administration (including leases, site 
     acquisition and disposal activities directly supporting 
     projects), shall be provided to Department of Veterans 
     Affairs components only on a reimbursable basis, and such 
     amounts will remain available until September 30, 2001.

                      Departmental Administration


                       General Operating Expenses

       For necessary operating expenses of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, not otherwise provided for, including 
     uniforms or allowances therefor; not to exceed $25,000 for 
     official reception and representation expenses; hire of 
     passenger motor vehicles; and reimbursement of the General 
     Services Administration for security guard services, and the 
     Department of Defense for the cost of overseas employee mail, 
     $1,050,000,000: Provided, That expenses for services and 
     assistance authorized under 38 U.S.C. 3104(a)(1), (2), (5) 
     and (11) that the Secretary determines are necessary to 
     enable entitled veterans (1) to the maximum extent feasible, 
     to become employable and to obtain and maintain suitable 
     employment; or (2) to achieve maximum independence in daily 
     living, shall be charged to this account: Provided further, 
     That of the funds made available under this heading, not to 
     exceed $45,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 
     2002: Provided further, That funds under this heading shall 
     be available to administer the Service Members Occupational 
     Conversion and Training Act.

                    national cemetery administration


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses for the maintenance and operation of 
     the National Cemetery Administration, not otherwise provided 
     for, including uniforms or allowances therefor; cemeterial 
     expenses as authorized by law; purchase of two passenger 
     motor vehicles for use in cemeterial operations; and hire of 
     passenger motor vehicles, $109,889,000: Provided, That travel 
     expenses shall not exceed $1,125,000: Provided further, That 
     of the amount made available under this heading, not to 
     exceed $125,000 may be transferred to and merged with the 
     appropriation for ``General operating expenses''.

                      office of inspector general


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as 
     amended, $46,464,000: Provided, That of the amount made 
     available under this heading, not to exceed $28,000 may be 
     transferred to and merged with the appropriation for 
     ``General operating expenses''.


                      Construction, Major Projects

       For constructing, altering, extending and improving any of 
     the facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, or for any of the purposes 
     set forth in sections 316, 2404, 2406, 8102, 8103, 8106, 
     8108, 8109, 8110, and 8122 of title 38, United States Code, 
     including planning, architectural and engineering services, 
     maintenance or guarantee period services costs associated 
     with equipment guarantees provided under the project, 
     services of claims analysts, offsite utility and storm 
     drainage system construction costs, and site acquisition, 
     where the estimated cost of a project is $4,000,000 or more 
     or where funds for a project were made available in a 
     previous major project appropriation, $66,040,000, to remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That except for advance 
     planning of projects (including market-based assessments of 
     health care needs which may or may not lead to capital 
     investments) funded through the advance planning fund and the 
     design of projects funded through the design fund, none of 
     these funds shall be used for any project which has not been 
     considered and approved by the Congress in the budgetary 
     process: Provided further, That funds provided in this 
     appropriation for fiscal year 2001, for each approved project 
     shall be obligated: (1) by the awarding of a construction 
     documents contract by September 30, 2001; and (2) by the 
     awarding of a construction contract by September 30, 2002: 
     Provided further, That the Secretary shall promptly report in 
     writing to the Committees on Appropriations any approved 
     major construction project in which obligations are not 
     incurred within the time limitations established above: 
     Provided further, That no funds from any other account except 
     the ``Parking revolving fund'', may be obligated for 
     constructing, altering, extending, or improving a project 
     which was approved in the budget process and funded in this 
     account until one year after substantial completion and 
     beneficial occupancy by the Department of Veterans Affairs of 
     the project or any part thereof with respect to that part 
     only.


                      Construction, Minor Projects

       For constructing, altering, extending, and improving any of 
     the facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, including planning, 
     architectural and engineering services, maintenance or 
     guarantee period services costs associated with equipment 
     guarantees provided under the project, services of claims 
     analysts, offsite utility and storm drainage system 
     construction costs, and site acquisition, or for any of the 
     purposes set forth in sections 316, 2404, 2406, 8102, 8103, 
     8106, 8108, 8109, 8110, 8122, and 8162 of title 38, United 
     States Code, where the estimated cost of a project is less 
     than $4,000,000, $162,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended, along with unobligated balances of previous 
     ``Construction, minor projects'' appropriations which are 
     hereby made available for any project where the estimated 
     cost is less than $4,000,000: Provided, That funds in this 
     account shall be available for: (1) repairs to any of the 
     nonmedical facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use 
     of the department which are necessary because of loss or 
     damage caused by any natural disaster or catastrophe; and (2) 
     temporary measures necessary to prevent or to minimize 
     further loss by such causes.


                         Parking Revolving Fund

       For the parking revolving fund as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 
     8109, income from fees collected, to remain available until 
     expended, which shall be

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     available for all authorized expenses except operations and 
     maintenance costs, which will be funded from ``Medical 
     care''.


       Grants for Construction of State Extended Care Facilities

       For grants to assist States to acquire or construct State 
     nursing home and domiciliary facilities and to remodel, 
     modify or alter existing hospital, nursing home and 
     domiciliary facilities in State homes, for furnishing care to 
     veterans as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 8131-8137, $100,000,000, 
     to remain available until expended.


        Grants for the Construction of State Veterans Cemeteries

       For grants to aid States in establishing, expanding, or 
     improving State veterans cemeteries as authorized by 38 
     U.S.C. 2408, $25,000,000, to remain available until expended.


                       Administrative Provisions

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 101. Any appropriation for fiscal year 2001 for 
     ``Compensation and pensions'', ``Readjustment benefits'', and 
     ``Veterans insurance and indemnities'' may be transferred to 
     any other of the mentioned appropriations.
       Sec. 102. Appropriations available to the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2001 for salaries and 
     expenses shall be available for services authorized by 5 
     U.S.C. 3109.
       Sec. 103. No appropriations in this Act for the Department 
     of Veterans Affairs (except the appropriations for 
     ``Construction, major projects'', ``Construction, minor 
     projects'', and the ``Parking revolving fund'') shall be 
     available for the purchase of any site for or toward the 
     construction of any new hospital or home.
       Sec. 104. No appropriations in this Act for the Department 
     of Veterans Affairs shall be available for hospitalization or 
     examination of any persons (except beneficiaries entitled 
     under the laws bestowing such benefits to veterans, and 
     persons receiving such treatment under 5 U.S.C. 7901-7904 or 
     42 U.S.C. 5141-5204), unless reimbursement of cost is made to 
     the ``Medical care'' account at such rates as may be fixed by 
     the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
       Sec. 105. Appropriations available to the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2001 for ``Compensation and 
     pensions'', ``Readjustment benefits'', and ``Veterans 
     insurance and indemnities'' shall be available for payment of 
     prior year accrued obligations required to be recorded by law 
     against the corresponding prior year accounts within the last 
     quarter of fiscal year 2000.
       Sec. 106. Appropriations accounts available to the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2001 shall be 
     available to pay prior year obligations of corresponding 
     prior year appropriations accounts resulting from title X of 
     the Competitive Equality Banking Act, Public Law 100-86, 
     except that if such obligations are from trust fund accounts 
     they shall be payable from ``Compensation and pensions''.
       Sec. 107. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     during fiscal year 2001, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     shall, from the National Service Life Insurance Fund (38 
     U.S.C. 1920), the Veterans' Special Life Insurance Fund (38 
     U.S.C. 1923), and the United States Government Life Insurance 
     Fund (38 U.S.C. 1955), reimburse the ``General operating 
     expenses'' account for the cost of administration of the 
     insurance programs financed through those accounts: Provided, 
     That reimbursement shall be made only from the surplus 
     earnings accumulated in an insurance program in fiscal year 
     2001, that are available for dividends in that program after 
     claims have been paid and actuarially determined reserves 
     have been set aside: Provided further, That if the cost of 
     administration of an insurance program exceeds the amount of 
     surplus earnings accumulated in that program, reimbursement 
     shall be made only to the extent of such surplus earnings: 
     Provided further, That the Secretary shall determine the cost 
     of administration for fiscal year 2001, which is properly 
     allocable to the provision of each insurance program and to 
     the provision of any total disability income insurance 
     included in such insurance program.
       Sec. 108. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     collections authorized by the Veterans Millennium Health Care 
     and Benefits Act (Public Law 106-117) and credited to the 
     appropriate Department of Veterans Affairs accounts in fiscal 
     year 2001, shall not be available for obligation or 
     expenditure unless appropriation language making such funds 
     available is enacted.
       Sec. 109. In accordance with section 1557 of title 31, 
     United States Code, the following obligated balance shall be 
     exempt from subchapter IV of chapter 15 of such title and 
     shall remain available for expenditure until September 30, 
     2003: funds obligated by the Department of Veterans Affairs 
     for a contract with the Institute for Clinical Research to 
     study the application of artificial neural networks to the 
     diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer through the 
     Cooperative DoD/VA Medical Research program from funds made 
     available to the Department of Veterans Affairs by the 
     Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1995 (Public Law 
     103-335) under the heading ``Research, Development, Test and 
     Evaluation, Defense-Wide''.
       Sec. 110. As HR LINK$ will not be part of the Franchise 
     Fund in fiscal year 2001, funds budgeted in customer accounts 
     to purchase HR LINK$ services from the Franchise Fund shall 
     be transferred to the General Administration portion of the 
     ``General operating expenses'' appropriation in the following 
     amounts: $78,000 from the ``Office of Inspector General'', 
     $358,000 from the ``National cemetery administration'', 
     $1,106,000 from ``Medical care'', $84,000 from ``Medical 
     administration and miscellaneous operating expenses'', and 
     $38,000 shall be reprogrammed within the ``General operating 
     expenses'' appropriation from the Veterans Benefits 
     Administration to General Administration for the same 
     purpose.
       Sec. 111. Not to exceed $1,600,000 from the ``Medical 
     care'' appropriation shall be transferred to the ``General 
     operating expenses'' appropriation to fund personnel services 
     costs of employees providing legal services and 
     administrative support for the Office of General Counsel.
       Sec. 112. Not to exceed $1,200,000 may be transferred from 
     the ``Medical care'' appropriation to the ``General operating 
     expenses'' appropriation to fund contracts and services in 
     support of the Veterans Benefits Administration's Benefits 
     Delivery Center, Systems Development Center, and Finance 
     Center, located at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 
     Center, Hines, Illinois.
       Sec. 113. Not to exceed $4,500,000 from the ``Construction, 
     minor projects'' appropriation and not to exceed $2,000,000 
     from the ``Medical care'' appropriation may be transferred to 
     and merged with the Parking Revolving Fund for surface 
     parking lot projects.
       Sec. 114. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
     none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in 
     this Act for ``Medical care'' appropriations of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs may be obligated for the 
     realignment of the health care delivery system in Veterans 
     Integrated Service Network 12 (VISN 12) until 60 days after 
     the Secretary of Veterans Affairs certifies that the 
     Department has: (1) consulted with veterans organizations, 
     medical school affiliates, employee representatives, State 
     veterans and health associations, and other interested 
     parties with respect to the realignment plan to be 
     implemented; and (2) made available to the Congress and the 
     public information from the consultations regarding possible 
     impacts on the accessibility of veterans health care services 
     to affected veterans.

         TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

                       Public and Indian Housing


                        Housing Certificate Fund

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For activities and assistance to prevent the involuntary 
     displacement of low-income families, the elderly and the 
     disabled because of the loss of affordable housing stock, 
     expiration of subsidy contracts (other than contracts for 
     which amounts are provided under another heading in this Act) 
     or expiration of use restrictions, or other changes in 
     housing assistance arrangements, and for other purposes, 
     $13,940,907,000 and amounts that are recaptured in this 
     account to remain available until expended: Provided, That of 
     the total amount provided under this heading, 
     $12,972,000,000, of which $8,772,000,000 shall be available 
     on October 1, 2000 and $4,200,000,000 shall be available on 
     October 1, 2001, shall be for assistance under the United 
     States Housing Act of 1937 (``the Act'' herein) (42 U.S.C. 
     1437): Provided further, That the foregoing amounts shall be 
     for use in connection with expiring or terminating section 8 
     subsidy contracts, for amendments to section 8 subsidy 
     contracts, for enhanced vouchers (including amendments and 
     renewals) under any provision of law authorizing such 
     assistance under section 8(t) of the United States Housing 
     Act of 1937 (47 U.S.C. 1437f(t)), contract administrators, 
     and contracts entered into pursuant to section 441 of the 
     Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: Provided 
     further, That amounts available under the first proviso under 
     this heading shall be available for section 8 rental 
     assistance under the Act: (1) for the relocation and 
     replacement of housing units that are demolished or disposed 
     of pursuant to section 24 of the United States Housing Act of 
     1937 or to other authority for the revitalization of severely 
     distressed public housing, as set forth in the Appropriations 
     Acts for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and 
     Urban Development, and Independent Agencies for fiscal years 
     1993, 1994, 1995, and 1997, and in the Omnibus Consolidated 
     Rescissions and Appropriations Act of 1996; (2) for the 
     conversion of section 23 projects to assistance under section 
     8; (3) for funds to carry out the family unification program; 
     (4) for the relocation of witnesses in connection with 
     efforts to combat crime in public and assisted housing 
     pursuant to a request from a law enforcement or prosecution 
     agency; (5) for tenant protection assistance, including 
     replacement and relocation assistance; and (6) for the 1-year 
     renewal of section 8 contracts for units in a project that is 
     subject to an approved plan of action under the Emergency Low 
     Income Housing Preservation Act of 1987 or the Low-Income 
     Housing Preservation and Resident Homeownership Act of 1990: 
     Provided further, That $11,000,000 shall be transferred to 
     the Working Capital Fund for the development and maintenance 
     of information technology systems: Provided further, That of 
     the total amount provided under this heading, $40,000,000 
     shall be made available to nonelderly disabled families 
     affected by the designation of a public housing development 
     under section 7 of the Act, the establishment of preferences 
     in accordance with section 651 of the Housing and Community 
     Development Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 1361l), or the restriction 
     of occupancy to elderly families in accordance with section 
     658 of such Act, and to the extent the Secretary determines 
     that such amount is not needed to fund applications for such 
     affected families, to other nonelderly disabled families: 
     Provided further, That of the

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     total amount provided under this heading, $452,907,000 shall 
     be made available for incremental vouchers under section 8 of 
     the United States Housing Act of 1937 on a fair share basis 
     and administered by public housing agencies: Provided 
     further, That of the total amount provided under this 
     heading, up to $7,000,000 shall be made available for the 
     completion of the Jobs Plus Demonstration: Provided further, 
     That amounts available under this heading may be made 
     available for administrative fees and other expenses to cover 
     the cost of administering rental assistance programs under 
     section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937: Provided 
     further, That the fee otherwise authorized under section 8(q) 
     of such Act shall be determined in accordance with section 
     8(q), as in effect immediately before the enactment of the 
     Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998: Provided 
     further, That $1,833,000,000 is rescinded from unobligated 
     balances remaining from funds appropriated to the Department 
     of Housing and Urban Development under this heading or the 
     heading ``Annual Contributions for Assisted Housing'' or any 
     other heading for fiscal year 2000 and prior years: Provided 
     further, That any such balances governed by reallocation 
     provisions under the statute authorizing the program for 
     which the funds were originally appropriated shall not be 
     available for this rescission: Provided further, That the 
     Secretary shall have until September 30, 2001, to meet the 
     rescission in the proviso preceding the immediately preceding 
     proviso: Provided further, That any obligated balances of 
     contract authority that have been terminated shall be 
     canceled.

                      public housing capital fund


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the Public Housing Capital Fund Program to carry out 
     capital and management activities for public housing 
     agencies, as authorized under section 9 of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437), 
     $3,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
     up to $50,000,000 shall be for carrying out activities under 
     section 9(h) of such Act, for lease adjustments to section 23 
     projects and $43,000,000 shall be transferred to the Working 
     Capital Fund for the development and maintenance of 
     information technology systems: Provided, That no funds may 
     be used under this heading for the purposes specified in 
     section 9(k) of the United States Housing Act of 1937: 
     Provided further, That of the total amount, up to $75,000,000 
     shall be available for the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development to make grants to public housing agencies for 
     emergency capital needs resulting from emergencies and 
     natural disasters in fiscal year 2001.

                     public housing operating fund

       For payments to public housing agencies for the operation 
     and management of public housing, as authorized by section 
     9(e) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended (42 
     U.S.C. 1437g), $3,242,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That no funds may be used under this 
     heading for the purposes specified in section 9(k) of the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937.


             Drug Elimination Grants for Low-Income Housing

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For grants to public housing agencies and Indian tribes and 
     their tribally designated housing entities for use in 
     eliminating crime in public housing projects authorized by 42 
     U.S.C. 11901-11908, for grants for federally assisted low-
     income housing authorized by 42 U.S.C. 11909, and for drug 
     information clearinghouse services authorized by 42 U.S.C. 
     11921-11925, $310,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That of the total amount provided under 
     this heading, up to $3,000,000 shall be solely for technical 
     assistance, technical assistance grants, training, and 
     program assessment for or on behalf of public housing 
     agencies, resident organizations, and Indian tribes and their 
     tribally designated housing entities (including up to 
     $150,000 for the cost of necessary travel for participants in 
     such training) for oversight, training and improved 
     management of this program, $2,000,000 shall be available to 
     the Boys and Girls Clubs of America for the operating and 
     start-up costs of clubs located in or near, and primarily 
     serving residents of, public housing and housing assisted 
     under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-
     Determination Act of 1996, and $10,000,000 shall be used in 
     connection with efforts to combat violent crime in public and 
     assisted housing under the Operation Safe Home Program 
     administered by the Inspector General of the Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development: Provided further, That of the 
     amount under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be provided to 
     the Office of Inspector General for Operation Safe Home: 
     Provided further, That of the amount under this heading, 
     $20,000,000 shall be available for the New Approach Anti-Drug 
     program which will provide competitive grants to entities 
     managing or operating public housing developments, federally 
     assisted multifamily housing developments, or other 
     multifamily housing developments for low-income families 
     supported by non-Federal governmental entities or similar 
     housing developments supported by nonprofit private sources 
     in order to provide or augment security (including personnel 
     costs), to assist in the investigation and/or prosecution of 
     drug-related criminal activity in and around such 
     developments, and to provide assistance for the development 
     of capital improvements at such developments directly 
     relating to the security of such developments: Provided 
     further, That grants for the New Approach Anti-Drug program 
     shall be made on a competitive basis as specified in section 
     102 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform 
     Act of 1989.


     Revitalization of Severely Distressed Public Housing (Hope VI)

       For grants to public housing agencies for demolition, site 
     revitalization, replacement housing, and tenant-based 
     assistance grants to projects as authorized by section 24 of 
     the United States Housing Act of 1937, $575,000,000 to remain 
     available until expended, of which the Secretary may use up 
     to $10,000,000 for technical assistance and contract 
     expertise, to be provided directly or indirectly by grants, 
     contracts or cooperative agreements, including training and 
     cost of necessary travel for participants in such training, 
     by or to officials and employees of the department and of 
     public housing agencies and to residents: Provided, That none 
     of such funds shall be used directly or indirectly by 
     granting competitive advantage in awards to settle litigation 
     or pay judgments, unless expressly permitted herein.


                  Native American Housing Block Grants

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For the Native American Housing Block Grants program, as 
     authorized under title I of the Native American Housing 
     Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA) 
     (Public Law 104-330), $650,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended, of which $6,000,000 shall be to support the 
     inspection of Indian housing units, contract expertise, 
     training, and technical assistance in the training, 
     oversight, and management of Indian housing and tenant-based 
     assistance, including up to $300,000 for related travel: 
     Provided, That of the amount provided under this heading, 
     $6,000,000 shall be made available for the cost of guaranteed 
     notes and other obligations, as authorized by title VI of 
     NAHASDA: Provided further, That such costs, including the 
     costs of modifying such notes and other obligations, shall be 
     as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974, as amended: Provided further, That these funds are 
     available to subsidize the total principal amount of any 
     notes and other obligations, any part of which is to be 
     guaranteed, not to exceed $54,600,000: Provided further, That 
     for administrative expenses to carry out the guaranteed loan 
     program, up to $150,000 from amounts in the first proviso, 
     which shall be transferred to and merged with the 
     appropriation for ``Salaries and expenses'', to be used only 
     for the administrative costs of these guarantees: Provided 
     further, That of the amount provided in this heading, 
     $2,000,000 shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund 
     for development and maintaining information technology 
     systems.

           indian housing loan guarantee fund program account


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by section 
     184 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (106 
     Stat. 3739), $6,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That such costs, including the costs of modifying 
     such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided 
     further, That these funds are available to subsidize total 
     loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to 
     exceed $71,956,000.
       In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the 
     guaranteed loan program, up to $200,000 from amounts in the 
     first paragraph, which shall be transferred to and merged 
     with the appropriation for ``Salaries and expenses'', to be 
     used only for the administrative costs of these guarantees.

                   Community Planning and Development


              Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS

       For carrying out the Housing Opportunities for Persons with 
     AIDS program, as authorized by the AIDS Housing Opportunity 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 12901), $258,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended: Provided, That the Secretary shall renew all 
     expiring contracts that were funded under section 854(c)(3) 
     of such Act that meet all program requirements before 
     awarding funds for new contracts and activities authorized 
     under this section: Provided further, That the Secretary may 
     use up to 1 percent of the funds under this heading for 
     training, oversight, and technical assistance activities.


                 rural housing and economic development

       For the Office of Rural Housing and Economic Development in 
     the Department of Housing and Urban Development, $25,000,000 
     to remain available until expended, which amount shall be 
     awarded by June 1, 2001, to Indian tribes, State housing 
     finance agencies, State community and/or economic development 
     agencies, local rural nonprofits and community development 
     corporations to support innovative housing and economic 
     development activities in rural areas: Provided, That all 
     grants shall be awarded on a competitive basis as specified 
     in section 102 of the HUD Reform Act.


                EMPOWERMENT ZONES/ENTERPRISE COMMUNITIES

       For grants in connection with a second round of empowerment 
     zones and enterprise communities, $90,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That $75,000,000 shall be 
     available for the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
     for ``Urban Empowerment Zones'', as authorized in the 
     Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997, including $5,000,000 for each 
     empowerment zone for use in conjunction with economic 
     development activities consistent with the strategic plan of 
     each empowerment zone: Provided further, That $15,000,000 
     shall be available to the Secretary of Agriculture for grants 
     for

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     designated empowerment zones in rural areas and for grants 
     for designated rural enterprise communities.

                       community development fund


                     (including transfers of funds)

       For assistance to units of State and local government, and 
     to other entities, for economic and community development 
     activities, and for other purposes, $5,057,550,000: Provided, 
     That of the amount provided, $4,410,000,000 is for carrying 
     out the community development block grant program under title 
     I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as 
     amended (the ``Act'' herein) (42 U.S.C. 5301), to remain 
     available until September 30, 2003: Provided further, That 
     $71,000,000 shall be for grants to Indian tribes 
     notwithstanding section 106(a)(1) of such Act, $3,000,000 
     shall be available as a grant to the Housing Assistance 
     Council, $2,600,000 shall be available as a grant to the 
     National American Indian Housing Council, $10,000,000 shall 
     be available as a grant to the National Housing Development 
     Corporation, for operating expenses not to exceed $2,000,000 
     and for a program of affordable housing acquisition and 
     rehabilitation, and $45,500,000 shall be for grants pursuant 
     to section 107 of the Act of which $3,000,000 shall be made 
     available to support Alaska Native serving institutions and 
     native Hawaiian serving institutions, as defined under the 
     Higher Education Act, as amended, and of which $3,000,000 
     shall be made available to tribal colleges and universities 
     to build, expand, renovate, and equip their facilities: 
     Provided further, That not to exceed 20 percent of any grant 
     made with funds appropriated herein (other than a grant made 
     available in this paragraph to the Housing Assistance Council 
     or the National American Indian Housing Council, or a grant 
     using funds under section 107(b)(3) of the Housing and 
     Community Development Act of 1974, as amended) shall be 
     expended for ``Planning and Management Development'' and 
     ``Administration'' as defined in regulations promulgated by 
     the department: Provided further, That $15,000,000 shall be 
     transferred to the Working Capital Fund for the development 
     and maintenance of information technology systems: Provided 
     further, That $20,000,000 shall be for grants pursuant to the 
     Self Help Housing Opportunity Program.
       Of the amount made available under this heading, 
     $28,450,000 shall be made available for capacity building, of 
     which $25,000,000 shall be made available for ``Capacity 
     Building for Community Development and Affordable Housing'', 
     for LISC and the Enterprise Foundation for activities as 
     authorized by section 4 of the HUD Demonstration Act of 1993 
     (Public Law 103-120), as in effect immediately before June 
     12, 1997, of which not less than $5,000,000 of the funding 
     shall be used in rural areas, including tribal areas, and of 
     which $3,450,000 shall be made available for capacity 
     building activities administered by Habitat for Humanity 
     International.
       Of the amount made available under this heading, the 
     Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may use up to 
     $55,000,000 for supportive services for public housing 
     residents, as authorized by section 34 of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937, as amended, and for residents of housing 
     assisted under the Native American Housing Assistance and 
     Self-Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA) and for grants for 
     service coordinators and congregate services for the elderly 
     and disabled residents of public and assisted housing and 
     housing assisted under NAHASDA.
       Of the amount made available under this heading, 
     $44,000,000 shall be available for neighborhood initiatives 
     that are utilized to improve the conditions of distressed and 
     blighted areas and neighborhoods, to stimulate investment, 
     economic diversification, and community revitalization in 
     areas with population outmigration or a stagnating or 
     declining economic base, or to determine whether housing 
     benefits can be integrated more effectively with welfare 
     reform initiatives: Provided, that any unobligated balances 
     of amounts set aside for neighborhood initiatives in fiscal 
     years 1998, 1999, and 2000 may be utilized for any of the 
     foregoing purposes: Provided further, That these grants shall 
     be provided in accord with the terms and conditions specified 
     in the statement of managers accompanying this conference 
     report.
       Of the amount made available under this heading, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, $60,000,000 shall 
     be available for YouthBuild program activities authorized by 
     subtitle D of title IV of the Cranston-Gonzalez National 
     Affordable Housing Act, as amended, and such activities shall 
     be an eligible activity with respect to any funds made 
     available under this heading: Provided, That local YouthBuild 
     programs that demonstrate an ability to leverage private and 
     nonprofit funding shall be given a priority for YouthBuild 
     funding: Provided further, That no more than ten percent of 
     any grant award may be used for administrative costs: 
     Provided further, That not less than $10,000,000 shall be 
     available for grants to establish YouthBuild programs in 
     underserved and rural areas: Provided further, That of the 
     amount provided under this paragraph, $4,000,000 shall be set 
     aside and made available for a grant to Youthbuild USA for 
     capacity building for community development and affordable 
     housing activities as specified in section 4 of the HUD 
     Demonstration Act of 1993, as amended.
       Of the amounts made available under this heading, 
     $2,000,000 shall be available to the Utah Housing Finance 
     Agency for the temporary use of relocatable housing during 
     the 2002 Winter Olympic Games provided such housing is 
     targeted to the housing needs of low-income families after 
     the Games.
       Of the amount made available under this heading, 
     $292,000,000 shall be available for grants for the Economic 
     Development Initiative (EDI) to finance a variety of targeted 
     economic investments in accordance with the terms and 
     conditions specified in the statement of managers 
     accompanying this conference report.
       For the cost of guaranteed loans, $29,000,000, as 
     authorized by section 108 of the Housing and Community 
     Development Act of 1974: Provided, That such costs, including 
     the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in 
     section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as 
     amended: Provided further, That these funds are available to 
     subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be 
     guaranteed, not to exceed $1,261,000,000, notwithstanding any 
     aggregate limitation on outstanding obligations guaranteed in 
     section 108(k) of the Housing and Community Development Act 
     of 1974: Provided further, That in addition, for 
     administrative expenses to carry out the guaranteed loan 
     program, $1,000,000, which shall be transferred to and merged 
     with the appropriation for ``Salaries and expenses''.


                       Brownfields Redevelopment

       For Economic Development Grants, as authorized by section 
     108(q) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, 
     as amended, for Brownfields redevelopment projects, 
     $25,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall 
     make these grants available on a competitive basis as 
     specified in section 102 of the Department of Housing and 
     Urban Development Reform Act of 1989.

                  home investment partnerships program


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the HOME investment partnerships program, as authorized 
     under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 
     Housing Act, as amended, $1,800,000,000 to remain available 
     until expended: Provided, That up to $20,000,000 of these 
     funds shall be available for Housing Counseling under section 
     106 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968: 
     Provided further, That $17,000,000 shall be transferred to 
     the Working Capital Fund for the development and maintenance 
     of information technology systems.

                       homeless assistance grants


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the emergency shelter grants program (as authorized 
     under subtitle B of title IV of the Stewart B. McKinney 
     Homeless Assistance Act, as amended); the supportive housing 
     program (as authorized under subtitle C of title IV of such 
     Act); the section 8 moderate rehabilitation single room 
     occupancy program (as authorized under the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937, as amended) to assist homeless 
     individuals pursuant to section 441 of the Stewart B. 
     McKinney Homeless Assistance Act; and the shelter plus care 
     program (as authorized under subtitle F of title IV of such 
     Act), $1,025,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That not less than 30 percent of these funds shall 
     be used for permanent housing, and all funding for services 
     must be matched by 25 percent in funding by each grantee: 
     Provided further, That all awards of assistance under this 
     heading shall be required to coordinate and integrate 
     homeless programs with other mainstream health, social 
     services, and employment programs for which homeless 
     populations may be eligible, including Medicaid, State 
     Children's Health Insurance Program, Temporary Assistance for 
     Needy Families, Food Stamps, and services funding through the 
     Mental Health and Substance Abuse Block Grant, Workforce 
     Investment Act, and the Welfare-to-Work grant program: 
     Provided further, That up to 1.5 percent of the funds 
     appropriated under this heading is transferred to the Working 
     Capital Fund to be used for technical assistance for 
     management information systems and to develop an automated, 
     client-level Annual Performance Report System: Provided 
     further, That $500,000 shall be made available to the 
     Interagency Council on the Homeless for administrative needs.


                       SHELTER PLUS CARE Renewals

       For the renewal on an annual basis of contracts expiring 
     during fiscal years 2001 and 2002 under the Shelter Plus Care 
     program, as authorized under subtitle F of title IV of the 
     Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, as amended, 
     $100,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That each Shelter Plus Care project with an expiring contract 
     shall be eligible for renewal only if the project is 
     determined to be needed under the applicable continuum of 
     care and meets appropriate program requirements and financial 
     standards, as determined by the Secretary.

                            Housing Programs

                    housing for special populations


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For assistance for the purchase, construction, acquisition, 
     or development of additional public and subsidized housing 
     units for low income families not otherwise provided for, 
     $996,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That $779,000,000 shall be for capital advances, including 
     amendments to capital advance contracts, for housing for the 
     elderly, as authorized by section 202 of the Housing Act of 
     1959, as amended, and for project rental assistance, and 
     amendments to contracts for project rental assistance, for 
     the elderly under such section 202(c)(2), and for supportive 
     services associated with the housing, of which amount 
     $50,000,000 shall be for service coordinators and the 
     continuation of existing congregate service grants

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     for residents of assisted housing projects and of which 
     amount $50,000,000 shall be for grants under section 202b of 
     the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q-2) for conversion of 
     eligible projects under such section to assisted living or 
     related use: Provided further, That of the amount under this 
     heading, $217,000,000 shall be for capital advances, 
     including amendments to capital advance contracts, for 
     supportive housing for persons with disabilities, as 
     authorized by section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National 
     Affordable Housing Act, for project rental assistance, for 
     amendments to contracts for project rental assistance, and 
     supportive services associated with the housing for persons 
     with disabilities as authorized by section 811 of such Act: 
     Provided further, That $1,000,000, to be divided evenly 
     between the appropriations for the section 202 and section 
     811 programs, shall be transferred to the Working Capital 
     Fund for the development and maintenance of information 
     technology systems: Provided further, That the Secretary may 
     designate up to 25 percent of the amounts earmarked under 
     this paragraph for section 811 of such Act for tenant-based 
     assistance, as authorized under that section, including such 
     authority as may be waived under the next proviso, which 
     assistance is 5 years in duration: Provided further, That the 
     Secretary may waive any provision of such section 202 and 
     such section 811 (including the provisions governing the 
     terms and conditions of project rental assistance and tenant-
     based assistance) that the Secretary determines is not 
     necessary to achieve the objectives of these programs, or 
     that otherwise impedes the ability to develop, operate, or 
     administer projects assisted under these programs, and may 
     make provision for alternative conditions or terms where 
     appropriate.


                         Flexible Subsidy Fund

                          (transfer of funds)

       From the Rental Housing Assistance Fund, all uncommitted 
     balances of excess rental charges as of September 30, 2000, 
     and any collections made during fiscal year 2001, shall be 
     transferred to the Flexible Subsidy Fund, as authorized by 
     section 236(g) of the National Housing Act, as amended.

                     Federal Housing Administration

             fha--mutual mortgage insurance program account


                     (including transfers of funds)

       During fiscal year 2001, commitments to guarantee loans to 
     carry out the purposes of section 203(b) of the National 
     Housing Act, as amended, shall not exceed a loan principal of 
     $160,000,000,000.
       During fiscal year 2001, obligations to make direct loans 
     to carry out the purposes of section 204(g) of the National 
     Housing Act, as amended, shall not exceed $250,000,000: 
     Provided, That the foregoing amount shall be for loans to 
     nonprofit and governmental entities in connection with sales 
     of single family real properties owned by the Secretary and 
     formerly insured under the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund.
       For administrative expenses necessary to carry out the 
     guaranteed and direct loan program, $330,888,000, of which 
     not to exceed $324,866,000 shall be transferred to the 
     appropriation for ``Salaries and expenses''; and not to 
     exceed $4,022,000 shall be transferred to the appropriation 
     for ``Office of Inspector General''. In addition, for 
     administrative contract expenses, $160,000,000, of which 
     $96,500,000 shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund 
     for the development and maintenance of information technology 
     systems: Provided, That to the extent guaranteed loan 
     commitments exceed $65,500,000,000 on or before April 1, 2001 
     an additional $1,400 for administrative contract expenses 
     shall be available for each $1,000,000 in additional 
     guaranteed loan commitments (including a pro rata amount for 
     any amount below $1,000,000), but in no case shall funds made 
     available by this proviso exceed $16,000,000.

             fha--general and special risk program account


                     (including transfers of funds)

       For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by sections 
     238 and 519 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-3 
     and 1735c), including the cost of loan guarantee 
     modifications (as that term is defined in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended), $101,000,000, 
     to remain available until expended: Provided, That these 
     funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, any 
     part of which is to be guaranteed, of up to $21,000,000,000: 
     Provided further, That any amounts made available in any 
     prior appropriations Act for the cost (as such term is 
     defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974) of guaranteed loans that are obligations of the funds 
     established under section 238 or 519 of the National Housing 
     Act that have not been obligated or that are deobligated 
     shall be available to the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development in connection with the making of such guarantees 
     and shall remain available until expended, notwithstanding 
     the expiration of any period of availability otherwise 
     applicable to such amounts.
       Gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans, 
     as authorized by sections 204(g), 207(l), 238, and 519(a) of 
     the National Housing Act, shall not exceed $50,000,000; of 
     which not to exceed $30,000,000 shall be for bridge financing 
     in connection with the sale of multifamily real properties 
     owned by the Secretary and formerly insured under such Act; 
     and of which not to exceed $20,000,000 shall be for loans to 
     nonprofit and governmental entities in connection with the 
     sale of single-family real properties owned by the Secretary 
     and formerly insured under such Act.
       In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry 
     out the guaranteed and direct loan programs, $211,455,000, of 
     which $193,134,000, shall be transferred to the appropriation 
     for ``Salaries and expenses''; and of which $18,321,000 shall 
     be transferred to the appropriation for ``Office of Inspector 
     General''. In addition, for administrative contract expenses 
     necessary to carry out the guaranteed and direct loan 
     programs, $144,000,000, of which $33,500,000 shall be 
     transferred to the Working Capital Fund for the development 
     and maintenance of information technology systems: Provided, 
     That to the extent guaranteed loan commitments exceed 
     $8,426,000,000 on or before April 1, 2001, an additional 
     $19,800,000 for administrative contract expenses shall be 
     available for each $1,000,000 in additional guaranteed loan 
     commitments over $8,426,000,000 (including a pro rata amount 
     for any increment below $1,000,000), but in no case shall 
     funds made available by this proviso exceed $14,400,000.

                Government National Mortgage Association

guarantees of mortgage-backed securities loan guarantee program account


                     (including transfer of funds)

       New commitments to issue guarantees to carry out the 
     purposes of section 306 of the National Housing Act, as 
     amended (12 U.S.C. 1721(g)), shall not exceed 
     $200,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2002.
       For administrative expenses necessary to carry out the 
     guaranteed mortgage-backed securities program, $9,383,000 to 
     be derived from the GNMA guarantees of mortgage-backed 
     securities guaranteed loan receipt account, of which not to 
     exceed $9,383,000 shall be transferred to the appropriation 
     for ``Salaries and expenses''.

                    Policy Development and Research


                        Research and Technology

       For contracts, grants, and necessary expenses of programs 
     of research and studies relating to housing and urban 
     problems, not otherwise provided for, as authorized by title 
     V of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970, as 
     amended (12 U.S.C. 1701z-1 et seq.), including carrying out 
     the functions of the Secretary under section 1(a)(1)(i) of 
     Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1968, $53,500,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2002: Provided, That of the 
     amount provided under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be for 
     the Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing (PATH) 
     Initiative: Provided further, That $3,000,000 shall be for 
     program evaluation to support strategic planning, performance 
     measurement, and their coordination with the Department's 
     budget process: Provided further, That $500,000, to remain 
     available until expended, shall be for a commission as 
     established under section 525 of Preserving Affordable 
     Housing for Senior Citizens and Families into the 21st 
     Century Act.

                   Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity


                        Fair Housing Activities

       For contracts, grants, and other assistance, not otherwise 
     provided for, as authorized by title VIII of the Civil Rights 
     Act of 1968, as amended by the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 
     1988, and section 561 of the Housing and Community 
     Development Act of 1987, as amended, $46,000,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2002, of which $24,000,000 
     shall be to carry out activities pursuant to such section 
     561: Provided, That no funds made available under this 
     heading shall be used to lobby the executive or legislative 
     branches of the Federal Government in connection with a 
     specific contract, grant or loan.

                     Office of Lead Hazard Control

                         lead hazard reduction

       For the Lead Hazard Reduction Program, as authorized by 
     sections 1011 and 1053 of the Residential Lead-Based Hazard 
     Reduction Act of 1992, $100,000,000 to remain available until 
     expended, of which $1,000,000 shall be for CLEARCorps and 
     $10,000,000 shall be for the Healthy Homes Initiative, 
     pursuant to sections 501 and 502 of the Housing and Urban 
     Development Act of 1970 that shall include research, studies, 
     testing, and demonstration efforts, including education and 
     outreach concerning lead-based paint poisoning and other 
     housing-related environmental diseases and hazards.

                     Management and Administration


                         Salaries and Expenses

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary administrative and non-administrative 
     expenses of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     not otherwise provided for, including not to exceed $7,000 
     for official reception and representation expenses, 
     $1,072,000,000, of which $518,000,000 shall be provided from 
     the various funds of the Federal Housing Administration, 
     $9,383,000 shall be provided from funds of the Government 
     National Mortgage Association, $1,000,000 shall be provided 
     from the ``Community development fund'' account, $150,000 
     shall be provided by transfer from the ``Title VI Indian 
     federal guarantees program'' account, and $200,000 shall be 
     provided by transfer from the ``Indian housing loan guarantee 
     fund program'' account: Provided, That the Secretary is 
     prohibited from using any funds under this heading or any 
     other heading in this Act from employing more than 77 
     schedule C and 20 noncareer Senior Executive Service 
     employees: Provided further, That not more than $758,000,000 
     shall be made available to the personal services object 
     class: Provided further,

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     That no less than $100,000,000 shall be transferred to the 
     Working Capital Fund for the development and maintenance of 
     Information Technology Systems: Provided further, That the 
     Secretary shall fill 7 out of 10 vacancies at the GS-14 and 
     GS-15 levels until the total number of GS-14 and GS-15 
     positions in the Department has been reduced from the number 
     of GS-14 and GS-15 positions on the date of enactment of this 
     provision by two and one-half percent: Provided further, That 
     the Secretary shall submit a staffing plan for the Department 
     by May 15, 2001: Provided further, That the Secretary is 
     prohibited from using funds under this heading or any other 
     heading in this Act to employ more than 14 employees in the 
     Office of Public Affairs or in any position in the Department 
     where the employee reports to an employee of the Office of 
     Public Affairs.

                      office of inspector general

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as 
     amended, $85,000,000, of which $22,343,000 shall be provided 
     from the various funds of the Federal Housing Administration 
     and $10,000,000 shall be provided from the amount earmarked 
     for Operation Safe Home in the appropriation for ``Drug 
     elimination grants for low-income housing'': Provided, That 
     the Inspector General shall have independent authority over 
     all personnel issues within the Office of Inspector General.

             Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight

                         salaries and expenses


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For carrying out the Federal Housing Enterprise Financial 
     Safety and Soundness Act of 1992, including not to exceed 
     $500 for official reception and representation expenses, 
     $22,000,000, to remain available until expended, to be 
     derived from the Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight Fund: 
     Provided, That not to exceed such amount shall be available 
     from the General Fund of the Treasury to the extent necessary 
     to incur obligations and make expenditures pending the 
     receipt of collections to the Fund: Provided further, That 
     the General Fund amount shall be reduced as collections are 
     received during the fiscal year so as to result in a final 
     appropriation from the General Fund estimated at not more 
     than $0.

                       Administrative Provisions

                      financing adjustment factors

       Sec. 201. Fifty percent of the amounts of budget authority, 
     or in lieu thereof 50 percent of the cash amounts associated 
     with such budget authority, that are recaptured from projects 
     described in section 1012(a) of the Stewart B. McKinney 
     Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-
     628; 102 Stat. 3224, 3268) shall be rescinded, or in the case 
     of cash, shall be remitted to the Treasury, and such amounts 
     of budget authority or cash recaptured and not rescinded or 
     remitted to the Treasury shall be used by State housing 
     finance agencies or local governments or local housing 
     agencies with projects approved by the Secretary of Housing 
     and Urban Development for which settlement occurred after 
     January 1, 1992, in accordance with such section. 
     Notwithstanding the previous sentence, the Secretary may 
     award up to 15 percent of the budget authority or cash 
     recaptured and not rescinded or remitted to the Treasury to 
     provide project owners with incentives to refinance their 
     project at a lower interest rate.

                      fair housing and free speech

       Sec. 202. None of the amounts made available under this Act 
     may be used during fiscal year 2001 to investigate or 
     prosecute under the Fair Housing Act any otherwise lawful 
     activity engaged in by one or more persons, including the 
     filing or maintaining of a non-frivolous legal action, that 
     is engaged in solely for the purpose of achieving or 
     preventing action by a Government official or entity, or a 
     court of competent jurisdiction.


           housing opportunities for persons with aids grants

       Sec. 203. (a) Eligibility.--Notwithstanding section 
     854(c)(1)(A) of the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 
     12903(c)(1)(A)), from any amounts made available under this 
     title for fiscal year 2001 that are allocated under such 
     section, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall 
     allocate and make a grant, in the amount determined under 
     subsection (b), for any State that--
       (1) received an allocation in a prior fiscal year under 
     clause (ii) of such section; and
       (2) is not otherwise eligible for an allocation for fiscal 
     year 2001 under such clause (ii) because the areas in the 
     State outside of the metropolitan statistical areas that 
     qualify under clause (i) in fiscal year 2001 do not have the 
     number of cases of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome 
     required under such clause.
       (b) Amount.--The amount of the allocation and grant for any 
     State described in subsection (a) shall be an amount based on 
     the cumulative number of AIDS cases in the areas of that 
     State that are outside of metropolitan statistical areas that 
     qualify under clause (i) of such section 854(c)(1)(A) in 
     fiscal year 2001, in proportion to AIDS cases among cities 
     and States that qualify under clauses (i) and (ii) of such 
     section and States deemed eligible under subsection (a).
       (c) Environmental Review.--Section 856 of the Act is 
     amended by adding the following new subsection at the end:
       ``(h) Environmental Review.--For purposes of environmental 
     review, a grant under this subtitle shall be treated as 
     assistance for a special project that is subject to section 
     305(c) of the Multifamily Housing Property Disposition Reform 
     Act of 1994, and shall be subject to the regulations issued 
     by the Secretary to implement such section.''.

                     enhanced disposition authority

       Sec. 204. Section 204 of the Departments of Veterans 
     Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997, is amended by striking 
     ``and 2000'' and inserting ``2000, and thereafter''.


             Maximum Payment Standard for Enhanced Vouchers

       Sec. 205. Section 8(t)(1)(B) of the United States Housing 
     Act of 1937 is amended by inserting ``and any other 
     reasonable limit prescribed by the Secretary'' immediately 
     before the semicolon.


                  Due Process for Homeless Assistance

       Sec. 206. None of the funds appropriated under this or any 
     other Act may be used by the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development to prohibit or debar or in any way diminish the 
     responsibilities of any entity (and the individuals 
     comprising that entity) that is responsible for convening and 
     managing a continuum of care process (convenor) in a 
     community for purposes of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless 
     Assistance Act from participating in that capacity unless the 
     Secretary has published in the Federal Register a description 
     of all circumstances that would be grounds for prohibiting or 
     debarring a convenor from administering a continuum of care 
     process and the procedures for a prohibition or debarment: 
     Provided, That these procedures shall include a requirement 
     that a convenor shall be provided with timely notice of a 
     proposed prohibition or debarment, an identification of the 
     circumstances that could result in the prohibition or 
     debarment, an opportunity to respond to or remedy these 
     circumstances, and the right for judicial review of any 
     decision of the Secretary that results in a prohibition or 
     debarment.


                       HUD Reform Act Compliance

       Sec. 207. Except as explicitly provided in legislation, any 
     grant or assistance made pursuant to Title II of this Act 
     shall be made in accordance with section 102 of the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 
     1989 on a competitive basis.


Expansion of Environmental Assumption Authority for Homeless Assistance 
                                Programs

       Sec. 208. Section 443 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless 
     Assistance Act is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 443. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW.

       ``For purposes of environmental review, assistance and 
     projects under this title shall be treated as assistance for 
     special projects that are subject to section 305(c) of the 
     Multifamily Housing Property Disposition Reform Act of 1994, 
     and shall be subject to the regulations issued by the 
     Secretary to implement such section.''.


    Technical Amendments and Corrections to the National Housing Act

       Sec. 209. (a) Section 203 Subsection Designations.--Section 
     203 of the National Housing Act is amended by--
       (1) redesignating subsection (t) as subsection (u);
       (2) redesignating subsection (s), as added by section 329 
     of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, as 
     subsection (t); and
       (3) redesignating subsection (v), as added by section 504 
     of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992, as 
     subsection (w).
       (b) Mortgage Auctions.--The first sentence of section 
     221(g)(4)(C)(viii) of the National Housing Act is amended by 
     inserting after ``December 31, 2002'' the following: ``, 
     except that this subparagraph shall continue to apply if the 
     Secretary receives a mortgagee's written notice of intent to 
     assign its mortgage to the Secretary on or before such 
     date''.
       (c) Mortgagee Review Board.--Section 202(c)(2) of the 
     National Housing Act is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``and'';
       (2) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``or their 
     designees.'' and inserting ``and'';
       (3) by adding the following new subparagraph at the end:
       ``(G) the Director of the Enforcement Center; or their 
     designees.''.


                   indian housing block grant program

       Sec. 210. Section 201(b) of the Native American Housing 
     Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs 
     (5) and (6) respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(4) Law enforcement officers.--Notwithstanding paragraph 
     (1), a recipient may provide housing or housing assistance 
     provided through affordable housing activities assisted with 
     grant amounts under this Act to a law enforcement officer on 
     the reservation or other Indian area, who is employed full-
     time by a Federal, state, county or tribal government, and in 
     implementing such full-time employment is sworn to uphold, 
     and make arrests for violations of Federal, state, county or 
     tribal law, if the recipient determines that the presence of 
     the law enforcement officer on the Indian reservation or 
     other Indian area may deter crime.''.


PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF FEDERAL ASSISTANCE IN SUPPORT OF THE SALE OF 
                            TOBACCO PRODUCTS

       Sec. 211. None of the funds appropriated in this or any 
     other Act may be used by the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development to provide any grant or other assistance to 
     construct, operate, or otherwise benefit a facility, or

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     facility with a designated portion of that facility, which 
     sells, or intends to sell, predominantly cigarettes or other 
     tobacco products. For the purposes of this provision, 
     predominant sale of cigarettes or other tobacco products 
     means cigarette or tobacco sales representing more than 35 
     percent of the annual total in-store, non-fuel, sales.


      PROHIBITION ON IMPLEMENTATION OF PUERTO RICO PUBLIC HOUSING 
                  ADMINISTRATION Settlement Agreement

       Sec. 212. No funds may be used to implement the agreement 
     between the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Puerto Rico 
     Public Housing Administration, and the Department of Housing 
     and Urban Development, dated June 7, 2000, related to the 
     allocation of operating subsidies for the Puerto Rico Public 
     Housing Administration unless the Puerto Rico Public Housing 
     Administration and the Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development submit by December 31, 2000 a schedule of 
     benchmarks and measurable goals to the House and Senate 
     Committees on Appropriations designed to address issues of 
     mismanagement and safeguards against fraud and abuse.


                   HOPE VI Grant for Hollander Ridge

       Sec. 213. The Housing Authority of Baltimore City may use 
     the grant award of $20,000,000 made to such authority for 
     development efforts at Hollander Ridge in Baltimore, Maryland 
     with funds appropriated for fiscal year 1996 under the 
     heading ``Public Housing Demolition, Site Revitalization, and 
     Replacement Housing Grants'' for use, as approved by the 
     Secretary of Housing and Urban Development--
       (1) for activities related to the revitalization of the 
     Hollander Ridge site; and
       (2) in accordance with section 24 of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937.


              Computer Access for Public Housing Residents

       Sec. 214. (a) Use of Public Housing Capital and Operating 
     Funds.--Section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (d)(1)(E), by inserting before the 
     semicolon the following: ``, including the establishment and 
     initial operation of computer centers in and around public 
     housing through a Neighborhood Networks initiative, for the 
     purpose of enhancing the self-sufficiency, employability, and 
     economic self-reliance of public housing residents by 
     providing them with onsite computer access and training 
     resources'';
       (2) in subsection (e)(1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (I), by striking the word ``and'' at 
     the end;
       (B) in subparagraph (J), by striking the period and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding after subparagraph (J) the following:
       ``(K) the costs of operating computer centers in public 
     housing through a Neighborhood Networks initiative described 
     in subsection (d)(1)(E), and of activities related to that 
     initiative.''; and
       (3) in subsection (h)--
       (A) in paragraph (6), by striking the word ``and'' at the 
     end;
       (B) in paragraph (7), by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; and''; and
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following:
       ``(8) assistance in connection with the establishment and 
     operation of computer centers in public housing through a 
     Neighborhood Networks initiative described in subsection 
     (d)(1)(E).''.
       (b) Demolition, Site Revitalization, Replacement Housing, 
     and Tenant-Based Assistance Grants for Projects.--Section 24 
     of the United States Housing Act of 1937 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (d)(1)(G), by inserting before the 
     semicolon the following: ``, including a Neighborhood 
     Networks initiative for the establishment and operation of 
     computer centers in public housing for the purpose of 
     enhancing the self-sufficiency, employability, an economic 
     self-reliance of public housing residents by providing them 
     with onsite computer access and training resources''; and
       (2) in subsection (m)(2), in the first sentence, by 
     inserting before the period the following ``, including 
     assistance in connection with the establishment and operation 
     of computer centers in public housing through the 
     Neighborhoods Networks initiative described in subsection 
     (d)(1)(G)''.


                         Mark-to-Market Reform

       Sec. 215. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     properties known as the Hawthornes in Independence, Missouri 
     shall be considered eligible multifamily housing projects for 
     purposes of participating in the multifamily housing 
     restructuring program pursuant to title V of the Departments 
     of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and 
     Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998 (Public Law 
     105-65).


                       Section 236 Excess Income

       Sec. 216. Section 236(g)(3)(A) of the National Housing Act 
     is amended by striking out ``fiscal year 2000'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``fiscal years 2000 and 2001''.


                            cdbg eligibility

       Sec. 217. Section 102(a)(6)(D) of the Housing and Community 
     Development Act of 1974 is amended by--
       (1) in clause (v), striking out the ``or'' at the end;
       (2) in clause (vi), striking the period at the end; and
       (3) adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(vii)(I) has consolidated its government with one or more 
     municipal governments, such that within the county boundaries 
     there are no unincorporated areas, (II) has a population of 
     not less than 650,000, over which the consolidated government 
     has the authority to undertake essential community 
     development and housing assistance activities, (III) for more 
     than 10 years, has been classified as an entitlement area for 
     purposes of allocating and distributing funds under section 
     106, and (IV) as of the date of enactment of this clause, has 
     over 90 percent of the county's population within the 
     jurisdiction of the consolidated government; or
       ``(viii) notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     section, any county that was classified as an urban county 
     pursuant to subparagraph (A) for fiscal year 1999, at the 
     option of the county, may hereafter remain classified as an 
     urban county for purposes of this Act.''.


 EXEMPTION FOR ALASKA AND MISSISSIPPI FROM REQUIREMENT OF RESIDENT ON 
                              BOARD OF PHA

       Sec. 218. Public housing agencies in the States of Alaska 
     and Mississippi shall not be required to comply with section 
     2(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended, 
     during fiscal year 2001.


             USE OF MODERATE REHABILITATION FUNDS FOR HOME

       Sec. 219. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall make the 
     funds available under contracts NY36K113004 and NY36K113005 
     of the Department of Housing and Urban Development available 
     for use under the HOME Investment Partnerships Act and shall 
     allocate such funds to the City of New Rochelle, New York.


                        LOMA LINDA REPROGRAMMING

       Sec. 220. Of the amounts made available under the sixth 
     undesignated paragraph under the heading ``Community Planning 
     and Development--Community Development Block Grants'' in 
     title II of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing 
     and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-276) for the 
     Economic Development Initiative (EDI) for grants for targeted 
     economic investments, the $1,000,000 to be made available 
     (pursuant to the related provisions of the joint explanatory 
     statement in the conference report to accompany such Act 
     (House Report 105-769)) to the City of Loma Linda, 
     California, for infrastructure improvements at Redlands 
     Boulevard and California Streets shall, notwithstanding such 
     provisions, be made available to the City for infrastructure 
     improvements related to the Mountain View Bridge.


            NATIVE AMERICAN ELIGIBILITY FOR THE ROSS PROGRAM

       Sec. 221. (a) Section 34 of the United States Housing Act 
     of 1937 is amended--
       (1) in the heading, by striking ``PUBLIC HOUSING'' and 
     inserting ``PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING'';
       (2) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by inserting after ``residents,'' the following: 
     ``recipients under the Native American Housing Assistance and 
     Self-Determination Act of 1996 (notwithstanding section 502 
     of such Act) on behalf of residents of housing assisted under 
     such Act,'' and
       (B) by inserting after ``public housing residents'' the 
     second place it appears the following: ``and residents of 
     housing assisted under such Act'',
       (3) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by inserting after ``project'' the first place it 
     appears the following: ``or the property of a recipient under 
     such Act or housing assisted under such Act'';
       (B) by inserting after ``public housing residents'' the 
     following: ``or residents of housing assisted under such 
     Act''; and
       (C) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting after ``public 
     housing project'' the following: ``or residents of housing 
     assisted under such Act''; and
       (4) in subsection (d)(2), by striking ``State or local'' 
     and inserting ``State, local, or tribal''.
       (b) Assessment and Report.--Section 538(b)(1) of the 
     Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 is 
     amended by inserting after ``public housing'' the following: 
     ``and housing assisted under the Native American Housing 
     Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996''.


      treatment of expiring economic development initiative grants

       Sec. 222. (a) Availability.--Section 220(a) of the 
     Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban 
     Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 
     2000 (Public Law 106-74; 113 Stat. 1075) is amended by 
     striking ``September 30, 2000'' and inserting ``September 30, 
     2001''.
       (b) Applicability.--The Secretary of the Treasury and the 
     Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall take such 
     actions as may be necessary to carry out such section 220 (as 
     amended by this subsection (a) of this section) 
     notwithstanding any actions taken previously pursuant to 
     section 1552 of title 31, United States Code.


           home program disaster funding for elderly housing

       Sec. 223. Of the amounts made available under Chapter IX of 
     the Supplemental Appropriations Act of 1993 for assistance 
     under the HOME investment partnerships program to the city of 
     Homestead, Florida (Public Law 103-50; 107 Stat. 262), up to 
     $583,926.70 shall be made available to Dade County, Florida, 
     for use only for rehabilitating housing for low-income 
     elderly persons, and such amount shall not be subject to the 
     requirements of such program, except for section 288 of the 
     HOME Investment Partnerships Act (42 U.S.C. 12838).

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                        cdbg public services cap

       Sec. 224. Section 105(a)(8) of the Housing and Community 
     Development Act of 1974 is amended by striking ``1993'' and 
     all that follows through ``City of Los Angeles'' and 
     inserting ``1993 through 2001 to the City of Los Angeles''.


  extension of applicability of downpayment simplification provisions

       Sec. 225. Subparagraph (A) of section 203(b)(10) of the 
     National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1709(b)(10)(A)) is amended, 
     in the matter that precedes clause (i), by striking 
     ``mortgage'' and all that follows through ``involving'' and 
     inserting ``mortgage closed on or before December 31, 2002, 
     involving''.


    use of supportive housing program funds for information systems

       Sec. 226. Section 423 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless 
     Assistance Act is amended under subsection (a) by adding the 
     following paragraph:
       ``(7) Management information system.--A grant for the costs 
     of implementing and operating management information systems 
     for purposes of collecting unduplicated counts of homeless 
     people and analyzing patterns of use of assistance funded 
     under this Act.''.


                  Indian Housing Loan Guarantee Reform

       Sec. 227. Section 184 of the Housing and Community 
     Development Act of 1992 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``or as a result of a 
     lack of access to private financial markets''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ``refinance,'' after 
     ``acquire,''.


                 Use of Section 8 Vouchers for Opt-Outs

       Sec. 228. Section 8(t)(2) of the United States Housing Act 
     of 1937 is amended by inserting after ``contract for rental 
     assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act 
     of 1937 for such housing project'' the following: 
     ``(including any such termination or expiration during fiscal 
     years after fiscal year 1996 prior to the effective date of 
     the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban 
     Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 
     2001)''.


                 Homeless Discharge Coordination Policy

       Sec. 229. (a) Discharge Coordination Policy.--Subtitle A of 
     title IV of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 402. DISCHARGE COORDINATION POLICY.

       ``The Secretary may not provide a grant under this title 
     for any governmental entity serving as an applicant unless 
     the applicant agrees to develop and implement, to the maximum 
     extent practicable and where appropriate, policies and 
     protocols for the discharge of persons from publicly funded 
     institutions or systems of care (such as health care 
     facilities, foster care or other youth facilities, or 
     correction programs and institutions) in order to prevent 
     such discharge from immediately resulting in homelessness for 
     such persons.''.
       (b) Assistance Under Emergency Shelter Grants Program.--
     Section 414(a)(4) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless 
     Assistance Act is amended-
       (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting 
     a comma after ``homelessness'';
       (2) by striking ``Not'' and inserting the following: 
     ``Activities that are eligible for assistance under this 
     paragraph shall include assistance to very low-income 
     families who are discharged from publicly funded institutions 
     or systems of care (such as health care facilities, foster 
     care or other youth facilities, or correction programs and 
     institutions). Not''.


             TECHNICAL CHANGE TO SENIORS HOUSING COMMISSION

       Sec. 230. Section 525 of the Preserving Affordable Housing 
     for Senior Citizens and Families into the 21st Century Act'' 
     (42 U.S.C. 12701 note) is amended in subsection (a) by 
     striking ``Commission on Affordable Housing and Health Care 
     Facility Needs in the 21st Century'' and inserting 
     ``Commission on Affordable Housing and Health Facility Needs 
     for Seniors in the 21st Century''.


              INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON THE HOMELESS REFORMS

       Sec. 231. Title II of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless 
     Assistance Act is amended--
       (1) in section 202, under subsection (b) by inserting after 
     the period the following: ``The positions of Chairperson and 
     Vice Chairperson shall rotate among its members on an annual 
     basis.''; and
       (2) in section 209 by striking ``1994'' and inserting 
     ``2005''.


                 section 8 pha project-based assistance

       Sec. 232. (a) In General.--Paragraph (13) of section 8(o) 
     of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
     1437f(o)(13)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(13) PHA project-based assistance.--
       ``(A) In general.--A public housing agency may use amounts 
     provided under an annual contributions contract under this 
     subsection to enter into a housing assistance payment 
     contract with respect to an existing, newly constructed, or 
     rehabilitated structure, that is attached to the structure, 
     subject to the limitations and requirements of this 
     paragraph.
       ``(B) Percentage limitation.--Not more than 20 percent of 
     the funding available for tenant-based assistance under this 
     section that is administered by the agency may be attached to 
     structures pursuant to this paragraph.
       ``(C) Consistency with pha plan and other goals.--A public 
     housing agency may approve a housing assistance payment 
     contract pursuant to this paragraph only if the contract is 
     consistent with--
       ``(i) the public housing agency plan for the agency 
     approved under section 5A; and
       ``(ii) the goal of deconcentrating poverty and expanding 
     housing and economic opportunities.
       ``(D) Income mixing requirement.--
       ``(i) In general.--Not more than 25 percent of the dwelling 
     units in any building may be assisted under a housing 
     assistance payment contract for project-based assistance 
     pursuant to this paragraph.
       ``(ii) Exceptions.--The limitation under clause (i) shall 
     not apply in the case of assistance under a contract for 
     housing consisting of single family properties or for 
     dwelling units that are specifically made available for 
     households comprised of elderly families, disabled families, 
     and families receiving supportive services.
       ``(E) Resident choice requirement.--A housing assistance 
     payment contract pursuant to this paragraph shall provide as 
     follows:
       ``(i) Mobility.--Each low-income family occupying a 
     dwelling unit assisted under the contract may move from the 
     housing at any time after the family has occupied the 
     dwelling unit for 12 months.
       ``(ii) Continued assistance.--Upon such a move, the public 
     housing agency shall provide the low-income family with 
     tenant-based rental assistance under this section or such 
     other tenant-based rental assistance that is subject to 
     comparable income, assistance, rent contribution, 
     affordability, and other requirements, as the Secretary shall 
     provide by regulation. If such rental assistance is not 
     immediately available to fulfill the requirement under the 
     preceding sentence with respect to a low-income family, such 
     requirement may be met by providing the family priority to 
     receive the next voucher or other tenant-based rental 
     assistance amounts that become available under the program 
     used to fulfill such requirement.
       ``(F) Contract term.--A housing assistance payment contract 
     pursuant to this paragraph between a public housing agency 
     and the owner of a structure may have a term of up to 10 
     years, subject to the availability of sufficient appropriated 
     funds for the purpose of renewing expiring contracts for 
     assistance payments, as provided in appropriations Acts and 
     in the agency's annual contributions contract with the 
     Secretary, and to annual compliance with the inspection 
     requirements under paragraph (8), except that the agency 
     shall not be required to make annual inspections of each 
     assisted unit in the development. The contract may specify 
     additional conditions for its continuation. If the units 
     covered by the contract are owned by the agency, the term of 
     the contract shall be agreed upon by the agency and the unit 
     of general local government or other entity approved by the 
     Secretary in the manner provided under paragraph (11).
       ``(G) Extension of contract term.--A public housing agency 
     may enter into a contract with the owner of a structure 
     assisted under a housing assistance payment contract pursuant 
     to this paragraph to extend the term of the underlying 
     housing assistance payment contract for such period as the 
     agency determines to be appropriate to achieve long-term 
     affordability of the housing or to expand housing 
     opportunities. Such a contract shall provide that the 
     extension of such term shall be contingent upon the future 
     availability of appropriated funds for the purpose of 
     renewing expiring contracts for assistance payments, as 
     provided in appropriations Acts, and may obligate the owner 
     to have such extensions of the underlying housing assistance 
     payment contract accepted by the owner and the successors in 
     interest of the owner.
       ``(H) Rent calculation.--A housing assistance payment 
     contract pursuant to this paragraph shall establish rents for 
     each unit assisted in an amount that does not exceed 110 
     percent of the applicable fair market rental (or any 
     exception payment standard approved by the Secretary pursuant 
     to paragraph (1)(D)), except that if a contract covers a 
     dwelling unit that has been allocated low-income housing tax 
     credits pursuant to section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 42) and is not located in a qualified 
     census tract (as such term is defined in subsection (d) of 
     such section 42), the rent for such unit may be established 
     at any level that does not exceed the rent charged for 
     comparable units in the building that also receive the low-
     income housing tax credit but do not have additional rental 
     assistance. The rents established by housing assistance 
     payment contracts pursuant to this paragraph may vary from 
     the payment standards established by the public housing 
     agency pursuant to paragraph (1)(B), but shall be subject to 
     paragraph (10)(A).
       ``(I) Rent adjustments.--A housing assistance payments 
     contract pursuant to this paragraph shall provide for rent 
     adjustments, except that--
       ``(i) the adjusted rent for any unit assisted shall be 
     reasonable in comparison with rents charged for comparable 
     dwelling units in the private, unassisted, local market and 
     may not exceed the maximum rent permitted under subparagraph 
     (H); and
       ``(ii) the provisions of subsection (c)(2)(C) shall not 
     apply.
       ``(J) Tenant selection.--A public housing agency shall 
     select families to receive project-based assistance pursuant 
     to this paragraph from its waiting list for assistance under 
     this subsection. Eligibility for such project-based 
     assistance shall be subject to the provisions of section 
     16(b) that apply to tenant-based assistance. The agency may 
     establish preferences or criteria for selection for a unit 
     assisted under this paragraph that are consistent with the 
     public housing agency plan for the agency approved under

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     section 5A. Any family that rejects an offer of project-based 
     assistance under this paragraph or that is rejected for 
     admission to a structure by the owner or manager of a 
     structure assisted under this paragraph shall retain its 
     place on the waiting list as if the offer had not been made. 
     The owner or manager of a structure assisted under this 
     paragraph shall not admit any family to a dwelling unit 
     assisted under a contract pursuant to this paragraph other 
     than a family referred by the public housing agency from its 
     waiting list. Subject to its waiting list policies and 
     selection preferences, a public housing agency may place on 
     its waiting list a family referred by the owner or manager of 
     a structure and may maintain a separate waiting list for 
     assistance under this paragraph, but only if all families on 
     the agency's waiting list for assistance under this 
     subsection are permitted to place their names on the separate 
     list.
       ``(K) Vacated units.--Notwithstanding paragraph (9), a 
     housing assistance payment contract pursuant to this 
     paragraph may provide as follows:
       ``(i) Payment for vacant units.--That the public housing 
     agency may, in its discretion, continue to provide assistance 
     under the contract, for a reasonable period not exceeding 60 
     days, for a dwelling unit that becomes vacant, but only (I) 
     if the vacancy was not the fault of the owner of the dwelling 
     unit, and (II) the agency and the owner take every reasonable 
     action to minimize the likelihood and extent of any such 
     vacancy. Rental assistance may not be provided for a vacant 
     unit after the expiration of such period.
       ``(ii) Reduction of contract.--That, if despite reasonable 
     efforts of the agency and the owner to fill a vacant unit, no 
     eligible family has agreed to rent the unit within 120 days 
     after the owner has notified the agency of the vacancy, the 
     agency may reduce its housing assistance payments contract 
     with the owner by the amount equivalent to the remaining 
     months of subsidy attributable to the vacant unit. Amounts 
     deobligated pursuant to such a contract provision shall be 
     available to the agency to provide assistance under this 
     subsection.
     Eligible applicants for assistance under this subsection may 
     enforce provisions authorized by this subparagraph.''.
       (b) Applicability.--In the case of any dwelling unit that, 
     upon the date of the enactment of this Act, is assisted under 
     a housing assistance payment contract under section 8(o)(13) 
     of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
     1437f(o)(13)) as in effect before such enactment, such 
     assistance may be extended or renewed notwithstanding the 
     requirements under subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E) of such 
     section 8(o)(13), as amended by subsection (a).


  disposition of hud-held and hud-owned multifamily projects for the 
                          elderly or disabled

       Sec. 233. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in 
     managing and disposing of any multifamily property that is 
     owned or held by the Secretary and is occupied primarily by 
     elderly or disabled families, the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development shall maintain any rental assistance 
     payments under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 
     1937 that are attached to any dwelling units in the property. 
     To the extent the Secretary determines that such a 
     multifamily property owned or held by the Secretary is not 
     feasible for continued rental assistance payments under such 
     section 8, the Secretary may, in consultation with the 
     tenants of that property, contract for project-based rental 
     assistance payments with an owner or owners of other existing 
     housing properties or provide other rental assistance.


                       family unification program

       Sec. 234. Section 8(x)(2) of the United States Housing Act 
     of 1937 (42 U.S.C 1437f(x)(2)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``any family (A) who is otherwise eligible 
     for such assistance, and (B)'' and inserting ``(A) any family 
     (i) who is otherwise eligible for such assistance, and 
     (ii)''; and
       (2) by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``and (B) for a period not to exceed 18 months, 
     otherwise eligible youths who have attained at least 18 years 
     of age and not more than 21 years of age and who have left 
     foster care at age 16 or older''.


 permanent extension of fha multifamily mortgage credit demonstrations

       Sec. 235. Section 542 of the Housing and Community 
     Development Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1707 note) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``demonstrate the 
     effectiveness of providing'' and inserting ``provide''; and
       (B) in the second sentence, by striking ``demonstration'' 
     and inserting ``the'';
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``determine the 
     effectiveness of'' and inserting ``provide''; and
       (B) by striking paragraph (5), and inserting the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(5) Insurance authority.--Using any authority provided in 
     appropriation Acts to insure mortgages under the National 
     Housing Act, the Secretary may enter into commitments under 
     this subsection for risk-sharing units.'';
       (3) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``test the effectiveness 
     of'' and inserting ``provide''; and
       (B) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(4) Insurance authority.--Using any authority provided in 
     appropriation Acts to insure mortgages under the National 
     Housing Act, the Secretary may enter into commitments under 
     this subsection for risk-sharing units.'';
       (4) by striking subsection (d);
       (5) by striking ``pilot'' and ``Pilot'' each place such 
     terms appear; and
       (6) in the section heading, by striking ``demonstrations'' 
     and inserting ``programs''.

                    TITLE III--INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

                  American Battle Monuments Commission

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the 
     American Battle Monuments Commission, including the 
     acquisition of land or interest in land in foreign countries; 
     purchases and repair of uniforms for caretakers of national 
     cemeteries and monuments outside of the United States and its 
     territories and possessions; rent of office and garage space 
     in foreign countries; purchase (one for replacement only) and 
     hire of passenger motor vehicles; and insurance of official 
     motor vehicles in foreign countries, when required by law of 
     such countries, $28,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended.

             Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses in carrying out activities pursuant 
     to section 112(r)(6) of the Clean Air Act, including hire of 
     passenger vehicles, and for services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
     3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem 
     equivalent to the maximum rate payable for senior level 
     positions under 5 U.S.C. 5376, $7,500,000, $5,000,000 of 
     which to remain available until September 30, 2001 and 
     $2,500,000 of which to remain available until September 30, 
     2002: Provided, That the Chemical Safety and Hazard 
     Investigation Board shall have not more than three career 
     Senior Executive Service positions: Provided further, That 
     there shall be an Inspector General at the Board who shall 
     have the duties, responsibilities, and authorities specified 
     in the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended: Provided 
     further, That an individual appointed to the position of 
     Inspector General of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
     (FEMA) shall, by virtue of such appointment, also hold the 
     position of Inspector General of the Board: Provided further, 
     That the Inspector General of the Board shall utilize 
     personnel of the Office of Inspector General of FEMA in 
     performing the duties of the Inspector General of the Board, 
     and shall not appoint any individuals to positions within the 
     Board.

                       Department of the Treasury

              Community Development Financial Institutions


              Community Development Financial Institutions

                          fund program account

       To carry out the Community Development Banking and 
     Financial Institutions Act of 1994, including services 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not 
     to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for ES-3, 
     $118,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2002, 
     of which $5,000,000 shall be for technical assistance and 
     training programs designed to benefit Native American 
     Communities, and up to $8,750,000 may be used for 
     administrative expenses, up to $19,750,000 may be used for 
     the cost of direct loans, and up to $1,000,000 may be used 
     for administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan 
     program: Provided, That the cost of direct loans, including 
     the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in 
     section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided 
     further, That these funds are available to subsidize gross 
     obligations for the principal amount of direct loans not to 
     exceed $53,000,000.

                   Consumer Product Safety Commission


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Consumer Product Safety 
     Commission, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, 
     services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for 
     individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the 
     maximum rate payable under 5 U.S.C. 5376, purchase of nominal 
     awards to recognize non-Federal officials' contributions to 
     Commission activities, and not to exceed $500 for official 
     reception and representation expenses, $52,500,000.

             Corporation for National and Community Service


                National and Community Service Programs

                           Operating Expenses

              (including transfer and rescission of funds)

       For necessary expenses for the Corporation for National and 
     Community Service (referred to in the matter under this 
     heading as the ``Corporation'') in carrying out programs, 
     activities, and initiatives under the National and Community 
     Service Act of 1990 (referred to in the matter under this 
     heading as the ``Act'') (42 U.S.C. 12501 et seq.), 
     $458,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2002: 
     Provided, That not more than $31,000,000 shall be available 
     for administrative expenses authorized under section 
     501(a)(4) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12671(a)(4)) with not less 
     than $2,000,000 targeted for the acquisition of a cost 
     accounting system for the Corporation's financial management 
     system, an integrated grants management system that provides 
     comprehensive financial management information for all 
     Corporation grants and cooperative agreements, and the 
     establishment, operation and maintenance of a central 
     archives serving as the repository for all grant, cooperative 
     agreement, and related documents, without regard to the 
     provisions of section 501(a)(4)(B)

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     of the Act: Provided further, That not more than $2,500 shall 
     be for official reception and representation expenses: 
     Provided further, That not more than $70,000,000, to remain 
     available without fiscal year limitation, shall be 
     transferred to the National Service Trust account for 
     educational awards authorized under subtitle D of title I of 
     the Act (42 U.S.C. 12601 et seq.), of which not to exceed 
     $5,000,000 shall be available for national service 
     scholarships for high school students performing community 
     service: Provided further, That not more than $231,000,000 of 
     the amount provided under this heading shall be available for 
     grants under the National Service Trust program authorized 
     under subtitle C of title I of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12571 et 
     seq.) (relating to activities including the AmeriCorps 
     program), of which not more than $45,000,000 may be used to 
     administer, reimburse, or support any national service 
     program authorized under section 121(d)(2) of such Act (42 
     U.S.C. 12581(d)(2)); and not more than $25,000,000 may be 
     made available to activities dedicated to developing computer 
     and information technology skills for students and teachers 
     in low-income communities: Provided further, That not more 
     than $10,000,000 of the funds made available under this 
     heading shall be made available for the Points of Light 
     Foundation for activities authorized under title III of the 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 12661 et seq.): Provided further, That no 
     funds shall be available for national service programs run by 
     Federal agencies authorized under section 121(b) of such Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 12571(b)): Provided further, That to the maximum 
     extent feasible, funds appropriated under subtitle C of title 
     I of the Act shall be provided in a manner that is consistent 
     with the recommendations of peer review panels in order to 
     ensure that priority is given to programs that demonstrate 
     quality, innovation, replicability, and sustainability: 
     Provided further, That not more than $21,000,000 of the funds 
     made available under this heading shall be available for the 
     Civilian Community Corps authorized under subtitle E of title 
     I of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12611 et seq.): Provided further, 
     That not more than $43,000,000 shall be available for school-
     based and community-based service-learning programs 
     authorized under subtitle B of title I of the Act (42 U.S.C. 
     12521 et seq.): Provided further, That not more than 
     $28,500,000 shall be available for quality and innovation 
     activities authorized under subtitle H of title I of the Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 12853 et seq.): Provided further, That not more 
     than $5,000,000 shall be available for audits and other 
     evaluations authorized under section 179 of the Act (42 
     U.S.C. 12639): Provided further, That to the maximum extent 
     practicable, the Corporation shall increase significantly the 
     level of matching funds and in-kind contributions provided by 
     the private sector, shall expand significantly the number of 
     educational awards provided under subtitle D of title I, and 
     shall reduce the total Federal costs per participant in all 
     programs: Provided further, That of amounts available in the 
     National Service Trust account from previous appropriations 
     Acts, $30,000,000 shall be rescinded: Provided further, That 
     not more than $7,500,000 of the funds made available under 
     this heading shall be made available to America's Promise--
     The Alliance for Youth, Inc. only to support efforts to 
     mobilize individuals, groups, and organizations to build and 
     strengthen the character and competence of the Nation's 
     youth: Provided further, That not more than $5,000,000 of the 
     funds made available under this heading shall be made 
     available to the Communities In Schools, Inc. to support 
     dropout prevention activities: Provided further, That not 
     more than $2,500,000 of the funds made available under this 
     heading shall be made available to the Parents as Teachers 
     National Center, Inc. to support childhood parent education 
     and family support activities: Provided further, That not 
     more than $2,500,000 of the funds made available under this 
     heading shall be made available to the Boys and Girls Clubs 
     of America to establish an innovative outreach program 
     designed to meet the special needs of youth in public and 
     Native American housing communities: Provided further, That 
     not more than $1,500,000 of the funds made available under 
     this heading shall be made available to the Youth Life 
     Foundation to meet the needs of children living in insecure 
     environments.


                      Office of Inspector General

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as 
     amended, $5,000,000, which shall be available for obligation 
     through September 30, 2002.


                        administrative provision

       The Department of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban 
     Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 
     2000 (Public Law 106-74) is amended under the heading 
     ``Corporation for National and Community Service, National 
     and Community Service Programs Operating Expenses'' in title 
     III by reducing to $229,000,000 the amount available for 
     grants under the National Service Trust program authorized 
     under subtitle C of title I of the National and Community 
     Service Act of 1990 (the ``Act'') (with a corresponding 
     reduction to $40,000,000 in the amount that may be used to 
     administer, reimburse, or support any national service 
     program authorized under section 121(d)(2) of the Act), and 
     by increasing to $33,500,000 the amount available for quality 
     and innovation activities authorized under subtitle H of 
     title I of the Act, with the increase in subtitle H funds 
     made available to provide a grant covering a period of three 
     years to support the ``P.A.V.E. the Way'' project described 
     in House Report 106-379.

                  Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses for the operation of the United 
     States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims as authorized by 
     38 U.S.C. 7251-7298, $12,445,000, of which $895,000 shall be 
     available for the purpose of providing financial assistance 
     as described, and in accordance with the process and 
     reporting procedures set forth, under this heading in Public 
     Law 102-229.

                      Department of Defense--Civil

                       Cemeterial Expenses, Army

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses, as authorized by law, for 
     maintenance, operation, and improvement of Arlington National 
     Cemetery and Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery, 
     including the purchase of two passenger motor vehicles for 
     replacement only, and not to exceed $1,000 for official 
     reception and representation expenses, $17,949,000, to remain 
     available until expended.

                Department of Health and Human Services

                     National Institutes of Health


          national institute of environmental health sciences

       For necessary expenses for the National Institute of 
     Environmental Health Sciences in carrying out activities set 
     forth in section 311(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as 
     amended, $63,000,000.

            Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses for the Agency for Toxic Substances 
     and Disease Registry (ATSDR) in carrying out activities set 
     forth in sections 104(i), 111(c)(4), and 111(c)(14) of the 
     Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
     Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), as amended; section 118(f) of 
     the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 
     (SARA), as amended; and section 3019 of the Solid Waste 
     Disposal Act, as amended, $75,000,000, to be derived from the 
     Hazardous Substance Superfund Trust Fund pursuant to section 
     517(a) of SARA (26 U.S.C. 9507): Provided, That not 
     withstanding any other provision of law, in lieu of 
     performing a health assessment under section 104(i)(6) of 
     CERCLA, the Administrator of ATSDR may conduct other 
     appropriate health studies, evaluations, or activities, 
     including, without limitation, biomedical testing, clinical 
     evaluations, medical monitoring, and referral to accredited 
     health care providers: Provided further, That in performing 
     any such health assessment or health study, evaluation, or 
     activity, the Administrator of ATSDR shall not be bound by 
     the deadlines in section 104(i)(6)(A) of CERCLA: Provided 
     further, That none of the funds appropriated under this 
     heading shall be available for the Agency for Toxic 
     Substances and Disease Registry to issue in excess of 40 
     toxicological profiles pursuant to section 104(i) of CERCLA 
     during fiscal year 2001, and existing profiles may be updated 
     as necessary.

                    Environmental Protection Agency

                         science and technology

       For science and technology, including research and 
     development activities, which shall include research and 
     development activities under the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as 
     amended; necessary expenses for personnel and related costs 
     and travel expenses, including uniforms, or allowances 
     therefore, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; services as 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not 
     to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the maximum rate 
     payable for senior level positions under 5 U.S.C. 5376; 
     procurement of laboratory equipment and supplies; other 
     operating expenses in support of research and development; 
     construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and 
     renovation of facilities, not to exceed $75,000 per project, 
     $696,000,000, which shall remain available until September 
     30, 2002.


                 Environmental Programs and Management

       For environmental programs and management, including 
     necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for personnel 
     and related costs and travel expenses, including uniforms, or 
     allowances therefore, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; 
     services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for 
     individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the 
     maximum rate payable for senior level positions under 5 
     U.S.C. 5376; hire of passenger motor vehicles; hire, 
     maintenance, and operation of aircraft; purchase of reprints; 
     library memberships in societies or associations which issue 
     publications to members only or at a price to members lower 
     than to subscribers who are not members; construction, 
     alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of 
     facilities, not to exceed $75,000 per project; and not to 
     exceed $6,000 for official reception and representation 
     expenses, $2,087,990,000, which shall remain available until 
     September 30, 2002: Provided, That none of the funds 
     appropriated by this Act shall be used to propose or issue 
     rules, regulations, decrees, or orders for the purpose of 
     implementation, or in preparation for implementation, of the 
     Kyoto Protocol which was adopted on December 11, 1997, in 
     Kyoto, Japan at the Third Conference of the Parties to the 
     United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which 
     has not

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     been submitted to the Senate for advice and consent to 
     ratification pursuant to article II, section 2, clause 2, of 
     the United States Constitution, and which has not entered 
     into force pursuant to article 25 of the Protocol: Provided 
     further, That none of the funds made available in this Act 
     may be used to implement or administer the interim guidance 
     issued on February 5, 1998, by the Environmental Protection 
     Agency relating to title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 
     and designated as the ``Interim Guidance for Investigating 
     Title VI Administrative Complaints Challenging Permits'' with 
     respect to complaints filed under such title after October 
     21, 1998, and until guidance is finalized. Nothing in this 
     proviso may be construed to restrict the Environmental 
     Protection Agency from developing or issuing final guidance 
     relating to title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964: 
     Provided further, That notwithstanding section 
     1412(b)(12)(A)(v) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended, 
     the Administrator shall promulgate a national primary 
     drinking water regulation for arsenic not later than June 22, 
     2001.


                      Office of Inspector General

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act 
     of 1978, as amended, and for construction, alteration, 
     repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of facilities, not to 
     exceed $75,000 per project, $34,094,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2002.


                        Buildings and Facilities

       For construction, repair, improvement, extension, 
     alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities of, 
     or for use by, the Environmental Protection Agency, 
     $23,931,000, to remain available until expended.

                     hazardous substance superfund


                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses to carry out the Comprehensive 
     Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
     1980 (CERCLA), as amended, including sections 111(c)(3), 
     (c)(5), (c)(6), and (e)(4) (42 U.S.C. 9611), and for 
     construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and 
     renovation of facilities, not to exceed $75,000 per project; 
     $1,270,000,000 (of which $100,000,000 shall not become 
     available until September 1, 2001), to remain available until 
     expended, consisting of $635,000,000, as authorized by 
     section 517(a) of the Superfund Amendments and 
     Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA), as amended by Public Law 
     101-508, and $635,000,000 as a payment from general revenues 
     to the Hazardous Substance Superfund for purposes as 
     authorized by section 517(b) of SARA, as amended: Provided, 
     That funds appropriated under this heading may be allocated 
     to other Federal agencies in accordance with section 111(a) 
     of CERCLA: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated 
     under this heading, $11,500,000 shall be transferred to the 
     ``Office of Inspector General'' appropriation to remain 
     available until September 30, 2002, and $36,500,000 shall be 
     transferred to the ``Science and technology'' appropriation 
     to remain available until September 30, 2002.


                Leaking Underground Storage Tank program

       For necessary expenses to carry out leaking underground 
     storage tank cleanup activities authorized by section 205 of 
     the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, and 
     for construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and 
     renovation of facilities, not to exceed $75,000 per project, 
     $72,096,000, to remain available until expended.


                           oil spill response

       For expenses necessary to carry out the Environmental 
     Protection Agency's responsibilities under the Oil Pollution 
     Act of 1990, $15,000,000, to be derived from the Oil Spill 
     Liability trust fund, to remain available until expended.


                   State and Tribal Assistance Grants

       For environmental programs and infrastructure assistance, 
     including capitalization grants for State revolving funds and 
     performance partnership grants, $3,628,740,000, to remain 
     available until expended, of which $1,350,000,000 shall be 
     for making capitalization grants for the Clean Water State 
     Revolving Funds under title VI of the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act, as amended; $825,000,000 shall be for 
     capitalization grants for the Drinking Water State Revolving 
     Funds under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act, as 
     amended, except that, notwithstanding section 1452(n) of the 
     Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended, none of the funds made 
     available under this heading in this Act, or in previous 
     appropriations Acts, shall be reserved by the Administrator 
     for health effects studies on drinking water contaminants; 
     $75,000,000 shall be for architectural, engineering, 
     planning, design, construction and related activities in 
     connection with the construction of high priority water and 
     wastewater facilities in the area of the United States-Mexico 
     Border, after consultation with the appropriate border 
     commission; $35,000,000 shall be for grants to the State of 
     Alaska to address drinking water and wastewater 
     infrastructure needs of rural and Alaska Native Villages; 
     $335,740,000 shall be for making grants for the construction 
     of wastewater and water treatment facilities and groundwater 
     protection infrastructure in accordance with the terms and 
     conditions specified for such grants in the conference report 
     and joint explanatory statement of the committee of 
     conference accompanying this Act, except that, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the funds 
     herein and hereafter appropriated under this heading for such 
     special needs infrastructure grants, the Administrator may 
     use up to 3 percent of the amount of each project 
     appropriated to administer the management and oversight of 
     construction of such projects through contracts, allocation 
     to the Corps of Engineers, or grants to States; and 
     $1,008,000,000 shall be for grants, including associated 
     program support costs, to States, federally recognized 
     tribes, interstate agencies, tribal consortia, and air 
     pollution control agencies for multi-media or single media 
     pollution prevention, control and abatement and related 
     activities, including activities pursuant to the provisions 
     set forth under this heading in Public Law 104-134, and for 
     making grants under section 103 of the Clean Air Act for 
     particulate matter monitoring and data collection activities: 
     Provided, That notwithstanding section 603(d)(7) of the 
     Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, the 
     limitation on the amounts in a State water pollution control 
     revolving fund that may be used by a State to administer the 
     fund shall not apply to amounts included as principal in 
     loans made by such fund in fiscal year 2001 and prior years 
     where such amounts represent costs of administering the fund 
     to the extent that such amounts are or were deemed reasonable 
     by the Administrator, accounted for separately from other 
     assets in the fund, and used for eligible purposes of the 
     fund, including administration: Provided further, That for 
     fiscal year 2001, and notwithstanding section 518(f) of the 
     Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, the 
     Administrator is authorized to use the amounts appropriated 
     for any fiscal year under section 319 of that Act to make 
     grants to Indian tribes pursuant to section 319(h) and 518(e) 
     of that Act: Provided further, That for fiscal year 2001, 
     notwithstanding the limitation on amounts in section 518(c) 
     of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, up to 
     a total of 1\1/2\ percent of the funds appropriated for State 
     Revolving Funds under Title VI of that Act may be reserved by 
     the Administrator for grants under section 518(c) of such 
     Act: Provided further, That no funds provided by this 
     legislation to address the water, wastewater and other 
     critical infrastructure needs of the colonias in the United 
     States along the United States-Mexico border shall be made 
     available after June 1, 2001 to a county or municipal 
     government unless that government has established an 
     enforceable local ordinance, or other zoning rule, which 
     prevents in that jurisdiction the development or construction 
     of any additional colonia areas, or the development within an 
     existing colonia the construction of any new home, business, 
     or other structure which lacks water, wastewater, or other 
     necessary infrastructure: Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, all claims for 
     principal and interest registered through any current grant 
     dispute or any other such dispute hereafter filed by the 
     Environmental Protection Agency relative to construction 
     grants numbers C-180840-01, C-180840-04, C-470319-03, and C-
     470319-04, are hereby resolved in favor of the grantee: 
     Provided further, That EPA, in considering the local match 
     for the $5,000,000 appropriated in fiscal year 1999 for the 
     City of Cumberland, Maryland, to separate and relocate the 
     city's combined sewer and stormwater system, shall take into 
     account non-federal money spent by the City of Cumberland for 
     combined sewer, stormwater and wastewater treatment 
     infrastructure on or after October 1, 1999, and that the 
     fiscal year 1999 and any subsequent funds may be used for any 
     required non-federal share of the costs of projects funded by 
     the federal government under Section 580 of Public Law 106-
     53.


                       administrative provisions

       For fiscal year 2001 and thereafter, the obligated balances 
     of sums available in multiple-year appropriations accounts 
     shall remain available through the seventh fiscal year after 
     their period of availability has expired for liquidating 
     obligations made during the period of availability.
       For fiscal year 2001, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 6303(1) and 
     6305(1), the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency, in carrying out the Agency's function to implement 
     directly Federal environmental programs required or 
     authorized by law in the absence of an acceptable tribal 
     program, may award cooperative agreements to federally-
     recognized Indian Tribes or Intertribal consortia, if 
     authorized by their member Tribes, to assist the 
     Administrator in implementing Federal environmental programs 
     for Indian Tribes required or authorized by law, except that 
     no such cooperative agreements may be awarded from funds 
     designated for State financial assistance agreements.
       Section 176(c) of the Clean Air Act, as amended, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(6) Notwithstanding paragraph 5, this subsection shall 
     not apply with respect to an area designated nonattainment 
     under section 107(d)(1) until one year after that area is 
     first designated nonattainment for a specific national 
     ambient air quality standard. This paragraph only applies 
     with respect to the national ambient air quality standard for 
     which an area is newly designated nonattainment and does not 
     affect the area's requirements with respect to all other 
     national ambient air quality standards for which the area is 
     designated nonattainment or has been redesignated from 
     nonattainment to attainment with a maintenance plan pursuant 
     to section 175(A) (including any pre-existing national 
     ambient air quality standard for a pollutant for which a new 
     or revised standard has been issued).''.

                   Executive Office of the President


                Office of Science and Technology Policy

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Science and 
     Technology Policy, in carrying out

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     the purposes of the National Science and Technology Policy, 
     Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6601 and 
     6671), hire of passenger motor vehicles, and services as 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, not to exceed $2,500 for 
     official reception and representation expenses, and rental of 
     conference rooms in the District of Columbia, $5,201,000.


  Council on Environmental Quality and Office of Environmental Quality

       For necessary expenses to continue functions assigned to 
     the Council on Environmental Quality and Office of 
     Environmental Quality pursuant to the National Environmental 
     Policy Act of 1969, the Environmental Quality Improvement Act 
     of 1970, and Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1977, $2,900,000: 
     Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     no funds other than those appropriated under this heading 
     shall be used for or by the Council on Environmental Quality 
     and Office of Environmental Quality: Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding section 202 of the National Environmental 
     Policy Act of 1970, the Council shall consist of one member, 
     appointed by the President, by and with the advice and 
     consent of the Senate, serving as chairman and exercising all 
     powers, functions, and duties of the Council.

                 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

                      office of inspector general


                          (transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act 
     of 1978, as amended, $33,660,000, to be derived from the Bank 
     Insurance Fund, the Savings Association Insurance Fund, and 
     the FSLIC Resolution Fund.

                  Federal Emergency Management Agency


                            Disaster Relief

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses in carrying out the Robert T. 
     Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
     U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), $300,000,000, and, notwithstanding 42 
     U.S.C. 5203, to remain available until expended, of which not 
     to exceed $2,900,000 may be transferred to ``Emergency 
     management planning and assistance'' for the consolidated 
     emergency management performance grant program; and up to 
     $15,000,000 may be obligated for flood map modernization 
     activities following disaster declarations: Provided, That of 
     the funds made available under this heading in this and prior 
     Appropriations Acts and under section 404 of the Robert T. 
     Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to the 
     State of Florida, $3,000,000 shall be for a hurricane 
     mitigation initiative in Miami-Dade County.
       For an additional amount for ``Disaster relief'', 
     $1,300,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That the entire amount is designated by the Congress as an 
     emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended: Provided further, That the entire amount shall be 
     available only to the extent that an official budget request 
     for a specific dollar amount, that includes designation of 
     the entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement 
     as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the 
     President to the Congress.


            Disaster Assistance Direct Loan Program Account

       For the cost of direct loans, $1,678,000, as authorized by 
     section 319 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
     Emergency Assistance Act: Provided, That such costs, 
     including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as 
     defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974, as amended: Provided further, That these funds are 
     available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal 
     amount of direct loans not to exceed $25,000,000.
       In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the 
     direct loan program, $427,000.


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
     including hire and purchase of motor vehicles as authorized 
     by 31 U.S.C. 1343; uniforms, or allowances therefor, as 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; services as authorized by 5 
     U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the 
     per diem rate equivalent to the maximum rate payable for 
     senior level positions under 5 U.S.C. 5376; expenses of 
     attendance of cooperating officials and individuals at 
     meetings concerned with the work of emergency preparedness; 
     transportation in connection with the continuity of 
     Government programs to the same extent and in the same manner 
     as permitted the Secretary of a Military Department under 10 
     U.S.C. 2632; and not to exceed $2,500 for official reception 
     and representation expenses, $215,000,000.


                      Office of Inspector General

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as 
     amended, $10,000,000: Provided, That notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, the Inspector General of the Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency shall also serve as the Inspector 
     General of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation 
     Board.


              Emergency Management Planning and Assistance

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to 
     carry out activities under the National Flood Insurance Act 
     of 1968, as amended, and the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 
     1973, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Robert T. 
     Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
     U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 
     1977, as amended (42 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), the Federal Fire 
     Prevention and Control Act of 1974, as amended (15 U.S.C. 
     2201 et seq.), the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended 
     (50 U.S.C. App. 2061 et seq.), sections 107 and 303 of the 
     National Security Act of 1947, as amended (50 U.S.C. 404-
     405), and Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978, $269,652,000: 
     Provided, That for purposes of pre-disaster mitigation 
     pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 5131(b) and (c) and 42 U.S.C. 5196(e) 
     and (i), $25,000,000 of the funds made available under this 
     heading shall be available until expended for project grants.


                Radiological Emergency Preparedness Fund

       The aggregate charges assessed during fiscal year 2001, as 
     authorized by Public Law 106-74, shall not be less than 100 
     percent of the amounts anticipated by FEMA necessary for its 
     radiological emergency preparedness program for the next 
     fiscal year. The methodology for assessment and collection of 
     fees shall be fair and equitable; and shall reflect costs of 
     providing such services, including administrative costs of 
     collecting such fees. Fees received pursuant to this section 
     shall be deposited in the Fund as offsetting collections and 
     will become available for authorized purposes on October 1, 
     2001, and remain available until expended.


                   Emergency Food and Shelter Program

       To carry out an emergency food and shelter program pursuant 
     to title III of Public Law 100-77, as amended, $140,000,000, 
     to remain available until expended: Provided, That total 
     administrative costs shall not exceed 3\1/2\ percent of the 
     total appropriation.

                     national flood insurance fund


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For activities under the National Flood Insurance Act of 
     1968, the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended, 
     not to exceed $25,736,000 for salaries and expenses 
     associated with flood mitigation and flood insurance 
     operations, and not to exceed $77,307,000 for flood 
     mitigation, including up to $20,000,000 for expenses under 
     section 1366 of the National Flood Insurance Act, which 
     amount shall be available for transfer to the National Flood 
     Mitigation Fund until September 30, 2002. In fiscal year 
     2001, no funds in excess of: (1) $55,000,000 for operating 
     expenses; (2) $455,627,000 for agents' commissions and taxes; 
     and (3) $40,000,000 for interest on Treasury borrowings shall 
     be available from the National Flood Insurance Fund without 
     prior notice to the Committees on Appropriations.
       In addition, up to $17,730,000 in fees collected but 
     unexpended during fiscal years 1994 through 1998 shall be 
     transferred to the Flood Map Modernization Fund and available 
     for expenditure in fiscal year 2001.
       Section 1309(a)(2) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 
     1968 (42 U.S.C. 4016(a)(2)), as amended by Public Law 104-
     208, is further amended by striking ``September 30, 2000'' 
     and inserting ``December 31, 2001''.
       The first sentence of section 1376(c) of the National Flood 
     Insurance Act of 1968, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4127(c)), is 
     amended by striking ``September 30, 2000'' and inserting 
     ``December 31, 2001''.

                     national flood mitigation fund


                     (including transfer of funds)

       Notwithstanding sections 1366(b)(3)(B)-(C) and 1366(f) of 
     the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended, 
     $20,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 2002, for 
     activities designed to reduce the risk of flood damage to 
     structures pursuant to such Act, of which $20,000,000 shall 
     be derived from the National Flood Insurance Fund.

                    General Services Administration


                federal consumer information center fund

       For necessary expenses of the Federal Consumer Information 
     Center, including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 
     $7,122,000, to be deposited into the Federal Consumer 
     Information Center Fund: Provided, That the appropriations, 
     revenues, and collections deposited into the Fund shall be 
     available for necessary expenses of Federal Consumer 
     Information Center activities in the aggregate amount of 
     $12,000,000. Appropriations, revenues, and collections 
     accruing to this Fund during fiscal year 2001 in excess of 
     $12,000,000 shall remain in the Fund and shall not be 
     available for expenditure except as authorized in 
     appropriations Acts.

             National Aeronautics and Space Administration

                           human space flight

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the 
     conduct and support of human space flight research and 
     development activities, including research, development, 
     operations, and services; maintenance; construction of 
     facilities including revitalization and modification of 
     facilities, construction of new facilities and additions to 
     existing facilities, facility planning and design, and 
     acquisition or condemnation of real property, as authorized 
     by law; space flight, spacecraft control and communications 
     activities including operations, production, and services; 
     and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance and operation of 
     mission and administrative aircraft, $5,462,900,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2002.

                  science, aeronautics and technology

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the 
     conduct and support of science, aeronautics and technology 
     research and development activities, including research, 
     development, operations, and services; maintenance; 
     construction of facilities including revitalization, and 
     modification of facilities, construction

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     of new facilities and additions to existing facilities, 
     facility planning and design, and acquisition or condemnation 
     of real property, as authorized by law; space flight, 
     spacecraft control and communications activities including 
     operations, production, and services; and purchase, lease, 
     charter, maintenance and operation of mission and 
     administrative aircraft, $6,190,700,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2002.

                            mission support

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in 
     carrying out mission support for human space flight programs 
     and science, aeronautical, and technology programs, including 
     research operations and support; maintenance; construction of 
     facilities including revitalization and modification of 
     facilities, construction of new facilities and additions to 
     existing facilities, facility planning and design, 
     environmental compliance and restoration, and acquisition or 
     condemnation of real property, as authorized by law; program 
     management; personnel and related costs, including uniforms 
     or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; 
     travel expenses; purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and 
     operation of mission and administrative aircraft; not to 
     exceed $40,000 for official reception and representation 
     expenses; and purchase (not to exceed 33 for replacement 
     only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles, $2,608,700,000 to 
     remain available until September 30, 2002.


                      Office of Inspector General

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

                       administrative provisions

       Notwithstanding the limitation on the availability of funds 
     appropriated for ``Human space flight'', ``Science, 
     aeronautics and technology'', or ``Mission support'' by this 
     appropriations Act, when any activity has been initiated by 
     the incurrence of obligations for construction of facilities 
     as authorized by law, such amount available for such activity 
     shall remain available until expended. This provision does 
     not apply to the amounts appropriated in ``Mission support'' 
     pursuant to the authorization for minor revitalization and 
     construction of facilities, and facility planning and design.
       Notwithstanding the limitation on the availability of funds 
     appropriated for ``Human space flight'', ``Science, 
     aeronautics and technology'', or ``Mission support'' by this 
     appropriations Act, the amounts appropriated for construction 
     of facilities shall remain available until September 30, 
     2003.
       Notwithstanding the limitation on the availability of funds 
     appropriated for ``Mission support'' and ``Office of 
     Inspector General'', amounts made available by this Act for 
     personnel and related costs and travel expenses of the 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2001 and may be used to enter 
     into contracts for training, investigations, costs associated 
     with personnel relocation, and for other services, to be 
     provided during the next fiscal year. Funds for announced 
     prizes otherwise authorized shall remain available, without 
     fiscal year limitation, until the prize is claimed or the 
     offer is withdrawn.
       Unless otherwise provided for in this Act or in the joint 
     explanatory statement of the committee of conference 
     accompanying this Act, no part of the funds appropriated for 
     ``Human space flight'' may be used for the development of the 
     International Space Station in excess of the amounts set 
     forth in the budget estimates submitted as part of the budget 
     request for fiscal year 2001.
       No funds in this or any other Appropriations Act may be 
     used to finalize an agreement prior to December 1, 2001 
     between NASA and a nongovernment organization to conduct 
     research utilization and commercialization management 
     activities of the International Space Station.

                  National Credit Union Administration

                       central liquidity facility


                     (including transfer of funds)

       During fiscal year 2001, gross obligations of the Central 
     Liquidity Facility for the principal amount of new direct 
     loans to member credit unions, as authorized by 12 U.S.C. 
     1795 et seq., shall not exceed $1,500,000,000: Provided, That 
     administrative expenses of the Central Liquidity Facility 
     shall not exceed $296,303: Provided further, That $1,000,000 
     shall be transferred to the Community Development Revolving 
     Loan Fund, of which $650,000, together with amounts of 
     principal and interest on loans repaid, shall be available 
     until expended for loans to community development credit 
     unions, and $350,000 shall be available until expended for 
     technical assistance to low-income and community development 
     credit unions.

                      National Science Foundation


                    research and related activities

       For necessary expenses in carrying out the National Science 
     Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1861-1875), and 
     the Act to establish a National Medal of Science (42 U.S.C. 
     1880-1881); services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; 
     authorized travel; maintenance and operation of aircraft and 
     purchase of flight services for research support; acquisition 
     of aircraft; $3,350,000,000, of which not to exceed 
     $275,592,000 shall remain available until expended for Polar 
     research and operations support, and for reimbursement to 
     other Federal agencies for operational and science support 
     and logistical and other related activities for the United 
     States Antarctic program; the balance to remain available 
     until September 30, 2002: Provided, That receipts for 
     scientific support services and materials furnished by the 
     National Research Centers and other National Science 
     Foundation supported research facilities may be credited to 
     this appropriation: Provided further, That to the extent that 
     the amount appropriated is less than the total amount 
     authorized to be appropriated for included program 
     activities, all amounts, including floors and ceilings, 
     specified in the authorizing Act for those program activities 
     or their subactivities shall be reduced proportionally: 
     Provided further, That $65,000,000 of the funds available 
     under this heading shall be made available for a 
     comprehensive research initiative on plant genomes for 
     economically significant crops: Provided further, That no 
     funds in this or any other Act shall be used to acquire or 
     lease a research vessel with ice-breaking capability built or 
     retrofitted by a shipyard located in a foreign country if 
     such a vessel of United States origin can be obtained at a 
     cost no more than 50 per centum above that of the least 
     expensive technically acceptable foreign vessel bid: Provided 
     further, That, in determining the cost of such a vessel, such 
     cost be increased by the amount of any subsidies or financing 
     provided by a foreign government (or instrumentality thereof 
     ) to such vessel's construction: Provided further, That if 
     the vessel contracted for pursuant to the foregoing is not 
     available for the 2002-2003 austral summer Antarctic season, 
     a vessel of any origin may be leased for a period of not to 
     exceed 120 days for that season and each season thereafter 
     until delivery of the new vessel.


                        Major Research Equipment

       For necessary expenses of major construction projects 
     pursuant to the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as 
     amended, including authorized travel, $121,600,000, to remain 
     available until expended.


                     Education and Human Resources

       For necessary expenses in carrying out science and 
     engineering education and human resources programs and 
     activities pursuant to the National Science Foundation Act of 
     1950, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1861-1875), including services as 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, authorized travel, and rental of 
     conference rooms in the District of Columbia, $787,352,000, 
     to remain available until September 30, 2002: Provided, That 
     to the extent that the amount of this appropriation is less 
     than the total amount authorized to be appropriated for 
     included program activities, all amounts, including floors 
     and ceilings, specified in the authorizing Act for those 
     program activities or their subactivities shall be reduced 
     proportionally: Provided further, That $10,000,000 shall be 
     available for the Office of Innovation Partnerships.


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For salaries and expenses necessary in carrying out the 
     National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (42 
     U.S.C. 1861-1875); services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire 
     of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $9,000 for 
     official reception and representation expenses; uniforms or 
     allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; 
     rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia; 
     reimbursement of the General Services Administration for 
     security guard services; $160,890,000: Provided, That 
     contracts may be entered into under ``Salaries and expenses'' 
     in fiscal year 2001 for maintenance and operation of 
     facilities, and for other services, to be provided during the 
     next fiscal year.


                      Office of Inspector General

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     as authorized by the Inspector General Act of 1978, as 
     amended, $6,280,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2002.

                 Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation

          payment to the neighborhood reinvestment corporation

       For payment to the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation 
     for use in neighborhood reinvestment activities, as 
     authorized by the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 8101-8107), $90,000,000, of which $5,000,000 shall 
     be for a homeownership program that is used in conjunction 
     with section 8 assistance under the United States Housing Act 
     of 1937: Provided, That of the amount made available, 
     $2,500,000 shall be for an endowment to establish the George 
     Knight Scholarship Fund for the Neighborhood Reinvestment 
     Training Institute.

                        Selective Service System


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Selective Service System, 
     including expenses of attendance at meetings and of training 
     for uniformed personnel assigned to the Selective Service 
     System, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 4101-4118 for civilian 
     employees; and not to exceed $1,000 for official reception 
     and representation expenses; $24,480,000: Provided, That 
     during the current fiscal year, the President may exempt this 
     appropriation from the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 1341, whenever 
     he deems such action to be necessary in the interest of 
     national defense: Provided further, That none of the funds 
     appropriated by this Act may be expended for or in connection 
     with the induction of any person into the Armed Forces of the 
     United States.

                      TITLE IV--GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 401. Where appropriations in titles I, II, and III of 
     this Act are expendable for travel expenses and no specific 
     limitation has been placed thereon, the expenditures for such 
     travel expenses may not exceed the amounts set forth 
     therefore in the budget estimates submitted for

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     the appropriations: Provided, That this provision does not 
     apply to accounts that do not contain an object 
     classification for travel: Provided further, That this 
     section shall not apply to travel performed by uncompensated 
     officials of local boards and appeal boards of the Selective 
     Service System; to travel performed directly in connection 
     with care and treatment of medical beneficiaries of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs; to travel performed in 
     connection with major disasters or emergencies declared or 
     determined by the President under the provisions of the 
     Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
     Act; to travel performed by the Offices of Inspector General 
     in connection with audits and investigations; or to payments 
     to interagency motor pools where separately set forth in the 
     budget schedules: Provided further, That if appropriations in 
     titles I, II, and III exceed the amounts set forth in budget 
     estimates initially submitted for such appropriations, the 
     expenditures for travel may correspondingly exceed the 
     amounts therefore set forth in the estimates in the same 
     proportion.
       Sec. 402. Appropriations and funds available for the 
     administrative expenses of the Department of Housing and 
     Urban Development and the Selective Service System shall be 
     available in the current fiscal year for purchase of 
     uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
     5901-5902; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and services as 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
       Sec. 403. Funds of the Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development subject to the Government Corporation Control Act 
     or section 402 of the Housing Act of 1950 shall be available, 
     without regard to the limitations on administrative expenses, 
     for legal services on a contract or fee basis, and for 
     utilizing and making payment for services and facilities of 
     Federal National Mortgage Association, Government National 
     Mortgage Association, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, 
     Federal Financing Bank, Federal Reserve banks or any member 
     thereof, Federal Home Loan banks, and any insured bank within 
     the meaning of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Act, 
     as amended (12 U.S.C. 1811-1831).
       Sec. 404. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current 
     fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
       Sec. 405. No funds appropriated by this Act may be 
     expended--
       (1) pursuant to a certification of an officer or employee 
     of the United States unless--
       (A) such certification is accompanied by, or is part of, a 
     voucher or abstract which describes the payee or payees and 
     the items or services for which such expenditure is being 
     made; or
       (B) the expenditure of funds pursuant to such 
     certification, and without such a voucher or abstract, is 
     specifically authorized by law; and
       (2) unless such expenditure is subject to audit by the 
     General Accounting Office or is specifically exempt by law 
     from such audit.
       Sec. 406. None of the funds provided in this Act to any 
     department or agency may be expended for the transportation 
     of any officer or employee of such department or agency 
     between their domicile and their place of employment, with 
     the exception of any officer or employee authorized such 
     transportation under 31 U.S.C. 1344 or 5 U.S.C. 7905.
       Sec. 407. None of the funds provided in this Act may be 
     used for payment, through grants or contracts, to recipients 
     that do not share in the cost of conducting research 
     resulting from proposals not specifically solicited by the 
     Government: Provided, That the extent of cost sharing by the 
     recipient shall reflect the mutuality of interest of the 
     grantee or contractor and the Government in the research.
       Sec. 408. None of the funds in this Act may be used, 
     directly or through grants, to pay or to provide 
     reimbursement for payment of the salary of a consultant 
     (whether retained by the Federal Government or a grantee) at 
     more than the daily equivalent of the rate paid for level IV 
     of the Executive Schedule, unless specifically authorized by 
     law.
       Sec. 409. None of the funds provided in this Act shall be 
     used to pay the expenses of, or otherwise compensate, non-
     Federal parties intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory 
     proceedings. Nothing herein affects the authority of the 
     Consumer Product Safety Commission pursuant to section 7 of 
     the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2056 et seq.).
       Sec. 410. Except as otherwise provided under existing law, 
     or under an existing Executive Order issued pursuant to an 
     existing law, the obligation or expenditure of any 
     appropriation under this Act for contracts for any consulting 
     service shall be limited to contracts which are: (1) a matter 
     of public record and available for public inspection; and (2) 
     thereafter included in a publicly available list of all 
     contracts entered into within 24 months prior to the date on 
     which the list is made available to the public and of all 
     contracts on which performance has not been completed by such 
     date. The list required by the preceding sentence shall be 
     updated quarterly and shall include a narrative description 
     of the work to be performed under each such contract.
       Sec. 411. Except as otherwise provided by law, no part of 
     any appropriation contained in this Act shall be obligated or 
     expended by any executive agency, as referred to in the 
     Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 401 et 
     seq.), for a contract for services unless such executive 
     agency: (1) has awarded and entered into such contract in 
     full compliance with such Act and the regulations promulgated 
     thereunder; and (2) requires any report prepared pursuant to 
     such contract, including plans, evaluations, studies, 
     analyses and manuals, and any report prepared by the agency 
     which is substantially derived from or substantially includes 
     any report prepared pursuant to such contract, to contain 
     information concerning: (A) the contract pursuant to which 
     the report was prepared; and (B) the contractor who prepared 
     the report pursuant to such contract.
       Sec. 412. Except as otherwise provided in section 406, none 
     of the funds provided in this Act to any department or agency 
     shall be obligated or expended to provide a personal cook, 
     chauffeur, or other personal servants to any officer or 
     employee of such department or agency.
       Sec. 413. None of the funds provided in this Act to any 
     department or agency shall be obligated or expended to 
     procure passenger automobiles as defined in 15 U.S.C. 2001 
     with an EPA estimated miles per gallon average of less than 
     22 miles per gallon.
       Sec. 414. None of the funds appropriated in title I of this 
     Act shall be used to enter into any new lease of real 
     property if the estimated annual rental is more than $300,000 
     unless the Secretary submits, in writing, a report to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the Congress and a period of 
     30 days has expired following the date on which the report is 
     received by the Committees on Appropriations.
       Sec. 415. (a) It is the sense of the Congress that, to the 
     greatest extent practicable, all equipment and products 
     purchased with funds made available in this Act should be 
     American-made.
       (b) In providing financial assistance to, or entering into 
     any contract with, any entity using funds made available in 
     this Act, the head of each Federal agency, to the greatest 
     extent practicable, shall provide to such entity a notice 
     describing the statement made in subsection (a) by the 
     Congress.
       Sec. 416. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be 
     used to implement any cap on reimbursements to grantees for 
     indirect costs, except as published in Office of Management 
     and Budget Circular A-21.
       Sec. 417. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 
     2001 pay raises for programs funded by this Act shall be 
     absorbed within the levels appropriated in this Act.
       Sec. 418. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used for any program, project, or activity, when it is 
     made known to the Federal entity or official to which the 
     funds are made available that the program, project, or 
     activity is not in compliance with any Federal law relating 
     to risk assessment, the protection of private property 
     rights, or unfunded mandates.
       Sec. 419. Corporations and agencies of the Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development which are subject to the 
     Government Corporation Control Act, as amended, are hereby 
     authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of 
     funds and borrowing authority available to each such 
     corporation or agency and in accord with law, and to make 
     such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year 
     limitations as provided by section 104 of the Act as may be 
     necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the 
     budget for 2001 for such corporation or agency except as 
     hereinafter provided: Provided, That collections of these 
     corporations and agencies may be used for new loan or 
     mortgage purchase commitments only to the extent expressly 
     provided for in this Act (unless such loans are in support of 
     other forms of assistance provided for in this or prior 
     appropriations Acts), except that this proviso shall not 
     apply to the mortgage insurance or guaranty operations of 
     these corporations, or where loans or mortgage purchases are 
     necessary to protect the financial interest of the United 
     States Government.
       Sec. 420. Notwithstanding section 320(g) of the Federal 
     Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1330(g)), funds made 
     available pursuant to authorization under such section for 
     fiscal year 2001 may be used for implementing comprehensive 
     conservation and management plans.
       Sec. 421. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     term ``qualified student loan'' with respect to national 
     service education awards shall mean any loan made directly to 
     a student by the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary 
     Education, in addition to other meanings under section 
     148(b)(7) of the National and Community Service Act.
       Sec. 422. Unless otherwise provided for in this Act, no 
     part of any appropriation for the Department of Housing and 
     Urban Development shall be available for any activity in 
     excess of amounts set forth in the budget estimates submitted 
     to the Congress.
       Sec. 423. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act shall be used to promulgate a final 
     regulation to implement changes in the payment of pesticide 
     tolerance processing fees as proposed at 64 Fed. Reg. 31040, 
     or any similar proposals. The Environmental Protection Agency 
     may proceed with the development of such a rule.
       Sec. 424. Except in the case of entities that are funded 
     solely with Federal funds or any natural persons that are 
     funded under this Act, none of the funds in this Act shall be 
     used for the planning or execution of any program to pay the 
     expenses of, or otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties to 
     lobby or litigate in respect to adjudicatory proceedings 
     funded in this Act. A chief executive officer of any entity 
     receiving funds under this Act shall certify that none of 
     these funds have been used to engage in the lobbying of the 
     Federal Government or in litigation against the United States 
     unless authorized under existing law.

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       Sec. 425. No part of any funds appropriated in this Act 
     shall be used by an agency of the executive branch, other 
     than for normal and recognized executive-legislative 
     relationships, for publicity or propaganda purposes, and for 
     the preparation, distribution or use of any kit, pamphlet, 
     booklet, publication, radio, television or film presentation 
     designed to support or defeat legislation pending before the 
     Congress, except in presentation to the Congress itself.
       Sec. 426. None of the funds provided in title II for 
     technical assistance, training, or management improvements 
     may be obligated or expended unless HUD provides to the 
     Committees on Appropriations a description of each proposed 
     activity and a detailed budget estimate of the costs 
     associated with each activity as part of the Budget 
     Justifications. For fiscal year 2001, HUD shall transmit this 
     information to the Committees by November 1, 2000, for 30 
     days of review.
       Sec. 427. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used for the designation, or approval of the designation, 
     of any area as an ozone nonattainment area under the Clean 
     Air Act pursuant to the 8-hour national ambient air quality 
     standard for ozone that was promulgated by the Environmental 
     Protection Agency on July 18, 1997 (62 Fed. Reg. 38,356, p. 
     38855) and remanded by the District of Columbia Court of 
     Appeals on May 14, 1999, in the case, American Trucking 
     Ass'ns. v. EPA (No. 97-1440, 1999 Westlaw 300618) prior to 
     June 15, 2001 or final adjudication of this case by the 
     Supreme Court of the United States, whichever occurs first.
       Sec. 428. Section 432 of Public Law 104-204 (110 Stat. 
     2874) is amended--
       (a) in subsection (c) by inserting ``or to restructure and 
     improve the efficiency of the workforce'' after ``the 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration'' and before 
     ``the Administrator'';
       (b) by deleting paragraph (4) of subsection (h) and 
     inserting in lieu thereof--
       ``(4) The provisions of subsections (1) and (3) of this 
     section may be waived upon a determination by the 
     Administrator that use of the incentive satisfactorily 
     demonstrates downsizing or other restructuring within the 
     Agency that would improve the efficiency of agency operations 
     or contribute directly to evolving mission requirements.''
       (c) by deleting subsection (i) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof--
       ``(i) Reports.--The Administrator shall submit a report on 
     NASA's restructuring activities to the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the Senate not later than 
     September 30, 2001. This report shall include--
       ``(1) an outline of a timetable for restructuring the 
     workforce at NASA Headquarters and field Centers;
       ``(2) annual Full Time Equivalent (FTE) targets by broad 
     occupational categories and a summary of how these targets 
     reflect the respective missions of Headquarters and the field 
     Centers;
       ``(3) a description of personnel initiatives, such as 
     relocation assistance, early retirement incentives, and 
     career transition assistance, which NASA will use to achieve 
     personnel reductions or to rebalance the workforce; and
       ``(4) a description of efficiencies in operations achieved 
     through the use of the voluntary separation incentive.''; and
       (d) in subsection (j), by deleting ``September 30, 2000'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``September 30, 2002''.
       Sec. 429. Section 70113(f) of title 49, United States Code, 
     is amended by striking ``December 31, 2000'', and inserting 
     ``December 31, 2001''.
       Sec. 430. All Departments and agencies funded under this 
     Act are encouraged, within the limits of the existing 
     statutory authorities and funding, to expand their use of 
     ``E-Commerce'' technologies and procedures in the conduct of 
     their business practices and public service activities.
       Sec. 431. Title III of the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Act of 1958, Public Law 85-568, is amended by adding the 
     following new section at the end:
       ``Sec. 312. (a) Appropriations for the Administration for 
     fiscal year 2002 and thereafter shall be made in three 
     accounts, `Human space flight', `Science, aeronautics and 
     technology', and an account for amounts appropriated for the 
     necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General. 
     Appropriations shall remain available for 2 fiscal years. 
     Each account shall include the planned full costs of the 
     Administration's related activities.
       ``(b) To ensure the safe, timely, and successful 
     accomplishment of Administration missions, the Administration 
     may transfer amounts for Federal salaries and benefits; 
     training, travel and awards; facility and related costs; 
     information technology services; publishing services; 
     science, engineering, fabricating and testing services; and 
     other administrative services among accounts, as necessary.
       ``(c) The Administrator, in consultation with the Director 
     of the Office of Management and Budget, shall determine what 
     balances from the `Mission support' account are to be 
     transferred to the `Human space flight' and `Science, 
     aeronautics and technology' accounts. Such balances shall be 
     transferred and merged with the `Human space flight' and 
     `Science, aeronautics and technology' accounts, and remain 
     available for the period of which originally appropriated.''.

           TITLE V--FILIPINO VETERANS' BENEFITS IMPROVEMENTS

       Sec. 501. (a) Rate of Compensation Payments for Filipino 
     Veterans Residing in the United States.--(1) Section 107 of 
     title 38, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) by striking ``Payments'' in the second sentence of 
     subsection (a) and inserting ``Except as provided in 
     subsection (c), payments''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) In the case of benefits under subchapters II and IV 
     of chapter 11 of this title paid by reason of service 
     described in subsection (a) to an individual residing in the 
     United States who is a citizen of, or an alien lawfully 
     admitted for permanent residence in, the United States, the 
     second sentence of subsection (a) shall not apply.''.
       (2) The amendments made by paragraph (1) shall take effect 
     on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to 
     benefits paid for months beginning on or after that date.
       (b) Eligibility for Health Care of Disabled Filipino 
     Veterans Residing in the United States.--Section 1734 of such 
     title is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``The Secretary,''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) An individual who is in receipt of benefits under 
     subchapter II or IV of chapter 11 of this title paid by 
     reason of service described in section 107(a) of this title 
     who is residing in the United States and who is a citizen of, 
     or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in, the 
     United States shall be eligible for hospital and nursing home 
     care and medical services in the same manner as a veteran, 
     and the disease or disability for which such benefits are 
     paid shall be considered to be a service-connected disability 
     for purposes of this chapter.''.
       (c) Health Care for Veterans Residing in the Philippines.--
     Section 1724 of such title is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(e) Within the limits of an outpatient clinic in the 
     Republic of the Philippines that is under the direct 
     jurisdiction of the Secretary, the Secretary may furnish a 
     veteran who has a service-connected disability with such 
     medical services as the Secretary determines to be needed.''.

                        TITLE VI--DEBT REDUCTION

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

                       Bureau of the Public Debt

      gifts to the united states for reduction of the public debt

       For deposit of an additional amount for fiscal year 2001 
     into the account established under section 3113(d) of title 
     31, United States Code, to reduce the public debt, 
     $5,172,730,916.14.

                               DIVISION B

         ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2001

       Sec. 1001. Such amounts as may be necessary are hereby 
     appropriated for programs, projects, or activities provided 
     for in H.R. 4733, the Energy and Water Development 
     Appropriations Act, 2001, to the extent and in the manner 
     provided for in the conference report and joint explanatory 
     statement of the committee of conference (House Report 106-
     907) as filed in the House of Representatives on September 
     27, 2000, as if enacted into law, except:
       (a) that such conference report shall be considered as not 
     including those provisions in section 103 of the conference 
     report on H.R. 4733 as filed in the House of Representatives 
     on September 27, 2000;
       (b) that such conference report on H.R. 4733 filed in the 
     House of Representatives on September 27, 2000 shall be 
     considered as providing $1,000,000 for the Upper Susquehanna 
     River Basin, New York, investigation within available funds 
     under General Investigations in Title I;
       (c) that such conference report on H.R. 4733 filed in the 
     House of Representatives on September 27, 2000 shall be 
     considered as appropriating $1,717,199,000 for Construction, 
     General under Title I, including $8,400,000 for the Elba, 
     Alabama, flood control project; $10,800,000 for the Geneva, 
     Alabama, flood control project; $1,000,000 for the 
     Metropolitan Louisville, Beargrass Creek, Kentucky, project; 
     $3,000,000 for the St. Louis, Missouri, environmental 
     infrastructure project authorized by section 502(f)(32) of 
     Public Law 106-53; and $2,000,000 for the Black Fox, Murfree 
     and Oaklands Springs Wetlands, Tennessee, project;
       (d) that such conference report on H.R. 4733 filed in the 
     House of Representatives on September 27, 2000 shall be 
     considered as including the following at the end of Title I:
       ``Sec. 106. The Secretary of the Army, acting through the 
     Chief of Engineers, is authorized to construct the locally 
     preferred plan for flood control, environmental restoration 
     and recreation, Murrieta Creek, California, described as 
     Alternative 6, based on the Murrieta Creek Feasibility Report 
     and Environmental Impact Statement dated October 2000, at a 
     total cost of $89,850,000, with an estimated Federal cost of 
     $57,735,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of $32,115,000.
       ``Sec. 107. Within available funds, the Secretary of the 
     Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, is directed to 
     continue construction of the Rio Grand de Manati flood 
     control project at Barceloneta, Puerto Rico, which was 
     initiated under the authority of the Section 205 program 
     prior to being specifically authorized in the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1999.'';
       (e) that such conference report on H.R. 4733 filed in the 
     House of Representatives on September 27, 2000 shall be 
     considered as providing that $19,158,000 of the amount 
     appropriated under the Central Utah Project Completion 
     Account under Title II shall be deposited into the

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     Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Account;
       (f) that such conference report on H.R. 4733 filed in the 
     House of Representatives on September 27, 2000 shall be 
     considered as not including those provisions in section 211, 
     and shall be considered as including the following new 
     section 211:
       ``Sec. 211. Section 106 of the San Luis Rey Indian Water 
     Rights Settlement Act (Public Law 100-675, 102 Stat. 4000 et 
     seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       `` `(f) Requirement to Furnish Water, Power Capacity and 
     Energy.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in order 
     to fulfill the trust responsibility to the Bands, the 
     Secretary, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, 
     shall permanently furnish annually the following:
       `` `(1) Water.--16,000 acre-feet of the water conserved by 
     the works authorized by title II, for the benefit of the 
     Bands and the local entities in accordance with the 
     settlement agreement: Provided, That during construction of 
     said works, the Indian Water Authority and the local entities 
     shall receive 17 percent of any water conserved by said works 
     up to a maximum of 16,000 acre-feet per year. The Indian 
     Water Authority and the local entities shall pay their 
     proportionate share of such costs as are provided by section 
     203(b) of title II or are agreed to by them.
       `` `(2) Power capacity and energy.--Beginning on the date 
     when conserved water from the works authorized by title II 
     first becomes available, power capacity and energy through 
     the Yuma Arizona Area Aggregate Power Managers (Yuma Area 
     Contractors), at no cost and at no further expense to the 
     United States, the Indian Water Authority, the Bands, and the 
     local entities, in amounts sufficient to convey the water 
     conserved pursuant to paragraph (1) from Lake Havasu through 
     the Colorado River Aqueduct and to the places of use on the 
     Bands' reservations or in the local entities' service areas 
     in accordance with the settlement agreement. The Secretary, 
     through a coterminus exhibit to Bureau of Reclamation 
     Contract No. 6-CU-30-P1136, shall enter into an agreement 
     with the Yuma Area Contractors which shall provide for 
     furnishing annually and permanently said power capacity and 
     energy by said Yuma Area Contractors at no cost and at no 
     further expense to the United States, the Indian Water 
     Authority, the Bands, and the local entities. The Secretary 
     shall authorize the Yuma Area Contractors to utilize federal 
     project use power provided for in Bureau of Reclamation 
     Contracts numbered 6-CU-30-P1136, 6-CU-30-P1137, and 6-CU-30-
     P1138 for the full range of purposes served by the Yuma Area 
     Contractors, including the purpose of supplying the power 
     capacity and energy to convey the conserved water referred to 
     in paragraph (1), for so long as the Yuma Area Contractors 
     meet their obligation to provide sufficient power capacity 
     and energy for the conveyance of said conserved water. If for 
     any reason the Yuma Area Contractors do not provide said 
     power capacity and energy for the conveyance of said 
     conserved water, then the Secretary shall furnish said power 
     capacity and energy annually and permanently at the lowest 
     rate assigned to project use power within the jurisdiction of 
     the Bureau of Reclamation in accordance with Exhibit E 
     ``Project Use Power'' of the Agreement between Water and 
     Power Resources Service, Department of the Interior, and 
     Western Area Power Administration, Department of Energy 
     (March 26, 1980).
       `` `Sec. 106A. Annual Repayment Installments. During the 
     period of planning, design and construction of any of the 
     works authorized by title II of Public Law 100-675 and during 
     the period that the Indian Water Authority and the local 
     entities referred to in said Act receive up to 16,000 acre 
     feet of the water conserved by said works, the annual 
     repayment installments provided in Section 102(b) of Public 
     Law 93-320 shall continue to be nonreimbursable. Nothing in 
     this Section shall affect the National obligation set forth 
     in Section 101(c) of Public Law 93-320.'.''; and
       (g) that such conference report shall be considered as not 
     including those provisions in section 605 of the conference 
     report on H.R. 4733 as filed in the House of Representatives 
     on September 27, 2000.
       Sec. 1002. In publishing this Act in slip form and in the 
     United States Code, the Archivist of the United States shall 
     include after the date of approval at the end an appendix 
     setting forth the text of the bill referred to in section 
     1001.
       Titles I-IV of Division A of this Act may be cited as the 
     ``Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban 
     Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 
     2001''.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
                                 ______
                                 

                       DASCHLE AMENDMENT NO. 4307

  Ms. MIKULSKI (for Mr. Daschle) proposed an amendment to the bill, 
H.R. 4635, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money 
     in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Treasury 
     Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive 
     Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, 
     for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other 
     purposes, namely:

                  TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

                          Departmental Offices


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Departmental Offices 
     including operation and maintenance of the Treasury Building 
     and Annex; hire of passenger motor vehicles; maintenance, 
     repairs, and improvements of, and purchase of commercial 
     insurance policies for, real properties leased or owned 
     overseas, when necessary for the performance of official 
     business; not to exceed $2,900,000 for official travel 
     expenses; not to exceed $4,813,000, to remain available until 
     expended for information technology modernization 
     requirements; not to exceed $150,000 for official reception 
     and representation expenses; not to exceed $258,000 for 
     unforeseen emergencies of a confidential nature, to be 
     allocated and expended under the direction of the Secretary 
     of the Treasury and to be accounted for solely on his 
     certificate, $150,112,000: Provided, That the Office of 
     Foreign Assets Control shall be funded at no less than 
     $11,439,000: Provided further, That $502,000 shall be 
     provided to Morris County, New Jersey, for the reimbursement 
     of law enforcement overtime pay associated with protests and 
     demonstrations during the World Bank meeting on March 31, 
     2000 to April 2, 2000: Provided further, That the entire 
     amount shall be available only to the extent that an official 
     budget request for $502,000 that includes designation of the 
     entire amount 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 made available under 
     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.

        Department-Wide Systems and Capital Investments Programs


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For development and acquisition of automatic data 
     processing equipment, software, and services for the 
     Department of the Treasury, $37,279,000, to remain available 
     until expended, of which $4,000,000 shall be for critical 
     infrastructure protection research and development projects 
     in the banking and finance sectors: Provided, That these 
     funds shall be transferred to accounts and in amounts as 
     necessary to satisfy the requirements of the Department's 
     offices, bureaus, and other organizations: Provided further, 
     That this transfer authority shall be in addition to any 
     other transfer authority provided in this Act: Provided 
     further, That, with the exception of amounts for Treasury-
     wide Human Resources Information System components and the 
     Integrated Treasury Network for law enforcement 
     communications, none of the funds appropriated shall be used 
     to support or supplement the Internal Revenue Service 
     appropriations for Information Systems.

                      Office of Inspector General


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act 
     of 1978, as amended, not to exceed $2,000,000 for official 
     travel expenses, including hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
     and not to exceed $100,000 for unforeseen emergencies of a 
     confidential nature, to be allocated and expended under the 
     direction of the Inspector General of the Treasury, 
     $32,899,000.

           Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Treasury Inspector General 
     for Tax Administration in carrying out the Inspector General 
     Act of 1978, as amended, including purchase (not to exceed 
     150 for replacement only for police-type use) and hire of 
     passenger motor vehicles (31 U.S.C. 1343(b)); services 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be 
     determined by the Inspector General for Tax Administration; 
     not to exceed $6,000,000 for official travel expenses; and 
     not to exceed $500,000 for unforeseen emergencies of a 
     confidential nature, to be allocated and expended under the 
     direction of the Inspector General for Tax Administration, 
     $118,427,000.

           Treasury Building and Annex Repair and Restoration

       For the repair, alteration, and improvement of the Treasury 
     Building and Annex, $22,700,000, to remain available until 
     expended.

                  Financial Crimes Enforcement Network


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Financial Crimes Enforcement 
     Network, including hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel 
     expenses of non-Federal law enforcement personnel to attend 
     meetings concerned with financial intelligence activities, 
     law enforcement, and financial regulation; not to exceed 
     $14,000 for official reception and representation expenses; 
     and for assistance to Federal law enforcement agencies, with 
     or without reimbursement, $37,576,000, of which not to exceed 
     $2,800,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2003; 
     and of which $2,275,000 shall remain available until 
     September 30, 2002: Provided, That funds appropriated in this 
     account may be used to procure personal services contracts.

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                 Expanded Access to Financial Services


                     (including transfer of funds)

       To develop and implement programs to expand access to 
     financial services for low- and moderate-income individuals, 
     $400,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
     of these funds, such sums as may be necessary may be 
     transferred to accounts of the Department's offices, bureaus, 
     and other organizations: Provided further, That this transfer 
     authority shall be in addition to any other transfer 
     authority provided in this Act.

                         Counterterrorism Fund

       For necessary expenses, as determined by the Secretary, 
     $55,000,000, to remain available until expended, to reimburse 
     any Department of the Treasury organization for the costs of 
     providing support to counter, investigate, or prosecute 
     terrorism, including payment of rewards in connection with 
     these activities: Provided, That the entire amount is 
     designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided 
     further, That the entire amount shall be available only to 
     the extent that an official budget request for a specific 
     dollar amount that includes designation of the entire amount 
     of the request as an emergency requirement as defined in such 
     Act is transmitted by the President to the Congress.

                Federal Law Enforcement Training Center


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Federal Law Enforcement 
     Training Center, as a bureau of the Department of the 
     Treasury, including materials and support costs of Federal 
     law enforcement basic training; purchase (not to exceed 52 
     for police-type use, without regard to the general purchase 
     price limitation) and hire of passenger motor vehicles; for 
     expenses for student athletic and related activities; 
     uniforms without regard to the general purchase price 
     limitation for the current fiscal year; the conducting of and 
     participating in firearms matches and presentation of awards; 
     for public awareness and enhancing community support of law 
     enforcement training; not to exceed $9,500 for official 
     reception and representation expenses; room and board for 
     student interns; and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 
     $93,198,000, of which up to $17,043,000 for materials and 
     support costs of Federal law enforcement basic training shall 
     remain available until September 30, 2003: Provided, That the 
     Center is authorized to accept and use gifts of property, 
     both real and personal, and to accept services, for 
     authorized purposes, including funding of a gift of intrinsic 
     value which shall be awarded annually by the Director of the 
     Center to the outstanding student who graduated from a basic 
     training program at the Center during the previous fiscal 
     year, which shall be funded only by gifts received through 
     the Center's gift authority: Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, students 
     attending training at any Federal Law Enforcement Training 
     Center site shall reside in on-Center or Center-provided 
     housing, insofar as available and in accordance with Center 
     policy: Provided further, That funds appropriated in this 
     account shall be available, at the discretion of the 
     Director, for the following: training United States Postal 
     Service law enforcement personnel and Postal police officers; 
     State and local government law enforcement training on a 
     space-available basis; training of foreign law enforcement 
     officials on a space-available basis with reimbursement of 
     actual costs to this appropriation, except that reimbursement 
     may be waived by the Secretary for law enforcement training 
     activities in foreign countries undertaken pursuant to 
     section 801 of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty 
     Act of 1996, Public Law 104-32; training of private sector 
     security officials on a space-available basis with 
     reimbursement of actual costs to this appropriation; and 
     travel expenses of non-Federal personnel to attend course 
     development meetings and training sponsored by the Center: 
     Provided further, That the Center is authorized to obligate 
     funds in anticipation of reimbursements from agencies 
     receiving training sponsored by the Federal Law Enforcement 
     Training Center, except that total obligations at the end of 
     the fiscal year shall not exceed total budgetary resources 
     available at the end of the fiscal year: Provided further, 
     That the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center is 
     authorized to provide training for the Gang Resistance 
     Education and Training program to Federal and non-Federal 
     personnel at any facility in partnership with the Bureau of 
     Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms: Provided further, That the 
     Federal Law Enforcement Training Center is authorized to 
     provide short-term medical services for students undergoing 
     training at the Center.


     Acquisition, Construction, Improvements, and Related Expenses

       For expansion of the Federal Law Enforcement Training 
     Center, for acquisition of necessary additional real property 
     and facilities, and for ongoing maintenance, facility 
     improvements, and related expenses, $29,205,000, to remain 
     available until expended.

                      Interagency Law Enforcement


                 interagency crime and drug enforcement

       For expenses necessary to conduct investigations and 
     convict offenders involved in organized crime drug 
     trafficking, including cooperative efforts with State and 
     local law enforcement, as it relates to the Treasury 
     Department law enforcement violations such as money 
     laundering, violent crime, and smuggling, of which 
     $90,976,000 shall remain available until expended.

                      Financial Management Service


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Financial Management Service, 
     $202,851,000, of which not to exceed $10,635,000 shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2003, for information systems 
     modernization initiatives; and of which not to exceed $2,500 
     shall be available for official reception and representation 
     expenses.

                Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco 
     and Firearms, including purchase of not to exceed 812 
     vehicles for police-type use, of which 650 shall be for 
     replacement only, and hire of passenger motor vehicles; hire 
     of aircraft; services of expert witnesses at such rates as 
     may be determined by the Director; for payment of per diem 
     and/or subsistence allowances to employees where a major 
     investigative assignment requires an employee to work 16 
     hours or more per day or to remain overnight at his or her 
     post of duty; not to exceed $15,000 for official reception 
     and representation expenses; for training of State and local 
     law enforcement agencies with or without reimbursement, 
     including training in connection with the training and 
     acquisition of canines for explosives and fire accelerants 
     detection; not to exceed $50,000 for cooperative research and 
     development programs for Laboratory Services and Fire 
     Research Center activities; and provision of laboratory 
     assistance to State and local agencies, with or without 
     reimbursement, $724,937,000, of which $51,639,000 may be used 
     for the Youth Crime Gun Interdiction Initiative; of which not 
     to exceed $1,000,000 shall be available for the payment of 
     attorneys' fees as provided by 18 U.S.C. 924(d)(2); of which 
     up to $2,000,000 shall be available for the equipping of any 
     vessel, vehicle, equipment, or aircraft available for 
     official use by a State or local law enforcement agency if 
     the conveyance will be used in joint law enforcement 
     operations with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms 
     and for the payment of overtime salaries including Social 
     Security and Medicare, travel, fuel, training, equipment, 
     supplies, and other similar costs of State and local law 
     enforcement personnel, including sworn officers and support 
     personnel, that are incurred in joint operations with the 
     Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; and of which 
     $13,000,000 shall remain available until expended for 
     distribution through grants, cooperative agreements, or 
     contracts to local governments for Gang Resistance Education 
     and Training: Provided, That such funds shall be allocated to 
     State and local law enforcement and prevention organizations: 
     Provided further, That no funds made available by this or any 
     other Act may be used to transfer the functions, missions, or 
     activities of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms to 
     other agencies or Departments in fiscal year 2001: Provided 
     further, That no funds appropriated herein shall be available 
     for salaries or administrative expenses in connection with 
     consolidating or centralizing, within the Department of the 
     Treasury, the records, or any portion thereof, of acquisition 
     and disposition of firearms maintained by Federal firearms 
     licensees: Provided further, That no funds appropriated 
     herein shall be used to pay administrative expenses or the 
     compensation of any officer or employee of the United States 
     to implement an amendment or amendments to 27 CFR 178.118 or 
     to change the definition of ``Curios or relics'' in 27 CFR 
     178.11 or remove any item from ATF Publication 5300.11 as it 
     existed on January 1, 1994: Provided further, That none of 
     the funds appropriated herein shall be available to 
     investigate or act upon applications for relief from Federal 
     firearms disabilities under 18 U.S.C. 925(c): Provided 
     further, That such funds shall be available to investigate 
     and act upon applications filed by corporations for relief 
     from Federal firearms disabilities under 18 U.S.C. 925(c): 
     Provided further, That no funds under this Act may be used to 
     electronically retrieve information gathered pursuant to 18 
     U.S.C. 923(g)(4) by name or any personal identification code.

                     United States Customs Service


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses of the United States Customs 
     Service, including purchase and lease of up to 1,050 motor 
     vehicles of which 550 are for replacement only and of which 
     1,030 are for police-type use and commercial operations; hire 
     of motor vehicles; contracting with individuals for personal 
     services abroad; not to exceed $40,000 for official reception 
     and representation expenses; and awards of compensation to 
     informers, as authorized by any Act enforced by the United 
     States Customs Service, $1,804,687,000, of which such sums as 
     become available in the Customs User Fee Account, except sums

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     subject to section 13031(f)(3) of the Consolidated Omnibus 
     Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended (19 U.S.C. 
     58c(f)(3)), shall be derived from that Account; of the total, 
     not to exceed $150,000 shall be available for payment for 
     rental space in connection with preclearance operations; not 
     to exceed $4,000,000 shall be available until expended for 
     research; of which $500,000 shall be provided to North Dakota 
     State University to continue research on trade of 
     agricultural commodities and products; of which not less than 
     $100,000 shall be available to promote public awareness of 
     the child pornography tipline; of which not less than 
     $200,000 shall be available for Project Alert; of which not 
     less than $2,500,000 shall be available for the acquisition 
     of Passive Radar Detection Technology; not to exceed 
     $5,000,000 shall be available until expended for conducting 
     special operations pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 2081; not to exceed 
     $8,000,000 shall be available until expended for the 
     procurement of automation infrastructure items, including 
     hardware, software, and installation; and not to exceed 
     $5,000,000 shall be available until expended for repairs to 
     Customs facilities: Provided, That uniforms may be purchased 
     without regard to the general purchase price limitation for 
     the current fiscal year: Provided further, That the Hector 
     International Airport in Fargo, North Dakota shall be 
     designated an International Port of Entry: Provided further, 
     That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the fiscal 
     year aggregate overtime limitation prescribed in subsection 
     5(c)(1) of the Act of February 13, 1911 (19 U.S.C. 261 and 
     267) shall be $30,000.


  operation, maintenance and procurement, air and marine interdiction 
                                programs

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
     operation and maintenance of marine vessels, aircraft, and 
     other related equipment of the Air and Marine Programs, 
     including operational training and mission-related travel, 
     and rental payments for facilities occupied by the air or 
     marine interdiction and demand reduction programs, the 
     operations of which include the following: the interdiction 
     of narcotics and other goods; the provision of support to 
     Customs and other Federal, State, and local agencies in the 
     enforcement or administration of laws enforced by the Customs 
     Service; and, at the discretion of the Commissioner of 
     Customs, the provision of assistance to Federal, State, and 
     local agencies in other law enforcement and emergency 
     humanitarian efforts, $128,228,000, which shall remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That no aircraft or other 
     related equipment, with the exception of aircraft which is 
     one of a kind and has been identified as excess to Customs 
     requirements and aircraft which has been damaged beyond 
     repair, shall be transferred to any other Federal agency, 
     department, or office outside of the Department of the 
     Treasury, during fiscal year 2001 without the prior approval 
     of the Committees on Appropriations.


                        AUTOMATION MODERNIZATION

       For expenses not otherwise provided for Customs automated 
     systems, $128,400,000, to remain available until expended, of 
     which $123,000,000 shall be for the operations and 
     maintenance of the Automated Commercial System, and 
     $5,400,000 shall be for the International Trade Data System.


                   HARBOR MAINTENANCE FEE COLLECTION

                     (Including Transfer of funds)

       For administrative expenses related to the collection of 
     the Harbor Maintenance Fee, pursuant to Public Law 103-182, 
     $3,000,000, to be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust 
     Fund and to be transferred to and merged with the Customs 
     ``Salaries and Expenses'' account for such purposes.

                       Bureau of the Public Debt


                     administering the public debt

       For necessary expenses connected with any public-debt 
     issues of the United States, $187,301,000, of which not to 
     exceed $2,500 shall be available for official reception and 
     representation expenses, and of which not to exceed 
     $2,000,000 shall remain available until expended for systems 
     modernization: Provided, That the sum appropriated herein 
     from the General Fund for fiscal year 2001 shall be reduced 
     by not more than $4,400,000 as definitive security issue fees 
     and Treasury Direct Investor Account Maintenance fees are 
     collected, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2001 
     appropriation from the General Fund estimated at 
     $182,901,000. In addition, $23,600, to be derived from the 
     Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to reimburse the Bureau for 
     administrative and personnel expenses for financial 
     management of the Fund, as authorized by section 1012 of 
     Public Law 101-380; and in addition, to be appropriated from 
     the General Fund, such sums as may be necessary for 
     administrative expenses in association with the South Dakota 
     Trust Fund and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Terrestrial 
     Wildlife Restoration and Lower Brule Sioux Tribe Terrestrial 
     Restoration Trust Fund, as authorized by sections 603(f) and 
     604(f) of Public Law 106-53.

                        Internal Revenue Service


                 Processing, Assistance, and Management

       For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service for 
     tax returns processing; revenue accounting; tax law and 
     account assistance to taxpayers by telephone and 
     correspondence; providing an independent taxpayer advocate 
     within the Service; programs to match information returns and 
     tax returns; management services; rent and utilities; and 
     services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may 
     be determined by the Commissioner, $3,506,939,000, of which 
     up to $3,950,000 shall be for the Tax Counseling for the 
     Elderly Program, and of which not to exceed $25,000 shall be 
     for official reception and representation expenses.


                          Tax Law Enforcement

       For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service for 
     determining and establishing tax liabilities; providing 
     litigation support; issuing technical rulings; providing 
     service to tax exempt customers, including employee plans, 
     tax exempt organizations, and government entities; examining 
     employee plans and exempt organizations; conducting criminal 
     investigation and enforcement activities; securing unfiled 
     tax returns; collecting unpaid accounts; compiling statistics 
     of income and conducting compliance research; purchase (for 
     police-type use, not to exceed 850) and hire of passenger 
     motor vehicles (31 U.S.C. 1343(b)); and services as 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be 
     determined by the Commissioner, $3,378,040,000, of which not 
     to exceed $1,000,000 shall remain available until September 
     30, 2003, for research.


             earned income tax credit compliance initiative

       For funding essential earned income tax credit compliance 
     and error reduction initiatives pursuant to section 5702 of 
     the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-33), 
     $145,000,000, of which not to exceed $10,000,000 may be used 
     to reimburse the Social Security Administration for the costs 
     of implementing section 1090 of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 
     1997.


                          Information Systems

       For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service for 
     information systems and telecommunications support, including 
     developmental information systems and operational information 
     systems; the hire of passenger motor vehicles (31 U.S.C. 
     1343(b)); and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at 
     such rates as may be determined by the Commissioner, 
     $1,505,090,000 which shall remain available until September 
     30, 2002.


          administrative provisions--internal revenue service

       Sec. 101. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 
     available in this Act to the Internal Revenue Service may be 
     transferred to any other Internal Revenue Service 
     appropriation upon the advance approval of the Committees on 
     Appropriations.
       Sec. 102. The Internal Revenue Service shall maintain a 
     training program to ensure that Internal Revenue Service 
     employees are trained in taxpayers' rights, in dealing 
     courteously with the taxpayers, and in cross-cultural 
     relations.
       Sec. 103. The Internal Revenue Service shall institute and 
     enforce policies and procedures that will safeguard the 
     confidentiality of taxpayer information.
       Sec. 104. Funds made available by this or any other Act to 
     the Internal Revenue Service shall be available for improved 
     facilities and increased manpower to provide sufficient and 
     effective 1-800 help line service for taxpayers. The 
     Commissioner shall continue to make the improvement of the 
     Internal Revenue Service 1-800 help line service a priority 
     and allocate resources necessary to increase phone lines and 
     staff to improve the Internal Revenue Service 1-800 help line 
     service.

                      United States Secret Service


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the United States Secret Service, 
     including purchase of not to exceed 827 vehicles for police-
     type use, of which 739 shall be for replacement only, and 
     hire of passenger motor vehicles; purchase of American-made 
     side-car compatible motorcycles; hire of aircraft; training 
     and assistance requested by State and local governments, 
     which may be provided without reimbursement; services of 
     expert witnesses at such rates as may be determined by the 
     Director; rental of buildings in the District of Columbia, 
     and fencing, lighting, guard booths, and other facilities on 
     private or other property not in Government ownership or 
     control, as may be necessary to perform protective functions; 
     for payment of per diem and/or subsistence allowances to 
     employees where a protective assignment during the actual day 
     or days of the visit of a protectee require an employee to 
     work 16 hours per day or to remain overnight at his or her 
     post of duty; the conducting of and participating in firearms 
     matches; presentation of awards; for travel of Secret Service 
     employees on protective missions without regard to the 
     limitations on such expenditures in this or any other Act if 
     approval is obtained in advance from the Committees on 
     Appropriations; for research and development; for making 
     grants to conduct behavioral research in support of 
     protective research and operations; not to exceed $20,000 for 
     official reception and representation expenses; not to exceed 
     $100,000 to provide technical assistance and equipment to 
     foreign law enforcement organizations in counterfeit 
     investigations; for payment in advance for commercial 
     accommodations as may be necessary to perform protective 
     functions; and

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     for uniforms without regard to the general purchase price 
     limitation for the current fiscal year, $778,279,000: 
     Provided, That up to $18,000,000 provided for protective 
     travel shall remain available until September 30, 2002.


     acquisition, construction, improvements, and related expenses

       For necessary expenses of construction, repair, alteration, 
     and improvement of facilities, $4,283,000, to remain 
     available until expended.

             General Provisions--Department of the Treasury

       Sec. 110. Any obligation or expenditure by the Secretary of 
     the Treasury in connection with law enforcement activities of 
     a Federal agency or a Department of the Treasury law 
     enforcement organization in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 
     9703(g)(4)(B) from unobligated balances remaining in the Fund 
     on September 30, 2001, shall be made in compliance with 
     reprogramming guidelines.
       Sec. 111. Appropriations to the Department of the Treasury 
     in this Act shall be available for uniforms or allowances 
     therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901), including 
     maintenance, repairs, and cleaning; purchase of insurance for 
     official motor vehicles operated in foreign countries; 
     purchase of motor vehicles without regard to the general 
     purchase price limitations for vehicles purchased and used 
     overseas for the current fiscal year; entering into contracts 
     with the Department of State for the furnishing of health and 
     medical services to employees and their dependents serving in 
     foreign countries; and services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
       Sec. 112. The funds provided to the Bureau of Alcohol, 
     Tobacco and Firearms for fiscal year 2001 in this Act for the 
     enforcement of the Federal Alcohol Administration Act shall 
     be expended in a manner so as not to diminish enforcement 
     efforts with respect to section 105 of the Federal Alcohol 
     Administration Act.
       Sec. 113. Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriations in 
     this Act made available to the Federal Law Enforcement 
     Training Center, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, Bureau 
     of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, United States Customs 
     Service, and United States Secret Service may be transferred 
     between such appropriations upon the advance approval of the 
     Committees on Appropriations. No transfer may increase or 
     decrease any such appropriation by more than 2 percent.
       Sec. 114. Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriations in 
     this Act made available to the Departmental Offices, Office 
     of Inspector General, Treasury Inspector General for Tax 
     Administration, Financial Management Service, and Bureau of 
     the Public Debt, may be transferred between such 
     appropriations upon the advance approval of the Committees on 
     Appropriations. No transfer may increase or decrease any such 
     appropriation by more than 2 percent.
       Sec. 115. Of the funds available for the purchase of law 
     enforcement vehicles, no funds may be obligated until the 
     Secretary of the Treasury certifies that the purchase by the 
     respective Treasury bureau is consistent with Departmental 
     vehicle management principles: Provided, That the Secretary 
     may delegate this authority to the Assistant Secretary for 
     Management.
       Sec. 116. Funds made available by this or any other Act may 
     be used to pay premium pay for protective services authorized 
     by section 3056(a) of title 18, United States Code, without 
     regard to the limitation on the rate of pay payable during a 
     pay period contained in section 5547(c)(2) of title 5, United 
     States Code, except that such premium pay shall not be 
     payable to an employee to the extent that the aggregate of 
     the employee's basic and premium pay for the year would 
     otherwise exceed the annual equivalent of that limitation. 
     The term premium pay refers to the provisions of law cited in 
     the first sentence of section 5547(a) of title 5, United 
     States Code. Payment of additional premium pay payable under 
     this section may be made in a lump sum on the last payday of 
     the calendar year.
       Sec. 117. The Secretary of the Treasury may transfer funds 
     from ``Salaries and Expenses'', Financial Management Service, 
     to the Debt Services Account as necessary to cover the costs 
     of debt collection: Provided, That such amounts shall be 
     reimbursed to such Salaries and Expenses account from debt 
     collections received in the Debt Services Account.
       Sec. 118. Under the heading of Treasury Franchise Fund in 
     Public Law 104-208, delete the following: the phrases 
     ``pilot, as authorized by section 403 of Public Law 103-
     356,''; and ``as provided in such section''; and the final 
     proviso. After the phrase ``to be available'', insert 
     ``without fiscal year limitation,''. After the phrase, 
     ``established in the Treasury a franchise fund'', insert, 
     ``until October 1, 2002''.
       Sec. 119. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be obligated or expended by the U.S. Customs Service for the 
     purpose of closing the U.S. Customs Office at the Port of 
     Racine, Wisconsin.
       This title may be cited as the ``Treasury Department 
     Appropriations Act, 2001''.

                        TITLE II--POSTAL SERVICE

                   Payment to the Postal Service Fund

       For payment to the Postal Service Fund for revenue forgone 
     on free and reduced rate mail, pursuant to subsections (c) 
     and (d) of section 2401 of title 39, United States Code, 
     $67,093,000, which shall not be available for obligation 
     until October 1, 2001: Provided, That mail for overseas 
     voting and mail for the blind shall continue to be free: 
     Provided further, That 6-day delivery and rural delivery of 
     mail shall continue at not less than the 1983 level: Provided 
     further, That none of the funds made available to the Postal 
     Service by this Act shall be used to implement any rule, 
     regulation, or policy of charging any officer or employee of 
     any State or local child support enforcement agency, or any 
     individual participating in a State or local program of child 
     support enforcement, a fee for information requested or 
     provided concerning an address of a postal customer: Provided 
     further, That none of the funds provided in this Act shall be 
     used to consolidate or close small rural and other small post 
     offices in fiscal year 2001.
       This title may be cited as the ``Postal Service 
     Appropriations Act, 2001''.

TITLE III--EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO 
                             THE PRESIDENT

        Compensation of the President and the White House Office


                     compensation of the president

       For compensation of the President, including an expense 
     allowance at the rate of $50,000 per annum as authorized by 3 
     U.S.C. 102, $390,000: Provided, That none of the funds made 
     available for official expenses shall be expended for any 
     other purpose and any unused amount shall revert to the 
     Treasury pursuant to section 1552 of title 31, United States 
     Code: Provided further, That none of the funds made available 
     for official expenses shall be considered as taxable to the 
     President.


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses for the White House as authorized by 
     law, including not to exceed $3,850,000 for services as 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 105; subsistence 
     expenses as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 105, which shall be 
     expended and accounted for as provided in that section; hire 
     of passenger motor vehicles, newspapers, periodicals, 
     teletype news service, and travel (not to exceed $100,000 to 
     be expended and accounted for as provided by 3 U.S.C. 103); 
     and not to exceed $19,000 for official entertainment 
     expenses, to be available for allocation within the Executive 
     Office of the President, $53,288,000.

                 Executive Residence at the White House


                           operating expenses

       For the care, maintenance, repair and alteration, 
     refurnishing, improvement, heating, and lighting, including 
     electric power and fixtures, of the Executive Residence at 
     the White House and official entertainment expenses of the 
     President, $10,900,000, to be expended and accounted for as 
     provided by 3 U.S.C. 105, 109, 110, and 112-114.


                         reimbursable expenses

       For the reimbursable expenses of the Executive Residence at 
     the White House, such sums as may be necessary: Provided, 
     That all reimbursable operating expenses of the Executive 
     Residence shall be made in accordance with the provisions of 
     this paragraph: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, such amount for reimbursable 
     operating expenses shall be the exclusive authority of the 
     Executive Residence to incur obligations and to receive 
     offsetting collections, for such expenses: Provided further, 
     That the Executive Residence shall require each person 
     sponsoring a reimbursable political event to pay in advance 
     an amount equal to the estimated cost of the event, and all 
     such advance payments shall be credited to this account and 
     remain available until expended: Provided further, That the 
     Executive Residence shall require the national committee of 
     the political party of the President to maintain on deposit 
     $25,000, to be separately accounted for and available for 
     expenses relating to reimbursable political events sponsored 
     by such committee during such fiscal year: Provided further, 
     That the Executive Residence shall ensure that a written 
     notice of any amount owed for a reimbursable operating 
     expense under this paragraph is submitted to the person owing 
     such amount within 60 days after such expense is incurred, 
     and that such amount is collected within 30 days after the 
     submission of such notice: Provided further, That the 
     Executive Residence shall charge interest and assess 
     penalties and other charges on any such amount that is not 
     reimbursed within such 30 days, in accordance with the 
     interest and penalty provisions applicable to an outstanding 
     debt on a United States Government claim under section 3717 
     of title 31, United States Code: Provided further, That each 
     such amount that is reimbursed, and any accompanying interest 
     and charges, shall be deposited in the Treasury as 
     miscellaneous receipts: Provided further, That the Executive 
     Residence shall prepare and submit to the Committees on 
     Appropriations, by not later than 90 days after the end of 
     the fiscal year covered by this Act, a report setting forth 
     the reimbursable operating expenses of the Executive 
     Residence during the preceding fiscal year, including

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     the total amount of such expenses, the amount of such total 
     that consists of reimbursable official and ceremonial events, 
     the amount of such total that consists of reimbursable 
     political events, and the portion of each such amount that 
     has been reimbursed as of the date of the report: Provided 
     further, That the Executive Residence shall maintain a system 
     for the tracking of expenses related to reimbursable events 
     within the Executive Residence that includes a standard for 
     the classification of any such expense as political or 
     nonpolitical: Provided further, That no provision of this 
     paragraph may be construed to exempt the Executive Residence 
     from any other applicable requirement of subchapter I or II 
     of chapter 37 of title 31, United States Code.


                   white house repair and restoration

       For the repair, alteration, and improvement of the 
     Executive Residence at the White House, $5,510,000, to remain 
     available until expended for six projects for required 
     maintenance, safety and health issues, Presidential 
     transition, telecommunications infrastructure repair, and 
     continued preventative maintenance.

 Special Assistance to the President and the Official Residence of the 
                             Vice President


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses to enable the Vice President to 
     provide assistance to the President in connection with 
     specially assigned functions; services as authorized by 5 
     U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 106, including subsistence expenses 
     as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 106, which shall be expended and 
     accounted for as provided in that section; and hire of 
     passenger motor vehicles, $3,673,000.


                           Operating Expenses

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       For the care, operation, refurnishing, improvement, heating 
     and lighting, including electric power and fixtures, of the 
     official residence of the Vice President; the hire of 
     passenger motor vehicles; and not to exceed $90,000 for 
     official entertainment expenses of the Vice President, to be 
     accounted for solely on his certificate, $354,000: Provided, 
     That advances or repayments or transfers from this 
     appropriation may be made to any department or agency for 
     expenses of carrying out such activities.

                      Council of Economic Advisers


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Council of Economic Advisors 
     in carrying out its functions under the Employment Act of 
     1946 (15 U.S.C. 1021), $4,110,000.

                      Office of Policy Development


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Policy Development, 
     including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 
     U.S.C. 107, $4,032,000.

                       National Security Council


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the National Security Council, 
     including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 
     $7,165,000.

                        Office of Administration


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Administration, 
     including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 
     U.S.C. 107, and hire of passenger motor vehicles, 
     $43,737,000, of which $9,905,000 shall be available until 
     September 30, 2002 for a capital investment plan which 
     provides for the continued modernization of the information 
     technology infrastructure.

                    Office of Management and Budget


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Management and 
     Budget, including hire of passenger motor vehicles and 
     services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $67,935,000, of 
     which not to exceed $5,000,000 shall be available to carry 
     out the provisions of chapter 35 of title 44, United States 
     Code: Provided, That, as provided in 31 U.S.C. 1301(a), 
     appropriations shall be applied only to the objects for which 
     appropriations were made except as otherwise provided by law: 
     Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated in this 
     Act for the Office of Management and Budget may be used for 
     the purpose of reviewing any agricultural marketing orders or 
     any activities or regulations under the provisions of the 
     Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 (7 U.S.C. 601 et 
     seq.): Provided further, That none of the funds made 
     available for the Office of Management and Budget by this Act 
     may be expended for the altering of the transcript of actual 
     testimony of witnesses, except for testimony of officials of 
     the Office of Management and Budget, before the Committees on 
     Appropriations or the Committees on Veterans' Affairs or 
     their subcommittees: Provided further, That the preceding 
     shall not apply to printed hearings released by the 
     Committees on Appropriations or the Committees on Veterans' 
     Affairs.

                 Office of National Drug Control Policy


                         Salaries and Expenses

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses of the Office of National Drug 
     Control Policy; for research activities pursuant to the 
     Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 
     1998 (title VII of division C of Public Law 105-277); not to 
     exceed $8,000 for official reception and representation 
     expenses; and for participation in joint projects or in the 
     provision of services on matters of mutual interest with 
     nonprofit, research, or public organizations or agencies, 
     with or without reimbursement, $24,312,000, of which 
     $1,700,000 shall remain available until expended, consisting 
     of $1,100,000 for policy research and evaluation, and up to 
     $600,000 for the evaluation of the Drug-Free Communities Act: 
     Provided, That the Office is authorized to accept, hold, 
     administer, and utilize gifts, both real and personal, public 
     and private, without fiscal year limitation, for the purpose 
     of aiding or facilitating the work of the Office.


                COUNTERDRUG TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT CENTER

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses for the Counterdrug Technology 
     Assessment Center for research activities pursuant to the 
     Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 
     1998 (title VII of Division C of Public Law 105-277), 
     $29,052,000, which shall remain available until expended, 
     consisting of $15,802,000 for counternarcotics research and 
     development projects, and $13,250,000 for the continued 
     operation of the technology transfer program: Provided, That 
     the $15,802,000 for counternarcotics research and development 
     projects shall be available for transfer to other Federal 
     departments or agencies.

                     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, $196,000,000 for drug control activities consistent 
     with the approved strategy for each of the designated High 
     Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas, of which $2,000,000 shall 
     be used for a newly designated High Intensity Drug 
     Trafficking Area in Las Vegas, Nevada; of which $500,000 
     shall be for an additional amount for the New England High 
     Intensity Drug Trafficking Area; of which $500,000 shall be 
     for an additional amount for the Gulf Coast High Intensity 
     Drug Trafficking Area; of which $500,000 shall be for an 
     additional amount for the Southwest Border High Intensity 
     Drug Trafficking Area for the State of New Mexico; of which 
     $500,000 shall be available to the Director for discretionary 
     funds for the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas program; 
     of which no less than 51 percent shall be transferred to 
     State and local entities for drug control activities, which 
     shall be obligated within 120 days of the date of the 
     enactment of this Act: Provided, That up to 49 percent may be 
     transferred to Federal agencies and departments at a rate to 
     be determined by the Director: Provided further, That, of 
     this latter amount, $1,800,000 shall be used for auditing 
     services: Provided further, That funds shall be provided for 
     existing High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas at no less 
     than the total fiscal year 2000 level.


                        Special Forfeiture Fund

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For activities to support a national anti-drug campaign for 
     youth, and other purposes, authorized by Public Law 105-277, 
     $144,300,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That such funds may be transferred to other Federal 
     departments and agencies to carry out such activities: 
     Provided further, That of the funds provided, $98,700,000 
     shall be to support a national media campaign, as authorized 
     in the Drug-Free Media Campaign Act of 1998: Provided 
     further, That of the amounts provided for the National Drug-
     Free Media Campaign, ONDCP may not issue to a seller of ad 
     time a credit in lieu of ad time and/or space purchased with 
     appropriated funds: Provided further, That ONDCP may not 
     issue credits to networks for programs once they are in 
     syndication: Provided further, That ONDCP shall develop 
     guidelines for public comment that prohibit ONDCP from 
     influencing program content as consideration for pro bono 
     credit under the match program: Provided further, That of the 
     funds provided, $3,300,000 shall be made available to the 
     United States Olympic Committee's anti-doping program no 
     later than 30 days after the enactment of this Act: Provided 
     further, That of the funds provided, $40,000,000 shall be to 
     continue a program of matching grants to drug-free 
     communities, as authorized in the Drug-Free Communities Act 
     of 1997: Provided further, That of the funds provided, 
     $1,000,000 shall be available to the National Drug Court 
     Institute: Provided further, That of the funds provided, 
     $1,300,000 shall be available to the Metro Intelligence 
     Support and Technical Investigative Center (MISTIC) in 
     Maricopa County, Arizona.
       This title may be cited as the ``Executive Office 
     Appropriations Act, 2001''.

                     TITLE IV--INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

 Committee for Purchase From People Who are Blind or Severely Disabled


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Committee for Purchase From 
     People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled established by the 
     Act of June 23, 1971, Public Law 92-28, $4,158,000.

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                      Federal Election Commission


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the 
     Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended, 
     $39,755,000, of which no less than $4,689,500 shall be 
     available for internal automated data processing systems, and 
     of which not to exceed $5,000 shall be available for 
     reception and representation expenses.

                   Federal Labor Relations Authority


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the 
     Federal Labor Relations Authority, pursuant to Reorganization 
     Plan Numbered 2 of 1978, and the Civil Service Reform Act of 
     1978, including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 
     including hire of experts and consultants, hire of passenger 
     motor vehicles, and rental of conference rooms in the 
     District of Columbia and elsewhere, $25,058,000: Provided, 
     That public members of the Federal Service Impasses Panel may 
     be paid travel expenses and per diem in lieu of subsistence 
     as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5703) for persons employed 
     intermittently in the Government service, and compensation as 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, funds received from fees 
     charged to non-Federal participants at labor-management 
     relations conferences shall be credited to and merged with 
     this account, to be available without further appropriation 
     for the costs of carrying out these conferences.

                    General Services Administration


                         Federal Buildings Fund

                 limitations on availability of revenue

       To carry out the purpose of the Fund established pursuant 
     to section 210(f) of the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949, as amended (40 U.S.C. 490(f)), the 
     revenues and collections deposited into the Fund shall be 
     available for necessary expenses of real property management 
     and related activities not otherwise provided for, including 
     operation, maintenance, and protection of federally owned and 
     leased buildings; rental of buildings in the District of 
     Columbia; restoration of leased premises; moving governmental 
     agencies (including space adjustments and telecommunications 
     relocation expenses) in connection with the assignment, 
     allocation and transfer of space; contractual services 
     incident to cleaning or servicing buildings, and moving; 
     repair and alteration of federally owned buildings including 
     grounds, approaches and appurtenances; care and safeguarding 
     of sites; maintenance, preservation, demolition, and 
     equipment; acquisition of buildings and sites by purchase, 
     condemnation, or as otherwise authorized by law; acquisition 
     of options to purchase buildings and sites; conversion and 
     extension of federally owned buildings; preliminary planning 
     and design of projects by contract or otherwise; construction 
     of new buildings (including equipment for such buildings); 
     and payment of principal, interest, and any other obligations 
     for public buildings acquired by installment purchase and 
     purchase contract; in the aggregate amount of $5,431,738,000, 
     of which: (1) $3,000,000 shall remain available until 
     expended for non-prospectus projects: Provided, That each of 
     the immediately foregoing limits of costs on new construction 
     projects may be exceeded to the extent that savings are 
     effected in other such projects, but not to exceed 10 percent 
     unless advance approval is obtained from the Committees on 
     Appropriations of a greater amount: Provided further, That 
     all funds for direct construction projects shall expire on 
     September 30, 2002, and remain in the Federal Buildings Fund 
     except funds for projects as to which funds for design or 
     other funds have been obligated in whole or in part prior to 
     such date; (2) $671,193,000 shall remain available until 
     expended for repairs and alterations which includes 
     associated design and construction services: Provided 
     further, That funds in the Federal Buildings Fund for Repairs 
     and Alterations shall, for prospectus projects, be limited to 
     the amount by project, as follows, except each project may be 
     increased by an amount not to exceed 10 percent unless 
     advance approval is obtained from the Committees on 
     Appropriations of a greater amount:
       Repairs and alterations:
       Arizona:
       Phoenix, Federal Building Courthouse, $26,962,000
       California:
       Santa Ana, Federal Building, $27,864,000
       District of Columbia:
       Internal Revenue Service Headquarters (Phase 1), 
     $31,780,000
       Main State Building, (Phase 3), $28,775,000
       Maryland:
       Woodlawn, SSA National Computer Center, $4,285,000
       Michigan:
       Detroit, McNamara Federal Building, $26,999,000
       Missouri:
       Kansas City, Richard Bolling Federal Building, $25,882,000
       Kansas City, Federal Building, 8930 Ward Parkway, 
     $8,964,000
       Nebraska:
       Omaha, Zorinsky Federal Building, $45,960,000
       New York:
       New York City, 40 Foley Square, $5,037,000
       Ohio:
       Cincinnati, Potter Stewart U.S. Courthouse, $18,434,000
       Pennsylvania:
       Pittsburgh, U.S. Post Office-Courthouse, $54,144,000
       Utah:
       Salt Lake City, Bennett Federal Building, $21,199,000
       Virginia:
       Reston, J.W. Powell Federal Building (Phase 2), $22,993,000
       Nationwide:
       Design Program, $21,915,000
       Energy Program, $10,000,000
       Basic Repairs and Alterations, $290,000,000:

     Provided further, That additional projects for which 
     prospectuses have been fully approved may be funded under 
     this category only if advance notice is transmitted to the 
     Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That the 
     amounts provided in this or any prior Act for ``Repairs and 
     Alterations'' may be used to fund costs associated with 
     implementing security improvements to buildings necessary to 
     meet the minimum standards for security in accordance with 
     current law and in compliance with the reprogramming 
     guidelines of the appropriate Committees of the House and 
     Senate: Provided further, That the difference between the 
     funds appropriated and expended on any projects in this or 
     any prior Act, under the heading ``Repairs and Alterations'', 
     may be transferred to Basic Repairs and Alterations or used 
     to fund authorized increases in prospectus projects: Provided 
     further, That all funds for repairs and alterations 
     prospectus projects shall expire on September 30, 2002, and 
     remain in the Federal Buildings Fund except funds for 
     projects as to which funds for design or other funds have 
     been obligated in whole or in part prior to such date: 
     Provided further, That the amount provided in this or any 
     prior Act for Basic Repairs and Alterations may be used to 
     pay claims against the Government arising from any projects 
     under the heading ``Repairs and Alterations'' or used to fund 
     authorized increases in prospectus projects; (3) $185,369,000 
     for installment acquisition payments including payments on 
     purchase contracts which shall remain available until 
     expended; (4) $2,944,905,000 for rental of space which shall 
     remain available until expended; and (5) $1,624,771,000 for 
     building operations which shall remain available until 
     expended: Provided further, That in addition to amounts made 
     available herein, $374,345,000 shall be deposited to the 
     Fund, to become available on October 1, 2001, and remain 
     available until expended for construction of additional 
     projects at locations and at maximum construction improvement 
     costs (including funds for sites and expenses and associated 
     design and construction services) as follows:
       New Construction:
       California:
       Los Angeles, U.S. Courthouse, $31,523,000
       Maryland:
       Montgomery Country, FDA Consolidation, $92,179,000
       Michigan:
       Sault Sainte Marie, Border Station, $3,630,000
       Mississippi:
       Biloxi-Gulfport, U.S. Courthouse, $42,715,000
       Montana:
       Eureka/Roosville, Border Station, $6,892,000
       Virginia:
       Richmond, U.S. Courthouse, $19,476,000
       Washington:
       Seattle, U.S. Courthouse, $177,930,000:

     Provided further, That each of the immediately foregoing 
     limits of costs on new construction projects may be exceeded 
     to the extent that savings are effected in other such 
     projects, but not to exceed 10 percent unless advance 
     approval is obtained from the Committee on Appropriations of 
     a greater amount: Provided further, That funds available to 
     the General Services Administration shall not be available 
     for expenses of any construction, repair, alteration and 
     acquisition project for which a prospectus, if required by 
     the Public Buildings Act of 1959, as amended, has not been 
     approved, except that necessary funds may be expended for 
     each project for required expenses for the development of a 
     proposed prospectus: Provided further, That funds available 
     in the Federal Buildings Fund may be expended for emergency 
     repairs when advance approval is obtained from the Committees 
     on Appropriations: Provided further, That amounts necessary 
     to provide reimbursable special services to other agencies 
     under section 210(f)(6) of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended (40 U.S.C. 
     490(f)(6)) and amounts to provide such reimbursable fencing, 
     lighting, guard booths, and other facilities on private or 
     other property not in Government ownership or control as may 
     be appropriate to enable the United States Secret Service to 
     perform its protective functions pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 3056, 
     shall be available from such revenues and collections: 
     Provided further, That of the amount provided, $190,000 shall 
     be available for the Plains States Depopulation Symposium: 
     Provided further, That revenues and collections and any other 
     sums accruing to this Fund during fiscal year 2001, excluding 
     reimbursements under section 210(f)(6) of the

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     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 
     U.S.C. 490(f)(6)) in excess of $5,431,738,000 shall remain in 
     the Fund and shall not be available for expenditure except as 
     authorized in appropriations Acts.


                         policy and operations

       For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise provided for, 
     for Government-wide policy and oversight activities 
     associated with asset management activities; utilization and 
     donation of surplus personal property; transportation; 
     procurement and supply; Government-wide responsibilities 
     relating to automated data management, telecommunications, 
     information resources management, and related technology 
     activities; utilization survey, deed compliance inspection, 
     appraisal, environmental and cultural analysis, and land use 
     planning functions pertaining to excess and surplus real 
     property; agency-wide policy direction; Board of Contract 
     Appeals; accounting, records management, and other support 
     services incident to adjudication of Indian Tribal Claims by 
     the United States Court of Federal Claims; services as 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and not to exceed $5,000 for 
     official reception and representation expenses, $123,420,000, 
     of which $27,301,000 shall remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That of the funds provided, $500,000 shall be 
     available to continue the Virtual Archive Storage Terminal at 
     the North Dakota State University: Provided further, That 
     none of the funds appropriated from this Act shall be 
     available to convert the Old Post Office at 1100 Pennsylvania 
     Avenue in Northwest Washington, D.C., from office use to any 
     other use until a comprehensive plan, which shall include 
     street-level retail use, has been approved by the Senate 
     Committee on Appropriations, the House Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Senate Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works: Provided further, That no 
     funds from this Act shall be available to acquire by 
     purchase, condemnation, or otherwise the leasehold rights of 
     the existing lease with private parties at the Old Post 
     Office prior to the approval of the comprehensive plan by the 
     Senate Committee on Appropriations, the House Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Senate Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.


                      office of inspector general

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     and services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $34,520,000: 
     Provided, That not to exceed $15,000 shall be available for 
     payment for information and detection of fraud against the 
     Government, including payment for recovery of stolen 
     Government property: Provided further, That not to exceed 
     $2,500 shall be available for awards to employees of other 
     Federal agencies and private citizens in recognition of 
     efforts and initiatives resulting in enhanced Office of 
     Inspector General effectiveness.


           allowances and office staff for former presidents

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For carrying out the provisions of the Act of August 25, 
     1958, as amended (3 U.S.C. 102 note), and Public Law 95-138, 
     $2,517,000: Provided, That the Administrator of General 
     Services shall transfer to the Secretary of the Treasury such 
     sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of such 
     Acts.


                   EXPENSES, PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION

       For expenses necessary to carry out the Presidential 
     Transition Act of 1963, as amended, $7,100,000.

          General Services Administration--General Provisions

       Sec. 401. The appropriate appropriation or fund available 
     to the General Services Administration shall be credited with 
     the cost of operation, protection, maintenance, upkeep, 
     repair, and improvement, included as part of rentals received 
     from Government corporations pursuant to law (40 U.S.C. 129).
       Sec. 402. Funds available to the General Services 
     Administration shall be available for the hire of passenger 
     motor vehicles.
       Sec. 403. Funds in the Federal Buildings Fund made 
     available for fiscal year 2001 for Federal Buildings Fund 
     activities may be transferred between such activities only to 
     the extent necessary to meet program requirements: Provided, 
     That any proposed transfers shall be approved in advance by 
     the Committees on Appropriations.
       Sec. 404. No funds made available by this Act shall be used 
     to transmit a fiscal year 2002 request for United States 
     Courthouse construction that: (1) does not meet the design 
     guide standards for construction as established and approved 
     by the General Services Administration, the Judicial 
     Conference of the United States, and the Office of Management 
     and Budget; and (2) does not reflect the priorities of the 
     Judicial Conference of the United States as set out in its 
     approved 5-year construction plan: Provided, That the fiscal 
     year 2002 request must be accompanied by a standardized 
     courtroom utilization study of each facility to be 
     constructed, replaced, or expanded.
       Sec. 405. None of the funds provided in this Act may be 
     used to increase the amount of occupiable square feet, 
     provide cleaning services, security enhancements, or any 
     other service usually provided through the Federal Buildings 
     Fund, to any agency that does not pay the rate per square 
     foot assessment for space and services as determined by the 
     General Services Administration in compliance with the Public 
     Buildings Amendments Act of 1972 (Public Law 92-313).
       Sec. 406. Funds provided to other Government agencies by 
     the Information Technology Fund, General Services 
     Administration, under 40 U.S.C. 757 and sections 5124(b) and 
     5128 of Public Law 104-106, Information Technology Management 
     Reform Act of 1996, for performance of pilot information 
     technology projects which have potential for Government-wide 
     benefits and savings, may be repaid to this Fund from any 
     savings actually incurred by these projects or other funding, 
     to the extent feasible.
       Sec. 407. From funds made available under the heading 
     ``Federal Buildings Fund, Limitations on Availability of 
     Revenue'', claims against the Government of less than 
     $250,000 arising from direct construction projects and 
     acquisition of buildings may be liquidated from savings 
     effected in other construction projects with prior 
     notification to the Committees on Appropriations.
       Sec. 408. Designation of Ronald N. Davies Federal Building 
     and United States Courthouse. (a) The Federal building and 
     courthouse located at 102 North 4th Street, Grand Forks, 
     North Dakota, shall be known and designated as the ``Ronald 
     N. Davies Federal Building and United States Courthouse''.
       (b) Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
     paper, or other record of the United States to the Federal 
     building and courthouse referred to in section 1 shall be 
     deemed to be a reference to the Ronald N. Davies Federal 
     Building and United States Courthouse.
       Sec. 409. From the funds made available under the heading 
     ``Federal Buildings Fund Limitations on Revenue'', in 
     addition to amounts provided in budget activities above, up 
     to $2,500,000 shall be available for the construction of a 
     road and acquisition of the property necessary for 
     construction of said road and associated port of entry 
     facilities: Provided, That said property shall include a 125 
     foot wide right of way beginning approximately 700 feet east 
     of Highway 11 at the northeast corner of the existing port 
     facilities and going north approximately 4,750 feet and 
     approximately 10.22 acres adjacent to the port of entry in 
     Township 29 S. Range 8W., Section 14: Provided further, That 
     construction of the road shall occur only after this property 
     is deeded and conveyed to the United States by and through 
     the General Services Administration without reimbursement or 
     cost to the United States at the election of its current 
     landholder: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, and subject to the foregoing conditions, 
     the Administrator of General Services shall construct a road 
     to the Columbus, New Mexico Port of Entry Station on the 
     property, connecting the port with a road to be built by the 
     County of Luna, New Mexico to connect to State Highway 11: 
     Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, Luna County shall construct the roadway from State 
     Highway 11 to the terminus of the northbound road to be 
     constructed by the General Services Administration in time 
     for completion of the road to be constructed by the General 
     Services Administration: Provided further, That upon 
     completion of the construction of the road by the General 
     Services Administration, and notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the Administrator of General Services shall 
     convey to the municipality of Luna County, New Mexico, 
     without reimbursement, all right, title, and interest of the 
     United States to that portion of the property constituting 
     the improved road and standard county road right of way which 
     is not required for the operation of the port of entry: 
     Provided further, That the General Services Administration on 
     behalf of the United States upon conveyance of the property 
     to the municipality of Luna, New Mexico, shall retain the 
     balance of the property located adjacent to the port, 
     consisting of approximately 12 acres, to be owned or 
     otherwise managed by the Administrator pursuant to the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as 
     amended: Provided further, That the General Services 
     Administration is authorized to acquire such additional real 
     property and rights in real property as may be necessary to 
     construct said road and provide a contiguous site for the 
     port of entry: Provided further, That the United States shall 
     incur no liability for any environmental laws or conditions 
     existing at the property at the time of conveyance to the 
     United States or in connection with the construction of the 
     road: Provided further, That Luna County and the Village of 
     Columbus shall be responsible for providing adequate access 
     and egress to existing properties east of the port of entry: 
     Provided further, That the Bureau of Land Management, the 
     International Boundary and Water Commission, the Federal 
     Inspection Agencies and the Department of State shall take 
     all actions necessary to facilitate the construction of the 
     road and expansion of the port facilities.
       Sec. 410. Designation of J. Bratton Davis United States 
     Bankruptcy Courthouse. (a) The United States bankruptcy 
     courthouse at 1100 Laurel Street in Columbia, South Carolina, 
     shall be known and designated as the

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     ``J. Bratton Davis United States Bankruptcy Courthouse''.
       (b) Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
     paper, or other record of the United States to the United 
     States bankruptcy courthouse referred to in section 1 shall 
     be deemed to be a reference to the ``J. Bratton Davis United 
     States Bankruptcy Courthouse''.
       Sec. 411. (a) The United States Courthouse Annex located at 
     901 19th Street in Denver, Colorado is hereby designated as 
     the ``Alfred A. Arraj United States Courthouse Annex''.
       (b) Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, or 
     paper or other record of the United States to the Courthouse 
     Annex herein referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to 
     be a reference to the ``Alfred A. Arraj United States 
     Courthouse Annex''.
       Sec. 412. Designation of the Paul Coverdell Dormitory. The 
     dormitory building currently being constructed on the Core 
     Campus of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in 
     Glynco, Georgia, shall be known and designated as the ``Paul 
     Coverdell Dormitory''.

                     Merit Systems Protection Board

                         salaries and expenses


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Merit 
     Systems Protection Board pursuant to Reorganization Plan 
     Numbered 2 of 1978 and the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, 
     including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, rental of 
     conference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, 
     hire of passenger motor vehicles, and direct procurement of 
     survey printing, $29,437,000 together with not to exceed 
     $2,430,000 for administrative expenses to adjudicate 
     retirement appeals to be transferred from the Civil Service 
     Retirement and Disability Fund in amounts determined by the 
     Merit Systems Protection Board.

   Federal Payment to Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in 
                National Environmental Policy Foundation

       For payment to the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and 
     Excellence in National Environmental Trust Fund, to be 
     available for the purposes of Public Law 102-252, $1,000,000, 
     to remain available until expended.

                 Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund

       For payment to the Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund to 
     carry out activities authorized in the Environmental Policy 
     and Conflict Resolution Act of 1998, $500,000, to remain 
     available until expended.

              National Archives and Records Administration


                           operating expenses

       For necessary expenses in connection with the 
     administration of the National Archives (including the 
     Information Security Oversight Office) and archived Federal 
     records and related activities, as provided by law, and for 
     expenses necessary for the review and declassification of 
     documents, and for the hire of passenger motor vehicles, 
     $209,393,000: Provided, That the Archivist of the United 
     States is authorized to use any excess funds available from 
     the amount borrowed for construction of the National Archives 
     facility, for expenses necessary to provide adequate storage 
     for holdings.


                        repairs and restoration

       For the repair, alteration, and improvement of archives 
     facilities, and to provide adequate storage for holdings, 
     $92,950,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That of the amount provided, $88,000,000 to complete 
     renovation of the National Archives Building shall be 
     available for obligation on October 1, 2001.

        National Historical Publications and Records Commission


                             grants program

                    (including rescission of funds)

       For necessary expenses for allocations and grants for 
     historical publications and records as authorized by 44 
     U.S.C. 2504, as amended, $6,450,000, to remain available 
     until expended.

                      Office of Government Ethics


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office 
     of Government Ethics pursuant to the Ethics in Government Act 
     of 1978, as amended and the Ethics Reform Act of 1989, 
     including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, rental of 
     conference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, 
     hire of passenger motor vehicles, and not to exceed $1,500 
     for official reception and representation expenses, 
     $9,684,000.

                     Office of Personnel Management


                         salaries and expenses

                  (including transfer of trust funds)

       For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office 
     of Personnel Management pursuant to Reorganization Plan 
     Numbered 2 of 1978 and the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, 
     including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; medical 
     examinations performed for veterans by private physicians on 
     a fee basis; rental of conference rooms in the District of 
     Columbia and elsewhere; hire of passenger motor vehicles; not 
     to exceed $2,500 for official reception and representation 
     expenses; advances for reimbursements to applicable funds of 
     the Office of Personnel Management and the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation for expenses incurred under Executive Order No. 
     10422 of January 9, 1953, as amended; and payment of per diem 
     and/or subsistence allowances to employees where Voting 
     Rights Act activities require an employee to remain overnight 
     at his or her post of duty, $94,095,000; and in addition 
     $99,624,000 for administrative expenses, to be transferred 
     from the appropriate trust funds of the Office of Personnel 
     Management without regard to other statutes, including direct 
     procurement of printed materials, for the retirement and 
     insurance programs, of which $8,500,000 shall remain 
     available until expended for the cost of automating the 
     retirement recordkeeping systems: Provided, That the 
     provisions of this appropriation shall not affect the 
     authority to use applicable trust funds as provided by 
     sections 8348(a)(1)(B) and 8909(g) of title 5, United States 
     Code: Provided further, That no part of this appropriation 
     shall be available for salaries and expenses of the Legal 
     Examining Unit of the Office of Personnel Management 
     established pursuant to Executive Order No. 9358 of July 1, 
     1943, or any successor unit of like purpose: Provided 
     further, That the President's Commission on White House 
     Fellows, established by Executive Order No. 11183 of October 
     3, 1964, may, during fiscal year 2001, accept donations of 
     money, property, and personal services in connection with the 
     development of a publicity brochure to provide information 
     about the White House Fellows, except that no such donations 
     shall be accepted for travel or reimbursement of travel 
     expenses, or for the salaries of employees of such 
     Commission.

                      Office of Inspector General


                         salaries and expenses

                  (including transfer of trust funds)

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act, 
     as amended, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
     3109, hire of passenger motor vehicles, $1,356,000; and in 
     addition, not to exceed $9,708,000 for administrative 
     expenses to audit, investigate, and provide other oversight 
     of the Office of Personnel Management's retirement and 
     insurance programs, to be transferred from the appropriate 
     trust funds of the Office of Personnel Management, as 
     determined by the Inspector General: Provided, That the 
     Inspector General is authorized to rent conference rooms in 
     the District of Columbia and elsewhere.


      government payment for annuitants, employees health benefits

       For payment of Government contributions with respect to 
     retired employees, as authorized by chapter 89 of title 5, 
     United States Code, and the Retired Federal Employees Health 
     Benefits Act (74 Stat. 849), as amended, such sums as may be 
     necessary.


       government payment for annuitants, employee life insurance

       For payment of Government contributions with respect to 
     employees retiring after December 31, 1989, as required by 
     chapter 87 of title 5, United States Code, such sums as may 
     be necessary.


        payment to civil service retirement and disability fund

       For financing the unfunded liability of new and increased 
     annuity benefits becoming effective on or after October 20, 
     1969, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 8348, and annuities under 
     special Acts to be credited to the Civil Service Retirement 
     and Disability Fund, such sums as may be necessary: Provided, 
     That annuities authorized by the Act of May 29, 1944, as 
     amended, and the Act of August 19, 1950, as amended (33 
     U.S.C. 771-775), may hereafter be paid out of the Civil 
     Service Retirement and Disability Fund.

                       Office of Special Counsel


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office 
     of Special Counsel pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 
     of 1978, the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 (Public Law 95-
     454), the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 (Public Law 
     101-12), Public Law 103-424, and the Uniformed Services 
     Employment and Reemployment Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-353), 
     including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, payment of 
     fees and expenses for witnesses, rental of conference rooms 
     in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, and hire of 
     passenger motor vehicles, $10,733,000.

                        United States Tax Court


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses, including contract reporting and 
     other services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $35,474,000: 
     Provided, That travel expenses of the judges shall be paid 
     upon the written certificate of the judge.
       This title may be cited as the ``Independent Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 2001''.

                      TITLE V--GENERAL PROVISIONS

                                This Act

       Sec. 501. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current 
     fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
       Sec. 502. The expenditure of any appropriation under this 
     Act for any consulting service through procurement contract, 
     pursuant

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     to 5 U.S.C. 3109, shall be limited to those contracts where 
     such expenditures are a matter of public record and available 
     for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under 
     existing law, or under existing Executive order issued 
     pursuant to existing law.
       Sec. 503. None of the funds made available by this Act 
     shall be available for any activity or for paying the salary 
     of any Government employee where funding an activity or 
     paying a salary to a Government employee would result in a 
     decision, determination, rule, regulation, or policy that 
     would prohibit the enforcement of section 307 of the Tariff 
     Act of 1930.
       Sec. 504. None of the funds made available by this Act 
     shall be available in fiscal year 2001 for the purpose of 
     transferring control over the Federal Law Enforcement 
     Training Center located at Glynco, Georgia, and Artesia, New 
     Mexico, out of the Department of the Treasury.
       Sec. 505. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall be available to pay the salary for any person 
     filling a position, other than a temporary position, formerly 
     held by an employee who has left to enter the Armed Forces of 
     the United States and has satisfactorily completed his period 
     of active military or naval service, and has within 90 days 
     after his release from such service or from hospitalization 
     continuing after discharge for a period of not more than 1 
     year, made application for restoration to his former position 
     and has been certified by the Office of Personnel Management 
     as still qualified to perform the duties of his former 
     position and has not been restored thereto.
       Sec. 506. No funds appropriated pursuant to this Act may be 
     expended by an entity unless the entity agrees that in 
     expending the assistance the entity will comply with sections 
     2 through 4 of the Act of March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C. 10a-10c, 
     popularly known as the ``Buy American Act'').
       Sec. 507. (a) Purchase of American-Made Equipment and 
     Products.--In the case of any equipment or products that may 
     be authorized to be purchased with financial assistance 
     provided under this Act, it is the sense of the Congress that 
     entities receiving such assistance should, in expending the 
     assistance, purchase only American-made equipment and 
     products.
       (b) Notice to Recipients of Assistance.--In providing 
     financial assistance under this Act, the Secretary of the 
     Treasury shall provide to each recipient of the assistance a 
     notice describing the statement made in subsection (a) by the 
     Congress.
       Sec. 508. If it has been finally determined by a court or 
     Federal agency that any person intentionally affixed a label 
     bearing a ``Made in America'' inscription, or any inscription 
     with the same meaning, to any product sold in or shipped to 
     the United States that is not made in the United States, such 
     person shall be ineligible to receive any contract or 
     subcontract made with funds provided pursuant to this Act, 
     pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and ineligibility 
     procedures described in sections 9.400 through 9.409 of title 
     48, Code of Federal Regulations.
       Sec. 509. Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, 
     not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances remaining 
     available at the end of fiscal year 2001 from appropriations 
     made available for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2001 
     in this Act, shall remain available through September 30, 
     2002, for each such account for the purposes authorized: 
     Provided, That a request shall be submitted to the Committees 
     on Appropriations for approval prior to the expenditure of 
     such funds: Provided further, That these requests shall be 
     made in compliance with reprogramming guidelines.
       Sec. 510. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used by the Executive Office of the President to request 
     from the Federal Bureau of Investigation any official 
     background investigation report on any individual, except 
     when--
       (1) such individual has given his or her express written 
     consent for such request not more than 6 months prior to the 
     date of such request and during the same presidential 
     administration; or
       (2) such request is required due to extraordinary 
     circumstances involving national security.
       Sec. 511. The cost accounting standards promulgated under 
     section 26 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act 
     (Public Law 93-400; 41 U.S.C. 422) shall not apply with 
     respect to a contract under the Federal Employees Health 
     Benefits Program established under chapter 89 of title 5, 
     United States Code.
       Sec. 512. Special Postage Stamps Relating to Domestic 
     Violence. (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``Stamp Out Domestic Violence Act of 2000''.
       (b) In General.--Chapter 4 of title 39, United States Code, 
     is amended by inserting after section 414 the following:

     ``Sec. 414a. Special postage stamps relating to domestic 
       violence

       ``(a) In order to afford the public a convenient way to 
     contribute to funding for domestic violence programs, the 
     Postal Service shall establish a special rate of postage for 
     first-class mail under this section.
       ``(b) The rate of postage established under this section--
       ``(1) shall be equal to the regular first-class rate of 
     postage, plus a differential not to exceed 25 percent;
       ``(2) shall be set by the Governors in accordance with such 
     procedures as the Governors shall by regulation prescribe (in 
     lieu of the procedures under chapter 36); and
       ``(3) shall be offered as an alternative to the regular 
     first class rate of postage.
       ``(c) The use of the rate of postage established under this 
     section shall be voluntary on the part of postal patrons.
       ``(d)(1) Amounts becoming available for domestic violence 
     programs under this section shall be paid by the Postal 
     Service to the Department of Justice. Payments under this 
     section shall be made under such arrangements as the Postal 
     Service shall, by mutual agreement with the Department of 
     Justice, establish in order to carry out the purposes of this 
     section, except that under those arrangements, payments to 
     the Department of Justice shall be made at least twice a 
     year.
       ``(2) For purposes of this section, the term `amounts 
     becoming available for domestic violence programs under this 
     section' means--
       ``(A) the total amount of revenues received by the Postal 
     Service that it would not have received but for the enactment 
     of this section; reduced by
       ``(B) an amount sufficient to cover reasonable costs 
     incurred by the Postal Service in carrying out this section, 
     including costs attributable to the printing, sale, and 
     distribution of stamps under this section,
     as determined by the Postal Service under regulations that it 
     shall prescribe.
       ``(e) It is the sense of Congress that nothing in this 
     section should--
       ``(1) directly or indirectly cause a net decrease in total 
     funds received by the Department of Justice or any other 
     agency of the Government (or any component or program 
     thereof) below the level that would otherwise have been 
     received but for the enactment of this section; or
       ``(2) affect regular first-class rates of postage or any 
     other regular rates of postage.
       ``(f) Special postage stamps under this section shall be 
     made available to the public beginning on such date as the 
     Postal Service shall by regulation prescribe, but not later 
     than 12 months after the date of the enactment of this 
     section.
       ``(g) The Postmaster General shall include in each report 
     rendered under section 2402 with respect to any period during 
     any portion of which this section is in effect, information 
     concerning the operation of this section, except that, at a 
     minimum, each report shall include--
       ``(1) the total amount described in subsection (d)(2)(A) 
     which was received by the Postal Service during the period 
     covered by such report; and
       ``(2) of the amount under paragraph (1), how much (in the 
     aggregate and by category) was required for the purposes 
     described in subsection (d)(2)(B).
       ``(h) This section shall cease to be effective at the end 
     of the 2-year period beginning on the date on which special 
     postage stamps under this section are first made available to 
     the public.''.
       (c) Report by the Comptroller General of the United 
     States.--Not later than 3 months (but no earlier than 6 
     months) before the end of the 2-year period referred to in 
     section 414a(h) of title 39, United States Code (as amended 
     by subsection (a)), the Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall submit to the Congress a report on the operation 
     of such section. Such report shall include--
       (1) an evaluation of the effectiveness and the 
     appropriateness of the authority provided by such section as 
     a means of fund-raising; and
       (2) a description of the monetary and other resources 
     required of the Postal Service in carrying out such section.
       (d) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Table of sections.--The table of sections for chapter 4 
     of title 39, United States Code, is amended by striking the 
     item relating to section 414 and inserting the following:

``414. Special postage stamps relating to breast cancer.
``414a. Special postage stamps relating to domestic violence.''.
       (2) Section heading.--The heading for section 414 of title 
     39, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 414. Special postage stamps relating to breast 
       cancer''.

       Sec. 513. For the purpose of resolving litigation and 
     implementing any settlement agreements regarding the 
     nonforeign area cost-of-living allowance program, the Office 
     of Personnel Management may accept and utilize (without 
     regard to any restriction on unanticipated travel expenses 
     imposed in an Appropriations Act) funds made available to the 
     Office pursuant to court approval.
       Sec. 514. Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget shall submit a report to the Committee 
     on Appropriations and the Committee on Governmental Affairs 
     in the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations and the 
     Committee on Government Reform of the House of 
     Representatives that (1) evaluates, for

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     each agency, the extent to which implementation of chapter 35 
     of title 31, United States Code, as amended by the Paperwork 
     Reduction Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-13), has reduced burden 
     imposed by rules issued by the agency, including the burden 
     imposed by each major rule issued by the agency; (2) includes 
     a determination, based on such evaluation, of the need for 
     additional procedures to ensure achievement of the purposes 
     of that chapter, as set forth in section 3501 of title 31, 
     United States Code, and evaluates the burden imposed by each 
     major rule that imposes more than 10,000,000 hours of burden, 
     and identifies specific reductions expected to be achieved in 
     each of fiscal years 2001 and 2002 in the burden imposed by 
     all rules issued by each agency that issued such a major 
     rule.
       Sec. 515. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to implement a preference for the acquisition of a 
     firearm or ammunition based on whether the manufacturer or 
     vendor of the firearm or ammunition is a party of an 
     agreement with a department, agency, or instrumentality of 
     the United States regarding codes of conduct, operating 
     practices, or product design specifically related to the 
     business of importing, manufacturing, or dealing in firearms 
     or ammunition under chapter 44 of title 18, United States 
     Code.

                      TITLE VI--GENERAL PROVISIONS

                Departments, Agencies, and Corporations

       Sec. 601. Funds appropriated in this or any other Act may 
     be used to pay travel to the United States for the immediate 
     family of employees serving abroad in cases of death or life 
     threatening illness of said employee.
       Sec. 602. No department, agency, or instrumentality of the 
     United States receiving appropriated funds under this or any 
     other Act for fiscal year 2001 shall obligate or expend any 
     such funds, unless such department, agency, or 
     instrumentality has in place, and will continue to administer 
     in good faith, a written policy designed to ensure that all 
     of its workplaces are free from the illegal use, possession, 
     or distribution of controlled substances (as defined in the 
     Controlled Substances Act) by the officers and employees of 
     such department, agency, or instrumentality.
       Sec. 603. Unless otherwise specifically provided, the 
     maximum amount allowable during the current fiscal year in 
     accordance with section 16 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (60 
     Stat. 810), for the purchase of any passenger motor vehicle 
     (exclusive of buses, ambulances, law enforcement, and 
     undercover surveillance vehicles), is hereby fixed at $8,100 
     except station wagons for which the maximum shall be $9,100: 
     Provided, That these limits may be exceeded by not to exceed 
     $3,700 for police-type vehicles, and by not to exceed $4,000 
     for special heavy-duty vehicles: Provided further, That the 
     limits set forth in this section may not be exceeded by more 
     than 5 percent for electric or hybrid vehicles purchased for 
     demonstration under the provisions of the Electric and Hybrid 
     Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1976: 
     Provided further, That the limits set forth in this section 
     may be exceeded by the incremental cost of clean alternative 
     fuels vehicles acquired pursuant to Public Law 101-549 over 
     the cost of comparable conventionally fueled vehicles.
       Sec. 604. Appropriations of the executive departments and 
     independent establishments for the current fiscal year 
     available for expenses of travel, or for the expenses of the 
     activity concerned, are hereby made available for quarters 
     allowances and cost-of-living allowances, in accordance with 
     5 U.S.C. 5922-5924.
       Sec. 605. Unless otherwise specified during the current 
     fiscal year, no part of any appropriation contained in this 
     or any other Act shall be used to pay the compensation of any 
     officer or employee of the Government of the United States 
     (including any agency the majority of the stock of which is 
     owned by the Government of the United States) whose post of 
     duty is in the continental United States unless such person: 
     (1) is a citizen of the United States; (2) is a person in the 
     service of the United States on the date of the enactment of 
     this Act who, being eligible for citizenship, has filed a 
     declaration of intention to become a citizen of the United 
     States prior to such date and is actually residing in the 
     United States; (3) is a person who owes allegiance to the 
     United States; (4) is an alien from Cuba, Poland, South 
     Vietnam, the countries of the former Soviet Union, or the 
     Baltic countries lawfully admitted to the United States for 
     permanent residence; (5) is a South Vietnamese, Cambodian, or 
     Laotian refugee paroled in the United States after January 1, 
     1975; or (6) is a national of the People's Republic of China 
     who qualifies for adjustment of status pursuant to the 
     Chinese Student Protection Act of 1992: Provided, That for 
     the purpose of this section, an affidavit signed by any such 
     person shall be considered prima facie evidence that the 
     requirements of this section with respect to his or her 
     status have been complied with: Provided further, That any 
     person making a false affidavit shall be guilty of a felony, 
     and, upon conviction, shall be fined no more than $4,000 or 
     imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both: Provided 
     further, That the above penal clause shall be in addition to, 
     and not in substitution for, any other provisions of existing 
     law: Provided further, That any payment made to any officer 
     or employee contrary to the provisions of this section shall 
     be recoverable in action by the Federal Government. This 
     section shall not apply to citizens of Ireland, Israel, or 
     the Republic of the Philippines, or to nationals of those 
     countries allied with the United States in a current defense 
     effort, or to international broadcasters employed by the 
     United States Information Agency, or to temporary employment 
     of translators, or to temporary employment in the field 
     service (not to exceed 60 days) as a result of emergencies.
       Sec. 606. Appropriations available to any department or 
     agency during the current fiscal year for necessary expenses, 
     including maintenance or operating expenses, shall also be 
     available for payment to the General Services Administration 
     for charges for space and services and those expenses of 
     renovation and alteration of buildings and facilities which 
     constitute public improvements performed in accordance with 
     the Public Buildings Act of 1959 (73 Stat. 749), the Public 
     Buildings Amendments of 1972 (87 Stat. 216), or other 
     applicable law.
       Sec. 607. In addition to funds provided in this or any 
     other Act, all Federal agencies are authorized to receive and 
     use funds resulting from the sale of materials, including 
     Federal records disposed of pursuant to a records schedule 
     recovered through recycling or waste prevention programs. 
     Such funds shall be available until expended for the 
     following purposes:
       (1) Acquisition, waste reduction and prevention, and 
     recycling programs as described in Executive Order No. 13101 
     (September 14, 1998), including any such programs adopted 
     prior to the effective date of the Executive order.
       (2) Other Federal agency environmental management programs, 
     including, but not limited to, the development and 
     implementation of hazardous waste management and pollution 
     prevention programs.
       (3) Other employee programs as authorized by law or as 
     deemed appropriate by the head of the Federal agency.
       Sec. 608. Funds made available by this or any other Act for 
     administrative expenses in the current fiscal year of the 
     corporations and agencies subject to chapter 91 of title 31, 
     United States Code, shall be available, in addition to 
     objects for which such funds are otherwise available, for 
     rent in the District of Columbia; services in accordance with 
     5 U.S.C. 3109; and the objects specified under this head, all 
     the provisions of which shall be applicable to the 
     expenditure of such funds unless otherwise specified in the 
     Act by which they are made available: Provided, That in the 
     event any functions budgeted as administrative expenses are 
     subsequently transferred to or paid from other funds, the 
     limitations on administrative expenses shall be 
     correspondingly reduced.
       Sec. 609. No part of any appropriation for the current 
     fiscal year contained in this or any other Act shall be paid 
     to any person for the filling of any position for which he or 
     she has been nominated after the Senate has voted not to 
     approve the nomination of said person.
       Sec. 610. No part of any appropriation contained in this or 
     any other Act shall be available for interagency financing of 
     boards (except Federal Executive Boards), commissions, 
     councils, committees, or similar groups (whether or not they 
     are interagency entities) which do not have a prior and 
     specific statutory approval to receive financial support from 
     more than one agency or instrumentality.
       Sec. 611. Funds made available by this or any other Act to 
     the Postal Service Fund (39 U.S.C. 2003) shall be available 
     for employment of guards for all buildings and areas owned or 
     occupied by the Postal Service and under the charge and 
     control of the Postal Service, and such guards shall have, 
     with respect to such property, the powers of special 
     policemen provided by the first section of the Act of June 1, 
     1948, as amended (62 Stat. 281; 40 U.S.C. 318), and, as to 
     property owned or occupied by the Postal Service, the 
     Postmaster General may take the same actions as the 
     Administrator of General Services may take under the 
     provisions of sections 2 and 3 of the Act of June 1, 1948, as 
     amended (62 Stat. 281; 40 U.S.C. 318a and 318b), attaching 
     thereto penal consequences under the authority and within the 
     limits provided in section 4 of the Act of June 1, 1948, as 
     amended (62 Stat. 281; 40 U.S.C. 318c).
       Sec. 612. None of the funds made available pursuant to the 
     provisions of this Act shall be used to implement, 
     administer, or enforce any regulation which has been 
     disapproved pursuant to a resolution of disapproval duly 
     adopted in accordance with the applicable law of the United 
     States.
       Sec. 613. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     and except as otherwise provided in this section, no part of 
     any of the funds appropriated for fiscal year 2001, by this 
     or any other Act, may be used to pay any prevailing rate 
     employee described in section 5342(a)(2)(A) of title 5, 
     United States Code--
       (1) during the period from the date of expiration of the 
     limitation imposed by section 613 of the Treasury and General 
     Government Appropriations Act, 2000, until the normal 
     effective date of the applicable wage survey

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     adjustment that is to take effect in fiscal year 2001, in an 
     amount that exceeds the rate payable for the applicable grade 
     and step of the applicable wage schedule in accordance with 
     such section 613; and
       (2) during the period consisting of the remainder of fiscal 
     year 2001, in an amount that exceeds, as a result of a wage 
     survey adjustment, the rate payable under paragraph (1) by 
     more than the sum of--
       (A) the percentage adjustment taking effect in fiscal year 
     2001 under section 5303 of title 5, United States Code, in 
     the rates of pay under the General Schedule; and
       (B) the difference between the overall average percentage 
     of the locality-based comparability payments taking effect in 
     fiscal year 2001 under section 5304 of such title (whether by 
     adjustment or otherwise), and the overall average percentage 
     of such payments which was effective in fiscal year 2000 
     under such section.
       (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
     prevailing rate employee described in subparagraph (B) or (C) 
     of section 5342(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code, and no 
     employee covered by section 5348 of such title, may be paid 
     during the periods for which subsection (a) is in effect at a 
     rate that exceeds the rates that would be payable under 
     subsection (a) were subsection (a) applicable to such 
     employee.
       (c) For the purposes of this section, the rates payable to 
     an employee who is covered by this section and who is paid 
     from a schedule not in existence on September 30, 2000, shall 
     be determined under regulations prescribed by the Office of 
     Personnel Management.
       (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rates of 
     premium pay for employees subject to this section may not be 
     changed from the rates in effect on September 30, 2000, 
     except to the extent determined by the Office of Personnel 
     Management to be consistent with the purpose of this section.
       (e) This section shall apply with respect to pay for 
     service performed after September 30, 2000.
       (f) For the purpose of administering any provision of law 
     (including any rule or regulation that provides premium pay, 
     retirement, life insurance, or any other employee benefit) 
     that requires any deduction or contribution, or that imposes 
     any requirement or limitation on the basis of a rate of 
     salary or basic pay, the rate of salary or basic pay payable 
     after the application of this section shall be treated as the 
     rate of salary or basic pay.
       (g) Nothing in this section shall be considered to permit 
     or require the payment to any employee covered by this 
     section at a rate in excess of the rate that would be payable 
     were this section not in effect.
       (h) The Office of Personnel Management may provide for 
     exceptions to the limitations imposed by this section if the 
     Office determines that such exceptions are necessary to 
     ensure the recruitment or retention of qualified employees.
       Sec. 614. During the period in which the head of any 
     department or agency, or any other officer or civilian 
     employee of the Government appointed by the President of the 
     United States, holds office, no funds may be obligated or 
     expended in excess of $5,000 to furnish or redecorate the 
     office of such department head, agency head, officer, or 
     employee, or to purchase furniture or make improvements for 
     any such office, unless advance notice of such furnishing or 
     redecoration is expressly approved by the Committees on 
     Appropriations. For the purposes of this section, the word 
     ``office'' shall include the entire suite of offices assigned 
     to the individual, as well as any other space used primarily 
     by the individual or the use of which is directly controlled 
     by the individual.
       Sec. 615. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
     executive branch agency shall purchase, construct, and/or 
     lease any additional facilities, except within or contiguous 
     to existing locations, to be used for the purpose of 
     conducting Federal law enforcement training without the 
     advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations, except 
     that the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center is 
     authorized to obtain the temporary use of additional 
     facilities by lease, contract, or other agreement for 
     training which cannot be accommodated in existing Center 
     facilities.
       Sec. 616. Notwithstanding section 1346 of title 31, United 
     States Code, or section 610 of this Act, funds made available 
     for fiscal year 2001 by this or any other Act shall be 
     available for the interagency funding of national security 
     and emergency preparedness telecommunications initiatives 
     which benefit multiple Federal departments, agencies, or 
     entities, as provided by Executive Order No. 12472 (April 3, 
     1984).
       Sec. 617. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this or any 
     other Act may be obligated or expended by any Federal 
     department, agency, or other instrumentality for the salaries 
     or expenses of any employee appointed to a position of a 
     confidential or policy-determining character excepted from 
     the competitive service pursuant to section 3302 of title 5, 
     United States Code, without a certification to the Office of 
     Personnel Management from the head of the Federal department, 
     agency, or other instrumentality employing the Schedule C 
     appointee that the Schedule C position was not created solely 
     or primarily in order to detail the employee to the White 
     House.
       (b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to 
     Federal employees or members of the armed services detailed 
     to or from--
       (1) the Central Intelligence Agency;
       (2) the National Security Agency;
       (3) the Defense Intelligence Agency;
       (4) the offices within the Department of Defense for the 
     collection of specialized national foreign intelligence 
     through reconnaissance programs;
       (5) the Bureau of Intelligence and Research of the 
     Department of State;
       (6) any agency, office, or unit of the Army, Navy, Air 
     Force, and Marine Corps, the Federal Bureau of Investigation 
     and the Drug Enforcement Administration of the Department of 
     Justice, the Department of Transportation, the Department of 
     the Treasury, and the Department of Energy performing 
     intelligence functions; and
       (7) the Director of Central Intelligence.
       Sec. 618. No department, agency, or instrumentality of the 
     United States receiving appropriated funds under this or any 
     other Act for fiscal year 2001 shall obligate or expend any 
     such funds, unless such department, agency, or 
     instrumentality has in place, and will continue to administer 
     in good faith, a written policy designed to ensure that all 
     of its workplaces are free from discrimination and sexual 
     harassment and that all of its workplaces are not in 
     violation of title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as 
     amended, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, 
     and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
       Sec. 619. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act may be used to pay for the expenses of travel of 
     employees, including employees of the Executive Office of the 
     President, not directly responsible for the discharge of 
     official governmental tasks and duties: Provided, That this 
     restriction shall not apply to the family of the President, 
     Members of Congress or their spouses, Heads of State of a 
     foreign country or their designees, persons providing 
     assistance to the President for official purposes, or other 
     individuals so designated by the President.
       Sec. 620. None of the funds appropriated in this or any 
     other Act shall be used to acquire information technologies 
     which do not comply with part 39.106 (Year 2000 compliance) 
     of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, unless an agency's 
     Chief Information Officer determines that noncompliance with 
     part 39.106 is necessary to the function and operation of the 
     requesting agency or the acquisition is required by a signed 
     contract with the agency in effect before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act. Any waiver granted by the Chief 
     Information Officer shall be reported to the Office of 
     Management and Budget, and copies shall be provided to 
     Congress.
       Sec. 621. None of the funds made available in this Act for 
     the United States Customs Service may be used to allow the 
     importation into the United States of any good, ware, 
     article, or merchandise mined, produced, or manufactured by 
     forced or indentured child labor, as determined pursuant to 
     section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307).
       Sec. 622. No part of any appropriation contained in this or 
     any other Act shall be available for the payment of the 
     salary of any officer or employee of the Federal Government, 
     who--
       (1) prohibits or prevents, or attempts or threatens to 
     prohibit or prevent, any other officer or employee of the 
     Federal Government from having any direct oral or written 
     communication or contact with any Member, committee, or 
     subcommittee of the Congress in connection with any matter 
     pertaining to the employment of such other officer or 
     employee or pertaining to the department or agency of such 
     other officer or employee in any way, irrespective of whether 
     such communication or contact is at the initiative of such 
     other officer or employee or in response to the request or 
     inquiry of such Member, committee, or subcommittee; or
       (2) removes, suspends from duty without pay, demotes, 
     reduces in rank, seniority, status, pay, or performance of 
     efficiency rating, denies promotion to, relocates, reassigns, 
     transfers, disciplines, or discriminates in regard to any 
     employment right, entitlement, or benefit, or any term or 
     condition of employment of, any other officer or employee of 
     the Federal Government, or attempts or threatens to commit 
     any of the foregoing actions with respect to such other 
     officer or employee, by reason of any communication or 
     contact of such other officer or employee with any Member, 
     committee, or subcommittee of the Congress as described in 
     paragraph (1).
       Sec. 623. Notwithstanding any provision of law, the 
     President, or his designee, must certify to Congress, 
     annually, that no person or persons with direct or indirect 
     responsibility for administering the Executive Office of the 
     President's Drug-Free Workplace Plan are themselves subject 
     to a program of individual random drug testing.
       Sec. 624. (a) None of the funds made available in this or 
     any other Act may be obligated or expended for any employee 
     training that--
       (1) does not meet identified needs for knowledge, skills, 
     and abilities bearing directly upon the performance of 
     official duties;

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       (2) contains elements likely to induce high levels of 
     emotional response or psychological stress in some 
     participants;
       (3) does not require prior employee notification of the 
     content and methods to be used in the training and written 
     end of course evaluation;
       (4) contains any methods or content associated with 
     religious or quasi-religious belief systems or ``new age'' 
     belief systems as defined in Equal Employment Opportunity 
     Commission Notice N-915.022, dated September 2, 1988; or
       (5) is offensive to, or designed to change, participants' 
     personal values or lifestyle outside the workplace.
       (b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict, or 
     otherwise preclude an agency from conducting training bearing 
     directly upon the performance of official duties.
       Sec. 625. No funds appropriated in this or any other Act 
     for fiscal year 2001 may be used to implement or enforce the 
     agreements in Standard Forms 312 and 4414 of the Government 
     or any other nondisclosure policy, form, or agreement if such 
     policy, form, or agreement does not contain the following 
     provisions: ``These restrictions are consistent with and do 
     not supersede, conflict with, or otherwise alter the employee 
     obligations, rights, or liabilities created by Executive 
     Order No. 12958; section 7211 of title 5, United States Code 
     (governing disclosures to Congress); section 1034 of title 
     10, United States Code, as amended by the Military 
     Whistleblower Protection Act (governing disclosure to 
     Congress by members of the military); section 2302(b)(8) of 
     title 5, United States Code, as amended by the Whistleblower 
     Protection Act (governing disclosures of illegality, waste, 
     fraud, abuse or public health or safety threats); the 
     Intelligence Identities Protection Act of 1982 (50 U.S.C. 421 
     et seq.) (governing disclosures that could expose 
     confidential Government agents); and the statutes which 
     protect against disclosure that may compromise the national 
     security, including sections 641, 793, 794, 798, and 952 of 
     title 18, United States Code, and section 4(b) of the 
     Subversive Activities Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 783(b)). The 
     definitions, requirements, obligations, rights, sanctions, 
     and liabilities created by said Executive order and listed 
     statutes are incorporated into this agreement and are 
     controlling.'': Provided, That notwithstanding the preceding 
     paragraph, a nondisclosure policy form or agreement that is 
     to be executed by a person connected with the conduct of an 
     intelligence or intelligence-related activity, other than an 
     employee or officer of the United States Government, may 
     contain provisions appropriate to the particular activity for 
     which such document is to be used. Such form or agreement 
     shall, at a minimum, require that the person will not 
     disclose any classified information received in the course of 
     such activity unless specifically authorized to do so by the 
     United States Government. Such nondisclosure forms shall also 
     make it clear that they do not bar disclosures to Congress or 
     to an authorized official of an executive agency or the 
     Department of Justice that are essential to reporting a 
     substantial violation of law.
       Sec. 626. No part of any funds appropriated in this or any 
     other Act shall be used by an agency of the executive branch, 
     other than for normal and recognized executive-legislative 
     relationships, for publicity or propaganda purposes, and for 
     the preparation, distribution or use of any kit, pamphlet, 
     booklet, publication, radio, television or film presentation 
     designed to support or defeat legislation pending before the 
     Congress, except in presentation to the Congress itself.
       Sec. 627. (a) In General.--For calendar year 2002 and each 
     year thereafter, the Director of the Office of Management and 
     Budget shall prepare and submit to Congress, with the budget 
     submitted under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, 
     an accounting statement and associated report containing--
       (1) an estimate of the total annual costs and benefits 
     (including quantifiable and nonquantifiable effects) of 
     Federal rules and paperwork, to the extent feasible--
       (A) in the aggregate;
       (B) by agency and agency program; and
       (C) by major rule;
       (2) an analysis of impacts of Federal regulation on State, 
     local, and tribal government, small business, wages, and 
     economic growth; and
       (3) recommendations for reform.
       (b) Notice.--The Director of the Office of Management and 
     Budget shall provide public notice and an opportunity to 
     comment on the statement and report under subsection (a) 
     before the statement and report are submitted to Congress.
       (c) Guidelines.--To implement this section, the Director of 
     the Office of Management and Budget shall issue guidelines to 
     agencies to standardize--
       (1) measures of costs and benefits; and
       (2) the format of accounting statements.
       (d) Peer Review.--The Director of the Office of Management 
     and Budget shall provide for independent and external peer 
     review of the guidelines and each accounting statement and 
     associated report under this section. Such peer review shall 
     not be subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
     U.S.C. App.).
       Sec. 628. None of the funds appropriated by this Act or any 
     other Act, may be used by an agency to provide a Federal 
     employee's home address to any labor organization except when 
     the employee has authorized such disclosure or when such 
     disclosure has been ordered by a court of competent 
     jurisdiction.
       Sec. 629. The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to 
     establish scientific certification standards for explosives 
     detection canines, and shall provide, on a reimbursable 
     basis, for the certification of explosives detection canines 
     employed by Federal agencies, or other agencies providing 
     explosives detection services at airports in the United 
     States.
       Sec. 630. None of the funds made available in this Act or 
     any other Act may be used to provide any non-public 
     information such as mailing or telephone lists to any person 
     or any organization outside of the Federal Government without 
     the approval of the Committees on Appropriations.
       Sec. 631. No part of any appropriation contained in this or 
     any other Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda 
     purposes within the United States not heretofore authorized 
     by the Congress.
       Sec. 632. (a) In this section the term ``agency''--
       (1) means an Executive agency as defined under section 105 
     of title 5, United States Code;
       (2) includes a military department as defined under section 
     102 of such title, the Postal Service, and the Postal Rate 
     Commission; and
       (3) shall not include the General Accounting Office.
       (b) Unless authorized in accordance with law or regulations 
     to use such time for other purposes, an employee of an agency 
     shall use official time in an honest effort to perform 
     official duties. An employee not under a leave system, 
     including a Presidential appointee exempted under section 
     6301(2) of title 5, United States Code, has an obligation to 
     expend an honest effort and a reasonable proportion of such 
     employee's time in the performance of official duties.
       Sec. 633. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
     may be used to enter into or renew a contract which includes 
     a provision providing prescription drug coverage, except 
     where the contract also includes a provision for 
     contraceptive coverage.
       (b) Nothing in this section shall apply to a contract 
     with--
       (1) any of the following religious plans:
       (A) Providence Health Plan;
       (B) Personal Care's HMO;
       (C) Care Choices;
       (D) OSF Health Plans, Inc.;
       (E) Yellowstone Community Health Plan; and
       (2) any existing or future plan, if the carrier for the 
     plan objects to such coverage on the basis of religious 
     beliefs.
       (c) In implementing this section, any plan that enters into 
     or renews a contract under this section may not subject any 
     individual to discrimination on the basis that the individual 
     refuses to prescribe or otherwise provide for contraceptives 
     because such activities would be contrary to the individual's 
     religious beliefs or moral convictions.
       (d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require 
     coverage of abortion or abortion-related services.
       Sec. 634. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and section 610 of 
     this Act, funds made available for fiscal year 2001 by this 
     or any other Act to any department or agency, which is a 
     member of the Joint Financial Management Improvement Program 
     (JFMIP), shall be available to finance an appropriate share 
     of JFMIP administrative costs, as determined by the JFMIP, 
     but not to exceed a total of $800,000 including the salary of 
     the Executive Director and staff support.
       Sec. 635. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and section 610 of 
     this Act, the head of each Executive department and agency is 
     hereby authorized to transfer to the ``Policy and 
     Operations'' account, General Services Administration, with 
     the approval of the Director of the Office of Management and 
     Budget, funds made available for fiscal year 2001 by this or 
     any other Act, including rebates from charge card and other 
     contracts. These funds shall be administered by the 
     Administrator of General Services to support Government-wide 
     financial, information technology, procurement, and other 
     management innovations, initiatives, and activities, as 
     approved by the Director of the Office of Management and 
     Budget, in consultation with the appropriate interagency 
     groups designated by the Director (including the Chief 
     Financial Officers Council and the Joint Financial Management 
     Improvement Program for financial management initiatives and 
     the Chief Information Officers Council for information 
     technology initiatives and the Procurement Executives Council 
     for procurement initiatives). The total funds transferred 
     shall not exceed $17,000,000. Such transfers may only be made 
     15 days following notification of the House and Senate 
     Committees on Appropriations by the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget.
       Sec. 636. (a) In General.--In accordance with regulations 
     promulgated by the Office of Personnel Management, an 
     Executive agency which provides or proposes to provide child 
     care services for Federal employees may use appropriated 
     funds (otherwise available to such agency for salaries) to 
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     child care, in a Federal or leased facility, or through 
     contract, for civilian employees of such agency.
       (b) Affordability.--Amounts so provided with respect to any 
     such facility or contractor shall be applied to improve the 
     affordability of child care for lower income Federal 
     employees using or seeking to use the child care services 
     offered by such facility or contractor.
       (c) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``Executive agency'' has the meaning given such term by 
     section 105 of title 5, United States Code, but does not 
     include the General Accounting Office.
       (d) Notification.--None of the funds made available in this 
     or any other Act may be used to implement the provisions of 
     this section absent advance notification to the Committees on 
     Appropriations.
       Sec. 637. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a 
     woman may breastfeed her child at any location in a Federal 
     building or on Federal property, if the woman and her child 
     are otherwise authorized to be present at the location.
       Sec. 638. Federal Funds Identified. Any request for 
     proposals, solicitation, grant application, form, 
     notification, press release, or other publications involving 
     the distribution of Federal funds shall indicate the agency 
     providing the funds and the amount provided. This provision 
     shall apply to direct payments, formula funds, and grants 
     received by a State receiving Federal funds.
       Sec. 639. National Health Museum Property. (a) Short Title 
     and Purpose.--
       (1) Short title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``National Health Museum Site Selection Act''.
       (2) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to further 
     section 703 of the National Health Museum Development Act (20 
     U.S.C. 50 note; Public Law 105-78), which provides that the 
     National Health Museum shall be located on or near the Mall 
     on land owned by the Federal Government or the District of 
     Columbia.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
     Administrator of General Services.
       (2) Museum.--The term ``Museum'' means the National Health 
     Museum, Inc., a District of Columbia nonprofit corporation 
     exempt from Federal income taxation under section 501(c)(3) 
     of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
       (3) Property.--The term ``property'' means--
       (A) a parcel of land identified as Lot 24 and a closed 
     interior alley in Square 579 in the District of Columbia, 
     generally bounded by 2nd, 3rd, C, and D Streets, S.W.; and
       (B) all improvements on and appurtenances to the land and 
     alley.
       (c) Conveyance of Property.--
       (1) In general.--The Administrator shall convey to the 
     Museum all rights, title, and interest of the United States 
     in and to the property.
       (2) Purpose of conveyance.--The purpose of the conveyance 
     is to provide a site for the construction and operation of a 
     new building to serve as the National Health Museum, 
     including associated office, educational, conference center, 
     visitor and community services, and other space and 
     facilities appropriate to promote knowledge and understanding 
     of health issues.
       (3) Date of conveyance.--
       (A) Notification.--Not later than 3 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Museum shall notify the 
     Administrator in writing of the date on which the Museum will 
     accept conveyance of the property.
       (B) Date.--The date of conveyance shall be--
       (i) not less than 270 days and not more than 1 year after 
     the date of the notice; but
       (ii) not earlier than April 1, 2001, unless the 
     Administrator and the Museum agree to an earlier date.
       (C) Effect of failure to notify.--If the Museum fails to 
     provide the notice to the Administrator by the date described 
     in subparagraph (A), the Museum shall have no further right 
     to the property.
       (4) Quitclaim deed.--The property shall be conveyed to the 
     Museum vacant and by quitclaim deed.
       (5) Purchase price.--
       (A) In general.--The purchase price for the property shall 
     be the fair market value of the property as of the date of 
     enactment of this Act.
       (B) Timing; appraisers.--The determination of fair market 
     value shall be made not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act by qualified appraisers jointly 
     selected by the Administrator and the Museum.
       (D) Report to congress.--Promptly upon the determination of 
     the purchase price, and in any event at least sixty days in 
     advance of the conveyance of the property, the Administrator 
     shall report to Congress as to the purchase price.
       (E) Deposit of purchase price.--The Administrator shall 
     deposit the purchase price into the Federal Buildings Fund 
     established by section 210(f) of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 490(f)).
       (d) Reversionary Interest in the United States.--
       (1) In general.--The property shall revert to the United 
     States if--
       (A) during the 50-year period beginning on the date of 
     conveyance of the property, the property is used for a 
     purpose not authorized by subsection (c)(2);
       (B) during the 3-year period beginning on the date of 
     conveyance of the property, the Museum does not commence 
     construction on the property, other than for a reason not 
     within the control of the Museum; or
       (C) the Museum ceases to be exempt from Federal income 
     taxation as an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
       (2) Repayment.--If the property reverts to the United 
     States, the United States shall repay the Museum the full 
     purchase price for the property, without interest.
       (e) Authority of Museum Over Property.--The Museum may--
       (1) demolish or renovate any existing or future improvement 
     on the property;
       (2) build, own, operate, and maintain new improvements on 
     the property;
       (3) finance and mortgage the property on customary terms 
     and conditions; and
       (4) manage the property in furtherance of this section.
       (f) Land Use Approvals.--
       (1) Effect on other authority.--Nothing in this section 
     shall be construed to limit the authority of the National 
     Capital Planning Commission or the Commission of Fine Arts.
       (2) Cooperation concerning zoning.--
       (A) In general.--The United States shall cooperate with the 
     Museum with respect to any zoning or other matter relating 
     to--
       (i) the development or improvement of the property; or
       (ii) the demolition of any improvement on the property as 
     of the date of enactment of this Act.
       (B) Zoning applications.--Cooperation under subparagraph 
     (A) shall include making, joining in, or consenting to any 
     application required to facilitate the zoning of the 
     property.
       (g) Environmental Hazards.--Costs of remediation of any 
     environmental hazards existing on the property, including all 
     asbestos-containing materials, shall be borne by the United 
     States. Environmental remediation shall commence immediately 
     upon the vacancy of the building and shall be completed not 
     later than 270 days from the date of the notice to the 
     Administrator described in subsection (c)(3)(A).
       (h) Reports.--Following the date of enactment of this Act 
     and ending on the date that the National Health Museum opens 
     to the public, the Museum shall submit annual reports to the 
     Administrator and Congress, regarding the status of planning, 
     development, and construction of the National Health Museum.
       Sec. 640. Mandatory Removal From Employment of Federal Law 
     Enforcement Officers Convicted of Felonies. (a) In General.--
     Chapter 73 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding after subchapter VI the following:

``Subchapter VII--Mandatory Removal From Employment of Law Enforcement 
                                Officers

     ``Sec. 7371. Mandatory removal from employment of law 
       enforcement officers convicted of felonies

       ``(a) In this section, the term--
       ``(1) `conviction date' means the date on which an agency 
     has notice of the date on which a conviction of a felony is 
     entered by a Federal or State court, regardless of whether 
     that conviction is appealed or is subject to appeal; and
       ``(2) `law enforcement officer' has the meaning given that 
     term under section 8331(20) or 8401(17).
       ``(b) Any law enforcement officer who is convicted of a 
     felony shall be removed from employment without regard to 
     chapter 75 on the last day of the first applicable pay period 
     following the conviction date.
       ``(c) This section does not prohibit the removal from 
     employment before a conviction date.''.
       (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of 
     sections for chapter 73 of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding after the item relating to section 7363 the 
     following:

 ``SUBCHAPTER VI--MANDATORY REMOVAL FROM EMPLOYMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT 
                                OFFICERS

``7551. Mandatory removal from employment of law enforcement officers 
              convicted of felonies.''.
       Sec. 641. (a) Civil Service Retirement System.--The table 
     under section 8334(c) of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in the matter relating to an employee by striking:

                   ``7.5..................  January 1, 2001, to December
                                             31, 2002.
                   7......................  After December 31, 2002.''
 

     and inserting the following:

                                   ``7............  After December 31,
                                                     2000.'';
 

       (2) in the matter relating to a Member or employee for 
     Congressional employee service by striking:

                                    ``8...........  January 1, 2001, to
                                                     December 31, 2002.
                                    7.5...........  After December 31,
                                                     2002.''
 

     and inserting the following:

                                   ``7.5..........  After December 31,
                                                     2000.'';
 


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       (3) in the matter relating to a Member for Member service 
     by striking:

                                    ``8.5.........  January 1, 2001, to
                                                     December 31, 2002.
                                    8.............  After December 31,
                                                     2002.''
 

     and inserting the following:

                                   ``8............  After December 31,
                                                     2000.'';
 

       (4) in the matter relating to a law enforcement officer for 
     law enforcement service and firefighter for firefighter 
     service by striking:

                                    ``8...........  January 1, 2001, to
                                                     December 31, 2002.
                                    7.5...........  After December 31,
                                                     2002.''
 

     and inserting the following:

                                   ``7.5..........  After December 31,
                                                     2000.'';
 

       (5) in the matter relating to a bankruptcy judge by 
     striking:

                                    ``8.5.........  January 1, 2001, to
                                                     December 31, 2002.
                                    8.............  After December 31,
                                                     2002.''
 

     and inserting the following:

                                   ``8............  After December 31,
                                                     2000.'';
 

       (6) in the matter relating to a judge of the United States 
     Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces for service as a judge 
     of that court by striking:

                                    ``8.5.........  January 1, 2001, to
                                                     December 31, 2002.
                                    8.............  After December 31,
                                                     2002.''
 

     and inserting the following:

                                   ``8............  After December 31,
                                                     2000.'';
 

       (7) in the matter relating to a United States magistrate by 
     striking:

                                    ``8.5.........  January 1, 2001, to
                                                     December 31, 2002.
                                    8.............  After December 31,
                                                     2002.''
 

     and inserting the following:

                                   ``8............  After December 31,
                                                     2000.'';
 

       (8) in the matter relating to a Court of Federal Claims 
     judge by striking:

                                    ``8.5.........  January 1, 2001, to
                                                     December 31, 2002.
                                    8.............  After December 31,
                                                     2002.''
 

     and inserting the following:

                                   ``8............  After December 31,
                                                     2000.'';
 

       (9) in the matter relating to a member of the Capitol 
     Police by striking:

                                    ``8...........  January 1, 2001, to
                                                     December 31, 2002.
                                    7.5...........  After December 31,
                                                     2002.''
 

     and inserting the following:


                                   ``7.5..........  After December 31,
                                                     2000.'';
 

     and
       (10) in the matter relating to a nuclear materials courier 
     by striking:


                                    ``8...........  January 1, 2001 to
                                                     December 31, 2002.
                                    7.5...........  After December 31,
                                                     2002.''
 

     and inserting the following:


                                   ``7.5..........  After December 31,
                                                     2000.''.
 

       (b) Federal Employees' Retirement System.--
       (1) In general.--Section 8422(a) of title 5, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(3) The applicable percentage under this paragraph for 
     civilian service shall be as follows:

``Employee.......................  7...............  January 1, 1987, to
                                                      December 31, 1998.
                                   7.25............  January 1, 1999, to
                                                      December 31, 1999.
                                   7.4.............  January 1, 2000, to
                                                      December 31, 2000.
                                   7...............  After December 31,
                                                      2000.
Congressional employee...........  7.5.............  January 1, 1987, to
                                                      December 31, 1998.
                                   7.75............  January 1, 1999, to
                                                      December 31, 1999.
                                   7.9.............  January 1, 2000, to
                                                      December 31, 2000.
                                   7.5.............  After December 31,
                                                      2000.
Member...........................  7.5.............  January 1, 1987, to
                                                      December 31, 1998.
                                   7.75............  January 1, 1999, to
                                                      December 31, 1999.
                                   7.9.............  January 1, 2000, to
                                                      December 31, 2000.
                                   7.5.............  After December 31,
                                                      2000.
Law enforcement officer,           7.5.............  January 1, 1987, to
 firefighter, member of the                           December 31, 1998.
 Capitol Police, or air traffic
 controller.
                                   7.75............  January 1, 1999, to
                                                      December 31, 1999.
                                   7.9.............  January 1, 2000, to
                                                      December 31, 2000.
                                   7.5.............  After December 31,
                                                      2000.
Nuclear materials courier........  7...............  January 1, 1987, to
                                                      October 16, 1998.
                                   7.5.............  October 17, 1998,
                                                      to December 31,
                                                      1998.
                                   7.75............  January 1, 1999, to
                                                      December 31, 1999.
                                   7.9.............  January 1, 2000, to
                                                      December 31, 2000.
                                   7.5.............  After December 31,
                                                      2000.''.
 

       (2) Military service.--Section 8422(e)(6) of title 5, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``; and'' and 
     inserting a period; and
       (C) by striking subparagraph (C).
       (3) Volunteer service.--Section 8422(f)(4) of title 5, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``; and'' and 
     inserting a period; and
       (C) by striking subparagraph (C).
       (c) Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability 
     System.--
       (1) In general.--Section 7001(c)(2) of the Balanced Budget 
     Act of 1997 (50 U.S.C. 2021 note) is amended--
       (A) in the matter before the colon, by striking ``December 
     31, 2002'' and inserting ``December 31, 2000''; and
       (B) in the matter after the colon, by striking all that 
     follows ``December 31, 2000.''.
       (2) Military service.--Section 252(h)(1)(A) of the Central 
     Intelligence Agency Retirement Act (50 U.S.C. 2082(h)(1)(A)), 
     is amended--
       (A) in the matter before the colon, by striking ``December 
     31, 2002'' and inserting ``December 31, 2000''; and
       (B) in the matter after the colon, by striking all that 
     follows ``December 31, 2000.''.
       (d) Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System.--
       (1) In general.--Section 7001(d)(2) of the Balanced Budget 
     Act of 1997 (22 U.S.C. 4045 note) is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) in the matter before the colon, by striking ``December 
     31, 2002'' and inserting ``December 31, 2000''; and
       (ii) in the matter after the colon, by striking all that 
     follows ``December 31, 2000.''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (B)--
       (i) in the matter before the colon, by striking ``December 
     31, 2002'' and inserting ``December 31, 2000''; and
       (ii) in the matter after the colon, by striking all that 
     follows ``December 31, 2000.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 805(d)(1) of the Foreign 
     Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4045(d)(1)) is amended, in the 
     table in the matter following subparagraph (B), by striking:


                   ``January 1, 2001, through     7.5
                   December 31, 2002, inclusive.
                   After December 31, 2002.....   7''
 

     and inserting the following:


                   ``After December 31, 2000...   7''.
 

       (e) Foreign Service Pension System.--
       (1) In general.--Section 856(a)(2) of the Foreign Service 
     Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4071e(a)(2)) is amended by striking 
     all that follows ``December 31, 2000.'' and inserting the 
     following:


                                    ``7.5.........  After December 31,
                                                     2000.''.
 

       (2) Volunteer service.--Section 854(c)(1) of the Foreign 
     Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4071c(c)(1)) is amended--
       (A) in the matter before the colon, by striking ``December 
     31, 2002'' and inserting ``December 31, 2000''; and
       (B) in the matter after the colon, by striking all that 
     follows ``December 31, 2000.''.
       (f) Civil Service Retirement System.--Notwithstanding 
     section 8334 (a)(1) or (k)(1) of title 5, United States Code, 
     during the period beginning on October 1, 2002, through 
     December 31, 2002, each employing agency (other than the 
     United States Postal Service or the Metropolitan Washington 
     Airports Authority) shall contribute--
       (1) 7.5 percent of the basic pay of an employee;
       (2) 8 percent of the basic pay of a congressional employee, 
     a law enforcement officer, a member of the Capitol police, a 
     firefighter, or a nuclear materials courier; and
       (3) 8.5 percent of the basic pay of a Member of Congress, a 
     Court of Federal Claims judge, a United States magistrate, a 
     judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed 
     Forces, or a bankruptcy judge;
     in lieu of the agency contributions otherwise required under 
     section 8334(a)(1) of such title 5.
       (g) Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability 
     System.--Notwithstanding section 211(a)(2) of the Central 
     Intelligence Agency Retirement Act (50 U.S.C. 2021(a)(2)), 
     during the period beginning on October 1, 2002, through 
     December 31, 2002, the Central Intelligence Agency shall 
     contribute 7.5 percent of the basic pay of an employee 
     participating in the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement 
     and Disability System in lieu of the agency contribution 
     otherwise required under section 211(a)(2) of such Act.
       (h) Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System.--
     Notwithstanding any provision of section 805(a) of the 
     Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4045(a)), during the 
     period beginning on October 1, 2002, through December 31, 
     2002, each agency employing a participant in the Foreign 
     Service Retirement and Disability System shall contribute

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     to the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund--
       (1) 7.5 percent of the basic pay of each participant 
     covered under section 805(a)(1) of such Act participating in 
     the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System; and
       (2) 8 percent of the basic pay of each participant covered 
     under paragraph (2) or (3) of section 805(a) of such Act 
     participating in the Foreign Service Retirement and 
     Disability System;
     in lieu of the agency contribution otherwise required under 
     section 805(a) of such Act.
       (i) The amendments made by this section shall take effect 
     upon the close of calendar year 2000, and shall apply 
     thereafter.
       This Act may be cited as the ``Treasury and General 
     Government Appropriations Act, 2001''.
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                 BOXER (AND BAUCUS) AMENDMENT NO. 4308

  Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mr. Baucus) proposed an amendment to the 
bill, H.R. 4635, supra; as follows:

       On page 103, strike the first three lines.
       On page 138, strike section 427.
                                 ______
                                 

                 BOXER (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 4309

  Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Moynihan, Mr. Schumer, and 
Mr. Kerry) proposed an amendment to the bill, H.R. 4635, supra; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place, add the following:
       Sec.  (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) more than one-eighth of all sites listed on the 
     Superfund National Priorities List are river and ocean water 
     sites where sediment is contaminated with PCBs, dioxins, DDT, 
     metals and other toxic chemicals;
       (2) toxic chemicals like PCBs, dioxins, DDT and metals tend 
     to be less soluble, and more environmentally persistent 
     pollutants;
       (3) toxic chemicals like PCBs, dioxins, DDT and metals 
     polluting river and ocean sites around the nation may pose 
     threats to public health, safety and the environment.
       (b) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that the Environmental Protection Agency should move swiftly 
     to clean up river and ocean sites around the nation that have 
     been contaminated with PCBs, DDT, dioxins, metals and other 
     toxic chemicals in order to protect the public health, safety 
     and the environment.
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                       STEVENS AMENDMENT NO. 4310

  Mr. STEVENS proposed an amendment to the bill, H.R. 4635, supra; as 
follows:


                               DIVISION C

       Sec.   In lieu of a statement of the managers that would 
     otherwise accompany a conference report for a bill making 
     appropriations for federal agencies and activities provided 
     for in this Act, reports that are filed in identical form by 
     the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations prior to 
     adjournment of the 106th Congress shall be considered by the 
     Office of Management and Budget, and the agencies responsible 
     for the obligation and expenditure of funds provided in this 
     Act, as having the same standing, force and legislative 
     history as would a statement of the managers accompanying a 
     conference report.
                                 ______
                                 

       UNITED STATES GRAIN STANDARDS REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2000

                                 ______
                                 

                        LUGAR AMENDMENT NO. 4311

  Mr. MURKOWSKI (for Mr. Lugar) proposed an amendment to the bill (H.R. 
4788 to amend the United States Grain Standards Act to extend the 
authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to collect fees to cover the 
cost of services performed under the Act, to extend the authorization 
of appropriations for the Act, and to improve the administration of the 
Act; as follows:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Grain 
     Standards and Warehouse Improvement Act of 2000''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

                        TITLE I--GRAIN STANDARDS

Sec. 101. Sampling for export grain.
Sec. 102. Geographic boundaries for official agencies.
Sec. 103. Authorization to collect fees.
Sec. 104. Testing of equipment.
Sec. 105. Limitation on administrative and supervisory costs.
Sec. 106. Licenses and authorizations.
Sec. 107. Grain additives.
Sec. 108. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 109. Advisory committee.
Sec. 110. Conforming amendments.

                          TITLE II--WAREHOUSES

Sec. 201. Storage of agricultural products in warehouses.
Sec. 202. Regulations.

                        TITLE III--MISCELLANEOUS

Sec. 301. Energy generation, transmission, and distribution facilities 
              efficiency grants and loans in rural communities with 
              extremely high energy costs.
Sec. 302. Carry forward adjustment.
Sec. 303. Fees and penalties for mediation and arbitration of disputes 
              involving agricultural products moving in foreign 
              commerce under multinational entities.
Sec. 304. Community facilities grant program for rural communities with 
              extreme unemployment and severe economic depression.
Sec. 305. Community facilities grant program for rural communities with 
              high levels of out-migration or loss of population.
Sec. 306. State agricultural mediation programs.
Sec. 307. Adjustments to nutrition programs.
Sec. 308. Authorization for Secretary of Agriculture to purchase and 
              transfer land.
Sec. 309. Extension of time period for filing certain complaints 
              alleging preparation of false inspection certificates.
Sec. 310. International food relief partnership.

                        TITLE I--GRAIN STANDARDS

     SEC. 101. SAMPLING FOR EXPORT GRAIN.

       Section 5(a)(1) of the United States Grain Standards Act (7 
     U.S.C. 77(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``(on the basis'' and 
     all that follows through ``from the United States)''.

     SEC. 102. GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES FOR OFFICIAL AGENCIES.

       (a) Inspection Authority.--Section 7(f) of the United 
     States Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 79(f)) is amended by 
     striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
       ``(2) Geographic boundaries for official agencies.--Not 
     more than 1 official agency designated under paragraph (1) or 
     State delegated authority under subsection (e)(2) to carry 
     out the inspection provisions of this Act shall be operative 
     at the same time in any geographic area defined by the 
     Secretary, except that, if the Secretary determines that the 
     presence of more than 1 designated official agency in the 
     same geographic area will not undermine the policy stated in 
     section 2, the Secretary may--
       ``(A) allow more than 1 designated official agency to carry 
     out inspections within the same geographical area as part of 
     a pilot program; and
       ``(B) allow a designated official agency to cross boundary 
     lines to carry out inspections in another geographic area if 
     the Secretary also determines that--
       ``(i) the current designated official agency for that 
     geographic area is unable to provide inspection services in a 
     timely manner;
       ``(ii) a person requesting inspection services in that 
     geographic area has not been receiving official inspection 
     services from the current designated official agency for that 
     geographic area; or
       ``(iii) a person requesting inspection services in that 
     geographic area requests a probe inspection on a barge-lot 
     basis.''.
       (b) Weighing Authority.--Section 7A(i) of the United States 
     Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 79a(i)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(i) No'' and inserting the following:
       ``(i) Unauthorized Weighing Prohibited.--
       ``(1) In general.--No'';
       (2) by striking the second sentence; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Geographic boundaries for official agencies.--Not 
     more than 1 designated official agency referred to in 
     paragraph (1) or State agency delegated authority pursuant to 
     subsection (c)(2) to carry out the weighing provisions of 
     this Act shall be operative at the same time in any 
     geographic area defined by the Secretary, except that, if the 
     Secretary determines that the presence of more than 1 
     designated official agency in the same geographic area will 
     not undermine the policy stated in section 2, the Secretary 
     may--
       ``(A) allow more than 1 designated official agency to carry 
     out the weighing provisions within the same geographical area 
     as part of a pilot program; and
       ``(B) allow a designated official agency to cross boundary 
     lines to carry out the weighing provisions in another 
     geographic area if the Secretary also determines that--
       ``(i) the current designated official agency for that 
     geographic area is unable to provide the weighing services in 
     a timely manner; or
       ``(ii) a person requesting weighing services in that 
     geographic area has not been receiving official weighing 
     services from the current designated official agency for that 
     geographic area.''.

     SEC. 103. AUTHORIZATION TO COLLECT FEES.

       (a) Inspection and Supervisory Fees.--Section 7(j)(4) of 
     the United States Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 79(j)(4)) is 
     amended in the first sentence by striking ``2000'' and 
     inserting ``2005''.
       (b) Weighing and Supervisory Fees.--Section 7A(l)(3) of the 
     United States Grain

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     Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 79a(l)(3)) is amended in the first 
     sentence by striking ``2000'' and inserting ``2005''.

     SEC. 104. TESTING OF EQUIPMENT.

       Section 7B(a) of the United States Grain Standards Act (7 
     U.S.C. 79b(a)) is amended in the first sentence by striking 
     ``but at least annually and''.

     SEC. 105. LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPERVISORY COSTS.

       Section 7D of the United States Grain Standards Act (7 
     U.S.C. 79d) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``2000'' and inserting ``2005''; and
       (2) by striking ``40 per centum'' and inserting ``30 
     percent''.

     SEC. 106. LICENSES AND AUTHORIZATIONS.

       Section 8(a)(3) of the United States Grain Standards Act (7 
     U.S.C. 84(a)(3)) is amended by inserting ``inspection, 
     weighing,'' after ``laboratory testing,''.

     SEC. 107. GRAIN ADDITIVES.

       Section 13(e)(1) of the United States Grain Standards Act 
     (7 U.S.C. 87b(e)(1)) is amended by inserting ``, or prohibit 
     disguising the quality of grain,'' after ``sound and pure 
     grain''.

     SEC. 108. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Section 19 of the United States Grain Standards Act (7 
     U.S.C. 87h) is amended by striking ``2000'' and inserting 
     ``2005''.

     SEC. 109. ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

       Section 21(e) of the United States Grain Standards Act (7 
     U.S.C. 87j(e)) is amended by striking ``2000'' and inserting 
     ``2005''.

     SEC. 110. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Section 8 of the United States Grain Standards Act of 
     1976 (7 U.S.C. 79 note; Public Law 94-582) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(a)''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (b).
       (b) Sections 23, 24, and 25 of the United States Grain 
     Standards Act of 1976 (7 U.S.C. 87e-1, 7 U.S.C. 76 note; 
     Public Law 94-582) are repealed.
       (c) Section 27 of the United States Grain Standards Act of 
     1976 (7 U.S.C. 74 note; Public Law 94-582) is amended by 
     striking ``; and thereafter'' and all that follows and 
     inserting a period.

     SEC. 111. SPECIAL EFFECTIVE DATE FOR CERTAIN EXPIRED 
                   PROVISIONS.

       The amendments made by sections 103, 105, 108, and 109 
     shall take effect as if enacted on September 30, 2000.

                          TITLE II--WAREHOUSES

     SEC. 201. STORAGE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS IN WAREHOUSES.

       The United States Warehouse Act (7 U.S.C. 241 et seq.) is 
     amended to read as follows:

     ``SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       ``This Act may be cited as the `United States Warehouse 
     Act'.

     ``SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

       ``In this Act:
       ``(1) Agricultural product.--The term `agricultural 
     product' means an agricultural commodity, as determined by 
     the Secretary, including a processed product of an 
     agricultural commodity.
       ``(2) Approval.--The term `approval' means the consent 
     provided by the Secretary for a person to engage in an 
     activity authorized by this Act.
       ``(3) Department.--The term `Department' means the 
     Department of Agriculture.
       ``(4) Electronic document.--The term `electronic document' 
     means a document that is generated, sent, received, or stored 
     by electronic, optical, or similar means, including 
     electronic data interchange, electronic mail, telegram, 
     telex, or telecopy.
       ``(5) Electronic receipt.--The term `electronic receipt' 
     means a receipt that is authorized by the Secretary to be 
     issued or transmitted under this Act in the form of an 
     electronic document.
       ``(6) Holder.--The term `holder' means a person that has 
     possession in fact or by operation of law of a receipt or any 
     electronic document.
       ``(7) Person.--The term `person' means--
       ``(A) a person (as defined in section 1 of title 1, United 
     States Code);
       ``(B) a State; and
       ``(C) a political subdivision of a State.
       ``(8) Receipt.--The term `receipt' means a warehouse 
     receipt issued in accordance with this Act, including an 
     electronic receipt.
       ``(9) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary 
     of Agriculture.
       ``(10) Warehouse.--The term `warehouse' means a structure 
     or other approved storage facility, as determined by the 
     Secretary, in which any agricultural product may be stored or 
     handled for the purposes of interstate or foreign commerce.
       ``(11) Warehouse operator.--The term `warehouse operator' 
     means a person that is lawfully engaged in the business of 
     storing or handling agricultural products.

     ``SEC. 3. POWERS OF SECRETARY.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall have exclusive 
     power, jurisdiction, and authority, to the extent that this 
     Act applies, with respect to--
       ``(1) each warehouse operator licensed under this Act;
       ``(2) each person that has obtained an approval to engage 
     in an activity under this Act; and
       ``(3) each person claiming an interest in an agricultural 
     product by means of a document or receipt subject to this 
     Act.
       ``(b) Covered Agricultural Products.--The Secretary shall 
     specify, after an opportunity for notice and comment, those 
     agricultural products for which a warehouse license may be 
     issued under this Act.
       ``(c) Investigations.--The Secretary may investigate the 
     storing, warehousing, classifying according to grade and 
     otherwise, weighing, and certifying of agricultural products.
       ``(d) Inspections.--The Secretary may inspect or cause to 
     be inspected any person or warehouse licensed under this Act 
     and any warehouse for which a license is applied for under 
     this Act.
       ``(e) Suitability for Storage.--The Secretary may determine 
     whether a licensed warehouse, or a warehouse for which a 
     license is applied for under this Act, is suitable for the 
     proper storage of the agricultural product or products stored 
     or proposed for storage in the warehouse.
       ``(f) Classification.--The Secretary may classify a 
     licensed warehouse, or a warehouse for which a license is 
     applied for under this Act, in accordance with the ownership, 
     location, surroundings, capacity, conditions, and other 
     qualities of the warehouse and as to the kinds of licenses 
     issued or that may be issued for the warehouse under this 
     Act.
       ``(g) Warehouse Operator's Duties.--Subject to the other 
     provisions of this Act, the Secretary may prescribe the 
     duties of a warehouse operator operating a warehouse licensed 
     under this Act with respect to the warehouse operator's care 
     of and responsibility for agricultural products stored or 
     handled by the warehouse operator.
       ``(h) Systems for Electronic Conveyance.--
       ``(1) Regulations governing electronic systems.--Except as 
     provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary may promulgate 
     regulations governing 1 or more electronic systems under 
     which electronic receipts may be issued and transferred and 
     other electronic documents relating to the shipment, payment, 
     and financing of the sale of agricultural products may be 
     issued or transferred.
       ``(2) Limitations.--The Secretary shall not have the 
     authority under this Act to establish--
       ``(A) 1 or more central filing systems for the filing of 
     financing statements or the filing of the notice of financing 
     statements; or
       ``(B) rules to determine security interests of persons 
     affected by this Act.
       ``(i) Examination and Audits.--In addition to the authority 
     provided under subsection (l), on request of the person, 
     State agency, or commodity exchange, the Secretary may 
     conduct an examination, audit, or similar activity with 
     respect to--
       ``(1) any person that is engaged in the business of storing 
     an agricultural product that is subject to this Act;
       ``(2) any State agency that regulates the storage of an 
     agricultural product by such a person; or
       ``(3) any commodity exchange with regulatory authority over 
     the storage of agricultural products that are subject to this 
     Act.
       ``(j) Licenses for Operation of Warehouses.--The Secretary 
     may issue to any warehouse operator a license for the 
     operation of a warehouse in accordance with this Act if--
       ``(1) the Secretary determines that the warehouse is 
     suitable for the proper storage of the agricultural product 
     or products stored or proposed for storage in the warehouse; 
     and
       ``(2) the warehouse operator agrees, as a condition of the 
     license, to comply with this Act (including regulations 
     promulgated under this Act).
       ``(k) Licensing of Other Persons.--
       ``(1) In general.--On presentation of satisfactory proof of 
     competency to carry out the activities described in this 
     paragraph, the Secretary may issue to any person a Federal 
     license--
       ``(A) to inspect any agricultural product stored or handled 
     in a warehouse subject to this Act;
       ``(B) to sample such an agricultural product;
       ``(C) to classify such an agricultural product according to 
     condition, grade, or other class and certify the condition, 
     grade, or other class of the agricultural product; or
       ``(D) to weigh such an agricultural product and certify the 
     weight of the agricultural product.
       ``(2) Condition.--As a condition of a license issued under 
     paragraph (1), the licensee shall agree to comply with this 
     Act (including regulations promulgated under this Act).
       ``(l) Examination of Books, Records, Papers, and 
     Accounts.--The Secretary may examine and audit, using 
     designated officers, employees, or agents of the Department, 
     all books, records, papers, and accounts relating to 
     activities subject to this Act of--
       ``(1) a warehouse operator operating a warehouse licensed 
     under this Act;
       ``(2) a person operating a system for the electronic 
     recording and transfer of receipts and other documents 
     authorized by the Secretary; or
       ``(3) any other person issuing receipts or electronic 
     documents authorized by the Secretary under this Act.
       ``(m) Cooperation With States.--The Secretary may--
       ``(1) cooperate with officers and employees of a State who 
     administer or enforce State

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     laws relating to warehouses, warehouse operators, weighers, 
     graders, inspectors, samplers, or classifiers; and
       ``(2) enter into cooperative agreements with States to 
     perform activities authorized under this Act.

     ``SEC. 4. IMPOSITION AND COLLECTION OF FEES.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall assess persons 
     covered by this Act fees to cover the costs of administering 
     this Act.
       ``(b) Rates.--The fees under this section shall be set at a 
     rate determined by the Secretary.
       ``(c) Treatment of Fees.--All fees collected under this 
     section shall be credited to the account that incurs the 
     costs of administering this Act and shall be available to the 
     Secretary without further appropriation and without fiscal 
     year limitation.
       ``(d) Interest.--Funds collected under this section may be 
     deposited in an interest-bearing account with a financial 
     institution, and any interest earned on the account shall be 
     credited under subsection (c).
       ``(e) Efficiencies and Cost Effectiveness.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall seek to minimize the 
     fees established under this section by improving efficiencies 
     and reducing costs, including the efficient use of personnel 
     to the extent practicable and consistent with the effective 
     implementation of this Act.
       ``(2) Report.--The Secretary shall publish an annual report 
     on the actions taken by the Secretary to comply with 
     paragraph (1).

     ``SEC. 5. QUALITY AND VALUE STANDARDS.

       ``If standards for the evaluation or determination of the 
     quality or value of an agricultural product are not 
     established under another Federal law, the Secretary may 
     establish standards for the evaluation or determination of 
     the quality or value of the agricultural product under this 
     Act.

     ``SEC. 6. BONDING AND OTHER FINANCIAL ASSURANCE REQUIREMENTS.

       ``(a) In General.--As a condition of receiving a license or 
     approval under this Act (including regulations promulgated 
     under this Act), the person applying for the license or 
     approval shall execute and file with the Secretary a bond, or 
     provide such other financial assurance as the Secretary 
     determines appropriate, to secure the person's performance of 
     the activities so licensed or approved.
       ``(b) Service of Process.--To qualify as a suitable bond or 
     other financial assurance under subsection (a), the surety, 
     sureties, or financial institution shall be subject to 
     service of process in suits on the bond or other financial 
     assurance in the State, district, or territory in which the 
     warehouse is located.
       ``(c) Additional Assurances.--If the Secretary determines 
     that a previously approved bond or other financial assurance 
     is insufficient, the Secretary may suspend or revoke the 
     license or approval covered by the bond or other financial 
     assurance if the person that filed the bond or other 
     financial assurance does not provide such additional bond or 
     other financial assurance as the Secretary determines 
     appropriate.
       ``(d) Third Party Actions.--Any person injured by the 
     breach of any obligation arising under this Act for which a 
     bond or other financial assurance has been obtained as 
     required by this section may sue with respect to the bond or 
     other financial assurance in a district court of the United 
     States to recover the damages that the person sustained as a 
     result of the breach.

     ``SEC. 7. MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS.

       ``To facilitate the administration of this Act, the 
     following persons shall maintain such records and make such 
     reports, as the Secretary may by regulation require:
       ``(1) A warehouse operator that is licensed under this Act.
       ``(2) A person operating a system for the electronic 
     recording and transfer of receipts and other documents that 
     are authorized under this Act.
       ``(3) Any other person engaged in the issuance of 
     electronic receipts or the transfer of documents under this 
     Act.

     ``SEC. 8. FAIR TREATMENT IN STORAGE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.

       ``(a) In General.--Subject to the capacity of a warehouse, 
     a warehouse operator shall deal, in a fair and reasonable 
     manner, with persons storing, or seeking to store, an 
     agricultural product in the warehouse if the agricultural 
     product--
       ``(1) is of the kind, type, and quality customarily stored 
     or handled in the area in which the warehouse is located;
       ``(2) is tendered to the warehouse operator in a suitable 
     condition for warehousing; and
       ``(3) is tendered in a manner that is consistent with the 
     ordinary and usual course of business.
       ``(b) Allocation.--Nothing in this section prohibits a 
     warehouse operator from entering into an agreement with a 
     depositor of an agricultural product to allocate available 
     storage space.

     ``SEC. 9. COMMINGLING OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.

       ``(a) In General.--A warehouse operator may commingle 
     agricultural products in a manner approved by the Secretary.
       ``(b) Liability.--A warehouse operator shall be severally 
     liable to each depositor or holder for the care and 
     redelivery of the share of the depositor and holder of the 
     commingled agricultural product to the same extent and under 
     the same circumstances as if the agricultural products had 
     been stored separately.

     ``SEC. 10. TRANSFER OF STORED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.

       ``(a) In General.--In accordance with regulations 
     promulgated under this Act, a warehouse operator may transfer 
     a stored agricultural product from 1 warehouse to another 
     warehouse for continued storage.
       ``(b) Continued Duty.--The warehouse operator from which 
     agricultural products have been transferred under subsection 
     (a) shall deliver to the rightful owner of such products, on 
     request at the original warehouse, such products in the 
     quantity and of the kind, quality, and grade called for by 
     the receipt or other evidence of storage of the owner.

     ``SEC. 11. WAREHOUSE RECEIPTS.

       ``(a) In General.--At the request of the depositor of an 
     agricultural product stored or handled in a warehouse 
     licensed under this Act, the warehouse operator shall issue a 
     receipt to the depositor as prescribed by the Secretary.
       ``(b) Actual Storage Required.--A receipt may not be issued 
     under this section for an agricultural product unless the 
     agricultural product is actually stored in the warehouse at 
     the time of the issuance of the receipt.
       ``(c) Contents.--Each receipt issued for an agricultural 
     product stored or handled in a warehouse licensed under this 
     Act shall contain such information, for each agricultural 
     product covered by the receipt, as the Secretary may require 
     by regulation.
       ``(d) Prohibition on Additional Receipts or Other 
     Documents.--
       ``(1) Receipts.--While a receipt issued under this Act is 
     outstanding and uncanceled by the warehouse operator, an 
     additional receipt may not be issued for the same 
     agricultural product (or any portion of the same agricultural 
     product) represented by the outstanding receipt, except as 
     authorized by the Secretary.
       ``(2) Other documents.--If a document is transferred under 
     this section, no duplicate document in any form may be 
     transferred by any person with respect to the same 
     agricultural product represented by the document, except as 
     authorized by the Secretary.
       ``(e) Electronic Receipts and Electronic Documents.--Except 
     as provided in section 3(h)(2), notwithstanding any other 
     provision of Federal or State law:
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may promulgate regulations 
     that authorize the issuance, recording, and transfer of 
     electronic receipts, and the transfer of other electronic 
     documents, in accordance with this subsection.
       ``(2) Electronic receipt or electronic document systems.--
     Electronic receipts may be issued, recorded, and transferred, 
     and electronic documents may be transferred, under this 
     subsection with respect to an agricultural product under, a 
     system or systems maintained in 1 or more locations and 
     approved by the Secretary in accordance with regulations 
     issued under this Act.
       ``(3) Treatment of holder.--Any person designated as the 
     holder of an electronic receipt or other electronic document 
     issued or transferred under this Act shall, for the purpose 
     of perfecting the security interest of the person under 
     Federal or State law and for all other purposes, be 
     considered to be in possession of the receipt or other 
     electronic document.
       ``(4) Nondiscrimination.--An electronic receipt issued, or 
     other electronic document transferred, in accordance with 
     this Act shall not be denied legal effect, validity, or 
     enforceability on the ground that the information is 
     generated, sent, received, or stored by electronic or similar 
     means.
       ``(5) Security interests.--If more than 1 security interest 
     exists in the agricultural product that is the subject of an 
     electronic receipt or other electronic document under this 
     Act, the priority of the security interest shall be 
     determined by the applicable Federal or State law.
       ``(6) No electronic receipt required.--A person shall not 
     be required to issue in electronic form a receipt or document 
     with respect to an agricultural product.
       ``(7) Option for non-federally licensed warehouse 
     operators.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
     a warehouse operator not licensed under this Act may, at the 
     option of the warehouse operator and in accordance with 
     regulations established by the Secretary, issue electronic 
     receipts and transfer other electronic documents in 
     accordance with this Act.
       ``(8) Application to state-licensed warehouse operators.--
     This subsection shall not apply to a warehouse operator that 
     is licensed under State law to store agricultural commodities 
     in a warehouse in the State if the warehouse operator 
     elects--
       ``(A) not to issue electronic receipts authorized under 
     this subsection; or
       ``(B) to issue electronic receipts authorized under State 
     law.

     ``SEC. 12. CONDITIONS FOR DELIVERY OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.

       ``(a) Prompt Delivery.--In the absence of a lawful excuse, 
     a warehouse operator shall, without unnecessary delay, 
     deliver the agricultural product stored or handled in the 
     warehouse on a demand made by--
       ``(1) the holder of the receipt for the agricultural 
     product; or

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       ``(2) the person that deposited the product, if no receipt 
     has been issued.
       ``(b) Payment To Accompany Demand.--Prior to delivery of 
     the agricultural product, payment of the accrued charges 
     associated with the storage of the agricultural product, 
     including satisfaction of the warehouseman's lien, shall be 
     made if requested by the warehouse operator.
       ``(c) Surrender of Receipt.--When the holder of a receipt 
     requests delivery of an agricultural product covered by the 
     receipt, the holder shall surrender the receipt to the 
     warehouse operator, in the manner prescribed by the 
     Secretary, to obtain the agricultural product.
       ``(d) Cancellation of Receipt.--A warehouse operator shall 
     cancel each receipt returned to the warehouse operator upon 
     the delivery of the agricultural product for which the 
     receipt was issued.

     ``SEC. 13. SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSES.

       ``(a) In General.--After providing notice and an 
     opportunity for a hearing in accordance with this section, 
     the Secretary may suspend or revoke any license issued, or 
     approval for an activity provided, under this Act--
       ``(1) for a material violation of, or failure to comply, 
     with any provision of this Act (including regulations 
     promulgated under this Act); or
       ``(2) on the ground that unreasonable or exorbitant charges 
     have been imposed for services rendered.
       ``(b) Temporary Suspension.--The Secretary may temporarily 
     suspend a license or approval for an activity under this Act 
     prior to an opportunity for a hearing for any violation of, 
     or failure to comply with, any provision of this Act 
     (including regulations promulgated under this Act).
       ``(c) Authority To Conduct Hearings.--The agency within the 
     Department that is responsible for administering regulations 
     promulgated under this Act shall have exclusive authority to 
     conduct any hearing required under this section.
       ``(d) Judicial Review.--
       ``(1) Jurisdiction.--A final administrative determination 
     issued subsequent to a hearing may be reviewable only in a 
     district court of the United States.
       ``(2) Procedure.--The review shall be conducted in 
     accordance with the standards set forth in section 706(2) of 
     title 5, United States Code.

     ``SEC. 14. PUBLIC INFORMATION.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may release to the public 
     the names, addresses, and locations of all persons--
       ``(1) that have been licensed under this Act or that have 
     been approved to engage in an activity under this Act; and
       ``(2) with respect to which a license or approval has been 
     suspended or revoked under section 13, the results of any 
     investigation made or hearing conducted under this Act, 
     including the reasons for the suspension or revocation.
       ``(b) Confidentiality.--Except as otherwise provided by 
     law, an officer, employee, or agent of the Department shall 
     not divulge confidential business information obtained during 
     a warehouse examination or other function performed as part 
     of the duties of the officer, employee, or agent under this 
     Act.

     ``SEC. 15. PENALTIES FOR NONCOMPLIANCE.

       ``If a person fails to comply with any requirement of this 
     Act (including regulations promulgated under this Act), the 
     Secretary may assess, on the record after an opportunity for 
     a hearing, a civil penalty--
       ``(1) of not more than $25,000 per violation, if an 
     agricultural product is not involved in the violation; or
       ``(2) of not more than 100 percent of the value of the 
     agricultural product, if an agricultural product is involved 
     in the violation.

     ``SEC. 16. JURISDICTION AND ARBITRATION.

       ``(a) Federal Jurisdiction.--A district court of the United 
     States shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any action 
     brought under this Act without regard to the amount in 
     controversy or the citizenship of the parties.
       ``(b) Arbitration.--Nothing in this Act prevents the 
     enforceability of an agreement to arbitrate that would 
     otherwise be enforceable under chapter 1 of title 9, United 
     States Code.

     ``SEC. 17. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are 
     necessary to carry out this Act.''.

     SEC. 202. REGULATIONS.

       (a) Proposed Regulations.--Not later than 90 days after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture 
     shall publish in the Federal Register proposed regulations 
     for carrying out the amendment made by section 201.
       (b) Final Regulations.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall promulgate 
     final regulations for carrying out the amendment made by 
     section 201.
       (c) Effectiveness of Existing Act.--The United States 
     Warehouse Act (7 U.S.C. 241 et seq.) (as it existed before 
     the amendment made by section 201) shall be effective until 
     the earlier of--
       (1) the date on which final regulations are promulgated 
     under subsection (b); or
       (2) August 1, 2001.

                        TITLE III--MISCELLANEOUS

     SEC. 301. ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION, AND DISTRIBUTION 
                   FACILITIES EFFICIENCY GRANTS AND LOANS IN RURAL 
                   COMMUNITIES WITH EXTREMELY HIGH ENERGY COSTS.

       Title I of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 
     901 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 19. ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION, AND DISTRIBUTION 
                   FACILITIES EFFICIENCY GRANTS AND LOANS IN RURAL 
                   COMMUNITIES WITH EXTREMELY HIGH ENERGY COSTS.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the Rural 
     Utilities Service, may--
       ``(1) in coordination with State rural development 
     initiatives, make grants and loans to persons, States, 
     political subdivisions of States, and other entities 
     organized under the laws of States to acquire, construct, 
     extend, upgrade, and otherwise improve energy generation, 
     transmission, or distribution facilities serving communities 
     in which the average residential expenditure for home energy 
     is at least 275 percent of the national average residential 
     expenditure for home energy (as determined by the Energy 
     Information Agency using the most recent data available);
       ``(2) make grants and loans to the Denali Commission 
     established by the Denali Commission Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 
     3121 note; Public Law 105-277) to acquire, construct, extend, 
     upgrade, and otherwise improve energy generation, 
     transmission, or distribution facilities serving communities 
     described in paragraph (1); and
       ``(3) make grants to State entities, in existence as of the 
     date of enactment of this section, to establish and support a 
     revolving fund to provide a more cost-effective means of 
     purchasing fuel where the fuel cannot be shipped by means of 
     surface transportation.
       ``(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       ``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     to carry out this section $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2001 
     and such sums as are necessary for each subsequent fiscal 
     year.
       ``(2) Limitation on planning and administrative expenses.--
     Not more than 4 percent of the amounts made available under 
     paragraph (1) may be used for planning and administrative 
     expenses.''.

     SEC. 302. CARRY FORWARD ADJUSTMENT.

       The amendments made by section 204(b)(10)(A) of the 
     Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 shall apply 
     beginning with undermarketings of the 2001 crop of burley 
     tobacco and with marketings of the 2002 crop of burley 
     tobacco.

     SEC. 303. FEES AND PENALTIES FOR MEDIATION AND ARBITRATION OF 
                   DISPUTES INVOLVING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS MOVING 
                   IN FOREIGN COMMERCE UNDER MULTINATIONAL 
                   ENTITIES.

       Section 203(e) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 
     U.S.C. 1622(e)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(e) To'' and inserting the following:
       ``(e) Development of New Markets.--
       ``(1) In general.--To''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Fees and penalties.--
       ``(A) In general.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the 
     Secretary may assess and collect reasonable fees and late 
     payment penalties to mediate and arbitrate disputes arising 
     between parties in connection with transactions involving 
     agricultural products moving in foreign commerce under the 
     jurisdiction of a multinational entity.
       ``(B) Deposit.--Fees and penalties collected under 
     subparagraph (A) shall be deposited into the account that 
     incurred the cost of providing the mediation or arbitration 
     service.
       ``(C) Availability.--Fees and penalties collected under 
     subparagraph (A) shall be available to the Secretary without 
     further Act of appropriation and shall remain available until 
     expended to pay the expenses of the Secretary for providing 
     mediation and arbitration services under this paragraph.
       ``(D) No requirement for use of services.--No person shall 
     be required by the Secretary to use the mediation and 
     arbitration services provided under this paragraph.''.

     SEC. 304. COMMUNITY FACILITIES GRANT PROGRAM FOR RURAL 
                   COMMUNITIES WITH EXTREME UNEMPLOYMENT AND 
                   SEVERE ECONOMIC DEPRESSION.

       (a) In General.--Section 306(a) of the Consolidated Farm 
     and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(20) Community facilities grant program for rural 
     communities with extreme unemployment and severe economic 
     depression.--
       ``(A) Definition of not employed rate.--In this paragraph, 
     the term `not employed rate', with respect to a community, 
     means the percentage of individuals over the age of 18 who 
     reside within the community and who are ready, willing, and 
     able to be employed but are unable to find employment, as 
     determined by the department of labor of the State in which 
     the community is located.
       ``(B) Grant authority.--The Secretary may make grants to 
     associations, units of general local government, nonprofit 
     corporations, and Indian tribes (as defined in section

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     4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
     Act (25 U.S.C. 450b)) in a State to provide the Federal share 
     of the cost of developing specific essential community 
     facilities in rural communities with respect to which the not 
     employed rate is greater than the lesser of--
       ``(i) 500 percent of the average national unemployment rate 
     on the date of enactment of this paragraph, as determined by 
     the Bureau of Labor Statistics; or
       ``(ii) 200 percent of the average national unemployment 
     rate during the Great Depression, as determined by the Bureau 
     of Labor Statistics.
       ``(C) Federal share.--Paragraph (19)(B) shall apply to a 
     grant made under this paragraph.
       ``(D) Authorization of appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out this paragraph 
     $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2001 and such sums as are 
     necessary for each subsequent fiscal year, of which not more 
     than 5 percent of the amount made available for a fiscal year 
     shall be available for community planning and 
     implementation.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 381E(d)(1)(B) of the 
     Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 
     2009d(d)(1)(B)) is amended by striking ``section 306(a)(19)'' 
     and inserting ``paragraph (19) or (20) of section 306(a)''.

     SEC. 305. COMMUNITY FACILITIES GRANT PROGRAM FOR RURAL 
                   COMMUNITIES WITH HIGH LEVELS OF OUT-MIGRATION 
                   OR LOSS OF POPULATION.

       (a) In General.--Section 306(a) of the Consolidated Farm 
     and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)) (as amended by 
     section 304(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(21) Community facilities grant program for rural 
     communities with high levels of out-migration or loss of 
     population.--
       ``(A) Grant authority.--The Secretary may make grants to 
     associations, units of general local government, nonprofit 
     corporations, and Indian tribes (as defined in section 4 of 
     the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act 
     (25 U.S.C. 450b)) in a State to provide the Federal share of 
     the cost of developing specific essential community 
     facilities in any geographic area--
       ``(i) that is represented by--

       ``(I) any political subdivision of a State;
       ``(II) an Indian tribe on a Federal or State reservation; 
     or
       ``(III) other federally recognized Indian tribal group;

       ``(ii) that is located in a rural area (as defined in 
     section 381A);
       ``(iii) with respect to which, during the most recent 5-
     year period, the net out-migration of inhabitants, or other 
     population loss, from the area equals or exceeds 5 percent of 
     the population of the area; and
       ``(iv) that has a median household income that is less than 
     the nonmetropolitan median household income of the United 
     States.
       ``(B) Federal share.--Paragraph (19)(B) shall apply to a 
     grant made under this paragraph.
       ``(C) Authorization of appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out this paragraph 
     $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2001 and such sums as are 
     necessary for each subsequent fiscal year, of which not more 
     than 5 percent of the amount made available for a fiscal year 
     shall be available for community planning and 
     implementation.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 381E(d)(1)(B) of the 
     Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 
     2009d(d)(1)(B)) (as amended by section 304(b)) is amended by 
     striking ``paragraph (19) or (20)'' and inserting ``paragraph 
     (19), (20), or (21)''.

     SEC. 306. STATE AGRICULTURAL MEDIATION PROGRAMS.

       (a) Eligible Person; Mediation Services.--Section 501 of 
     the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987 (7 U.S.C. 5101) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (c), by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) 
     and inserting the following:
       ``(1) Issues covered.--
       ``(A) In general.--To be certified as a qualifying State, 
     the mediation program of the State must provide mediation 
     services to persons described in paragraph (2) that are 
     involved in agricultural loans (regardless of whether the 
     loans are made or guaranteed by the Secretary or made by a 
     third party).
       ``(B) Other issues.--The mediation program of a qualifying 
     State may provide mediation services to persons described in 
     paragraph (2) that are involved in 1 or more of the following 
     issues under the jurisdiction of the Department of 
     Agriculture:
       ``(i) Wetlands determinations.
       ``(ii) Compliance with farm programs, including 
     conservation programs.
       ``(iii) Agricultural credit.
       ``(iv) Rural water loan programs.
       ``(v) Grazing on National Forest System land.
       ``(vi) Pesticides.
       ``(vii) Such other issues as the Secretary considers 
     appropriate.
       ``(2) Persons eligible for mediation.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the persons 
     referred to in paragraph (1) include--
       ``(i) agricultural producers;
       ``(ii) creditors of producers (as applicable); and
       ``(iii) persons directly affected by actions of the 
     Department of Agriculture.
       ``(B) Voluntary participation.--
       ``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii) and section 503, 
     a person may not be compelled to participate in mediation 
     services provided under this Act.
       ``(ii) State laws.--Clause (i) shall not affect a State law 
     requiring mediation before foreclosure on agricultural land 
     or property.''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Definition of Mediation Services.--In this section, 
     the term `mediation services', with respect to mediation or a 
     request for mediation, may include all activities related 
     to--
       ``(1) the intake and scheduling of cases;
       ``(2) the provision of background and selected information 
     regarding the mediation process;
       ``(3) financial advisory and counseling services (as 
     appropriate) performed by a person other than a State 
     mediation program mediator; and
       ``(4) the mediation session.''.
       (b) Use of Mediation Grants.--Section 502(c) of the 
     Agricultural Credit Act of 1987 (7 U.S.C. 5102(c)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``Each'' and inserting the following:
       ``(1) In general.--Each''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Operation and administration expenses.--For purposes 
     of paragraph (1), operation and administration expenses for 
     which a grant may be used include--
       ``(A) salaries;
       ``(B) reasonable fees and costs of mediators;
       ``(C) office rent and expenses, such as utilities and 
     equipment rental;
       ``(D) office supplies;
       ``(E) administrative costs, such as workers' compensation, 
     liability insurance, the employer's share of Social Security, 
     and necessary travel;
       ``(F) education and training;
       ``(G) security systems necessary to ensure the 
     confidentiality of mediation sessions and records of 
     mediation sessions;
       ``(H) costs associated with publicity and promotion of the 
     mediation program;
       ``(I) preparation of the parties for mediation; and
       ``(J) financial advisory and counseling services for 
     parties requesting mediation.''.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 506 of the 
     Agricultural Credit Act of 1987 (7 U.S.C. 5106) is amended by 
     striking ``2000'' and inserting ``2005''.

     SEC. 307. ADJUSTMENTS TO NUTRITION PROGRAMS.

       (a) Payment of Costs Associated With Removal of Commodities 
     That Pose a Health or Safety Risk.--Section 15(e) of the 
     Commodity Distribution Reform Act and WIC Amendments of 1987 
     (7 U.S.C. 612c note; Public Law 100-237) is amended by 
     striking ``2000'' and inserting ``2003''.
       (b) Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, 
     Infants, and Children.--
       (1) Cost-of-living allowances for members of uniformed 
     services.--Section 17(d)(2)(B)(ii) of the Child Nutrition Act 
     of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(d)(2)(B)(ii)) is amended by striking 
     ``continental'' and inserting ``contiguous States of the''.
       (2) Demonstration project.--Effective October 1, 2000, 
     section 17(r)(1) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 
     U.S.C. 1786(r)(1)) is amended by striking ``at least 20 local 
     agencies'' and inserting ``not more than 20 local agencies''.
       (c) Child and Adult Care Food Program.--
       (1) Technical amendments.--Section 17 of the Richard B. 
     Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking the section heading and all that follows 
     through ``Sec. 17.'' and inserting the following:

     ``SEC. 17. CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM.'';

     and
       (B) in subsection (a)(6)(C)(ii), by striking ``and'' at the 
     end.
       (2) Exceptions to hearing requirements.--Section 
     17(d)(5)(D) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 1766(d)(5)(D)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``(D) Hearing.--An institution'' and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(D) Hearing.--
       ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in clause (ii), an 
     institution''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(ii) Exception for false or fraudulent claims.--

       ``(I) In general.--If a State agency determines that an 
     institution has knowingly submitted a false or fraudulent 
     claim for reimbursement, the State agency may suspend the 
     participation of the institution in the program in accordance 
     with this clause.
       ``(II) Requirement for review.--Prior to any determination 
     to suspend participation of an institution under subclause 
     (I), the State agency shall provide for an independent review 
     of the proposed suspension in accordance with subclause 
     (III).
       ``(III) Review procedure.--The review shall--

       ``(aa) be conducted by an independent and impartial 
     official other than, and not accountable to, any person 
     involved in the determination to suspend the institution;

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       ``(bb) provide the State agency and the institution the 
     right to submit written documentation relating to the 
     suspension, including State agency documentation of the 
     alleged false or fraudulent claim for reimbursement and the 
     response of the institution to the documentation;
       ``(cc) require the reviewing official to determine, based 
     on the review, whether the State agency has established, 
     based on a preponderance of the evidence, that the 
     institution has knowingly submitted a false or fraudulent 
     claim for reimbursement;
       ``(dd) require the suspension to be in effect for not more 
     than 120 calendar days after the institution has received 
     notification of a determination of suspension in accordance 
     with this clause; and
       ``(ee) require the State agency during the suspension to 
     ensure that payments continue to be made to sponsored centers 
     and family and group day care homes meeting the requirements 
     of the program.

       ``(IV) Hearing.--A State agency shall provide an 
     institution that has been suspended from participation in the 
     program under this clause an opportunity for a fair hearing 
     on the suspension conducted in accordance with subsection 
     (e)(1).''.

       (3) Statewide demonstration projects involving private for-
     profit organizations providing nonresidential day care 
     services.--Section 17(p)(3)(C) of the Richard B. Russell 
     National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766(p)(3)(C)) is 
     amended--
       (A) in clause (iii), by striking ``all families'' and 
     inserting ``all low-income families''; and
       (B) in clause (iv), by striking ``made'' and inserting 
     ``reported for fiscal year 1998''.

     SEC. 308. AUTHORIZATION FOR SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE TO 
                   PURCHASE AND TRANSFER LAND.

       Subject to the availability of funds appropriated to the 
     Agricultural Research Service, the Secretary of Agriculture 
     may--
       (1) purchase a tract of land in the State of South Carolina 
     that is contiguous to land owned on the date of enactment of 
     this Act by the Department of Agriculture, acting through the 
     Coastal Plains Soil, Water, and Plant Research Center of the 
     Agricultural Research Service; and
       (2) transfer land owned by the Department of Agriculture to 
     the Florence Darlington Technical College, South Carolina, in 
     exchange for land owned by the College.

     SEC. 309. EXTENSION OF TIME PERIOD FOR FILING CERTAIN 
                   COMPLAINTS ALLEGING PREPARATION OF FALSE 
                   INSPECTION CERTIFICATES.

       Notwithstanding section 6(a)(1) of the Perishable 
     Agricultural Commodities Act, 1930 (7 U.S.C. 499f(a)(1)), a 
     person that desires to file a complaint under section 6 of 
     that Act involving the allegation of a false inspection 
     certificate prepared by a grader of the Department of 
     Agriculture at Hunts Point Terminal Market, Bronx, New York, 
     prior to October 27, 1999, may file the complaint not later 
     than January 1, 2001.

     SEC. 310. INTERNATIONAL FOOD RELIEF PARTNERSHIP.

       (a) Assistance for Stockpiling and Rapid Transportation, 
     Delivery, and Distribution of Shelf-Stable Prepackaged 
     Foods.--Title II of the Agricultural Trade Development and 
     Assistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 208. ASSISTANCE FOR STOCKPILING AND RAPID 
                   TRANSPORTATION, DELIVERY, AND DISTRIBUTION OF 
                   SHELF-STABLE PREPACKAGED FOODS.

       ``(a) In General.--The Administrator may provide grants 
     to--
       ``(1) United States nonprofit organizations (described in 
     section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and 
     exempt from tax under section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986) for the preparation of shelf-stable prepackaged 
     foods requested by eligible organizations and the 
     establishment and maintenance of stockpiles of the foods in 
     the United States; and
       ``(2) private voluntary organizations and international 
     organizations for the rapid transportation, delivery, and 
     distribution of shelf-stable prepackaged foods described in 
     paragraph (1) to needy individuals in foreign countries.
       ``(b) Grants for Establishment of Stockpiles.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not more than 70 percent of the amount 
     made available to carry out this section shall be used to 
     provide grants under subsection (a)(1).
       ``(2) Priority.--In providing grants under subsection 
     (a)(1), the Administrator shall provide a preference to a 
     United States nonprofit organization that agrees to provide--
       ``(A) non-Federal funds in an amount equal to 50 percent of 
     the amount of funds received under a grant under subsection 
     (a)(1);
       ``(B) an in-kind contribution in an amount equal to that 
     percentage; or
       ``(C) a combination of such funds and an in-kind 
     contribution;

     for the preparation of shelf-stable prepackaged foods and the 
     establishment and maintenance of stockpiles of the foods in 
     the United States in accordance with subsection (a)(1).
       ``(c) Grants for Rapid Transportation, Delivery, and 
     Distribution.--Not less than 20 percent of the amount made 
     available to carry out this section shall be used to provide 
     grants under subsection (a)(2).
       ``(d) Administration.--Not more than 10 percent of the 
     amount made available to carry out this section may be used 
     by the Administrator for the administration of grants under 
     subsection (a).
       ``(e) Regulations or Guidelines.--Not later than 180 days 
     after the date of enactment of this section, the 
     Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary, shall 
     issue such regulations or guidelines as the Administrator 
     determines to be necessary to carry out this section, 
     including regulations or guidelines that provide to United 
     States nonprofit organizations eligible to receive grants 
     under subsection (a)(1) guidance with respect to the 
     requirements for qualified shelf-stable prepackaged foods and 
     the quantity of the foods to be stockpiled by the 
     organizations.
       ``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Administrator to carry out this 
     section, in addition to amounts otherwise available to carry 
     out this section, $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2001 
     and 2002, to remain available until expended.''.
       (b) Prepositioning of Commodities.--Section 407(c) of the 
     Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (7 
     U.S.C. 1736a(c)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(4) Prepositioning.--Funds made available for fiscal 
     years 2001 and 2002 to carry out titles II and III may be 
     used by the Administrator to procure, transport, and store 
     agricultural commodities for prepositioning within the United 
     States and in foreign countries, except that for each such 
     fiscal year not more than $2,000,000 of such funds may be 
     used to store agricultural commodities for prepositioning in 
     foreign countries.''.
                                 ______
                                 

  WILDLIFE AND SPORT FISH RESTORATION PROGRAMS IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2000

                                 ______
                                 

               SMITH OF NEW HAMPSHIRE AMENDMENT NO. 4312

  Mr. MURKOWSKI (for Mr. Smith of New Hampshire) proposed an amendment 
to the bill (H.R. 3671) to amend the Acts popularly known as the 
Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act and the Dingell-Johnson 
Sport Fish Restoration Act to enhance the funds available for grants to 
States for fish and wildlife conservation projects and increase 
opportunities for recreational hunting, bow hunting, trapping, archery, 
and fishing, by eliminating opportunities for waste, fraud, abuse, 
maladministration, and unauthorized expenditures for administration and 
execution of those Acts, and for other purposes; as follows:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Fish and 
     Wildlife Programs Improvement and National Wildlife Refuge 
     System Centennial Act of 2000''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

         TITLE I--WILDLIFE AND SPORT FISH RESTORATION PROGRAMS

Sec. 101. Short titles.

                    Subtitle A--Wildlife Restoration

Sec. 111. Expenses for administration.
Sec. 112. Firearm and bow hunter education and safety program grants.
Sec. 113. Multistate conservation grant program.
Sec. 113. Miscellaneous provision.

                   Subtitle B--Sport Fish Restoration

Sec. 121. Expenses for administration.
Sec. 122. Multistate conservation grant program.
Sec. 123. Funding of the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and 
              Restoration Act.
Sec. 124. Period of availability.
Sec. 125. Miscellaneous provision.
Sec. 126. Conforming amendment.

        Subtitle C--Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs

Sec. 131. Designation of programs.
Sec. 132. Assistant Director for Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration 
              Programs.
Sec. 133. Reports and certifications.

            TITLE II--NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION

Sec. 201. Short title.
Sec. 202. Purposes.
Sec. 203. Board of directors of the Foundation.
Sec. 204. Rights and obligations of the Foundation.
Sec. 205. Annual reporting of grant details.
Sec. 206. Notice to Members of Congress.
Sec. 207. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 208. Limitation on authority.

         TITLE III--NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM CENTENNIAL

Sec. 301. Short title.
Sec. 302. Findings and purposes.

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Sec. 303. National Wildlife Refuge System Centennial Commission.
Sec. 304. Long-term planning and annual reporting requirements 
              regarding the operation and maintenance backlog.
Sec. 305. Year of the National Wildlife Refuge.
Sec. 306. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 307. Effective date.

         TITLE I--WILDLIFE AND SPORT FISH RESTORATION PROGRAMS

     SEC. 101. SHORT TITLES.

       (a) This Title.--This title may be cited as the ``Wildlife 
     and Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act of 
     2000''.
       (b) Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act.--The Act of 
     September 2, 1937 (16 U.S.C. 669 et seq.), is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 13. SHORT TITLE.

       ``This Act may be cited as the `Pittman-Robertson Wildlife 
     Restoration Act'.''.
       (c) Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act.--The Act of 
     August 9, 1950 (16 U.S.C. 777 et seq.), is amended by adding 
     at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 15. SHORT TITLE.

       ``This Act may be cited as the `Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish 
     Restoration Act'.''.

                    Subtitle A--Wildlife Restoration

     SEC. 111. EXPENSES FOR ADMINISTRATION.

       (a) Set-Aside for Expenses for Administration of the 
     Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act.--Section 4 of the 
     Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669c) 
     is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c);
       (2) by striking ``Sec. 4.'' and all that follows through 
     the end of the first sentence of subsection (a) and inserting 
     the following:

     ``SEC. 4. ALLOCATION AND APPORTIONMENT OF AVAILABLE AMOUNTS.

       ``(a) Set-Aside for Expenses for Administration of the 
     Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act.--
       ``(1) In general.--
       ``(A) Set-aside.--For fiscal year 2001 and each fiscal year 
     thereafter, of the revenues (excluding interest accruing 
     under section 3(b)) covered into the fund for the fiscal 
     year, the Secretary of the Interior may use not more than the 
     available amount specified in subparagraph (B) for the fiscal 
     year for expenses for administration incurred in 
     implementation of this Act, in accordance with this 
     subsection and section 9.
       ``(B) Available amounts.--The available amount referred to 
     in subparagraph (A) is--
       ``(i) for each of fiscal years 2001 and 2002, $9,000,000;
       ``(ii) for fiscal year 2003, $8,212,000; and
       ``(iii) for fiscal year 2004 and each fiscal year 
     thereafter, the sum of--

       ``(I) the available amount for the preceding fiscal year; 
     and
       ``(II) the amount determined by multiplying--

       ``(aa) the available amount for the preceding fiscal year; 
     and
       ``(bb) the change, relative to the preceding fiscal year, 
     in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published 
     by the Department of Labor.
       ``(2) Period of availability; apportionment of unobligated 
     amounts.--
       ``(A) Period of availability.--For each fiscal year, the 
     available amount under paragraph (1) shall remain available 
     for obligation for use under that paragraph until the end of 
     the fiscal year.
       ``(B) Apportionment of unobligated amounts.--Not later than 
     60 days after the end of a fiscal year, the Secretary of the 
     Interior shall apportion among the States any of the 
     available amount under paragraph (1) that remains unobligated 
     at the end of the fiscal year, on the same basis and in the 
     same manner as other amounts made available under this Act 
     are apportioned among the States for the fiscal year.
       ``(b) Apportionment to States.--'';
       (3) in subsection (b) (as designated by paragraph (2)), by 
     striking ``after making the aforesaid deduction, shall 
     apportion, except as provided in subsection (b) of this 
     section,'' and inserting ``after deducting the available 
     amount under subsection (a), the amount apportioned under 
     subsection (c), any amount apportioned under section 8A, and 
     amounts provided as grants under sections 10 and 11, shall 
     apportion''; and
       (4) in the first sentence of subsection (c) (as 
     redesignated by paragraph (1)), by inserting ``Puerto Rico,'' 
     after ``American Samoa,''.
       (b) Requirements and Restrictions Concerning Use of Amounts 
     for Expenses for Administration.--Section 9 of the Pittman-
     Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669h) is 
     amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 9. REQUIREMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS CONCERNING USE OF 
                   AMOUNTS FOR EXPENSES FOR ADMINISTRATION.

       ``(a) Authorized Expenses for Administration.--Except as 
     provided in subsection (b), the Secretary of the Interior may 
     use available amounts under section 4(a)(1) only for expenses 
     for administration that directly support the implementation 
     of this Act that consist of--
       ``(1) personnel costs of employees who directly administer 
     this Act on a full-time basis;
       ``(2) personnel costs of employees who directly administer 
     this Act on a part-time basis for at least 20 hours each 
     week, not to exceed the portion of those costs incurred with 
     respect to the work hours of the employee during which the 
     employee directly administers this Act, as those hours are 
     certified by the supervisor of the employee;
       ``(3) support costs directly associated with personnel 
     costs authorized under paragraphs (1) and (2), excluding 
     costs associated with staffing and operation of regional 
     offices of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and 
     the Department of the Interior other than for the purposes of 
     this Act;
       ``(4) costs of determining under section 6(a) whether State 
     comprehensive plans and projects are substantial in character 
     and design;
       ``(5) overhead costs, including the costs of general 
     administrative services, that are directly attributable to 
     administration of this Act and are based on--
       ``(A) actual costs, as determined by a direct cost 
     allocation methodology approved by the Director of the Office 
     of Management and Budget for use by Federal agencies; and
       ``(B) in the case of costs that are not determinable under 
     subparagraph (A), an amount per full-time equivalent employee 
     authorized under paragraphs (1) and (2) that does not exceed 
     the amount charged or assessed for costs per full-time 
     equivalent employee for any other division or program of the 
     United States Fish and Wildlife Service;
       ``(6) costs incurred in auditing, every 5 years, the 
     wildlife and sport fish activities of each State fish and 
     game department and the use of funds under section 6 by each 
     State fish and game department;
       ``(7) costs of audits under subsection (d);
       ``(8) costs of necessary training of Federal and State 
     full-time personnel who administer this Act to improve 
     administration of this Act;
       ``(9) costs of travel to States, territories, and Canada by 
     personnel who--
       ``(A) administer this Act on a full-time basis for purposes 
     directly related to administration of State programs or 
     projects; or
       ``(B) administer grants under section 6, 10, or 11;
       ``(10) costs of travel outside the United States (except 
     travel to Canada), by personnel who administer this Act on a 
     full-time basis, for purposes that directly relate to 
     administration of this Act and that are approved directly by 
     the Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks;
       ``(11) relocation expenses for personnel who, after 
     relocation, will administer this Act on a full-time basis for 
     at least 1 year, as certified by the Director of the United 
     States Fish and Wildlife Service at the time at which the 
     relocation expenses are incurred; and
       ``(12) costs to audit, evaluate, approve, disapprove, and 
     advise concerning grants under sections 6, 10, and 11.
       ``(b) Reporting of Other Uses.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), if the 
     Secretary of the Interior determines that available amounts 
     under section 4(a)(1) should be used for an expense for 
     administration other than an expense for administration 
     described in subsection (a), the Secretary--
       ``(A) shall submit to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Resources of 
     the House of Representatives a report describing the expense 
     for administration and stating the amount of the expense; and
       ``(B) may use any such available amounts for the expense 
     for administration only after the end of the 30-day period 
     beginning on the date of submission of the report under 
     subparagraph (A).
       ``(2) Maximum amount.--For any fiscal year, the Secretary 
     of the Interior may use under paragraph (1) not more than 
     $25,000.
       ``(c) Restriction on Use To Supplement General 
     Appropriations.--The Secretary of the Interior shall not use 
     available amounts under subsection (b) to supplement the 
     funding of any function for which general appropriations are 
     made for the United States Fish and Wildlife Service or any 
     other entity of the Department of the Interior.
       ``(d) Audit Requirement.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Inspector General of the Department 
     of the Interior shall procure the performance of biennial 
     audits, in accordance with generally accepted accounting 
     principles, of expenditures and obligations of amounts used 
     by the Secretary of the Interior for expenses for 
     administration incurred in implementation of this Act.
       ``(2) Auditor.--
       ``(A) In general.--An audit under this subsection shall be 
     performed under a contract that is awarded under competitive 
     procedures (as defined in section 4 of the Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403)) by a person or entity 
     that is not associated in any way with the Department of the 
     Interior (except by way of a contract for the performance of 
     an audit or other review).
       ``(B) Supervision of auditor.--The auditor selected under 
     subparagraph (A) shall report to, and be supervised by, the 
     Inspector General of the Department of the Interior, except 
     that the auditor shall submit a copy of the biennial audit 
     findings to the Secretary of the Interior at the time at 
     which the findings are submitted to the Inspector General of 
     the Department of the Interior.

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       ``(3) Report to congress.--The Inspector General of the 
     Department of the Interior shall promptly submit to the 
     Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives and 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate--
       ``(A) a report on the results of each audit under this 
     subsection; and
       ``(B) a copy of each audit under this subsection.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 8(b) of the Pittman-
     Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669g(b)) is 
     amended in the first sentence by striking ``section 4(b) of 
     this Act'' and inserting ``section 4(c)''.

     SEC. 112. FIREARM AND BOW HUNTER EDUCATION AND SAFETY PROGRAM 
                   GRANTS.

       The Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act is amended--
       (1) by redesignating section 10 (16 U.S.C. 669i) as section 
     12; and
       (2) by inserting after section 9 (16 U.S.C. 669h) the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 10. FIREARM AND BOW HUNTER EDUCATION AND SAFETY 
                   PROGRAM GRANTS.

       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) Grants.--Of the revenues covered into the fund, 
     $7,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2001 and 2002, and 
     $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2003 and each fiscal year 
     thereafter, shall be apportioned among the States in the 
     manner specified in section 4(c) by the Secretary of the 
     Interior and used to make grants to the States to be used 
     for--
       ``(A) in the case of a State that has not used all of the 
     funds apportioned to the State under section 4(c) for the 
     fiscal year in the manner described in section 8(b)--
       ``(i) the enhancement of hunter education programs, hunter 
     and sporting firearm safety programs, and hunter development 
     programs;
       ``(ii) the enhancement of interstate coordination and 
     development of hunter education and shooting range programs;
       ``(iii) the enhancement of bow hunter and archery 
     education, safety, and development programs; and
       ``(iv) the enhancement of construction or development of 
     firearm shooting ranges and archery ranges, and the updating 
     of safety features of firearm shooting ranges and archery 
     ranges; and
       ``(B) in the case of a State that has used all of the funds 
     apportioned to the State under section 4(c) for the fiscal 
     year in the manner described in section 8(b), any use 
     authorized by this Act (including hunter safety programs and 
     the construction, operation, and maintenance of public target 
     ranges).
       ``(2) Limitation on use.--Under paragraph (1), a State 
     shall not be required to use more than the amount described 
     in section 8(b) for hunter safety programs and the 
     construction, operation, and maintenance of public target 
     ranges.
       ``(b) Cost Sharing.--The Federal share of the cost of any 
     activity carried out with a grant under this section shall 
     not exceed 75 percent of the total cost of the activity.
       ``(c) Period of Availability; Reapportionment.--
       ``(1) Period of availability.--Amounts made available and 
     apportioned for grants under this section shall remain 
     available only for the fiscal year for which the amounts are 
     apportioned.
       ``(2) Reapportionment.--At the end of the period of 
     availability under paragraph (1), the Secretary of the 
     Interior shall apportion amounts made available that have not 
     been used to make grants under this section among the States 
     described in subsection (a)(1)(B) for use by those States in 
     accordance with this Act.''.

     SEC. 113. MULTISTATE CONSERVATION GRANT PROGRAM.

       The Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (as amended 
     by section 112) is amended by inserting after section 10 the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 11. MULTISTATE CONSERVATION GRANT PROGRAM.

       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) Amount for grants.--Not more than $3,000,000 of the 
     revenues covered into the fund for a fiscal year shall be 
     available to the Secretary of the Interior for making 
     multistate conservation project grants in accordance with 
     this section.
       ``(2) Period of availability; apportionment.--
       ``(A) Period of availability.--Amounts made available under 
     paragraph (1) shall remain available for making grants only 
     for the first fiscal year for which the amount is made 
     available and the following fiscal year.
       ``(B) Apportionment.--At the end of the period of 
     availability under subparagraph (A), the Secretary of the 
     Interior shall apportion any amounts that remain available 
     among the States in the manner specified in section 4(b) for 
     use by the States in the same manner as funds apportioned 
     under section 4(b).
       ``(b) Selection of Projects.--
       ``(1) States or entities to be benefited.--A project shall 
     not be eligible for a grant under this section unless the 
     project will benefit--
       ``(A) at least 26 States;
       ``(B) a majority of the States in a region of the United 
     States Fish and Wildlife Service; or
       ``(C) a regional association of State fish and game 
     departments.
       ``(2) Use of submitted priority list of projects.--The 
     Secretary of the Interior may make grants under this section 
     only for projects identified on a priority list of wildlife 
     restoration projects described in paragraph (3).
       ``(3) Priority list of projects.--A priority list referred 
     to in paragraph (2) is a priority list of wildlife 
     restoration projects that the International Association of 
     Fish and Wildlife Agencies--
       ``(A) prepares through a committee comprised of the heads 
     of State fish and game departments (or their designees), in 
     consultation with--
       ``(i) nongovernmental organizations that represent 
     conservation organizations;
       ``(ii) sportsmen organizations; and
       ``(iii) industries that support or promote hunting, 
     trapping, recreational shooting, bow hunting, or archery;
       ``(B) approves by vote of a majority of the heads of State 
     fish and game departments (or their designees); and
       ``(C) not later than October 1 of each fiscal year, submits 
     to the Assistant Director for Wildlife and Sport Fish 
     Restoration Programs.
       ``(4) Publication.--The Assistant Director for Wildlife and 
     Sport Fish Restoration Programs shall publish in the Federal 
     Register each priority list submitted under paragraph (3)(C).
       ``(c) Eligible Grantees.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior may make a 
     grant under this section only to--
       ``(A) a State or group of States;
       ``(B) the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, or a 
     State or group of States, for the purpose of carrying out the 
     National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated 
     Recreation; and
       ``(C) subject to paragraph (2), a nongovernmental 
     organization.
       ``(2) Nongovernmental organizations.--
       ``(A) In general.--Any nongovernmental organization that 
     applies for a grant under this section shall submit with the 
     application to the International Association of Fish and 
     Wildlife Agencies a certification that the organization--
       ``(i) will not use the grant funds to fund, in whole or in 
     part, any activity of the organization that promotes or 
     encourages opposition to the regulated hunting or trapping of 
     wildlife; and
       ``(ii) will use the grant funds in compliance with 
     subsection (d).
       ``(B) Penalties for certain activities.--Any 
     nongovernmental organization that is found to use grant funds 
     in violation of subparagraph (A) shall return all funds 
     received under this section and be subject to any other 
     applicable penalties under law.
       ``(d) Use of Grants.--A grant under this section shall not 
     be used, in whole or in part, for an activity, project, or 
     program that promotes or encourages opposition to the 
     regulated hunting or trapping of wildlife.
       ``(e) Nonapplicability of Federal Advisory Committee Act.--
     The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not 
     apply to any activity carried out under this section.''.

     SEC. 114. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISION.

       Section 5 of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act 
     (16 U.S.C. 669d) is amended in the first sentence--
       (1) by inserting ``, at the time at which a deduction or 
     apportionment is made,'' after ``certify''; and
       (2) by striking ``and executing''.

                   Subtitle B--Sport Fish Restoration

     SEC. 121. EXPENSES FOR ADMINISTRATION.

       (a) Set-Aside for Expenses for Administration of the 
     Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act.--Section 4 of the 
     Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777c) 
     is amended by striking subsection (d) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(d) Set-Aside for Expenses for Administration of the 
     Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act.--
       ``(1) In general.--
       ``(A) Set-aside.--For fiscal year 2001 and each fiscal year 
     thereafter, of the balance of each such annual appropriation 
     remaining after the distribution and use under subsections 
     (a), (b), and (c) and section 14, the Secretary of the 
     Interior may use not more than the available amount specified 
     in subparagraph (B) for the fiscal year for expenses for 
     administration incurred in implementation of this Act, in 
     accordance with this subsection and section 9.
       ``(B) Available amounts.--The available amount referred to 
     in subparagraph (A) is--
       ``(i) for each of fiscal years 2001 and 2002, $9,000,000;
       ``(ii) for fiscal year 2003, $8,212,000; and
       ``(iii) for fiscal year 2004 and each fiscal year 
     thereafter, the sum of--

       ``(I) the available amount for the preceding fiscal year; 
     and
       ``(II) the amount determined by multiplying--

       ``(aa) the available amount for the preceding fiscal year; 
     and
       ``(bb) the change, relative to the preceding fiscal year, 
     in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published 
     by the Department of Labor.
       ``(2) Period of availability; apportionment of unobligated 
     amounts.--

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       ``(A) Period of availability.--For each fiscal year, the 
     available amount under paragraph (1) shall remain available 
     for obligation for use under that paragraph until the end of 
     the fiscal year.
       ``(B) Apportionment of unobligated amounts.--Not later than 
     60 days after the end of a fiscal year, the Secretary of the 
     Interior shall apportion among the States any of the 
     available amount under paragraph (1) that remains unobligated 
     at the end of the fiscal year, on the same basis and in the 
     same manner as other amounts made available under this Act 
     are apportioned among the States under subsection (e) for the 
     fiscal year.''.
       (b) Requirements and Restrictions Concerning Use of Amounts 
     for Expenses for Administration.--Section 9 of the Dingell-
     Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777h) is 
     amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 9. REQUIREMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS CONCERNING USE OF 
                   AMOUNTS FOR EXPENSES FOR ADMINISTRATION.

       ``(a) Authorized Expenses for Administration.--Except as 
     provided in subsection (b), the Secretary of the Interior may 
     use available amounts under section 4(d)(1) only for expenses 
     for administration that directly support the implementation 
     of this Act that consist of--
       ``(1) personnel costs of employees who directly administer 
     this Act on a full-time basis;
       ``(2) personnel costs of employees who directly administer 
     this Act on a part-time basis for at least 20 hours each 
     week, not to exceed the portion of those costs incurred with 
     respect to the work hours of the employee during which the 
     employee directly administers this Act, as those hours are 
     certified by the supervisor of the employee;
       ``(3) support costs directly associated with personnel 
     costs authorized under paragraphs (1) and (2), excluding 
     costs associated with staffing and operation of regional 
     offices of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and 
     the Department of the Interior other than for the purposes of 
     this Act;
       ``(4) costs of determining under section 6(a) whether State 
     comprehensive plans and projects are substantial in character 
     and design;
       ``(5) overhead costs, including the costs of general 
     administrative services, that are directly attributable to 
     administration of this Act and are based on--
       ``(A) actual costs, as determined by a direct cost 
     allocation methodology approved by the Director of the Office 
     of Management and Budget for use by Federal agencies; and
       ``(B) in the case of costs that are not determinable under 
     subparagraph (A), an amount per full-time equivalent employee 
     authorized under paragraphs (1) and (2) that does not exceed 
     the amount charged or assessed for costs per full-time 
     equivalent employee for any other division or program of the 
     United States Fish and Wildlife Service;
       ``(6) costs incurred in auditing, every 5 years, the 
     wildlife and sport fish activities of each State fish and 
     game department and the use of funds under section 6 by each 
     State fish and game department;
       ``(7) costs of audits under subsection (d);
       ``(8) costs of necessary training of Federal and State 
     full-time personnel who administer this Act to improve 
     administration of this Act;
       ``(9) costs of travel to States, territories, and Canada by 
     personnel who--
       ``(A) administer this Act on a full-time basis for purposes 
     directly related to administration of State programs or 
     projects; or
       ``(B) administer grants under section 6 or 14;
       ``(10) costs of travel outside the United States (except 
     travel to Canada), by personnel who administer this Act on a 
     full-time basis, for purposes that directly relate to 
     administration of this Act and that are approved directly by 
     the Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks;
       ``(11) relocation expenses for personnel who, after 
     relocation, will administer this Act on a full-time basis for 
     at least 1 year, as certified by the Director of the United 
     States Fish and Wildlife Service at the time at which the 
     relocation expenses are incurred; and
       ``(12) costs to audit, evaluate, approve, disapprove, and 
     advise concerning grants under sections 6 and 14.
       ``(b) Reporting of Other Uses.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), if the 
     Secretary of the Interior determines that available amounts 
     under section 4(d)(1) should be used for an expense for 
     administration other than an expense for administration 
     described in subsection (a), the Secretary--
       ``(A) shall submit to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Resources of 
     the House of Representatives a report describing the expense 
     for administration and stating the amount of the expense; and
       ``(B) may use any such available amounts for the expense 
     for administration only after the end of the 30-day period 
     beginning on the date of submission of the report under 
     subparagraph (A).
       ``(2) Maximum amount.--For any fiscal year, the Secretary 
     of the Interior may use under paragraph (1) not more than 
     $25,000.
       ``(c) Restriction on Use To Supplement General 
     Appropriations.--The Secretary of the Interior shall not use 
     available amounts under subsection (b) to supplement the 
     funding of any function for which general appropriations are 
     made for the United States Fish and Wildlife Service or any 
     other entity of the Department of the Interior.
       ``(d) Audit Requirement.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Inspector General of the Department 
     of the Interior shall procure the performance of biennial 
     audits, in accordance with generally accepted accounting 
     principles, of expenditures and obligations of amounts used 
     by the Secretary of the Interior for expenses for 
     administration incurred in implementation of this Act.
       ``(2) Auditor.--
       ``(A) In general.--An audit under this subsection shall be 
     performed under a contract that is awarded under competitive 
     procedures (as defined in section 4 of the Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403)) by a person or entity 
     that is not associated in any way with the Department of the 
     Interior (except by way of a contract for the performance of 
     an audit or other review).
       ``(B) Supervision of auditor.--The auditor selected under 
     subparagraph (A) shall report to, and be supervised by, the 
     Inspector General of the Department of the Interior, except 
     that the auditor shall submit a copy of the biennial audit 
     findings to the Secretary of the Interior at the time at 
     which the findings are submitted to the Inspector General of 
     the Department of the Interior.
       ``(3) Report to congress.--The Inspector General of the 
     Department of the Interior shall promptly submit to the 
     Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives and 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate--
       ``(A) a report on the results of each audit under this 
     subsection; and
       ``(B) a copy of each audit under this subsection.''.
       (c) Expenses for Administration of Certain Programs.--
     Section 4 of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act 
     (16 U.S.C. 777c) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(g) Expenses for Administration of Certain Programs.--
       ``(1) In general.--For each fiscal year, of the amounts 
     appropriated under section 3, the Secretary of the Interior 
     shall use only funds authorized for use under subsections 
     (a), (b)(3)(A), (b)(3)(B), and (c) to pay the expenses for 
     administration incurred in carrying out the provisions of law 
     referred to in those subsections, respectively.
       ``(2) Maximum amount.--For each fiscal year, the Secretary 
     of the Interior may use not more than $900,000 in accordance 
     with paragraph (1).''.

     SEC. 122. MULTISTATE CONSERVATION GRANT PROGRAM.

       (a) Establishment of Program.--The Dingell-Johnson Sport 
     Fish Restoration Act is amended--
       (1) by striking the section 13 relating to effective date 
     (16 U.S.C. 777 note) and inserting the following:

     ``SEC. 14. MULTISTATE CONSERVATION GRANT PROGRAM.

       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) Amount for grants.--Of the balance of each annual 
     appropriation made under section 3 remaining after the 
     distribution and use under subsections (a), (b), and (c) of 
     section 4 in a fiscal year, not more than $3,000,000 shall be 
     available to the Secretary of the Interior for making 
     multistate conservation project grants in accordance with 
     this section.
       ``(2) Period of availability; apportionment.--
       ``(A) Period of availability.--Amounts made available under 
     paragraph (1) shall remain available for making grants only 
     for the first fiscal year for which the amount is made 
     available and the following fiscal year.
       ``(B) Apportionment.--At the end of the period of 
     availability under subparagraph (A), the Secretary of the 
     Interior shall apportion any amounts that remain available 
     among the States in the manner specified in section 4(e) for 
     use by the States in the same manner as funds apportioned 
     under section 4(e).
       ``(b) Selection of Projects.--
       ``(1) States or entities to be benefited.--A project shall 
     not be eligible for a grant under this section unless the 
     project will benefit--
       ``(A) at least 26 States;
       ``(B) a majority of the States in a region of the United 
     States Fish and Wildlife Service; or
       ``(C) a regional association of State fish and game 
     departments.
       ``(2) Use of submitted priority list of projects.--The 
     Secretary of the Interior may make grants under this section 
     only for projects identified on a priority list of sport fish 
     restoration projects described in paragraph (3).
       ``(3) Priority list of projects.--A priority list referred 
     to in paragraph (2) is a priority list of sport fish 
     restoration projects that the International Association of 
     Fish and Wildlife Agencies--
       ``(A) prepares through a committee comprised of the heads 
     of State fish and game departments (or their designees), in 
     consultation with--
       ``(i) nongovernmental organizations that represent 
     conservation organizations;

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       ``(ii) sportsmen organizations; and
       ``(iii) industries that fund the sport fish restoration 
     programs under this Act;
       ``(B) approves by vote of a majority of the heads of State 
     fish and game departments (or their designees); and
       ``(C) not later than October 1 of each fiscal year, submits 
     to the Assistant Director for Wildlife and Sport Fish 
     Restoration Programs.
       ``(4) Publication.--The Assistant Director for Wildlife and 
     Sport Fish Restoration Programs shall publish in the Federal 
     Register each priority list submitted under paragraph (3)(C).
       ``(c) Eligible Grantees.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior may make a 
     grant under this section only to--
       ``(A) a State or group of States;
       ``(B) the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, or a 
     State or group of States, for the purpose of carrying out the 
     National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated 
     Recreation; and
       ``(C) subject to paragraph (2), a nongovernmental 
     organization.
       ``(2) Nongovernmental organizations.--
       ``(A) In general.--Any nongovernmental organization that 
     applies for a grant under this section shall submit with the 
     application to the International Association of Fish and 
     Wildlife Agencies a certification that the organization--
       ``(i) will not use the grant funds to fund, in whole or in 
     part, any activity of the organization that promotes or 
     encourages opposition to the regulated taking of fish; and
       ``(ii) will use the grant funds in compliance with 
     subsection (d).
       ``(B) Penalties for certain activities.--Any 
     nongovernmental organization that is found to use grant funds 
     in violation of subparagraph (A) shall return all funds 
     received under this section and be subject to any other 
     applicable penalties under law.
       ``(d) Use of Grants.--A grant under this section shall not 
     be used, in whole or in part, for an activity, project, or 
     program that promotes or encourages opposition to the 
     regulated taking of fish.
       ``(e) Funding for Other Activities.--Of the balance of each 
     annual appropriation made under section 3 remaining after the 
     distribution and use under subsections (a), (b), and (c) of 
     section 4 for each fiscal year and after deducting amounts 
     used for grants under subsection (a)--
       ``(1) $200,000 shall be made available for each of--
       ``(A) the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission;
       ``(B) the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission;
       ``(C) the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission; and
       ``(D) the Great Lakes Fisheries Commission; and
       ``(2) $400,000 shall be made available for the Sport 
     Fishing and Boating Partnership Council established by the 
     United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
       ``(f) Nonapplicability of Federal Advisory Committee Act.--
     The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not 
     apply to any activity carried out under this section.''; and
       (2) by moving that section to appear after the section 13 
     relating to State use of contributions (16 U.S.C. 777l).
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 4(e) of the Dingell-
     Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777c(e)) is 
     amended in the first sentence by inserting ``and after 
     deducting amounts used for grants under section 14,'' after 
     ``respectively,''.

     SEC. 123. FUNDING OF THE COASTAL WETLANDS PLANNING, 
                   PROTECTION AND RESTORATION ACT.

       Section 4(a) of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration 
     Act (16 U.S.C. 777c(a)) is amended in the second sentence by 
     striking ``2000'' and inserting ``2009''.

     SEC. 124. PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY.

       Section 4(f) of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration 
     Act (16 U.S.C. 777c(f)) is amended in the first sentence by 
     striking ``, and if'' and all that follows through 
     ``recreation''.

     SEC. 125. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISION.

       Section 5 of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act 
     (16 U.S.C. 777d) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``, at the time at which a deduction or 
     apportionment is made,'' after ``certify''; and
       (2) by striking ``and executing''.

     SEC. 126. CONFORMING AMENDMENT.

       Section 9504(b)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     is amended by striking ``(as in effect on the date of the 
     enactment of the TEA 21 Restoration Act)'' and inserting 
     ``(as in effect on the date of enactment of the Wildlife and 
     Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act of 2000)''.

        Subtitle C--Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs

     SEC. 131. DESIGNATION OF PROGRAMS.

       The programs established under the Pittman-Robertson 
     Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669 et seq.) and the 
     Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777 et 
     seq.) shall be known as the ``Federal Assistance Program for 
     State Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration''.

     SEC. 132. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR WILDLIFE AND SPORT FISH 
                   RESTORATION PROGRAMS.

       (a) Establishment.--There is established in the United 
     States Fish and Wildlife Service of the Department of the 
     Interior the position of Assistant Director for Wildlife and 
     Sport Fish Restoration Programs.
       (b) Superior.--The Assistant Director for Wildlife and 
     Sport Fish Restoration Programs shall report directly to the 
     Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
       (c) Responsibilities.--The Assistant Director for Wildlife 
     and Sport Fish Restoration Programs shall be responsible for 
     the administration, management, and oversight of the Federal 
     Assistance Program for State Wildlife and Sport Fish 
     Restoration under the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration 
     Act (16 U.S.C. 669 et seq.) and the Dingell-Johnson Sport 
     Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777 et seq.).

     SEC. 133. REPORTS AND CERTIFICATIONS.

       (a) Implementation Report.--
       (1) In general.--At the time at which the President submits 
     to Congress a budget request for the Department of the 
     Interior for fiscal year 2002, the Secretary of the Interior 
     shall submit to the Committee on Resources of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works of the Senate a report on the steps that have been 
     taken to comply with this title and the amendments made by 
     this title.
       (2) Contents.--The report under paragraph (1) shall 
     describe--
       (A) the extent to which compliance with this title and the 
     amendments made by this title has required a reduction in the 
     number of personnel assigned to administer, manage, and 
     oversee the Federal Assistance Program for State Wildlife and 
     Sport Fish Restoration;
       (B) any revisions to this title or the amendments made by 
     this title that would be desirable in order for the Secretary 
     of the Interior to adequately administer the Program and 
     ensure that funds provided to State agencies are properly 
     used; and
       (C) any other information concerning the implementation of 
     this title and the amendments made by this title that the 
     Secretary of the Interior considers appropriate.
       (b) Projected Spending Report.--At the time at which the 
     President submits a budget request for the Department of the 
     Interior for fiscal year 2002 and each fiscal year 
     thereafter, the Secretary of the Interior shall report in 
     writing to the Committee on Resources of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works of the Senate the amounts, broken down by category, 
     that are intended to be used for the fiscal year under 
     section 4(a)(1) of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration 
     Act (16 U.S.C. 669c(a)(1)) and section 4(d)(1) of the 
     Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 
     777c(d)(1)).
       (c) Spending Certification and Report.--Not later than 60 
     days after the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary of the 
     Interior shall certify and report in writing to the Committee 
     on Resources of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate--
       (1) the amounts, broken down by category, that were used 
     for the fiscal year under section 4(a)(1) of the Pittman-
     Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669c(a)(1)) and 
     section 4(d)(1) of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration 
     Act (16 U.S.C. 777c(d)(1));
       (2) the amounts apportioned to States for the fiscal year 
     under section 4(a)(2) of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife 
     Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669c(a)(2)) and section 4(d)(2)(A) 
     of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 
     777c(d)(2)(A));
       (3) the results of the audits performed under section 9(d) 
     of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 
     669h(d) and section 9(d) of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish 
     Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777h(d));
       (4) that all amounts used for the fiscal year under section 
     4(a)(1) of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 
     U.S.C. 669c(a)(1)) and section 4(d)(1) of the Dingell-Johnson 
     Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777c(d)(1)) were 
     necessary for expenses for administration incurred in 
     implementation of those Acts;
       (5) that all amounts used for the fiscal year to administer 
     those Acts by agency headquarters and by regional offices of 
     the United States Fish and Wildlife Service were used in 
     accordance with those Acts; and
       (6) that the Secretary of the Interior, the Assistant 
     Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, the Director of 
     the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and the 
     Assistant Director for Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration 
     Programs each properly discharged their duties under those 
     Acts.
       (d) Certifications by States.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the end of 
     each fiscal year, each State that received amounts 
     apportioned under the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration 
     Act (16 U.S.C. 669 et seq.) or the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish 
     Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777 et seq.) for the fiscal year 
     shall certify to the Secretary of the Interior in writing 
     that the amounts were expended by the State in accordance 
     with each of those Acts.

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       (2) Transmission to congress.--Not later than December 31 
     of a fiscal year, the Secretary of the Interior shall 
     transmit all certifications under paragraph (1) for the 
     previous fiscal year to the Committee on Resources of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works of the Senate.
       (e) Limitation on Delegation.--The Secretary of the 
     Interior shall not delegate the responsibility for making a 
     certification under subsection (c) to any person except the 
     Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks.

            TITLE II--NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION

     SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``National Fish and Wildlife 
     Foundation Establishment Act Amendments of 2000''.

     SEC. 202. PURPOSES.

       Section 2(b) of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation 
     Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3701(b)) is amended by striking 
     paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
       ``(1) to encourage, accept, and administer private gifts of 
     property for the benefit of, or in connection with, the 
     activities and services of the United States Fish and 
     Wildlife Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, to further the conservation and management of 
     fish, wildlife, plants, and other natural resources;''.

     SEC. 203. BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FOUNDATION.

       (a) Establishment and Membership.--Section 3 of the 
     National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act (16 
     U.S.C. 3702) is amended by striking subsection (a) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(a) Establishment and Membership.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Foundation shall have a governing 
     Board of Directors (referred to in this Act as the `Board'), 
     which shall consist of 25 Directors appointed in accordance 
     with subsection (b), each of whom shall be a United States 
     citizen.
       ``(2) Representation of diverse points of view.--To the 
     maximum extent practicable, the membership of the Board shall 
     represent diverse points of view relating to conservation and 
     management of fish, wildlife, plants, and other natural 
     resources.
       ``(3) Not federal employees.--Appointment as a Director of 
     the Foundation shall not constitute employment by, or the 
     holding of an office of, the United States for the purpose of 
     any Federal law.''.
       (b) Appointment and Terms.--Section 3 of the National Fish 
     and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3702) is 
     amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(b) Appointment and Terms.--
       ``(1) Agency heads.--The Director of the United States Fish 
     and Wildlife Service and the Under Secretary of Commerce for 
     Oceans and Atmosphere shall be Directors of the Foundation.
       ``(2) Appointments by the secretary of the interior.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), after 
     consulting with the Secretary of Commerce and considering the 
     recommendations submitted by the Board, the Secretary of the 
     Interior shall appoint 23 Directors who meet the criteria 
     established by subsection (a), of whom--
       ``(i) at least 6 shall be educated or experienced in fish, 
     wildlife, or other natural resource conservation;
       ``(ii) at least 4 shall be educated or experienced in the 
     principles of fish, wildlife, or other natural resource 
     management; and
       ``(iii) at least 4 shall be educated or experienced in 
     ocean and coastal resource conservation.
       ``(B) Transition provision.--
       ``(i) Continuation of terms.--The 15 Directors serving on 
     the Board as of the date of enactment of this paragraph shall 
     continue to serve until the expiration of their terms.
       ``(ii) New directors.--Subject to paragraph (3), the 
     Secretary of the Interior shall appoint 8 new Directors.
       ``(3) Terms.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), each 
     Director (other than a Director described in paragraph (1)) 
     shall be appointed for a term of 6 years.
       ``(B) Initial appointments to new member positions.--Of the 
     Directors appointed by the Secretary of the Interior under 
     paragraph (2)(B)(ii), the Secretary shall appoint, in fiscal 
     year 2001, 3 Directors for a term of 6 years.
       ``(C) Subsequent appointments to new member positions.--Of 
     the Directors appointed by the Secretary of the Interior 
     under paragraph (2)(B)(ii), the Secretary shall appoint, in 
     fiscal year 2002--
       ``(i) 2 Directors for a term of 2 years; and
       ``(ii) 3 Directors for a term of 4 years.
       ``(4) Vacancies.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior shall fill 
     a vacancy on the Board.
       ``(B) Term of appointments to fill unexpired terms.--An 
     individual appointed to fill a vacancy that occurs before the 
     expiration of the term of a Director shall be appointed for 
     the remainder of the term.
       ``(5) Reappointment.--An individual (other than an 
     individual described in paragraph (1)) shall not serve more 
     than 2 consecutive terms as a Director, excluding any term of 
     less than 6 years.
       ``(6) Request for removal.--The executive committee of the 
     Board may submit to the Secretary of the Interior a letter 
     describing the nonperformance of a Director and requesting 
     the removal of the Director from the Board.
       ``(7) Consultation before removal.--Before removing any 
     Director from the Board, the Secretary of the Interior shall 
     consult with the Secretary of Commerce.''.
       (c) Technical Amendments.--
       (1) Section 4(c)(5) of the National Fish and Wildlife 
     Foundation Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3703(c)(5)) is 
     amended by striking ``Directors of the Board'' and inserting 
     ``Directors of the Foundation''.
       (2) Section 6 of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation 
     Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3705) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``Secretary'' and inserting ``Secretary of 
     the Interior or the Secretary of Commerce''; and
       (B) by inserting ``or the Department of Commerce'' after 
     ``Department of the Interior''.

     SEC. 204. RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE FOUNDATION.

       (a) Principal Office of the Foundation.--Section 4(a)(3) of 
     the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act 
     (16 U.S.C. 3703(a)(3)) is amended by inserting after ``the 
     District of Columbia'' the following: ``or in a county in the 
     State of Maryland or Virginia that borders on the District of 
     Columbia''.
       (b) Investment and Deposit of Federal Funds.--Section 4(c) 
     of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment 
     Act (16 U.S.C. 3703(c)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (7) as 
     paragraphs (7) through (11), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
       ``(3) to invest any funds provided to the Foundation by the 
     Federal Government in obligations of the United States or in 
     obligations or securities that are guaranteed or insured by 
     the United States;
       ``(4) to deposit any funds provided to the Foundation by 
     the Federal Government into accounts that are insured by an 
     agency or instrumentality of the United States;
       ``(5) to make use of any interest or investment income that 
     accrues as a consequence of actions taken under paragraph (3) 
     or (4) to carry out the purposes of the Foundation;
       ``(6) to use Federal funds to make payments under 
     cooperative agreements entered into with willing private 
     landowners to provide substantial long-term benefits for the 
     restoration or enhancement of fish, wildlife, plants, and 
     other natural resources on private land;''.
       (c) Agency Approval of Acquisitions of Property.--Section 
     4(e)(1) of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation 
     Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3703(e)(1)) is amended by 
     striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:
       ``(B) the Foundation notifies the Federal agency that 
     administers the program under which the funds were provided 
     of the proposed acquisition, and the agency does not object 
     in writing to the proposed acquisition within 60 calendar 
     days after the date of the notification.''.
       (d) Repeal.--Section 304 of Public Law 102-440 (16 U.S.C. 
     3703 note) is repealed.
       (e) Agency Approval of Conveyances and Grants.--Section 
     4(e)(3)(B) of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation 
     Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3703(e)(3)(B)) is amended by 
     striking clause (ii) and inserting the following:
       ``(ii) the Foundation notifies the Federal agency that 
     administers the Federal program under which the funds were 
     provided of the proposed conveyance or provision of Federal 
     funds, and the agency does not object in writing to the 
     proposed conveyance or provision of Federal funds within 60 
     calendar days after the date of the notification.''.
       (f) Reconveyance of Real Property.--Section 4(e) of the 
     National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act (16 
     U.S.C. 3703(e)) is amended by striking paragraph (5) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(5) Reconveyance of real property.--The Foundation shall 
     convey at not less than fair market value any real property 
     acquired by the Foundation in whole or in part with Federal 
     funds if the Foundation notifies the Federal agency that 
     administers the Federal program under which the funds were 
     provided, and the agency does not disagree within 60 calendar 
     days after the date of the notification, that--
       ``(A) the property is no longer valuable for the purpose of 
     conservation or management of fish, wildlife, plants, and 
     other natural resources; and
       ``(B) the purposes of the Foundation would be better served 
     by use of the proceeds of the conveyance for other authorized 
     activities of the Foundation.''.
       (g) Expenditures for Printing Services or Capital 
     Equipment.--Section 4 of the National Fish and Wildlife 
     Foundation Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3703) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(h) Expenditures for Printing Services or Capital 
     Equipment.--The Foundation shall not make any expenditure of 
     Federal funds in connection with any 1 transaction for 
     printing services or capital equipment that is greater than 
     $10,000 unless the expenditure is approved by the Federal 
     agency

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     that administers the Federal program under which the funds 
     were provided.''.

     SEC. 205. ANNUAL REPORTING OF GRANT DETAILS.

       Section 7(b) of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation 
     Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3706(b)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Congress'' and inserting ``the Committee 
     on Resources of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate''; 
     and
       (2) by adding at the end the following: ``The report shall 
     include a detailed statement of the recipient, amount, and 
     purpose of each grant made by the Foundation in the fiscal 
     year.''.

     SEC. 206. NOTICE TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.

       Section 4 of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation 
     Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3703) (as amended by section 
     204(g)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(i) Notice to Members of Congress.--The Foundation shall 
     not make a grant of funds unless, by not later than 30 days 
     before the grant is made, the Foundation provides notice of 
     the grant to the Member of Congress for the congressional 
     district in which the project to be funded with the grant 
     will be carried out.''.

     SEC. 207. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Section 10 of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation 
     Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3709) is amended by striking 
     subsections (a), (b), and (c) and inserting the following:
       ``(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       ``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     to carry out this Act for each of fiscal years 2001 through 
     2003--
       ``(A) $20,000,000 to the Department of the Interior; and
       ``(B) $5,000,000 to the Department of Commerce.
       ``(2) Requirement of advance payment.--The amount made 
     available for a fiscal year under paragraph (1) shall be 
     provided to the Foundation in an advance payment of the 
     entire amount on October 1, or as soon as practicable 
     thereafter, of the fiscal year.
       ``(3) Use of appropriated funds.--Subject to paragraph (4), 
     amounts made available under paragraph (1) shall be provided 
     to the Foundation for use for matching, on a 1-to-1 basis, 
     contributions (whether in currency, services, or property) 
     made to the Foundation by private persons and State and local 
     government agencies.
       ``(4) Prohibition on use for administrative expenses.--No 
     Federal funds made available under paragraph (1) shall be 
     used by the Foundation for administrative expenses of the 
     Foundation, including for salaries, travel and transportation 
     expenses, and other overhead expenses.
       ``(b) Additional Authorization.--
       ``(1) In general.--In addition to the amounts authorized to 
     be appropriated under subsection (a), the Foundation may 
     accept Federal funds from a Federal agency under any other 
     Federal law for use by the Foundation to further the 
     conservation and management of fish, wildlife, plants, and 
     other natural resources in accordance with the requirements 
     of this Act.
       ``(2) Use of funds accepted from federal agencies.--Federal 
     funds provided to the Foundation under paragraph (1) shall be 
     used by the Foundation for matching, in whole or in part, 
     contributions (whether in currency, services, or property) 
     made to the Foundation by private persons and State and local 
     government agencies.
       ``(c) Prohibition on Use of Grant Amounts for Litigation 
     and Lobbying Expenses.--Amounts provided as a grant by the 
     Foundation shall not be used for--
       ``(1) any expense related to litigation; or
       ``(2) any activity the purpose of which is to influence 
     legislation pending before Congress.''.

     SEC. 208. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY.

       The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act 
     (16 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 11. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY.

       ``Nothing in this Act authorizes the Foundation to perform 
     any function the authority for which is provided to the 
     National Park Foundation by Public Law 90-209 (16 U.S.C. 19e 
     et seq.).''.

         TITLE III--NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM CENTENNIAL

     SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``National Wildlife Refuge 
     System Centennial Act''.

     SEC. 302. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) President Theodore Roosevelt began the National 
     Wildlife Refuge System by establishing the first refuge at 
     Pelican Island, Florida, on March 14, 1903;
       (2) the National Wildlife Refuge System is comprised of 
     more than 93,000,000 acres of Federal land managed by the 
     United States Fish and Wildlife Service in more than 532 
     individual refuges and thousands of waterfowl production 
     areas located in all 50 States and the territories of the 
     United States;
       (3) the System is the only network of Federal land 
     dedicated singularly to wildlife conservation and where 
     wildlife-dependent recreation and environmental education are 
     priority public uses;
       (4) the System serves a vital role in the conservation of 
     millions of migratory birds, dozens of endangered species and 
     threatened species, some of the premier fisheries of the 
     United States, marine mammals, and the habitats on which such 
     species of fish and wildlife depend;
       (5) each year the System provides millions of Americans 
     with opportunities to participate in wildlife-dependent 
     recreation, including hunting, fishing, and wildlife 
     observation;
       (6)(A) public visitation to national wildlife refuges is 
     growing, with more than 35,000,000 visitors annually; and
       (B) it is essential that visitor centers and public use 
     facilities be properly constructed, operated, and maintained;
       (7) the National Wildlife Refuge System Volunteer and 
     Community Partnership Enhancement Act of 1998 (16 U.S.C. 742f 
     note; Public Law 105-242), and the amendments made by that 
     Act, significantly enhance the ability of the United States 
     Fish and Wildlife Service to incorporate volunteers and 
     partnerships in refuge management;
       (8) as of the date of enactment of this Act, the System has 
     an unacceptable backlog of critical operation and maintenance 
     needs; and
       (9) the occasion of the centennial of the System, in 2003, 
     presents a historic opportunity to enhance natural resource 
     stewardship and expand public enjoyment of the national 
     wildlife refuges of the United States.
       (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this title are--
       (1) to establish a commission to promote awareness by the 
     public of the National Wildlife Refuge System as the System 
     celebrates its centennial in 2003;
       (2) to develop a long-term plan to meet the priority 
     operation, maintenance, and construction needs of the System;
       (3) to require an annual report on the needs of the System 
     prepared in the context of--
       (A) the budget submission of the Department of the Interior 
     to the President; and
       (B) the President's budget request to Congress; and
       (4) to improve public use programs and facilities of the 
     System to meet the increasing needs of the public for 
     wildlife-dependent recreation in the 21st century.

     SEC. 303. NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM CENTENNIAL 
                   COMMISSION.

       (a) Establishment.--There is established the National 
     Wildlife Refuge System Centennial Commission (referred to in 
     this title as the ``Commission'').
       (b) Members.--
       (1) In general.--The Commission shall be composed of--
       (A) the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
     Service;
       (B) up to 10 individuals appointed by the Secretary of the 
     Interior;
       (C) the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
     Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives and of 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, 
     who shall be nonvoting members; and
       (D) the congressional representatives of the Migratory Bird 
     Conservation Commission, who shall be nonvoting members.
       (2) Appointments.--
       (A) Deadline.--The members of the Commission shall be 
     appointed not later than 90 days after the effective date of 
     this title.
       (B) Appointments by the secretary of the interior.--
       (i) In general.--The members of the Commission appointed by 
     the Secretary of the Interior under paragraph (1)(B)--

       (I) shall not be officers or employees of the Federal 
     Government; and
       (II) shall, in the judgment of the Secretary--

       (aa) represent the diverse beneficiaries of the System; and
       (bb) have outstanding knowledge or appreciation of 
     wildlife, natural resource management, or wildlife-dependent 
     recreation.
       (ii) Representation of views.--In making appointments under 
     paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary of the Interior shall make 
     every effort to ensure that the views of the hunting, 
     fishing, and wildlife observation communities are represented 
     on the Commission.
       (3) Vacancies.--Any vacancy in the Commission--
       (A) shall not affect the power or duties of the Commission; 
     and
       (B) shall be expeditiously filled in the same manner as the 
     original appointment was made.
       (c) Chairperson.--The Secretary of the Interior shall 
     appoint 1 of the members as the Chairperson of the 
     Commission.
       (d) Compensation.--The members of the Commission shall 
     receive no compensation for their service on the Commission.
       (e) Travel Expenses.--
       (1) Legislative branch members.--The members of the 
     Commission from the legislative branch of the Federal 
     Government shall be allowed necessary travel expenses, as 
     authorized by other law for official travel, while away from 
     their homes or regular places of business in the performance 
     of services for the Commission.
       (2) Executive branch members.--The members of the 
     Commission from the executive branch of the Federal 
     Government shall be allowed necessary travel expenses in 
     accordance with section 5702 of title 5, United States Code, 
     while away from their homes or

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     regular places of business in the performance of services for 
     the Commission.
       (3) Other members and staff.--The members of the Commission 
     appointed by the Secretary of the Interior and staff of the 
     Commission may be allowed necessary travel expenses as 
     authorized by section 5702 of title 5, United States Code, 
     while away from their homes or regular places of business in 
     the performance of services for the Commission.
       (f) Duties.--The Commission shall--
       (1) prepare, in cooperation with Federal, State, local, and 
     nongovernmental partners, a plan to commemorate the 
     centennial of the National Wildlife Refuge System beginning 
     on March 14, 2003;
       (2) coordinate the activities of the partners under the 
     plan; and
       (3) plan and host, in cooperation with the partners, a 
     conference on the National Wildlife Refuge System, and assist 
     in the activities of the conference.
       (g) Staff.--Subject to the availability of appropriations, 
     the Commission may employ such staff as are necessary to 
     carry out the duties of the Commission.
       (h) Donations.--
       (1) In general.--The Commission may, in accordance with 
     criteria established under paragraph (2), accept and use 
     donations of money, personal property, or personal services.
       (2) Criteria.--The Commission shall establish written 
     criteria to be used in determining whether the acceptance of 
     gifts or donations under paragraph (1) would--
       (A) reflect unfavorably on the ability of the Commission or 
     any employee of the Commission to carry out its 
     responsibilities or official duties in a fair and objective 
     manner; or
       (B) compromise the integrity or the appearance of the 
     integrity of any person involved in the activities of the 
     Commission.
       (i) Administrative Support.--Upon the request of the 
     Commission--
       (1) the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the 
     Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, may 
     provide to the Commission such administrative support 
     services as are necessary for the Commission to carry out the 
     duties of the Commission under this title, including services 
     relating to budgeting, accounting, financial reporting, 
     personnel, and procurement; and
       (2) the head of any other appropriate Federal agency may 
     provide to the Commission such advice and assistance, with or 
     without reimbursement, as are appropriate to assist the 
     Commission in carrying out the duties of the Commission.
       (j) Reports.--
       (1) Annual reports.--Not later than 1 year after the 
     effective date of this title, and annually thereafter, the 
     Commission shall submit to Congress a report on the 
     activities and plans of the Commission.
       (2) Final report.--Not later than September 30, 2004, the 
     Commission shall submit to the Committee on Resources of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works of the Senate a final report on the activities 
     of the Commission, including an accounting of all funds 
     received and expended by the Commission.
       (k) Termination.--
       (1) In general.--The Commission shall terminate 90 days 
     after the date on which the Commission submits the final 
     report under subsection (j).
       (2) Disposition of materials.--Upon termination of the 
     Commission and after consultation with the Archivist of the 
     United States and the Secretary of the Smithsonian 
     Institution, the Secretary of the Interior may--
       (A)(i) deposit all books, manuscripts, miscellaneous 
     printed matter, memorabilia, relics, and other similar 
     materials of the Commission relating to the centennial of the 
     National Wildlife Refuge System in Federal, State, or local 
     libraries or museums; or
       (ii) otherwise dispose of such materials; and
       (B)(i) use other property acquired by the Commission for 
     the purposes of the National Wildlife Refuge System; or
       (ii) treat such property as excess property.

     SEC. 304. LONG-TERM PLANNING AND ANNUAL REPORTING 
                   REQUIREMENTS REGARDING THE OPERATION AND 
                   MAINTENANCE BACKLOG.

       (a) Unified Long-Term Plan.--Not later than March 1, 2002, 
     the Secretary of the Interior shall prepare and submit to 
     Congress and the President a unified long-term plan to 
     address priority operation, maintenance, and construction 
     needs of the National Wildlife Refuge System, including--
       (1) priority staffing needs of the System; and
       (2) operation, maintenance, and construction needs as 
     identified in--
       (A) the Refuge Operating Needs System;
       (B) the Maintenance Management System;
       (C) the 5-year deferred maintenance list;
       (D) the 5-year construction list;
       (E) the United States Fish and Wildlife Service report 
     entitled ``Fulfilling the Promise of America's National 
     Wildlife Refuge System''; and
       (F) individual refuge comprehensive conservation plans.
       (b) Annual Submission.--Beginning with the submission to 
     Congress of the budget for fiscal year 2003, the Secretary of 
     the Interior shall prepare and submit to Congress, in the 
     context of each annual budget submission, a report that 
     contains--
       (1) an assessment of expenditures in the prior, current, 
     and upcoming fiscal years to meet the operation and 
     maintenance backlog as identified in the long-term plan under 
     subsection (a); and
       (2) a specification of transition costs, in the prior, 
     current, and upcoming fiscal years, as identified in the 
     analysis of newly acquired refuge land prepared by the 
     Department of the Interior, and a description of the method 
     used to determine the priority status of the transition 
     costs.

     SEC. 305. YEAR OF THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.

       (a) Finding.--Congress finds that designation of the year 
     2003 as the ``Year of the National Wildlife Refuge'' would 
     promote the goal of increasing public appreciation of the 
     importance of the National Wildlife Refuge System.
       (b) Proclamation.--The President is requested to issue a 
     proclamation calling on the people of the United States to 
     conduct appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities to 
     accomplish the goal of such a year.

     SEC. 306. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the 
     activities of the Commission under this title--
       (1) $100,000 for fiscal year 2001; and
       (2) $250,000 for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2004.

     SEC. 307. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This title takes effect on January 20, 2001.

       Amend the title so as to read: ``An Act to amend the 
     Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act and the Dingell-
     Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act to enhance the funds 
     available for grants to States for fish and wildlife 
     conservation projects, to reauthorize and amend the National 
     Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act, to 
     commemorate the centennial of the establishment of the first 
     national wildlife refuge in the United States on March 14, 
     1903, and for other purposes.''.
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                        HELMS AMENDMENT NO. 4313

  Mr. MURKOWSKI (for Mr. Helms) proposed an amendment to the resolution 
(S. Res. 267) directing the return of certain treaties to the 
President; as follows:

       On page 5, strike lines 7 through 11.
       On page 5, line 12, strike ``(18)'' and insert ``(17)''.
                                 ______
                                 

ALL-VOLUNTEER FORCE EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IMPROVEMENTS ACT OF 
                                  1999

                                 ______
                                 

                       SPECTER AMENDMENT NO. 4314

  Mr. MURKOWSKI (for Mr. Specter) proposed an amendment to the 
amendments of the House to the bill (S. 1402) to amend title 38, United 
States Code, to enhance programs providing education benefits for 
veterans, and for other purposes; as follows:

       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the House 
     amendment to the text of the bill, insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans 
     Benefits and Health Care Improvement Act of 2000''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. References to title 38, United States Code.

               TITLE I--EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROVISIONS

         Subtitle A--Montgomery GI Bill Educational Assistance

Sec. 101. Increase in rates of basic educational assistance under 
              Montgomery GI Bill.
Sec. 102. Uniform requirement for high school diploma or equivalency 
              before application for Montgomery GI Bill benefits.
Sec. 103. Repeal of requirement for initial obligated period of active 
              duty as condition of eligibility for Montgomery GI Bill 
              benefits.
Sec. 104. Additional opportunity for certain VEAP participants to 
              enroll in basic educational assistance under Montgomery 
              GI Bill.
Sec. 105. Increased active duty educational assistance benefit for 
              contributing members.

     Subtitle B--Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance

Sec. 111. Increase in rates of survivors' and dependents' educational 
              assistance.
Sec. 112. Election of certain recipients of commencement of period of 
              eligibility for survivors' and dependents' educational 
              assistance.

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Sec. 113. Adjusted effective date for award of survivors' and 
              dependents' educational assistance.
Sec. 114. Availability under survivors' and dependents' educational 
              assistance of preparatory courses for college and 
              graduate school entrance exams.

               Subtitle C--General Educational Assistance

Sec. 121. Revision of educational assistance interval payment 
              requirements.
Sec. 122. Availability of education benefits for payment for licensing 
              or certification tests.
Sec. 123. Increase for fiscal years 2001 and 2002 in aggregate annual 
              amount available for State approving agencies for 
              administrative expenses.

                      TITLE II--HEALTH PROVISIONS

                     Subtitle A--Personnel Matters

Sec. 201. Annual national pay comparability adjustment for nurses 
              employed by Department of Veterans Affairs.
Sec. 202. Special pay for dentists.
Sec. 203. Exemption for pharmacists from ceiling on special salary 
              rates.
Sec. 204. Temporary full-time appointments of certain medical 
              personnel.
Sec. 205. Qualifications of social workers.
Sec. 206. Physician assistant adviser to Under Secretary for Health.
Sec. 207. Extension of voluntary separation incentive payments.

                  Subtitle B--Military Service Issues

Sec. 211. Findings and sense of Congress concerning use of military 
              histories of veterans in Department of Veterans Affairs 
              health care.
Sec. 212. Study of post-traumatic stress disorder in Vietnam veterans.

                   Subtitle C--Medical Administration

Sec. 221. Department of Veterans Affairs Fisher Houses.
Sec. 222. Exception to recapture rule.
Sec. 223. Sense of Congress concerning cooperation between the 
              Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of 
              Defense in the procurement of medical items.
Sec. 224. Technical and conforming changes.

                 Subtitle D--Construction Authorization

Sec. 231. Authorization of major medical facility projects.
Sec. 232. Authorization of appropriations.

                   Subtitle E--Real Property Matters

Sec. 241. Change to enhanced use lease congressional notification 
              period.
Sec. 242. Release of reversionary interest of the United States in 
              certain real property previously conveyed to the State of 
              Tennessee.
Sec. 243. Demolition, environmental cleanup, and reversion of 
              Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Allen 
              Park, Michigan.
Sec. 244. Conveyance of certain property at the Carl Vinson Department 
              of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Dublin, Georgia.
Sec. 245 Land conveyance, Miles City Department of Veterans Affairs 
              Medical Center complex, Miles City, Montana.
Sec. 246. Conveyance of Fort Lyon Department of Veterans Affairs 
              Medical Center, Colorado, to the State of Colorado.
Sec. 247. Effect of closure of Fort Lyon Department of Veterans Affairs 
              Medical Center on administration of health care for 
              veterans.

 TITLE III--COMPENSATION, INSURANCE, HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, AND MEMORIAL 
                           AFFAIRS PROVISIONS

                Subtitle A--Compensation Program Changes

Sec. 301. Strokes and heart attacks incurred or aggravated by members 
              of reserve components in the performance of duty while 
              performing inactive duty training to be considered to be 
              service-connected.
Sec. 302. Special monthly compensation for women veterans who lose a 
              breast as a result of a service-connected disability.
Sec. 303. Benefits for persons disabled by participation in compensated 
              work therapy program.
Sec. 304. Revision to limitation on payments of benefits to incompetent 
              institutionalized veterans.
Sec. 305. Review of dose reconstruction program of the Defense Threat 
              Reduction Agency.

                   Subtitle B--Life Insurance Matters

Sec. 311. Premiums for term Service Disabled Veterans' Insurance for 
              veterans older than age 70.
Sec. 312. Increase in automatic maximum coverage under Servicemembers' 
              Group Life Insurance and Veterans' Group Life Insurance.
Sec. 313. Eligibility of certain members of the Individual Ready 
              Reserve for Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance.

              Subtitle C--Housing and Employment Programs

Sec. 321. Elimination of reduction in assistance for specially adapted 
              housing for disabled veterans for veterans having joint 
              ownership of housing units.
Sec. 322. Veterans employment emphasis under Federal contracts for 
              recently separated veterans.
Sec. 323. Employers required to grant leave of absence for employees to 
              participate in honor guards for funerals of veterans.

              Subtitle D--Cemeteries and Memorial Affairs

Sec. 331. Eligibility for interment of certain Filipino veterans of 
              World War II in national cemeteries.
Sec. 332. Payment rate of certain burial benefits for certain Filipino 
              veterans of World War II.
Sec. 333. Plot allowance for burial in State veterans cemeteries.

                        TITLE IV--OTHER MATTERS

Sec. 401. Benefits for the children of women Vietnam veterans who 
              suffer from certain birth defects.
Sec. 402. Extension of certain expiring authorities.
Sec. 403. Preservation of certain reporting requirements.
Sec. 404. Technical amendments.

     SEC. 2. REFERENCES TO TITLE 38, UNITED STATES CODE.

       Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this 
     Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an 
     amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the 
     reference shall be considered to be made to a section or 
     other provision of title 38, United States Code.

               TITLE I--EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROVISIONS

         Subtitle A--Montgomery GI Bill Educational Assistance

     SEC. 101. INCREASE IN RATES OF BASIC EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE 
                   UNDER MONTGOMERY GI BILL.

       (a) Active Duty Educational Assistance.--Section 3015 is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``$528'' and 
     inserting ``$650''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``$429'' and 
     inserting ``$528''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on November 1, 2000, and shall apply with 
     respect to educational assistance allowances paid under 
     chapter 30 of title 38, United States Code, for months after 
     October 2000.

     SEC. 102. UNIFORM REQUIREMENT FOR HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR 
                   EQUIVALENCY BEFORE APPLICATION FOR MONTGOMERY 
                   GI BILL BENEFITS.

       (a) Active Duty Program.--(1) Section 3011 is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (2) and 
     inserting the following new paragraph (2):
       ``(2) who completes the requirements of a secondary school 
     diploma (or equivalency certificate), or successfully 
     completes (or otherwise receives academic credit for) the 
     equivalent of 12 semester hours in a program of education 
     leading to a standard college degree, before applying for 
     benefits under this section; and''; and
       (B) by striking subsection (e).
       (2) Section 3017(a)(1)(A)(ii) is amended by striking 
     ``clause (2)(A)'' and inserting ``clause (2)''.
       (b) Selected Reserve Program.--Section 3012 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (2) and 
     inserting the following new paragraph (2):
       ``(2) who completes the requirements of a secondary school 
     diploma (or equivalency certificate), or successfully 
     completes (or otherwise receives academic credit for) the 
     equivalent of 12 semester hours in a program of education 
     leading to a standard college degree, before applying for 
     benefits under this section; and''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (f).
       (c) Withdrawal of Election Not To Enroll.--Paragraph (4) of 
     section 3018(b) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(4) before applying for benefits under this section--
       ``(A) completes the requirements of a secondary school 
     diploma (or equivalency certificate); or
       ``(B) successfully completes (or otherwise receives 
     academic credit for) the equivalent of 12 semester hours in a 
     program of education leading to a standard college degree; 
     and''.
       (d) Educational Assistance Program for Members of Selected 
     Reserve.--Paragraph (2) of section 16132(a) of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) before applying for benefits under this section, has 
     completed the requirements of a secondary school diploma (or 
     an equivalency certificate);''.
       (e) Delimiting Period.--(1) In the case of an individual 
     described in paragraph (2), with respect to the time 
     limitation under section 3031 of title 38, United States 
     Code, for use of eligibility and entitlement of basic 
     educational assistance under chapter 30 of such title, the 
     10-year period applicable under such section shall begin on 
     the later of--
       (A) the date of the enactment of this Act; or

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       (B) the date of the individual's last discharge or release 
     from active duty.
       (2) An individual referred to in paragraph (1) is an 
     individual who--
       (A) before the date of the enactment of this Act, was not 
     eligible for such basic educational assistance by reason of 
     the requirement of a secondary school diploma (or equivalency 
     certificate) as a condition of eligibility for such 
     assistance as in effect on the date preceding the date of the 
     enactment of this Act; and
       (B) becomes entitled to basic educational assistance under 
     section 3011(a)(2), 3012(a)(2), or 3018(b)(4) of title 38, 
     United States Code, by reason of the amendments made by this 
     section.

     SEC. 103. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR INITIAL OBLIGATED PERIOD 
                   OF ACTIVE DUTY AS CONDITION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR 
                   MONTGOMERY GI BILL BENEFITS.

       (a) Active Duty Program.--Section 3011 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1)(A)--
       (A) by striking clause (i) and inserting the following new 
     clause (i):
       ``(i) who serves an obligated period of active duty of at 
     least two years of continuous active duty in the Armed 
     Forces; or''; and
       (B) in clause (ii)(II), by striking ``in the case of an 
     individual who completed not less than 20 months'' and all 
     that follows through ``was at least three years'' and 
     inserting ``if, in the case of an individual with an 
     obligated period of service of two years, the individual 
     completes not less than 20 months of continuous active duty 
     under that period of obligated service, or, in the case of an 
     individual with an obligated period of service of at least 
     three years, the individual completes not less than 30 months 
     of continuous active duty under that period of obligated 
     service'';
       (2) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ``individual's 
     initial obligated period of active duty'' and inserting 
     ``obligated period of active duty on which an individual's 
     entitlement to assistance under this section is based'';
       (3) in subsection (h)(2)(A), by striking ``during an 
     initial period of active duty,'' and inserting ``during the 
     obligated period of active duty on which entitlement to 
     assistance under this section is based,''; and
       (4) in subsection (i), by striking ``initial''.
       (b) Selected Reserve Program.--Section 3012 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1)(A)(i), by striking ``, as the 
     individual's'' and all that follows through ``Armed Forces'' 
     and inserting ``an obligated period of active duty of at 
     least two years of continuous active duty in the Armed 
     Forces''; and
       (2) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ``initial''.
       (c) Duration of Assistance.--Section 3013 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``individual's 
     initial obligated period of active duty'' and inserting 
     ``obligated period of active duty on which such entitlement 
     is based''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``individual's 
     initial obligated period of active duty'' and inserting 
     ``obligated period of active duty on which such entitlement 
     is based''.
       (d) Amount of Assistance.--Section 3015 is amended--
       (1) in the second sentence of subsection (a), by inserting 
     before ``a basic educational assistance allowance'' the 
     following: ``in the case of an individual entitled to an 
     educational assistance allowance under this chapter whose 
     obligated period of active duty on which such entitlement is 
     based is three years,'';
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``and whose initial 
     obligated period of active duty is two years,'' and inserting 
     ``whose obligated period of active duty on which such 
     entitlement is based is two years,''; and
       (3) in subsection (c)(2), by striking subparagraphs (A) and 
     (B) and inserting the following new subparagraphs (A) and 
     (B):
       ``(A) whose obligated period of active duty on which such 
     entitlement is based is less than three years;
       ``(B) who, beginning on the date of the commencement of 
     such obligated period of active duty, serves a continuous 
     period of active duty of not less than three years; and''.
       (e) Delimiting Period.--(1) In the case of an individual 
     described in paragraph (2), with respect to the time 
     limitation under section 3031 of title 38, United States 
     Code, for use of eligibility and entitlement of basic 
     educational assistance under chapter 30 of such title, the 
     10-year period applicable under such section shall begin on 
     the later of--
       (A) the date of the enactment of this Act; or
       (B) the date of the individual's last discharge or release 
     from active duty.
       (2) An individual referred to in paragraph (1) is an 
     individual who--
       (A) before the date of the enactment of this Act, was not 
     eligible for basic educational assistance under chapter 30 of 
     such title by reason of the requirement of an initial 
     obligated period of active duty as condition of eligibility 
     for such assistance as in effect on the date preceding the 
     date of the enactment of this Act; and
       (B) on or after such date becomes eligible for such 
     assistance by reason of the amendments made by this section.

     SEC. 104. ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR CERTAIN VEAP 
                   PARTICIPANTS TO ENROLL IN BASIC EDUCATIONAL 
                   ASSISTANCE UNDER MONTGOMERY GI BILL.

       (a) Special Enrollment Period.--Section 3018C is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(e)(1) A qualified individual (described in paragraph 
     (2)) may make an irrevocable election under this subsection, 
     during the one-year period beginning on the date of the 
     enactment of this subsection, to become entitled to basic 
     educational assistance under this chapter. Such an election 
     shall be made in the same manner as elections made under 
     subsection (a)(5).
       ``(2) A qualified individual referred to in paragraph (1) 
     is an individual who meets each of the following 
     requirements:
       ``(A) The individual was a participant in the educational 
     benefits program under chapter 32 of this title on or before 
     October 9, 1996.
       ``(B) The individual has continuously served on active duty 
     since October 9, 1996 (excluding the periods referred to in 
     section 3202(1)(C) of this title), through at least April, 1, 
     2000.
       ``(C) The individual meets the requirements of subsection 
     (a)(3).
       ``(D) The individual, when discharged or released from 
     active duty, is discharged or released therefrom with an 
     honorable discharge.
       ``(3)(A) Subject to the succeeding provisions of this 
     paragraph, with respect to a qualified individual who makes 
     an election under paragraph (1) to become entitled to basic 
     education assistance under this chapter--
       ``(i) the basic pay of the qualified individual shall be 
     reduced (in a manner determined by the Secretary concerned) 
     until the total amount by which such basic pay is reduced is 
     $2,700; and
       ``(ii) to the extent that basic pay is not so reduced 
     before the qualified individual's discharge or release from 
     active duty as specified in subsection (a)(4), at the 
     election of the qualified individual--
       ``(I) the Secretary concerned shall collect from the 
     qualified individual; or
       ``(II) the Secretary concerned shall reduce the retired or 
     retainer pay of the qualified individual by,

     an amount equal to the difference between $2,700 and the 
     total amount of reductions under clause (i), which shall be 
     paid into the Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous 
     receipts.
       ``(B)(i) The Secretary concerned shall provide for an 18-
     month period, beginning on the date the qualified individual 
     makes an election under paragraph (1), for the qualified 
     individual to pay that Secretary the amount due under 
     subparagraph (A).
       ``(ii) Nothing in clause (i) shall be construed as 
     modifying the period of eligibility for and entitlement to 
     basic education assistance under this chapter applicable 
     under section 3031 of this title.
       ``(C) The provisions of subsection (c) shall apply to 
     qualified individuals making elections under this subsection 
     in the same manner as they applied to individuals making 
     elections under subsection (a)(5).
       ``(4) With respect to qualified individuals referred to in 
     paragraph (3)(A)(ii), no amount of educational assistance 
     allowance under this chapter shall be paid to the qualified 
     individual until the earlier of the date on which--
       ``(A) the Secretary concerned collects the applicable 
     amount under subclause (I) of such paragraph; or
       ``(B) the retired or retainer pay of the qualified 
     individual is first reduced under subclause (II) of such 
     paragraph.
       ``(5) The Secretary, in conjunction with the Secretary of 
     Defense, shall provide for notice to participants in the 
     educational benefits program under chapter 32 of this title 
     of the opportunity under this subsection to elect to become 
     entitled to basic educational assistance under this 
     chapter.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 3018C(b) is amended by 
     striking ``subsection (a)'' and inserting ``subsection (a) or 
     (e)''.
       (c) Coordination Provisions.--(1) If this Act is enacted 
     before the provisions of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 are enacted into law, 
     section 1601 of that Act, including the amendments made by 
     that section, shall not take effect. If this Act is enacted 
     after the provisions of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 are enacted into law, 
     then as of the enactment of this Act, the amendments made by 
     section 1601 of that Act shall be deemed for all purposes not 
     to have taken effect and that section shall cease to be in 
     effect.
       (2) If the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 is 
     enacted before the provisions of the Floyd D. Spence National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 are enacted 
     into law, section 1611 of the Floyd D. Spence National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001, including the 
     amendments made by that section, shall not take effect. If 
     the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 is enacted after 
     the provisions of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 are enacted into law, 
     then as of the enactment of the Veterans Claims Assistance 
     Act of 2000, the amendments made by section 1611 of the Floyd 
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     Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2001 shall be deemed for all purposes not to have taken 
     effect and that section shall cease to be in effect.

     SEC. 105. INCREASED ACTIVE DUTY EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE 
                   BENEFIT FOR CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS.

       (a) Authority To Make Contributions for Increased 
     Assistance Amount.--(1) Section 3011, as amended by section 
     102(a)(1)(B), is amended by inserting after subsection (d) 
     the following new subsection (e):
       ``(e)(1) Any individual eligible for educational assistance 
     under this section who does not make an election under 
     subsection (c)(1) may contribute amounts for purposes of 
     receiving an increased amount of basic educational assistance 
     as provided for under section 3015(g) of this title. Such 
     contributions shall be in addition to any reductions in the 
     basic pay of such individual under subsection (b).
       ``(2) An individual covered by paragraph (1) may make the 
     contributions authorized by that paragraph at any time while 
     on active duty.
       ``(3) The total amount of the contributions made by an 
     individual under paragraph (1) may not exceed $600. Such 
     contributions shall be made in multiples of $4.
       ``(4) Contributions under this subsection shall be made to 
     the Secretary. The Secretary shall deposit any amounts 
     received by the Secretary as contributions under this 
     subsection into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.''.
       (2) Section 3012, as amended by section 102(b)(2), is 
     amended by inserting after subsection (e) the following new 
     subsection (f):
       ``(f)(1) Any individual eligible for educational assistance 
     under this section who does not make an election under 
     subsection (d)(1) may contribute amounts for purposes of 
     receiving an increased amount of basic educational assistance 
     as provided for under section 3015(g) of this title. Such 
     contributions shall be in addition to any reductions in the 
     basic pay of such individual under subsection (c).
       ``(2) An individual covered by paragraph (1) may make the 
     contributions authorized by that paragraph at any time while 
     on active duty.
       ``(3) The total amount of the contributions made by an 
     individual under paragraph (1) may not exceed $600. Such 
     contributions shall be made in multiples of $4.
       ``(4) Contributions under this subsection shall be made to 
     the Secretary. The Secretary shall deposit any amounts 
     received by the Secretary as contributions under this 
     subsection into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.''.
       (b) Increased Assistance Amount.--Section 3015 is amended--
       (1) by striking ``subsection (g)'' each place it appears in 
     subsections (a)(1) and (b)(1) and inserting ``subsection 
     (h)'';
       (2) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and
       (3) by inserting after subsection (f) the following new 
     subsection (g):
       ``(g) In the case of an individual who has made 
     contributions authorized by section 3011(e) or 3012(f) of 
     this title, the monthly amount of basic educational 
     assistance allowance applicable to such individual under 
     subsection (a), (b), or (c) shall be the monthly rate 
     otherwise provided for under the applicable subsection 
     increased by--
       ``(1) an amount equal to $1 for each $4 contributed by such 
     individual under section 3011(e) or 3012(f), as the case may 
     be, for an approved program of education pursued on a full-
     time basis; or
       ``(2) an appropriately reduced amount based on the amount 
     so contributed, as determined under regulations which the 
     Secretary shall prescribe, for an approved program of 
     education pursued on less than a full-time basis.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on May 1, 2001.
       (d) Transitional Provision for Individuals Discharged 
     Between Enactment and Effective Date.--(1) During the period 
     beginning on May 1, 2001, and ending on July 31, 2001, an 
     individual described in paragraph (2) may make contributions 
     under section 3011(e) or 3012(f) of title 38, United States 
     Code (as added by subsection (a)), whichever is applicable to 
     that individual, without regard to paragraph (2) of that 
     section and otherwise in the same manner as an individual 
     eligible for educational assistance under chapter 30 of such 
     title who is on active duty.
       (2) Paragraph (1) applies in the case of an individual 
     who--
       (A) is discharged or released from active duty during the 
     period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and 
     ending on April 30, 2001; and
       (B) is eligible for educational assistance under chapter 30 
     of title 38, United States Code.

     Subtitle B--Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance

     SEC. 111. INCREASE IN RATES OF SURVIVORS' AND DEPENDENTS' 
                   EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE.

       (a) Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance.--
     Section 3532 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
       (A) by striking ``$485'' and inserting ``$588'';
       (B) by striking ``$365'' and inserting ``$441''; and
       (C) by striking ``$242'' and inserting ``$294'';
       (2) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``$485'' and 
     inserting ``$588'';
       (3) in subsection (b), by striking ``$485'' and inserting 
     ``$588''; and
       (4) in subsection (c)(2)--
       (A) by striking ``$392'' and inserting ``$475'';
       (B) by striking ``$294'' and inserting ``$356''; and
       (C) by striking ``$196'' and inserting ``$238''.
       (b) Correspondence Course.--Section 3534(b) is amended by 
     striking ``$485'' and inserting ``$588''.
       (c) Special Restorative Training.--Section 3542(a) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``$485'' and inserting ``$588'';
       (2) by striking ``$152'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``$184''; and
       (3) by striking ``$16.16'' and all that follows and 
     inserting ``such increased amount of allowance that is equal 
     to one-thirtieth of the full-time basic monthly rate of 
     special training allowance.''.
       (d) Apprenticeship Training.--Section 3687(b)(2) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``$353'' and inserting ``$428'';
       (2) by striking ``$264'' and inserting ``$320'';
       (3) by striking ``$175'' and inserting ``$212''; and
       (4) by striking ``$88'' and inserting ``$107''.
       (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) 
     through (d) shall take effect on November 1, 2000, and shall 
     apply with respect to educational assistance allowances paid 
     under chapter 35 of title 38, United States Code, for months 
     after October 2000.
       (f) Annual Adjustments to Amounts of Assistance.--
       (1) Chapter 35.--(A) Subchapter VI of chapter 35 is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``Sec. 3564. Annual adjustment of amounts of educational 
       assistance

       ``With respect to any fiscal year, the Secretary shall 
     provide a percentage increase (rounded to the nearest dollar) 
     in the rates payable under sections 3532, 3534(b), and 
     3542(a) of this title equal to the percentage by which--
       ``(1) the Consumer Price Index (all items, United States 
     city average) for the 12-month period ending on the June 30 
     preceding the beginning of the fiscal year for which the 
     increase is made, exceeds
       ``(2) such Consumer Price Index for the 12-month period 
     preceding the 12-month period described in paragraph (1).''.
       (B) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 35 is 
     amended by inserting after the item relating to section 3563 
     the following new item:

``3564. Annual adjustment of amounts of educational assistance.''.

       (2) Chapter 36.--Section 3687 is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) With respect to any fiscal year, the Secretary shall 
     provide a percentage increase (rounded to the nearest dollar) 
     in the rates payable under subsection (b)(2) equal to the 
     percentage by which--
       ``(1) the Consumer Price Index (all items, United States 
     city average) for the 12-month period ending on the June 30 
     preceding the beginning of the fiscal year for which the 
     increase is made, exceeds
       ``(2) such Consumer Price Index for the 12-month period 
     preceding the 12-month period described in paragraph (1).''.
       (3) Effective date.--Sections 3654 and 3687(d) of title 38, 
     United States Code, as added by this subsection, shall take 
     effect on October 1, 2001.

     SEC. 112. ELECTION OF CERTAIN RECIPIENTS OF COMMENCEMENT OF 
                   PERIOD OF ELIGIBILITY FOR SURVIVORS' AND 
                   DEPENDENTS' EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE.

       Section 3512(a)(3) is amended by striking ``8 years 
     after,'' and all that follows through the end and inserting 
     ``8 years after the date that is elected by that person to be 
     the beginning date of entitlement under section 3511 of this 
     title or subchapter V of this chapter if--
       ``(A) the Secretary approves that beginning date;
       ``(B) the eligible person makes that election after the 
     person's eighteenth birthday but before the person's twenty-
     sixth birthday; and
       ``(C) that beginning date--
       ``(i) in the case of a person whose eligibility is based on 
     a parent who has a service-connected total disability 
     permanent in nature, is between the dates described in 
     subsection (d); and
       ``(ii) in the case of a person whose eligibility is based 
     on the death of a parent, is between--

       ``(I) the date of the parent's death; and
       ``(II) the date of the Secretary's decision that the death 
     was service-connected;''.

     SEC. 113. ADJUSTED EFFECTIVE DATE FOR AWARD OF SURVIVORS' AND 
                   DEPENDENTS' EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE.

       (a) In General.--Section 5113 is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c);
       (2) in subsection (a), by striking ``subsection (b) of this 
     section'' and inserting ``subsections (b) and (c)''; and
       (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new 
     subsection:

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       ``(b)(1) When determining the effective date of an award 
     under chapter 35 of this title for an individual described in 
     paragraph (2) based on an original claim, the Secretary may 
     consider the individual's application as having been filed on 
     the eligibility date of the individual if that eligibility 
     date is more than one year before the date of the initial 
     rating decision.
       ``(2) An individual referred to in paragraph (1) is an 
     eligible person who--
       ``(A) submits to the Secretary an original application for 
     educational assistance under chapter 35 of this title within 
     one year of the date that the Secretary makes the rating 
     decision;
       ``(B) claims such educational assistance for pursuit of an 
     approved program of education during a period preceding the 
     one-year period ending on the date on which the application 
     was received by the Secretary; and
       ``(C) would have been entitled to such educational 
     assistance for such course pursuit if the individual had 
     submitted such an application on the individual's eligibility 
     date.
       ``(3) In this subsection:
       ``(A) The term `eligibility date' means the date on which 
     an individual becomes an eligible person.
       ``(B) The term `eligible person' has the meaning given that 
     term under section 3501(a)(1) of this title under 
     subparagraph (A)(i), (A)(ii), (B), or (D) of such section by 
     reason of either (i) the service-connected death or (ii) 
     service-connected total disability permanent in nature of the 
     veteran from whom such eligibility is derived.
       ``(C) The term `initial rating decision' means with respect 
     to an eligible person a decision made by the Secretary that 
     establishes (i) service connection for such veteran's death 
     or (ii) the existence of such veteran's service-connected 
     total disability permanent in nature, as the case may be.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to applications first made under section 3513 of 
     title 38, United States Code, that--
       (1) are received on or after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act; or
       (2) on the date of the enactment of this Act, are pending 
     (A) with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or (B) exhaustion 
     of available administrative and judicial remedies.

     SEC. 114. AVAILABILITY UNDER SURVIVORS' AND DEPENDENTS' 
                   EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE OF PREPARATORY COURSES 
                   FOR COLLEGE AND GRADUATE SCHOOL ENTRANCE EXAMS.

       (a) In General.--Section 3501(a)(5) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new sentence: ``Such term also includes 
     any preparatory course described in section 3002(3)(B) of 
     this title.''.
       (b) Scope of Availability.--Section 3512(a) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (5);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of clause (6) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(7) if the person is pursuing a preparatory course 
     described in section 3002(3)(B) of this title, such period 
     may begin on the date that is the first day of such course 
     pursuit, notwithstanding that such date may be before the 
     person's eighteenth birthday, except that in no case may such 
     person be afforded educational assistance under this chapter 
     for pursuit of secondary schooling unless such course pursuit 
     would otherwise be authorized under this subsection.''.

               Subtitle C--General Educational Assistance

     SEC. 121. REVISION OF EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE INTERVAL PAYMENT 
                   REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Subclause (C) of the third sentence of 
     section 3680(a) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(C) during periods between school terms where the 
     educational institution certifies the enrollment of the 
     eligible veteran or eligible person on an individual term 
     basis if (i) the period between those terms does not exceed 
     eight weeks, and (ii) both the terms preceding and following 
     the period are not shorter in length than the period.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply with respect to payments of educational 
     assistance under title 38, United States Code, for months 
     beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 122. AVAILABILITY OF EDUCATION BENEFITS FOR PAYMENT FOR 
                   LICENSING OR CERTIFICATION TESTS.

       (a) In General.--Sections 3452(b) and 3501(a)(5) (as 
     amended by section 114(a)) are each amended by adding at the 
     end the following new sentence: ``Such term also includes 
     licensing or certification tests, the successful completion 
     of which demonstrates an individual's possession of the 
     knowledge or skill required to enter into, maintain, or 
     advance in employment in a predetermined and identified 
     vocation or profession, provided such tests and the licensing 
     or credentialing organizations or entities that offer such 
     tests are approved by the Secretary in accordance with 
     section 3689 of this title.''.
       (b) Amount of Payment.--
       (1) Chapter 30.--Section 3032 is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(f)(1) Subject to paragraph (3), the amount of 
     educational assistance payable under this chapter for a 
     licensing or certification test described in section 3452(b) 
     of this title is the lesser of $2,000 or the fee charged for 
     the test.
       ``(2) The number of months of entitlement charged in the 
     case of any individual for such licensing or certification 
     test is equal to the number (including any fraction) 
     determined by dividing the total amount of educational 
     assistance paid such individual for such test by the full-
     time monthly institutional rate of educational assistance 
     which, except for paragraph (1), such individual would 
     otherwise be paid under subsection (a)(1), (b)(1), (d), or 
     (e)(1) of section 3015 of this title, as the case may be.
       ``(3) In no event shall payment of educational assistance 
     under this subsection for such a test exceed the amount of 
     the individual's available entitlement under this chapter.''.
       (2) Chapter 32.--Section 3232 is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(c)(1) Subject to paragraph (3), the amount of 
     educational assistance payable under this chapter for a 
     licensing or certification test described in section 3452(b) 
     of this title is the lesser of $2,000 or the fee charged for 
     the test.
       ``(2) The number of months of entitlement charged in the 
     case of any individual for such licensing or certification 
     test is equal to the number (including any fraction) 
     determined by dividing the total amount paid to such 
     individual for such test by the full-time monthly 
     institutional rate of the educational assistance allowance 
     which, except for paragraph (1), such individual would 
     otherwise be paid under this chapter.
       ``(3) In no event shall payment of educational assistance 
     under this subsection for such a test exceed the amount of 
     the individual's available entitlement under this chapter.''.
       (3) Chapter 34.--Section 3482 is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(h)(1) Subject to paragraph (3), the amount of 
     educational assistance payable under this chapter for a 
     licensing or certification test described in section 3452(b) 
     of this title is the lesser of $2,000 or the fee charged for 
     the test.
       ``(2) The number of months of entitlement charged in the 
     case of any individual for such licensing or certification 
     test is equal to the number (including any fraction) 
     determined by dividing the total amount paid to such 
     individual for such test by the full-time monthly 
     institutional rate of the educational assistance allowance 
     which, except for paragraph (1), such individual would 
     otherwise be paid under this chapter.
       ``(3) In no event shall payment of educational assistance 
     under this subsection for such a test exceed the amount of 
     the individual's available entitlement under this chapter.''.
       (4) Chapter 35.--Section 3532 is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(f)(1) Subject to paragraph (3), the amount of 
     educational assistance payable under this chapter for a 
     licensing or certification test described in section 
     3501(a)(5) of this title is the lesser of $2,000 or the fee 
     charged for the test.
       ``(2) The number of months of entitlement charged in the 
     case of any individual for such licensing or certification 
     test is equal to the number (including any fraction) 
     determined by dividing the total amount paid to such 
     individual for such test by the full-time monthly 
     institutional rate of the educational assistance allowance 
     which, except for paragraph (1), such individual would 
     otherwise be paid under this chapter.
       ``(3) In no event shall payment of educational assistance 
     under this subsection for such a test exceed the amount of 
     the individual's available entitlement under this chapter.''.
       (c) Requirements for Licensing and Credentialing Testing.--
     (1) Chapter 36 is amended by inserting after section 3688 the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 3689. Approval requirements for licensing and 
       certification testing

       ``(a) In General.--(1) No payment may be made for a 
     licensing or certification test described in section 3452(b) 
     or 3501(a)(5) of this title unless the Secretary determines 
     that the requirements of this section have been met with 
     respect to such test and the organization or entity offering 
     the test. The requirements of approval for tests and 
     organizations or entities offering tests shall be in 
     accordance with the provisions of this chapter and chapters 
     30, 32, 34, and 35 of this title and with regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary to carry out this section.
       ``(2) To the extent that the Secretary determines 
     practicable, State approving agencies may, in lieu of the 
     Secretary, approve licensing and certification tests, and 
     organizations and entities offering such tests, under this 
     section.
       ``(b) Requirements for Tests.--(1) Subject to paragraph 
     (2), a licensing or certification test is approved for 
     purposes of this section only if--
       ``(A) the test is required under Federal, State, or local 
     law or regulation for an individual to enter into, maintain, 
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     employment in a predetermined and identified vocation or 
     profession; or
       ``(B) the Secretary determines that the test is generally 
     accepted, in accordance with relevant government, business, 
     or industry standards, employment policies, or hiring 
     practices, as attesting to a level of knowledge or skill 
     required to qualify to enter into, maintain, or advance in 
     employment in a predetermined and identified vocation or 
     profession.
       ``(2) A licensing or certification test offered by a State, 
     or a political subdivision of a State, is deemed approved by 
     the Secretary for purposes of this section.
       ``(c) Requirements for Organizations or Entities Offering 
     Tests.--(1) Each organization or entity that is not an entity 
     of the United States, a State, or political subdivision of a 
     State, that offers a licensing or certification test for 
     which payment may be made under chapter 30, 32, 34, or 35 of 
     this title and that meets the following requirements, shall 
     be approved by the Secretary to offer such test:
       ``(A) The organization or entity certifies to the Secretary 
     that the licensing or certification test offered by the 
     organization or entity is generally accepted, in accordance 
     with relevant government, business, or industry standards, 
     employment policies, or hiring practices, as attesting to a 
     level of knowledge or skill required to qualify to enter 
     into, maintain, or advance in employment in a predetermined 
     and identified vocation or profession.
       ``(B) The organization or entity is licensed, chartered, or 
     incorporated in a State and has offered the test for a 
     minimum of two years before the date on which the 
     organization or entity first submits to the Secretary an 
     application for approval under this section.
       ``(C) The organization or entity employs, or consults with, 
     individuals with expertise or substantial experience with 
     respect to all areas of knowledge or skill that are measured 
     by the test and that are required for the license or 
     certificate issued.
       ``(D) The organization or entity has no direct financial 
     interest in--
       ``(i) the outcome of the test; or
       ``(ii) organizations that provide the education or training 
     of candidates for licenses or certificates required for 
     vocations or professions.
       ``(E) The organization or entity maintains appropriate 
     records with respect to all candidates who take the test for 
     a period prescribed by the Secretary, but in no case for a 
     period of less than three years.
       ``(F)(i) The organization or entity promptly issues notice 
     of the results of the test to the candidate for the license 
     or certificate.
       ``(ii) The organization or entity has in place a process to 
     review complaints submitted against the organization or 
     entity with respect to the test or the process for obtaining 
     a license or certificate required for vocations or 
     professions.
       ``(G) The organization or entity furnishes to the Secretary 
     such information with respect to the test as the Secretary 
     requires to determine whether payment may be made for the 
     test under chapter 30, 32, 34, or 35 of this title, including 
     personal identifying information, fee payment, and test 
     results. Such information shall be furnished in the form 
     prescribed by the Secretary.
       ``(H) The organization or entity furnishes to the Secretary 
     the following information:
       ``(i) A description of the licensing or certification test 
     offered by the organization or entity, including the purpose 
     of the test, the vocational, professional, governmental, and 
     other entities that recognize the test, and the license of 
     certificate issued upon successful completion of the test.
       ``(ii) The requirements to take the test, including the 
     amount of the fee charged for the test and any prerequisite 
     education, training, skills, or other certification.
       ``(iii) The period for which the license or certificate 
     awarded upon successful completion of the test is valid, and 
     the requirements for maintaining or renewing the license or 
     certificate.
       ``(I) Upon request of the Secretary, the organization or 
     entity furnishes such information to the Secretary that the 
     Secretary determines necessary to perform an assessment of--
       ``(i) the test conducted by the organization or entity as 
     compared to the level of knowledge or skills that a license 
     or certificate attests; and
       ``(ii) the applicability of the test over such periods of 
     time as the Secretary determines appropriate.
       ``(2) With respect to each organization or entity that is 
     an entity of the United States, a State, or political 
     subdivision of a State, that offers a licensing or 
     certification test for which payment may be made under 30, 
     32, 34, or 35 of this title, the following provisions of 
     paragraph (1) shall apply to the entity: subparagraphs (E), 
     (F), (G), and (H).
       ``(d) Administration.--Except as otherwise specifically 
     provided in this section or chapter 30, 32, 34, or 35 of this 
     title, in implementing this section and making payment under 
     any such chapter for a licensing or certification test, the 
     test is deemed to be a `course' and the organization or 
     entity that offers such test is deemed to be an `institution' 
     or `educational institution', respectively, as those terms 
     are applied under and for purposes of sections 3671, 3673, 
     3674, 3678, 3679, 3681, 3682, 3683, 3685, 3690, and 3696 of 
     this title.
       ``(e) Professional Certification and Licensure Advisory 
     Committee.--(1) There is established within the Department a 
     committee to be known as the Professional Certification and 
     Licensure Advisory Committee (hereinafter in this section 
     referred to as the `Committee').
       ``(2) The Committee shall advise the Secretary with respect 
     to the requirements of organizations or entities offering 
     licensing and certification tests to individuals for which 
     payment for such tests may be made under chapter 30, 32, 34, 
     or 35 of this title, and such other related issues as the 
     Committee determines to be appropriate.
       ``(3)(A) The Secretary shall appoint seven individuals with 
     expertise in matters relating to licensing and certification 
     tests to serve as members of the Committee.
       ``(B) The Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Defense 
     shall serve as ex-officio members of the Committee.
       ``(C) A vacancy in the Committee shall be filled in the 
     manner in which the original appointment was made.
       ``(4)(A) The Secretary shall appoint the chairman of the 
     Committee.
       ``(B) The Committee shall meet at the call of the chairman.
       ``(5) The Committee shall terminate December 31, 2006.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 36 is 
     amended by inserting after the item relating to section 3688 
     the following new item:

``3689. Approval requirements for licensing and certification 
              testing.''.

       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on March 1, 2001, and shall apply with 
     respect to licensing and certification tests approved by the 
     Secretary on Veterans Affairs on or after such date.
       (e) Startup Funding.--From amounts appropriated to the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2001 for 
     readjustment benefits, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     shall use an amount not to exceed $3,000,000 to develop the 
     systems and procedures required to make payments under 
     chapters 30, 32, 34, and 35 of title 38, United States Code, 
     for licensing and certification tests.

     SEC. 123. INCREASE FOR FISCAL YEARS 2001 AND 2002 IN 
                   AGGREGATE ANNUAL AMOUNT AVAILABLE FOR STATE 
                   APPROVING AGENCIES FOR ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.

       Section 3674(a)(4) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence, by inserting ``or, for each of 
     fiscal years 2001 and 2002, $14,000,000'' after 
     ``$13,000,000''; and
       (2) in the second sentence, by striking ``$13,000,000'' 
     both places it appears and inserting ``the amount applicable 
     to that fiscal year under the preceding sentence''.

                      TITLE II--HEALTH PROVISIONS

                     Subtitle A--Personnel Matters

     SEC. 201. ANNUAL NATIONAL PAY COMPARABILITY ADJUSTMENT FOR 
                   NURSES EMPLOYED BY DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 
                   AFFAIRS.

       (a) Revised Pay Adjustment Procedures.--(1) Subsection (d) 
     of section 7451 is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``The rates'' and inserting ``Subject to 
     subsection (e), the rates''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (A)--
       (I) by striking ``section 5305'' and inserting ``section 
     5303''; and
       (II) by inserting ``and to be by the same percentage'' 
     after ``to have the same effective date'';
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``Such'' in the second 
     sentence and inserting ``Except as provided in paragraph 
     (1)(A), such'';
       (C) in paragraph (3)(B)--
       (i) by inserting after the first sentence the following new 
     sentence: ``To the extent practicable, the director shall use 
     third-party industry wage surveys to meet the requirements of 
     the preceding sentence.'';
       (ii) by inserting before the penultimate sentence the 
     following new sentence: ``To the extent practicable, all 
     surveys conducted pursuant to this subparagraph or 
     subparagraph (A) shall include the collection of salary 
     midpoints, actual salaries, lowest and highest salaries, 
     average salaries, bonuses, incentive pays, differential pays, 
     actual beginning rates of pay, and such other information 
     needed to meet the purpose of this section.''; and
       (iii) in the penultimate sentence, by inserting ``or 
     published'' after ``completed''; and
       (D) by striking clause (iii) of paragraph (3)(C).
       (2) Subsection (e) of such section is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(e)(1) An adjustment in a rate of basic pay under 
     subsection (d) may not reduce the rate of basic pay 
     applicable to any grade of a covered position.
       ``(2) The director of a Department health-care facility, in 
     determining whether to carry out a wage survey under 
     subsection (d)(3) with respect to rates of basic pay for a 
     grade of a covered position, may not consider as a factor in 
     such determination the absence of a current recruitment or 
     retention problem for personnel in that grade of that 
     position. The director shall make such a determination based 
     upon whether, in accordance with criteria established by the 
     Secretary, there is a significant pay-related

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     staffing problem at that facility in any grade for a 
     position. If the director determines that there is such a 
     problem, or that such a problem is likely to exist in the 
     near future, the Director shall provide for a wage survey in 
     accordance with subsection (d)(3).
       ``(3) The Under Secretary for Health may, to the extent 
     necessary to carry out the purposes of subsection (d), modify 
     any determination made by the director of a Department 
     health-care facility with respect to adjusting the rates of 
     basic pay applicable to covered positions. If the 
     determination of the director would result in an adjustment 
     in rates of basic pay applicable to covered positions, any 
     action by the Under Secretary under the preceding sentence 
     shall be made before the effective date of such pay 
     adjustment. Upon such action by the Under Secretary, any 
     adjustment shall take effect on the first day of the first 
     pay period beginning after such action. The Secretary shall 
     ensure that the Under Secretary establishes a mechanism for 
     the timely exercise of the authority in this paragraph.
       ``(4) Each director of a Department health-care facility 
     shall provide to the Secretary, not later than July 31 each 
     year, a report on staffing for covered positions at that 
     facility. The report shall include the following:
       ``(A) Information on turnover rates and vacancy rates for 
     each grade in a covered position, including a comparison of 
     those rates with the rates for the preceding three years.
       ``(B) The director's findings concerning the review and 
     evaluation of the facility's staffing situation, including 
     whether there is, or is likely to be, in accordance with 
     criteria established by the Secretary, a significant pay-
     related staffing problem at that facility for any grade of a 
     covered position and, if so, whether a wage survey was 
     conducted, or will be conducted with respect to that grade.
       ``(C) In any case in which the director conducts such a 
     wage survey during the period covered by the report, 
     information describing the survey and any actions taken or 
     not taken based on the survey, and the reasons for taking (or 
     not taking) such actions.
       ``(D) In any case in which the director, after finding that 
     there is, or is likely to be, in accordance with criteria 
     established by the Secretary, a significant pay-related 
     staffing problem at that facility for any grade of a covered 
     position, determines not to conduct a wage survey with 
     respect to that position, a statement of the reasons why the 
     director did not conduct such a survey.
       ``(5) Not later than September 30 of each year, the 
     Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs 
     of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on 
     staffing for covered positions at Department health care 
     facilities. Each such report shall include the following:
       ``(A) A summary and analysis of the information contained 
     in the most recent reports submitted by facility directors 
     under paragraph (4).
       ``(B) The information for each such facility specified in 
     paragraph (4).''.
       (3) Subsection (f) of such section is amended--
       (A) by striking ``February 1 of 1991, 1992, and 1993'' and 
     inserting ``March 1 of each year''; and
       (B) by striking ``subsection (d)(1)(A)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (d)''.
       (4) Such section is further amended by striking subsection 
     (g) and redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (g).
       (b) Required Consultations With Nurses.--(1) Subchapter II 
     of chapter 73 is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 7323. Required consultations with nurses

       ``The Under Secretary for Health shall ensure that--
       ``(1) the director of a geographic service area, in 
     formulating policy relating to the provision of patient care, 
     shall consult regularly with a senior nurse executive or 
     senior nurse executives; and
       ``(2) the director of a medical center shall include a 
     registered nurse as a member of any committee used at that 
     medical center to provide recommendations or decisions on 
     medical center operations or policy affecting clinical 
     services, clinical outcomes, budget, or resources.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     7322 the following new item:

``7323. Required consultations with nurses.''.

     SEC. 202. SPECIAL PAY FOR DENTISTS.

       (a) Full-Time Status Pay.--Paragraph (1) of section 7435(b) 
     is amended by striking ``$3,500'' and inserting ``$9,000''.
       (b) Tenure Pay.--The table in paragraph (2)(A) of that 
     section is amended to read as follows:


------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                          Rate
              ``Length of Service              -------------------------
                                                  Minimum      Maximum
------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1 year but less than 2 years................       $1,000       $2,000
  2 years but less than 4 years...............        4,000        5,000
  4 years but less than 8 years...............        5,000        8,000
  8 years but less than 12 years..............        8,000       12,000
  12 years but less than 20 years.............       12,000       15,000
  20 years or more............................       15,000   18,000.''.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (c) Scarce Specialty Pay.--Paragraph (3)(A) of that section 
     is amended by striking ``$20,000'' and inserting ``$30,000''.
       (d) Responsibility Pay.--(1) The table in paragraph (4)(A) 
     of that section is amended to read as follows:


------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                          Rate
                  ``Position                   -------------------------
                                                  Minimum      Maximum
------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Chief of Staff or in an Executive Grade.....      $14,500      $25,000
  Director Grade..............................            0       25,000
  Service Chief (or in a comparable position          4,500   15,000.''.
   as determined by the Secretary)............
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (2) The table in paragraph (4)(B) of that section is 
     amended to read as follows:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                         ``Position                              Rate
------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Deputy Service Director..................................      $20,000
  Service Director.........................................       25,000
  Deputy Assistant Under Secretary for Health..............       27,500
  Assistant Under Secretary for Health (or in a comparable    30,000.''.
   position as determined by the Secretary)................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (e) Geographic Pay.--Paragraph (6) of that section is 
     amended by striking ``$5,000'' and inserting ``$12,000''.
       (f) Special Pay for Post-Graduate Training.--Such section 
     is further amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(8) For a dentist who has successfully completed a post-
     graduate year of hospital-based training in a program 
     accredited by the American Dental Association, an annual rate 
     of $2,000 for each of the first two years of service after 
     successful completion of that training.''.
       (g) Crediting of Increased Tenure Pay for Civil Service 
     Retirement.--Section 7438(b) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new 
     paragraph (5):
       ``(5) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), a dentist 
     employed as a dentist in the Veterans Health Administration 
     on the date of the enactment of the Veterans Benefits and 
     Health Care Improvement Act of 2000 shall be entitled to have 
     special pay paid to the dentist under section 7435(b)(2)(A) 
     of this title (referred to as `tenure pay') considered basic 
     pay for the purposes of chapter 83 or 84, as appropriate, of 
     title 5 only as follows:
       ``(A) In an amount equal to the amount that would have been 
     so considered under such section on the day before such date 
     based on the rates of special pay the dentist was entitled to 
     receive under that section on the day before such date.
       ``(B) With respect to any amount of special pay received 
     under that section in excess of the amount such dentist was 
     entitled to receive under such section on the day before such 
     date, in an amount equal to 25 percent of such excess amount 
     for each two years that the physician or dentist has 
     completed as a physician or dentist in the Veterans Health 
     Administration after such date.''.
       (h) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to agreements entered into by 
     dentists under subchapter III of chapter 74 of title 38, 
     United States Code, on or after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.
       (i) Transition.--In the case of an agreement entered into 
     by a dentist under subchapter III of chapter 74 of title 38, 
     United States Code, before the date of the enactment of this 
     Act that expires after that date, the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs and the dentist concerned may agree to terminate that 
     agreement as of the date of the enactment of this Act in 
     order to permit a new agreement in accordance with section 
     7435 of such title, as amended by this section, to take 
     effect as of that date.

     SEC. 203. EXEMPTION FOR PHARMACISTS FROM CEILING ON SPECIAL 
                   SALARY RATES.

       Section 7455(c)(1) is amended by inserting ``, 
     pharmacists,'' after ``anesthetists''.

     SEC. 204. TEMPORARY FULL-TIME APPOINTMENTS OF CERTAIN MEDICAL 
                   PERSONNEL.

       (a) Physician Assistants Awaiting Certification or 
     Licensure.--Paragraph (2) of section 7405(c) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(2) A temporary full-time appointment may not be made for 
     a period in excess of two years in the case of a person who--
       ``(A) has successfully completed--
       ``(i) a full course of nursing in a recognized school of 
     nursing, approved by the Secretary; or
       ``(ii) a full course of training for any category of 
     personnel described in paragraph (3) of section 7401 of this 
     title, or as a physician assistant, in a recognized education 
     or training institution approved by the Secretary; and
       ``(B) is pending registration or licensure in a State or 
     certification by a national board recognized by the 
     Secretary.''.
       (b) Medical Support Personnel.--That section is further 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
     paragraph (3):
       ``(3)(A) Temporary full-time appointments of persons in 
     positions referred to in subsection (a)(1)(D) shall not 
     exceed three years.
       ``(B) Temporary full-time appointments under this paragraph 
     may be renewed for one or more additional periods not in 
     excess of three years each.''.

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     SEC. 205. QUALIFICATIONS OF SOCIAL WORKERS.

       Section 7402(b)(9) is amended by striking ``a person must'' 
     and all that follows and inserting ``a person must--
       ``(A) hold a master's degree in social work from a college 
     or university approved by the Secretary; and
       ``(B) be licensed or certified to independently practice 
     social work in a State, except that the Secretary may waive 
     the requirement of licensure or certification for an 
     individual social worker for a reasonable period of time 
     recommended by the Under Secretary for Health.''.

     SEC. 206. PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT ADVISER TO UNDER SECRETARY FOR 
                   HEALTH.

       Section 7306(a) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (9) as paragraph (10); and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (8) the following new 
     paragraph (9):
       ``(9) The Advisor on Physician Assistants, who shall be a 
     physician assistant with appropriate experience and who shall 
     advise the Under Secretary for Health on all matters relating 
     to the utilization and employment of physician assistants in 
     the Administration.''.

     SEC. 207. EXTENSION OF VOLUNTARY SEPARATION INCENTIVE 
                   PAYMENTS.

       The Department of Veterans Affairs Employment Reduction 
     Assistance Act of 1999 (title XI of Public Law 106-117; 5 
     U.S.C. 5597 note) is amended as follows:
       (1) Section 1102(c) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(c) Limitation.--The plan under subsection (a) shall be 
     limited to a total of 7,734 positions within the Department, 
     allocated among the elements of the Department as follows:
       ``(1) The Veterans Health Administration, 6,800 positions.
       ``(2) The Veterans Benefits Administration, 740 positions.
       ``(3) Department of Veterans Affairs Staff Offices, 156 
     positions.
       ``(4) The National Cemetery Administration, 38 
     positions.''.
       (2) Section 1105(a) is amended by striking ``26 percent'' 
     and inserting ``15 percent''.
       (3) Section 1109(a) is amended by striking ``December 31, 
     2000'' and inserting ``December 31, 2002''.

                  Subtitle B--Military Service Issues

     SEC. 211. FINDINGS AND SENSE OF CONGRESS CONCERNING USE OF 
                   MILITARY HISTORIES OF VETERANS IN DEPARTMENT OF 
                   VETERANS AFFAIRS HEALTH CARE.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Pertinent military experiences and exposures may affect 
     the health status of Department of Veterans Affairs patients 
     who are veterans.
       (2) The Department of Veterans Affairs has begun to 
     implement a Veterans Health Initiative to develop systems to 
     ensure that both patient care and medical education in the 
     Veterans Health Administration are specific to the special 
     needs of veterans and should be encouraged to continue these 
     efforts.
       (3) Protocols eliciting pertinent information relating to 
     the military history of veterans may be beneficial to 
     understanding certain conditions for which veterans may be at 
     risk and thereby facilitate the treatment of veterans for 
     those conditions.
       (4) The Department of Veterans Affairs is in the process of 
     developing a Computerized Patient Record System that offers 
     the potential to aid in the care and monitoring of such 
     conditions.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--Congress--
       (1) urges the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to assess the 
     feasibility and desirability of using a computer-based system 
     to conduct clinical evaluations relevant to military 
     experiences and exposures; and
       (2) recommends that the Secretary accelerate efforts within 
     the Department of Veterans Affairs to ensure that relevant 
     military histories of veterans are included in Department 
     medical records.

     SEC. 212. STUDY OF POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER IN VIETNAM 
                   VETERANS.

       (a) Study on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.--Not later 
     than 10 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall enter into a contract 
     with an appropriate entity to carry out a study on post-
     traumatic stress disorder.
       (b) Follow-Up Study.--The contract under subsection (a) 
     shall provide for a follow-up study to the study conducted in 
     accordance with section 102 of the Veterans Health Care 
     Amendments of 1983 (Public Law 98-160). Such follow-up study 
     shall use the data base and sample of the previous study.
       (c) Information To Be Included.--The study conducted 
     pursuant to this section shall be designed to yield 
     information on--
       (1) the long-term course of post-traumatic stress disorder;
       (2) any long-term medical consequences of post-traumatic 
     stress disorder;
       (3) whether particular subgroups of veterans are at greater 
     risk of chronic or more severe problems with such disorder; 
     and
       (4) the services used by veterans who have post-traumatic 
     stress disorder and the effect of those services on the 
     course of the disorder.
       (d) Report.--The Secretary shall submit to the Committees 
     of Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of 
     Representatives a report on the results of the study under 
     this section. The report shall be submitted no later than 
     October 1, 2004.

                   Subtitle C--Medical Administration

     SEC. 221. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FISHER HOUSES.

       (a) Authority.--Subchapter I of chapter 17 is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new section:

     ``Sec. 1708. Temporary lodging

       ``(a) The Secretary may furnish persons described in 
     subsection (b) with temporary lodging in a Fisher house or 
     other appropriate facility in connection with the 
     examination, treatment, or care of a veteran under this 
     chapter or, as provided for under subsection (e)(5), in 
     connection with benefits administered under this title.
       ``(b) Persons to whom the Secretary may provide lodging 
     under subsection (a) are the following:
       ``(1) A veteran who must travel a significant distance to 
     receive care or services under this title.
       ``(2) A member of the family of a veteran and others who 
     accompany a veteran and provide the equivalent of familial 
     support for such veteran.
       ``(c) In this section, the term `Fisher house' means a 
     housing facility that--
       ``(1) is located at, or in proximity to, a Department 
     medical facility;
       ``(2) is available for residential use on a temporary basis 
     by patients of that facility and others described in 
     subsection (b)(2); and
       ``(3) is constructed by, and donated to the Secretary by, 
     the Zachary and Elizabeth M. Fisher Armed Services 
     Foundation.
       ``(d) The Secretary may establish charges for providing 
     lodging under this section. The proceeds from such charges 
     shall be credited to the medical care account and shall be 
     available until expended for the purposes of providing such 
     lodging.
       ``(e) The Secretary shall prescribe regulations to carry 
     out this section. Such regulations shall include provisions--
       ``(1) limiting the duration of lodging provided under this 
     section;
       ``(2) establishing standards and criteria under which 
     charges are established for such lodging under subsection 
     (d);
       ``(3) establishing criteria for persons considered to be 
     accompanying a veteran under subsection (b)(2);
       ``(4) establishing criteria for the use of the premises of 
     temporary lodging facilities under this section; and
       ``(5) establishing any other limitations, conditions, and 
     priorities that the Secretary considers appropriate with 
     respect to lodging under this section.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 1707 the following new item:

``1708. Temporary lodging.''.

     SEC. 222. EXCEPTION TO RECAPTURE RULE.

       Section 8136 is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a)'' at the beginning of the text of 
     the section; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(b) The establishment and operation by the Secretary of 
     an outpatient clinic in facilities described in subsection 
     (a) shall not constitute grounds entitling the United States 
     to any recovery under that subsection.''.

     SEC. 223. SENSE OF CONGRESS CONCERNING COOPERATION BETWEEN 
                   THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND THE 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE IN THE PROCUREMENT OF 
                   MEDICAL ITEMS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The procurement and distribution of medical items, 
     including prescription drugs, is a multibillion-dollar annual 
     business for both the Department of Defense and the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs.
       (2) Those departments prescribe common high-use drugs to 
     many of their 12,000,000 patients who have similar medical 
     profiles.
       (3) The health care systems of those departments should 
     have management systems that can share and communicate 
     clinical and management information useful for both systems.
       (4) The institutional barriers separating the two 
     departments have begun to be overcome in the area of medical 
     supplies, in part as a response to recommendations by the 
     General Accounting Office and the Commission on 
     Servicemembers and Veterans Transition Assistance.
       (5) There is significant potential for improved savings and 
     services by improving cooperation between the two departments 
     in the procurement and management of prescription drugs, 
     while remaining mindful that the two departments have 
     different missions.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs should increase, to the maximum extent consistent 
     with their respective missions, their level of cooperation in 
     the procurement and management of prescription drugs.

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     SEC. 224. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING CHANGES.

       (a) Requirement To Provide Care.--Section 1710A(a) is 
     amended by inserting ``(subject to section 1710(a)(4) of this 
     title)'' after ``Secretary'' the first place it appears.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 1710(a)(4) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``the requirement in section 1710A(a) of 
     this title that the Secretary provide nursing home care,'' 
     after ``medical services,''; and
       (2) by striking the comma after ``extended care services''.
       (c) Outpatient Treatment.--Section 201 of the Veterans 
     Millennium Health Care and Benefits Act (Public Law 106-117; 
     113 Stat. 1561) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection 
     (b) shall apply with respect to medical services furnished 
     under section 1710(a) of title 38, United States Code, on or 
     after the effective date of the regulations prescribed by the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the amounts 
     required to be established under paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
     section 1710(g) of that title, as amended by subsection 
     (b).''.
       (d) Ratification.--Any action taken by the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs under section 1710(g) of title 38, United 
     States Code, during the period beginning on November 30, 
     1999, and ending on the date of the enactment of this Act is 
     hereby ratified.

                 Subtitle D--Construction Authorization

     SEC. 231. AUTHORIZATION OF MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY PROJECTS.

       (a) Fiscal Year 2001 Projects.--The Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs may carry out the following major medical facility 
     projects, with each project to be carried out in an amount 
     not to exceed the amount specified for that project:
       (1) Construction of a 120-bed gero-psychiatric facility at 
     the Department of Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care 
     System, Menlo Park Division, California, $26,600,000.
       (2) Construction of a nursing home at the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Beckley, West Virginia, 
     $9,500,000.
       (3) Seismic corrections, clinical consolidation, and other 
     improvements at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 
     Center, Long Beach, California, $51,700,000.
       (4) Construction of a utility plant and electrical vault at 
     the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Miami, 
     Florida, $23,600,000.
       (b) Additional Fiscal Year 2000 Project.--The Secretary is 
     authorized to carry out a project for the renovation of 
     psychiatric nursing units at the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs Medical Center, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, in an amount 
     not to exceed $14,000,000.

     SEC. 232. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the Construction, Major 
     Projects, account--
       (1) for fiscal years 2001 and 2002, a total of $87,800,000 
     for the projects authorized in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) 
     of section 231(a);
       (2) for fiscal year 2001, an additional amount of 
     $23,600,000 for the project authorized in paragraph (4) of 
     that section; and
       (3) for fiscal year 2002, an additional amount of 
     $14,500,000 for the project authorized in section 401(1) of 
     the Veterans Millennium Health Care and Benefits Act (Public 
     Law 106-117; 113 Stat. 1572).
       (b) Limitation.--The projects authorized in section 231(a) 
     may only be carried out using--
       (1) funds appropriated for fiscal year 2001 or fiscal year 
     2002 (or, in the case of the project authorized in section 
     231(a)(4), for fiscal year 2001) pursuant to the 
     authorization of appropriations in subsection (a);
       (2) funds appropriated for Construction, Major Projects, 
     for a fiscal year before fiscal year 2001 that remain 
     available for obligation; and
       (3) funds appropriated for Construction, Major Projects, 
     for fiscal year 2001 or fiscal year 2002 (or, in the case of 
     the project authorized in section 231(a)(4), for fiscal year 
     2001) for a category of activity not specific to a project.
       (c) Revision to Prior Limitation.--Notwithstanding the 
     limitation in section 403(b) of the Veterans Millennium 
     Health Care and Benefits Act (Public Law 106-117; 113 Stat. 
     1573), the project referred to in subsection (a)(3) may be 
     carried out using--
       (1) funds appropriated for fiscal year 2002 pursuant to the 
     authorization of appropriations in subsection (a)(3);
       (2) funds appropriated for Construction, Major Projects, 
     for fiscal year 2001 that remain available for obligation; 
     and
       (3) funds appropriated for Construction, Major Projects, 
     for fiscal year 2001 or fiscal year 2002 for a category of 
     activity not specific to a project.

                   Subtitle E--Real Property Matters

     SEC. 241. CHANGE TO ENHANCED USE LEASE CONGRESSIONAL 
                   NOTIFICATION PERIOD.

       Paragraph (2) of section 8163(c) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(2) The Secretary may not enter into an enhanced use 
     lease until the end of the 90-day period beginning on the 
     date of the submission of notice under paragraph (1).''.

     SEC. 242. RELEASE OF REVERSIONARY INTEREST OF THE UNITED 
                   STATES IN CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY PREVIOUSLY 
                   CONVEYED TO THE STATE OF TENNESSEE.

       (a) Release of Interest.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     shall execute such legal instruments as necessary to release 
     the reversionary interest of the United States described in 
     subsection (b) in a certain parcel of real property conveyed 
     to the State of Tennessee pursuant to the Act entitled ``An 
     Act authorizing the transfer of certain property of the 
     Veterans' Administration (in Johnson City, Tennessee) to the 
     State of Tennessee'', approved June 6, 1953 (67 Stat. 54).
       (b) Specified Reversionary Interest.--Subsection (a) 
     applies to the reversionary interest of the United States 
     required under section 2 of the Act referred to in subsection 
     (a), requiring use of the property conveyed pursuant to that 
     Act to be primarily for training of the National Guard and 
     for other military purposes.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 2 of such Act is 
     repealed.

     SEC. 243. DEMOLITION, ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP, AND REVERSION OF 
                   DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER, 
                   ALLEN PARK, MICHIGAN.

       (a) Authority.--(1) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
     enter into a multiyear contract with the Ford Motor Land 
     Development Corporation (hereinafter in this section referred 
     to as the ``Corporation'') to undertake project management 
     responsibility to--
       (A) demolish the buildings and auxiliary structures 
     comprising the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 
     Allen Park, Michigan; and
       (B) remediate the site of all hazardous material and 
     environmental contaminants found on the site.
       (2) The contract under paragraph (1) may be entered into 
     notwithstanding sections 303 and 304 of the Federal Property 
     and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253, 254). 
     The contract shall be for a period specified in the contract 
     not to exceed seven years.
       (b) Contract Cost and Source of Funding.--(1) The Secretary 
     may expend no more than $14,000,000 for the contract required 
     by subsection (a). The contract shall provide that all costs 
     for the demolition and site remediation under the contract in 
     excess of $14,000,000 shall be borne by the Corporation.
       (2) Payments by the Secretary under the contract shall be 
     made in annual increments of no more than $2,000,000, 
     beginning with fiscal year 2001, for the duration of the 
     contract. Such payments shall be made from the nonrecurring 
     maintenance portion of the annual Department of Veterans 
     Affairs medical care appropriation.
       (3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the amount 
     obligated upon the award of the contract may not exceed 
     $2,000,000 and the amount obligated with respect to any 
     succeeding fiscal year may not exceed $2,000,000. Any funds 
     obligated for the contact shall be subject to the 
     availability of appropriated funds.
       (c) Reversion of Property.--Upon completion of the 
     demolition and remediation project under the contract to the 
     satisfaction of the Secretary, the Secretary shall, on behalf 
     of the United States, formally abandon the Allen Park 
     property (title to which will then revert in accordance with 
     the terms of the 1937 deed conveying such property to the 
     United States).
       (d) Flagpole and Memorial.--The contract under subsection 
     (a) shall require that the Corporation shall erect and 
     maintain on the property abandoned by the United States under 
     subsection (c) a flagpole and suitable memorial identifying 
     the property as the location of the former Allen Park Medical 
     Center. The Secretary and the Corporation shall jointly 
     determine the placement of the memorial and flagpole and the 
     form of, and appropriate inscription on, the memorial.
       (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions with regard to 
     the contract with the Corporation under subsection (a) and 
     with the reversion of the property under subsection (c) as 
     the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interest 
     of the United States.

     SEC. 244. CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN PROPERTY AT THE CARL VINSON 
                   DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER, 
                   DUBLIN, GEORGIA.

       (a) Conveyance to State Board of Regents.--The Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs shall convey, without consideration, to the 
     Board of Regents of the State of Georgia all right, title, 
     and interest of the United States in and to two tracts of 
     real property, including any improvements thereon, at the 
     Carl Vinson Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 
     Dublin, Georgia, consisting of 39 acres, more or less, in 
     Laurens County, Georgia.
       (b) Conveyance to Community Service Board of Middle 
     Georgia.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall convey, 
     without consideration, to the Community Service Board of 
     Middle Georgia all right, title, and interest of the United 
     States in and to three

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     tracts of real property, including any improvements thereon, 
     at the Carl Vinson Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 
     Center, Dublin, Georgia, consisting of 58 acres, more or 
     less, in Laurens County, Georgia.
       (c) Conditions on Conveyance.--The conveyance under 
     subsection (a) shall be subject to the condition that the 
     real property conveyed under that subsection be used in 
     perpetuity solely for education purposes. The conveyance 
     under subsection (b) shall be subject to the condition that 
     the real property conveyed under that subsection be used in 
     perpetuity solely for education and health care purposes.
       (d) Survey.--The exact acreage and legal description of the 
     real property to be conveyed under this section shall be 
     determined by a survey or surveys satisfactory to the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs. The cost of any such survey 
     shall not be borne by the Secretary.
       (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs may require such additional terms and 
     conditions in connection with the conveyances under this 
     section as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the 
     interests of the United States.

     SEC. 245. LAND CONVEYANCE, MILES CITY DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 
                   AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER COMPLEX, MILES CITY, 
                   MONTANA.

       (a) Conveyance Required.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     shall convey, without consideration, to Custer County, 
     Montana (in this section referred to as the ``County''), all 
     right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the 
     parcels of real property consisting of the Miles City 
     Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center complex, which 
     has served as a medical and support complex for the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs in Miles City, Montana.
       (b) Timing of Conveyance.--The conveyance required by 
     subsection (a) shall be made as soon as practicable after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.
       (c) Conditions of Conveyance.--The conveyance required by 
     subsection (a) shall be subject to the condition that the 
     County--
       (1) use the parcels conveyed, whether directly or through 
     an agreement with a public or private entity, for veterans 
     activities, community and economic development, or such other 
     public purposes as the County considers appropriate; or
       (2) convey the parcels to an appropriate public or private 
     entity for use for the purposes specified in paragraph (1).
       (d) Conveyance of Improvements.--(1) As part of the 
     conveyance required by subsection (a), the Secretary may also 
     convey to the County any improvements, equipment, fixtures, 
     and other personal property located on the parcels conveyed 
     under that subsection that are not required by the Secretary.
       (2) Any conveyance under this subsection shall be without 
     consideration.
       (e) Use Pending Conveyance.--Until such time as the real 
     property to be conveyed under subsection (a) is conveyed by 
     deed under this section, the Secretary may continue to lease 
     the real property, together with any improvements thereon, 
     under the terms and conditions of the current lease of the 
     real property.
       (f) Maintenance Pending Conveyance.--The Secretary shall be 
     responsible for maintaining the real property to be conveyed 
     under subsection (a), and any improvements, equipment, 
     fixtures, and other personal property to be conveyed under 
     subsection (d), in its condition as of the date of the 
     enactment of this Act until such time as the real property, 
     and such improvements, equipment, fixtures, and other 
     personal property are conveyed by deed under this section.
       (g) Legal Description.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the real property to be conveyed under 
     subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory 
     to the Secretary.
       (h) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under this section as the Secretary 
     determines appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.

     SEC. 246. CONVEYANCE OF FORT LYON DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 
                   AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER, COLORADO, TO THE STATE 
                   OF COLORADO.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs may convey, without consideration, to the State of 
     Colorado all right, title, and interest of the United States 
     in and to a parcel of real property, including improvements 
     thereon, consisting of approximately 512 acres and comprising 
     the Fort Lyon Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center. 
     The purpose of the conveyance is to permit the State of 
     Colorado to use the property for purposes of a correctional 
     facility.
       (b) Public Access.--(1) The Secretary may not make the 
     conveyance of real property authorized by subsection (a) 
     unless the State of Colorado agrees to provide appropriate 
     public access to Kit Carson Chapel (located on that real 
     property) and the cemetery located adjacent to that real 
     property.
       (2) The State of Colorado may satisfy the condition 
     specified in paragraph (1) with respect to Kit Carson Chapel 
     by relocating the chapel to Fort Lyon National Cemetery, 
     Colorado, or another appropriate location approved by the 
     Secretary.
       (c) Plan Regarding Conveyance.--(1) The Secretary may not 
     make the conveyance authorized by subsection (a) before the 
     date on which the Secretary implements a plan providing the 
     following:
       (A) Notwithstanding sections 1720(a)(3) and 1741 of title 
     38, United States Code, that veterans who are receiving 
     inpatient or institutional long-term care at Fort Lyon 
     Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center as of the date 
     of the enactment of this Act are provided appropriate 
     inpatient or institutional long-term care under the same 
     terms and conditions as such veterans are receiving inpatient 
     or institutional long-term care as of that date.
       (B) That the conveyance of the Fort Lyon Department of 
     Veterans Affairs Medical Center does not result in a 
     reduction of health care services available to veterans in 
     the catchment area of the Medical Center.
       (C) Improvements in veterans' overall access to health care 
     in the catchment area through, for example, the opening of 
     additional outpatient clinics.
       (2) The Secretary shall prepare the plan referred to in 
     paragraph (1) in consultation with appropriate 
     representatives of veterans service organizations and other 
     appropriate organizations.
       (3) The Secretary shall publish a copy of the plan referred 
     to in paragraph (1) before implementation of the plan.
       (d) Environmental Restoration.--The Secretary may not make 
     the conveyance authorized by subsection (a) until the 
     Secretary completes the evaluation and performance of any 
     environmental restoration activities required by the 
     Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
     Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.), and by any 
     other provision of law.
       (e) Personal Property.--As part of the conveyance 
     authorized by subsection (a), the Secretary may convey, 
     without consideration, to the State of Colorado any 
     furniture, fixtures, equipment, and other personal property 
     associated with the property conveyed under that subsection 
     that the Secretary determines is not required for purposes of 
     the Department of Veterans Affairs health care facilities to 
     be established by the Secretary in southern Colorado or for 
     purposes of Fort Lyon National Cemetery.
       (f) Legal Description.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the real property to be conveyed under 
     subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory 
     to the Secretary. Any costs associated with the survey shall 
     be borne by the State of Colorado.
       (g) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such other terms and conditions in connection with 
     the conveyances authorized by subsections (a) and (e) as the 
     Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of 
     the United States.

     SEC. 247. EFFECT OF CLOSURE OF FORT LYON DEPARTMENT OF 
                   VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER ON 
                   ADMINISTRATION OF HEALTH CARE FOR VETERANS.

       (a) Payment for Nursing Home Care.--Notwithstanding any 
     limitation under section 1720 or 1741 of title 38, United 
     States Code, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may pay the 
     State of Colorado, or any private nursing home care facility, 
     for costs incurred in providing nursing home care to any 
     veteran who is relocated from the Fort Lyon Department of 
     Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Colorado, to a facility of 
     the State of Colorado or such private facility, as the case 
     may be, as a result of the closure of the Fort Lyon 
     Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
       (b) Obligation To Provide Extended Care Services.--Nothing 
     in section 246 or this section may be construed to alter or 
     otherwise affect the obligation of the Secretary to meet the 
     requirements of section 1710B(b) of title 38, United States 
     Code, relating to staffing and levels of extended care 
     services in fiscal years after fiscal year 1998.
       (c) Report on Veterans Health Care in Southern Colorado.--
     Not later than one year after the conveyance, if any, 
     authorized by section 246, the Under Secretary for Health of 
     the Department of Veterans Affairs, acting through the 
     Director of Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 19, 
     shall submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the 
     Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the 
     status of the health care system for veterans under that 
     Network in southern Colorado. The report shall describe any 
     improvements to the system in southern Colorado that have 
     been put into effect in the period beginning on the date of 
     the conveyance and ending on the date of the report.

 TITLE III--COMPENSATION, INSURANCE, HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, AND MEMORIAL 
                           AFFAIRS PROVISIONS

                Subtitle A--Compensation Program Changes

     SEC. 301. STROKES AND HEART ATTACKS INCURRED OR AGGRAVATED BY 
                   MEMBERS OF RESERVE COMPONENTS IN THE 
                   PERFORMANCE OF DUTY WHILE PERFORMING INACTIVE 
                   DUTY TRAINING TO BE CONSIDERED TO BE SERVICE-
                   CONNECTED.

       (a) Scope of Term ``Active Military, Naval, or Air 
     Service''.--Section 101(24) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(24) The term `active military, naval, or air service' 
     includes--
       ``(A) active duty;

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       ``(B) any period of active duty for training during which 
     the individual concerned was disabled or died from a disease 
     or injury incurred or aggravated in line of duty; and
       ``(C) any period of inactive duty training during which the 
     individual concerned was disabled or died--
       ``(i) from an injury incurred or aggravated in line of 
     duty; or
       ``(ii) from an acute myocardial infarction, a cardiac 
     arrest, or a cerebrovascular accident occurring during such 
     training.''.
       (b) Travel to or From Training Duty.--Section 106(d) is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(d)'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively;
       (3) by inserting ``or covered disease'' after ``injury'' 
     each place it appears;
       (4) by designating the second sentence as paragraph (2);
       (5) by designating the third sentence as paragraph (3); and
       (6) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) For purposes of this subsection, the term `covered 
     disease' means any of the following:
       ``(A) Acute myocardial infarction.
       ``(B) A cardiac arrest.
       ``(C) A cerebrovascular accident.''.

     SEC. 302. SPECIAL MONTHLY COMPENSATION FOR WOMEN VETERANS WHO 
                   LOSE A BREAST AS A RESULT OF A SERVICE-
                   CONNECTED DISABILITY.

       Section 1114(k) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``or has suffered'' and inserting ``has 
     suffered''; and
       (2) by inserting after ``air and bone conduction,'' the 
     following: ``or, in the case of a woman veteran, has suffered 
     the anatomical loss of one or both breasts (including loss by 
     mastectomy),''.

     SEC. 303. BENEFITS FOR PERSONS DISABLED BY PARTICIPATION IN 
                   COMPENSATED WORK THERAPY PROGRAM.

       Section 1151(a)(2) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``proximately caused''; and
       (2) by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``, or (B) by participation in a program (known as 
     a `compensated work therapy program') under section 1718 of 
     this title''.

     SEC. 304. REVISION TO LIMITATION ON PAYMENTS OF BENEFITS TO 
                   INCOMPETENT INSTITUTIONALIZED VETERANS.

       Section 5503(b)(1) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) by striking ``$1,500'' and inserting ``the amount equal 
     to five times the section 1114(j) rate''; and
       (B) by striking ``$500'' and inserting ``one-half that 
     amount''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) For purposes of this paragraph, the term `section 
     1114(j) rate' means the monthly rate of compensation in 
     effect under section 1114(j) of this title for a veteran with 
     a service-connected disability rated as total.''.

     SEC. 305. REVIEW OF DOSE RECONSTRUCTION PROGRAM OF THE 
                   DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY.

       (a) Review by National Academy of Sciences.--Not later than 
     30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall enter into a contract with the 
     National Academy of Sciences to carry out periodic reviews of 
     the program of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency of the 
     Department of Defense known as the ``dose reconstruction 
     program''.
       (b) Review Activities.--The periodic reviews of the dose 
     reconstruction program under the contract under subsection 
     (a) shall consist of the periodic selection of random samples 
     of doses reconstructed by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency 
     in order to determine--
       (1) whether or not the reconstruction of the sampled doses 
     is accurate;
       (2) whether or not the reconstructed dosage number is 
     accurately reported;
       (3) whether or not the assumptions made regarding radiation 
     exposure based upon the sampled doses are credible; and
       (4) whether or not the data from nuclear tests used by the 
     Defense Threat Reduction Agency as part of the reconstruction 
     of the sampled doses is accurate.
       (c) Duration of Review.--The periodic reviews under the 
     contract under subsection (a) shall occur over a period of 24 
     months.
       (d) Report.--(1) Not later than 60 days after the 
     conclusion of the period referred to in subsection (c), the 
     National Academy of Sciences shall submit to Congress a 
     report on its activities under the contract under this 
     section.
       (2) The report shall include the following:
       (A) A detailed description of the activities of the 
     National Academy of Sciences under the contract.
       (B) Any recommendations that the National Academy of 
     Sciences considers appropriate regarding a permanent system 
     of review of the dose reconstruction program of the Defense 
     Threat Reduction Agency.

                   Subtitle B--Life Insurance Matters

     SEC. 311. PREMIUMS FOR TERM SERVICE DISABLED VETERANS' 
                   INSURANCE FOR VETERANS OLDER THAN AGE 70.

       (a) Cap on Premiums.--Section 1922 is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) The premium rate of any term insurance issued under 
     this section shall not exceed the renewal age 70 premium 
     rate.''.
       (b) Report.--Not later than September 30, 2001, the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to Congress a 
     report setting forth a plan to liquidate the unfunded 
     liability under the life insurance program under section 1922 
     of title 38, United States Code, not later than October 1, 
     2011.

     SEC. 312. INCREASE IN AUTOMATIC MAXIMUM COVERAGE UNDER 
                   SERVICEMEMBERS' GROUP LIFE INSURANCE AND 
                   VETERANS' GROUP LIFE INSURANCE.

       (a) Maximum Under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance.--
     Section 1967 is amended in subsections (a), (c), and (d) by 
     striking ``$200,000'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``$250,000''.
       (b) Maximum Under Veterans' Group Life Insurance.--Section 
     1977(a) is amended by striking ``$200,000'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``$250,000''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the first day of the first month that 
     begins more than 120 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.

     SEC. 313. ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE INDIVIDUAL 
                   READY RESERVE FOR SERVICEMEMBERS' GROUP LIFE 
                   INSURANCE.

       (a) Eligibility.--Section 1965(5) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (B);
       (2) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); 
     and
       (3) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new 
     subparagraph (C):
       ``(C) a person who volunteers for assignment to a 
     mobilization category in the Individual Ready Reserve, as 
     defined in section 12304(i)(1) of title 10; and''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Sections 1967(a), 1968(a), and 
     1969(a)(2)(A) are amended by striking ``section 1965(5)(B) of 
     this title'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 1965(5) of this title''.

              Subtitle C--Housing and Employment Programs

     SEC. 321. ELIMINATION OF REDUCTION IN ASSISTANCE FOR 
                   SPECIALLY ADAPTED HOUSING FOR DISABLED VETERANS 
                   FOR VETERANS HAVING JOINT OWNERSHIP OF HOUSING 
                   UNITS.

       Section 2102 is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(c) The amount of assistance afforded under subsection 
     (a) for a veteran authorized assistance by section 2101(a) of 
     this title shall not be reduced by reason that title to the 
     housing unit, which is vested in the veteran, is also vested 
     in any other person, if the veteran resides in the housing 
     unit.''.

     SEC. 322. VETERANS EMPLOYMENT EMPHASIS UNDER FEDERAL 
                   CONTRACTS FOR RECENTLY SEPARATED VETERANS.

       (a) Employment Emphasis.--Subsection (a) of section 4212 is 
     amended in the first sentence by inserting ``recently 
     separated veterans,'' after ``veterans of the Vietnam era,''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Subsection (d)(1) of that 
     section is amended by inserting ``recently separated 
     veterans,'' after ``veterans of the Vietnam era,'' each place 
     it appears in subparagraphs (A) and (B).
       (c) Recently Separated Veteran Defined.--Section 4211 is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(6) The term `recently separated veteran' means any 
     veteran during the one-year period beginning on the date of 
     such veteran's discharge or release from active duty.''.

     SEC. 323. EMPLOYERS REQUIRED TO GRANT LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR 
                   EMPLOYEES TO PARTICIPATE IN HONOR GUARDS FOR 
                   FUNERALS OF VETERANS.

       (a) Definition of Service in the Uniformed Services.--
     Section 4303(13) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' after ``National Guard duty''; and
       (2) by inserting before the period at the end ``, and a 
     period for which a person is absent from employment for the 
     purpose of performing funeral honors duty as authorized by 
     section 12503 of title 10 or section 115 of title 32.''.
       (b) Required Leave of Absence.--Section 4316 is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(e)(1) An employer shall grant an employee who is a 
     member of a reserve component an authorized leave of absence 
     from a position of employment to allow that employee to 
     perform funeral honors duty as authorized by section 12503 of 
     title 10 or section 115 of title 32.
       ``(2) For purposes of section 4312(e)(1) of this title, an 
     employee who takes an authorized leave of absence under 
     paragraph (1) is deemed to have notified the employer of the 
     employee's intent to return to such position of 
     employment.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) 
     and (b) shall take effect 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

              Subtitle D--Cemeteries and Memorial Affairs

     SEC. 331. ELIGIBILITY FOR INTERMENT OF CERTAIN FILIPINO 
                   VETERANS OF WORLD WAR II IN NATIONAL 
                   CEMETERIES.

       (a) Eligibility of Certain Commonwealth Army Veterans.--
     Section 2402 is amended

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     by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(8) Any individual whose service is described in section 
     107(a) of this title if such individual at the time of 
     death--
       ``(A) was a citizen of the United States or an alien 
     lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United 
     States; and
       ``(B) resided in the United States.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 107(a)(3) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(3) chapters 11, 13 (except section 1312(a)), 23, and 24 
     (to the extent provided for in section 2402(8)) of this 
     title.''.
       (c) Applicability.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to deaths occurring on or after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 332. PAYMENT RATE OF CERTAIN BURIAL BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN 
                   FILIPINO VETERANS OF WORLD WAR II.

       (a) Payment Rate.--Section 107 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``Payments'' and 
     inserting ``Subject to subsection (c), payments''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new section:
       ``(c)(1) In the case of an individual described in 
     paragraph (2), the second sentence of subsection (a) shall 
     not apply.
       ``(2) Paragraph (1) applies to any individual whose service 
     is described in subsection (a) and who dies after the date of 
     the enactment of this subsection if the individual, on the 
     individual's date of death--
       ``(A) is a citizen of, or an alien lawfully admitted for 
     permanent residence in, the United States;
       ``(B) is residing in the United States; and
       ``(C) either--
       ``(i) is receiving compensation under chapter 11 of this 
     title; or
       ``(ii) if the individual's service had been deemed to be 
     active military, naval, or air service, would have been paid 
     pension under section 1521 of this title without denial or 
     discontinuance by reason of section 1522 of this title.''.
       (b) Applicability.--No benefits shall accrue to any person 
     for any period before the date of the enactment of this Act 
     by reason of the amendments made by subsection (a).

     SEC. 333. PLOT ALLOWANCE FOR BURIAL IN STATE VETERANS 
                   CEMETERIES.

       (a) In General.--Section 2303(b)(1)(A) is amended to read 
     as follows: ``(A) is used solely for the interment of persons 
     who are (i) eligible for burial in a national cemetery, and 
     (ii) members of a reserve component of the Armed Forces not 
     otherwise eligible for such burial or former members of such 
     a reserve component not otherwise eligible for such burial 
     who are discharged or released from service under conditions 
     other than dishonorable, and''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply with respect to the burial of persons dying on or 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.

                        TITLE IV--OTHER MATTERS

     SEC. 401. BENEFITS FOR THE CHILDREN OF WOMEN VIETNAM VETERANS 
                   WHO SUFFER FROM CERTAIN BIRTH DEFECTS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 18 is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subchapter:

 ``SUBCHAPTER II--CHILDREN OF WOMEN VIETNAM VETERANS BORN WITH CERTAIN 
                             BIRTH DEFECTS

     ``Sec. 1811. Definitions

       ``In this subchapter:
       ``(1) The term `eligible child' means an individual who--
       ``(A) is the child (as defined in section 1821(1) of this 
     title) of a woman Vietnam veteran; and
       ``(B) was born with one or more covered birth defects.
       ``(2) The term `covered birth defect' means a birth defect 
     identified by the Secretary under section 1812 of this title.

     ``Sec. 1812. Covered birth defects

       ``(a) Identification.--The Secretary shall identify the 
     birth defects of children of women Vietnam veterans that--
       ``(1) are associated with the service of those veterans in 
     the Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam era; and
       ``(2) result in permanent physical or mental disability.
       ``(b) Limitations.--(1) The birth defects identified under 
     subsection (a) may not include birth defects resulting from 
     the following:
       ``(A) A familial disorder.
       ``(B) A birth-related injury.
       ``(C) A fetal or neonatal infirmity with well-established 
     causes.
       ``(2) In any case where affirmative evidence establishes 
     that a covered birth defect of a child of a woman Vietnam 
     veteran results from a cause other than the active military, 
     naval, or air service of that veteran in the Republic of 
     Vietnam during the Vietnam era, no benefits or assistance may 
     be provided the child under this subchapter.

     ``Sec. 1813. Health care

       ``(a) Needed Care.--The Secretary shall provide an eligible 
     child such health care as the Secretary determines is needed 
     by the child for that child's covered birth defects or any 
     disability that is associated with those birth defects.
       ``(b) Authority for Care To Be Provided Directly or by 
     Contract.--The Secretary may provide health care under this 
     section directly or by contract or other arrangement with a 
     health care provider.
       ``(c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the 
     definitions in section 1803(c) of this title shall apply with 
     respect to the provision of health care under this section, 
     except that for such purposes--
       ``(1) the reference to `specialized spina bifida clinic' in 
     paragraph (2) of that section shall be treated as a reference 
     to a specialized clinic treating the birth defect concerned 
     under this section; and
       ``(2) the reference to `vocational training under section 
     1804 of this title' in paragraph (8) of that section shall be 
     treated as a reference to vocational training under section 
     1814 of this title.

     ``Sec. 1814. Vocational training

       ``(a) Authority.--The Secretary may provide a program of 
     vocational training to an eligible child if the Secretary 
     determines that the achievement of a vocational goal by the 
     child is reasonably feasible.
       ``(b) Applicable Provisions.--Subsections (b) through (e) 
     of section 1804 of this title shall apply with respect to any 
     program of vocational training provided under subsection (a).

     ``Sec. 1815. Monetary allowance

       ``(a) Monetary Allowance.--The Secretary shall pay a 
     monthly allowance to any eligible child for any disability 
     resulting from the covered birth defects of that child.
       ``(b) Schedule for Rating Disabilities.--(1) The amount of 
     the monthly allowance paid under this section shall be based 
     on the degree of disability suffered by the child concerned, 
     as determined in accordance with a schedule for rating 
     disabilities resulting from covered birth defects that is 
     prescribed by the Secretary.
       ``(2) In prescribing a schedule for rating disabilities for 
     the purposes of this section, the Secretary shall establish 
     four levels of disability upon which the amount of the 
     allowance provided by this section shall be based. The levels 
     of disability established may take into account functional 
     limitations, including limitations on cognition, 
     communication, motor abilities, activities of daily living, 
     and employability.
       ``(c) Amount of Monthly Allowance.--The amount of the 
     monthly allowance paid under this section shall be as 
     follows:
       ``(1) In the case of a child suffering from the lowest 
     level of disability prescribed in the schedule for rating 
     disabilities under subsection (b), $100.
       ``(2) In the case of a child suffering from the lower 
     intermediate level of disability prescribed in the schedule 
     for rating disabilities under subsection (b), the greater 
     of--
       ``(A) $214; or
       ``(B) the monthly amount payable under section 1805(b)(3) 
     of this title for the lowest level of disability prescribed 
     for purposes of that section.
       ``(3) In the case of a child suffering from the higher 
     intermediate level of disability prescribed in the schedule 
     for rating disabilities under subsection (b), the greater 
     of--
       ``(A) $743; or
       ``(B) the monthly amount payable under section 1805(b)(3) 
     of this title for the intermediate level of disability 
     prescribed for purposes of that section.
       ``(4) In the case of a child suffering from the highest 
     level of disability prescribed in the schedule for rating 
     disabilities under subsection (b), the greater of--
       ``(A) $1,272; or
       ``(B) the monthly amount payable under section 1805(b)(3) 
     of this title for the highest level of disability prescribed 
     for purposes of that section.
       ``(d) Indexing to Social Security Benefit Increases.--
     Amounts under paragraphs (1), (2)(A), (3)(A), and (4)(A) of 
     subsection (c) shall be subject to adjustment from time to 
     time under section 5312 of this title.

     ``Sec. 1816. Regulations

       ``The Secretary shall prescribe regulations for purposes of 
     the administration of this subchapter.''.
       (b) Consolidation of Provisions Applicable to Both 
     Subchapters.--Chapter 18 is further amended by adding after 
     subchapter II, as added by subsection (a), the following new 
     subchapter:

                  ``SUBCHAPTER III--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     ``Sec. 1821. Definitions

       ``In this chapter:
       ``(1) The term `child' means an individual, regardless of 
     age or marital status, who--
       ``(A) is the natural child of a Vietnam veteran; and
       ``(B) was conceived after the date on which that veteran 
     first entered the Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam era.
       ``(2) The term `Vietnam veteran' means an individual who 
     performed active military, naval, or air service in the 
     Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam era, without regard to 
     the characterization of that individual's service.
       ``(3) The term `Vietnam era' with respect to--
       ``(A) subchapter I of this chapter, means the period 
     beginning on January 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 1975; and

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       ``(B) subchapter II of this chapter, means the period 
     beginning on February 28, 1961, and ending on May 7, 1975.

     ``Sec. 1822. Applicability of certain administrative 
       provisions

       ``(a) Applicability of Certain Provisions Relating to 
     Compensation.--The provisions of this title specified in 
     subsection (b) apply with respect to benefits and assistance 
     under this chapter in the same manner as those provisions 
     apply to compensation paid under chapter 11 of this title.
       ``(b) Specified Provisions.--The provisions of this title 
     referred to in subsection (a) are the following:
       ``(1) Section 5101(c).
       ``(2) Subsections (a), (b)(2), (g), and (i) of section 
     5110.
       ``(3) Section 5111.
       ``(4) Subsection (a) and paragraphs (1), (6), (9), and (10) 
     of subsection (b) of section 5112.

     ``Sec. 1823. Treatment of receipt of monetary allowance and 
       other benefits

       ``(a) Coordination With Other Benefits Paid to the 
     Recipient.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     receipt by an individual of a monetary allowance under this 
     chapter shall not impair, infringe, or otherwise affect the 
     right of the individual to receive any other benefit to which 
     the individual is otherwise entitled under any law 
     administered by the Secretary.
       ``(b) Coordination With Benefits Based on Relationship of 
     Recipients.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     receipt by an individual of a monetary allowance under this 
     chapter shall not impair, infringe, or otherwise affect the 
     right of any other individual to receive any benefit to which 
     such other individual is entitled under any law administered 
     by the Secretary based on the relationship of such other 
     individual to the individual who receives such monetary 
     allowance.
       ``(c) Monetary Allowance Not To Be Considered as Income or 
     Resources for Certain Purposes.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, a monetary allowance paid an individual 
     under this chapter shall not be considered as income or 
     resources in determining eligibility for, or the amount of 
     benefits under, any Federal or federally assisted program.

     ``Sec. 1824. Nonduplication of benefits

       ``(a) Monetary Allowance.--In the case of an eligible child 
     under subchapter II of this chapter whose only covered birth 
     defect is spina bifida, a monetary allowance shall be paid 
     under subchapter I of this chapter. In the case of an 
     eligible child under subchapter II of this chapter who has 
     spina bifida and one or more additional covered birth 
     defects, a monetary allowance shall be paid under subchapter 
     II of this chapter.
       ``(b) Vocational Rehabilitation.--An individual may only be 
     provided one program of vocational training under this 
     chapter.''.
       (c) Repeal of Recodified Provisions.--The following 
     provisions are repealed:
       (1) Section 1801.
       (2) Subsections (c) and (d) of section 1805.
       (3) Section 1806.
       (d) Designation of Subchapter I.--Chapter 18 is further 
     amended by inserting before section 1802 the following:

 ``SUBCHAPTER I--CHILDREN OF VIETNAM VETERANS BORN WITH SPINA BIFIDA''.

       (e) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Section 1802 is amended by 
     striking ``this chapter'' and inserting ``this subchapter''.
       (2) Section 1805(a) is amended by striking ``this chapter'' 
     and inserting ``this section''.
       (f) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The chapter heading of 
     chapter 18 is amended to read as follows:

       ``CHAPTER 18--BENEFITS FOR CHILDREN OF VIETNAM VETERANS''.

       (2) The tables of chapters before part I, and at the 
     beginning of part II, are each amended by striking the item 
     relating to chapter 18 and inserting the following new item:

``18. Benefits for Children of Vietnam Veterans.............1802''.....

       (3) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 18 is 
     amended--
       (A) by inserting at the beginning the following:

 ``SUBCHAPTER I--CHILDREN OF VIETNAM VETERANS BORN WITH SPINA BIFIDA'';

       (B) by striking the items relating to sections 1801 and 
     1806; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:

 ``SUBCHAPTER II--CHILDREN OF WOMEN VIETNAM VETERANS BORN WITH CERTAIN 
                             BIRTH DEFECTS

``1811. Definitions.
``1812. Covered birth defects.
``1813. Health care.
``1814. Vocational training.
``1815. Monetary allowance.
``1816. Regulations.

                  ``SUBCHAPTER III--GENERAL PROVISIONS

``1821. Definitions.
``1822. Applicability of certain administrative provisions.
``1823. Treatment of receipt of monetary allowance and other benefits.
``1824. Nonduplication of benefits.''.
       (g) Effective Date.--(1) Except as provided in paragraph 
     (2), the amendments made by this section shall take effect on 
     the first day of the first month beginning more than one year 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall identify birth 
     defects under section 1812 of title 38, United States Code 
     (as added by subsection (a) of this section), and shall 
     prescribe the regulations required by subchapter II of 
     chapter 18 of that title (as so added), not later than the 
     effective date specified in paragraph (1).

     SEC. 402. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN EXPIRING AUTHORITIES.

       (a) Enhanced Loan Asset Sale Authority.--Section 3720(h)(2) 
     is amended by striking ``December 31, 2002'' and inserting 
     ``December 31, 2008''.
       (b) Home Loan Fees.--Section 3729 is amended by striking 
     everything after the section heading and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(a) Requirement of Fee.--(1) Except as provided in 
     subsection (c), a fee shall be collected from each person 
     obtaining a housing loan guaranteed, insured, or made under 
     this chapter, and each person assuming a loan to which 
     section 3714 of this title applies. No such loan may be 
     guaranteed, insured, made, or assumed until the fee payable 
     under this section has been remitted to the Secretary.
       ``(2) The fee may be included in the loan and paid from the 
     proceeds thereof.
       ``(b) Determination of Fee.--(1) The amount of the fee 
     shall be determined from the loan fee table in paragraph (2). 
     The fee is expressed as a percentage of the total amount of 
     the loan guaranteed, insured, or made, or, in the case of a 
     loan assumption, the unpaid principal balance of the loan on 
     the date of the transfer of the property.
       ``(2) The loan fee table referred to in paragraph (1) is as 
     follows:

                            ``LOAN FEE TABLE
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 Active duty                    Other
         Type of loan              veteran      Reservist      obligor
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(A)(i) Initial loan described          2.00          2.75            NA
 in section 3710(a) to
 purchase or construct a
 dwelling with 0-down, or any
 other initial loan described
 in section 3710(a) other than
 with 5-down or 10-down
 (closed before October 1,
 2008)........................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(A)(ii) Initial loan described         1.25          2.00            NA
 in section 3710(a) to
 purchase or construct a
 dwelling with 0-down, or any
 other initial loan described
 in section 3710(a) other than
 with 5-down or 10-down
 (closed on or after October
 1, 2008).....................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

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(B)(i) Subsequent loan                 3.00          3.00            NA
 described in section 3710(a)
 to purchase or construct a
 dwelling with 0-down, or any
 other subsequent loan
 described in section 3710(a)
 (closed before October 1,
 2008)........................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(B)(ii) Subsequent loan                1.25          2.00            NA
 described in section 3710(a)
 to purchase or construct a
 dwelling with 0-down, or any
 other subsequent loan
 described in section 3710(a)
 (closed on or after October
 1, 2008).....................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(C)(i) Loan described in               1.50          2.25            NA
 section 3710(a) to purchase
 or construct a dwelling with
 5-down (closed before October
 1, 2008).....................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(C)(ii) Loan described in               .75          1.50            NA
 section 3710(a) to purchase
 or construct a dwelling with
 5-down (closed on or after
 October 1, 2008).............
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(D)(i) Initial loan described          1.25          2.00            NA
 in section 3710(a) to
 purchase or construct a
 dwelling with 10-down (closed
 before October 1, 2008)......
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(D)(ii) Initial loan described          .50          1.25            NA
 in section 3710(a) to
 purchase or construct a
 dwelling with 10-down (closed
 on or after October 1, 2008).
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(E) Interest rate reduction            0.50          0.50            NA
 refinancing loan.............
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(F) Direct loan under section          1.00          1.00            NA
 3711.........................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(G) Manufactured home loan             1.00          1.00            NA
 under section 3712 (other
 than an interest rate
 reduction refinancing loan)..
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(H) Loan to Native American            1.25          1.25            NA
 veteran under section 3762
 (other than an interest rate
 reduction refinancing loan)..
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(I) Loan assumption under              0.50          0.50          0.50
 section 3714.................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(J) Loan under section 3733(a)         2.25          2.25       2.25''.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       ``(3) Any reference to a section in the `Type of loan' 
     column in the loan fee table in paragraph (2) refers to a 
     section of this title.
       ``(4) For the purposes of paragraph (2):
       ``(A) The term `active duty veteran' means any veteran 
     eligible for the benefits of this chapter other than a 
     Reservist.
       ``(B) The term `Reservist' means a veteran described in 
     section 3701(b)(5)(A) of this title.
       ``(C) The term `other obligor' means a person who is not a 
     veteran, as defined in section 101 of this title or other 
     provision of this chapter.
       ``(D) The term `initial loan' means a loan to a veteran 
     guaranteed under section 3710 or made under section 3711 of 
     this title if the veteran has never obtained a loan 
     guaranteed under section 3710 or made under section 3711 of 
     this title.
       ``(E) The term `subsequent loan' means a loan to a veteran, 
     other than an interest rate reduction refinancing loan, 
     guaranteed under section 3710 or made under section 3711 of 
     this title if the veteran has previously obtained a loan 
     guaranteed under section 3710 or made under section 3711 of 
     this title.
       ``(F) The term `interest rate reduction refinancing loan' 
     means a loan described in section 3710(a)(8), 
     3710(a)(9)(B)(i), 3710(a)(11), 3712(a)(1)(F), or 3762(h) of 
     this title.
       ``(G) The term `0-down' means a downpayment, if any, of 
     less than 5 percent of the

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     total purchase price or construction cost of the dwelling.
       ``(H) The term `5-down' means a downpayment of at least 5 
     percent or more, but less than 10 percent, of the total 
     purchase price or construction cost of the dwelling.
       ``(I) The term `10-down' means a downpayment of 10 percent 
     or more of the total purchase price or construction cost of 
     the dwelling.
       ``(c) Waiver of Fee.--A fee may not be collected under this 
     section from a veteran who is receiving compensation (or who, 
     but for the receipt of retirement pay, would be entitled to 
     receive compensation) or from a surviving spouse of any 
     veteran (including a person who died in the active military, 
     naval, or air service) who died from a service-connected 
     disability.''.
       (c) Procedures Applicable to Liquidation Sales on Defaulted 
     Home Loans Guaranteed by the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs.--Section 3732(c)(11) is amended by striking 
     ``October 1, 2002'' and inserting ``October 1, 2008''.
       (d) Income Verification Authority.--Section 5317(g) is 
     amended by striking ``September 30, 2002'' and inserting 
     ``September 30, 2008''.
       (e) Limitation on Pension for Certain Recipients of 
     Medicaid-Covered Nursing Home Care.--Section 5503(f)(7) is 
     amended by striking ``September 30, 2002'' and inserting 
     ``September 30, 2008''.
       (f) Annual Report of Committee on Mentally Ill Veterans.--
     Section 7321(d)(2) is amended by striking ``three'' and 
     inserting ``six''.
       (g) Authority To Establish Research and Education 
     Corporations.--Section 7368 is amended by striking ``December 
     31, 2000'' and inserting ``December 31, 2003''.

     SEC. 403. PRESERVATION OF CERTAIN REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Inapplicability of Prior Reports Termination Provision 
     to Certain Reports of the Department of Veterans Affairs.--
     Section 3003(a)(1) of the Federal Reports Elimination and 
     Sunset Act of 1995 (31 U.S.C. 1113 note) does not apply to 
     any report required to be submitted under any of the 
     following: sections 503(c), 529, 541(c), 542(c), 3036, and 
     7312(d) of title 38, United States Code.
       (b) Repeal of Reporting Requirements Terminated by Prior 
     Law.--Sections 8111A(f) and 8201(h) are repealed.
       (c) Sunset of Certain Reporting Requirements.--
       (1) Annual report on equitable relief cases.--Section 
     503(c) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     sentence: ``No report shall be required under this subsection 
     after December 31, 2004.''.
       (2) Biennial report of advisory committee on former 
     prisoners of war.--Section 541(c)(1) is amended by inserting 
     ``through 2003'' after ``each odd-numbered year''.
       (3) Biennial report of advisory committee on women 
     veterans.--Section 542(c)(1) is amended by inserting 
     ``through 2004'' after ``each even-numbered year''.
       (4) Biennial reports on montgomery gi bill.--Subsection (d) 
     of section 3036 is amended to read as follows:
       ``(d) No report shall be required under this section after 
     January 1, 2005.''.
       (5) Annual report of special medical advisory group.--
     Section 7312(d) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new sentence: ``No report shall be required under this 
     subsection after December 31, 2004.''.
       (d) Cost Information To Be Provided With Each Report 
     Required by Congress.--(1)(A) Chapter 1 is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new section:

     ``Sec. 116. Reports to Congress: cost information

       ``Whenever the Secretary submits to Congress, or any 
     committee of Congress, a report that is required by law or by 
     a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference of 
     the Congress, the Secretary shall include with the report--
       ``(1) a statement of the cost of preparing the report; and
       ``(2) a brief explanation of the methodology used in 
     preparing that cost statement.''.
       (B) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``116. Reports to Congress: cost information.''.
       (2) Section 116 of title 38, United States Code, as added 
     by paragraph (1) of this subsection, shall apply with respect 
     to any report submitted by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     after the end of the 90-day period beginning on the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 404. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Title 38.--Title 38, United States Code, is amended as 
     follows:
       (1) Section 1116(a)(2)(F) is amended by inserting ``of 
     disability'' after ``to a degree''
       (2) Section 1318(b)(3) is amended by striking ``not later 
     than'' and inserting ``not less than''.
       (3) Section 1712(a)(4)(A) is amended by striking 
     ``subsection (a) of this section (other than paragraphs 
     (3)(B) and (3)(C) of that subsection)'' and inserting ``this 
     subsection''.
       (4) Section 1720A(c)(1) is amended by striking ``for such 
     disability'' and all that follows through ``to such member'' 
     and inserting ``for such disability. Care and services 
     provided to a member so transferred''.
       (5) Section 2402(7) is amended by striking ``chapter 67 of 
     title 10'' and inserting ``chapter 1223 of title 10''.
       (6) Section 3012(g)(2) is amended by striking 
     ``subparagraphs'' both places it appears and inserting 
     ``subparagraph''.
       (7) Section 3684(c) is amended by striking ``calender'' and 
     inserting ``calendar''.
       (8) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 41 is 
     amended by inserting after the item relating to section 4110A 
     the following new item:

``4110B. Coordination and nonduplication.''.

       (9) The text of section 4213 is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) Amounts and periods of time specified in subsection 
     (b) shall be disregarded in determining eligibility under any 
     of the following:
       ``(1) Any public service employment program.
       ``(2) Any emergency employment program.
       ``(3) Any job training program assisted under the Economic 
     Opportunity Act of 1964.
       ``(4) Any employment or training program carried out under 
     title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 
     2801 et seq.).
       ``(5) Any other employment or training (or related) program 
     financed in whole or in part with Federal funds.
       ``(b) Subsection (a) applies with respect to the following 
     amounts and periods of time:
       ``(1) Any amount received as pay or allowances by any 
     person while serving on active duty.
       ``(2) Any period of time during which such person served on 
     active duty.
       ``(3) Any amount received under chapters 11, 13, 30, 31, 
     32, and 36 of this title by an eligible veteran.
       ``(4) Any amount received by an eligible person under 
     chapters 13 and 35 of this title.
       ``(5) Any amount received by an eligible member under 
     chapter 106 of title 10.''.
       (10) Section 7603(a)(1) is amended by striking 
     ``subsection'' and inserting ``subchapter''.
       (b) Other Laws.--
       (1) Effective November 30, 1999, and as if included therein 
     as originally enacted, section 208(c)(2) of the Veterans 
     Millennium Health Care and Benefits Act (Public Law 106-117; 
     113 Stat. 1568) is amended by striking ``subsection (c)(1)'' 
     and inserting ``subsection (c)(3)''.
       (2) Effective November 21, 1977, and as if included therein 
     as originally enacted, section 402(e) of the Veterans' 
     Benefits Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-114; 111 Stat. 2294) is 
     amended by striking ``second sentence'' and inserting ``third 
     sentence''.

         In lieu of the House amendment to the title of the bill, 
     amend the title so as to read: ``An Act to amend title 38, 
     United States Code, to increase the rates of educational 
     assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill, to improve 
     procedures for the adjustment of rates of pay for nurses 
     employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs, to make other 
     improvements in veterans educational assistance, health care, 
     and benefits programs, and for other purposes.''.
                                 ______
                                 

                     VETERANS BENEFITS ACT OF 2000

                                 ______
                                 

          SPECTER (AND ROCKEFELLER) AMENDMENTS NOS. 4315-4316

  Mr. MURKOWSKI (for Mr. Specter and Mr. Rockefeller) proposed two 
amendments to the bill (H.R. 4850) to provide a cost-of-living 
adjustment in rates of compensation paid to veterans with service-
connected disabilities, to enhance programs providing compensation and 
life insurance benefits for veterans, and for other purposes; as 
follows:

                           Amendment No. 4315

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans' Compensation Cost-
     of-Living Adjustment Act of 2000''.

     SEC. 2. INCREASE IN RATES OF DISABILITY COMPENSATION AND 
                   DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION.

       (a) Rate Adjustment.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     shall, effective on December 1, 2000, increase the dollar 
     amounts in effect for the payment of disability compensation 
     and dependency and indemnity compensation by the Secretary, 
     as specified in subsection (b).
       (b) Amounts To Be Increased.--The dollar amounts to be 
     increased pursuant to subsection (a) are the following:
       (1) Compensation.--Each of the dollar amounts in effect 
     under section 1114 of title 38, United States Code.
       (2) Additional compensation for dependents.--Each of the 
     dollar amounts in effect under sections 1115(1) of such 
     title.
       (3) Clothing allowance.--The dollar amount in effect under 
     section 1162 of such title.
       (4) New dic rates.--The dollar amounts in effect under 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 1311(a) of such title.
       (5) Old dic rates.--Each of the dollar amounts in effect 
     under section 1311(a)(3) of such title.

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       (6) Additional dic for surviving spouses with minor 
     children.--The dollar amount in effect under section 1311(b) 
     of such title.
       (7) Additional dic for disability.--The dollar amounts in 
     effect under sections 1311(c) and 1311(d) of such title.
       (8) DIC for dependent children.--The dollar amounts in 
     effect under sections 1313(a) and 1314 of such title.
       (c) Determination of Increase.--(1) The increase under 
     subsection (a) shall be made in the dollar amounts specified 
     in subsection (b) as in effect on November 30, 2000.
       (2) Except as provided in paragraph (3), each such amount 
     shall be increased by the same percentage as the percentage 
     by which benefit amounts payable under title II of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) are increased effective 
     December 1, 2000, as a result of a determination under 
     section 215(i) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 415(i)).
       (3) Each dollar amount increased pursuant to paragraph (2) 
     shall, if not a whole dollar amount, be rounded down to the 
     next lower whole dollar amount.
       (d) Special Rule.--The Secretary may adjust 
     administratively, consistent with the increases made under 
     subsection (a), the rates of disability compensation payable 
     to persons within the purview of section 10 of Public Law 85-
     857 (72 Stat. 1263) who are not in receipt of compensation 
     payable pursuant to chapter 11 of title 38, United States 
     Code.

     SEC. 3. PUBLICATION OF ADJUSTED RATES.

       At the same time as the matters specified in section 
     215(i)(2)(D) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     415(i)(2)(D)) are required to be published by reason of a 
     determination made under section 215(i) of such Act during 
     fiscal year 2001, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
     publish in the Federal Register the amounts specified in 
     subsection (b) of section 2, as increased pursuant to that 
     section.
                                  ____


                           Amendment No. 4316

       Amend the title so as to read: ``An Act to increase, 
     effective as of December 1, 2000, the rates of compensation 
     for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the 
     rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the 
     survivors of certain disabled veterans.''.

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