[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 17]
[House]
[Pages 24572-24676]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



  CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 4942, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS 
                               ACT, 2001

  Mr. ISTOOK submitted the following conference report and statement on 
the bill (H.R. 4942) making appropriations for the government of the 
District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in 
part against the revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2001, and for other purposes:

                 Conference Report (H. Rept. 106-1005)

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     4942) ``making appropriations for the government of the 
     District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole 
     or in part against revenues of said District for the fiscal 
     year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes'', 
     having met, after full and free conference, have agreed to 
     recommend and do recommend to their respective Houses as 
     follows:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate, and agree to the same with an 
     amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment, insert:
       Section 1. (a) The provisions of the following bills of the 
     106th Congress are hereby enacted into law:
       (1) H.R. 5547, as introduced on October 25, 2000.
       (2) H.R. 5548, as introduced on October 25, 2000.
       (b) In publishing this Act in slip form and in the United 
     States Statutes at Large pursuant to section 112 of title 1, 
     United States Code, the Archivist of the United States shall 
     include after the date of approval at the end appendixes 
     setting forth the text of the bills referred to in subsection 
     (a) of this section.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
     Ernest J. Istook, Jr.,
     Randy ``Duke'' Cunningham,
     Todd Tiahrt,
     Robert B. Aderholt,
     Jo Ann Emerson,
     John E. Sununu,
     C.W. Bill Young,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.
     Kay Bailey Hutchison,
     Jon Kyl,
     Ted Stevens,
     Richard J. Durbin,
     Daniel K. Inouye,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.


       joint explanatory statement of the committee of conference

       The managers on the part of the House and the Senate at the 
     conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the 
     amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 4942) making 
     appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia 
     and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against 
     the revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 2001, and for other purposes, submit the 
     following joint statement to the House and the Senate in 
     explanation of the effect of the actions agreed upon by the 
     managers and recommended in the accompanying conference 
     report.
       This conference agreement includes more than the District 
     of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2001. The conference 
     agreement has been expanded to include the Departments of 
     Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001, as well as the District of 
     Columbia Appropriations Act, 2001. Both of these Acts have 
     been enacted into law by reference in this conference report; 
     however, a copy of the referenced legislation has been 
     included in this statement for convenience.


                  district of columbia appropriations

       The conference agreement would enact the provisions of H.R. 
     5547 as introduced on October 25, 2000. The text of that bill 
     follows:

  A BILL Making appropriations for the government of the District of 
 Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against 
the revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
                     2000, and for other purposes.

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the 
     following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the 
     Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the District of 
     Columbia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and 
     for other purposes, namely:

                             FEDERAL FUNDS

              Federal Payment for Resident Tuition Support

       For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia for a 
     nationwide program to be administered by the Mayor for 
     District of Columbia resident tuition support, $17,000,000, 
     to remain available until expended: Provided, That such funds 
     may be used on behalf of eligible District of Columbia 
     residents to pay an amount based upon the difference between 
     in-State and out-

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     of-State tuition at public institutions of higher education, 
     usable at both public and private institutions for higher 
     education: Provided further, That the awarding of such funds 
     may be prioritized on the basis of a resident's academic 
     merit and such other factors as may be authorized.

        Federal Payment for Incentives for Adoption of Children

       The paragraph under the heading ``Federal Payment for 
     Incentives for Adoption of Children'' in Public Law 106-113, 
     approved November 29, 1999 (113 Stat. 1501), is amended to 
     read as follows: ``For a Federal payment to the District of 
     Columbia to create incentives to promote the adoption of 
     children in the District of Columbia foster care system, 
     $5,000,000: Provided, That such funds shall remain available 
     until September 30, 2002, and shall be used to carry out all 
     of the provisions of title 38, except for section 3808, of 
     the Fiscal Year 2001 Budget Support Act of 2000, D.C. Bill 
     13-679, enrolled June 12, 2000.''.

   Federal Payment to the Chief Financial Officer of the District of 
                                Columbia

       For a Federal payment to the Chief Financial Officer of the 
     District of Columbia, $1,250,000, of which $250,000 shall be 
     for payment to a mentoring program and for hotline services; 
     $250,000 shall be for payment to a youth development program 
     with a character building curriculum; $250,000 shall be for 
     payment to a basic values training program; and $500,000, to 
     remain available until expended, shall be for the design, 
     construction, and maintenance of a trash rack system to be 
     installed at the Hickey Run stormwater outfall.

         Federal Payment for Commercial Revitalization Program

       For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia, 
     $1,500,000, to remain available until expended, for the 
     Mayor, in consultation with the Council of the District of 
     Columbia, to provide offsets against local taxes for a 
     commercial revitalization program, such program to provide 
     financial inducements, including loans, grants, offsets to 
     local taxes and other instruments that promote commercial 
     revitalization in Enterprise Zones and low and moderate 
     income areas in the District of Columbia: Provided, That in 
     carrying out such a program, the Mayor shall use Federal 
     commercial revitalization proposals introduced in Congress as 
     a guideline: Provided further, That not later than 180 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Mayor shall 
     report to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and 
     House of Representatives on the progress made in carrying out 
     the commercial revitalization program.

       Federal Payment to the District of Columbia Public Schools

       For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia Public 
     Schools, $500,000: Provided, That $250,000 of said amount 
     shall be used for a program to reduce school violence: 
     Provided further, That $250,000 of said amount shall be used 
     for a program to enhance the reading skills of District 
     public school students.

         Federal Payment to the Metropolitan Police Department

       For a Federal payment to the Metropolitan Police 
     Department, $100,000: Provided, That said funds shall be used 
     to fund a youth safe haven police mini-station for mentoring 
     high risk youth.

           Federal Contribution to Covenant House Washington

       For a Federal contribution to Covenant House Washington for 
     a contribution to the construction in Southeast Washington of 
     a new community service center for homeless, runaway and at-
     risk youth, $500,000.

    Federal Payment to the District of Columbia Corrections Trustee 
                               Operations

       For salaries and expenses of the District of Columbia 
     Corrections Trustee, $134,200,000 for the administration and 
     operation of correctional facilities and for the 
     administrative operating costs of the Office of the 
     Corrections Trustee, as authorized by section 11202 of the 
     National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government 
     Improvement Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-33; 111 Stat. 712) of 
     which $1,000,000 is to fund an initiative to improve case 
     processing in the District of Columbia criminal justice 
     system: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, funds appropriated in this Act for the District of 
     Columbia Corrections Trustee shall be apportioned quarterly 
     by the Office of Management and Budget and obligated and 
     expended in the same manner as funds appropriated for 
     salaries and expenses of other Federal agencies: Provided 
     further, That in addition to the funds provided under this 
     heading, the District of Columbia Corrections Trustee may use 
     any remaining interest earned on the Federal payment made to 
     the Trustee under the District of Columbia Appropriations 
     Act, 1998, to carry out the activities funded under this 
     heading.

           Federal Payment to the District of Columbia Courts

       For salaries and expenses for the District of Columbia 
     Courts, $105,000,000 to be allocated as follows: for the 
     District of Columbia Court of Appeals, $7,409,000; for the 
     District of Columbia Superior Court, $71,121,000; for the 
     District of Columbia Court System, $17,890,000; $5,255,000 to 
     finance a pay adjustment of 8.48 percent for nonjudicial 
     employees; and $3,325,000, including $825,000 for roofing 
     repairs to the facility commonly referred to as the Old 
     Courthouse and located at 451 Indiana Avenue, Northwest, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2002, for capital 
     improvements for District of Columbia courthouse facilities: 
     Provided, That none of the funds in this Act or in any other 
     Act shall be available for the purchase, installation or 
     operation of an Integrated Justice Information System until a 
     detailed plan and design has been submitted by the courts and 
     approved by the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate: Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, all amounts under 
     this heading shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of 
     Management and Budget and obligated and expended in the same 
     manner as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses of 
     other Federal agencies, with payroll and financial services 
     to be provided on a contractual basis with the General 
     Services Administration (GSA), said services to include the 
     preparation of monthly financial reports, copies of which 
     shall be submitted directly by GSA to the President and to 
     the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of 
     Representatives, the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the 
     Senate, and the Committee on Government Reform of the House 
     of Representatives.

            Defender Services in District of Columbia Courts

       For payments authorized under section 11-2604 and section 
     11-2605, D.C. Code (relating to representation provided under 
     the District of Columbia Criminal Justice Act), payments for 
     counsel appointed in proceedings in the Family Division of 
     the Superior Court of the District of Columbia under chapter 
     23 of title 16, D.C. Code, and payments for counsel 
     authorized under section 21-2060, D.C. Code (relating to 
     representation provided under the District of Columbia 
     Guardianship, Protective Proceedings, and Durable Power of 
     Attorney Act of 1986), $34,387,000, to remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That the funds provided in this Act under 
     the heading ``Federal Payment to the District of Columbia 
     Courts'' (other than the $3,325,000 provided under such 
     heading for capital improvements for District of Columbia 
     courthouse facilities) may also be used for payments under 
     this heading: Provided further, That, in addition to the 
     funds provided under this heading, the Joint Committee on 
     Judicial Administration in the District of Columbia shall use 
     funds provided in this Act under the heading ``Federal 
     Payment to the District of Columbia Courts'' (other than the 
     $3,325,000 provided under such heading for capital 
     improvements for District of Columbia courthouse facilities), 
     to make payments described under this heading for obligations 
     incurred during any fiscal year: Provided further, That such 
     funds shall be administered by the Joint Committee on 
     Judicial Administration in the District of Columbia: Provided 
     further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     this appropriation shall be apportioned quarterly by the 
     Office of Management and Budget and obligated and expended in 
     the same manner as funds appropriated for expenses of other 
     Federal agencies, with payroll and financial services to be 
     provided on a contractual basis with the General Services 
     Administration (GSA), said services to include the 
     preparation of monthly financial reports, copies of which 
     shall be submitted directly by GSA to the President and to 
     the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of 
     Representatives, the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the 
     Senate, and the Committee on Government Reform of the House 
     of Representatives: Provided further, That the District of 
     Columbia Courts shall implement the recommendations in the 
     General Accounting Office Report GAO/AIMD/OGC-99-226 
     regarding payments to court-appointed attorneys and shall 
     report quarterly to the Office of Management and Budget and 
     to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees on the 
     status of these reforms.

 Federal Payment to the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency 
                      for the District of Columbia


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and hire 
     of motor vehicles, of the Court Services and Offender 
     Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia, as 
     authorized by the National Capital Revitalization and Self-
     Government Improvement Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-33; 111 
     Stat. 712), $112,527,000, of which $67,521,000 shall be for 
     necessary expenses of Community Supervision and Sex Offender 
     Registration, to include expenses relating to supervision of 
     adults subject to protection orders or provision of services 
     for or related to such persons; $18,778,000 shall be 
     transferred to the Public Defender Service; and $26,228,000 
     shall be available to the Pretrial Services Agency: Provided, 
     That of the amount provided under this heading, $17,854,000 
     shall be used to improve pretrial defendant and post-
     conviction offender supervision, enhance drug testing and 
     sanctions-based treatment programs and other treatment 
     services, expand intermediate sanctions and offender re-entry 
     programs, continue planning and design proposals for a 
     residential Sanctions Center and improve administrative 
     infrastructure, including information technology; and 
     $836,000 of the $17,854,000 referred to in this proviso is 
     for the Public Defender Service: Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, all amounts under 
     this heading shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of 
     Management and Budget and obligated and expended in the same 
     manner as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses of 
     other Federal agencies: Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding section 446 of the District of Columbia Home 
     Rule Act or any provision of subchapter III of chapter 13 of 
     title 31, United States Code,

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     the use of interest earned on the Federal payment made to the 
     District of Columbia Offender Supervision, Defender, and 
     Court Services Agency under the District of Columbia 
     Appropriations Act, 1998, by the Agency during fiscal years 
     1998 and 1999 shall not constitute a violation of such Act or 
     such subchapter.

           Federal Payment for Washington Interfaith Network

       For a Federal payment to the Washington Interfaith Network 
     to reimburse the Network for costs incurred in carrying out 
     preconstruction activities at the former Fort Dupont 
     Dwellings and Additions, $1,000,000: Provided, That such 
     activities may include architectural and engineering studies, 
     property appraisals, environmental assessments, grading and 
     excavation, landscaping, paving, and the installation of 
     curbs, gutters, sidewalks, sewer lines, and other utilities: 
     Provided further, That the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
     make such payment only after the Network has received 
     matching funds from private sources (including funds provided 
     through loans) to carry out such activities in an aggregate 
     amount which is equal to the amount of such payment (as 
     certified by the Inspector General of the District of 
     Columbia) and has provided the Secretary of the Treasury with 
     a request for reimbursement which contains documentation 
     certified by the Inspector General of the District of 
     Columbia showing that the Network carried out the activities 
     and that the costs incurred in carrying out the activities 
     were equal to or less than the amount of the reimbursement 
     requested: Provided further, That none of the funds provided 
     under this heading may be obligated or expended after 
     December 31, 2001 (without regard to whether the activities 
     involved were carried out prior to such date).

   Federal Payment for Plan to Simplify Employee Compensation Systems

       For a Federal payment to the Mayor of the District of 
     Columbia for a contract for the study and development of a 
     plan to simplify the compensation systems, schedules, and 
     work rules applicable to employees of the District 
     government, $250,000: Provided, That under the terms of the 
     contract the plan shall include (at a minimum) a review of 
     the current compensation systems, schedules, and work rules 
     applicable to such employees; a review of the best practices 
     regarding the compensation systems, schedules, and work rules 
     of State and local governments and other appropriate 
     organizations; a proposal for simplifying the systems, 
     schedules, and rules applicable to employees of the District 
     government; and the development of strategies for 
     implementing such proposal, including an identification of 
     any statutory, contractual, or other barriers to implementing 
     the proposal and an estimated time frame for implementing the 
     proposal: Provided further, That under the terms of the 
     contract the contractor shall submit the plan to the Mayor 
     and to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and Senate: Provided further, That the Mayor 
     shall develop a proposed solicitation for the contract not 
     later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act and shall submit a copy of the proposed solicitation to 
     the Comptroller General for review at least 90 days prior to 
     the issuance of such solicitation: Provided further, That not 
     later than 45 days after receiving the proposed solicitation 
     from the Mayor, the Comptroller General shall review the 
     solicitation to ensure that it adequately addresses all of 
     the necessary elements described under this heading and 
     report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and Senate on the results of this review: 
     Provided further, That for purposes of this contract the term 
     ``District government'' has the meaning given such term in 
     section 305(5) of the District of Columbia Financial 
     Responsibility and Management Assistance Act of 1995 (sec. 
     47-393(5), D.C. Code), except that such term shall not 
     include the courts of the District of Columbia and shall 
     include the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and 
     Management Assistance Authority.

                         Metrorail Construction

       For the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority 
     [WMATA], a contribution of $25,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended, to design and build a Metrorail station 
     located at New York and Florida Avenues, Northeast: Provided, 
     That prior to the release of said funds from the U.S. 
     Treasury, the District of Columbia shall set aside an 
     additional $25,000,000 for this project in its Fiscal Year 
     2001 Budget and Financial Plan and, further, shall establish 
     a special taxing district for the neighborhood of the 
     proposed Metrorail station to provide $25,000,000: Provided 
     further, That the requirements of 49 U.S.C. 5309(a)(2) shall 
     apply to this project.

               Federal Payment for Brownfield Remediation

       For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia, 
     $3,450,000 for environmental and infrastructure costs at 
     Poplar Point: Provided, That of said amount, $2,150,000 shall 
     be available for environmental assessment, site remediation 
     and wetlands restoration of the 11 acres of real property 
     under the jurisdiction of the District of Columbia: Provided 
     further, That no more than $1,300,000 shall be used for 
     infrastructure costs for an entrance to Anacostia Park: 
     Provided further, That none of said funds shall be used by 
     the District of Columbia to purchase private property in the 
     Poplar Point area.

                       Presidential Inauguration

       For a payment to the District of Columbia to reimburse the 
     District for expenses incurred in connection with 
     Presidential inauguration activities, $5,961,000, as 
     authorized by section 737(b) of the District of Columbia Home 
     Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 824; D.C. 
     Code, sec. 1-1132), which shall be apportioned by the Chief 
     Financial Officer within the various appropriation headings 
     in this Act.

                   Children's National Medical Center

       For a Federal contribution to the Children's National 
     Medical Center in the District of Columbia, $500,000 to be 
     used for the network of satellite pediatric health clincs for 
     children and families in underserved neighborhoods and 
     communities in the District of Columbia.

                         Child Advocacy Center

       For a Federal contribution to the Child Advocacy Center for 
     its Safe Shores program, $500,000.

          St. Coletta of Greater Washington Expansion Project

       For a Federal contribution to St. Coletta of Greater 
     Washington, Inc. for costs associated with the establishment 
     of a day program and comprehensive case management services 
     for mentally retarded and multiple-handicapped adolescents 
     and adults in the District of Columbia, including property 
     acquisition and construction, $1,000,000.

                 District of Columbia Special Olympics

       For a Federal contribution to the District of Columbia 
     Special Olympics, $250,000.

                       DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FUNDS

                           OPERATING EXPENSES

                          Division of Expenses

       The following amounts are appropriated for the District of 
     Columbia for the current fiscal year out of the general fund 
     of the District of Columbia, except as otherwise specifically 
     provided: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, except as provided in section 450A of the District of 
     Columbia Home Rule Act and section 126 of this Act, the total 
     amount appropriated in this Act for operating expenses for 
     the District of Columbia for fiscal year 2001 under this 
     heading shall not exceed the lesser of the sum of the total 
     revenues of the District of Columbia for such fiscal year or 
     $5,677,379,000 (of which $172,607,000 shall be from intra-
     District funds and $3,250,783,000 shall be from local funds): 
     Provided further, That the Chief Financial Officer of the 
     District of Columbia and the District of Columbia Financial 
     Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority shall take 
     such steps as are necessary to assure that the District of 
     Columbia meets these requirements, including the apportioning 
     by the Chief Financial Officer of the appropriations and 
     funds made available to the District during fiscal year 2001, 
     except that the Chief Financial Officer may not reprogram for 
     operating expenses any funds derived from bonds, notes, or 
     other obligations issued for capital projects.

District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance 
                               Authority

       For the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and 
     Management Assistance Authority (Authority), established by 
     section 101(a) of the District of Columbia Financial 
     Responsibility and Management Assistance Act of 1995 (109 
     Stat. 97; Public Law 104-8), $3,140,000: Provided, That these 
     funds be derived from accounts held by the Authority on 
     behalf of the District of Columbia: Provided further, That 
     none of the funds contained in this Act may be used to pay 
     any compensation of the Executive Director or General Counsel 
     of the Authority at a rate in excess of the maximum rate of 
     compensation which may be paid to such individual during 
     fiscal year 2001 under section 102 of such Act, as determined 
     by the Comptroller General (as described in GAO letter report 
     B-279095.2): Provided further, That none of the funds 
     contained in this Act or any other funds available to the 
     Authority or any other entity of the District of Columbia 
     government from any source (including any accounts of the 
     Authority) may be used for any payments (including but not 
     limited to severance or bonus payments, and payments under 
     agreements in effect before the enactment of this Act) to any 
     individual upon or following the individual's separation from 
     employment with the Authority (other than a payment of the 
     individual's regular salary for services performed prior to 
     separation or a payment for unused annual leave accrued by 
     the individual), except that an individual who is employed by 
     the Authority during the entire period which begins on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act and ends on September 30, 
     2001, may receive a severance payment after such date in an 
     aggregate amount which does not exceed the product of 200 
     percent of the individual's average weekly salary during the 
     final 12-month period (or portion thereof) during which the 
     individual was employed by the Authority and the number of 
     full years during which the individual was employed by the 
     Authority.

                   Governmental Direction and Support

       Governmental direction and support, $195,771,000 (including 
     $162,172,000 from local funds, $20,424,000 from Federal 
     funds, and $13,175,000 from other funds): Provided, That not 
     to exceed $2,500 for the Mayor, $2,500 for the Chairman of 
     the Council of the District of Columbia, and $2,500 for the 
     City Administrator shall be available from this appropriation 
     for official purposes: Provided further, That any program 
     fees collected from the issuance of debt shall be available 
     for the payment of expenses of the debt management program of 
     the District of Columbia: Provided further, That no revenues

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     from Federal sources shall be used to support the operations 
     or activities of the Statehood Commission and Statehood 
     Compact Commission: Provided further, That the District of 
     Columbia shall identify the sources of funding for Admission 
     to Statehood from its own locally-generated revenues: 
     Provided further, That all employees permanently assigned to 
     work in the Office of the Mayor shall be paid from funds 
     allocated to the Office of the Mayor: Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, or Mayor's Order 
     86-45, issued March 18, 1986, the Office of the Chief 
     Technology Officer's delegated small purchase authority shall 
     be $500,000: Provided further, That the District of Columbia 
     government may not require the Office of the Chief Technology 
     Officer to submit to any other procurement review process, or 
     to obtain the approval of or be restricted in any manner by 
     any official or employee of the District of Columbia 
     government, for purchases that do not exceed $500,000: 
     Provided further, That $303,000 and no fewer than 5 FTEs 
     shall be available exclusively to support the Labor-
     Management Partnership Council: Provided further, That, 
     effective September 30, 2000, section 168(a) of the District 
     of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2000 (Public Law 106-113; 113 
     Stat. 1531) is amended by inserting ``, to remain available 
     until expended,'' after ``$5,000,000'': Provided further, 
     That not later than March 1, 2001, the Chief Financial 
     Officer of the District of Columbia shall submit a study to 
     the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and Senate on the merits and potential 
     savings of privatizing the operation and administration of 
     St. Elizabeths Hospital.

                  Economic Development and Regulation

       Economic development and regulation, $205,638,000 
     (including $53,562,000 from local funds, $92,378,000 from 
     Federal funds, and $59,698,000 from other funds), of which 
     $15,000,000 collected by the District of Columbia in the form 
     of BID tax revenue shall be paid to the respective BIDs 
     pursuant to the Business Improvement Districts Act of 1996 
     (D.C. Law 11-134; D.C. Code, sec. 1-2271 et seq.), and the 
     Business Improvement Districts Amendment Act of 1997 (D.C. 
     Law 12-26): Provided, That such funds are available for 
     acquiring services provided by the General Services 
     Administration: Provided further, That Business Improvement 
     Districts shall be exempt from taxes levied by the District 
     of Columbia.

                       Public Safety and Justice

       Public safety and justice, including purchase or lease of 
     135 passenger carrying vehicles for replacement only, 
     including 130 for police-type use and five for fire-type use, 
     without regard to the general purchase price limitation for 
     the current fiscal year, and such sums as may be necessary 
     for making refunds and for the payment of judgments that have 
     been entered against the District of Columbia government 
     $762,546,000 (including $591,565,000 from local funds, 
     $24,950,000 from Federal funds, and $146,031,000 from other 
     funds): Provided, That the Metropolitan Police Department is 
     authorized to replace not to exceed 25 passenger-carrying 
     vehicles and the Department of Fire and Emergency Medical 
     Services of the District of Columbia is authorized to replace 
     not to exceed five passenger-carrying vehicles annually 
     whenever the cost of repair to any damaged vehicle exceeds 
     three-fourths of the cost of the replacement: Provided 
     further, That not to exceed $500,000 shall be available from 
     this appropriation for the Chief of Police for the prevention 
     and detection of crime: Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, or Mayor's Order 
     86-45, issued March 18, 1986, the Metropolitan Police 
     Department's delegated small purchase authority shall be 
     $500,000: Provided further, That the District of Columbia 
     government may not require the Metropolitan Police Department 
     to submit to any other procurement review process, or to 
     obtain the approval of or be restricted in any manner by any 
     official or employee of the District of Columbia government, 
     for purchases that do not exceed $500,000: Provided further, 
     That the Mayor shall reimburse the District of Columbia 
     National Guard for expenses incurred in connection with 
     services that are performed in emergencies by the National 
     Guard in a militia status and are requested by the Mayor, in 
     amounts that shall be jointly determined and certified as due 
     and payable for these services by the Mayor and the 
     Commanding General of the District of Columbia National 
     Guard: Provided further, That such sums as may be necessary 
     for reimbursement to the District of Columbia National Guard 
     under the preceding proviso shall be available from this 
     appropriation, and the availability of the sums shall be 
     deemed as constituting payment in advance for emergency 
     services involved: Provided further, That the Metropolitan 
     Police Department is authorized to maintain 3,800 sworn 
     officers, with leave for a 50 officer attrition: Provided 
     further, That no more than 15 members of the Metropolitan 
     Police Department shall be detailed or assigned to the 
     Executive Protection Unit, until the Chief of Police submits 
     a recommendation to the Council for its review: Provided 
     further, That $100,000 shall be available for inmates 
     released on medical and geriatric parole: Provided further, 
     That commencing on December 31, 2000, the Metropolitan Police 
     Department shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations 
     of the Senate and House of Representatives, the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on 
     Government Reform of the House of Representatives, quarterly 
     reports on the status of crime reduction in each of the 83 
     police service areas established throughout the District of 
     Columbia.

                        Public Education System

       Public education system, including the development of 
     national defense education programs, $998,918,000 (including 
     $824,867,000 from local funds, $147,643,000 from Federal 
     funds, and $26,408,000 from other funds), to be allocated as 
     follows: $769,943,000 (including $629,309,000 from local 
     funds, $133,490,000 from Federal funds, and $7,144,000 from 
     other funds), for the public schools of the District of 
     Columbia; $200,000 from local funds for the District of 
     Columbia Teachers' Retirement Fund; $1,679,000 from local 
     funds for the State Education Office, $17,000,000 from local 
     funds, previously appropriated in this Act as a Federal 
     payment, for resident tuition support at public and private 
     institutions of higher learning for eligible District of 
     Columbia residents; and $105,000,000 from local funds for 
     public charter schools: Provided, That there shall be 
     quarterly disbursement of funds to the District of Columbia 
     public charter schools, with the first payment to occur 
     within 15 days of the beginning of each fiscal year: Provided 
     further, That the District of Columbia public charter schools 
     will report enrollment on a quarterly basis upon which a 
     quarterly disbursement will be calculated: Provided further, 
     That the quarterly payment of October 15, 2000, shall be 
     fifty (50) percent of each public charter school's annual 
     entitlement based on its unaudited October 5 enrollment 
     count: Provided further, That if the entirety of this 
     allocation has not been provided as payments to any public 
     charter schools currently in operation through the per pupil 
     funding formula, the funds shall be available for public 
     education in accordance with the School Reform Act of 1995 
     (D.C. Code, sec. 31-2853.43(A)(2)(D); Public Law 104-134, as 
     amended): Provided further, That $480,000 of this amount 
     shall be available to the District of Columbia Public Charter 
     School Board for administrative costs: Provided further, That 
     $76,433,000 (including $44,691,000 from local funds, 
     $13,199,000 from Federal funds, and $18,543,000 from other 
     funds) shall be available for the University of the District 
     of Columbia: Provided further, That $200,000 is allocated for 
     the East of the River Campus Assessment Study, $1,000,000 for 
     the Excel Institute Adult Education Program to be used by the 
     Institute for construction and to acquire construction 
     services provided by the General Services Administration on a 
     reimbursable basis, $500,000 for the Adult Education State 
     Plan, $650,000 for The Saturday Academy Pre-College Program, 
     and $481,000 for the Strengthening of Academic Programs; and 
     $26,459,000 (including $25,208,000 from local funds, $550,000 
     from Federal funds and $701,000 other funds) for the Public 
     Library: Provided further, That the $1,020,000 enhancement 
     shall be allocated such that $500,000 is used for facilities 
     improvements for 8 of the 26 library branches, $235,000 for 
     13 FTEs for the continuation of the Homework Helpers Program, 
     $166,000 for 3 FTEs in the expansion of the Reach Out And 
     Roar (ROAR) service to license day care homes, and $119,000 
     for 3 FTEs to expand literacy support into branch libraries: 
     Provided further, That $2,204,000 (including $1,780,000 from 
     local funds, $404,000 from Federal funds and $20,000 from 
     other funds) shall be available for the Commission on the 
     Arts and Humanities: Provided further, That the public 
     schools of the District of Columbia are authorized to accept 
     not to exceed 31 motor vehicles for exclusive use in the 
     driver education program: Provided further, That not to 
     exceed $2,500 for the Superintendent of Schools, $2,500 for 
     the President of the University of the District of Columbia, 
     and $2,000 for the Public Librarian shall be available from 
     this appropriation for official purposes: Provided further, 
     That none of the funds contained in this Act may be made 
     available to pay the salaries of any District of Columbia 
     Public School teacher, principal, administrator, official, or 
     employee who knowingly provides false enrollment or 
     attendance information under article II, section 5 of the Act 
     entitled ``An Act to provide for compulsory school 
     attendance, for the taking of a school census in the District 
     of Columbia, and for other purposes'', approved February 4, 
     1925 (D.C. Code, sec. 31-401 et seq.): Provided further, That 
     this appropriation shall not be available to subsidize the 
     education of any nonresident of the District of Columbia at 
     any District of Columbia public elementary and secondary 
     school during fiscal year 2001 unless the nonresident pays 
     tuition to the District of Columbia at a rate that covers 100 
     percent of the costs incurred by the District of Columbia 
     which are attributable to the education of the nonresident 
     (as established by the Superintendent of the District of 
     Columbia Public Schools): Provided further, That this 
     appropriation shall not be available to subsidize the 
     education of nonresidents of the District of Columbia at the 
     University of the District of Columbia, unless the Board of 
     Trustees of the University of the District of Columbia 
     adopts, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, a 
     tuition rate schedule that will establish the tuition rate 
     for nonresident students at a level no lower than the 
     nonresident tuition rate charged at comparable public 
     institutions of higher education in the metropolitan area: 
     Provided further, That $2,200,000 is allocated to the 
     Temporary Weighted Student Formula to fund 344 additional 
     slots for pre-K students: Provided further, That $50,000 is 
     allocated to fund a conference on learning support for 
     children ages 3-4 hosted jointly by the District of Columbia 
     Public Schools and District of Columbia public charter 
     schools: Provided further, That no local funds in this Act 
     shall be used to administer a

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     system-wide standardized test more than once in FY 2001: 
     Provided further, That no less than $436,452,000 shall be 
     expended on local schools through the Weighted Student 
     Formula: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, rule, or regulation, the evaluation process 
     and instruments for evaluating District of Columbia Public 
     School employees shall be a non-negotiable item for 
     collective bargaining purposes: Provided further, That the 
     District of Columbia Public Schools shall spend $250,000 to 
     engage in a Schools Without Violence program based on a model 
     developed by the University of North Carolina, located in 
     Greensboro, North Carolina: Provided further, That the 
     District of Columbia Public Schools shall spend $250,000 to 
     implement a Failure Free Reading program in the District's 
     public schools: Provided further, That notwithstanding the 
     amounts otherwise provided under this heading or any other 
     provision of law, there shall be appropriated to the District 
     of Columbia public charter schools on July 1, 2001, an amount 
     equal to 25 percent of the total amount provided for payments 
     to public charter schools in the proposed budget of the 
     District of Columbia for fiscal year 2002 (as submitted to 
     Congress), and the amount of such payment shall be chargeable 
     against the final amount provided for such payments under the 
     District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2002: Provided 
     further, That notwithstanding the amounts otherwise provided 
     under this heading or any other provision of law, there shall 
     be appropriated to the District of Columbia Public Schools on 
     July 1, 2001, an amount equal to 10 percent of the total 
     amount provided for the District of Columbia Public Schools 
     in the proposed budget of the District of Columbia for fiscal 
     year 2002 (as submitted to Congress), and the amount of such 
     payment shall be chargeable against the final amount provided 
     for the District of Columbia Public Schools under the 
     District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2002.

                         Human Support Services


                     (including transfer of funds)

       Human support services, $1,535,654,000 (including 
     $637,347,000 from local funds, $881,589,000 from Federal 
     funds, and $16,718,000 from other funds): Provided, That 
     $25,836,000 of this appropriation, to remain available until 
     expended, shall be available solely for District of Columbia 
     employees' disability compensation: Provided further, That 
     the District of Columbia shall not provide free government 
     services such as water, sewer, solid waste disposal or 
     collection, utilities, maintenance, repairs, or similar 
     services to any legally constituted private nonprofit 
     organization, as defined in section 411(5) of the Stewart B. 
     McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (101 Stat. 485; Public Law 
     100-77; 42 U.S.C. 11371), providing emergency shelter 
     services in the District, if the District would not be 
     qualified to receive reimbursement pursuant to such Act (101 
     Stat. 485; Public Law 100-77; 42 U.S.C. 11301 et seq.): 
     Provided further, That $1,250,000 shall be paid to the Doe 
     Fund for the operation of its Ready, Willing, and Able 
     Program in the District of Columbia as follows: $250,000 to 
     cover debt owed by the District of Columbia government for 
     services rendered shall be paid to the Doe Fund within 15 
     days of the enactment of this Act; and $1,000,000 shall be 
     paid in equal monthly installments by the 15th day of each 
     month: Provided further, That $400,000 shall be available for 
     the administrative costs associated with implementation of 
     the Drug Treatment Choice Program established pursuant to 
     section 4 of the Choice in Drug Treatment Act of 2000, signed 
     by the Mayor on April 20, 2000 (D.C. Act 13-329): Provided 
     further, That $7,000,000 shall be available for deposit in 
     the Addiction Recovery Fund established pursuant to section 5 
     of the Choice in Drug Treatment Act of 2000, signed by the 
     Mayor on April 20, 2000 (D.C. Act 13-329): Provided further, 
     That the District of Columbia is authorized to enter into a 
     long-term lease of Hamilton Field with Gonzaga College High 
     School and that, in exchange for such a lease, Gonzaga will 
     introduce and implement a youth baseball program focused on 
     13 to 18 year old residents, said program to include summer 
     and fall baseball programs and baseball clinics: Provided 
     further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, to 
     augment the District of Columbia subsidy for the District of 
     Columbia Health and Hospitals Public Benefit Corporation, the 
     District of Columbia may transfer from other non-Federal 
     funds appropriated under this Act to the Human Support 
     Services appropriation under this Act an amount not to exceed 
     $90,000,000 for the purpose of restructuring the delivery of 
     health services in the District of Columbia: Provided 
     further, That such restructuring shall be pursuant to a 
     restructuring plan approved by the Mayor of the District of 
     Columbia, the Council of the District of Columbia, the 
     District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management 
     Assistance Authority, and the Board of Directors of the 
     Public Benefit Corporation: Provided further, That--
       (1) the restructuring plan reduces personnel levels of D.C. 
     General Hospital and of the Public Benefit Corporation 
     consistent with the reduction in force set forth in the 
     August 25, 2000, resolution of the Board of Directors of the 
     Public Benefit Corporation regarding personnel structure, by 
     reducing personnel by at least 500 full-time equivalent 
     employees, without replacement by contract personnel;
       (2) no transferred funds are expended until 10 calendar 
     days after the restructuring plan has received final approval 
     and a copy evidencing final approval has been submitted by 
     the Mayor to the Committee on Government Reform of the House 
     of Representatives, the Committee on Governmental Affairs of 
     the Senate, and the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
     of Representatives and the Senate; and
       (3) the plan includes a certification that the plan does 
     not request and does not rely upon any current or future 
     request for additional appropriation of Federal funds.

                              Public Works

       Public works, including rental of one passenger-carrying 
     vehicle for use by the Mayor and three passenger-carrying 
     vehicles for use by the Council of the District of Columbia 
     and leasing of passenger-carrying vehicles, $278,242,000 
     (including $265,078,000 from local funds, $3,328,000 from 
     Federal funds, and $9,836,000 from other funds): Provided, 
     That this appropriation shall not be available for collecting 
     ashes or miscellaneous refuse from hotels and places of 
     business: Provided further, That $100,000 shall be available 
     for a commercial sector recycling initiative, $250,000 to 
     initiate a recycling education campaign, $10,000 for 
     community clean-up kits, $190,000 to restore a 3.5 percent 
     vacancy rate in Parking Services, $170,000 to plant 500 
     trees, $118,000 for two water trucks, $150,000 for contract 
     monitors and parking analysts within Parking Services, 
     $1,409,000 for a neighborhood cleanup initiative, $1,000,000 
     for tree maintenance, $600,000 for an anti-graffiti program, 
     $226,000 for a hazardous waste program, $1,260,000 for 
     parking control aides, and $400,000 for the Department of 
     Motor Vehicles to hire additional ticket adjudicators, 
     conduct additional hearings, and reduce the waiting time for 
     hearings.

                         Receivership Programs

       For all agencies of the District of Columbia government 
     under court ordered receivership, $389,528,000 (including 
     $234,913,000 from local funds, $135,555,000 from Federal 
     funds, and $19,060,000 from other funds).

                                Reserve

       For replacement of funds expended, if any, during fiscal 
     year 2000 from the Reserve established by section 202(j) of 
     the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and 
     Management Assistance Act of 1995, Public Law 104-8, 
     $150,000,000 from local funds: Provided, That none of these 
     funds shall be obligated or expended under this heading until 
     the emergency reserve fund established under this Act has 
     been fully funded for fiscal year 2001 pursuant to section 
     450A of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act as set forth 
     herein.

                         Emergency Reserve Fund

       For the emergency reserve fund established under section 
     450A(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, the amount 
     provided for fiscal year 2001 under such section, to be 
     derived from local funds.

                    Repayment of Loans and Interest

       For payment of principal, interest and certain fees 
     directly resulting from borrowing by the District of Columbia 
     to fund District of Columbia capital projects as authorized 
     by sections 462, 475, and 490 of the District of Columbia 
     Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973, $243,238,000 from 
     local funds: Provided, That any funds set aside pursuant to 
     section 148 of the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 
     2000 (Public Law 106-113; 113 Stat. 1523) that are not used 
     in the reserve funds established herein shall be used for 
     Pay-As-You-Go Capital Funds: Provided further, That for 
     equipment leases, the Mayor may finance $19,232,000 of 
     equipment cost, plus cost of issuance not to exceed 2 percent 
     of the par amount being financed on a lease purchase basis 
     with a maturity not to exceed 5 years: Provided further, That 
     $2,000,000 is allocated to the Metropolitan Police 
     Department, $4,300,000 for the Fire and Emergency Medical 
     Services Department, $1,622,000 for the Public Library, 
     $2,010,000 for the Department of Parks and Recreation, 
     $7,500,000 for the Department of Public Works, and $1,800,000 
     for the Public Benefit Corporation.

                Repayment of General Fund Recovery Debt

       For the purpose of eliminating the $331,589,000 general 
     fund accumulated deficit as of September 30, 1990, 
     $39,300,000 from local funds, as authorized by section 461(a) 
     of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, (105 Stat. 540; 
     D.C. Code, sec. 47-321(a)(1)).

              Payment of Interest on Short-Term Borrowing

       For payment of interest on short-term borrowing, $1,140,000 
     from local funds.

                       Presidential Inauguration

       For reimbursement for necessary expenses incurred in 
     connection with Presidential inauguration activities as 
     authorized by section 737(b) of the District of Columbia Home 
     Rule Act, Public Law 93-198, as amended, approved December 
     24, 1973 (87 Stat. 824; D.C. Code, sec. 1-1803), $5,961,000 
     from local funds, previously appropriated in this Act as a 
     Federal payment, which shall be apportioned by the Chief 
     Financial Officer within the various appropriation headings 
     in this Act.

                     Certificates of Participation

       For lease payments in accordance with the Certificates of 
     Participation involving the land site underlying the building 
     located at One Judiciary Square, $7,950,000 from local funds.

                            Wilson Building

       For expenses associated with the John A. Wilson Building, 
     $8,409,000 from local funds.

                 Optical and Dental Insurance Payments

       For optical and dental insurance payments, $2,675,000 from 
     local funds.

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                     Management Supervisory Service

       For management supervisory service, $13,200,000 from local 
     funds, to be transferred by the Mayor of the District of 
     Columbia among the various appropriation headings in this Act 
     for which employees are properly payable.

             Tobacco Settlement Trust Fund Transfer Payment

       Subject to the issuance of bonds to pay the purchase price 
     of the District of Columbia's right, title and interest in 
     and to the Master Settlement Agreement, and consistent with 
     the Tobacco Settlement Financing and Trust Fund Amendment Act 
     of 2000, there is transferred the amount available pursuant 
     thereto, but not to exceed $61,406,000, to the Tobacco 
     Settlement Trust Fund established pursuant to section 2302 of 
     the Tobacco Settlement Trust Fund Establishment Act of 1999, 
     effective October 20, 1999 (D.C. Law 13-38; to be codified at 
     D.C. Code, sec. 6-135), to be spent pursuant to local law.

    Operational Improvements Savings (Including Managed Competition)

       The Mayor and the Council, in consultation with the Chief 
     Financial Officer and the District of Columbia Financial 
     Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, shall 
     make reductions of $10,000,000 for operational improvements 
     savings in local funds to one or more of the appropriation 
     headings in this Act.

                       Management Reform Savings

       The Mayor and the Council, in consultation with the Chief 
     Financial Officer and the District of Columbia Financial 
     Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, shall 
     make reductions of $37,000,000 for management reform savings 
     in local funds to one or more of the appropriation headings 
     in this Act.

                         Cafeteria Plan Savings

       For the implementation of a Cafeteria Plan pursuant to 
     Federal law, a reduction of $5,000,000 in local funds.

                       ENTERPRISE AND OTHER FUNDS

         Water and Sewer Authority and the Washington Aqueduct

       For operation of the Water and Sewer Authority and the 
     Washington Aqueduct, $275,705,000 from other funds (including 
     $230,614,000 for the Water and Sewer Authority and 
     $45,091,000 for the Washington Aqueduct) of which $41,503,000 
     shall be apportioned and payable to the District's debt 
     service fund for repayment of loans and interest incurred for 
     capital improvement projects.
       For construction projects, $140,725,000, as authorized by 
     the Act entitled ``An Act authorizing the laying of 
     watermains and service sewers in the District of Columbia, 
     the levying of assessments therefor, and for other purposes'' 
     (33 Stat. 244; Public Law 58-140; D.C. Code, sec. 43-1512 et 
     seq.): Provided, That the requirements and restrictions that 
     are applicable to general fund capital improvements projects 
     and set forth in this Act under the Capital Outlay 
     appropriation title shall apply to projects approved under 
     this appropriation title.

              Lottery and Charitable Games Enterprise Fund

       For the Lottery and Charitable Games Enterprise Fund, 
     established by the District of Columbia Appropriation Act for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 1982 (95 Stat. 1174, 
     1175; Public Law 97-91), for the purpose of implementing the 
     Law to Legalize Lotteries, Daily Numbers Games, and Bingo and 
     Raffles for Charitable Purposes in the District of Columbia 
     (D.C. Law 3-172; D.C. Code, sec. 2-2501 et seq. and sec. 22-
     1516 et seq.), $223,200,000: Provided, That the District of 
     Columbia shall identify the source of funding for this 
     appropriation title from the District's own locally generated 
     revenues: Provided further, That no revenues from Federal 
     sources shall be used to support the operations or activities 
     of the Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board.

                  Sports and Entertainment Commission

       For the Sports and Entertainment Commission, $10,968,000 
     from other funds: Provided, That the Mayor shall submit a 
     budget for the Armory Board for the forthcoming fiscal year 
     as required by section 442(b) of the District of Columbia 
     Home Rule Act (87 Stat. 824; Public Law 93-198; D.C. Code, 
     sec. 47-301(b)).

  District of Columbia Health and Hospitals Public Benefit Corporation


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the District of Columbia Health and Hospitals Public 
     Benefit Corporation, established by D.C. Law 11-212 (D.C. 
     Code, sec. 32-262.2), $123,548,000, of which $45,313,000 
     shall be derived by transfer from the general fund, and 
     $78,235,000 from other funds: Provided, That no appropriated 
     amounts and no amounts from or guaranteed by the District of 
     Columbia government (including the District of Columbia 
     Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority) 
     may be made available to the Corporation (through 
     reprogramming, transfers, loans, or any other mechanism) 
     which are not otherwise provided for under this heading until 
     a restructuring plan for D.C. General Hospital has been 
     approved by the Mayor of the District of Columbia, the 
     Council of the District of Columbia, the Authority, the Chief 
     Financial Officer of the District of Columbia, and the Chair 
     of the Board of Directors of the Corporation: Provided 
     further, That for each payment or group of payments made by 
     or on behalf of the Corporation, the Chief Financial Officer 
     of the District of Columbia shall sign an affidavit 
     certifying that the making of the payment does not constitute 
     a violation of any provision of subchapter III of chapter 13 
     of title 31, United States Code, or of any provision of this 
     Act: Provided further, That more than one payment may be 
     covered by the same affidavit under the previous proviso, but 
     a single affidavit may not cover more than one week's worth 
     of payments: Provided further, That it shall be unlawful for 
     any person to order any other person to sign any affidavit 
     required under this heading, or for any person to provide any 
     signature required under this heading on such an affidavit by 
     proxy or by machine, computer, or other facsimile device.

                 District of Columbia Retirement Board

       For the District of Columbia Retirement Board, established 
     by section 121 of the District of Columbia Retirement Reform 
     Act of 1979 (93 Stat. 866; D.C. Code, sec. 1-711), 
     $11,414,000 from the earnings of the applicable retirement 
     funds to pay legal, management, investment, and other fees 
     and administrative expenses of the District of Columbia 
     Retirement Board: Provided, That the District of Columbia 
     Retirement Board shall provide to the Congress and to the 
     Council of the District of Columbia a quarterly report of the 
     allocations of charges by fund and of expenditures of all 
     funds: Provided further, That the District of Columbia 
     Retirement Board shall provide the Mayor, for transmittal to 
     the Council of the District of Columbia, an itemized 
     accounting of the planned use of appropriated funds in time 
     for each annual budget submission and the actual use of such 
     funds in time for each annual audited financial report.

                      Correctional Industries Fund

       For the Correctional Industries Fund, established by the 
     District of Columbia Correctional Industries Establishment 
     Act (78 Stat. 1000; Public Law 88-622), $1,808,000 from other 
     funds.

              Washington Convention Center Enterprise Fund

       For the Washington Convention Center Enterprise Fund, 
     $52,726,000 from other funds.

                             Capital Outlay


                        (Including Rescissions)

       For construction projects, an increase of $1,077,282,000 of 
     which $806,787,000 is from local funds, $66,446,000 is from 
     highway trust funds, and $204,049,000 is from Federal funds, 
     and a rescission of $55,208,000 from local funds appropriated 
     under this heading in prior fiscal years, for a net amount of 
     $1,022,074,000 to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That funds for use of each capital project implementing 
     agency shall be managed and controlled in accordance with all 
     procedures and limitations established under the Financial 
     Management System: Provided further, That all funds provided 
     by this appropriation title shall be available only for the 
     specific projects and purposes intended: Provided further, 
     That notwithstanding the foregoing, all authorizations for 
     capital outlay projects, except those projects covered by the 
     first sentence of section 23(a) of the Federal Aid Highway 
     Act of 1968 (82 Stat. 827; Public Law 90-495; D.C. Code, sec. 
     7-134, note), for which funds are provided by this 
     appropriation title, shall expire on September 30, 2002, 
     except authorizations for projects as to which funds have 
     been obligated in whole or in part prior to September 30, 
     2002: Provided further, That upon expiration of any such 
     project authorization, the funds provided herein for the 
     project shall lapse.

                           General Provisions

       Sec. 101. Whenever in this Act, an amount is specified 
     within an appropriation for particular purposes or objects of 
     expenditure, such amount, unless otherwise specified, shall 
     be considered as the maximum amount that may be expended for 
     said purpose or object rather than an amount set apart 
     exclusively therefor.
       Sec. 102. Appropriations in this Act shall be available for 
     expenses of travel and for the payment of dues of 
     organizations concerned with the work of the District of 
     Columbia government, when authorized by the Mayor: Provided, 
     That in the case of the Council of the District of Columbia, 
     funds may be expended with the authorization of the chair of 
     the Council.
       Sec. 103. There are appropriated from the applicable funds 
     of the District of Columbia such sums as may be necessary for 
     making refunds and for the payment of judgments that have 
     been entered against the District of Columbia government: 
     Provided, That nothing contained in this section shall be 
     construed as modifying or affecting the provisions of section 
     11(c)(3) of title XII of the District of Columbia Income and 
     Franchise Tax Act of 1947 (70 Stat. 78; Public Law 84-460; 
     D.C. Code, sec. 47-1812.11(c)(3)).
       Sec. 104. (a) Requiring Mayor to Maintain Index.--Effective 
     with respect to fiscal year 2001 and each succeeding fiscal 
     year, the Mayor of the District of Columbia shall maintain an 
     index of all employment personal services and consulting 
     contracts in effect on behalf of the District government, and 
     shall include in the index specific information on any 
     severance clause in effect under any such contract.
       (b) Public Inspection.--The index maintained under 
     subsection (a) shall be kept available for public inspection 
     during regular business hours.
       (c) Contracts Exempted.--Subsection (a) shall not apply 
     with respect to any collective bargaining agreement or any 
     contract entered into pursuant to such a collective 
     bargaining agreement.
       (d) District Government Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``District government'' means the government of the District 
     of Columbia, including--

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       (1) any department, agency or instrumentality of the 
     government of the District of Columbia;
       (2) any independent agency of the District of Columbia 
     established under part F of title IV of the District of 
     Columbia Home Rule Act or any other agency, board, or 
     commission established by the Mayor or the Council;
       (3) the Council of the District of Columbia;
       (4) any other agency, public authority, or public benefit 
     corporation which has the authority to receive monies 
     directly or indirectly from the District of Columbia (other 
     than monies received from the sale of goods, the provision of 
     services, or the loaning of funds to the District of 
     Columbia); and
       (5) the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and 
     Management Assistance Authority.
       (e) No payment shall be made pursuant to any such contract 
     subject to subsection (a), nor any severance payment made 
     under such contract, if a copy of the contract has not been 
     filed in the index. Interested parties may file copies of 
     their contract or severance agreement in the index on their 
     own behalf.
       Sec. 105. 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. 106. No funds appropriated in this Act for the 
     District of Columbia government for the operation of 
     educational institutions, the compensation of personnel, or 
     for other educational purposes may be used to permit, 
     encourage, facilitate, or further partisan political 
     activities. Nothing herein is intended to prohibit the 
     availability of school buildings for the use of any community 
     or partisan political group during non-school hours.
       Sec. 107. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall 
     be made available to pay the salary of any employee of the 
     District of Columbia government whose name, title, grade, 
     salary, past work experience, and salary history are not 
     available for inspection by the House and Senate Committees 
     on Appropriations, the House Committee on Government Reform, 
     the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, and the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, or their duly authorized 
     representative.
       Sec. 108. There are appropriated from the applicable funds 
     of the District of Columbia such sums as may be necessary for 
     making payments authorized by the District of Columbia 
     Revenue Recovery Act of 1977 (D.C. Law 2-20; D.C. Code, sec. 
     47-421 et seq.).
       Sec. 109. No part of this appropriation shall be used for 
     publicity or propaganda purposes or implementation of any 
     policy including boycott designed to support or defeat 
     legislation pending before Congress or any State legislature.
       Sec. 110. At the start of the fiscal year, the Mayor shall 
     develop an annual plan, by quarter and by project, for 
     capital outlay borrowings: Provided, That within a reasonable 
     time after the close of each quarter, the Mayor shall report 
     to the Council of the District of Columbia and the Congress 
     the actual borrowings and spending progress compared with 
     projections.
       Sec. 111. (a) None of the funds provided under this Act to 
     the agencies funded by this Act, both Federal and District 
     government agencies, that remain available for obligation or 
     expenditure in fiscal year 2001, or provided from any 
     accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by the 
     collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this 
     Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure for an 
     agency through a reprogramming of funds which: (1) creates 
     new programs; (2) eliminates a program, project, or 
     responsibility center; (3) establishes or changes allocations 
     specifically denied, limited or increased by Congress in this 
     Act; (4) increases funds or personnel by any means for any 
     program, project, or responsibility center for which funds 
     have been denied or restricted; (5) reestablishes through 
     reprogramming any program or project previously deferred 
     through reprogramming; (6) augments existing programs, 
     projects, or responsibility centers through a reprogramming 
     of funds in excess of $1,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is 
     less; or (7) increases by 20 percent or more personnel 
     assigned to a specific program, project or responsibility 
     center; unless the Committees on Appropriations of both the 
     Senate and House of Representatives are notified in writing 
     30 days in advance of any reprogramming as set forth in this 
     section.
       (b) None of the local funds contained in this Act may be 
     available for obligation or expenditure for an agency through 
     a reprogramming of funds which transfers any local funds from 
     one appropriation to another unless the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives are 
     notified in writing 30 days in advance of the transfer, 
     except that in no event may the amount of any funds 
     transferred exceed two percent of the local funds in the 
     appropriation.
       Sec. 112. Consistent with the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 
     1301(a), appropriations under this Act shall be applied only 
     to the objects for which the appropriations were made except 
     as otherwise provided by law.
       Sec. 113. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the 
     provisions of the District of Columbia Government 
     Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978 (D.C. Law 2-139; 
     D.C. Code, sec. 1-601.1 et seq.), enacted pursuant to section 
     422(3) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (87 Stat. 
     790; Public Law 93-198; D.C. Code, sec. 1-242(3)), shall 
     apply with respect to the compensation of District of 
     Columbia employees: Provided, That for pay purposes, 
     employees of the District of Columbia government shall not be 
     subject to the provisions of title 5, United States Code.
       Sec. 114. No later than 30 days after the end of the first 
     quarter of the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, the 
     Mayor of the District of Columbia shall submit to the Council 
     of the District of Columbia the new fiscal year 2001 revenue 
     estimates as of the end of the first quarter of fiscal year 
     2001. These estimates shall be used in the budget request for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002. The officially 
     revised estimates at midyear shall be used for the midyear 
     report.
       Sec. 115. No sole source contract with the District of 
     Columbia government or any agency thereof may be renewed or 
     extended without opening that contract to the competitive 
     bidding process as set forth in section 303 of the District 
     of Columbia Procurement Practices Act of 1985 (D.C. Law 6-85; 
     D.C. Code, sec. 1-1183.3), except that the District of 
     Columbia government or any agency thereof may renew or extend 
     sole source contracts for which competition is not feasible 
     or practical: Provided, That the determination as to whether 
     to invoke the competitive bidding process has been made in 
     accordance with duly promulgated rules and procedures and 
     said determination has been reviewed and approved by the 
     District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management 
     Assistance Authority.
       Sec. 116. For purposes of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985 (99 Stat. 1037; Public Law 99-
     177), the term ``program, project, and activity'' shall be 
     synonymous with and refer specifically to each account 
     appropriating Federal funds in this Act, and any 
     sequestration order shall be applied to each of the accounts 
     rather than to the aggregate total of those accounts: 
     Provided, That sequestration orders shall not be applied to 
     any account that is specifically exempted from sequestration 
     by the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985.
       Sec. 117. In the event a sequestration order is issued 
     pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
     Act of 1985 (99 Stat. 1037: Public Law 99-177), after the 
     amounts appropriated to the District of Columbia for the 
     fiscal year involved have been paid to the District of 
     Columbia, the Mayor of the District of Columbia shall pay to 
     the Secretary of the Treasury, within 15 days after receipt 
     of a request therefor from the Secretary of the Treasury, 
     such amounts as are sequestered by the order: Provided, That 
     the sequestration percentage specified in the order shall be 
     applied proportionately to each of the Federal appropriation 
     accounts in this Act that are not specifically exempted from 
     sequestration by such Act.
       Sec. 118. Acceptance and Use of Gifts. (a) Approval by 
     Mayor.--
       (1) In general.--An entity of the District of Columbia 
     government may accept and use a gift or donation during 
     fiscal year 2001 if--
       (A) the Mayor approves the acceptance and use of the gift 
     or donation (except as provided in paragraph (2)); and
       (B) the entity uses the gift or donation to carry out its 
     authorized functions or duties.
       (2) Exception for council and courts.--The Council of the 
     District of Columbia and the District of Columbia courts may 
     accept and use gifts without prior approval by the Mayor.
       (b) Records and Public Inspection.--Each entity of the 
     District of Columbia government shall keep accurate and 
     detailed records of the acceptance and use of any gift or 
     donation under subsection (a), and shall make such records 
     available for audit and public inspection.
       (c) Independent Agencies Included.--For the purposes of 
     this section, the term ``entity of the District of Columbia 
     government'' includes an independent agency of the District 
     of Columbia.
       (d) Exception for Board of Education.--This section shall 
     not apply to the District of Columbia Board of Education, 
     which may, pursuant to the laws and regulations of the 
     District of Columbia, accept and use gifts to the public 
     schools without prior approval by the Mayor.
       Sec. 119. None of the Federal funds provided in this Act 
     may be used by the District of Columbia to provide for 
     salaries, expenses, or other costs associated with the 
     offices of United States Senator or United States 
     Representative under section 4(d) of the District of Columbia 
     Statehood Constitutional Convention Initiatives of 1979 (D.C. 
     Law 3-171; D.C. Code, sec. 1-113(d)).
       Sec. 120. (a) Modification of Contracting Requirements.--
       (1) Contracts subject to notice requirements.--Section 
     2204(c)(1)(A) of the District of Columbia School Reform Act 
     (sec. 31- 2853.14(c)(1)(A), D.C. Code) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(A) Notice requirement for procurement contracts.--
       ``(i) In general.--Except in the case of an emergency (as 
     determined by the eligible chartering authority of a public 
     charter school), with respect to any procurement contract 
     proposed to be awarded by the public charter school and 
     having a value equal to or exceeding $25,000, the school 
     shall publish a notice of a request for proposals in the 
     District of Columbia Register and newspapers of general 
     circulation not less than 7 days prior to the award of the 
     contract.
       ``(ii) Exception for certain contracts.--The notice 
     requirement of clause (i) shall not apply with respect to any 
     contract for the lease or purchase of real property by a 
     public charter school, any employment contract for a staff 
     member of a public charter school, or any management contract 
     entered into by a public charter school and the management 
     company designated in its charter or its petition for a 
     revised charter.''.

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       (2) Submission of contracts to eligible chartering 
     authority.--Section 2204(c)(1)(B) of such Act (sec. 31-
     2853.14(c)(1)(B), D.C. Code) is amended--
       (A) in the heading, by striking ``authority'' and inserting 
     ``eligible chartering authority'';
       (B) in clause (i), by striking ``Authority'' and inserting 
     ``eligible chartering authority''; and
       (C) by amending clause (ii) to read as follows:
       ``(ii) Effective date of contract.--A contract described in 
     subparagraph (A) shall become effective on the date that is 
     10 days after the date the school makes the submission under 
     clause (i) with respect to the contract, or the effective 
     date specified in the contract, whichever is later.''.
       (b) Clarification of Application of School Reform Act.--
       (1) Waiver of duplicate and conflicting provisions.--
     Section 2210 of such Act (sec. 31-2853.20, D.C. Code) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Waiver of Application of Duplicate and Conflicting 
     Provisions.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and 
     except as otherwise provided in this title, no provision of 
     any law regarding the establishment, administration, or 
     operation of public charter schools in the District of 
     Columbia shall apply with respect to a public charter school 
     or an eligible chartering authority to the extent that the 
     provision duplicates or is inconsistent with any provision of 
     this title.''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the 
     District of Columbia School Reform Act of 1995.
       (c) Licensing Requirements for Preschool or Prekindergarten 
     Programs.--
       (1) In general.--Section 2204(c) of such Act (sec. 31-
     2853.14(c), D.C. Code) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(18) Licensing as child development center.--A public 
     charter school which offers a preschool or prekindergarten 
     program shall be subject to the same child care licensing 
     requirements (if any) which apply to a District of Columbia 
     public school which offers such a program.''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--(A) Section 2202 of such Act 
     (sec. 31-2853.12, D.C. Code) is amended by striking clause 
     (17).
       (B) Section 2203(h)(2) of such Act (sec. 31-2853.13(h)(2), 
     D.C. Code) is amended by striking ``(17),''.
       (d) Section 2403 of the District of Columbia School Reform 
     Act of 1995 (sec. 31-2853.43, D.C. Code) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Assignment of Payments.--A public charter school may 
     assign any payments made to the school under this section to 
     a financial institution for use as collateral to secure a 
     loan or for the repayment of a loan.''.
       (e) Section 2210 of the District of Columbia School Reform 
     Act of 1995 (sec. 31-2853.20, D.C. Code), as amended by 
     subsection (b), is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(e) Participation in GSA Programs.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any provision of this 
     Act or any other provision of law, a public charter school 
     may acquire goods and services through the General Services 
     Administration and may participate in programs of the 
     Administration in the same manner and to the same extent as 
     any entity of the District of Columbia government.
       ``(2) Participation by certain organizations.--A public 
     charter school may delegate to a nonprofit, tax-exempt 
     organization in the District of Columbia the public charter 
     school's authority under paragraph (1).''.
       Sec. 121. Reporting Requirements for the District of 
     Columbia Public Schools and the University of the District of 
     Columbia. (a) The Superintendent of the District of Columbia 
     Public Schools (DCPS) and the University of the District of 
     Columbia (UDC) shall each submit to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate, 
     the Committee on Government Reform of the House of 
     Representatives, and the Committee on Governmental Affairs of 
     the Senate no later than 15 calendar days after the end of 
     each quarter a report that sets forth--
       (1) current quarter expenditures and obligations, year-to-
     date expenditures and obligations, and total fiscal year 
     expenditure projections versus budget broken out on the basis 
     of control center, responsibility center, and object class, 
     and for all funds, non-appropriated funds, and capital 
     financing;
       (2) a list of each account for which spending is frozen and 
     the amount of funds frozen, broken out by control center, 
     responsibility center, detailed object, and for all funding 
     sources;
       (3) a list of all active contracts in excess of $10,000 
     annually, which contains the name of each contractor; the 
     budget to which the contract is charged, broken out on the 
     basis of control center, responsibility center, and agency 
     reporting code; and contract identifying codes used by DCPS 
     and UDC; payments made in the last quarter and year-to-date, 
     the total amount of the contract and total payments made for 
     the contract and any modifications, extensions, renewals; and 
     specific modifications made to each contract in the last 
     month;
       (4) all reprogramming requests and reports that are 
     required to be, and have been, submitted to the Board of 
     Education;
       (5) all reprogramming requests and reports that have been 
     made by UDC within the last quarter in compliance with 
     applicable law; and
       (6) changes made in the last quarter to the organizational 
     structure of DCPS and UDC, displaying for each entity 
     previous and current control centers and responsibility 
     centers, the names of the organizational entities that have 
     been changed, the name of the staff member supervising each 
     entity affected, and the reasons for the structural change.
       (b) The Superintendent of DCPS and UDC shall annually 
     compile an accurate and verifiable report on the positions 
     and employees in the public school system and the university, 
     respectively. The annual report shall--
       (1) set forth the number of validated schedule A positions 
     in the District of Columbia public schools and UDC for fiscal 
     year 2001, and thereafter on full-time equivalent basis, 
     including a compilation of all positions by control center, 
     responsibility center, funding source, position type, 
     position title, pay plan, grade, and annual salary;
       (2) set forth a compilation of all employees in the 
     District of Columbia public schools and UDC as of the 
     preceding December 31, verified as to its accuracy in 
     accordance with the functions that each employee actually 
     performs, by control center, responsibility center, agency 
     reporting code, program (including funding source), activity, 
     location for accounting purposes, job title, grade and 
     classification, annual salary, and position control number; 
     and
       (3) be submitted to the Congress, the Mayor, the District 
     of Columbia Council, the Consensus Commission, and the 
     Authority, not later than February 15 of each year.
       (c) No later than November 1, 2000, or within 30 calendar 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act, whichever 
     occurs later, and each succeeding year, the Superintendent of 
     DCPS and UDC shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees, the Mayor, the District of Columbia Council, the 
     Consensus Commission, and the District of Columbia Financial 
     Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, a revised 
     appropriated funds operating budget for the public school 
     system and UDC for such fiscal year: (1) that is in the total 
     amount of the approved appropriation and that realigns 
     budgeted data for personal services and other-than-personal 
     services, respectively, with anticipated actual expenditures; 
     and (2) that is in the format of the budget that the 
     Superintendent of DCPS and UDC submit to the Mayor of the 
     District of Columbia for inclusion in the Mayor's budget 
     submission to the Council of the District of Columbia 
     pursuant to section 442 of the District of Columbia Home Rule 
     Act (Public Law 93-198; D.C. Code, sec. 47-301).
       Sec. 122. (a) None of the funds contained in this Act may 
     be made available to pay the fees of an attorney who 
     represents a party who prevails in an action or any attorney 
     who defends any action, including an administrative 
     proceeding, brought against the District of Columbia Public 
     Schools under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 
     (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.) if--
       (1) the hourly rate of compensation of the attorney exceeds 
     250 percent of the hourly rate of compensation under section 
     11-2604(a), District of Columbia Code; or
       (2) the maximum amount of compensation of the attorney 
     exceeds 250 percent of the maximum amount of compensation 
     under section 11-2604(b)(1), District of Columbia Code, 
     except that compensation and reimbursement in excess of such 
     maximum may be approved for extended or complex 
     representation in accordance with section 11-2604(c), 
     District of Columbia Code; and
       (3) in no case may the compensation limits in paragraphs 
     (1) and (2) exceed $2,500.
       (b) Notwithstanding the preceding subsection, if the Mayor 
     and the Superintendent of the District of Columbia Public 
     Schools concur in a Memorandum of Understanding setting forth 
     a new rate and amount of compensation, then such new rates 
     shall apply in lieu of the rates set forth in the preceding 
     subsection to both the attorney who represents the prevailing 
     party and the attorney who defends the action.
       Sec. 123. None of the funds appropriated under this Act 
     shall be expended for any abortion except where the life of 
     the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to 
     term or where the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape 
     or incest.
       Sec. 124. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to implement or enforce the Health Care Benefits 
     Expansion Act of 1992 (D.C. Law 9-114; D.C. Code, sec. 36-
     1401 et seq.) or to otherwise implement or enforce any system 
     of registration of unmarried, cohabiting couples (whether 
     homosexual, heterosexual, or lesbian), including but not 
     limited to registration for the purpose of extending 
     employment, health, or governmental benefits to such couples 
     on the same basis that such benefits are extended to legally 
     married couples.
       Sec. 125. The District of Columbia Financial Responsibility 
     and Management Assistance Authority, acting on behalf of the 
     District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) in formulating the 
     DCPS budget, the Board of Trustees of the University of the 
     District of Columbia, the Board of Library Trustees, and the 
     Board of Governors of the University of the District of 
     Columbia School of Law shall vote on and approve the 
     respective annual or revised budgets for such entities before 
     submission to the Mayor of the District of Columbia for 
     inclusion in the Mayor's budget submission to the Council of 
     the District of Columbia in accordance with section 442 of 
     the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (Public Law 93-198; 
     D.C. Code, sec. 47-301), or before submitting their 
     respective budgets directly to the Council.

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       Sec. 126. (a) Acceptance and Use of Grants Not Included in 
     Ceiling.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this Act, the Mayor, in consultation with the Chief Financial 
     Officer, during a control year, as defined in section 305(4) 
     of the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and 
     Management Assistance Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-8; 109 
     Stat. 152), may accept, obligate, and expend Federal, 
     private, and other grants received by the District government 
     that are not reflected in the amounts appropriated in this 
     Act.
       (2) Requirement of chief financial officer report and 
     authority approval.--No such Federal, private, or other grant 
     may be accepted, obligated, or expended pursuant to paragraph 
     (1) until--
       (A) the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia 
     submits to the Authority a report setting forth detailed 
     information regarding such grant; and
       (B) the Authority has reviewed and approved the acceptance, 
     obligation, and expenditure of such grant in accordance with 
     review and approval procedures consistent with the provisions 
     of the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and 
     Management Assistance Act of 1995.
       (3) Prohibition on spending in anticipation of approval or 
     receipt.--No amount may be obligated or expended from the 
     general fund or other funds of the District government in 
     anticipation of the approval or receipt of a grant under 
     paragraph (2)(B) of this subsection or in anticipation of the 
     approval or receipt of a Federal, private, or other grant not 
     subject to such paragraph.
       (4) Quarterly reports.--The Chief Financial Officer of the 
     District of Columbia shall prepare a quarterly report setting 
     forth detailed information regarding all Federal, private, 
     and other grants subject to this subsection. Each such report 
     shall be submitted to the Council of the District of 
     Columbia, and to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives and the Senate, not later than 15 
     days after the end of the quarter covered by the report.
       (b) Report on Expenditures by Financial Responsibility and 
     Management Assistance Authority.--Not later than 20 calendar 
     days after the end of each fiscal quarter starting October 1, 
     2000, the Authority shall submit a report to the Committees 
     on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Senate, the Committee on Government Reform of the House, and 
     the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate providing 
     an itemized accounting of all non-appropriated funds 
     obligated or expended by the Authority for the quarter. The 
     report shall include information on the date, amount, 
     purpose, and vendor name, and a description of the services 
     or goods provided with respect to the expenditures of such 
     funds.
       Sec. 127. If a department or agency of the government of 
     the District of Columbia is under the administration of a 
     court-appointed receiver or other court-appointed official 
     during fiscal year 2001 or any succeeding fiscal year, the 
     receiver or official shall prepare and submit to the Mayor, 
     for inclusion in the annual budget of the District of 
     Columbia for the year, annual estimates of the expenditures 
     and appropriations necessary for the maintenance and 
     operation of the department or agency. All such estimates 
     shall be forwarded by the Mayor to the Council, for its 
     action pursuant to sections 446 and 603(c) of the District of 
     Columbia Home Rule Act, without revision but subject to the 
     Mayor's recommendations. Notwithstanding any provision of the 
     District of Columbia Home Rule Act (87 Stat. 774; Public Law 
     93-198), the Council may comment or make recommendations 
     concerning such annual estimates but shall have no authority 
     under such Act to revise such estimates.
       Sec. 128. (a) Restrictions on Use of Official Vehicles.--
     Except as otherwise provided in this section, none of the 
     funds made available by this Act or by any other Act may be 
     used to provide any officer or employee of the District of 
     Columbia with an official vehicle unless the officer or 
     employee uses the vehicle only in the performance of the 
     officer's or employee's official duties. For purposes of this 
     paragraph, the term ``official duties'' does not include 
     travel between the officer's or employee's residence and 
     workplace (except: (1) in the case of an officer or employee 
     of the Metropolitan Police Department who resides in the 
     District of Columbia or is otherwise designated by the Chief 
     of the Department; (2) at the discretion of the Fire Chief, 
     an officer or employee of the District of Columbia Fire and 
     Emergency Medical Services Department who resides in the 
     District of Columbia and is on call 24 hours a day; (3) the 
     Mayor of the District of Columbia; and (4) the Chairman of 
     the Council of the District of Columbia).
       (b) Inventory of Vehicles.--The Chief Financial Officer of 
     the District of Columbia shall submit, by November 15, 2000, 
     an inventory, as of September 30, 2000, of all vehicles 
     owned, leased or operated by the District of Columbia 
     government. The inventory shall include, but not be limited 
     to, the department to which the vehicle is assigned; the year 
     and make of the vehicle; the acquisition date and cost; the 
     general condition of the vehicle; annual operating and 
     maintenance costs; current mileage; and whether the vehicle 
     is allowed to be taken home by a District officer or employee 
     and if so, the officer or employee's title and resident 
     location.
       Sec. 129. (a) Source of Payment for Employees Detailed 
     Within Government.--For purposes of determining the amount of 
     funds expended by any entity within the District of Columbia 
     government during fiscal year 2001 and each succeeding fiscal 
     year, any expenditures of the District government 
     attributable to any officer or employee of the District 
     government who provides services which are within the 
     authority and jurisdiction of the entity (including any 
     portion of the compensation paid to the officer or employee 
     attributable to the time spent in providing such services) 
     shall be treated as expenditures made from the entity's 
     budget, without regard to whether the officer or employee is 
     assigned to the entity or otherwise treated as an officer or 
     employee of the entity.
       (b) Modification of Reduction in Force Procedures.--Section 
     2408 of the District of Columbia Government Comprehensive 
     Merit Personnel Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. 
     Law 2-139; D.C. Code, sec. 1-625.7), is amended as follows:
       (1) Subsection (a) is amended by striking ``September 30, 
     2000'' and inserting ``September 30, 2000, and each 
     subsequent fiscal year''.
       (2) Subsection (b) is amended by striking ``Prior to 
     February 1, 2000'' and inserting ``Prior to February 1 of 
     each year''.
       (3) Subsection (i) is amended by striking ``March 1, 2000'' 
     and inserting ``March 1 of each year''.
       (4) Subsection (k) is amended by striking ``September 1, 
     2000'' and inserting ``September 1 of each year''.
       (c) No officer or employee of the District of Columbia 
     government (including any independent agency of the District 
     but excluding the District of Columbia Financial 
     Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, the 
     Metropolitan Police Department, and the Office of the Chief 
     Technology Officer) may enter into an agreement in excess of 
     $2,500 for the procurement of goods or services on behalf of 
     any entity of the District government until the officer or 
     employee has conducted an analysis of how the procurement of 
     the goods and services involved under the applicable 
     regulations and procedures of the District government would 
     differ from the procurement of the goods and services 
     involved under the Federal supply schedule and other 
     applicable regulations and procedures of the General Services 
     Administration, including an analysis of any differences in 
     the costs to be incurred and the time required to obtain the 
     goods or services.
       Sec. 130. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not 
     later than 120 days after the date that a District of 
     Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) student is referred for 
     evaluation or assessment--
       (1) the District of Columbia Board of Education, or its 
     successor, and DCPS shall assess or evaluate a student who 
     may have a disability and who may require special education 
     services; and
       (2) if a student is classified as having a disability, as 
     defined in section 101(a)(1) of the Individuals with 
     Disabilities Education Act (84 Stat. 175; 20 U.S.C. 
     1401(a)(1)) or in section 7(8) of the Rehabilitation Act of 
     1973 (87 Stat. 359; 29 U.S.C. 706(8)), the Board and DCPS 
     shall place that student in an appropriate program of special 
     education services.
       Sec. 131. (a) Compliance With Buy American Act.--None of 
     the funds made available in this Act may be expended by an 
     entity unless the entity agrees that in expending the funds 
     the entity will comply with the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 
     10a-10c).
       (b) Sense of the Congress; Requirement Regarding Notice.--
       (1) Purchase of american-made equipment and products.--In 
     the case of any equipment or product that may be authorized 
     to be purchased with financial assistance provided using 
     funds made available in this Act, it is the sense of the 
     Congress that entities receiving the assistance should, in 
     expending the assistance, purchase only American-made 
     equipment and products to the greatest extent practicable.
       (2) Notice to recipients of assistance.--In providing 
     financial assistance using funds made available in this Act, 
     the head of each agency of the Federal or District of 
     Columbia government shall provide to each recipient of the 
     assistance a notice describing the statement made in 
     paragraph (1) by the Congress.
       (c) Prohibition of Contracts With Persons Falsely Labeling 
     Products as Made in America.--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, the person shall be ineligible to 
     receive any contract or subcontract made with funds made 
     available in 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. 132. None of the funds contained in this Act may be 
     used for purposes of the annual independent audit of the 
     District of Columbia government (including the District of 
     Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance 
     Authority) for fiscal year 2001 unless--
       (1) the audit is conducted by the Inspector General of the 
     District of Columbia pursuant to section 208(a)(4) of the 
     District of Columbia Procurement Practices Act of 1985 (D.C. 
     Code, sec. 1-1182.8(a)(4)); and
       (2) the audit includes a comparison of audited actual year-
     end results with the revenues submitted in the budget 
     document for such year and the appropriations enacted into 
     law for such year.
       Sec. 133. None of the funds contained in this Act may be 
     used by the District of Columbia Corporation Counsel or any 
     other officer or entity of the District government to provide 
     assistance for any petition drive or civil action which

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     seeks to require Congress to provide for voting 
     representation in Congress for the District of Columbia.
       Sec. 134. None of the funds contained in this Act may be 
     used to transfer or confine inmates classified above the 
     medium security level, as defined by the Federal Bureau of 
     Prisons classification instrument, to the Northeast Ohio 
     Correctional Center located in Youngstown, Ohio.
       Sec. 135. Subsection 3(e) of Public Law 104-21 (D.C. Code 
     sec. 7-134.2(e)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(e) Inspector General Audit.--Not later than February 1, 
     2001, and each February 1 thereafter, the Inspector General 
     of the District of Columbia shall audit the financial 
     statements of the District of Columbia Highway Trust Fund for 
     the preceding fiscal year and shall submit to Congress a 
     report on the results of such audit. Not later than May 31, 
     2001, and each May 31 thereafter, the Inspector General shall 
     examine the statements forecasting the conditions and 
     operations of the Trust Fund for the next five fiscal years 
     commencing on the previous October 1 and shall submit to 
     Congress a report on the results of such examination.''.
       Sec. 136. No later than November 1, 2000, or within 30 
     calendar days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     whichever occurs later, the Chief Financial Officer of the 
     District of Columbia shall submit to the appropriate 
     committees of Congress, the Mayor, and the District of 
     Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance 
     Authority a revised appropriated funds operating budget in 
     the format of the budget that the District of Columbia 
     government submitted pursuant to section 442 of the District 
     of Columbia Home Rule Act (Public Law 93-198; D.C. Code, sec. 
     47-301), for all agencies of the District of Columbia 
     government for such fiscal year that is in the total amount 
     of the approved appropriation and that realigns all budgeted 
     data for personal services and other-than-personal-services, 
     respectively, with anticipated actual expenditures.
       Sec. 137. (a) None of the funds contained in this Act may 
     be used for any program of distributing sterile needles or 
     syringes for the hypodermic injection of any illegal drug.
       (b) Any individual or entity who receives any funds 
     contained in this Act and who carries out any program 
     described in subsection (a) shall account for all funds used 
     for such program separately from any funds contained in this 
     Act.
       Sec. 138. (a) Restrictions on Leases.--Upon the expiration 
     of the 60-day period that begins on the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, none of the funds contained in this Act may be 
     used to make rental payments under a lease for the use of 
     real property by the District of Columbia government 
     (including any independent agency of the District) unless the 
     lease and an abstract of the lease have been filed (by the 
     District of Columbia or any other party to the lease) with 
     the central office of the Deputy Mayor for Economic 
     Development, in an indexed registry available for public 
     inspection.
       (b) Additional Restrictions on Current Leases.--
       (1) In general.--Upon the expiration of the 60-day period 
     that begins on the date of the enactment of this Act, in the 
     case of a lease described in paragraph (3), none of the funds 
     contained in this Act may be used to make rental payments 
     under the lease unless the lease is included in periodic 
     reports submitted by the Mayor and Council of the District of 
     Columbia to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and Senate describing for each such lease the 
     following information:
       (A) The location of the property involved, the name of the 
     owners of record according to the land records of the 
     District of Columbia, the name of the lessors according to 
     the lease, the rate of payment under the lease, the period of 
     time covered by the lease, and the conditions under which the 
     lease may be terminated.
       (B) The extent to which the property is or is not occupied 
     by the District of Columbia government as of the end of the 
     reporting period involved.
       (C) If the property is not occupied and utilized by the 
     District government as of the end of the reporting period 
     involved, a plan for occupying and utilizing the property 
     (including construction or renovation work) or a status 
     statement regarding any efforts by the District to terminate 
     or renegotiate the lease.
       (2) Timing of reports.--The reports described in paragraph 
     (1) shall be submitted for each calendar quarter (beginning 
     with the quarter ending December 31, 2000) not later than 20 
     days after the end of the quarter involved, plus an initial 
     report submitted not later than 60 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, which shall provide information as of 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (3) Leases described.--A lease described in this paragraph 
     is a lease in effect as of the date of the enactment of this 
     Act for the use of real property by the District of Columbia 
     government (including any independent agency of the District) 
     which is not being occupied by the District government 
     (including any independent agency of the District) as of such 
     date or during the 60-day period which begins on the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.
       Sec. 139. (a) Management of Existing District Government 
     Property.--Upon the expiration of the 60-day period that 
     begins on the date of the enactment of this Act, none of the 
     funds contained in this Act may be used to enter into a lease 
     (or to make rental payments under such a lease) for the use 
     of real property by the District of Columbia government 
     (including any independent agency of the District) or to 
     purchase real property for the use of the District of 
     Columbia government (including any independent agency of the 
     District) or to manage real property for the use of the 
     District of Columbia (including any independent agency of the 
     District) unless the following conditions are met:
       (1) The Mayor and Council of the District of Columbia 
     certify to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and Senate that existing real property 
     available to the District (whether leased or owned by the 
     District government) is not suitable for the purposes 
     intended.
       (2) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, there is 
     made available for sale or lease all real property of the 
     District of Columbia that the Mayor from time-to-time 
     determines is surplus to the needs of the District of 
     Columbia, unless a majority of the members of the Council 
     override the Mayor's determination during the 30-day period 
     which begins on the date the determination is published.
       (3) The Mayor and Council implement a program for the 
     periodic survey of all District property to determine if it 
     is surplus to the needs of the District.
       (4) The Mayor and Council within 60 days of the date of the 
     enactment of this Act have filed with the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate, 
     the Committee on Government Reform of the House of 
     Representatives, and the Committee on Governmental Affairs of 
     the Senate a report which provides a comprehensive plan for 
     the management of District of Columbia real property assets, 
     and are proceeding with the implementation of the plan.
       (b) Termination of Provisions.--If the District of Columbia 
     enacts legislation to reform the practices and procedures 
     governing the entering into of leases for the use of real 
     property by the District of Columbia government and the 
     disposition of surplus real property of the District 
     government, the provisions of subsection (a) shall cease to 
     be effective upon the effective date of the legislation.
       Sec. 140. None of the funds contained in this Act may be 
     used after the expiration of the 60-day period that begins on 
     the date of the enactment of this Act to pay the salary of 
     any chief financial officer of any office of the District of 
     Columbia government (including the District of Columbia 
     Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority 
     and any independent agency of the District) who has not filed 
     a certification with the Mayor and the Chief Financial 
     Officer of the District of Columbia that the officer 
     understands the duties and restrictions applicable to the 
     officer and the officer's agency as a result of this Act (and 
     the amendments made by this Act), including any duty to 
     prepare a report requested either in the Act or in any of the 
     reports accompanying the Act and the deadline by which each 
     report must be submitted, and the District's Chief Financial 
     Officer shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations of 
     the Senate and the House of Representatives by the 10th day 
     after the end of each quarter a summary list showing each 
     report, the due date and the date submitted to the 
     Committees.
       Sec. 141. The proposed budget of the government of the 
     District of Columbia for fiscal year 2002 that is submitted 
     by the District to Congress shall specify potential 
     adjustments that might become necessary in the event that the 
     operational improvements savings, including managed 
     competition, and management reform savings achieved by the 
     District during the year do not meet the level of management 
     savings projected by the District under the proposed budget.
       Sec. 142. In submitting any document showing the budget for 
     an office of the District of Columbia government (including 
     an independent agency of the District) that contains a 
     category of activities labeled as ``other'', 
     ``miscellaneous'', or a similar general, nondescriptive term, 
     the document shall include a description of the types of 
     activities covered in the category and a detailed breakdown 
     of the amount allocated for each such activity.
       Sec. 143. (a) None of the funds contained in this Act may 
     be used to enact or carry out any law, rule, or regulation to 
     legalize or otherwise reduce penalties associated with the 
     possession, use, or distribution of any schedule I substance 
     under the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802) or any 
     tetrahydrocannabinols derivative.
       (b) The Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment 
     Initiative of 1998, also known as Initiative 59, approved by 
     the electors of the District of Columbia on November 3, 1998, 
     shall not take effect.
       Sec. 144. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Mayor of the District of Columbia is hereby solely authorized 
     to allocate the District's limitation amount of qualified 
     zone academy bonds (established pursuant to 26 U.S.C. 1397E) 
     among qualified zone academies within the District.
       Sec. 145. (a) Section 11232 of the Balanced Budget Act of 
     1997 (sec. 24-1232, D.C. Code) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (f) through (i) as 
     subsections (g) through (j); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(f) Treatment as Federal Employees.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Trustee and employees of the Trustee 
     who are not covered under subsection (e) shall be treated as 
     employees of the Federal Government solely for purposes of 
     the following provisions of title 5, United States Code:

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       ``(A) Chapter 83 (relating to retirement).
       ``(B) Chapter 84 (relating to the Federal Employees' 
     Retirement System).
       ``(C) Chapter 87 (relating to life insurance).
       ``(D) Chapter 89 (relating to health insurance).
       ``(2) Effective dates of coverage.--The effective dates of 
     coverage of the provisions of paragraph (1) are as follows:
       ``(A) In the case of the Trustee and employees of the 
     Office of the Trustee and the Office of Adult Probation, 
     August 5, 1997, or the date of appointment, whichever is 
     later.
       ``(B) In the case of employees of the Office of Parole, 
     October 11, 1998, or the date of appointment, whichever is 
     later.
       ``(C) In the case of employees of the Pretrial Services 
     Agency, January 3, 1999, or the date of appointment, 
     whichever is later.
       ``(3) Rate of contributions.--The Trustee shall make 
     contributions under the provisions referred to in paragraph 
     (1) at the same rates applicable to agencies of the Federal 
     Government.
       ``(4) Regulations.--The Office of Personnel Management 
     shall issue such regulations as are necessary to carry out 
     this subsection.''.
       (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect 
     as if included in the enactment of title XI of the Balanced 
     Budget Act of 1997.
       Sec. 146. It is the sense of the Congress that the District 
     of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management 
     Assistance Authority should quickly complete the sale of the 
     Franklin School property, a property which has been vacant 
     for over 20 years.
       Sec. 147. Nothing in this Act may be construed to prevent 
     the Council or Mayor of the District of Columbia from 
     addressing the issue of the provision of contraceptive 
     coverage by health insurance plans, but it is the intent of 
     Congress that any legislation enacted on such issue should 
     include a ``conscience clause'' which provides exceptions for 
     religious beliefs and moral convictions.
       Sec. 148. (a) Chapter 23 of title 11, District of Columbia, 
     is hereby repealed.
       (b) The table of chapters for title 11, District of 
     Columbia, is amended by striking the item relating to chapter 
     23.
       (c) The amendments made by this section shall take effect 
     on the date on which legislation enacted by the Council of 
     the District of Columbia to establish the Office of the Chief 
     Medical Examiner in the executive branch of the government of 
     the District of Columbia takes effect.


                  prompt payment of appointed counsel

       Sec. 149. (a) Assessment of Interest for Delayed 
     Payments.--If the Superior Court of the District of Columbia 
     or the District of Columbia Court of Appeals does not make a 
     payment described in subsection (b) prior to the expiration 
     of the 45-day period which begins on the date the Court 
     receives a completed voucher for a claim for the payment, 
     interest shall be assessed against the amount of the payment 
     which would otherwise be made to take into account the period 
     which begins on the day after the expiration of such 45-day 
     period and which ends on the day the Court makes the payment.
       (b) Payments Described.--A payment described in this 
     subsection is--
       (1) a payment authorized under section 11-2604 and section 
     11-2605, D.C. Code (relating to representation provided under 
     the District of Columbia Criminal Justice Act);
       (2) a payment for counsel appointed in proceedings in the 
     Family Division of the Superior Court of the District of 
     Columbia under chapter 23 of title 16, D.C. Code; or
       (3) a payment for counsel authorized under section 21-2060, 
     D.C. Code (relating to representation provided under the 
     District of Columbia Guardianship, Protective Proceedings, 
     and Durable Power of Attorney Act of 1986).
       (c) Standards for Submission of Completed Vouchers.--The 
     chief judges of the Superior Court of the District of 
     Columbia and the District of Columbia Court of Appeals shall 
     establish standards and criteria for determining whether 
     vouchers submitted for claims for payments described in 
     subsection (b) are complete, and shall publish and make such 
     standards and criteria available to attorneys who practice 
     before such Courts.
       (d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to require the assessment of interest against any 
     claim (or portion of any claim) which is denied by the Court 
     involved.
       (e) Effective Date.--This section shall apply with respect 
     to claims received by the Superior Court of the District of 
     Columbia or the District of Columbia Court of Appeals after 
     the expiration of the 90-day period which begins on the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.
       Sec. 150. (a) Effective 120 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, it shall be unlawful for any person to 
     distribute any needle or syringe for the hypodermic injection 
     of any illegal drug in any area of the District of Columbia 
     which is within 1000 feet of a public or private elementary 
     or secondary school (including a public charter school). It 
     is stipulated that based on a survey by the Metropolitan 
     Police Department of the District of Columbia that sites at 
     4th Street Northeast and Rhode Island Avenue Northeast, 
     Southern Avenue Southeast and Central Avenue Southeast, 1st 
     Street Southeast and M Street Southeast, 21st Street 
     Northeast and H Street Northeast, Minnesota Avenue Northeast 
     and Clay Place Northeast, and 15th Street Southeast and Ives 
     Street Southeast are outside the 1000-foot perimeter. Sites 
     at North Capitol Street and New York Avenue Northeast, 
     Division Avenue Northeast and Foote Street Northeast, Georgia 
     Avenue Northwest and New Hampshire Avenue Northwest, and 15th 
     Street Northeast and A Street Northeast are found to be 
     within the 1000-foot perimeter.
       (b) The Public Housing Police of the District of Columbia 
     Housing Authority shall prepare a monthly report on activity 
     involving illegal drugs at or near any public housing site 
     where a needle exchange program is conducted, and shall 
     submit such reports to the Executive Director of the District 
     of Columbia Housing Authority, who shall submit them to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and Senate. The Executive Director shall ascertain any 
     concerns of the residents of any public housing site about 
     any needle exchange program conducted on or near the site, 
     and this information shall be included in these reports. The 
     District of Columbia Government shall take appropriate action 
     to require relocation of any such program if so recommended 
     by the police or by a significant number of residents of such 
     site.


   federal contribution for enforcement of law banning possession of 
                       tobacco products by minors

       Sec. 151. (a) Contribution.--There is hereby appropriated a 
     Federal contribution of $100,000 to the Metropolitan Police 
     Department of the District of Columbia, effective upon the 
     enactment by the District of Columbia of a law which reads as 
     follows:

     ``SECTION 1. BAN ON POSSESSION OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS BY MINORS.

       ``(a) In General.--It shall be unlawful for any individual 
     under 18 years of age to possess any cigarette or other 
     tobacco product in the District of Columbia.
       ``(b) Exceptions.--
       ``(1) Possession in course of employment.--Subsection (a) 
     shall not apply with respect to an individual making a 
     delivery of cigarettes or tobacco products in pursuance of 
     employment.
       ``(2) Participation in law enforcement operation.--
     Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to an individual 
     possessing products in the course of a valid, supervised law 
     enforcement operation.
       ``(c) Penalties.--Any individual who violates subsection 
     (a) shall be subject to the following penalties:
       ``(1) For any violation, the individual may be required to 
     perform community service or attend a tobacco cessation 
     program.
       ``(2) Upon the first violation, the individual shall be 
     subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $50.
       ``(3) Upon the second and each subsequent violation, the 
     individual shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed 
     $100.
       ``(4) Upon the third and each subsequent violation, the 
     individual may have his or her driving privileges in the 
     District of Columbia suspended for a period of 90 consecutive 
     days.''.
       (b) Use of Contribution.--The Metropolitan Police 
     Department shall use the contribution made under subsection 
     (a) to enforce the law referred to in such subsection.
       Sec. 152. Nothing in this Act bars the District of Columbia 
     Corporation Counsel from reviewing or commenting on briefs in 
     private lawsuits, or from consulting with officials of the 
     District government regarding such lawsuits.
       Sec. 153. (a) Nothing in the Federal Grant and Cooperative 
     Agreements Act of 1977 (31 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) may be 
     construed to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency from negotiating and entering into 
     cooperative agreements and grants authorized by law which 
     affect real property of the Federal Government in the 
     District of Columbia if the principal purpose of the 
     cooperative agreement or grant is to provide comparable 
     benefits for Federal and non-Federal properties in the 
     District of Columbia.
       (b) Subsection (a) shall apply with respect to fiscal year 
     2001 and each succeeding fiscal year.
       Sec. 154. (a) In General.--The District of Columbia Home 
     Rule Act, as amended by section 159(a) of this Act, is 
     further amended by inserting after section 450A the following 
     new section:


              ``comprehensive financial management policy

       ``Sec. 450B. (a) Comprehensive Financial Management 
     Policy.--The District of Columbia shall conduct its financial 
     management in accordance with a comprehensive financial 
     management policy.
       ``(b) Contents of Policy.--The comprehensive financial 
     management policy shall include, but not be limited to, the 
     following:
       ``(1) A cash management policy.
       ``(2) A debt management policy.
       ``(3) A financial asset management policy.
       ``(4) An emergency reserve management policy in accordance 
     with section 450A(a).
       ``(5) A contingency reserve management policy in accordance 
     with section 450A(b).
       ``(6) A policy for determining real property tax exemptions 
     for the District of Columbia.
       ``(c) Annual Review.--The comprehensive financial 
     management policy shall be reviewed at the end of each fiscal 
     year by the Chief Financial Officer who shall--
       ``(1) not later than July 1 of each year, submit any 
     proposed changes in the policy to the Mayor and (in the case 
     of a fiscal year which is a control year, as defined in 
     section 305(4) of the District of Columbia Financial 
     Responsibility and Management Assistance Act of 1995) the 
     District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management 
     Assistance Authority (Authority) for review;
       ``(2) not later than August 1 of each year, after 
     consideration of any comments received under paragraph (1), 
     submit the changes to the Council of the District of Columbia 
     (Council) for approval; and
       ``(3) not later than September 1 of each year, notify the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the

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     Senate and House of Representatives, the Committee on 
     Government Reform of the House of Representatives, and the 
     Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate of any 
     changes enacted by the Council.
       ``(d) Procedure for Development of First Comprehensive 
     Financial Management Policy.--
       ``(1) Chief Financial Officer.--Not later than April 1, 
     2001, the Chief Financial Officer shall submit to the Mayor 
     an initial proposed comprehensive financial management policy 
     for the District of Columbia pursuant to this section.
       ``(2) Council.--Following review and comment by the Mayor, 
     not later than May 1, 2001, the Chief Financial Officer shall 
     submit the proposed financial management policy to the 
     Council for its prompt review and adoption.
       ``(3) Authority.--Upon adoption of the financial management 
     policy under paragraph (2), the Council shall immediately 
     submit the policy to the Authority for a review of not to 
     exceed 30 days.
       ``(4) Congress.--Following review of the financial 
     management policy by the Authority under paragraph (3), the 
     Authority shall submit the policy to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives, 
     the Committee on Government Reform of the House of 
     Representatives, and the Committee on Governmental Affairs of 
     the Senate for review, and the policy shall take effect 30 
     days after the date the policy is submitted under this 
     paragraph.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for the 
     District of Columbia Home Rule Act is amended by inserting 
     after the item relating to section 450A the following new 
     item:

``Sec. 450B. Comprehensive financial management policy.''.

       (c) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made 
     by this section shall take effect on October 1, 2000.


           appointment and duties of chief financial officer

       Sec. 155. (a) Appointment and Dismissal.--Section 424(b) of 
     the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (sec. 47-317.2, D.C. 
     Code) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by adding at the end the 
     following: ``Upon confirmation by the Council, the name of 
     the Chief Financial Officer shall be submitted to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of 
     Representatives, the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the 
     Senate, and the Committee on Government Reform of the House 
     of Representatives for a 30-day period of review and comment 
     before the appointment takes effect.''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting the following: ``upon dismissal by the Mayor 
     and approval of that dismissal by a \2/3\ vote of the 
     Council. Upon approval of the dismissal by the Council, 
     notice of the dismissal shall be submitted to the Committees 
     on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives, 
     the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the 
     Committee on Government Reform of the House of 
     Representatives for a 30-day period of review and comment 
     before the dismissal takes effect.''.
       (b) Functions.--
       (1) In general.--Section 424(c) of such Act (sec. 47-317.3, 
     D.C. Code) is amended--
       (A) in the heading, by striking ``During a Control Year'';
       (B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``During a control year, the Chief Financial Officer'' and 
     inserting ``The Chief Financial Officer'';
       (C) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Preparing'' and 
     inserting ``During a control year, preparing'';
       (D) in paragraph (3), by striking ``Assuring'' and 
     inserting ``During a control year, assuring'';
       (E) in paragraph (5), by striking ``With the approval'' and 
     all that follows through ``the Council--'' and inserting 
     ``Preparing and submitting to the Mayor and the Council, with 
     the approval of the Authority during a control year--'';
       (F) in paragraph (11), by striking ``or the Authority'' and 
     inserting ``(or by the Authority during a control year)''; 
     and
       (G) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(18) Exercising responsibility for the administration and 
     supervision of the District of Columbia Treasurer (except 
     that the Chief Financial Officer may delegate any portion of 
     such responsibility as the Chief Financial Officer considers 
     appropriate and consistent with efficiency).
       ``(19) Administering all borrowing programs of the District 
     government for the issuance of long-term and short-term 
     indebtedness.
       ``(20) Administering the cash management program of the 
     District government, including the investment of surplus 
     funds in governmental and non-governmental interest-bearing 
     securities and accounts.
       ``(21) Administering the centralized District government 
     payroll and retirement systems.
       ``(22) Governing the accounting policies and systems 
     applicable to the District government.
       ``(23) Preparing appropriate annual, quarterly, and monthly 
     financial reports of the accounting and financial operations 
     of the District government.
       ``(24) Not later than 120 days after the end of each fiscal 
     year, preparing the complete financial statement and report 
     on the activities of the District government for such fiscal 
     year, for the use of the Mayor under section 448(a)(4).''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 424 of such Act (sec. 
     47-317.1 et seq., D.C. Code) is amended--
       (A) by striking subsection (d);
       (B) in subsection (e)(2), by striking ``or subsection 
     (d)''; and
       (C) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections 
     (d) and (e), respectively.
       Sec. 156. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of the 
     District of Columbia Government Comprehensive Merit Personnel 
     Act of 1978 (D.C. Law 2-139; D.C. Code 1-601.1 et seq.), or 
     any other District of Columbia law, statute, regulation, the 
     provisions of the District of Columbia Personnel Manual, or 
     the provisions of any collective bargaining agreement, 
     employees of the District of Columbia government will only 
     receive compensation for overtime work in excess of 40 hours 
     per week (or other applicable tour of duty) of work actually 
     performed, in accordance with the provisions of the Fair 
     Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. Sec. 201 et seq.
       (b) Subsection (a) of this section shall be effective 
     December 27, 1996. The Resolution and Order of the District 
     of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management 
     Assistance Authority, dated December 27, 1996, is hereby 
     ratified and approved and shall be given full force and 
     effect.
       Sec. 157. (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 503 of 
     Public Law 100-71 and as provided in subsection (b), the 
     Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the 
     District of Columbia (in this section referred to as the 
     ``agency'') may implement and administer the Drug Free 
     Workplace Program of the agency, dated July 28, 2000, for 
     employment applicants of the agency.
       (b) Effective Period.--The waiver provided by subsection 
     (a) shall--
       (1) take effect on enactment; and
       (2) terminate on the date the Department of Health and 
     Human Services approves the drug program of the agency 
     pursuant to section 503 of Public Law 100-71 or 12 months 
     after the date referred to in paragraph (1), whichever is 
     later.
       Sec. 158. Commencing October 1, 2000, the Mayor of the 
     District of Columbia shall submit to the Senate and House 
     Committees on Appropriations, the Senate Governmental Affairs 
     Committee, and the House Government Reform Committee 
     quarterly reports addressing the following issues: (1) crime, 
     including the homicide rate, implementation of community 
     policing, the number of police officers on local beats, and 
     the closing down of open-air drug markets; (2) access to drug 
     abuse treatment, including the number of treatment slots, the 
     number of people served, the number of people on waiting 
     lists, and the effectiveness of treatment programs; (3) 
     management of parolees and pre-trial violent offenders, 
     including the number of halfway house escapes and steps taken 
     to improve monitoring and supervision of halfway house 
     residents to reduce the number of escapes to be provided in 
     consultation with the Court Services and Offender Supervision 
     Agency; (4) education, including access to special education 
     services and student achievement to be provided in 
     consultation with the District of Columbia Public Schools; 
     (5) improvement in basic District services, including rat 
     control and abatement; (6) application for and management of 
     Federal grants, including the number and type of grants for 
     which the District was eligible but failed to apply and the 
     number and type of grants awarded to the District but which 
     the District failed to spend the amounts received; and (7) 
     indicators of child well-being.


                             reserve funds

       Sec. 159. (a) Establishment of Reserve Funds.--
       (1) In general.--The District of Columbia Home Rule Act is 
     amended by inserting after section 450 the following new 
     section:


                            ``reserve funds

       ``Sec. 450A. (a) Emergency Reserve Fund.--
       ``(1) In general.--There is established an emergency cash 
     reserve fund (in this subsection referred to as the 
     `emergency reserve fund') as an interest-bearing account 
     (separate from other accounts in the General Fund) into which 
     the Mayor shall deposit in cash not later than February 15 of 
     each fiscal year (or not later than October 1, 2000, in the 
     case of fiscal year 2001) such amount as may be required to 
     maintain a balance in the fund of at least 4 percent of the 
     total budget appropriated for operating expenditures for such 
     fiscal year which is derived from local funds (or, in the 
     case of fiscal years prior to fiscal year 2004, such amount 
     as may be required to maintain a balance in the fund of at 
     least the minimum emergency reserve balance for such fiscal 
     year, as determined under paragraph (2)).
       ``(2) Determination of minimum emergency reserve balance.--
       ``(A) In general.--The `minimum emergency reserve balance' 
     with respect to a fiscal year is the amount equal to the 
     applicable percentage of the total budget appropriated for 
     operating expenditures for such fiscal year which is derived 
     from local funds.
       ``(B) Applicable percentage defined.--In subparagraph (A), 
     the `applicable percentage' with respect to a fiscal year 
     means the following:
       ``(i) For fiscal year 2001, 1 percent.
       ``(ii) For fiscal year 2002, 2 percent.
       ``(iii) For fiscal year 2003, 3 percent.
       ``(3) Interest.--Interest earned on the emergency reserve 
     fund shall remain in the account and shall only be withdrawn 
     in accordance with paragraph (4).
       ``(4) Criteria for use of amounts in emergency reserve 
     fund.--The Chief Financial Officer, in consultation with the 
     Mayor, shall develop a policy to govern the emergency reserve

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     fund which shall include (but which may not be limited to) 
     the following requirements:
       ``(A) The emergency reserve fund may be used to provide for 
     unanticipated and nonrecurring extraordinary needs of an 
     emergency nature, including a natural disaster or calamity as 
     defined by section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Public Law 100-707) or 
     unexpected obligations by Federal law.
       ``(B) The emergency reserve fund may also be used in the 
     event of a State of Emergency as declared by the Mayor 
     pursuant to section 5 of the District of Columbia Public 
     Emergency Act of 1980 (sec. 6-1504, D.C. Code).
       ``(C) The emergency reserve fund may not be used to fund--
       ``(i) any department, agency, or office of the Government 
     of the District of Columbia which is administered by a 
     receiver or other official appointed by a court;
       ``(ii) shortfalls in any projected reductions which are 
     included in the budget proposed by the District of Columbia 
     for the fiscal year; or
       ``(iii) settlements and judgments made by or against the 
     Government of the District of Columbia.
       ``(5) Allocation of emergency cash reserve funds.--Funds 
     may be allocated from the emergency reserve fund only after--
       ``(A) an analysis has been prepared by the Chief Financial 
     Officer of the availability of other sources of funding to 
     carry out the purposes of the allocation and the impact of 
     such allocation on the balance and integrity of the emergency 
     reserve fund; and
       ``(B) with respect to fiscal years beginning with fiscal 
     year 2005, the contingency reserve fund established by 
     subsection (b) has been projected by the Chief Financial 
     Officer to be exhausted at the time of the allocation.
       ``(6) Notice.--The Mayor, the Council, and (in the case of 
     a fiscal year which is a control year, as defined in section 
     305(4) of the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility 
     and Management Assistance Act of 1995) the District of 
     Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance 
     Authority shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of 
     the Senate and House of Representatives in writing not more 
     than 30 days after the expenditure of funds from the 
     emergency reserve fund.
       ``(7) Replenishment.--The District of Columbia shall 
     appropriate sufficient funds each fiscal year in the budget 
     process to replenish any amounts allocated from the emergency 
     reserve fund during the preceding fiscal year by the 
     following fiscal year. Once the emergency reserve equals 4 
     percent of total budget appropriated from local funds for 
     operating expenditures for the fiscal year, the District of 
     Columbia shall appropriate sufficient funds each fiscal year 
     in the budget process to replenish any amounts allocated from 
     the emergency reserve fund during the preceding year to 
     maintain a balance of at least 4 percent of total funds 
     appropriated from local funds for operating expenditures by 
     the following fiscal year.
       ``(b) Contingency Reserve Fund.--
       ``(1) In general.--There is established a contingency cash 
     reserve fund (in this subsection referred to as the 
     `contingency reserve fund') as an interest-bearing account 
     (separate from other accounts in the General Fund) into which 
     the Mayor shall deposit in cash not later than October 1 of 
     each fiscal year (beginning with fiscal year 2005) such 
     amount as may be required to maintain a balance in the fund 
     of at least 3 percent of the total budget appropriated for 
     operating expenditures for such fiscal year which is derived 
     from local funds (or, in the case of fiscal years prior to 
     fiscal year 2007, such amount as may be required to maintain 
     a balance in the fund of at least the minimum contingency 
     reserve balance for such fiscal year, as determined under 
     paragraph (2)).
       ``(2) Determination of minimum contingency reserve 
     balance.--
       ``(A) In general.--The `minimum contingency reserve 
     balance' with respect to a fiscal year is the amount equal to 
     the applicable percentage of the total budget appropriated 
     from local funds for operating expenditures for such fiscal 
     year which is derived from local funds.
       ``(B) Applicable percentage defined.--In subparagraph (A), 
     the `applicable percentage' with respect to a fiscal year 
     means the following:
       ``(i) For fiscal year 2005, 1 percent.
       ``(ii) For fiscal year 2006, 2 percent.
       ``(3) Interest.--Interest earned on the contingency reserve 
     fund shall remain in the account and may only be withdrawn in 
     accordance with paragraph (4).
       ``(4) Criteria for use of amounts in contingency reserve 
     fund.--The Chief Financial Officer, in consultation with the 
     Mayor, shall develop a policy governing the use of the 
     contingency reserve fund which shall include (but which may 
     not be limited to) the following requirements:
       ``(A) The contingency reserve fund may only be used to 
     provide for nonrecurring or unforeseen needs that arise 
     during the fiscal year, including expenses associated with 
     unforeseen weather or other natural disasters, unexpected 
     obligations created by Federal law or new public safety or 
     health needs or requirements that have been identified after 
     the budget process has occurred, or opportunities to achieve 
     cost savings.
       ``(B) The contingency reserve fund may be used, if needed, 
     to cover revenue shortfalls experienced by the District 
     government for 3 consecutive months (based on a 2 month 
     rolling average) that are 5 percent or more below the budget 
     forecast.
       ``(C) The contingency reserve fund may not be used to fund 
     any shortfalls in any projected reductions which are included 
     in the budget proposed by the District of Columbia for the 
     fiscal year.
       ``(5) Allocation of contingency cash reserve.--Funds may be 
     allocated from the contingency reserve fund only after an 
     analysis has been prepared by the Chief Financial Officer of 
     the availability of other sources of funding to carry out the 
     purposes of the allocation and the impact of such allocation 
     on the balance and integrity of the contingency reserve fund.
       ``(6) Replenishment.--The District of Columbia shall 
     appropriate sufficient funds each fiscal year in the budget 
     process to replenish any amounts allocated from the 
     contingency reserve fund during the preceding fiscal year by 
     the following fiscal year. Once the contingency reserve 
     equals 3 percent of total funds appropriated from local funds 
     for operating expenditures, the District of Columbia shall 
     appropriate sufficient funds each fiscal year in the budget 
     process to replenish any amounts allocated from the 
     contingency reserve fund during the preceding year to 
     maintain a balance of at least 3 percent of total funds 
     appropriated from local funds for operating expenditures by 
     the following fiscal year.
       ``(c) Quarterly Reports.--The Chief Financial Officer shall 
     submit a quarterly report to the Mayor, the Council, the 
     District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management 
     Assistance Authority (in the case of a fiscal year which is a 
     control year, as defined in section 305(4) of the District of 
     Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance 
     Act of 1995), and the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     Senate and House of Representatives that includes a monthly 
     statement on the balance and activities of the contingency 
     and emergency reserve funds.''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents for the 
     District of Columbia Home Rule Act is amended by inserting 
     after the item relating to section 450 the following new 
     item:

``Sec. 450A. Reserve funds.''.

       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Current reserve fund.--Section 202(j) of the District 
     of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management 
     Assistance Act of 1995 (sec. 47-392.2(j), D.C. Code) is 
     amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Beginning with fiscal 
     year 2000, the plan or budget submitted pursuant to this 
     Act'' and inserting ``For each of the fiscal years 2000 
     through 2004, the budget of the District government for the 
     fiscal year''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Replenishment.--Any amount of the reserve funds which 
     is expended in one fiscal year shall be replenished in the 
     reserve funds from the following fiscal year appropriations 
     to maintain the $150,000,000 balance.''.
       (2) Positive fund balance.--Section 202(k) of such Act 
     (sec. 47-392.2(k), D.C. Code) is repealed.
       (c) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made 
     by this section shall take effect on October 1, 2000.


   treatment of revenue bonds secured by tobacco settlement payments

       Sec. 160. (a) Permitting Council to Delegate Authority to 
     Issue Bonds.--
       (1) In general.--Section 490 of the District of Columbia 
     Home Rule Act (sec. 47-334, D.C. Code) is amended--
       (A) by redesignating subsections (i) through (m) as 
     subsections (j) through (n); and
       (B) by inserting after subsection (h) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(i)(1) The Council may delegate to the District of 
     Columbia Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation (hereafter 
     in this subsection referred to as the ``Corporation'') 
     established pursuant to the Tobacco Settlement Financing Act 
     of 2000 the authority of the Council under subsection (a) to 
     issue revenue bonds, notes, and other obligations which are 
     used to borrow money to finance or assist in the financing or 
     refinancing of capital projects and other undertakings of the 
     District of Columbia and which are payable solely from and 
     secured by payments under the Master Tobacco Settlement 
     Agreement. The Corporation may exercise authority delegated 
     to it by the Council as described in the first sentence of 
     this paragraph (whether such delegation is made before or 
     after the date of the enactment of this subsection) only in 
     accordance with this subsection and the provisions of the 
     Tobacco Settlement Financing Act of 2000.
       ``(2) Revenue bonds, notes, and other obligations issued by 
     the Corporation under a delegation of authority described in 
     paragraph (1) shall be issued by resolution of the 
     Corporation, and any such resolution shall not be considered 
     to be an act of the Council.
       ``(3) The fourth sentence of section 446 shall not apply 
     to--
       ``(A) any amount (including the amount of any accrued 
     interest or premium) obligated or expended from the proceeds 
     of the sale of any revenue bond, note, or other obligation 
     issued pursuant to this subsection;
       ``(B) any amount obligated or expended for the payment of 
     the principal of, interest on, or any premium for any revenue 
     bond, note, or other obligation issued pursuant to this 
     subsection;
       ``(C) any amount obligated or expended to secure any 
     revenue bond, note, or other obligation issued pursuant to 
     this subsection; or
       ``(D) any amount obligated or expended for repair, 
     maintenance, and capital improvements

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     to facilities financed pursuant to this subsection.
       ``(4) In this subsection, the term `Master Tobacco 
     Settlement Agreement' means the settlement agreement (and 
     related documents), as may be amended from time to time, 
     entered into on November 23, 1998, by the District of 
     Columbia and leading United States tobacco product 
     manufacturers.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--The fourth sentence of section 
     446 of such Act (sec. 47-304, D.C. Code) is amended by 
     striking ``and (h)(3)'' and inserting ``(h)(3), and (i)(3)''.
       (b) Waiver of Congressional Review Period for Tobacco 
     Settlement Financing Act.--Notwithstanding section 602(c)(1) 
     of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (sec. 1-233(c)(1), 
     D.C. Code), the Tobacco Settlement Financing Act of 2000 
     (title XXXVII of D.C. Act 13-375, as amended by section 8(e) 
     of D.C. Act 13-387) shall take effect on the date of the 
     enactment of such Act or the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, whichever is later.
       Sec. 161. Section 603(e) of the Student Loan Marketing 
     Association Reorganization Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-208; 
     110 Stat. 3009-293), as amended by section 153 of the 
     District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2000, is amended--
       (1) by amending the second sentence of paragraph (2)(B) to 
     read as follows: ``Of such amounts and proceeds, $5,000,000 
     shall be set aside for a credit enhancement fund for public 
     charter schools in the District of Columbia, to be 
     administered and disbursed in accordance with paragraph 
     (3).''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Credit enhancement fund for public charter schools.--
       ``(A) Distribution of amounts.--Of the amounts in the 
     credit enhancement fund established under paragraph (2)(B)--
       ``(i) 50 percent shall be used to make grants under 
     subparagraph (B); and
       ``(ii) 50 percent shall be used to make grants under 
     subparagraph (C).
       ``(B) Grants to eligible nonprofit corporations.--
       ``(i) In general.--Using the amounts described in 
     subparagraph (A)(i), not later than 1 year after the date of 
     the enactment of the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 
     2001, the Mayor of the District of Columbia shall make and 
     disburse grants to eligible nonprofit corporations to carry 
     out the purposes described in subparagraph (E).
       ``(ii) Administration.--The Mayor shall administer the 
     program of grants under this subparagraph, except that if the 
     committee described in subparagraph (C)(iii) is in operation 
     and is fully functional prior to the date the Mayor makes the 
     grants, the Mayor may delegate the administration of the 
     program to the committee.
       ``(C) Other grants.--
       ``(i) In general.--Using the amounts described in 
     subparagraph (A)(ii), the Mayor of the District of Columbia 
     shall make grants to entities to carry out the purposes 
     described in subparagraph (E).
       ``(ii) Participation of schools.--A public charter school 
     in the District of Columbia may receive a grant under this 
     subparagraph to carry out the purposes described in 
     subparagraph (E) in the same manner as other entities 
     receiving grants to carry out such activities.
       ``(iii) Administration through committee.--The Mayor shall 
     carry out this subparagraph through the committee appointed 
     by the Mayor under the second sentence of paragraph (2)(B) 
     (as in effect prior to the enactment of the District of 
     Columbia Appropriations Act, 2001). The committee may enter 
     into an agreement with a third party to carry out its 
     responsibilities under this subparagraph.
       ``(iv) Cap on administrative costs.--Not more than 10% of 
     the funds available for grants under this subparagraph may be 
     used to cover the administrative costs of making grants under 
     this subparagraph.
       ``(D) Special rule regarding eligibility of nonprofit 
     corporations.--In order to be eligible to receive a grant 
     under this paragraph, a nonprofit corporation must provide 
     appropriate certification to the Mayor or to the committee 
     described in subparagraph (C)(iii) (as the case may be) that 
     it is duly authorized by two or more public charter schools 
     in the District of Columbia to act on their behalf in 
     obtaining financing (or in assisting them in obtaining 
     financing) to cover the costs of activities described in 
     subparagraph (E)(i).
       ``(E) Purposes of grants.--
       ``(i) In general.--The recipient of a grant under this 
     paragraph shall use the funds provided under the grant to 
     carry out activities to assist public charter schools in the 
     District of Columbia in--

       ``(I) obtaining financing to acquire interests in real 
     property (including by purchase, lease, or donation), 
     including financing to cover planning, development, and other 
     incidental costs;

       ``(II) obtaining financing for construction of facilities 
     or the renovation, repair, or alteration of existing property 
     or facilities (including the purchase or replacement of 
     fixtures and equipment), including financing to cover 
     planning, development, and other incidental costs; and
       ``(III) enhancing the availability of loans (including 
     mortgages) and bonds.

       ``(ii) No direct funding for schools.--Funds provided under 
     a grant under this subparagraph may not be used by a 
     recipient to make direct loans or grants to public charter 
     schools.''.
       Sec. 162. (a) Exclusive Authority of Mayor.--
     Notwithstanding section 451 of the District of Columbia Home 
     Rule Act or any other provision of District of Columbia or 
     Federal law to the contrary, the Mayor of the District of 
     Columbia shall have the exclusive authority to approve and 
     execute leases of the Washington Marina and the Washington 
     municipal fish wharf with the existing lessees thereof for an 
     initial term of 30 years, together with such other terms and 
     conditions (including renewal options) as the Mayor deems 
     appropriate.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section--
       (1) the term ``Washington Marina'' means the portions of 
     Federal property in the Southwest quadrant of the District of 
     Columbia within Lot 848 in Square 473, the unassessed Federal 
     real property adjacent to Lot 848 in Square 473, and riparian 
     rights appurtenant thereto; and
       (2) the term ``Washington municipal fish wharf'' means the 
     water frontage on the Potomac River lying south of Water 
     Street between 11th and 12th Streets, including the buildings 
     and wharves thereon.
       Sec. 163. Section 11201(g)(4)(A) of the National Capital 
     Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997 
     (D.C. Code, sec. 24-1201(g)(4)(A)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating clauses (vi) through (ix) as clauses 
     (vii) through (x), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after clause (v) the following:
       ``(vi) immediately upon completing the remediation required 
     under clause (ii) (but in no event later than June 1, 2003), 
     transfer any property located south of Silverbrooke Road 
     which is identified for use for educational purposes in the 
     Fairfax County reuse plan to the County, without 
     consideration, subject to the condition that the County use 
     the property only for educational purposes;''.
       Sec. 164. (a) Section 208(a) of the District of Columbia 
     Procurement Practices Act of 1985 (sec. 1-1182.8(a), D.C. 
     Code) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (4)(A), by striking ``the same auditor)'' 
     and inserting ``the same auditor, except as may be provided 
     in paragraph (5)); and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) Notwithstanding paragraph (4)(A), an auditor who is a 
     subcontractor to the auditor who audited the financial 
     statement and report described in paragraph (3)(H) for a 
     fiscal year may audit the financial statement and report for 
     any succeeding fiscal year (as either the prime auditor or as 
     a subcontractor to another auditor) if--
       ``(A) such subcontractor is not a signatory to the 
     statement and report for the previous fiscal year;
       ``(B) the prime auditor reviewed and approved the work of 
     the subcontractor on the statement and report for the 
     previous fiscal year; and
       ``(C) the subcontractor is not an employee of the prime 
     contractor or of an entity owned, managed, or controlled by 
     the prime contractor.''.
       (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with 
     respect to financial statements and reports for activities of 
     the District of Columbia Government for fiscal years 
     beginning with fiscal year 2001.
       Sec. 165. Section 11201(g) of the National Capital 
     Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997 
     (D.C. Code, sec. 24-1201(g)) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new paragraph:
       ``(6) Meadowood farm land exchange.--
       ``(A) In general.--If, not later than January 15, 2001, 
     Fairfax County, Virginia, agrees to convey fee simple title 
     to the property on Mason Neck in excess of 800 acres depicted 
     on the map dated June 2000, on file in the Office of the 
     Director of the Bureau of Land Management, Eastern States 
     (hereafter in this paragraph referred to as `Meadowood Farm') 
     to the Secretary of the Interior, then the Administrator of 
     General Services shall agree to convey to Fairfax County, 
     Virginia, fee simple title to the property located at the 
     Lorton Correctional Complex north of Silverbrook Road, and 
     consisting of more than 200 acres identified in the Fairfax 
     County Reuse Plan, dated July 26, 1999, as land available for 
     residential development in Land Units 1 and 2 (hereafter in 
     this paragraph referred to as the `Laurel Hill Residential 
     Land'), the actual exchange to occur no later than December 
     31, 2001.
       ``(B) Terms and conditions.--(i) When Fairfax County 
     transfers fee simple title to Meadowood Farm to the Secretary 
     of the Interior, the Administrator of General Services shall 
     simultaneously transfer to the County the Laurel Hill 
     Residential Land.
       ``(ii) The transfer of property to Fairfax County, 
     Virginia, under clause (i) shall be subject to such terms and 
     conditions that the Administrator of General Services 
     considers to be appropriate to protect the interests of the 
     United States.
       ``(iii) Any proceeds derived from the sale of the Laurel 
     Hill Residential Land by Fairfax County that exceed the 
     County's cost of acquiring, financing (which shall be deemed 
     a County cost from the time of financing of the Meadowood 
     Farm acquisition to the receipt of proceeds of the sale or 
     sales of the Laurel Hill Residential Land until such time as 
     the proceeds of such sale or sales exceed the acquisition and 
     financing costs of Meadowood Farm to the County), preparing, 
     and conveying Meadowood Farm and costs incurred for 
     improving, preparing, and conveying the Laurel Hill 
     Residential Land shall be remitted to the United States and 
     deposited into the special fund established pursuant to 
     paragraph (4)(A)(viii).
       ``(C) Management of property.--The property transferred to 
     the Secretary of the Interior

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     under this section shall be managed by the Bureau of Land 
     Management for public use and recreation purposes.''.
       Sec. 166. Section 158(b) of the District of Columbia 
     Appropriations Act, 2000 (Public Law 106-113; 113 Stat. 1527) 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Source of Funds; Transfer.--An amount not to exceed 
     $5,000,000 from the National Highway System funds apportioned 
     to the District of Columbia under section 104 of title 23, 
     United States Code, may be used for purposes of carrying out 
     the project under subsection (a).''.
       This Act may be cited as the ``District of Columbia 
     Appropriations Act, 2001''.


                  district of columbia appropriations

       Following is explanatory language on H.R. 5547, as 
     introduced on October 25, 2000.
       The conferees on H.R. 4942 agree with the matter included 
     in H.R. 5547 and enacted in this conference report by 
     reference and the following description of it. This bill was 
     developed through negotiations by the conferees on the 
     differences in H.R. 4942. References in the following 
     description to the ``conference agreement'' mean the matter 
     included in the introduced bill enacted by this conference 
     report. References to the House bill mean the House passed 
     version of H.R. 4942. References to the Senate bill or Senate 
     Amendment mean the Senate passed version of H.R. 4942.
       The conference agreement on the District of Columbia 
     Appropriations Act, 2001, incorporates some of the provisions 
     of both the House and Senate versions of the bill. The 
     language and allocations set forth in House Report 106-786 
     and Senate Report 106-409 should be complied with unless 
     specifically addressed in the accompanying bill and statement 
     of the managers to the contrary. The agreement agreed to 
     herein, while repeating some report language for emphasis, 
     does not negate the language referenced above unless 
     expressly provided.
       A summary chart appears later in this statement just before 
     the explanations of the general provisions showing the 
     Federal appropriations by account and the allocation of 
     District funds by agency or office under each appropriation 
     title showing the fiscal year 2000 appropriation, the fiscal 
     year 2001 request, the House and Senate recommendations and 
     the conference allowance.

                             Federal Funds


              Federal Payment for Resident Tuition Support

       Appropriates $17,000,000 as proposed by the Senate instead 
     of $14,000,000 as proposed by the House. The conference 
     agreement deletes language limiting administrative expenses 
     to not more than five percent of the appropriation.


   Federal Payment to the Chief Financial Officer of the District of 
                                Columbia

       Appropriates $1,250,000 instead of $1,500,000 as proposed 
     by the House. The appropriation includes $250,000 for payment 
     to a mentoring program and for hotline services; $250,000 for 
     payment to a character education initiative; $250,000 for a 
     program to provide basic values training in the local public 
     schools; and $500,000 for the design, construction, and 
     maintenance of a trash rack system to mitigate environmental 
     harm caused by trash carried in city runoff which flows 
     through the National Arboretum via the Hickey Run Watershed 
     into the Anacostia River.
       The conferees direct the District's Chief Financial Officer 
     to make the above payments within 30 days of the enactment of 
     this Act as follows: $250,000 to the International Youth 
     Service and Development Corp., for the mentoring program and 
     hotline services; $250,000 to Values First, a 501(c)3 
     educational organization, to expand their current program 
     that trains District public school teachers in how to instill 
     basic values into the lives of their students; $250,000 to 
     the Best Friends Foundation for the character education 
     initiative; and $500,000 to the National Arboretum for the 
     Hickey Run stormwater outfall project. The conferees do not 
     expect the Chief Financial Officer to administer these 
     programs or get involved in any way with the programs except 
     to ensure that the funds are disbursed promptly and correctly 
     to the proper organizations. The conferees direct that each 
     of the organizations provide an annual report by November 30, 
     2001, to the Committees on Appropriations of the House and 
     the Senate.


         Federal Payment for Commercial Revitalization Program

       Appropriates $1,500,000 as proposed by the Senate to 
     provide offsets against local taxes for a commercial 
     revitalization program in enterprise zones and low and 
     moderate income areas in the District of Columbia.


       Federal Payment to the District of Columbia Public Schools

       Appropriates $500,000 as proposed by the Senate for the 
     District of Columbia Public Schools to be used for programs 
     to reduce school violence and to enhance the reading skills 
     of local public school students.


         Federal Payment to the Metropolitan Police Department

       Appropriates $100,000 to the Metropolitan Police Department 
     to fund a youth safe haven police mini-station for mentoring 
     high risk youth.


           Federal Contribution to Covenant House Washington

       Appropriates $500,000 as proposed by the Senate for a 
     contribution to the construction in Southeast Washington of a 
     new community service center for homeless, runaway and at-
     risk youth.


              Federal Payment to the District of Columbia

                     Corrections Trustee Operations

       Appropriates $134,200,000 as proposed by the Senate instead 
     of $134,300,000 as proposed by the House.


           Federal Payment to the District of Columbia Courts

       Appropriates $105,000,000 instead of $99,500,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $109,080,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate and allocates $7,409,000 for the District of Columbia 
     Court of Appeals instead of $7,709,000 as proposed by the 
     House and the Senate and $71,121,000 for the District of 
     Columbia Superior Court instead of $72,399,000 as proposed by 
     the House and the Senate and $17,890,000 for the Court System 
     instead of $16,892,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $17,892,000 as proposed by the Senate. The appropriated 
     amount includes (1) $5,255,000 to finance a pay adjustment of 
     8.48 percent for nonjudicial employees as proposed by the 
     Senate, and (2) $3,325,000 for capital improvements of which 
     $825,000 is for roofing repairs to the Old Courthouse instead 
     of $2,500,000 for capital improvements as proposed by the 
     House and $5,825,000 for capital improvements of which 
     $825,000 is for roofing repairs to the Old Courthouse as 
     proposed by the Senate. The conference agreement retains the 
     proviso concerning the purchase, installation and operation 
     of an Integrated Justice Information System as proposed by 
     the House.


            Defender Services in District of Columbia Courts

       Appropriates $34,387,000 as proposed by the House instead 
     of $38,387,000 as proposed by the Senate and makes conforming 
     technical changes.


     Federal Payment to the Court Services and Offender Supervision

                  Agency for the District of Columbia

       Appropriates $112,527,000 as proposed by the Senate instead 
     of $115,752,000 as proposed by House and allocates 
     $67,521,000 for Community Supervision and Sex Offender 
     Registration as proposed by the Senate instead of $69,871,000 
     as proposed by the House, and $26,228,000 for the Pretrial 
     Services Agency as proposed by the Senate instead of 
     $27,103,000 as proposed by the House. The conference 
     agreement also requires that $17,854,000 of this 
     appropriation, of which $836,000 is for the Public Defender 
     Service, be used to improve pretrial defendant and post-
     conviction offender supervision, to enhance drug testing and 
     sanctions-based treatment programs and other treatment 
     services, to expand intermediate sanctions and offender 
     reentry programs, to continue planning and design proposals 
     for a residential sanctions center, and to make improvements 
     in the administrative infrastructure including information 
     technology instead of $22,161,000 of which $836,000 is for 
     the Public Defender Service as proposed by the House. The 
     conference agreement inserts language as proposed by the 
     Senate to allow the agency to use funds for the transfer and 
     hire of motor vehicles. The conferees direct that vehicles be 
     provided directly by the General Services Administration and 
     not by a third party leasing company.


           Federal Payment for Washington Interfaith Network

       Appropriates $1,000,000 as proposed by the House to the 
     Washington Interfaith Network to reimburse the Network for 
     costs incurred in carrying out preconstruction activities at 
     the former Fort Dupont Dwellings and Additions.


             Federal Payment for Plan to Simplify Employee

                          Compensation Systems

       Appropriates $250,000 to the Mayor as proposed by the House 
     to contract for the study and development of a plan to 
     simplify the pay and compensation systems and schedules and 
     work rules that currently apply to employees of the District 
     of Columbia. Simplifying the pay and compensation systems and 
     schedules and work rules should result in significant savings 
     to District taxpayers and make the District government's 
     operations more efficient.
       The conferees agree that the solicitation for the contract 
     is to provide that any contract awarded under the 
     solicitation require that the contractor submit a plan to the 
     Mayor and the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 
     that includes, at a minimum, certain specific elements. The 
     first of these is a review of the current pay and 
     compensation systems and schedules and work rules that apply 
     to employees of the District of Columbia. Second, the plan 
     the contractor develops must contain a review of the best 
     practices of state and local governments and other 
     appropriate organizations regarding pay and compensation 
     systems. The conferees recognize that a substantial number of 
     District employees are members of employee unions; therefore, 
     a review of best practices should focus on state and local 
     governments and other organizations that

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     have similarly unionized workforces. Third, the plan must 
     contain a proposal for simplifying pay and compensation 
     systems and schedules that apply to employees of the District 
     of Columbia. Finally, the contractor's plan must contain an 
     estimated timeframe for completion and strategies for 
     implementing the plan, including identification of any 
     statutory, contractual, or other barriers to implementation. 
     Included in the discussion of barriers should be discussion 
     of mitigating strategies and a recognition of the potential 
     barrier of collective bargaining agreements to the successful 
     implementation of a simplified pay system. This section 
     applies to all employees of the District of Columbia, 
     including employees of all independent agencies, school board 
     employees and employees of District agencies currently in 
     receivership and other agencies, but does not apply to 
     employees who work in the District court system.
       The Mayor is to develop a proposed solicitation within 90 
     days of enactment of this Act and submit a copy to the 
     Comptroller General for his review at least 90 days prior to 
     issuance of the proposed solicitation. The Comptroller 
     General shall, within 45 days after receipt of the copy of 
     the proposed solicitation, review it to ensure that it 
     adequately addresses all of the elements required by this 
     section and report to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations the results of his review. The conferees 
     expect the District government to supplement this amount, if 
     necessary, with local funds, and for the Mayor to allocate 
     the contract cost as he deems appropriate.


                         Metrorail Construction

       Appropriates $25,000,000 in Federal funds for a 
     contribution to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit 
     Authority as proposed by the Senate instead of $25,000,000 of 
     which $17,900,000 would be by transfer as proposed by the 
     House and inserts language concerning the release of the 
     funds and the application of 49 U.S.C. 5309(a)(2) to this 
     project as proposed by the Senate. The conferees agree that 
     this contribution is contingent upon the District government 
     setting aside $25,000,000 in its capital budget for the 
     project and establishing a special taxing district for the 
     neighborhood of the proposed Metrorail site to contribute an 
     additional $25,000,000. The conferees note that the 
     commitment of $25,000,000 has not been secured by the 
     establishment of a special taxing district. Until this 
     funding has been secured, the Federal funds appropriated 
     under this heading are to be held by the U.S. Treasury. The 
     conferees agree that this appropriation is not to be 
     considered a one-third contribution to this project and do 
     not plan to revise the Federal contribution to reflect a 
     percentage contribution. The conferees direct the Washington 
     Metropolitan Area Transit Authority to closely monitor the 
     development of this project, especially the cost containment 
     issues, and will hold the Authority responsible and 
     accountable.


         Federal Payment for National Museum of American Music

       Deletes the paragraph appropriating $250,000 to the Federal 
     City Council for planning costs for a National Museum of 
     American Music proposed by the House and deleted by the 
     Senate. The conferees have not recommended additional funding 
     for the National Museum of American Music. The President's 
     budget proposal includes $3,000,000 to fund the staff, 
     consultants, design, environmental assessments and 
     preparation of Request for Proposals to complete the planning 
     phase of the museum.
       In the District of Columbia Appropriations Act for fiscal 
     year 1999 (Public Law 105-277), the Federal City Council, a 
     private, non-profit organization, received $300,000 to 
     conduct a needs and design study for a National Museum of 
     American Music. Although the needs and design study has not 
     been completed, the scope of the envisioned project has 
     expanded to a multi-million dollar, mixed-use development 
     that would include, in addition to the Museum, performance 
     and entertainment venues, retail and dining facilities, 
     hotels and housing, a performing arts theater, and an 
     elementary school. The Federal City Council and other 
     interested parties have targeted the current Washington 
     Convention Center site as the preferred location for the 
     development.
       The conferees have determined that additional funding of 
     the project is premature. First, local District officials 
     have not had an opportunity to review and analyze the 
     proposed project. Nor has the District government made a 
     financial commitment to this project. Also at issue is 
     whether the project envisioned by the Federal City Council 
     constitutes the highest and best use of the real estate under 
     consideration. Finally, the conferees have not been provided 
     with a detailed analysis of the project scope and all 
     potential funding sources.
       The conferees direct the General Accounting Office to 
     review the National Museum of American Music project proposal 
     and report to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 
     and the House by April 1, 2001, on: (1) total project cost 
     estimates; (2) all potential project funding sources 
     (including local District, Federal, and private funding 
     sources); (3) an analysis of whether the proposed project is 
     suited for the site of the current Convention Center; and (4) 
     whether it constitutes the highest and best use of the 
     property at issue. The conferees encourage the staff of the 
     Library of Congress and the Smithsonian to collaborate with 
     the staff of the Federal City Council in the preparation of 
     this report. The requested data will enable the Committees to 
     more carefully analyze the appropriateness of continued 
     Federal funding.


               Federal Payment for Brownfield Remediation

       Appropriates $3,450,000 for environmental and 
     infrastructure costs at Poplar Point as proposed by the 
     Senate. The conference agreement allocates $2,150,000 for 
     environmental assessment, site remediation and wetlands 
     restoration of the 11 acres of real property under the 
     jurisdiction of the District of Columbia and no more than 
     $1,300,000 for infrastructure costs for an entrance to 
     Anacostia Park as proposed by the Senate. The conference 
     action also prohibits the use of any of these funds to 
     purchase private property in the Poplar Point area as 
     proposed by the Senate. The conferees note that in addition 
     to the $3,450,000 provided under this heading, $4,615,000 in 
     Federal funds appropriated for infrastructure needs in Public 
     Law 105-277 (112 Stat. 2681-552,3) has also been allocated to 
     the Poplar Point project.


                       Presidential Inauguration

       Appropriates $5,961,000 as proposed by the House instead of 
     $6,211,000 as proposed by the Senate to reimburse the 
     District government for expenses incurred in connection with 
     presidential inauguration activities.


                   Children's National Medical Center

       Appropriates $500,000 for a Federal contribution to the 
     Children's National Medical Center to be used for the network 
     of satellite pediatric health clinics for children and 
     families in underserved neighborhoods and communities in the 
     District.


                         Child Advocacy Center

       Appropriates $500,000 for a Federal contribution to the 
     Child Advocacy Center for its Safe Shores program. The 
     conferees are concerned with the inadequate treatment 
     received by young victims of abuse and neglect. Safe Shores 
     is the District's only Child Advocacy Center and serves an 
     ever-growing population of maltreated children in the 
     District of Columbia. Safe Shores is equipped with clinicians 
     trained to work specifically with children to help facilitate 
     resolution and healing for the young victims of abuse and 
     neglect. Safe Shores works with the Metropolitan Police 
     Department and the Child and Family Services Agency as an 
     integral part of the multidisciplinary child welfare team in 
     the District and is vital to effective intervention and case 
     management. The conferees are disturbed by the lack of 
     financial support offered the Center by the District's 
     current administration, particularly in light of recent 
     discoveries by the General Accounting Office of the crisis 
     situation of the District's child welfare system.


          St. Coletta of Greater Washington Expansion Project

       Appropriates $1,000,000 for a Federal contribution to St. 
     Coletta of Greater Washington, Inc., for costs associated 
     with the establishment of a day program and comprehensive 
     case management services for mentally retarded and multiple-
     handicapped adolescents and adults in the District of 
     Columbia, including property acquisition and construction. 
     The facility will be located at 212 M Street, S.E., and will 
     provide vocational and functional life skills training, 
     speech/language therapy, occupational therapy, physical 
     therapy and behavior management to 100 adolescents and 50 
     adults.


                 District of Columbia Special Olympics

       Appropriates $250,000 for a Federal contribution to the 
     District of Columbia Special Olympics which provides a year-
     round 15-sport program serving 2,500 mentally and 
     developmentally disabled children and adults in the District.


   Federal Contribution for Enforcement of Law Banning Possession of 
                       Tobacco Products by Minors

       The conference agreement appropriates $100,000 under 
     section 151 of the general provisions to the Metropolitan 
     Police Department on the condition that the District 
     government enacts into law a ban on the possession of tobacco 
     products by minors as specified in section 151. The funds are 
     to be used by the Department to enforce the ban.

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                           Operating Expenses

                          Division of Expenses

       Inserts an additional exception to the spending ceiling for 
     operating expenses to reflect the reserve fund and provides 
     that operating expenses for the District for fiscal year 2001 
     shall not exceed $5,677,379,000 of which $172,607,000 is from 
     intra-District funds and $3,250,783,000 is from local funds 
     instead $5,689,176,000 of which $192,804,000 is from intra-
     District funds and $3,245,523,000 is from local funds as 
     proposed by the House and $5,546,536,000 of which 
     $192,804,000 is from intra-District funds and $3,096,383,000 
     is from local funds as proposed by the Senate. The changes in 
     the amounts reflect actions taken by the conferees in the 
     funding levels under the various appropriation headings.

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District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance 
                               Authority

       Appropriates $3,140,000 from other funds instead of 
     $3,140,000 from local funds as proposed by the House and 
     $6,500,000 from other funds as proposed by the Senate. The 
     conference agreement retains the proviso concerning the cap 
     on the salary levels of the Executive Director and the 
     General Counsel as proposed by the House and inserts a 
     proviso that limits severance or bonus payments and payments 
     under agreements in effect before the enactment of this Act 
     to two weeks for each full year of employment with the 
     Authority. The severance payments are only for employees who 
     are employed by the Authority during the entire period which 
     begins on the date of the enactment of this Act and ends on 
     September 30, 2001. An employee who leaves prior to September 
     30, 2001 is not entitled to any payment other than their 
     regular salary for services performed prior to separation and 
     a payment for unused regular annual leave accrued by the 
     individual. The conferees believe the severance allowance 
     recommended is generous.


                   Governmental Direction and Support

       Appropriates $195,771,000 including $162,172,000 from local 
     funds instead of $194,521,000 including $160,922,000 from 
     local funds as proposed by the House and $194,271,000 
     including $160,672,000 from local funds as proposed by the 
     Senate. The conference agreement deletes (1) the proviso 
     proposed by the Senate regarding the use of freed-up 
     appropriations and (2) the proviso proposed by the House that 
     would have restricted the availability of funds for the 
     Maximus, Inc., revenue recovery services contract GF 98104. 
     The conference agreement includes language that provides the 
     Office of the Chief Technology Officer with small purchase 
     procurement authority of $500,000 as proposed by the House.
       Office of the Mayor.--The conference agreement provides 
     $7,467,000 instead of $5,967,000 provided by the House and 
     $7,217,000 provided by the Senate. The allowance recommended 
     by the conferees includes $1,500,000 in Federal funds to 
     remain available until expended as proposed by the Senate for 
     the commercial revitalization program and $250,000 in Federal 
     funds as proposed by the House for the study and development 
     of a plan to simplify the pay and compensation systems and 
     schedules and work rules that currently apply to employees of 
     the District of Columbia. A discussion of the requirements 
     and expectations regarding the plan to simplify the 
     District's pay and compensation systems can be found earlier 
     in this report under ``Federal Payment for Plan to Simplify 
     Employee Compensation Systems''. The Mayor's request of 
     $10,717,000 was adjusted to exclude $5,000,000 for the one-
     time appropriation in fiscal year 2000 for the commercial 
     revitalization program. The conference agreement includes 
     language as proposed by the Senate that makes the $5,000,000 
     available until expended.
       Office of the Chief Financial Officer.--The conference 
     agreement includes an increase of $1,250,000 in Federal funds 
     appropriated earlier in this Act for the Office of the Chief 
     Financial Officer instead of $1,500,000 as proposed by the 
     House. The allowance includes $250,000 for payment to a 
     mentoring program and for hotline services; $250,000 for 
     payment to a character education initiative; $250,000 for a 
     program to provide basic values training in the local public 
     schools; and $500,000 for the design, construction, and 
     maintenance of a trash rack system to mitigate environmental 
     harm caused by trash carried in city runoff which flows 
     through the National Arboretum via the Hickey Run Watershed 
     into the Anacostia River. Instructions to the Chief Financial 
     Officer on the payment of these amounts are included under 
     Federal Funds earlier in this report.
       St. Elizabeths Hospital.--The conference agreement inserts 
     a proviso that requires the Chief Financial Officer to submit 
     a study by March 1, 2001, to the Committees on Appropriations 
     of the House and the Senate on the merits and potential of 
     privatizing the operation and administration of St. 
     Elizabeths Hospital.


                  Economic Development and Regulation

       The conference agreement deletes the proviso proposed by 
     the Senate regarding the use of freed-up appropriations.


                       Public Safety and Justice

       Appropriates $762,546,000 including $591,565,000 from local 
     funds instead of $762,346,000 including $591,365,000 from 
     local funds as proposed by the House and the Senate. The 
     increase of $200,000 reflects two Federal payments of 
     $100,000 each appropriated elsewhere in this Act and 
     described below.
       Youth safe haven.--The conference agreement provides 
     $100,000 in Federal funds for a youth safe haven police mini-
     station program to be established in coordination with the 
     Milton S. Eisenhower Foundation. The program creates youth 
     safe havens in which nonprofit groups work with young people 
     after school in public housing, other low-income 
     neighborhoods and middle schools in the District of Columbia.
       Tobacco possession by minors.--The conference agreement 
     provides $100,000 in Federal funds included in section 151 of 
     the general provisions to the Metropolitan Police Department 
     on the condition that the District government enacts into law 
     a ban on the possession of tobacco products by minors as 
     specified in section 151. The funds are to be used by the 
     Department to enforce the ban.
       Other.--The conference agreement includes a proviso that 
     caps the number of police officers assigned to the Mayor's 
     security detail at 15 as proposed by the Senate and deletes 
     the proviso proposed by the Senate regarding the use of 
     freed-up appropriations. The conference agreement also 
     deletes the proviso proposed by the Senate concerning Chapter 
     23 of title 11 of the District of Columbia Code relating to 
     the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. That proviso is 
     replaced by section 148 under General Provisions .


                        Public Education System

       Appropriates $998,918,000 including $824,867,000 from local 
     funds as proposed by the Senate instead of $995,418,000 
     including $821,367,000 from local funds as proposed by the 
     House and deletes the proviso proposed by the Senate 
     regarding the use of freed-up appropriations.
       Public schools.--Allocates $769,943,000 including 
     $629,309,000 from local funds for public schools as proposed 
     by the Senate instead of $769,443,000 including $628,809,000 
     from local funds as proposed by the House. The increase above 
     the House allowance includes $250,000 for a program to reduce 
     school violence and $250,000 for a program to enhance the 
     reading skills of public school students.
       College tuition support.--Allocates $17,000,000 from 
     Federal funds appropriated earlier in this Act as proposed by 
     the Senate instead of $14,000,000 from Federal funds 
     appropriated earlier in this Act as proposed by the House.
       Public charter schools.--Inserts language as proposed by 
     the Senate requiring quarterly reimbursements to be based on 
     quarterly enrollment reports. The conference agreement 
     includes language as proposed by the House requiring that the 
     quarterly payment of October 15, 2000 to the public charter 
     schools be 50 percent of each public charter school's annual 
     entitlement based on the unaudited October 5 enrollment 
     count. The conference agreement includes language as proposed 
     by the House requiring that the balance of unused allocations 
     for public charter schools be available for public education 
     in accordance with the School Reform Act of 1995. The 
     conference agreement deletes language proposed by the House 
     that would have required the Mayor to convene a task force 
     concerning the School Reform Act of 1995 for the purpose of 
     instituting a funding mechanism for the projected growth of 
     charter schools.
       Excel Institute Adult Education Program.--Inserts language 
     as proposed by the House that allows funds allocated to the 
     Institute to be used for construction and to acquire services 
     from the General Services Administration on a reimbursable 
     basis.
       Learning support conference.--Deletes the date requirement 
     for a conference on learning support for children ages 3 and 
     4.
       Weighted student formula.--Provides that no less than 
     $436,452,000 is to be expended on local schools through the 
     Weighted Student Formula as proposed by the Senate instead of 
     $389,219,000 as proposed by the House.
       Federal funds.--Allocates $250,000 in Federal funds 
     appropriated earlier in this Act for a program to reduce 
     school violence in the District's public schools as proposed 
     by the Senate and $250,000 in Federal funds appropriated 
     earlier in this Act for a program to enhance the reading 
     skills of District public school students as proposed by the 
     Senate.
       Evaluation process.--Inserts language concerning the 
     evaluation process for public school employees as a proviso 
     as proposed by the Senate instead of as a general provision 
     (section 145 of House bill) as proposed by the House.
       Fiscal year change.--Inserts language that provides advance 
     appropriations on July 1, 2001 to public charter schools and 
     to regular public schools based on the District's proposed 
     budget for fiscal year 2002 as submitted to Congress and 
     requires that the advances be charged against the final 
     amount enacted into law in the fiscal year 2002 District of 
     Columbia Appropriations Act instead of language proposed by 
     the House that would have changed the fiscal year. The 
     language recommended by the conferees will facilitate the 
     operation of the public charter schools and the regular 
     public schools by aligning funding with the programmatic 
     school year that begins July 1, 2001 and ends June 30, 2002.


                         Human Support Services

                     (Including transfer of funds)

       Appropriates $1,535,654,000 including $637,347,000 from 
     local funds instead of $1,532,204,000 including $633,897,000 
     from local funds as proposed by the House and $1,532,704,000 
     including $634,397,000 from local funds as proposed by the 
     Senate and changes the heading to reflect the inclusion of 
     transfers in this paragraph. The conference agreement deletes 
     the proviso proposed by the Senate regarding the use of 
     freed-up appropriations.
       Brownfield remediation at Poplar Point.--The conference 
     agreement reflects an increase of $3,450,000 from Federal 
     funds previously appropriated in this Act for environmental 
     and infrastructure costs at Poplar Point as proposed by the 
     Senate. The conference agreement allocates $2,150,000 for 
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     assessment, site remediation and wetlands restoration of the 
     11 acres of real property under the jurisdiction of the 
     District of Columbia and no more than $1,300,000 for 
     infrastructure costs for an entrance to Anacostia Park as 
     proposed by the Senate. The conference action also prohibits 
     the use of any of these funds to purchase private property in 
     the Poplar Point area as proposed by the Senate. The 
     conferees note that in addition to the $3,450,000 provided 
     under this heading, $4,615,000 in Federal funds appropriated 
     for infrastructure needs in Public Law 105-277 (112 Stat. 
     2681-552,3) has also been allocated to the Poplar Point 
     project.
       Ready, Willing and Able Program.--The conference agreement 
     retains the proviso that provides $1,250,000 be paid to the 
     Doe Fund for the operation of its Ready, Willing, and Able 
     Program in the District of Columbia as proposed by the House.
       Hamilton Field.--The conference agreement retains the 
     proviso proposed by the Senate that authorizes the District 
     of Columbia to enter into a long-term lease of Hamilton Field 
     with Gonzaga College High School in exchange for Gonzaga 
     introducing and implementing a youth baseball program focused 
     on 13 to 18 year old residents, summer and fall baseball 
     programs and baseball clinics.
       Public benefit corporation.--The conference agreement 
     includes a proviso that allows the District to transfer not 
     more than $90,000,000 from local funds provided under other 
     accounts in this Act for the purpose of restructuring the 
     delivery of health services in the District instead of 15 
     percent of local funds in the appropriation as proposed by 
     the Senate. The language requires that the restructuring be 
     pursuant to a restructuring plan approved by the Mayor, the 
     Council, the Financial Authority, and the Board of Directors 
     of the Public Benefit Corporation that reduces personnel 
     levels consistent with the reduction-in-force set forth in 
     the August 25, 2000 resolution of the Board of Directors of 
     the Corporation which requires reducing personnel by at least 
     500 full-time equivalent employees without replacement by 
     contract personnel. The language also requires that no funds 
     be expended until 10 calendar days after the restructuring 
     plan has received final approval and a copy has been 
     submitted by the Mayor to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations, the House Committee on Government Reform, and 
     the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs. The language 
     agreed to by the conferees also requires that the plan 
     include a certification that it does not rely upon any 
     current or future request for additional appropriation of 
     Federal Funds. Conforming language is included under the 
     heading ``District of Columbia Health and Hospitals Public 
     Benefit Corporation''.


                              Public Works

       Deletes the proviso proposed by the Senate regarding the 
     use of freed-up appropriations and makes editorial changes to 
     language allocating funds to various programs.


                         Receivership Programs

       Deletes the proviso proposed by the Senate regarding the 
     use of freed-up appropriations.


                                Reserve

       Modifies language proposed by the Senate that provides for 
     the replacement of funds expended during fiscal year 2000 
     from the $150,000,000 Reserve instead of the establishment of 
     a $150,000,000 Reserve by the Chief Financial Officer as 
     proposed by the Senate. The modified language also provides 
     that no funds are to be obligated or expended until the 
     emergency reserve fund has been fully funded for fiscal year 
     2001 as proposed by the Senate. The House language provided 
     for the replacement of funds expended and prohibited the 
     obligation of the reserves until certain conditions were met.


                         Emergency Reserve Fund

       Inserts language providing for an emergency reserve fund 
     from local funds as proposed by the Senate.


                    Repayment of Loans and Interest

       Deletes the proviso proposed by the Senate regarding the 
     use of freed-up appropriations and inserts a proviso proposed 
     by the Senate providing that unused reserve funds shall be 
     used for Pay-As-You-Go Capital Funds.


                       Presidential Inauguration

       Appropriates $5,961,000 from Federal funds appropriated 
     earlier in this Act as proposed by the House instead of 
     $6,211,000 from Federal funds appropriated earlier in this 
     Act as proposed by the Senate.


             Tobacco Settlement Trust Fund Transfer Payment

       Modifies language proposed by the House and the Senate 
     making the transfer of not to exceed $61,406,000 to the 
     Tobacco Settlement Trust Fund subject to the issuance of 
     bonds to pay the purchase price of the District's right, 
     title and interest in and to the Master Settlement Agreement, 
     and consistent with the Tobacco Settlement Financing and 
     Trust Fund Amendment Act of 2000.


                         Cafeteria Plan Savings

       Deletes the proviso proposed by the Senate regarding the 
     use of freed-up appropriations.

                       Enterprise and Other Funds


         Water and Sewer Authority and the Washington Aqueduct

       The conference agreement provides $140,725,000 for fiscal 
     year 2001 for the following capital projects: $77,372,000 for 
     the Blue Plains Wastewater Treatment Plant, zero for the 
     stormwater program, $21,450,000 for the water program, 
     $1,182,000 for the sanitary sewer program, zero for the 
     combined sewer program, $1,699,000 for the capital equipment 
     program and $39,022,000 for the Water and Sewer Authority's 
     share of the Washington Aqueduct capital projects. The 
     conferees agree that the Water and Sewer Authority is 
     expressly authorized to expend funds between projects 
     authorized in prior years' budgets within these seven 
     projects provided the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     House and the Senate are notified of the details in writing 
     at least 30 days prior to the obligation of the funds.
       The conferees agree that section 140(b) of the House bill 
     and section 127(b) of the Senate bill (new section 129(b)) 
     also applies to the Water and Sewer Authority and that the 
     agency head of the Water and Sewer Authority may abolish 
     positions and separate the employees encumbering those 
     abolished positions in accordance with the modified reduction 
     in force procedures and severance pay authorized in section 
     129(b). The conferees agree that while section 129(b) applies 
     to the Water and Sewer Authority, it does not change the 
     Authority's general exemption from coverage under the 
     Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978 (D.C. Code, sec. 1-
     601.1 et seq.), or the Authority's independent legal status 
     within the District government.


               District of Columbia Health and Hospitals

                       Public Benefit Corporation

       Inserts language that (1) requires a restructuring plan for 
     D.C. General Hospital to be approved by District officials 
     prior to increasing the appropriation through reprogramming, 
     transfers, loans or other mechanisms, (2) requires the 
     District's Chief Financial Officer to sign an affidavit 
     certifying that payments made on behalf of the Corporation do 
     not constitute a violation of any provision of subchapter III 
     of chapter 13 of title 31, United States Code, or of this 
     Act, (3) clarifies what may be covered by an affidavit, and 
     (4) makes it unlawful to order a person to sign any affidavit 
     or to provide a signature on an affidavit by proxy, machine, 
     computer or facsimile device. The conference action does not 
     prohibit reimbursement to the Corporation for services 
     provided to other District government agencies and grants 
     that in prior years were not included in the amounts 
     appropriated from other funds.


                 District of Columbia Retirement Board

       The conference agreement retains the proviso that requires 
     the Retirement Board to provide quarterly reports of the 
     allocations of charges by fund and expenditures of all funds.


   Summary Table of Conference Recommendations by Agency and FY 2001 
                             Financial Plan

       A summary table showing the Federal appropriations by 
     account and the allocation of District funds by agency or 
     office under each appropriation heading for fiscal year 2000, 
     the fiscal year 2001 request, the House and Senate 
     recommendations, and the conference allowance, and the fiscal 
     year 2001 Financial Plan which is the starting point for the 
     independent auditor's comparison with actual year-end results 
     as required by section 132 of the Act follow:

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                           General Provisions

       In addition to the explanations that follow, the conference 
     agreement changes several section numbers for sequencing 
     purposes and makes technical revisions in certain citations. 
     Unless noted otherwise, the conference agreement refers to 
     H.R. 4942 as passed the House.
       The conference agreement deletes section 101 of the House 
     bill as proposed by the Senate concerning the availability of 
     consulting service contracts for public inspection.
       The conference agreement deletes section 102 of the House 
     bill as proposed by the Senate concerning vouchers covering 
     expenditures of appropriations being audited before payments.
       The conference agreement deletes section 104 of the House 
     bill as proposed by the Senate concerning allowances for 
     privately owned automobiles and motorcycles used for the 
     performance of official duties.
       The conference agreement retains section 107 of the House 
     bill (new section 104) requiring the Mayor to maintain an 
     index of all employment personal services and consulting 
     contracts with specific information on any severance clause.
       The conference agreement retains section 108 of the House 
     bill (new section 105) prohibiting any appropriation from 
     remaining available for obligation beyond the current fiscal 
     year unless expressly so provided.
       The conference agreement deletes section 114 of the House 
     bill as proposed by the Senate that would have prohibited the 
     Mayor from borrowing any funds for capital projects unless 
     the Council had approved the borrowing by resolution.
       The conference agreement deletes section 115 of the House 
     bill as proposed by the Senate that would have prohibited the 
     Mayor from using moneys borrowed for capital projects for 
     operating expenses.
       The conference agreement modifies section 116 of the House 
     bill and section 109 of the Senate bill (new section 111) 
     concerning reprogramming guidelines. The modification allows 
     inter-appropriation transfers of not-to-exceed 2 percent 
     provided the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and 
     the House are notified in writing 30 days in advance as 
     proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement deletes section 117 of the House 
     bill as proposed by the Senate that would have prohibited the 
     use of Federal funds to provide a personal cook, chauffeur, 
     or other personal servants to any officer or employee of the 
     District of Columbia government.
       The conference agreement retains section 110 of the Senate 
     bill (new section 112) stating that consistent with the 
     provisions of 31 U.S.C. 1301(a), appropriations under this 
     Act shall be applied only to the objects for which the 
     appropriations were made except as otherwise provided by law.
       The conference agreement deletes section 118 of the House 
     bill as proposed by the Senate that would have prohibited the 
     use of Federal funds to procure passenger automobiles as 
     defined in the Automobile Fuel Efficiency Act of 1980 with an 
     Environmental Protection Agency estimated miles per gallon 
     average of less than 22 miles per gallon.
       The conference agreement deletes section 119 of the Senate 
     bill concerning the use of previously appropriated funds for 
     accounting and financial management services as determined by 
     the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and 
     Management Assistance Authority.
       The conference agreement amends section 120 of the Senate 
     bill (new section 122) increasing the amount that can be paid 
     to attorneys representing special education students.
       The conference agreement amends section 124 of the House 
     bill and section 116 of the Senate bill (new section 118) to 
     allow the District of Columbia Courts to accept gifts to 
     carry out authorized functions or duties without prior 
     approval by the Mayor.
       The conference agreement deletes sections 126, 132, 133, 
     and 134 of the House bill and incorporates those four 
     sections into section 118 of the Senate bill (new section 
     121). These sections relate to reporting requirements for the 
     District of Columbia Public Schools and the University of the 
     District of Columbia.
       The conference agreement retains section 127 of the House 
     bill and section 141 of the Senate bill (new section 153) 
     concerning the Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreements Act 
     of 1977 as it relates to the District of Columbia.
       The conference agreement retains section 118 of the Senate 
     bill (new section 121) which incorporates sections 126, 132, 
     133, and 134 of the House bill concerning reporting 
     requirements for the District of Columbia Public Schools and 
     the University of the District of Columbia.
       The conference agreement retains section 127(b) of the 
     Senate bill instead of section 140(b) of the House bill (new 
     section 129(b)) concerning the modification of reduction in 
     force procedures. The Senate version makes the modifications 
     permanent law.
       The conference agreement deletes section 128 of the House 
     bill as proposed by the Senate that would have established 
     conditions for granting preference to public charter schools 
     in the use of surplus school properties.
       The conference agreement retains section 129 of the House 
     bill (new section 120) concerning the modification of 
     contracting requirements for public charter schools in the 
     District.
       The conference agreement deletes section 138 of the House 
     bill as proposed by the Senate concerning the classification 
     of employees of the District of Columbia public schools.
       The conference agreement replaces section 140(b) of the 
     House bill with section 127(b) of the Senate bill (new 
     section 129(b)) relating to the modification of reduction in 
     force procedures. The Senate version makes the modifications 
     permanent law.
       The conference agreement retains section 140(c) of the 
     House bill (new subsection 129(c)) that requires a prior 
     analysis with certain exceptions for the procurement of goods 
     and services in excess of $2,500.
       The conference agreement deletes Section 144 of the House 
     bill as proposed by the Senate concerning reorganization 
     plans.
       The conference agreement deletes section 145 of the House 
     bill as proposed by the Senate relating to the evaluation 
     process for District of Columbia Public School employees. 
     This section has been included as a proviso under the Public 
     Education System appropriation heading.
       The conference agreement retains section 132 of the Senate 
     bill (new section 136) which requires the Chief Financial 
     Officer to submit a revised appropriated funds operating 
     budget no later than November 1, 2000 or within 30 calendar 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       The conference agreement retains Section 147 of the House 
     bill (new section 134) concerning the transfer or confinement 
     of inmates classified above the medium security level to the 
     Northeast Ohio Correctional Center located in Youngstown, 
     Ohio.
       The conference agreement deletes section 148 of the House 
     bill as proposed by the Senate concerning the District's 
     reserve fund.
       The conference agreement retains section 149 of the House 
     bill (new section 135) relating to the audit of the District 
     of Columbia Highway Trust Fund by the Inspector General of 
     the District of Columbia.
       The conference agreement retains section 133(b) of the 
     Senate bill (new section 137(b)) that requires a separate 
     accounting by individuals or entities who receive any funds 
     in this Act and carry out a needle exchange program for the 
     hypodermic injection of any illegal drug.
       The conference agreement amends section 153 of the House 
     bill and section 136 of the Senate bill (new section 140) 
     concerning certifications by chief financial officers that 
     they understand the duties, including reporting requirements, 
     and restrictions applicable to them and their agency as a 
     result of this Act. The language requires the certification 
     within 60 days as proposed by the Senate instead of within 30 
     days as proposed by the House and deletes the civil money 
     penalty for violations as proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement replaces section 154 of the House 
     bill with section 144 of the Senate bill (new section 156) 
     relating to overtime compensation for District government 
     employees for time worked in excess of 40 hours per week.
       The conference agreement retains section 158 of the House 
     bill (new section 144) which authorizes the Mayor to allocate 
     the District's limitation amount of qualified zone academy 
     bonds among qualified zone academies within the District.
       The conference agreement retains section 159 of the House 
     bill (new section 145) which amends Section 11232 of the 
     Balanced Budget Act of 1997 concerning Federal benefits for 
     employees of the Corrections Trustee, Adult Probation, Office 
     of Parole, and Pretrial Services Agency.
       The conference agreement deletes section 160 of the House 
     bill as proposed by the Senate that expressed the sense of 
     the Congress that patients of St. Elizabeths Hospital and 
     taxpayers of the District of Columbia are being poorly served 
     by the current facilities and management of the Hospital. 
     Language under Governmental Direction and Support requires 
     the Chief Financial Officer to submit a study to the House 
     and Senate Committees on Appropriations on the merits and 
     potential savings of privatizing the operation and 
     administration of the Hospital.
       The conference agreement retains section 161 of the House 
     bill (new section 146) expressing the sense of the Congress 
     that the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and 
     Management Assistance Authority should quickly complete the 
     sale of the Franklin School property.
       The conference agreement deletes section 162 of the House 
     bill as proposed by the Senate that related to the fiduciary 
     duty of District officials. The conferees are concerned that 
     many District officials are treating incidences of 
     mismanagement in their operations and finances as the norm. 
     This attitude is unacceptable. Although the conferees are 
     deleting section 162 from the bill, the conferees continue to 
     be concerned and urge officials of the District of Columbia 
     government (including officials of the District of Columbia 
     Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, 
     independent agencies, boards, commissions, and corporations 
     of the government) to take all steps necessary to maintain a 
     fiduciary duty to the taxpayers of the District in the 
     administration of funds under their control.

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       The conference agreement modifies and transfers section 163 
     of the House bill to the appropriation ``District of Columbia 
     Health and Hospitals Public Benefit Corporation'' as a 
     proviso that requires a restructuring plan for D.C. General 
     Hospital to be approved by District officials prior to 
     increasing the appropriation through reprogrammings, 
     transfers, loans or other mechanisms.
       The conference agreement modifies and transfers the three 
     subsections of section 164 of the House bill to the 
     appropriation ``District of Columbia Health and Hospitals 
     Public Benefit Corporation'' as provisos that (1) require a 
     certification by the Chief Financial Officer, (2) clarify 
     what may be covered by an affidavit, and (3) make certain 
     actions unlawful regarding the signing of any affidavit.
       The conference agreement deletes section 165 of the House 
     bill as proposed by the Senate that would have prohibited the 
     District of Columbia Health and Hospital Public Benefit 
     Corporation from obligating or expending any amounts during 
     fiscal year 2001 unless the Corporation certified that the 
     obligation or expenditure was within the budget authority 
     provided to the Corporation in this Act.
       The conference agreement retains section 167 of the House 
     bill (new section 147) that provides that nothing in this Act 
     may be construed to prevent the Council or Mayor of the 
     District of Columbia from addressing the issue of 
     contraceptive coverage by health insurance plans, but 
     expressing the intent of Congress that any legislation 
     enacted should include a ``conscience clause'' which provides 
     exceptions for religious beliefs and moral convictions.
       The conference agreement retains section 168 of the House 
     bill (new section 148) which repeals chapter 23 of title 11, 
     of the D. C. Code and provides that this section shall take 
     effect on the date on which legislation enacted by the 
     Council of the District of Columbia to establish the Office 
     of the Chief Medical Examiner in the executive branch of the 
     government of the District of Columbia takes effect.
       The conference agreement retains section 169 of the House 
     bill (new section 149) concerning the prompt payment of 
     appointed counsel.
       The conference agreement revises section 170 of the House 
     bill (new section 150) concerning the distribution of any 
     needle or syringe for the hypodermic injection of any illegal 
     drug in any area of the District of Columbia which is within 
     1000 feet of a public or private elementary or secondary 
     school (including a public charter school) other than the 
     locations cited in this Act and requires monthly reports on 
     activity involving illegal drugs at or near any public 
     housing site where a needle exchange program is conducted. 
     The language also requires the Public Housing Police to 
     submit monthly reports on illegal drug activity at or near 
     any public housing site where a needle exchange program is 
     conducted to the Executive Director of the D.C. Housing 
     Authority and to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     House and the Senate. The monthly reports are to be submitted 
     by the 15th calendar day of the following month. The 
     conference agreement requires the Executive Director to 
     ascertain any concerns of the residents of the public housing 
     site about the needle exchange programs on or near their 
     sites and requires the District government to take 
     appropriate action to require relocation of the program if 
     recommended by the housing police or by a significant number 
     of residents of the site.
       The conference agreement modifies section 171 of the House 
     bill (new section 151) by appropriating $100,000 to the 
     Metropolitan Police Department on the condition that the 
     District government enacts into law a ban on the possession 
     of tobacco products by minors as specified in this section. 
     The funds are to be used by the Department to enforce the 
     ban.
       The conference agreement retains section 166 of the House 
     bill and section 140 of the Senate bill (new section 152) 
     that allows the D.C. Corporation Counsel to review and 
     comment on briefs in private lawsuits and to consult with 
     officials of the District government regarding such lawsuits.
       The conference agreement retains section 142 of the Senate 
     bill (new section 154) which amends section 450 of the Home 
     Rule Act concerning a ``Comprehensive Financial Management 
     Policy'' for the District of Columbia.
       The conference agreement retains section 143 of the Senate 
     bill (new section 155) which amends section 424(b) of the 
     Home Rule Act concerning the appointment and duties of the 
     Chief Financial Officer.
       The conference agreement retains section 144 of the Senate 
     bill and section 154 of the House bill (new section 156) 
     concerning overtime work for employees of the District of 
     Columbia government.
       The conference agreement retains section 145 of the Senate 
     bill (new section 157) which allows the Court Services and 
     Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia to 
     continue to operate its ongoing drug-free workplace testing 
     program during the period that its plan is being reviewed for 
     approval by the Department of Health and Human Services.
       The conference agreement retains section 146 of the Senate 
     bill (new section 158) which requires the Mayor to continue 
     to submit quarterly reports on crime; access to drug abuse 
     treatment, management of parolees and pre-trial violent 
     offenders; education, including access to special education 
     services and student achievement; improvements in basic 
     District services; the application for and management of 
     Federal grants; and indicators of child well-being.
       The conference agreement retains section 147 of the Senate 
     bill (new section 159) establishing reserve funds (emergency 
     reserve fund and contingency reserve fund). The conference 
     agreement includes the Senate bill's provision establishing 
     both an emergency and contingency reserve fund in the 
     District's budget. The provision requires the emergency 
     reserve to be established first, through a deposit each year 
     of one percent of the District's local funds for four years. 
     The conferees believe that a four percent emergency reserve 
     fund, that can only be tapped in extraordinary circumstances 
     and that is maintained in a separate account, will increase 
     the fiscal stability of the city and indicate to the 
     financial markets that the District has a healthy financial 
     cushion that is walled off from the rest of the general 
     budget. The conferees believe that holding these reserves can 
     and will eventually reduce the borrowing costs of the 
     District.
       The conference agreement inserts a new section 160 that 
     authorizes the District government to delegate its bonding 
     authority to the District of Columbia Tobacco Settlement 
     Financing Corporation. The Corporation will use the proceeds 
     from the bond sale to repay outstanding debt, with expected 
     savings to the District of $61,400,000 in debt service for 
     fiscal year 2001. These savings are included in the 
     District's budget for fiscal year 2001. The conferees believe 
     that the proceeds of the tobacco securitization will be used 
     solely to reduce the District's debt or to fund the emergency 
     reserve fund. The conferees also expect that an amount equal 
     to 50 percent of the interest savings secured by the tobacco 
     securitization proceeds will be transferred to the emergency 
     reserve fund established in this Act.
       The conference agreement inserts a new section 161 that 
     revises section 603(e)(2)(B) of the Student Loan Marketing 
     Association Reorganization Act of 1996 to require that half 
     of the public charter school credit enhancement fund created 
     by that legislation be granted expeditiously by the Mayor to 
     one or more qualified non-profit corporations to demonstrate 
     innovative methods of providing credit enhancement assistance 
     to public charter schools. The remaining half of the funds 
     are to be administered by a five-person committee that may 
     either provide those funds directly to charter schools or 
     provide them to non-profit entities to promote innovative 
     credit enhancement initiatives. Activities by recipient 
     entities to enhance the availability of loans to charter 
     schools may include, but are not limited to, guaranteeing, 
     insuring or providing security (including by pledging 
     collateral or taking title to real property) for loans; 
     providing down payment assistance, subsidizing installment 
     payments or otherwise directly facilitating loans; 
     facilitating a secondary market for loans; and helping to 
     identify potential lending sources, encouraging private 
     lending and other similar activities to promote lending to 
     charter schools. Activities by recipient entities to enhance 
     the availability of bond financing for charter schools may 
     include, but are not limited to, providing technical and 
     other administrative assistance; and providing financial or 
     other assistance necessary to improve the rating or proposed 
     repayment terms of a bond issue, to induce the participation 
     of underwriters, or to otherwise enhance the commercial 
     feasibility of a proposed transaction (including by providing 
     for all or a portion of installment payments on the bond in 
     the event of borrower default or, in the case of a bond issue 
     with a floating rate, a marked increase in the applicable 
     rate, the pledging of reserves or other collateral, or by 
     taking title to property or other interests). The conferees 
     request that quarterly reports be submitted by the 15th 
     calendar day of the month following the end of each quarter 
     to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, the 
     House Committee on Government Reform, and the Senate 
     Committee on Governmental Affairs. Each report is to include, 
     but not be limited to, the amount expended by payee for the 
     quarter and cumulative, the services received for those 
     funds, the amount of loans generated (gross and net) showing 
     specific bond counsel and all other fees itemized with the 
     names of those receiving the funds, the names of the lenders, 
     the names of the charter schools receiving the proceeds, a 
     description of the purpose for which each charter school will 
     use the proceeds and a detailed status report with cost 
     information on the progress each charter school is making to 
     accomplish the purpose for which it received the proceeds. 
     These reports are to continue until the purpose for which the 
     proceeds were obtained has been accomplished.
       The conference agreement inserts a new section 162 which 
     gives the Mayor the exclusive authority to approve and 
     execute leases of the Washington Marina and the Washington 
     municipal fish wharf with the existing lessees for an initial 
     term of 30 years, together with such other terms and 
     conditions,

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     including renewal options, as the Mayor deems appropriate.
       The conference agreement inserts a new section 163 which 
     transfers two sites, designated for educational use, to 
     Fairfax County, Virginia immediately upon completion of the 
     necessary remediation by the General Services Administration.
       The conference agreement inserts a new section 164 that 
     waives restrictions and allows the District's Inspector 
     General to enter into a contract for the independent audit of 
     the District's financial statements with an auditor who was a 
     subcontractor to the independent auditor who audited the 
     District's financial statements for the preceding fiscal 
     year.
       The conference agreement inserts a new section 165 that 
     provides an alternative mechanism to exchange property as 
     envisioned in the Lorton Technical Corrections Act of 1998. 
     Under the 1998 legislation, the Interior Department was 
     authorized to hold a portion of the 3,000 acre surplus 
     Federal property in Lorton, Virginia and exchange it for 
     Meadowood Farm on Mason Neck, Virginia. The Interior 
     Department, however, encountered difficulties dealing 
     directly with the owners of the Meadowood property. Fairfax 
     County has volunteered to serve as an intermediary acquiring 
     Meadowood in exchange for the Lorton parcel held by the 
     Interior Department. Fairfax County believes it can deal more 
     effectively with the owners of Meadowood. In return, the 
     county believes that if it acquires the Interior Department's 
     holding at Lorton it can make the necessary site improvements 
     to generate a higher sales price. The language provides 
     assurances that Fairfax County will be reimbursed for all 
     costs involved in the acquisition of both the Meadowood 
     property and the Lorton property. Any excess profits from the 
     sale of the Lorton property would be returned to the General 
     Services Administration. Any losses incurred by Fairfax 
     County would be borne by the county alone.
       The conference agreement inserts a new section 166 amending 
     section 158(b) of the District of Columbia Appropriations 
     Act, 2000 (Public Law 106-113, approved November 29, 1999; 
     113 Stat. 1527) to direct the Federal Highway Administration 
     to conduct and perform the 14th Street bridge work identified 
     in section 158. This work relates to a project to complete 
     design requirements for compliance with the National 
     Environmental Policy Act for the construction of expanded 
     lane capacity for the 14th Street Bridge.


                   conference total--with comparisons

       The total new budget (obligational) authority for the 
     fiscal year 2001 recommended by the Committee of Conference, 
     with comparisons to the fiscal year 2000 amount, the 2001 
     budget estimates, and the House and Senate bills for 2001 
     follows:

                       (In thousands of dollars)

Federal Funds:
  New budget (obligational) authority, fiscal year 2000........$436,800
  Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority, fiscal year 445,425
  House bill, fiscal year 2001..................................414,000
  Senate bill, fiscal year 2001.................................448,355
  Conference agreement, fiscal year 2001........................444,975
                                    Conference agreement compared with:
    New budget (obligational) authority, fiscal year 2000........+8,175
    Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority, fiscal year 2-450
    House bill, fiscal year 2001................................+30,975
    Senate bill, fiscal year 2001................................-3,380
District of Columbia Funds:
  New budget (obligational) authority, fiscal year 2000.......6,778,433
  Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority, fiscal yea6,691,932
  House bill, fiscal year 2001................................6,659,171
  Senate bill, fiscal year 2001...............................6,666,531
  Conference agreement, fiscal year 2001......................6,667,571
                                   Conference agreement, compared with:
    New budget (obligational) authority, fiscal year 2000......-110,862
    Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority, fiscal yea-24,361
    House bill, fiscal year 2001.................................+8,400
    Senate bill, fiscal year 2001................................+1,040

DEPARTMENTS OF COMMERCE, JUSTICE, AND STATE, THE JUDICIARY, AND RELATED 
                        AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS

       The conference agreement would enact the provisions of H.R. 
     5548 as introduced on October 25, 2000. The text of that bill 
     follows:

A BILL Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, 
  and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year 
           ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes.

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the 
     following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the 
     Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes, namely:

                     TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

                         General Administration


                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary for the administration of the 
     Department of Justice, $88,713,000, of which not to exceed 
     $3,317,000 is for the Facilities Program 2000, to remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That not to exceed 43 
     permanent positions and 44 full-time equivalent workyears and 
     $8,136,000 shall be expended for the Department Leadership 
     Program exclusive of augmentation that occurred in these 
     offices in fiscal year 2000: Provided further, That not to 
     exceed 41 permanent positions and 48 full-time equivalent 
     workyears and $4,811,000 shall be expended for the Offices of 
     Legislative Affairs and Public Affairs: Provided further, 
     That the latter two aforementioned offices may utilize non-
     reimbursable details of career employees within the caps 
     described in the aforementioned proviso: Provided further, 
     That the Attorney General is authorized to transfer, under 
     such terms and conditions as the Attorney General shall 
     specify, forfeited real or personal property of limited or 
     marginal value, as such value is determined by guidelines 
     established by the Attorney General, to a State or local 
     government agency, or its designated contractor or 
     transferee, for use to support drug abuse treatment, drug and 
     crime prevention and education, housing, job skills, and 
     other community-based public health and safety programs: 
     Provided further, That any transfer under the preceding 
     proviso shall not create or confer any private right of 
     action in any person against the United States, and shall be 
     treated as a reprogramming under section 605 of this Act.


                     joint automated booking system

       For expenses necessary for the nationwide deployment of a 
     Joint Automated Booking System including automated capability 
     to transmit fingerprint and image data, $15,915,000, to 
     remain available until expended.


                       narrowband communications

       For the costs of conversion to narrowband communications, 
     including the cost for operation and maintenance of Land 
     Mobile Radio legacy systems, $205,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended.


                         Counterterrorism Fund

       For necessary expenses, as determined by the Attorney 
     General, $5,000,000, to remain available until expended, to 
     reimburse any Department of Justice organization for: (1) the 
     costs incurred in reestablishing the operational capability 
     of an office or facility which has been damaged or destroyed 
     as a result of any domestic or international terrorist 
     incident; and (2) the costs of providing support to counter, 
     investigate or prosecute domestic or international terrorism, 
     including payment of rewards in connection with these 
     activities: Provided, That any Federal agency may be 
     reimbursed for the costs of detaining in foreign countries 
     individuals accused of acts of terrorism that violate the 
     laws of the United States: Provided further, That funds 
     provided under this paragraph shall be available only after 
     the Attorney General notifies the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
     in accordance with section 605 of this Act.


               Telecommunications Carrier Compliance Fund

       For payments authorized by section 109 of the 
     Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (47 U.S.C. 
     1008), $201,420,000, to remain available until expended.


                   administrative review and appeals

       For expenses necessary for the administration of pardon and 
     clemency petitions and immigration related activities, 
     $161,062,000.


                           detention trustee

       For necessary expenses to establish a Federal Detention 
     Trustee who shall exercise all power and functions authorized 
     by law relating to the detention of Federal prisoners in non-
     Federal institutions or otherwise in the custody of the 
     United States Marshals Service; and the detention of aliens 
     in the custody of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 
     $1,000,000: Provided, That the Trustee shall be responsible 
     for construction of detention facilities or for housing 
     related to such detention; the management of funds 
     appropriated to the Department for the exercise of any 
     detention functions; and the direction of the United States 
     Marshals Service and Immigration and Naturalization Service 
     with respect to the exercise of detention policy setting and 
     operations for the Department.


                      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, $41,575,000; including not to exceed 
     $10,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies of a confidential 
     character, to be expended under the direction of, and to be 
     accounted for solely under the certificate of, the Attorney 
     General; and for the acquisition, lease, maintenance, and 
     operation of motor vehicles, without regard to the general 
     purchase price limitation for the current fiscal year.

                    United States Parole Commission


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the United States Parole 
     Commission as authorized by law, $8,855,000.

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                            Legal Activities


            salaries and expenses, general legal activities

       For expenses necessary for the legal activities of the 
     Department of Justice, not otherwise provided for, including 
     not to exceed $20,000 for expenses of collecting evidence, to 
     be expended under the direction of, and to be accounted for 
     solely under the certificate of, the Attorney General; and 
     rent of private or Government-owned space in the District of 
     Columbia, $535,771,000; of which not to exceed $10,000,000 
     for litigation support contracts shall remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That of the funds available in this 
     appropriation, $18,877,000 shall remain available until 
     expended only for office automation systems for the legal 
     divisions covered by this appropriation, and for the United 
     States Attorneys, the Antitrust Division, the United States 
     Trustee Program, the Executive Office for Immigration Review, 
     the Community Relations Service, and offices funded through 
     ``Salaries and Expenses'', General Administration: Provided 
     further, That of the total amount appropriated, not to exceed 
     $1,000 shall be available to the United States National 
     Central Bureau, INTERPOL, for official reception and 
     representation expenses.
       In addition, for reimbursement of expenses of the 
     Department of Justice associated with processing cases under 
     the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, as 
     amended, not to exceed $4,028,000, to be appropriated from 
     the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund.

               salaries and expenses, antitrust division

       For expenses necessary for the enforcement of antitrust and 
     kindred laws, $95,838,000: Provided, That, notwithstanding 
     section 3302(b) of title 31, United States Code, not to 
     exceed $95,838,000 of offsetting collections derived from 
     fees collected in fiscal year 2001 for premerger notification 
     filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements 
     Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 18a) shall be retained and used for 
     necessary expenses in this appropriation, and shall remain 
     available until expended: Provided further, That the sum 
     herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced as 
     such offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 
     2001, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2001 
     appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more 
     than $0.


             salaries and expenses, united states attorneys

       For necessary expenses of the Offices of the United States 
     Attorneys, including inter-governmental and cooperative 
     agreements, $1,250,382,000; of which not to exceed $2,500,000 
     shall be available until September 30, 2002, for: (1) 
     training personnel in debt collection; (2) locating debtors 
     and their property; (3) paying the net costs of selling 
     property; and (4) tracking debts owed to the United States 
     Government: Provided, That of the total amount appropriated, 
     not to exceed $8,000 shall be available for official 
     reception and representation expenses: Provided further, That 
     not to exceed $10,000,000 of those funds available for 
     automated litigation support contracts shall remain available 
     until expended: Provided further, That not to exceed 
     $2,500,000 for the operation of the National Advocacy Center 
     shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That 
     the fourth proviso under the heading ``Salaries and Expenses, 
     United States Attorneys'' in title I of H.R. 3421 of the 
     106th Congress, as enacted by section 1000(a)(1) of Public 
     Law 106-113 shall apply to amounts made available under this 
     heading for fiscal year 2001: Provided further, That, in 
     addition to reimbursable full-time equivalent workyears 
     available to the Offices of the United States Attorneys, not 
     to exceed 9,439 positions and 9,557 full-time equivalent 
     workyears shall be supported from the funds appropriated in 
     this Act for the United States Attorneys.


                   united states trustee system fund

       For necessary expenses of the United States Trustee 
     Program, as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 589a(a), $125,997,000, to 
     remain available until expended and to be derived from the 
     United States Trustee System Fund: Provided, That, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, deposits to the 
     Fund shall be available in such amounts as may be necessary 
     to pay refunds due depositors: Provided further, That, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, $125,997,000 of 
     offsetting collections pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 589a(b) shall be 
     retained and used for necessary expenses in this 
     appropriation and remain available until expended: Provided 
     further, That the sum herein appropriated from the Fund shall 
     be reduced as such offsetting collections are received during 
     fiscal year 2001, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2001 
     appropriation from the Fund estimated at $0.


      salaries and expenses, foreign claims settlement commission

       For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of the 
     Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, including services as 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $1,107,000.


         salaries and expenses, United States Marshals Service

       For necessary expenses of the United States Marshals 
     Service; including the acquisition, lease, maintenance, and 
     operation of vehicles, and the purchase of passenger motor 
     vehicles for police-type use, without regard to the general 
     purchase price limitation for the current fiscal year, 
     $572,695,000; of which not to exceed $6,000 shall be 
     available for official reception and representation expenses; 
     and of which not to exceed $4,000,000 for development, 
     implementation, maintenance and support, and training for an 
     automated prisoner information system shall remain available 
     until expended: Provided, That, in addition to reimbursable 
     full-time equivalent workyears available to the United States 
     Marshals Service, not to exceed 3,947 positions and 3,895 
     full-time equivalent workyears shall be supported from the 
     funds appropriated in this Act for the United States Marshals 
     Service.


                              construction

       For planning, constructing, renovating, equipping, and 
     maintaining United States Marshals Service prisoner-holding 
     space in United States courthouses and Federal buildings, 
     including the renovation and expansion of prisoner movement 
     areas, elevators, and sallyports, $18,128,000, to remain 
     available until expended.


 Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System Fund, United States 
                            Marshals Service

       Beginning in fiscal year 2000 and thereafter, payment shall 
     be made from the Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation 
     System Fund for necessary expenses related to the scheduling 
     and transportation of United States prisoners and illegal and 
     criminal aliens in the custody of the United States Marshals 
     Service, as authorized in 18 U.S.C. 4013, including, without 
     limitation, salaries and expenses, operations, and the 
     acquisition, lease, and maintenance of aircraft and support 
     facilities: Provided, That the Fund shall be reimbursed or 
     credited with advance payments from amounts available to the 
     Department of Justice, other Federal agencies, and other 
     sources at rates that will recover the expenses of Fund 
     operations, including, without limitation, accrual of annual 
     leave and depreciation of plant and equipment of the Fund: 
     Provided further, That proceeds from the disposal of Fund 
     aircraft shall be credited to the Fund: Provided further, 
     That amounts in the Fund shall be available without fiscal 
     year limitation, and may be used for operating equipment 
     lease agreements that do not exceed 10 years.
       In addition, $13,500,000, to remain available until 
     expended, shall be available only for the purchase of two 
     Sabreliner-class aircraft.


                       Federal Prisoner Detention

       For expenses, related to United States prisoners in the 
     custody of the United States Marshals Service, but not 
     including expenses otherwise provided for in appropriations 
     available to the Attorney General, $597,402,000, to remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That hereafter amounts 
     appropriated for Federal Prisoner Detention shall be 
     available to reimburse the Federal Bureau of Prisons for 
     salaries and expenses of transporting, guarding and providing 
     medical care outside of Federal penal and correctional 
     institutions to prisoners awaiting trial or sentencing.


                     Fees and Expenses of Witnesses

       For expenses, mileage, compensation, and per diems of 
     witnesses, for expenses of contracts for the procurement and 
     supervision of expert witnesses, for private counsel 
     expenses, and for per diems in lieu of subsistence, as 
     authorized by law, including advances, $125,573,000, to 
     remain available until expended; of which not to exceed 
     $6,000,000 may be made available for planning, construction, 
     renovations, maintenance, remodeling, and repair of 
     buildings, and the purchase of equipment incident thereto, 
     for protected witness safesites; of which not to exceed 
     $1,000,000 may be made available for the purchase and 
     maintenance of armored vehicles for transportation of 
     protected witnesses; and of which not to exceed $5,000,000 
     may be made available for the purchase, installation, and 
     maintenance of secure telecommunications equipment and a 
     secure automated information network to store and retrieve 
     the identities and locations of protected witnesses.


           salaries and expenses, Community Relations Service

       For necessary expenses of the Community Relations Service, 
     $8,475,000 and, in addition, up to $1,000,000 of funds made 
     available to the Department of Justice in this Act may be 
     transferred by the Attorney General to this account: 
     Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     upon a determination by the Attorney General that emergent 
     circumstances require additional funding for conflict 
     prevention and resolution activities of the Community 
     Relations Service, the Attorney General may transfer such 
     amounts to the Community Relations Service, from available 
     appropriations for the current fiscal year for the Department 
     of Justice, as may be necessary to respond to such 
     circumstances: Provided further, That any transfer pursuant 
     to the previous proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming 
     under section 605 of this Act and shall not be available for 
     obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the 
     procedures set forth in that section.

                         assets forfeiture fund

       For expenses authorized by 28 U.S.C. 524(c)(1)(A)(ii), (B), 
     (F), and (G), as amended, $23,000,000, to be derived from the 
     Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund.

                    Radiation Exposure Compensation


                        Administrative Expenses

       For necessary administrative expenses in accordance with 
     the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, $2,000,000.


         payment to radiation exposure compensation trust fund

       For payments to the Radiation Exposure Compensation Trust 
     Fund of claims covered by the Radiation Exposure Compensation 
     Act as in effect on June 1, 2000, $10,800,000.

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                      Interagency Law Enforcement


                 Interagency Crime and Drug Enforcement

       For necessary expenses for the detection, investigation, 
     and prosecution of individuals involved in organized crime 
     drug trafficking not otherwise provided for, to include 
     inter-governmental agreements with State and local law 
     enforcement agencies engaged in the investigation and 
     prosecution of individuals involved in organized crime drug 
     trafficking, $325,898,000, of which $50,000,000 shall remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That any amounts 
     obligated from appropriations under this heading may be used 
     under authorities available to the organizations reimbursed 
     from this appropriation: Provided further, That any 
     unobligated balances remaining available at the end of the 
     fiscal year shall revert to the Attorney General for 
     reallocation among participating organizations in succeeding 
     fiscal years, subject to the reprogramming procedures 
     described in section 605 of this Act.

                    Federal Bureau of Investigation


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation for detection, investigation, and prosecution 
     of crimes against the United States; including purchase for 
     police-type use of not to exceed 1,236 passenger motor 
     vehicles, of which 1,142 will be for replacement only, 
     without regard to the general purchase price limitation for 
     the current fiscal year, and hire of passenger motor 
     vehicles; acquisition, lease, maintenance, and operation of 
     aircraft; and not to exceed $70,000 to meet unforeseen 
     emergencies of a confidential character, to be expended under 
     the direction of, and to be accounted for solely under the 
     certificate of, the Attorney General, $3,235,600,000; of 
     which not to exceed $50,000,000 for automated data processing 
     and telecommunications and technical investigative equipment 
     and not to exceed $1,000,000 for undercover operations shall 
     remain available until September 30, 2002; of which not less 
     than $437,650,000 shall be for counterterrorism 
     investigations, foreign counterintelligence, and other 
     activities related to our national security; of which not to 
     exceed $10,000,000 is authorized to be made available for 
     making advances for expenses arising out of contractual or 
     reimbursable agreements with State and local law enforcement 
     agencies while engaged in cooperative activities related to 
     violent crime, terrorism, organized crime, and drug 
     investigations: Provided, That not to exceed $45,000 shall be 
     available for official reception and representation expenses: 
     Provided further, That, in addition to reimbursable full-time 
     equivalent workyears available to the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation, not to exceed 25,569 positions and 25,142 
     full-time equivalent workyears shall be supported from the 
     funds appropriated in this Act for the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation: Provided further, That no funds in this Act 
     may be used to provide ballistics imaging equipment to any 
     State or local authority which has obtained similar equipment 
     through a Federal grant or subsidy unless the State or local 
     authority agrees to return that equipment or to repay that 
     grant or subsidy to the Federal Government.


                              Construction

       For necessary expenses to construct or acquire buildings 
     and sites by purchase, or as otherwise authorized by law 
     (including equipment for such buildings); conversion and 
     extension of federally-owned buildings; and preliminary 
     planning and design of projects; $16,687,000, to remain 
     available until expended.

                    Drug Enforcement Administration


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Drug Enforcement 
     Administration, including not to exceed $70,000 to meet 
     unforeseen emergencies of a confidential character, to be 
     expended under the direction of, and to be accounted for 
     solely under the certificate of, the Attorney General; 
     expenses for conducting drug education and training programs, 
     including travel and related expenses for participants in 
     such programs and the distribution of items of token value 
     that promote the goals of such programs; purchase of not to 
     exceed 1,358 passenger motor vehicles, of which 1,079 will be 
     for replacement only, for police-type use without regard to 
     the general purchase price limitation for the current fiscal 
     year; and acquisition, lease, maintenance, and operation of 
     aircraft, $1,363,309,000; of which not to exceed $1,800,000 
     for research shall remain available until expended, and of 
     which not to exceed $4,000,000 for purchase of evidence and 
     payments for information, not to exceed $10,000,000 for 
     contracting for automated data processing and 
     telecommunications equipment, and not to exceed $2,000,000 
     for laboratory equipment, $4,000,000 for technical equipment, 
     and $2,000,000 for aircraft replacement retrofit and parts, 
     shall remain available until September 30, 2002; of which not 
     to exceed $50,000 shall be available for official reception 
     and representation expenses: Provided, That, in addition to 
     reimbursable full-time equivalent workyears available to the 
     Drug Enforcement Administration, not to exceed 7,520 
     positions and 7,412 full-time equivalent workyears shall be 
     supported from the funds appropriated in this Act for the 
     Drug Enforcement Administration.

                 Immigration and Naturalization Service


                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary for the administration and 
     enforcement of the laws relating to immigration, 
     naturalization, and alien registration, as follows:


                     enforcement and border affairs

       For salaries and expenses for the Border Patrol program, 
     the detention and deportation program, the intelligence 
     program, the investigations program, and the inspections 
     program, including not to exceed $50,000 to meet unforeseen 
     emergencies of a confidential character, to be expended under 
     the direction of, and to be accounted for solely under the 
     certificate of, the Attorney General; purchase for police-
     type use (not to exceed 3,165 passenger motor vehicles, of 
     which 2,211 are for replacement only), without regard to the 
     general purchase price limitation for the current fiscal 
     year, and hire of passenger motor vehicles; acquisition, 
     lease, maintenance and operation of aircraft; research 
     related to immigration enforcement; for protecting and 
     maintaining the integrity of the borders of the United States 
     including, without limitation, equipping, maintaining, and 
     making improvements to the infrastructure; and for the care 
     and housing of Federal detainees held in the joint 
     Immigration and Naturalization Service and United States 
     Marshals Service's Buffalo Detention Facility, 
     $2,547,057,000; of which not to exceed $10,000,000 shall be 
     available for costs associated with the training program for 
     basic officer training, and $5,000,000 is for payments or 
     advances arising out of contractual or reimbursable 
     agreements with State and local law enforcement agencies 
     while engaged in cooperative activities related to 
     immigration; of which not to exceed $5,000,000 is to fund or 
     reimburse other Federal agencies for the costs associated 
     with the care, maintenance, and repatriation of smuggled 
     illegal aliens: Provided, That none of the funds available to 
     the Immigration and Naturalization Service shall be available 
     to pay any employee overtime pay in an amount in excess of 
     $30,000 during the calendar year beginning January 1, 2001: 
     Provided further, That uniforms may be purchased without 
     regard to the general purchase price limitation for the 
     current fiscal year: Provided further, That, in addition to 
     reimbursable full-time equivalent workyears available to the 
     Immigration and Naturalization Service, not to exceed 19,783 
     positions and 19,191 full-time equivalent workyears shall be 
     supported from the funds appropriated under this heading in 
     this Act for the Immigration and Naturalization Service: 
     Provided further, That none of the funds provided in this or 
     any other Act shall be used for the continued operation of 
     the San Clemente and Temecula checkpoints unless the 
     checkpoints are open and traffic is being checked on a 
     continuous 24-hour basis.


  citizenship and benefits, immigration support and program direction

       For all programs of the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service not included under the heading ``Enforcement and 
     Border Affairs'', $578,819,000, of which not to exceed 
     $400,000 for research shall remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That not to exceed $5,000 shall be available for 
     official reception and representation expenses: Provided 
     further, That the Attorney General may transfer any funds 
     appropriated under this heading and the heading ``Enforcement 
     and Border Affairs'' between said appropriations 
     notwithstanding any percentage transfer limitations imposed 
     under this appropriation Act and may direct such fees as are 
     collected by the Immigration and Naturalization Service to 
     the activities funded under this heading and the heading 
     ``Enforcement and Border Affairs'' for performance of the 
     functions for which the fees legally may be expended: 
     Provided further, That not to exceed 40 permanent positions 
     and 40 full-time equivalent workyears and $4,300,000 shall be 
     expended for the Offices of Legislative Affairs and Public 
     Affairs: Provided further, That the latter two aforementioned 
     offices shall not be augmented by personnel details, 
     temporary transfers of personnel on either a reimbursable or 
     non-reimbursable basis, or any other type of formal or 
     informal transfer or reimbursement of personnel or funds on 
     either a temporary or long-term basis: Provided further, That 
     the number of positions filled through non-career appointment 
     at the Immigration and Naturalization Service, for which 
     funding is provided in this Act or is otherwise made 
     available to the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 
     shall not exceed four permanent positions and four full-time 
     equivalent workyears: Provided further, That none of the 
     funds available to the Immigration and Naturalization Service 
     shall be used to pay any employee overtime pay in an amount 
     in excess of $30,000 during the calendar year beginning 
     January 1, 2001: Provided further, That funds may be used, 
     without limitation, for equipping, maintaining, and making 
     improvements to the infrastructure and the purchase of 
     vehicles for police-type use within the limits of the 
     Enforcement and Border Affairs appropriation: Provided 
     further, That, in addition to reimbursable full-time 
     equivalent workyears available to the Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service, not to exceed 3,100 positions and 
     3,150 full-time equivalent workyears shall be supported from 
     the funds appropriated under this heading in this Act for the 
     Immigration and Naturalization Service: Provided further, 
     That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, during 
     fiscal year 2001, the Attorney General is authorized and 
     directed to impose disciplinary action, including termination 
     of employment, pursuant to policies and procedures applicable 
     to employees of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, for any 
     employee of the Immigration and Naturalization Service who 
     violates policies and procedures set forth by the Department 
     of Justice relative to the granting of citizenship or who 
     willfully deceives the Congress or department leadership on 
     any matter.


                              construction

       For planning, construction, renovation, equipping, and 
     maintenance of buildings and

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     facilities necessary for the administration and enforcement 
     of the laws relating to immigration, naturalization, and 
     alien registration, not otherwise provided for, $133,302,000, 
     to remain available until expended: Provided, That no funds 
     shall be available for the site acquisition, design, or 
     construction of any Border Patrol checkpoint in the Tucson 
     sector.

                         Federal Prison System


                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary for the administration, operation, 
     and maintenance of Federal penal and correctional 
     institutions, including purchase (not to exceed 707, of which 
     600 are for replacement only) and hire of law enforcement and 
     passenger motor vehicles, and for the provision of technical 
     assistance and advice on corrections related issues to 
     foreign governments, $3,476,889,000: Provided, That the 
     Attorney General may transfer to the Health Resources and 
     Services Administration such amounts as may be necessary for 
     direct expenditures by that Administration for medical relief 
     for inmates of Federal penal and correctional institutions: 
     Provided further, That the Director of the Federal Prison 
     System (FPS), where necessary, may enter into contracts with 
     a fiscal agent/fiscal intermediary claims processor to 
     determine the amounts payable to persons who, on behalf of 
     FPS, furnish health services to individuals committed to the 
     custody of FPS: Provided further, That not to exceed $6,000 
     shall be available for official reception and representation 
     expenses: Provided further, That not to exceed $90,000,000 
     shall remain available for necessary operations until 
     September 30, 2002: Provided further, That, of the amounts 
     provided for Contract Confinement, not to exceed $20,000,000 
     shall remain available until expended to make payments in 
     advance for grants, contracts and reimbursable agreements, 
     and other expenses authorized by section 501(c) of the 
     Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980, as amended, for the 
     care and security in the United States of Cuban and Haitian 
     entrants: Provided further, That the Director of the Federal 
     Prison System may accept donated property and services 
     relating to the operation of the prison card program from a 
     not-for-profit entity which has operated such program in the 
     past notwithstanding the fact that such not-for-profit entity 
     furnishes services under contracts to the Federal Prison 
     System relating to the operation of pre-release services, 
     halfway houses or other custodial facilities.


                        Buildings and Facilities

       For planning, acquisition of sites and construction of new 
     facilities; purchase and acquisition of facilities and 
     remodeling, and equipping of such facilities for penal and 
     correctional use, including all necessary expenses incident 
     thereto, by contract or force account; and constructing, 
     remodeling, and equipping necessary buildings and facilities 
     at existing penal and correctional institutions, including 
     all necessary expenses incident thereto, by contract or force 
     account, $835,660,000, to remain available until expended, of 
     which not to exceed $14,000,000 shall be available to 
     construct areas for inmate work programs: Provided, That 
     labor of United States prisoners may be used for work 
     performed under this appropriation: Provided further, That 
     not to exceed 10 percent of the funds appropriated to 
     ``Buildings and Facilities'' in this or any other Act may be 
     transferred to ``Salaries and Expenses'', Federal Prison 
     System, upon notification by the Attorney General to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate in compliance with provisions set forth in 
     section 605 of this Act.


                federal prison industries, incorporated

       The Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated, is hereby 
     authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of 
     funds and borrowing authority available, and in accord with 
     the law, and to make such contracts and commitments, without 
     regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 9104 
     of title 31, United States Code, as may be necessary in 
     carrying out the program set forth in the budget for the 
     current fiscal year for such corporation, including purchase 
     of (not to exceed five for replacement only) and hire of 
     passenger motor vehicles.


   limitation on administrative expenses, federal prison industries, 
                              incorporated

       Not to exceed $3,429,000 of the funds of the corporation 
     shall be available for its administrative expenses, and for 
     services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, to be computed on an 
     accrual basis to be determined in accordance with the 
     corporation's current prescribed accounting system, and such 
     amounts shall be exclusive of depreciation, payment of 
     claims, and expenditures which the said accounting system 
     requires to be capitalized or charged to cost of commodities 
     acquired or produced, including selling and shipping 
     expenses, and expenses in connection with acquisition, 
     construction, operation, maintenance, improvement, 
     protection, or disposition of facilities and other property 
     belonging to the corporation or in which it has an interest.

                       Office of Justice Programs


                           justice assistance

       For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other 
     assistance authorized by title I of the Omnibus Crime Control 
     and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as amended (``the 1968 Act''), 
     and the Missing Children's Assistance Act, as amended, 
     including salaries and expenses in connection therewith, and 
     with the Victims of Crime Act of 1984, as amended, 
     $197,239,000, to remain available until expended, as 
     authorized by section 1001 of title I of the Omnibus Crime 
     Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as amended by Public 
     Law 102-534 (106 Stat. 3524).
       In addition, for grants, cooperative agreements, and other 
     assistance authorized by sections 821 and 822 of the 
     Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 and for 
     other counterterrorism programs, $220,980,000, to remain 
     available until expended.


               state and local law enforcement assistance

       For assistance authorized by the Violent Crime Control and 
     Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-322), as amended 
     (``the 1994 Act''); the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
     Streets Act of 1968, as amended (``the 1968 Act''); and the 
     Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990, as amended (``the 1990 
     Act''), $2,848,929,000 (including amounts for administrative 
     costs, which shall be transferred to and merged with the 
     ``Justice Assistance'' account), to remain available until 
     expended as follows:
       (1) $523,000,000 for Local Law Enforcement Block Grants, 
     pursuant to H.R. 728 as passed by the House of 
     Representatives on February 14, 1995, except that for 
     purposes of this Act, Guam shall be considered a ``State'', 
     the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall be considered a ``unit 
     of local government'' as well as a ``State'', for the 
     purposes set forth in paragraphs (A), (B), (D), (F), and (I) 
     of section 101(a)(2) of H.R. 728 and for establishing crime 
     prevention programs involving cooperation between community 
     residents and law enforcement personnel in order to control, 
     detect, or investigate crime or the prosecution of criminals: 
     Provided, That no funds provided under this heading may be 
     used as matching funds for any other Federal grant program, 
     of which:
       (a) $60,000,000 shall be for Boys and Girls Clubs in public 
     housing facilities and other areas in cooperation with State 
     and local law enforcement: Provided, That funds may also be 
     used to defray the costs of indemnification insurance for law 
     enforcement officers, and
       (b) $20,000,000 shall be available to carry out section 
     102(2) of H.R. 728;
       (2) $400,000,000 for the State Criminal Alien Assistance 
     Program, as authorized by section 242(j) of the Immigration 
     and Nationality Act, as amended;
       (3) $686,500,000 for Violent Offender Incarceration and 
     Truth in Sentencing Incentive Grants pursuant to subtitle A 
     of title II of the 1994 Act, of which:
       (a) $165,000,000 shall be available for payments to States 
     for incarceration of criminal aliens,
       (b) $35,000,000 shall be available for the Cooperative 
     Agreement Program,
       (c) $34,000,000 shall be reserved by the Attorney General 
     for fiscal year 2001 under section 20109(a) of subtitle A of 
     title II of the 1994 Act, and
       (d) $2,000,000 shall be for the review of State 
     environmental impact statements;
       (4) $8,000,000 for the Tribal Courts Initiative;
       (5) $569,050,000 for programs authorized by part E of title 
     I of the 1968 Act, notwithstanding the provisions of section 
     511 of said Act, of which $69,050,000 shall be for 
     discretionary grants under the Edward Byrne Memorial State 
     and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Programs;
       (6) $11,500,000 for the Court Appointed Special Advocate 
     Program, as authorized by section 218 of the 1990 Act;
       (7) $2,000,000 for Child Abuse Training Programs for 
     Judicial Personnel and Practitioners, as authorized by 
     section 224 of the 1990 Act;
       (8) $210,179,000 for Grants to Combat Violence Against 
     Women, to States, units of local government, and Indian 
     tribal governments, as authorized by section 1001(a)(18) of 
     the 1968 Act, of which:
       (a) $31,625,000 shall be used exclusively for the purpose 
     of strengthening civil legal assistance programs for victims 
     of domestic violence,
       (b) $5,200,000 shall be for the National Institute of 
     Justice for research and evaluation of violence against 
     women,
       (c) $10,000,000 shall be for the Office of Juvenile Justice 
     and Delinquency Prevention for the Safe Start Program, to be 
     administered as authorized by part C of the Juvenile Justice 
     and Delinquency Act of 1974, as amended, and
       (d) $11,000,000 shall be used exclusively for violence on 
     college campuses;
       (9) $34,000,000 for Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies to 
     States, units of local government, and Indian tribal 
     governments, as authorized by section 1001(a)(19) of the 1968 
     Act;
       (10) $25,000,000 for Rural Domestic Violence and Child 
     Abuse Enforcement Assistance Grants, as authorized by section 
     40295 of the 1994 Act;
       (11) $5,000,000 for training programs to assist probation 
     and parole officers who work with released sex offenders, as 
     authorized by section 40152(c) of the 1994 Act, and for local 
     demonstration projects;
       (12) $1,000,000 for grants for televised testimony, as 
     authorized by section 1001(a)(7) of the 1968 Act;
       (13) $63,000,000 for grants for residential substance abuse 
     treatment for State prisoners, as authorized by section 
     1001(a)(17) of the 1968 Act;
       (14) $5,000,000 for demonstration grants on alcohol and 
     crime in Indian Country;
       (15) $900,000 for the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient 
     Alert Program, as authorized by section 240001(c) of the 1994 
     Act;
       (16) $50,000,000 for Drug Courts, as authorized by title V 
     of the 1994 Act;
       (17) $1,500,000 for Law Enforcement Family Support 
     Programs, as authorized by section 1001(a)(21) of the 1968 
     Act;
       (18) $2,000,000 for public awareness programs addressing 
     marketing scams aimed at senior citizens, as authorized by 
     section 250005(3) of the 1994 Act;

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       (19) $250,000,000 for Juvenile Accountability Incentive 
     Block Grants (of which $500,000 shall be used to construct a 
     treatment and security facility for mid-risk youth in 
     Southwest Colorado) except that such funds shall be subject 
     to the same terms and conditions as set forth in the 
     provisions under this heading for this program in Public Law 
     105-119, but all references in such provisions to 1998 shall 
     be deemed to refer instead to 2001, and Guam shall be 
     considered a ``State'' for the purposes of title III of H.R. 
     3, as passed by the House of Representatives on May 8, 1997; 
     and
       (20) $1,300,000 for Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention 
     Programs, as authorized by section 220002(h) of the 1994 Act:

     Provided further, That funds made available in fiscal year 
     2001 under subpart 1 of part E of title I of the 1968 Act may 
     be obligated for programs to assist States in the litigation 
     processing of death penalty Federal habeas corpus petitions 
     and for drug testing initiatives: Provided further, That, if 
     a unit of local government uses any of the funds made 
     available under this title to increase the number of law 
     enforcement officers, the unit of local government will 
     achieve a net gain in the number of law enforcement officers 
     who perform nonadministrative public safety service: Provided 
     further, That balances for these programs may be transferred 
     from the Violent Crime Reduction Programs, State and Local 
     Law Enforcement Assistance account to this account.


                       weed and seed program fund

       For necessary expenses, including salaries and related 
     expenses of the Executive Office for Weed and Seed, to 
     implement ``Weed and Seed'' program activities, $34,000,000, 
     to remain available until expended, for inter-governmental 
     agreements, including grants, cooperative agreements, and 
     contracts, with State and local law enforcement agencies, 
     non-profit organizations, and agencies of local government, 
     engaged in the investigation and prosecution of violent 
     crimes and drug offenses in ``Weed and Seed'' designated 
     communities, and for either reimbursements or transfers to 
     appropriation accounts of the Department of Justice and other 
     Federal agencies which shall be specified by the Attorney 
     General to execute the ``Weed and Seed'' program strategy: 
     Provided, That funds designated by Congress through language 
     for other Department of Justice appropriation accounts for 
     ``Weed and Seed'' program activities shall be managed and 
     executed by the Attorney General through the Executive Office 
     for Weed and Seed: Provided further, That the Attorney 
     General may direct the use of other Department of Justice 
     funds and personnel in support of ``Weed and Seed'' program 
     activities only after the Attorney General notifies the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate in accordance with section 605 of this Act.

                  Community Oriented Policing Services

       For activities authorized by the Violent Crime Control and 
     Law Enforcement Act of 1994, Public Law 103-322 (``the 1994 
     Act'') (including administrative costs), $1,032,325,000, to 
     remain available until expended; of which $130,000,000 shall 
     be available to the Office of Justice Programs to carry out 
     section 102 of the Crime Identification Technology Act of 
     1998 (42 U.S.C. 14601), of which $35,000,000 is for grants to 
     upgrade criminal records, as authorized by section 106(b) of 
     the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act of 1993, as 
     amended, and section 4(b) of the National Child Protection 
     Act of 1993, of which $17,500,000 is for the National 
     Institute of Justice to develop school safety technologies, 
     and of which $30,000,000 shall be for State and local DNA 
     laboratories as authorized by section 1001(a)(22) of the 1968 
     Act, as well as for improvements to the State and local 
     forensic laboratory general forensic science capabilities to 
     reduce States' DNA convicted offender sample backlog and for 
     awards to State, local, and private laboratories; of which 
     $566,825,000 is for Public Safety and Community Policing 
     Grants pursuant to title I of the 1994 Act, of which 
     $180,000,000 shall be available for school resource officers, 
     of which $35,000,000 shall be used to improve tribal law 
     enforcement including equipment and training, of which 
     $25,500,000 shall be used for the Matching Grant Program for 
     Law Enforcement Armor Vests pursuant to section 2501 of part 
     Y of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 
     (``the 1968 Act''), as amended, of which $29,500,000 shall be 
     used for Police Corps education, training, and service as set 
     forth in sections 200101-200113 of the 1994 Act, and of which 
     $15,000,000 shall be used to combat violence in schools; of 
     which $140,000,000 shall be used for a law enforcement 
     technology program; of which $48,500,000 shall be used for 
     policing initiatives to combat methamphetamine production and 
     trafficking and to enhance policing initiatives in drug ``hot 
     spots''; of which $75,000,000 shall be for grants to States 
     and units of local government for a Community Prosecution 
     Program in areas of high gun-related violent crime to address 
     gun-related violence and violations of gun statutes in cases 
     involving drug-trafficking or gang-related crime; of which 
     $25,000,000 shall be used for the Community Prosecutors 
     program; of which $17,000,000 shall be for a police integrity 
     program; and of which $30,000,000 shall be for an offender 
     re-entry program: Provided, That of the amount provided for 
     Public Safety and Community Policing Grants, not to exceed 
     $31,825,000 shall be expended for program management and 
     administration: Provided further, That of the unobligated 
     balances available in this program, $5,000,000 shall be 
     available to improve tribal law enforcement including 
     equipment and training: Provided further, That no funds that 
     become available as a result of deobligations from prior year 
     balances, excluding those for program management and 
     administration, may be obligated except in accordance with 
     section 605 of this Act.


                       Juvenile Justice Programs

       For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other 
     assistance authorized by the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
     Prevention Act of 1974, as amended, (``the Act''), including 
     salaries and expenses in connection therewith to be 
     transferred to and merged with the appropriations for Justice 
     Assistance, $279,097,000, to remain available until expended, 
     as authorized by section 299 of part I of title II and 
     section 506 of title V of the Act, as amended by Public Law 
     102-586, of which: (1) notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, $6,847,000 shall be available for expenses authorized by 
     part A of title II of the Act, $89,000,000 shall be available 
     for expenses authorized by part B of title II of the Act, and 
     $50,250,000 shall be available for expenses authorized by 
     part C of title II of the Act: Provided, That $26,500,000 of 
     the amounts provided for part B of title II of the Act, as 
     amended, is for the purpose of providing additional formula 
     grants under part B to States that provide assurances to the 
     Administrator that the State has in effect (or will have in 
     effect no later than 1 year after date of application) 
     policies and programs, that ensure that juveniles are subject 
     to accountability-based sanctions for every act for which 
     they are adjudicated delinquent; (2) $12,000,000 shall be 
     available for expenses authorized by sections 281 and 282 of 
     part D of title II of the Act for prevention and treatment 
     programs relating to juvenile gangs; (3) $10,000,000 shall be 
     available for expenses authorized by section 285 of part E of 
     title II of the Act; (4) $16,000,000 shall be available for 
     expenses authorized by part G of title II of the Act for 
     juvenile mentoring programs; and (5) $95,000,000 shall be 
     available for expenses authorized by title V of the Act for 
     incentive grants for local delinquency prevention programs; 
     of which $12,500,000 shall be for delinquency prevention, 
     control, and system improvement programs for tribal youth; of 
     which $25,000,000 shall be available for grants of $360,000 
     to each State and $6,640,000 shall be available for 
     discretionary grants to States, for programs and activities 
     to enforce State laws prohibiting the sale of alcoholic 
     beverages to minors or the purchase or consumption of 
     alcoholic beverages by minors, prevention and reduction of 
     consumption of alcoholic beverages by minors, and for 
     technical assistance and training; and of which $15,000,000 
     shall be available for the Safe Schools Initiative: Provided 
     further, That upon the enactment of reauthorization 
     legislation for Juvenile Justice Programs under the Juvenile 
     Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, as amended, 
     funding provisions in this Act shall from that date be 
     subject to the provisions of that legislation and any 
     provisions in this Act that are inconsistent with that 
     legislation shall no longer have effect: Provided further, 
     That of amounts made available under the Juvenile Justice 
     Programs of the Office of Justice Programs to carry out part 
     B (relating to Federal Assistance for State and Local 
     Programs), subpart II of part C (relating to Special Emphasis 
     Prevention and Treatment Programs), part D (relating to Gang-
     Free Schools and Communities and Community-Based Gang 
     Intervention), part E (relating to State Challenge 
     Activities), and part G (relating to Mentoring) of title II 
     of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 
     1974, and to carry out the At-Risk Children's Program under 
     title V of that Act, not more than 10 percent of each such 
     amount may be used for research, evaluation, and statistics 
     activities designed to benefit the programs or activities 
     authorized under the appropriate part or title, and not more 
     than 2 percent of each such amount may be used for training 
     and technical assistance activities designed to benefit the 
     programs or activities authorized under that part or title.
       In addition, for grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, 
     and other assistance, $11,000,000 to remain available until 
     expended, for developing, testing, and demonstrating programs 
     designed to reduce drug use among juveniles.
       In addition, for grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, 
     and other assistance authorized by the Victims of Child Abuse 
     Act of 1990, as amended, $8,500,000, to remain available 
     until expended, as authorized by section 214B of the Act.


                    Public Safety Officers Benefits

       To remain available until expended, for payments authorized 
     by part L of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
     Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796), as amended, such sums 
     as are necessary, as authorized by section 6093 of Public Law 
     100-690 (102 Stat. 4339-4340); and $2,400,000, to remain 
     available until expended for payments as authorized by 
     section 1201(b) of said Act.

               General Provisions--Department of Justice

       Sec. 101. In addition to amounts otherwise made available 
     in this title for official reception and representation 
     expenses, a total of not to exceed $45,000 from funds 
     appropriated to the Department of Justice in this title shall 
     be available to the Attorney General for official reception 
     and representation expenses in accordance with distributions, 
     procedures, and regulations established by the Attorney 
     General.
       Sec. 102. Hereafter, authorities contained in the 
     Department of Justice Appropriation Authorization Act, Fiscal 
     Year 1980 (Public Law 96-132; 93 Stat. 1040 (1979)), as 
     amended, shall

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     remain in effect until the effective date of a subsequent 
     Department of Justice Appropriation Authorization Act.
       Sec. 103. None of the funds appropriated by this title 
     shall be available to pay for an abortion, except where the 
     life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were 
     carried to term, or in the case of rape: Provided, That 
     should this prohibition be declared unconstitutional by a 
     court of competent jurisdiction, this section shall be null 
     and void.
       Sec. 104. None of the funds appropriated under this title 
     shall be used to require any person to perform, or facilitate 
     in any way the performance of, any abortion.
       Sec. 105. Nothing in the preceding section shall remove the 
     obligation of the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to 
     provide escort services necessary for a female inmate to 
     receive such service outside the Federal facility: Provided, 
     That nothing in this section in any way diminishes the effect 
     of section 104 intended to address the philosophical beliefs 
     of individual employees of the Bureau of Prisons.
       Sec. 106. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not 
     to exceed $10,000,000 of the funds made available in this Act 
     may be used to establish and publicize a program under which 
     publicly advertised, extraordinary rewards may be paid, which 
     shall not be subject to spending limitations contained in 
     sections 3059 and 3072 of title 18, United States Code: 
     Provided, That any reward of $100,000 or more, up to a 
     maximum of $2,000,000, may not be made without the personal 
     approval of the President or the Attorney General and such 
     approval may not be delegated.
       Sec. 107. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 
     available for the current fiscal year for the Department of 
     Justice in this Act, including those derived from the Violent 
     Crime Reduction Trust Fund, may be transferred between such 
     appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as 
     otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more 
     than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided, That any 
     transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a 
     reprogramming of funds under section 605 of this Act and 
     shall not be available for obligation except in compliance 
     with the procedures set forth in that section.
       Sec. 108. Section 108(a) of the Departments of Commerce, 
     Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 2000 (as enacted into law by section 
     1000(a)(1) of Public Law 106-113) shall apply for fiscal year 
     2001 and thereafter.
       Sec. 109. Section 3024 of the Emergency Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 106-31) shall apply for 
     fiscal year 2001.
       Sec. 110. Section 641(e)(4)(A) of the Illegal Immigration 
     Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (division C 
     of Public Law 104-208) is amended by inserting before the 
     period at the end of the second sentence the following: ``, 
     except that, in the case of an alien admitted under section 
     101(a)(15)(J) of the Immigration and Nationality Act as an au 
     pair, camp counselor, or participant in a summer work travel 
     program, the fee shall not exceed $35''.
       Sec. 111. Section 115 of the Departments of Commerce, 
     Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 2000 (as enacted into law by section 
     1000(a)(1) of Public Law 106-113) shall apply hereafter.
       Sec. 112. Section 286 of the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act (8 U.S.C. 1356) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsections:
       ``(t) Genealogy Fee.--(1) There is hereby established the 
     Genealogy Fee for providing genealogy research and 
     information services. This fee shall be deposited as 
     offsetting collections into the Examinations Fee Account. 
     Fees for such research and information services may be set at 
     a level that will ensure the recovery of the full costs of 
     providing all such services.
       ``(2) The Attorney General will prepare and submit annually 
     to Congress statements of the financial condition of the 
     Genealogy Fee.
       ``(3) Any officer or employee of the Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service shall collect fees prescribed under 
     regulation before disseminating any requested genealogical 
     information.
       ``(u) Premium Fee for Employment-Based Petitions and 
     Applications.--The Attorney General is authorized to 
     establish and collect a premium fee for employment-based 
     petitions and applications. This fee shall be used to provide 
     certain premium-processing services to business customers, 
     and to make infrastructure improvements in the adjudications 
     and customer-service processes. For approval of the benefit 
     applied for, the petitioner/applicant must meet the legal 
     criteria for such benefit. This fee shall be set at $1,000, 
     shall be paid in addition to any normal petition/application 
     fee that may be applicable, and shall be deposited as 
     offsetting collections in the Immigration Examinations Fee 
     Account. The Attorney General may adjust this fee according 
     to the Consumer Price Index.''.
       Sec. 114. Section 1402(d)(3) of Public Law 98-473 is 
     amended by inserting ``and the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation'' after ``United States Attorneys Offices''.
       Sec. 115. Beginning in fiscal year 2001 and thereafter, 
     funds appropriated to the Federal Prison System may be used 
     to place in privately operated prisons only such persons 
     sentenced to incarceration under the District of Columbia 
     Code as the Director, Bureau of Prisons, may determine to be 
     appropriate for such placement consistent with Federal 
     classification standards, after consideration of all relevant 
     factors, including the threat of danger to public safety.
       Sec. 116. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     $1,000,000 shall be available for technical assistance from 
     the funds appropriated for part G of title II of the Juvenile 
     Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, as amended.
       Sec. 117. Of the discretionary funds appropriated to the 
     Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement 
     Assistance Program in fiscal year 2000, $2,000,000 shall be 
     transferred to the Violent Offender Incarceration and Truth 
     In Sentencing Incentive Grants Program to be used for the 
     construction costs of the Hoonah Spirit Camp, as authorized 
     under section 20109(a) of subtitle A of title II of the 1994 
     Act.
       Sec. 118. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for 
     fiscal 2001 and hereafter, with respect to any grant program 
     for which amounts are made available under this title, no 
     grant funds may be made available to any local jail that runs 
     ``pay-to-stay programs.''
       Sec. 119. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     including section 4(d) of the Service Contract Act of 1965 
     (41 U.S.C. 353(d)), the Attorney General hereafter may enter 
     into contracts and other agreements, of any reasonable 
     duration, for detention or incarceration space or facilities, 
     including related services, on any reasonable basis.
       This title may be cited as the ``Department of Justice 
     Appropriations Act, 2001''.

         TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND RELATED AGENCIES

                  Trade and Infrastructure Development

                            RELATED AGENCIES

            Office of the United States Trade Representative


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the United States 
     Trade Representative, including the hire of passenger motor 
     vehicles and the employment of experts and consultants as 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $29,517,000, of which $1,000,000 
     shall remain available until expended: Provided, That not to 
     exceed $98,000 shall be available for official reception and 
     representation expenses.

                     International Trade Commission


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the International Trade 
     Commission, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, and 
     services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and not to exceed 
     $2,500 for official reception and representation expenses, 
     $48,100,000, to remain available until expended.

                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

                   International Trade Administration


                     operations and administration

       For necessary expenses for international trade activities 
     of the Department of Commerce provided for by law, and 
     engaging in trade promotional activities abroad, including 
     expenses of grants and cooperative agreements for the purpose 
     of promoting exports of United States firms, without regard 
     to 44 U.S.C. 3702 and 3703; full medical coverage for 
     dependent members of immediate families of employees 
     stationed overseas and employees temporarily posted overseas; 
     travel and transportation of employees of the United States 
     and Foreign Commercial Service between two points abroad, 
     without regard to 49 U.S.C. 1517; employment of Americans and 
     aliens by contract for services; rental of space abroad for 
     periods not exceeding 10 years, and expenses of alteration, 
     repair, or improvement; purchase or construction of temporary 
     demountable exhibition structures for use abroad; payment of 
     tort claims, in the manner authorized in the first paragraph 
     of 28 U.S.C. 2672 when such claims arise in foreign 
     countries; not to exceed $327,000 for official representation 
     expenses abroad; purchase of passenger motor vehicles for 
     official use abroad, not to exceed $30,000 per vehicle; 
     obtaining insurance on official motor vehicles; and rental of 
     tie lines and teletype equipment, $337,444,000, to remain 
     available until expended, of which $3,000,000 is to be 
     derived from fees to be retained and used by the 
     International Trade Administration, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 
     3302: Provided, That $64,747,000 shall be for Trade 
     Development, $25,555,000 shall be for Market Access and 
     Compliance, $40,645,000 shall be for the Import 
     Administration, $194,638,000 shall be for the United States 
     and Foreign Commercial Service, and $11,859,000 shall be for 
     Executive Direction and Administration: Provided further, 
     That the provisions of the first sentence of section 105(f) 
     and all of section 108(c) of the Mutual Educational and 
     Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and 2458(c)) 
     shall apply in carrying out these activities without regard 
     to section 5412 of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act 
     of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4912); and that for the purpose of this 
     Act, contributions under the provisions of the Mutual 
     Educational and Cultural Exchange Act shall include payment 
     for assessments for services provided as part of these 
     activities.

                         Export Administration


                     operations and administration

       For necessary expenses for export administration and 
     national security activities of the Department of Commerce, 
     including costs associated with the performance of export 
     administration field activities both domestically and abroad; 
     full medical coverage for dependent members of immediate 
     families of employees stationed overseas; employment of 
     Americans and aliens by contract for services abroad; payment 
     of tort claims, in the manner authorized in the first 
     paragraph of 28 U.S.C. 2672 when such claims arise in foreign 
     countries; not to exceed $15,000 for official representation 
     expenses abroad; awards of compensation to informers

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     under the Export Administration Act of 1979, and as 
     authorized by 22 U.S.C. 401(b); purchase of passenger motor 
     vehicles for official use and motor vehicles for law 
     enforcement use with special requirement vehicles eligible 
     for purchase without regard to any price limitation otherwise 
     established by law, $64,854,000, to remain available until 
     expended, of which $7,250,000 shall be for inspections and 
     other activities related to national security: Provided, That 
     the provisions of the first sentence of section 105(f) and 
     all of section 108(c) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural 
     Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and 2458(c)) shall 
     apply in carrying out these activities: Provided further, 
     That payments and contributions collected and accepted for 
     materials or services provided as part of such activities may 
     be retained for use in covering the cost of such activities, 
     and for providing information to the public with respect to 
     the export administration and national security activities of 
     the Department of Commerce and other export control programs 
     of the United States and other governments.

                  Economic Development Administration


                Economic Development Assistance Programs

       For grants for economic development assistance as provided 
     by the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, as 
     amended, and for trade adjustment assistance, $411,879,000, 
     to remain available until expended.


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of administering the economic 
     development assistance programs as provided for by law, 
     $28,000,000: Provided, That these funds may be used to 
     monitor projects approved pursuant to title I of the Public 
     Works Employment Act of 1976, as amended, title II of the 
     Trade Act of 1974, as amended, and the Community Emergency 
     Drought Relief Act of 1977.

                  Minority Business Development Agency


                     Minority Business Development

       For necessary expenses of the Department of Commerce in 
     fostering, promoting, and developing minority business 
     enterprise, including expenses of grants, contracts, and 
     other agreements with public or private organizations, 
     $27,314,000.

                Economic and Information Infrastructure

                   Economic and Statistical Analysis


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses, as authorized by law, of economic 
     and statistical analysis programs of the Department of 
     Commerce, $53,745,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2002.

                          Bureau of the Census


                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary for collecting, compiling, 
     analyzing, preparing, and publishing statistics, provided for 
     by law, $157,227,000.


                     Periodic Censuses and Programs

       For necessary expenses to conduct the decennial census, 
     $130,898,000 to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That, of the total amount available for the decennial census 
     ($130,898,000 in new appropriations and $260,000,000 in 
     unobligated balances from prior years), $24,055,000 is for 
     Program Development and Management; $55,096,000 is for Data 
     Content and Products; $122,000,000 is for Field Data 
     Collection and Support Systems; $1,500,000 is for Address 
     List Development; $115,038,000 is for Automated Data 
     Processing and Telecommunications Support; $55,000,000 is for 
     Testing and Evaluation; $5,512,000 is for activities related 
     to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Pacific Areas; 
     $9,197,000 is for Marketing, Communications and Partnership 
     activities; and $3,500,000 is for the Census Monitoring 
     Board, as authorized by section 210 of Public Law 105-119.
       In addition, for expenses to collect and publish statistics 
     for other periodic censuses and programs provided for by law, 
     $145,508,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That regarding engineering and design of a facility at the 
     Suitland Federal Center, quarterly reports regarding the 
     expenditure of funds and project planning, design and cost 
     decisions shall be provided by the Bureau, in cooperation 
     with the General Services Administration, to the Committees 
     on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives: Provided further, That none of the funds 
     provided in this Act or any other Act under the heading 
     ``Bureau of the Census, Periodic Censuses and Programs'' 
     shall be used to fund the construction and tenant build-out 
     costs of a facility at the Suitland Federal Center.

       National Telecommunications and Information Administration


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses, as provided for by law, of the 
     National Telecommunications and Information Administration 
     (NTIA), $11,437,000, to remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1535(d), the 
     Secretary of Commerce shall charge Federal agencies for costs 
     incurred in spectrum management, analysis, and operations, 
     and related services and such fees shall be retained and used 
     as offsetting collections for costs of such spectrum 
     services, to remain available until expended: Provided 
     further, That hereafter, notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, NTIA shall not authorize spectrum use or provide any 
     spectrum functions pursuant to the National 
     Telecommunications and Information Administration 
     Organization Act, 47 U.S.C. 902-903, to any Federal entity 
     without reimbursement as required by NTIA for such spectrum 
     management costs, and Federal entities withholding payment of 
     such cost shall not use spectrum: Provided further, That the 
     Secretary of Commerce is authorized to retain and use as 
     offsetting collections all funds transferred, or previously 
     transferred, from other Government agencies for all costs 
     incurred in telecommunications research, engineering, and 
     related activities by the Institute for Telecommunication 
     Sciences of NTIA, in furtherance of its assigned functions 
     under this paragraph, and such funds received from other 
     Government agencies shall remain available until expended.


    public telecommunications facilities, planning and construction

       For grants authorized by section 392 of the Communications 
     Act of 1934, as amended, $43,500,000, to remain available 
     until expended as authorized by section 391 of the Act, as 
     amended: Provided, That not to exceed $1,800,000 shall be 
     available for program administration as authorized by section 
     391 of the Act: Provided further, That notwithstanding the 
     provisions of section 391 of the Act, the prior year 
     unobligated balances may be made available for grants for 
     projects for which applications have been submitted and 
     approved during any fiscal year.


                   information infrastructure grants

       For grants authorized by section 392 of the Communications 
     Act of 1934, as amended, $45,500,000, to remain available 
     until expended as authorized by section 391 of the Act, as 
     amended: Provided, That not to exceed $3,000,000 shall be 
     available for program administration and other support 
     activities as authorized by section 391: Provided further, 
     That, of the funds appropriated herein, not to exceed 5 
     percent may be available for telecommunications research 
     activities for projects related directly to the development 
     of a national information infrastructure: Provided further, 
     That, notwithstanding the requirements of sections 392(a) and 
     392(c) of the Act, these funds may be used for the planning 
     and construction of telecommunications networks for the 
     provision of educational, cultural, health care, public 
     information, public safety, or other social services: 
     Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, no entity that receives telecommunications services at 
     preferential rates under section 254(h) of the Act (47 U.S.C. 
     254(h)) or receives assistance under the regional information 
     sharing systems grant program of the Department of Justice 
     under part M of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
     Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796h) may use funds under a 
     grant under this heading to cover any costs of the entity 
     that would otherwise be covered by such preferential rates or 
     such assistance, as the case may be: Provided further, That 
     the Administrator shall, after consultation with other 
     federal departments and agencies responsible for regulating 
     the core operations of entities engaged in the provision of 
     energy, water and railroad services, complete and submit to 
     Congress, not later than twelve months after date of 
     enactment of this subsection, a study of the current and 
     future use of spectrum by these entities to protect and 
     maintain the nation's critical infrastructure: Provided 
     further, That within six months after the release of this 
     study, the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission 
     shall submit a report to Congress on the actions that could 
     be taken by the Commission to address any needs identified in 
     the Administrator's study.

                      Patent and Trademark Office


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Patent and Trademark Office 
     provided for by law, including defense of suits instituted 
     against the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks, 
     $783,843,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That of this amount, $783,843,000 shall be derived from 
     offsetting collections assessed and collected pursuant to 15 
     U.S.C. 1113 and 35 U.S.C. 41 and 376, and shall be retained 
     and used for necessary expenses in this appropriation: 
     Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated from the 
     general fund shall be reduced as such offsetting collections 
     are received during fiscal year 2001, so as to result in a 
     final fiscal year 2001 appropriation from the general fund 
     estimated at $0: Provided further, That during fiscal year 
     2001, should the total amount of offsetting fee collections 
     be less than $783,843,000, the total amounts available to the 
     Patent and Trademark Office shall be reduced accordingly: 
     Provided further, That any amount received in excess of 
     $783,843,000 in fiscal year 2001 shall not be available for 
     obligation: Provided further, That not to exceed $254,889,000 
     from fees collected in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 shall be 
     made available for obligation in fiscal year 2001.

                         Science and Technology

                       Technology Administration


       Under Secretary for Technology/Office of Technology Policy

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses for the Under Secretary for 
     Technology/Office of Technology Policy, $8,080,000.

             National Institute of Standards and Technology


             Scientific and Technical Research and Services

       For necessary expenses of the National Institute of 
     Standards and Technology, $312,617,000, to remain available 
     until expended, of which not to exceed $282,000 may be 
     transferred to the ``Working Capital Fund''.

                     industrial technology services

       For necessary expenses of the Manufacturing Extension 
     Partnership of the National Institute

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     of Standards and Technology, $105,137,000, to remain 
     available until expended.
       In addition, for necessary expenses of the Advanced 
     Technology Program of the National Institute of Standards and 
     Technology, $145,700,000, to remain available until expended, 
     of which not to exceed $60,700,000 shall be available for the 
     award of new grants.

                  construction of research facilities

       For construction of new research facilities, including 
     architectural and engineering design, and for renovation of 
     existing facilities, not otherwise provided for the National 
     Institute of Standards and Technology, as authorized by 15 
     U.S.C. 278c-278e, $34,879,000, to remain available until 
     expended.

            National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

                  operations, research, and facilities


                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses of activities authorized by law for 
     the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     including maintenance, operation, and hire of aircraft; 
     grants, contracts, or other payments to nonprofit 
     organizations for the purposes of conducting activities 
     pursuant to cooperative agreements; and relocation of 
     facilities as authorized by 33 U.S.C. 883i, $1,869,170,000, 
     to remain available until expended: Provided, That fees and 
     donations received by the National Ocean Service for the 
     management of the national marine sanctuaries may be retained 
     and used for the salaries and expenses associated with those 
     activities, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302: Provided further, 
     That in addition, $68,000,000 shall be derived by transfer 
     from the fund entitled ``Promote and Develop Fishery Products 
     and Research Pertaining to American Fisheries'': Provided 
     further, That grants to States pursuant to sections 306 and 
     306A of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended, 
     shall not exceed $2,000,000: Provided further, That not to 
     exceed $31,439,000 shall be expended for Executive Direction 
     and Administration, which consists of the Offices of the 
     Undersecretary, the Executive Secretariat, Policy and 
     Strategic Planning, International Affairs, Legislative 
     Affairs, Public Affairs, Sustainable Development, the Chief 
     Scientist, and the General Counsel: Provided further, That 
     the aforementioned offices, excluding the Office of the 
     General Counsel, shall not be augmented by personnel details, 
     temporary transfers of personnel on either a reimbursable or 
     nonreimbursable basis or any other type of formal or informal 
     transfer or reimbursement of personnel or funds on either a 
     temporary or long-term basis above the level of 42 personnel: 
     Provided further, That no general administrative charge shall 
     be applied against an assigned activity included in this Act 
     and, further, that any direct administrative expenses applied 
     against an assigned activity shall be limited to 5 percent of 
     the funds provided for that assigned activity: Provided 
     further, That any use of deobligated balances of funds 
     provided under this heading in previous years shall be 
     subject to the procedures set forth in section 605 of this 
     Act.
       In addition, for necessary retired pay expenses under the 
     Retired Serviceman's Family Protection and Survivor Benefits 
     Plan, and for payments for medical care of retired personnel 
     and their dependents under the Dependents Medical Care Act 
     (10 U.S.C. ch. 55), such sums as may be necessary.


   Procurement, Acquisition and Construction (including transfers of 
                                 funds)

       For procurement, acquisition and construction of capital 
     assets, including alteration and modification costs, of the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     $682,899,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That unexpended balances of amounts previously made available 
     in the ``Operations, Research, and Facilities'' account for 
     activities funded under this heading may be transferred to 
     and merged with this account, to remain available until 
     expended for the purposes for which the funds were originally 
     appropriated: Provided further, That none of the funds 
     provided in this Act or any other Act under the heading 
     ``National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     Procurement, Acquisition and Construction'' shall be used to 
     fund the construction and tenant build-out costs of a 
     facility at the Suitland Federal Center.

                      Coastal and Ocean Activities

       In addition, for coastal and ocean activities, 
     $420,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
     $135,000,000 is for ocean, coastal and waterway conservation 
     programs; of which $135,000,000 is for National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration programs; and of which 
     $150,000,000 is for coastal impact assistance as authorized 
     by section 31 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act as 
     authorized by section 903 of this Act: Provided, That of the 
     funds provided under this heading for ocean and coastal 
     conservation programs, $10,000,000 is available for 
     implementation of State nonpoint pollution control plans 
     established pursuant to section 6217 of the Coastal Zone 
     Management Act of 1972 as amended by P.L. 101-508 other than 
     in non-contiguous States except Hawaii; $30,000,000 is for 
     competitive grants for community-based coastal restoration 
     activities in the Great Lakes region; $14,000,000 is for the 
     University of New Hampshire, Building and Pier; $1,000,000 is 
     for the Sea Coast Science Center; $3,000,000 is for the Great 
     Bay Partnership; $1,000,000 is for the New Hampshire 
     Department of Environmental Services Marsh Restoration 
     initiative; $1,000,000 is for the Mississippi Laboratories at 
     Pascagoula; $8,000,000 is for the ACE Basin NERRS Research 
     Center construction; $4,000,000 is for Kachamek Bay NERRS 
     research center construction; $1,000,000 is for the Raritan, 
     New Jersey, NERRS land acquisition; $2,500,000 is for Winyah 
     Bay land acquisition; $2,000,000 is for ACE Basin Land 
     Acquisition; $10,000,000 is for a direct payment to the 
     SeaLife Center; $10,000,000 is for Dupage River restoration; 
     $1,000,000 is for Detroit River restoration; $500,000 is for 
     lower Rouge River restoration; $8,500,000 is for Bronx River 
     restoration and land acquisition; $16,000,000 is for a grant 
     for Eastern Kentucky Pride, Inc, of which $11,000,000 is for 
     design and construction of facilities for water protection 
     and related environmental infrastructure; $3,000,000 is for a 
     grant to the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources for 
     brown marsh research/mitigation and nutria control; 
     $2,000,000 is for land acquisition in southern Orange County, 
     California for conservation of coastal sage scrub; $3,000,000 
     is for planning, renovation and construction of facilities 
     for a new national estuarine research reserve in San 
     Francisco, California; $2,000,000 is for a grant to the 
     National Fish and Wildlife Foundation for species management 
     and estuarine habitat conservation; and $1,500,000 is for a 
     grant to the Pinellas County Environmental Foundation for the 
     Tampa Bay watershed Provided further, That of the funds 
     provided for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration programs, $5,000,000 is for National Estuarine 
     Research Reserves operations; $12,000,000 is for Marine 
     Sanctuaries operations; $8,500,000 is for Coastal Zone 
     Management Act grants; $1,500,000 is for Program 
     Administration; $4,000,000 is for marine mammal strandings; 
     $25,000,000 is for protection of Coral Reefs; $36,000,000 is 
     for Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery grants to States and 
     tribes; $6,000,000 is for fisheries habitat restoration; 
     $15,000,000 is for NOAA Cooperative Enforcement initiative; 
     $3,000,000 is for Atlantic Coast observers; $3,000,000 is for 
     Cooperative Research; $3,000,000 is for Red Snapper research; 
     $3,000,000 is for Aquaculture; $5,000,000 is for Harmful 
     algal Blooms research; $2,000,000 is for Ocean exploration 
     initiative; and $3,000,000 is for Marine Sanctuaries 
     construction.


                    Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery

       For necessary expenses associated with the restoration of 
     Pacific salmon populations and the implementation of the 1999 
     Pacific Salmon Treaty Agreement between the United States and 
     Canada, $54,000,000, subject to express authorization.
       In addition, for implementation of the 1999 Pacific Salmon 
     Treaty Agreement, $20,000,000, of which $10,000,000 shall be 
     deposited in the Northern Boundary and Transboundary Rivers 
     Restoration and Enhancement Fund and of which $10,000,000 
     shall be deposited in the Southern Boundary Restoration and 
     Enhancement Fund.


                      coastal zone management fund

       Of amounts collected pursuant to section 308 of the Coastal 
     Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1456a), not to exceed 
     $3,200,000, for purposes set forth in sections 308(b)(2)(A), 
     308(b)(2)(B)(v), and 315(e) of such Act.


                      Fishermen's Contingency Fund

       For carrying out the provisions of title IV of Public Law 
     95-372, not to exceed $952,000, to be derived from receipts 
     collected pursuant to that Act, to remain available until 
     expended.

                     foreign fishing observer fund

       For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the 
     Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975, as amended (Public Law 
     96-339), the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
     Management Act of 1976, as amended (Public Law 100-627), and 
     the American Fisheries Promotion Act (Public Law 96-561), to 
     be derived from the fees imposed under the foreign fishery 
     observer program authorized by these Acts, not to exceed 
     $191,000, to remain available until expended.


                   fisheries finance program account

       For the cost of direct loans, $288,000, as authorized by 
     the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, 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: Provided further, That none of the funds made 
     available under this heading may be used for direct loans for 
     any new fishing vessel that will increase the harvesting 
     capacity in any United States fishery.

                        Departmental Management


                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary for the departmental management of 
     the Department of Commerce provided for by law, including not 
     to exceed $3,000 for official entertainment, $35,920,000.


                      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 (5 U.S.C. App. 1-11, as amended by Public 
     Law 100-504), $20,000,000.

               General Provisions--Department of Commerce

       Sec. 201. During the current fiscal year, applicable 
     appropriations and funds made available to the Department of 
     Commerce by this Act shall be available for the activities 
     specified in the Act of October 26, 1949 (15 U.S.C. 1514), to 
     the extent and in the manner prescribed by the Act, and, 
     notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3324, may be used for advanced 
     payments not otherwise authorized only upon the certification 
     of officials designated by the Secretary of Commerce that 
     such payments are in the public interest.
       Sec. 202. During the current fiscal year, appropriations 
     made available to the Department

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     of Commerce by this Act for salaries and expenses shall be 
     available for hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized 
     by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and 1344; services as authorized by 5 
     U.S.C. 3109; and uniforms or allowances therefore, as 
     authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902).
       Sec. 203. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to support the hurricane reconnaissance aircraft and 
     activities that are under the control of the United States 
     Air Force or the United States Air Force Reserve.
       Sec. 204. None of the funds provided in this or any 
     previous Act, or hereinafter made available to the Department 
     of Commerce, shall be available to reimburse the Unemployment 
     Trust Fund or any other fund or account of the Treasury to 
     pay for any expenses authorized by section 8501 of title 5, 
     United States Code, for services performed by individuals 
     appointed to temporary positions within the Bureau of the 
     Census for purposes relating to the decennial censuses of 
     population.
       Sec. 205. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 
     available for the current fiscal year for the Department of 
     Commerce in this Act may be transferred between such 
     appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased 
     by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided, That 
     any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a 
     reprogramming of funds under section 605 of this Act and 
     shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except 
     in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.
       Sec. 206. Any costs incurred by a department or agency 
     funded under this title resulting from personnel actions 
     taken in response to funding reductions included in this 
     title or from actions taken for the care and protection of 
     loan collateral or grant property shall be absorbed within 
     the total budgetary resources available to such department or 
     agency: Provided, That the authority to transfer funds 
     between appropriations accounts as may be necessary to carry 
     out this section is provided in addition to authorities 
     included elsewhere in this Act: Provided further, That use of 
     funds to carry out this section shall be treated as a 
     reprogramming of funds under section 605 of this Act and 
     shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except 
     in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.
       Sec. 207. The Secretary of Commerce may award contracts for 
     hydrographic, geodetic, and photogrammetric surveying and 
     mapping services in accordance with title IX of the Federal 
     Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 
     541 et seq.).
       Sec. 208. The Secretary of Commerce may use the Commerce 
     franchise fund for expenses and equipment necessary for the 
     maintenance and operation of such administrative services as 
     the Secretary determines may be performed more advantageously 
     as central services, pursuant to section 403 of Public Law 
     103-356: Provided, That any inventories, equipment, and other 
     assets pertaining to the services to be provided by such 
     fund, either on hand or on order, less the related 
     liabilities or unpaid obligations, and any appropriations 
     made for the purpose of providing capital shall be used to 
     capitalize such fund: Provided further, That such fund shall 
     be paid in advance from funds available to the Department and 
     other Federal agencies for which such centralized services 
     are performed, at rates which will return in full all 
     expenses of operation, including accrued leave, depreciation 
     of fund plant and equipment, amortization of automated data 
     processing (ADP) software and systems (either acquired or 
     donated), and an amount necessary to maintain a reasonable 
     operating reserve, as determined by the Secretary: Provided 
     further, That such fund shall provide services on a 
     competitive basis: Provided further, That an amount not to 
     exceed 4 percent of the total annual income to such fund may 
     be retained in the fund for fiscal year 2001 and each fiscal 
     year thereafter, to remain available until expended, to be 
     used for the acquisition of capital equipment, and for the 
     improvement and implementation of department financial 
     management, ADP, and other support systems: Provided further, 
     That such amounts retained in the fund for fiscal year 2001 
     and each fiscal year thereafter shall be available for 
     obligation and expenditure only in accordance with section 
     605 of this Act: Provided further, That no later than 30 days 
     after the end of each fiscal year, amounts in excess of this 
     reserve limitation shall be deposited as miscellaneous 
     receipts in the Treasury: Provided further, That such 
     franchise fund pilot program shall terminate pursuant to 
     section 403(f) of Public Law 103-356.
       Sec. 209. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of 
     the amounts made available elsewhere in this title to the 
     ``National Institute of Standards and Technology, 
     Construction of Research Facilities'', $4,000,000 is 
     appropriated to the Institute at Saint Anselm College, 
     $4,000,000 is appropriated to fund a cooperative agreement 
     with the Medical University of South Carolina, $3,000,000 is 
     appropriated to the Thayer School of Engineering for the 
     biocommodity and biomass research initiative, and $3,000,000 
     is appropriated to establish the Institute for Information 
     Infrastructure Protection at the Institute for Security 
     Technology Studies.
       In addition, of the amounts for ``National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration, Procurement, Acquisition, and 
     Construction'', $5,000,000 shall be for a grant for Eastern 
     Kentucky Pride, Inc., for design and construction of 
     facilities for water protection and related environmental 
     infrastructure.
       Sec. 210. (a) The Secretary of Commerce shall establish and 
     administer through the National Ocean Service the Dr. Nancy 
     Foster Scholarship Program. Under the program, the Secretary 
     shall award graduate education scholarships in marine 
     biology, oceanography, or maritime archaeology, including the 
     curation, preservation, and display of maritime artifacts, to 
     be known as ``Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarships''.
       (b) The purpose of the Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program 
     is to recognize outstanding scholarship in marine biology, 
     oceanography, or maritime archaeology, particularly by women 
     and members of minority groups, and encourage independent 
     graduate level research in such fields of study.
       (c) Each Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship award--
       (1) shall be used to support a candidate's graduate studies 
     in marine biology, oceanography, or maritime archaeology at a 
     sponsoring institution; and
       (2) shall be made available to individual candidates in 
     accordance with guidelines issued by the Secretary.
       (d) The amount of each Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship shall 
     be provided directly to each recipient selected by the 
     Secretary upon receipt of certification that the recipient 
     will adhere to a specific and detailed plan of study and 
     research approved by the sponsoring institution.
       (e) The Secretary shall make 1 percent of the amount 
     appropriated each fiscal year to carry out the National 
     Marine Sanctuaries Act (46 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.) available for 
     Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarships.
       (f) Repayment of the award shall be made to the Secretary 
     in the case of fraud or noncompliance.
       This title may be cited as the ``Department of Commerce and 
     Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001''.

                        TITLE III--THE JUDICIARY

                   Supreme Court of the United States


                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary for the operation of the Supreme 
     Court, as required by law, excluding care of the building and 
     grounds, including purchase or hire, driving, maintenance, 
     and operation of an automobile for the Chief Justice, not to 
     exceed $10,000 for the purpose of transporting Associate 
     Justices, and hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized 
     by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and 1344; not to exceed $10,000 for 
     official reception and representation expenses; and for 
     miscellaneous expenses, to be expended as the Chief Justice 
     may approve, $37,591,000.

                    care of the building and grounds

       For such expenditures as may be necessary to enable the 
     Architect of the Capitol to carry out the duties imposed upon 
     the Architect by the Act approved May 7, 1934 (40 U.S.C. 13a-
     13b), $7,530,000, of which $4,460,000 shall remain available 
     until expended.

         United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

                         salaries and expenses

       For salaries of the chief judge, judges, and other officers 
     and employees, and for necessary expenses of the court, as 
     authorized by law, $17,930,000.

               United States Court of International Trade

                         salaries and expenses

       For salaries of the chief judge and eight judges, salaries 
     of the officers and employees of the court, services as 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and necessary expenses of the 
     court, as authorized by law, $12,456,000.

    Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services

                         salaries and expenses

       For the salaries of circuit and district judges (including 
     judges of the territorial courts of the United States), 
     justices and judges retired from office or from regular 
     active service, judges of the United States Court of Federal 
     Claims, bankruptcy judges, magistrate judges, and all other 
     officers and employees of the Federal Judiciary not otherwise 
     specifically provided for, and necessary expenses of the 
     courts, as authorized by law, $3,359,725,000 (including the 
     purchase of firearms and ammunition); of which not to exceed 
     $17,817,000 shall remain available until expended for space 
     alteration projects; and of which not to exceed $10,000,000 
     shall remain available until expended for furniture and 
     furnishings related to new space alteration and construction 
     projects.
       In addition, for expenses of the United States Court of 
     Federal Claims associated with processing cases under the 
     National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, not to exceed 
     $2,602,000, to be appropriated from the Vaccine Injury 
     Compensation Trust Fund.


                           defender services

       For the operation of Federal Public Defender and Community 
     Defender organizations; the compensation and reimbursement of 
     expenses of attorneys appointed to represent persons under 
     the Criminal Justice Act of 1964, as amended; the 
     compensation and reimbursement of expenses of persons 
     furnishing investigative, expert and other services under the 
     Criminal Justice Act of 1964 (18 U.S.C. 3006A(e)); the 
     compensation (in accordance with Criminal Justice Act 
     maximums) and reimbursement of expenses of attorneys 
     appointed to assist the court in criminal cases where the 
     defendant has waived representation by counsel; the 
     compensation and reimbursement of travel expenses of 
     guardians ad litem acting on behalf of financially eligible 
     minor or incompetent offenders in connection with transfers 
     from the United States to

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     foreign countries with which the United States has a treaty 
     for the execution of penal sentences; and the compensation of 
     attorneys appointed to represent jurors in civil actions for 
     the protection of their employment, as authorized by 28 
     U.S.C. 1875(d), $435,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended as authorized by 18 U.S.C. 3006A(i).

                    fees of jurors and commissioners

       For fees and expenses of jurors as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 
     1871 and 1876; compensation of jury commissioners as 
     authorized by 28 U.S.C. 1863; and compensation of 
     commissioners appointed in condemnation cases pursuant to 
     rule 71A(h) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (28 
     U.S.C. Appendix Rule 71A(h)), $59,567,000, to remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That the compensation of 
     land commissioners shall not exceed the daily equivalent of 
     the highest rate payable under section 5332 of title 5, 
     United States Code.

                             court security

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
     incident to the procurement, installation, and maintenance of 
     security equipment and protective services for the United 
     States Courts in courtrooms and adjacent areas, including 
     building ingress-egress control, inspection of packages, 
     directed security patrols, and other similar activities as 
     authorized by section 1010 of the Judicial Improvement and 
     Access to Justice Act (Public Law 100-702), $199,575,000, of 
     which not to exceed $10,000,000 shall remain available until 
     expended for security systems, to be expended directly or 
     transferred to the United States Marshals Service, which 
     shall be responsible for administering elements of the 
     Judicial Security Program consistent with standards or 
     guidelines agreed to by the Director of the Administrative 
     Office of the United States Courts and the Attorney General.

           Administrative Office of the United States Courts


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Administrative Office of the 
     United States Courts as authorized by law, including travel 
     as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1345, hire of a passenger motor 
     vehicle as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343(b), advertising and 
     rent in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, $58,340,000, 
     of which not to exceed $8,500 is authorized for official 
     reception and representation expenses.

                        Federal Judicial Center


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Federal Judicial Center, as 
     authorized by Public Law 90-219, $18,777,000; of which 
     $1,800,000 shall remain available through September 30, 2002, 
     to provide education and training to Federal court personnel; 
     and of which not to exceed $1,000 is authorized for official 
     reception and representation expenses.

                       Judicial Retirement Funds


                    payment to judiciary trust funds

       For payment to the Judicial Officers' Retirement Fund, as 
     authorized by 28 U.S.C. 377(o), $25,700,000; to the Judicial 
     Survivors' Annuities Fund, as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 376(c), 
     $8,100,000; and to the United States Court of Federal Claims 
     Judges' Retirement Fund, as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 178(l), 
     $1,900,000.

                  United States Sentencing Commission

                         salaries and expenses

       For the salaries and expenses necessary to carry out the 
     provisions of chapter 58 of title 28, United States Code, 
     $9,931,000, of which not to exceed $1,000 is authorized for 
     official reception and representation expenses.

                   General Provisions--The Judiciary

       Sec. 301. Appropriations and authorizations made in this 
     title which are available for salaries and expenses shall be 
     available for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
       Sec. 302. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 
     available for the current fiscal year for the Judiciary in 
     this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but 
     no such appropriation, except ``Courts of Appeals, District 
     Courts, and Other Judicial Services, Defender Services'' and 
     ``Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial 
     Services, Fees of Jurors and Commissioners'', shall be 
     increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: 
     Provided, That any transfer pursuant to this section shall be 
     treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 605 of this 
     Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure 
     except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that 
     section.
       Sec. 303. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     salaries and expenses appropriation for district courts, 
     courts of appeals, and other judicial services shall be 
     available for official reception and representation expenses 
     of the Judicial Conference of the United States: Provided, 
     That such available funds shall not exceed $11,000 and shall 
     be administered by the Director of the Administrative Office 
     of the United States Courts in the capacity as Secretary of 
     the Judicial Conference.
       Sec. 304. (a) The Director of the Administrative Office of 
     the United States Courts (the Director) may designate in 
     writing officers and employees of the judicial branch of the 
     United States Government, including the courts as defined in 
     section 610 of title 28, United States Code, but excluding 
     the Supreme Court, to be disbursing officers in such numbers 
     and locations as the Director considers necessary. These 
     disbursing officers will: (1) disburse moneys appropriated to 
     the judicial branch and other funds only in strict accordance 
     with payment requests certified by the Director or in 
     accordance with subsection (b) of this section; (2) examine 
     payment requests as necessary to ascertain whether they are 
     in proper form, certified, and approved; and (3) be held 
     accountable as provided by law. However, a disbursing officer 
     will not be held accountable or responsible for any illegal, 
     improper, or incorrect payment resulting from any false, 
     inaccurate, or misleading certificate for which a certifying 
     officer is responsible under subsection (b) of this section.
       (b)(1) The Director may designate in writing officers and 
     employees of the judicial branch of the United States 
     Government, including the courts as defined in section 610 of 
     title 28, United States Code, but excluding the Supreme 
     Court, to certify payment requests payable from 
     appropriations and funds. These certifying officers will be 
     responsible and accountable for: (A) the existence and 
     correctness of the facts recited in the certificate or other 
     request for payment or its supporting papers; (B) the 
     legality of the proposed payment under the appropriation or 
     fund involved; and (C) the correctness of the computations of 
     certified payment requests.
       (2) The liability of a certifying officer will be enforced 
     in the same manner and to the same extent as provided by law 
     with respect to the enforcement of the liability of 
     disbursing and other accountable officers. A certifying 
     officer shall be required to make restitution to the United 
     States for the amount of any illegal, improper, or incorrect 
     payment resulting from any false, inaccurate, or misleading 
     certificates made by the certifying officer, as well as for 
     any payment prohibited by law or which did not represent a 
     legal obligation under the appropriation or fund involved.
       (c) A certifying or disbursing officer: (1) has the right 
     to apply for and obtain a decision by the Comptroller General 
     on any question of law involved in a payment request 
     presented for certification; and (2) is entitled to relief 
     from liability arising under this section as provided by law.
       (d) The Director shall disburse, directly or through 
     officials designated pursuant to this section, appropriations 
     and other funds for the maintenance and operation of the 
     courts.
       (e) Nothing in this section affects the authority of the 
     courts to receive or disburse moneys in accordance with 
     chapter 129 of title 28, United States Code.
       (f) This section shall be effective for fiscal year 2001 
     and hereafter.
       Sec. 305. District Judges for the District Courts. (a) In 
     General.--The President shall appoint, by and with the advice 
     and consent of the Senate--
       (1) 1 additional district judge for the district of 
     Arizona;
       (2) 1 additional district judge for the southern district 
     of Florida;
       (3) 1 additional district judge for the eastern district of 
     Kentucky;
       (4) 1 additional district judge for the district of Nevada;
       (5) 1 additional district judge for the district of New 
     Mexico;
       (6) 1 additional district judge for the district of South 
     Carolina;
       (7) 1 additional district judge for the southern district 
     of Texas;
       (8) 1 additional district judge for the western district of 
     Texas;
       (9) 1 additional district judge for the eastern district of 
     Virginia; and
       (10) 1 additional district judge for the eastern district 
     of Wisconsin.
       (b) Table.--In order that the table contained in section 
     133 of title 28, United States Code, will, with respect to 
     each judicial district, reflect the changes in the total 
     number of permanent district judges authorized under 
     subsection (a), such table is amended--
       (1) in the item relating to the district of Arizona, by 
     striking ``11''' and inserting ``12'';
       (2) in the item relating to the southern district of 
     Florida, by striking ``16'' and inserting ``17'';
       (3) in the item relating to the eastern district of 
     Kentucky, by striking ``4'' and inserting ``5'';
       (4) in the item relating to the district of Nevada, by 
     striking ``6'' and inserting ``7'';
       (5) in the item relating to the district of New Mexico, by 
     striking ``5'' and inserting ``6'';
       (6) in the item relating to the district of South Carolina, 
     by striking ``9'' and inserting ``10'';
       (7) in the item relating to the southern district of Texas, 
     by striking ``18'' and inserting ``19'';
       (8) in the item relating to the western district of Texas, 
     by striking ``10'' and inserting ``11'';
       (9) in the item relating to the eastern district of 
     Virginia, by striking ``9'' and inserting ``10''; and
       (10) in the item relating to the eastern district of 
     Wisconsin, by striking ``4'' and inserting ``5''.
       (c) Designation of Judge to Hold Court.--The chief judge of 
     the eastern district of Wisconsin shall designate 1 judge who 
     shall hold court for such district in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
       Sec. 306. Section 332 of title 28, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(h)(1) The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal 
     Circuit may appoint a circuit executive, who shall serve at 
     the pleasure of the court. In appointing a circuit executive, 
     the court shall take into account experience in 
     administrative and executive positions, familiarity with 
     court procedures, and special training. The circuit executive 
     shall exercise such administrative powers and perform such 
     duties as may be delegated by the court. The duties delegated 
     to the circuit executive may include but need not be limited 
     to the duties specified in subsection (e) of this section, 
     insofar as they are applicable to the Court of Appeals for 
     the Federal Circuit.

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       ``(2) The circuit executive shall be paid the salary for 
     circuit executives established under subsection (f) of this 
     section.
       ``(3) The circuit executive may appoint, with the approval 
     of the court, necessary employees in such number as may be 
     approved by the Director of the Administrative Office of the 
     United States Courts.
       ``(4) The circuit executive and staff shall be deemed to be 
     officers and employees of the United States within the 
     meaning of the statutes specified in subsection (f)(4).
       ``(5) The court may appoint either a circuit executive 
     under this subsection or a clerk under section 711 of this 
     title, but not both, or may appoint a combined circuit 
     executive/clerk who shall be paid the salary of a circuit 
     executive.''.
       Sec. 307. Section 3102(a)(1) of title 5, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``and'';
       (2) in subparagraph (B) by adding ``and'' after the 
     semicolon; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) an office, agency, or other establishment in the 
     judicial branch;''.
       Sec. 308. (a) Supreme Court Police Retirement.--
       (1) Service deemed to be service as law enforcement 
     officer.--Any period of service performed before the 
     effective date of this section by an individual as a member 
     of the Supreme Court Police, who is such a member on such 
     date, shall be deemed to be service performed as a law 
     enforcement officer for purposes of chapters 83 and 84 of 
     title 5, United States Code. Notwithstanding any amendment 
     made by this section, any period of service performed before 
     the effective date of this section by an individual as a 
     member of the Supreme Court Police, who is not such a member 
     on such date, shall be employee service for purposes of 
     chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United States Code.
       (2) Contributions.--The Marshal of the Supreme Court of the 
     United States shall pay an amount determined by the Office of 
     Personnel Management equal to--
       (A)(i) the difference between--
       (I) the amount that was deducted and withheld from basic 
     pay under chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United States Code, 
     for the period of service described in the first sentence of 
     paragraph (1); and
       (II) the amount that should have been deducted and withheld 
     for such period of service, if it had instead been performed 
     as a law enforcement officer; and
       (ii) interest as prescribed under section 8334(e) of title 
     5, United States Code, based on the amount determined under 
     clause (i); and
       (B) with respect to the period of service described in 
     subparagraph (A), the difference between the Government 
     contributions that were in fact made to the Civil Service 
     Retirement and Disability Fund for such service, and the 
     amount that would have been required if such service had 
     instead been performed as a law enforcement officer, subject 
     to subsection (f).
       (3) Deposit of payments.--Payments under paragraph (2) 
     shall be paid from the salaries and expenses account from 
     appropriations to the Supreme Court of the United States, 
     including any prior year unobligated balances, and deposited 
     in the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund.
       (b) Amendments to Chapter 83.--
       (1) Deductions, contributions, and deposits.--Section 8334 
     of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)(1) by inserting ``member of the 
     Supreme Court Police,'' after ``member of the Capitol 
     Police,''; and
       (B) in subsection (c) in the item relating to law 
     enforcement officers by inserting ``, member of the Supreme 
     Court Police for Supreme Court Police service,'' after ``law 
     enforcement service''.
       (2) Mandatory separation.--(A) Section 8335 of title 5, 
     United States Code, is amended by redesignating subsection 
     (e) as subsection (f) and inserting after subsection (d) the 
     following:
       ``(e) A member of the Supreme Court Police who is otherwise 
     eligible for immediate retirement under section 8336(n) shall 
     be separated from the service on the last day of the month in 
     which such member becomes 57 years of age or completes 20 
     years of service if then over that age. The Marshal of the 
     Supreme Court of the United States, when in his judgment the 
     public interest so requires, may exempt such a member from 
     automatic separation under this subsection until that member 
     becomes 60 years of age. The Marshal shall notify the member 
     in writing of the date of separation at least 60 days in 
     advance thereof. Action to separate the member is not 
     effective, without the consent of the member, until the last 
     day of the month in which the 60-day notice expires.''.
       (B) Section 8335(f) of title 5, United States Code, as 
     redesignated by subparagraph (A), is amended by striking 
     ``Police)'' and inserting ``Police or the Supreme Court 
     Police)''.
       (3) Immediate retirement.--Section 8336 of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended by redesignating subsection (n) as 
     subsection (o) and inserting after subsection (m) the 
     following:
       ``(n) A member of the Supreme Court Police who is separated 
     from the service after becoming 50 years of age and 
     completing 20 years of service as a member of the Supreme 
     Court Police or as a law enforcement officer, or any 
     combination of such service totaling at least 20 years, is 
     entitled to an annuity.''.
       (4) Computation.--Section 8339 of title 5, United States 
     Code, is amended by redesignating subsection (r) as 
     subsection (s) and inserting after subsection (q) the 
     following:
       ``(r) The annuity of a member of the Supreme Court Police, 
     or former member of the Supreme Court Police, retiring under 
     this subchapter is computed in accordance with subsection 
     (d).''.
       (c) Amendments to Chapter 84.--
       (1) Immediate retirement.--Section 8412(d) of title 5, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting ``or Supreme 
     Court Police'' after ``Capitol Police'' each place it 
     appears.
       (2) Computation of basic annuity.--Section 8415(g) of title 
     5, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``member of 
     the Supreme Court Police,'' after ``law enforcement 
     officer,''.
       (3) Deductions from pay.--Section 8422(a)(3) of title 5, 
     United States Code, is amended in the item relating to law 
     enforcement officers by inserting ``member of the Supreme 
     Court Police,'' after ``member of the Capitol Police,''.
       (4) Government contributions.--Section 8423(a) of title 5, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting ``members of the 
     Supreme Court Police,'' after ``law enforcement officers,'' 
     each place it appears.
       (5) Mandatory separation.--(A) Section 8425 of title 5, 
     United States Code, is amended by redesignating subsection 
     (d) as subsection (e) and inserting after subsection (c) the 
     following:
       ``(d) A member of the Supreme Court Police who is otherwise 
     eligible for immediate retirement under section 8412(d) shall 
     be separated from the service on the last day of the month in 
     which such member becomes 57 years of age or completes 20 
     years of service if then over that age. The Marshal of the 
     Supreme Court of the United States, when in his judgment the 
     public interest so requires, may exempt such a member from 
     automatic separation under this subsection until that member 
     becomes 60 years of age. The Marshal shall notify the member 
     in writing of the date of separation at least 60 days before 
     the date. Action to separate the member is not effective, 
     without the consent of the member, until the last day of the 
     month in which the 60-day notice expires.''.
       (B) Section 8425(e) of title 5, United States Code, as so 
     redesignated, is amended by striking ``Police)'' and 
     inserting ``Police or Supreme Court Police)''.
       (d) Payments for Other Liability.--
       (1) In general.--The Marshal of the Supreme Court of the 
     United States shall pay into the Civil Service Retirement and 
     Disability Fund an amount determined by the Director of the 
     Office of Personnel Management to be necessary to reimburse 
     the Fund for any estimated increase in the unfunded liability 
     of the Fund resulting from the amendments related to the 
     Civil Service Retirement System under this section, and for 
     any estimated increase in the supplemental liability of the 
     Fund resulting from the amendments related to the Federal 
     Employees' Retirement System under this section.
       (2) Installments.--The amount determined under paragraph 
     (1) shall be paid in 5 equal annual installments with 
     interest computed at the rates used in the most recent 
     valuation of the Federal Employees' Retirement System.
       (3) Source of funds.--Payments under this subsection shall 
     be made from amounts available from the salaries and expenses 
     account from appropriations to the Supreme Court of the 
     United States, including any prior year unobligated balances.
       (e) No Mandatory Separation for a 2-Year Period.--Nothing 
     in section 8335(e) or 8425(d) of title 5, United States Code, 
     as added by this section, shall require the automatic 
     separation of any member of the Supreme Court Police before 
     the end of the 2-year period beginning on the effective date 
     of this section.
       (f) Nonreduction in Government Contributions.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, 
     Government contributions to the Civil Service Retirement and 
     Disability Fund on behalf of a member of the Supreme Court 
     Police shall, with respect to any service performed during 
     the period beginning on January 1, 1999, and ending on 
     December 31, 2002, while subject to the Federal Employees' 
     Retirement System, be determined in the same way as if this 
     section had never been enacted.
       (g) Savings Provision.--Nothing in this section or in any 
     amendment made by this section shall, with respect to any 
     service performed before the effective date of such 
     amendment, have the effect of reducing the percentage 
     applicable in computing any portion of an annuity based on 
     service as a member of the Supreme Court Police below the 
     percentage which would otherwise apply if this section had 
     not been enacted.
       (h) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 8337(a) of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended in the last sentence by striking ``8339(a)-(e), (n), 
     (q), or (r)'' and inserting ``8339(a) through (e), (n), (q), 
     (r), or (s)''.
       (2) Subsections (f) and (m) of section 8339 of title 5, 
     United States Code, are each amended by striking 
     ``subsections (a)-(e), (n), (q), and (r)'' and inserting 
     ``subsections (a) through (e), (n), (q), (r), and (s)''.
       (3) Section 8339(g) of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``subsections (a)-(c), 
     (n), (q), or (r)'' and inserting ``subsections (a) through 
     (c), (n), (q), (r), or (s)''; and
       (B) in the matter following paragraph (2), by striking 
     ``(q), or (r)'' each place it appears and inserting ``(q), 
     (r), or (s)''.
       (4) Section 8339(i) of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``(a)-(h), (n), (q), and (r)'' and 
     inserting ``(a)-(h), (n), (q), (r), or (s)''.
       (5) Sections 8339(j), 8339(k)(1), and 8343a of title 5, 
     United States Code, are each amended by striking ``(a)-(i), 
     (n), (q), and (r)'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``(a)-(i), (n), (q), (r), and (s)''.

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       (6) Section 8339(l) of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``(a)-(k), (n), (q), and (r)'' and 
     inserting ``(a)-(k), (n), (q), (r), and (s)''.
       (7) Subsections (b)(1) and (d) of section 8341 of title 5, 
     United States Code, are each amended by striking ``(q), and 
     (r)'' and inserting ``(q), (r), and (s)''.
       (8) Section 8344(a)(A) of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``(q), and (r)'' and inserting ``(q), 
     (r), and (s)''.
       (i) Applicability.--This section and the amendments made by 
     this section shall apply only to an individual who is 
     employed as a member of the Supreme Court Police after the 
     later of October 1, 2000, or the date of enactment of this 
     Act.
       (j) Effective Date.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     section, this section and the amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the first day of the first applicable 
     pay period that begins on the later of October 1, 2000, or 
     the date of enactment of this Act.
       Sec. 309. Pursuant to section 140 of Public Law 97-92, 
     Justices and judges of the United States are authorized 
     during fiscal year 2001, to receive a salary adjustment in 
     accordance with 28 U.S.C. 461, only if for the purposes of 
     each provision of law amended by section 704(a)(2) of the 
     Ethics Reform Act of 1989 (5 U.S.C. 5318 note), adjustments 
     under section 5303 of title 5, United States Code, shall take 
     effect in fiscal year 2001: Provided, That, if such 
     adjustments take effect pursuant to this section, $8,801,000 
     is appropriated for such adjustments pursuant to this section 
     and such funds shall be transferred to and merged with 
     appropriations in title III of this Act.
       This title may be cited as the ``Judiciary Appropriations 
     Act, 2001''.

            TITLE IV--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY

                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

                   Administration of Foreign Affairs


                    diplomatic and consular programs

       For necessary expenses of the Department of State and the 
     Foreign Service not otherwise provided for, including 
     employment, without regard to civil service and 
     classification laws, of persons on a temporary basis (not to 
     exceed $700,000 of this appropriation), as authorized; 
     representation to certain international organizations in 
     which the United States participates pursuant to treaties, 
     ratified pursuant to the advice and consent of the Senate, or 
     specific Acts of Congress; arms control, nonproliferation and 
     disarmament activities as authorized; acquisition by exchange 
     or purchase of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by law; 
     and for expenses of general administration, $2,758,725,000: 
     Provided, That, of the amount made available under this 
     heading, not to exceed $4,000,000 may be transferred to, and 
     merged with, funds in the ``Emergencies in the Diplomatic and 
     Consular Service'' appropriations account, to be available 
     only for emergency evacuations and terrorism rewards: 
     Provided further, That, in fiscal year 2001, all receipts 
     collected from individuals for assistance in the preparation 
     and filing of an affidavit of support pursuant to section 
     213A of the Immigration and Nationality Act shall be 
     deposited into this account as an offsetting collection and 
     shall remain available until expended: Provided further, 
     That, of the amount made available under this heading, 
     $246,644,000 shall be available only for public diplomacy 
     international information programs: Provided further, That of 
     the amount made available under this heading, $5,000,000 
     shall be available only for overseas continuing language 
     education: Provided further, That of the amount made 
     available under this heading, not to exceed $1,400,000 shall 
     be available for transfer to the Presidential Advisory 
     Commission on Holocaust Assets in the United States: Provided 
     further, That notwithstanding section 140(a)(5), and the 
     second sentence of section 140(a)(3), of the Foreign 
     Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995, fees 
     may be collected during fiscal years 2001 and 2002, under the 
     authority of section 140(a)(1) of that Act: Provided further, 
     That all fees collected under the preceding proviso shall be 
     deposited in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 as an offsetting 
     collection to appropriations made under this heading to 
     recover costs as set forth under section 140(a)(2) of that 
     Act and shall remain available until expended: Provided 
     further, That advances for services authorized by 22 U.S.C. 
     3620(c) may be credited to this account, to remain available 
     until expended for such services: Provided further, That in 
     fiscal year 2001 and thereafter reimbursements for services 
     provided to the press in connection with the travel of 
     senior-level officials may be collected and credited to this 
     appropriation and shall remain available until expended: 
     Provided further, That no funds may be obligated or expended 
     for processing licenses for the export of satellites of 
     United States origin (including commercial satellites and 
     satellite components) to the People's Republic of China, 
     unless, at least 15 days in advance, the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
     are notified of such proposed action: Provided further, That 
     of the amount made available under this heading, $40,000,000 
     shall only be available to implement the 1999 Pacific Salmon 
     Treaty Agreement, of which $10,000,000 shall be deposited in 
     the Northern Boundary and Transboundary Rivers Restoration 
     and Enhancement Fund, of which $10,000,000 shall be deposited 
     in the Southern Boundary Restoration and Enhancement Fund, 
     and of which $20,000,000 shall be for a direct payment to the 
     State of Washington for obligations under the 1999 Pacific 
     Salmon Treaty Agreement.
       In addition, not to exceed $1,252,000 shall be derived from 
     fees collected from other executive agencies for lease or use 
     of facilities located at the International Center in 
     accordance with section 4 of the International Center Act, as 
     amended; in addition, as authorized by section 5 of such Act, 
     $490,000, to be derived from the reserve authorized by that 
     section, to be used for the purposes set out in that section; 
     in addition, as authorized by section 810 of the United 
     States Information and Educational Exchange Act, not to 
     exceed $6,000,000, to remain available until expended, may be 
     credited to this appropriation from fees or other payments 
     received from English teaching, library, motion pictures, and 
     publication programs, and from fees from educational advising 
     and counseling, and exchange visitor programs; and, in 
     addition, not to exceed $15,000, which shall be derived from 
     reimbursements, surcharges, and fees for use of Blair House 
     facilities.
       In addition, for the costs of worldwide security upgrades, 
     $410,000,000, to remain available until expended.


                        capital investment fund

       For necessary expenses of the Capital Investment Fund, 
     $97,000,000, to remain available until expended, as 
     authorized: Provided, That section 135(e) of Public Law 103-
     236 shall not apply to funds available under this heading.


                      office of inspector general

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, 
     $28,490,000, notwithstanding section 209(a)(1) of the Foreign 
     Service Act of 1980, as amended (Public Law 96-465), as it 
     relates to post inspections.


               educational and cultural exchange programs

       For expenses of educational and cultural exchange programs, 
     as authorized, $231,587,000, to remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That not to exceed $800,000, to remain 
     available until expended, may be credited to this 
     appropriation from fees or other payments received from or in 
     connection with English teaching and educational advising and 
     counseling programs as authorized.


                       representation allowances

       For representation allowances as authorized, $6,499,000.


              protection of foreign missions and officials

       For expenses, not otherwise provided, to enable the 
     Secretary of State to provide for extraordinary protective 
     services, as authorized, $15,467,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2002: Provided, That, notwithstanding the 
     limitations of 3 U.S.C. 202(10) concerning 20 or more 
     consulates, of the amount made available under this heading, 
     $5,000,000 shall be available only for the reimbursement of 
     costs incurred by the City of Seattle, Washington.


            embassy security, construction, and maintenance

       For necessary expenses for carrying out the Foreign Service 
     Buildings Act of 1926, as amended (22 U.S.C. 292-300), 
     preserving, maintaining, repairing, and planning for, 
     buildings that are owned or directly leased by the Department 
     of State, renovating, in addition to funds otherwise 
     available, the Main State Building, and carrying out the 
     Diplomatic Security Construction Program as authorized, 
     $416,976,000, to remain available until expended as 
     authorized, of which not to exceed $25,000 may be used for 
     domestic and overseas representation as authorized: Provided, 
     That none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall 
     be available for acquisition of furniture and furnishings and 
     generators for other departments and agencies.
       In addition, for the costs of worldwide security upgrades, 
     acquisition, and construction as authorized, $663,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended.


           emergencies in the diplomatic and consular service

       For expenses necessary to enable the Secretary of State to 
     meet unforeseen emergencies arising in the Diplomatic and 
     Consular Service, $5,477,000, to remain available until 
     expended as authorized, of which not to exceed $1,000,000 may 
     be transferred to and merged with the Repatriation Loans 
     Program Account, subject to the same terms and conditions.


                   repatriation loans program account

       For the cost of direct loans, $591,000, as authorized: 
     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. In addition, for 
     administrative expenses necessary to carry out the direct 
     loan program, $604,000, which may be transferred to and 
     merged with the Diplomatic and Consular Programs account 
     under Administration of Foreign Affairs.


              payment to the american institute in taiwan

       For necessary expenses to carry out the Taiwan Relations 
     Act, Public Law 96-8, $16,345,000.


     payment to the foreign service retirement and disability fund

       For payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and 
     Disability Fund, as authorized by law, $131,224,000.

              International Organizations and Conferences


              contributions to international organizations

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary to meet 
     annual obligations of membership in international 
     multilateral organizations, pursuant to treaties ratified 
     pursuant to the advice and consent of the Senate, conventions 
     or specific Acts of Congress, $870,833,000: Provided, That 
     any payment of arrearages under this title

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     shall be directed toward special activities that are mutually 
     agreed upon by the United States and the respective 
     international organization: Provided further, That none of 
     the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be available 
     for a United States contribution to an international 
     organization for the United States share of interest costs 
     made known to the United States Government by such 
     organization for loans incurred on or after October 1, 1984, 
     through external borrowings: Provided further, That of the 
     funds appropriated in this paragraph, $100,000,000 may be 
     made available only pursuant to a certification by the 
     Secretary of State that the United Nations has taken no 
     action in calendar year 2000 prior to the date of enactment 
     of this Act to increase funding for any United Nations 
     program without identifying an offsetting decrease elsewhere 
     in the United Nations budget and cause the United Nations to 
     exceed the budget for the biennium 2000-2001 of 
     $2,535,700,000: Provided further, That if the Secretary of 
     State is unable to make the aforementioned certification, the 
     $100,000,000 is to be applied to paying the current year 
     assessment for other international organizations for which 
     the assessment has not been paid in full or to paying the 
     assessment due in the next fiscal year for such 
     organizations, subject to the reprogramming procedures 
     contained in Section 605 of this Act: Provided further, That 
     funds appropriated under this paragraph may be obligated and 
     expended to pay the full United States assessment to the 
     civil budget of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.


        contributions for international peacekeeping activities

       For necessary expenses to pay assessed and other expenses 
     of international peacekeeping activities directed to the 
     maintenance or restoration of international peace and 
     security, $846,000,000, of which 15 percent shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2002: Provided, That none of 
     the funds made available under this Act shall be obligated or 
     expended for any new or expanded United Nations peacekeeping 
     mission unless, at least 15 days in advance of voting for the 
     new or expanded mission in the United Nations Security 
     Council (or in an emergency, as far in advance as is 
     practicable): (1) the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives and the Senate and other appropriate 
     committees of the Congress are notified of the estimated cost 
     and length of the mission, the vital national interest that 
     will be served, and the planned exit strategy; and (2) a 
     reprogramming of funds pursuant to section 605 of this Act is 
     submitted, and the procedures therein followed, setting forth 
     the source of funds that will be used to pay for the cost of 
     the new or expanded mission: Provided further, That funds 
     shall be available for peacekeeping expenses only upon a 
     certification by the Secretary of State to the appropriate 
     committees of the Congress that American manufacturers and 
     suppliers are being given opportunities to provide equipment, 
     services, and material for United Nations peacekeeping 
     activities equal to those being given to foreign 
     manufacturers and suppliers: Provided further, That none of 
     the funds made available under this heading are available to 
     pay the United States share of the cost of court monitoring 
     that is part of any United Nations peacekeeping mission.


                       international commissions

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to meet 
     obligations of the United States arising under treaties, or 
     specific Acts of Congress, as follows:


 international boundary and water commission, united states and mexico

       For necessary expenses for the United States Section of the 
     International Boundary and Water Commission, United States 
     and Mexico, and to comply with laws applicable to the United 
     States Section, including not to exceed $6,000 for 
     representation; as follows:


                         salaries and expenses

       For salaries and expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
     $7,142,000.

                              construction

       For detailed plan preparation and construction of 
     authorized projects, $22,950,000, to remain available until 
     expended, as authorized.


              american sections, international commissions

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for the 
     International Joint Commission and the International Boundary 
     Commission, United States and Canada, as authorized by 
     treaties between the United States and Canada or Great 
     Britain, and for the Border Environment Cooperation 
     Commission as authorized by Public Law 103-182, $6,741,000, 
     of which not to exceed $9,000 shall be available for 
     representation expenses incurred by the International Joint 
     Commission.


                  international fisheries commissions

       For necessary expenses for international fisheries 
     commissions, not otherwise provided for, as authorized by 
     law, $19,392,000: Provided, That the United States' share of 
     such expenses may be advanced to the respective commissions, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3324.

                                 Other


                     payment to the asia foundation

       For a grant to the Asia Foundation, as authorized by 
     section 501 of Public Law 101-246, $9,250,000, to remain 
     available until expended, as authorized.


           Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program Trust Fund

       For necessary expenses of Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships, 
     Incorporated, as authorized by sections 4 and 5 of the 
     Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Act of 1990 (20 U.S.C. 5204-
     5205), all interest and earnings accruing to the Eisenhower 
     Exchange Fellowship Program Trust Fund on or before September 
     30, 2001, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
     none of the funds appropriated herein shall be used to pay 
     any salary or other compensation, or to enter into any 
     contract providing for the payment thereof, in excess of the 
     rate authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5376; or for purposes which are 
     not in accordance with OMB Circulars A-110 (Uniform 
     Administrative Requirements) and A-122 (Cost Principles for 
     Non-profit Organizations), including the restrictions on 
     compensation for personal services.


                    israeli arab scholarship program

       For necessary expenses of the Israeli Arab Scholarship 
     Program as authorized by section 214 of the Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (22 U.S.C. 
     2452), all interest and earnings accruing to the Israeli Arab 
     Scholarship Fund on or before September 30, 2001, to remain 
     available until expended.


                            East-West Center

       To enable the Secretary of State to provide for carrying 
     out the provisions of the Center for Cultural and Technical 
     Interchange Between East and West Act of 1960, by grant to 
     the Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between 
     East and West in the State of Hawaii, $13,500,000: Provided, 
     That none of the funds appropriated herein shall be used to 
     pay any salary, or enter into any contract providing for the 
     payment thereof, in excess of the rate authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
     5376.


                    national endowment for democracy

       For grants made by the Department of State to the National 
     Endowment for Democracy as authorized by the National 
     Endowment for Democracy Act, $30,999,000, to remain available 
     until expended.

                             RELATED AGENCY

                    Broadcasting Board of Governors


                 international broadcasting operations

       For expenses necessary to enable the Broadcasting Board of 
     Governors, as authorized, to carry out international 
     communication activities, $398,971,000, of which not to 
     exceed $16,000 may be used for official receptions within the 
     United States as authorized, not to exceed $35,000 may be 
     used for representation abroad as authorized, and not to 
     exceed $39,000 may be used for official reception and 
     representation expenses of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; 
     and in addition, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     not to exceed $2,000,000 in receipts from advertising and 
     revenue from business ventures, not to exceed $500,000 in 
     receipts from cooperating international organizations, and 
     not to exceed $1,000,000 in receipts from privatization 
     efforts of the Voice of America and the International 
     Broadcasting Bureau, to remain available until expended for 
     carrying out authorized purposes.


                          broadcasting to cuba

       For necessary expenses to enable the Broadcasting Board of 
     Governors to carry out broadcasting to Cuba, including the 
     purchase, rent, construction, and improvement of facilities 
     for radio and television transmission and reception, and 
     purchase and installation of necessary equipment for radio 
     and television transmission and reception, $22,095,000, to 
     remain available until expended.


                   broadcasting capital improvements

       For the purchase, rent, construction, and improvement of 
     facilities for radio transmission and reception, and purchase 
     and installation of necessary equipment for radio and 
     television transmission and reception as authorized, 
     $20,358,000, to remain available until expended, as 
     authorized.

       General Provisions--Department of State and Related Agency

       Sec. 401. Funds appropriated under this title shall be 
     available, except as otherwise provided, for allowances and 
     differentials as authorized by subchapter 59 of title 5, 
     United States Code; for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
     3109; and hire of passenger transportation pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 1343(b).
       Sec. 402. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 
     available for the current fiscal year for the Department of 
     State in this Act may be transferred between such 
     appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as 
     otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more 
     than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided, That not to 
     exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the 
     current fiscal year for the Broadcasting Board of Governors 
     in this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, 
     but no such appropriation, except as otherwise specifically 
     provided, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any 
     such transfers: Provided further, That any transfer pursuant 
     to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds 
     under section 605 of this Act and shall not be available for 
     obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the 
     procedures set forth in that section.
       Sec. 403. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used by the Department of State or the Broadcasting Board 
     of Governors to provide equipment, technical support, 
     consulting services, or any other form of assistance to the 
     Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation.
       Sec. 404. (a) Section 1(a)(2) of the State Department Basic 
     Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(a)(2)) is amended by 
     striking ``and the Deputy Secretary of State'' and inserting 
     ``, the Deputy Secretary of State, and the Deputy Secretary 
     of State for Management and Resources''.

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       (b) Section 5313 of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting ``Deputy Secretary of State for Management and 
     Resources.'' after the item relating to the ``Deputy 
     Secretary of State''.
       Sec. 405. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available in this Act for the United Nations may be used by 
     the United Nations for the promulgation or enforcement of any 
     treaty, resolution, or regulation authorizing the United 
     Nations, or any of its specialized agencies or affiliated 
     organizations, to tax any aspect of the Internet.
       Sec. 406. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none 
     of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this 
     or any other Act may be used to allow for the entry into, or 
     withdrawal from warehouse for consumption in the United 
     States of diamonds if the country of origin in which such 
     diamonds were mined (as evidenced by a legible certificate of 
     origin) is the Republic of Sierra Leone, the Republic of 
     Liberia, the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso, the 
     Democratic Republic of the Congo, or the Republic of Angola 
     with the exception of diamonds certified by the lawful 
     governments of the Republic of Sierra Leone, the Democratic 
     Republic of the Congo, or the Republic of Angola.
       Sec. 407. Section 37(a)(3) of the State Department Basic 
     Authorities Act, as amended, (22 U.S.C. 2709) is amended by--
       (1) striking ``and'' at the end of subsection (a)(3)(C); 
     and
       (2) by inserting at the end the following new subsections:
       ``(E) a departing Secretary of State for a period of up to 
     180 days after the date of termination of that individual's 
     incumbency as Secretary of State, on the basis of a threat 
     assessment; and
       ``(F) an individual who has been designated by the 
     President to serve as Secretary of State, prior to that 
     individual's appointment.''.
       Sec. 408. Funds appropriated by this Act for the 
     Broadcasting Board of Governors and the Department of State, 
     and for the American Section of the International Joint 
     Commission in Public Law 106-246, may be obligated and 
     expended notwithstanding section 313 of the Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995, and section 15 
     of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956, as 
     amended.
       This title may be cited as the ``Department of State and 
     Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2001''.

                       TITLE V--RELATED AGENCIES

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

                        Maritime Administration

                       maritime security program

       For necessary expenses to maintain and preserve a U.S.-flag 
     merchant fleet to serve the national security needs of the 
     United States, $98,700,000, to remain available until 
     expended.

                        operations and training

       For necessary expenses of operations and training 
     activities authorized by law, $86,910,000.


          maritime guaranteed loan (title xi) program account

       For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by the 
     Merchant Marine Act, 1936, $30,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended: 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.
       In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the 
     guaranteed loan program, not to exceed $3,987,000, which 
     shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for 
     Operations and Training.


           administrative provisions--maritime administration

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the 
     Maritime Administration is authorized to furnish utilities 
     and services and make necessary repairs in connection with 
     any lease, contract, or occupancy involving Government 
     property under control of the Maritime Administration, and 
     payments received therefore shall be credited to the 
     appropriation charged with the cost thereof: Provided, That 
     rental payments under any such lease, contract, or occupancy 
     for items other than such utilities, services, or repairs 
     shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.
       No obligations shall be incurred during the current fiscal 
     year from the construction fund established by the Merchant 
     Marine Act, 1936, or otherwise, in excess of the 
     appropriations and limitations contained in this Act or in 
     any prior appropriation Act.

      Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad

                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses for the Commission for the Preservation of 
     America's Heritage Abroad, $490,000, as authorized by section 
     1303 of Public Law 99-83.

                       Commission on Civil Rights


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Commission on Civil Rights, 
     including hire of passenger motor vehicles, $8,900,000: 
     Provided, That not to exceed $50,000 may be used to employ 
     consultants: Provided further, That none of the funds 
     appropriated in this paragraph shall be used to employ in 
     excess of four full-time individuals under Schedule C of the 
     Excepted Service exclusive of one special assistant for each 
     Commissioner: Provided further, That none of the funds 
     appropriated in this paragraph shall be used to reimburse 
     Commissioners for more than 75 billable days, with the 
     exception of the chairperson, who is permitted 125 billable 
     days.

                       Commission on Ocean Policy


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       For the necessary expenses of the Commission on Ocean 
     Policy, pursuant to S. 2327 as passed the Senate, $1,000,000, 
     to remain available until expended: Provided, That the 
     Commission shall present to the Congress within 18 months of 
     appointment its recommendations for a national ocean policy.

            Commission on Security and Cooperation In Europe

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Commission on Security and 
     Cooperation in Europe, as authorized by Public Law 94-304, 
     $1,370,000, to remain available until expended as authorized 
     by section 3 of Public Law 99-7.

  Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Congressional-Executive 
     Commission on the People's Republic of China, as authorized, 
     $500,000, to remain available until expended.

                Equal Employment Opportunity Commission


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Equal Employment Opportunity 
     Commission as authorized by title VII of the Civil Rights Act 
     of 1964, as amended (29 U.S.C. 206(d) and 621-634), the 
     Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Civil Rights 
     Act of 1991, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
     3109; hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 
     U.S.C. 1343(b); non-monetary awards to private citizens; and 
     not to exceed $30,000,000 for payments to State and local 
     enforcement agencies for services to the Commission pursuant 
     to title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 
     sections 6 and 14 of the Age Discrimination in Employment 
     Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and the 
     Civil Rights Act of 1991, $303,864,000: Provided, That the 
     Commission is authorized to make available for official 
     reception and representation expenses not to exceed $2,500 
     from available funds.

                   Federal Communications Commission

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Federal Communications 
     Commission, as authorized by law, including uniforms and 
     allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; not 
     to exceed $600,000 for land and structure; not to exceed 
     $500,000 for improvement and care of grounds and repair to 
     buildings; not to exceed $4,000 for official reception and 
     representation expenses; purchase (not to exceed 16) and hire 
     of motor vehicles; special counsel fees; and services as 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $230,000,000, of which not to 
     exceed $300,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
     2002, for research and policy studies: Provided, That 
     $200,146,000 of offsetting collections shall be assessed and 
     collected pursuant to section 9 of title I of the 
     Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and shall be retained 
     and used for necessary expenses in this appropriation, and 
     shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That 
     the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced as such 
     offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2001 
     so as to result in a final fiscal year 2001 appropriation 
     estimated at $29,854,000: Provided further, That any 
     offsetting collections received in excess of $200,146,000 in 
     fiscal year 2001 shall remain available until expended, but 
     shall not be available for obligation until October 1, 2001.

                      Federal Maritime Commission

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Federal Maritime Commission 
     as authorized by section 201(d) of the Merchant Marine Act, 
     1936, as amended (46 U.S.C. App. 1111), including services as 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of passenger motor vehicles 
     as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343(b); and uniforms or 
     allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902, 
     $15,500,000: Provided, That not to exceed $2,000 shall be 
     available for official reception and representation expenses.

                        Federal Trade Commission


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Federal Trade Commission, 
     including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 
     U.S.C. 5901-5902; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; 
     hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $2,000 for 
     official reception and representation expenses, $145,254,000: 
     Provided, That not to exceed $300,000 shall be available for 
     use to contract with a person or persons for collection 
     services in accordance with the terms of 31 U.S.C. 3718, as 
     amended: Provided further, That, notwithstanding section 
     3302(b) of title 31, United States Code, not to exceed 
     $145,254,000 of offsetting collections derived from fees 
     collected for premerger notification filings under the Hart-
     Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 
     18(a)) shall be retained and used for necessary expenses in 
     this appropriation, and shall remain available until 
     expended: Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated 
     from the general fund shall be reduced as such offsetting 
     collections are received during fiscal year 2001, so as to 
     result in a final fiscal year 2001 appropriation from the 
     general fund estimated at not more than $0, to remain 
     available until expended: Provided further, That

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     none of the funds made available to the Federal Trade 
     Commission shall be available for obligation for expenses 
     authorized by section 151 of the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-242; 105 
     Stat. 2282-2285).

                       Legal Services Corporation


               payment to the legal services corporation

       For payment to the Legal Services Corporation to carry out 
     the purposes of the Legal Services Corporation Act of 1974, 
     as amended, $330,000,000, of which $310,000,000 is for basic 
     field programs and required independent audits; $2,200,000 is 
     for the Office of Inspector General, of which such amounts as 
     may be necessary may be used to conduct additional audits of 
     recipients; $10,800,000 is for management and administration; 
     and $7,000,000 is for client self-help and information 
     technology.


          administrative provision--legal services corporation

       None of the funds appropriated in this Act to the Legal 
     Services Corporation shall be expended for any purpose 
     prohibited or limited by, or contrary to any of the 
     provisions of, sections 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, and 506 of 
     Public Law 105-119, and all funds appropriated in this Act to 
     the Legal Services Corporation shall be subject to the same 
     terms and conditions set forth in such sections, except that 
     all references in sections 502 and 503 to 1997 and 1998 shall 
     be deemed to refer instead to 2000 and 2001, respectively.

                        Marine Mammal Commission


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Marine Mammal Commission as 
     authorized by title II of Public Law 92-522, as amended, 
     $1,700,000.

                   Securities and Exchange Commission


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses for the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
     3109, the rental of space (to include multiple year leases) 
     in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, and not to exceed 
     $3,000 for official reception and representation expenses, 
     $127,800,000 from fees collected in fiscal year 2001 to 
     remain available until expended, and from fees collected in 
     fiscal year 1999, $295,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended; of which not to exceed $10,000 may be used toward 
     funding a permanent secretariat for the International 
     Organization of Securities Commissions; and of which not to 
     exceed $100,000 shall be available for expenses for 
     consultations and meetings hosted by the Commission with 
     foreign governmental and other regulatory officials, members 
     of their delegations, appropriate representatives and staff 
     to exchange views concerning developments relating to 
     securities matters, development and implementation of 
     cooperation agreements concerning securities matters and 
     provision of technical assistance for the development of 
     foreign securities markets, such expenses to include 
     necessary logistic and administrative expenses and the 
     expenses of Commission staff and foreign invitees in 
     attendance at such consultations and meetings including: (1) 
     such incidental expenses as meals taken in the course of such 
     attendance; (2) any travel and transportation to or from such 
     meetings; and (3) any other related lodging or subsistence: 
     Provided, That fees and charges authorized by sections 
     6(b)(4) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77f(b)(4)) 
     and 31(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 
     78ee(d)) shall be credited to this account as offsetting 
     collections.

                     Small Business Administration


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the 
     Small Business Administration as authorized by Public Law 
     105-135, including hire of passenger motor vehicles as 
     authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and 1344, and not to exceed 
     $3,500 for official reception and representation expenses, 
     $331,635,000: Provided, That the Administrator is authorized 
     to charge fees to cover the cost of publications developed by 
     the Small Business Administration, and certain loan servicing 
     activities: Provided further, That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 
     3302, revenues received from all such activities shall be 
     credited to this account, to be available for carrying out 
     these purposes without further appropriations: Provided 
     further, That $88,000,000 shall be available to fund grants 
     for performance in fiscal year 2001 or fiscal year 2002 as 
     authorized by section 21 of the Small Business Act, as 
     amended: Provided further, That, of the funds made available 
     under this heading, $4,000,000 shall be for the National 
     Veterans Business Development Corporation established under 
     section 33(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657c).
       In addition, for the costs of programs related to the New 
     Markets Venture Capital Program, $37,000,000, of which 
     $7,000,000 shall be for BusinessLINC, and of which 
     $30,000,000 shall be for technical assistance: Provided, That 
     the funds appropriated under this paragraph shall not be 
     available for obligation until the New Markets Venture 
     Capital Program is authorized by subsequent legislation.
       In addition, to reimburse the Small Business Administration 
     for qualified expenses of delinquent non-tax debt collection, 
     to be derived from increased agency collections of delinquent 
     debt, 5 percent of such collections but not to exceed 
     $3,000,000.


                      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 (5 U.S.C. App.), $11,953,000.


                     business loans program account

       For the cost of direct loans, $2,250,000, to be available 
     until expended; and for the cost of guaranteed loans, 
     $163,160,000, as authorized by 15 U.S.C. 631 note, of which 
     $45,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2002: 
     Provided, That of the total provided, $22,000,000 shall be 
     available only for the costs of guaranteed loans under the 
     New Markets Venture Capital program and shall become 
     available for obligation only upon authorization of such 
     program by the enactment of subsequent legislation in fiscal 
     year 2001: Provided further, 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, commitments 
     to guarantee loans under section 503 of the Small Business 
     Investment Act of 1958, as amended, shall not exceed 
     $3,750,000,000: Provided further, That during fiscal year 
     2001, commitments for general business loans authorized under 
     section 7(a) of the Small Business Act, as amended, shall not 
     exceed $10,000,000,000 without prior notification of the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and Senate in accordance with section 605 of this Act: 
     Provided further, That during fiscal year 2001, commitments 
     to guarantee loans under section 303(b) of the Small Business 
     Investment Act of 1958, as amended, shall not exceed 
     $500,000,000.
       In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the 
     direct and guaranteed loan programs, $129,000,000, which may 
     be transferred to and merged with the appropriations for 
     Salaries and Expenses.


                     disaster loans program account

       For the cost of direct loans authorized by section 7(b) of 
     the Small Business Act, as amended, $76,140,000, to remain 
     available until expended: 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.
       In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the 
     direct loan program, $108,354,000, which may be transferred 
     to and merged with appropriations for Salaries and Expenses, 
     of which $500,000 is for the Office of Inspector General of 
     the Small Business Administration for audits and reviews of 
     disaster loans and the disaster loan program and shall be 
     transferred to and merged with appropriations for the Office 
     of Inspector General; of which $98,000,000 is for direct 
     administrative expenses of loan making and servicing to carry 
     out the direct loan program; and of which $9,854,000 is for 
     indirect administrative expenses: Provided, That any amount 
     in excess of $9,854,000 to be transferred to and merged with 
     appropriations for Salaries and Expenses for indirect 
     administrative expenses shall be treated as a reprogramming 
     of funds under section 605 of this Act and shall not be 
     available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance 
     with the procedures set forth in that section.


        administrative provision--small business administration

       Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available 
     for the current fiscal year for the Small Business 
     Administration in this Act may be transferred between such 
     appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased 
     by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided, That 
     any transfer pursuant to this paragraph shall be treated as a 
     reprogramming of funds under section 605 of this Act and 
     shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except 
     in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.

                        State Justice Institute


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the State Justice Institute, as 
     authorized by the State Justice Institute Authorization Act 
     of 1992 (Public Law 102-572; 106 Stat. 4515-4516), 
     $6,850,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That not to exceed $2,500 shall be available for official 
     reception and representation expenses.

                      TITLE VI--GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 601. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes not 
     authorized by the Congress.
       Sec. 602. 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. 603. The expenditure of any appropriation under this 
     Act for any consulting service through procurement contract, 
     pursuant 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. 604. If any provision of this Act or the application 
     of such provision to any person or circumstances shall be 
     held invalid, the remainder of the Act and the application of 
     each provision to persons or circumstances other than those 
     as to which it is held invalid shall not be affected thereby.
       Sec. 605. (a) None of the funds provided under this Act, or 
     provided under previous appropriations Acts to the agencies 
     funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or 
     expenditure in fiscal year 2001, or provided from any 
     accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by the 
     collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this 
     Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through 
     a reprogramming of funds which: (1) creates new

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     programs; (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; (3) 
     increases funds or personnel by any means for any project or 
     activity for which funds have been denied or restricted; (4) 
     relocates an office or employees; (5) reorganizes offices, 
     programs, or activities; or (6) contracts out or privatizes 
     any functions, or activities presently performed by Federal 
     employees; unless the Appropriations Committees of both 
     Houses of Congress are notified 15 days in advance of such 
     reprogramming of funds.
       (b) None of the funds provided under this Act, or provided 
     under previous appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by 
     this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure 
     in fiscal year 2001, or provided from any accounts in the 
     Treasury of the United States derived by the collection of 
     fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be 
     available for obligation or expenditure for activities, 
     programs, or projects through a reprogramming of funds in 
     excess of $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, that: 
     (1) augments existing programs, projects, or activities; (2) 
     reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing program, 
     project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent 
     as approved by Congress; or (3) results from any general 
     savings from a reduction in personnel which would result in a 
     change in existing programs, activities, or projects as 
     approved by Congress; unless the Appropriations Committees of 
     both Houses of Congress are notified 15 days in advance of 
     such reprogramming of funds.
       Sec. 606. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used for the construction, repair (other than emergency 
     repair), overhaul, conversion, or modernization of vessels 
     for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in 
     shipyards located outside of the United States.
       Sec. 607. (a) Purchase of American-Made Equipment and 
     Products.--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) Notice Requirement.--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.
       (c) Prohibition of Contracts With Persons Falsely Labeling 
     Products as Made in America.--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, the person shall be ineligible to 
     receive any contract or subcontract made with funds made 
     available in 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. 608. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to implement, administer, or enforce any guidelines 
     of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission covering 
     harassment based on religion, when it is made known to the 
     Federal entity or official to which such funds are made 
     available that such guidelines do not differ in any respect 
     from the proposed guidelines published by the Commission on 
     October 1, 1993 (58 Fed. Reg. 51266).
       Sec. 609. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used for any United Nations undertaking when it is made 
     known to the Federal official having authority to obligate or 
     expend such funds: (1) that the United Nations undertaking is 
     a peacekeeping mission; (2) that such undertaking will 
     involve United States Armed Forces under the command or 
     operational control of a foreign national; and (3) that the 
     President's military advisors have not submitted to the 
     President a recommendation that such involvement is in the 
     national security interests of the United States and the 
     President has not submitted to the Congress such a 
     recommendation.
       Sec. 610. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available by this Act shall be expended for any purpose 
     for which appropriations are prohibited by section 609 of the 
     Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, 
     and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999.
       (b) The requirements in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 
     section 609 of that Act shall continue to apply during fiscal 
     year 2001.
       Sec. 611. None of the funds made available in this Act 
     shall be used to provide the following amenities or personal 
     comforts in the Federal prison system--
       (1) in-cell television viewing except for prisoners who are 
     segregated from the general prison population for their own 
     safety;
       (2) the viewing of R, X, and NC-17 rated movies, through 
     whatever medium presented;
       (3) any instruction (live or through broadcasts) or 
     training equipment for boxing, wrestling, judo, karate, or 
     other martial art, or any bodybuilding or weightlifting 
     equipment of any sort;
       (4) possession of in-cell coffee pots, hot plates or 
     heating elements; or
       (5) the use or possession of any electric or electronic 
     musical instrument.
       Sec. 612. None of the funds made available in title II for 
     the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 
     under the headings ``Operations, Research, and Facilities'' 
     and ``Procurement, Acquisition and Construction'' may be used 
     to implement sections 603, 604, and 605 of Public Law 102-
     567: Provided, That NOAA may develop a modernization plan for 
     its fisheries research vessels that takes fully into account 
     opportunities for contracting for fisheries surveys.
       Sec. 613. Any costs incurred by a department or agency 
     funded under this Act resulting from personnel actions taken 
     in response to funding reductions included in this Act shall 
     be absorbed within the total budgetary resources available to 
     such department or agency: Provided, That the authority to 
     transfer funds between appropriations accounts as may be 
     necessary to carry out this section is provided in addition 
     to authorities included elsewhere in this Act: Provided 
     further, That use of funds to carry out this section shall be 
     treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 605 of this 
     Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure 
     except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that 
     section.
       Sec. 614. Hereafter, none of the funds made available in 
     this Act to the Federal Bureau of Prisons may be used to 
     distribute or make available any commercially published 
     information or material to a prisoner when it is made known 
     to the Federal official having authority to obligate or 
     expend such funds that such information or material is 
     sexually explicit or features nudity.
       Sec. 615. Of the funds appropriated in this Act under the 
     heading ``Office of Justice Programs--State and Local Law 
     Enforcement Assistance'', not more than 90 percent of the 
     amount to be awarded to an entity under the Local Law 
     Enforcement Block Grant shall be made available to such an 
     entity when it is made known to the Federal official having 
     authority to obligate or expend such funds that the entity 
     that employs a public safety officer (as such term is defined 
     in section 1204 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968) does not provide such a public 
     safety officer who retires or is separated from service due 
     to injury suffered as the direct and proximate result of a 
     personal injury sustained in the line of duty while 
     responding to an emergency situation or a hot pursuit (as 
     such terms are defined by State law) with the same or better 
     level of health insurance benefits at the time of retirement 
     or separation as they received while on duty.
       Sec. 616. None of the funds provided by this Act shall be 
     available to promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco 
     products, or to seek the reduction or removal by any foreign 
     country of restrictions on the marketing of tobacco or 
     tobacco products, except for restrictions which are not 
     applied equally to all tobacco or tobacco products of the 
     same type.
       Sec. 617. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available by this Act shall be expended for any purpose 
     for which appropriations are prohibited by section 616 of the 
     Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, 
     and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999, as amended.
       (b) Subsection (a)(1) of section 616 of that Act, as 
     amended, is further amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' after ``Toussaint,''; and
       (2) by inserting before the semicolon at the end of the 
     subsection, ``, Jean Leopold Dominique, Jean-Claude 
     Louissaint, Legitime Athis and his wife, Christa Joseph 
     Athis, Jean-Michel Olophene, Claudy Myrthil, Merilus Deus, 
     and Ferdinand Dorvil''.
       (c) The requirements in subsections (b) and (c) of section 
     616 of that Act shall continue to apply during fiscal year 
     2001.
       Sec. 618. None of the funds appropriated pursuant to this 
     Act or any other provision of law may be used for: (1) the 
     implementation of any tax or fee in connection with the 
     implementation of 18 U.S.C. 922(t); and (2) any system to 
     implement 18 U.S.C. 922(t) that does not require and result 
     in the destruction of any identifying information submitted 
     by or on behalf of any person who has been determined not to 
     be prohibited from owning a firearm.
       Sec. 619. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     amounts deposited or available in the Fund established under 
     42 U.S.C. 10601 in any fiscal year in excess of $537,500,000 
     shall not be available for obligation until the following 
     fiscal year.
       Sec. 620. None of the funds made available to the 
     Department of Justice in this Act may be used to discriminate 
     against or denigrate the religious or moral beliefs of 
     students who participate in programs for which financial 
     assistance is provided from those funds, or of the parents or 
     legal guardians of such students.
       Sec. 621. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall 
     be available for the purpose of granting either immigrant or 
     nonimmigrant visas, or both, consistent with the Secretary's 
     determination under section 243(d) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act, to citizens, subjects, nationals, or 
     residents of countries that the Attorney General has 
     determined deny or unreasonably delay accepting the return of 
     citizens, subjects, nationals, or residents under that 
     section.
       Sec. 622. None of the funds made available to the 
     Department of Justice in this Act may be used for the purpose 
     of transporting an individual who is a prisoner pursuant to 
     conviction for crime under State or Federal law and is 
     classified as a maximum or high security prisoner, other than 
     to a prison or other facility certified by the Federal Bureau 
     of Prisons as appropriately secure for housing such a 
     prisoner.
       Sec. 623. 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

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     on December 11, 1997, in Kyoto, Japan, at the Third 
     Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework 
     Convention on Climate Change, which has not been submitted to 
     the Senate for advice and consent to ratification pursuant to 
     article II, section 2, clause 2, of the United States 
     Constitution, and which has not entered into force pursuant 
     to article 25 of the Protocol.
       Sec. 624. Beginning 60 days from the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be made available for the 
     participation by delegates of the United States to the 
     Standing Consultative Commission unless the President 
     certifies and so reports to the Committees on Appropriations 
     that the United States Government is not implementing the 
     Memorandum of Understanding Relating to the Treaty Between 
     the United States of America and the Union of Soviet 
     Socialist Republics on the limitation of Anti-Ballistic 
     Missile Systems of May 26, 1972, entered into in New York on 
     September 26, 1997, by the United States, Russia, Kazakhstan, 
     Belarus, and Ukraine, or until the Senate provides its advice 
     and consent to the Memorandum of Understanding.
       Sec. 625. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be 
     available to the Department of State to approve the purchase 
     of property in Arlington, Virginia by the Xinhua News Agency.
       Sec. 626. Title 18, section 4006(b)(1) is amended by 
     inserting, ``, the Federal Bureau of Investigation'' after 
     ``United States Marshals Service''.
       Sec. 627. Section 3022 of the 1999 Emergency Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act (113 Stat. 100) is amended by striking 
     ``between the date of enactment of this Act and October 1, 
     2000,''.
       Sec. 628. Section 623 of H.R. 3421 (the Departments of 
     Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000 (16 U.S.C. 3645)), as 
     enacted into law by section 1000(a)(1) of Public Law 106-113 
     (113 Stat. 1535), is amended--
       (a) in subsection (a)(1) by striking ``The Northern Fund 
     and Southern Fund shall each receive $10,000,000 of the 
     amounts authorized by this section.'';
       (b) by striking subsection (d) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following new subsection:
       ``(d)(1) Pacific Salmon Treaty.--
       ``(A) For capitalizing the Northern Fund there is 
     authorized to be appropriated in fiscal years 2000, 2001, 
     2002, and 2003 a total of $75,000,000.
       ``(B) For capitalizing the Southern Fund there is 
     authorized to be appropriated in fiscal years 2000, 2001, 
     2002, and 2003 a total of $65,000,000.
       ``(C) To provide economic adjustment assistance to 
     fishermen pursuant to the 1999 Pacific Salmon Treaty 
     Agreement, there is authorized to be appropriated in fiscal 
     years 2000, 2001, and 2002 a total of $30,000,000.
       ``(2) Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery.--
       ``(A) For salmon habitat restoration, salmon stock 
     enhancement, and salmon research, including the construction 
     of salmon research and related facilities, there is 
     authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 2000, 
     2001, 2002, and 2003, $90,000,000 to the States of Alaska, 
     Washington, Oregon, and California. Amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to this subparagraph shall be made available as 
     direct payments. The State of Alaska may allocate a portion 
     of any funds it receives under this subsection to eligible 
     activities outside Alaska.
       ``(B) For salmon habitat restoration, salmon stock 
     enhancement, salmon research, and supplementation activities, 
     there is authorized to be appropriated in each of fiscal 
     years 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003, $10,000,000 to be divided 
     between the Pacific Coastal tribes (as defined by the 
     Secretary of Commerce) and the Columbia River tribes (as 
     defined by the Secretary of Commerce).''.
       Sec. 629. Section 3(3) of the Interstate Horseracing Act of 
     1978 (15 U.S.C. 3002(3)) is amended by inserting ``and 
     includes pari-mutuel wagers, where lawful in each State 
     involved, placed or transmitted by an individual in one State 
     via telephone or other electronic media and accepted by an 
     off-track betting system in the same or another State, as 
     well as the combination of any pari-mutuel wagering pools'' 
     after ``another State''.
       Sec. 630. (a) Section 7A(a) of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 
     18a(a)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) Except as exempted pursuant to subsection (c), no 
     person shall acquire, directly or indirectly, any voting 
     securities or assets of any other person, unless both persons 
     (or in the case of a tender offer, the acquiring person) file 
     notification pursuant to rules under subsection (d)(1) and 
     the waiting period described in subsection (b)(1) has 
     expired, if--
       ``(1) the acquiring person, or the person whose voting 
     securities or assets are being acquired, is engaged in 
     commerce or in any activity affecting commerce; and
       ``(2) as a result of such acquisition, the acquiring person 
     would hold an aggregate total amount of the voting securities 
     and assets of the acquired person--
       ``(A) in excess of $200,000,000 (as adjusted and published 
     for each fiscal year beginning after September 30, 2004, in 
     the same manner as provided in section 8(a)(5) to reflect the 
     percentage change in the gross national product for such 
     fiscal year compared to the gross national product for the 
     year ending September 30, 2003); or
       ``(B)(i) in excess of $50,000,000 (as so adjusted and 
     published) but not in excess of $200,000,000 (as so adjusted 
     and published); and
       ``(ii)(I) any voting securities or assets of a person 
     engaged in manufacturing which has annual net sales or total 
     assets of $10,000,000 (as so adjusted and published) or more 
     are being acquired by any person which has total assets or 
     annual net sales of $100,000,000 (as so adjusted and 
     published) or more;
       ``(II) any voting securities or assets of a person not 
     engaged in manufacturing which has total assets of 
     $10,000,000 (as so adjusted and published) or more are being 
     acquired by any person which has total assets or annual net 
     sales of $100,000,000 (as so adjusted and published) or more; 
     or
       ``(III) any voting securities or assets of a person with 
     annual net sales or total assets of $100,000,000 (as so 
     adjusted and published) or more are being acquired by any 
     person with total assets or annual net sales of $10,000,000 
     (as so adjusted and published) or more.

     In the case of a tender offer, the person whose voting 
     securities are sought to be acquired by a person required to 
     file notification under this subsection shall file 
     notification pursuant to rules under subsection (d).''.
       (b) Section 605 of title VI of Public Law 101-162 (15 
     U.S.C. 18a note) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a)'' after ``Sec. 605.'',
       (2) in the 1st sentence--
       (A) by striking ``at $45,000'' and inserting ``in 
     subsection (b)'', and
       (B) by striking ``Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements 
     Act of 1976'' and inserting ``section 7A of the Clayton 
     Act'', and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) The filing fees referred to in subsection (a) are--
       ``(1) $45,000 if the aggregate total amount determined 
     under section 7A(a)(2) of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 
     18a(a)(2)) is less than $100,000,000 (as adjusted and 
     published for each fiscal year beginning after September 30, 
     2004, in the same manner as provided in section 8(a)(5) of 
     the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 19(a)(5)) to reflect the 
     percentage change in the gross national product for such 
     fiscal year compared to the gross national product for the 
     year ending September 30, 2003);
       ``(2) $125,000 if the aggregate total amount determined 
     under section 7A(a)(2) of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 
     18a(a)(2)) is not less than $100,000,000 (as so adjusted and 
     published) but less than $500,000,000 (as so adjusted and 
     published); and
       ``(3) $280,000 if the aggregate total amount determined 
     under section 7A(a)(2) of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 
     18a(a)(2)) is not less than $500,000,000 (as so adjusted and 
     published).'',
       (4) by striking ``States.'' and inserting ``States'', and
       (5) by adding a period at the end.
       (c) Section 7A(e)(1) of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 
     18a(e)(1)) is amended)--
       (1) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(1)'', and
       (2) by inserting at the end the following:
       ``(B)(i) The Assistant Attorney General and the Federal 
     Trade Commission shall each designate a senior official who 
     does not have direct responsibility for the review of any 
     enforcement recommendation under this section concerning the 
     transaction at issue, to hear any petition filed by such 
     person to determine--
       ``(I) whether the request for additional information or 
     documentary material is unreasonably cumulative, unduly 
     burdensome, or duplicative; or
       ``(II) whether the request for additional information or 
     documentary material has been substantially complied with by 
     the petitioning person.
       ``(ii) Internal review procedures for petitions filed 
     pursuant to clause (i) shall include reasonable deadlines for 
     expedited review of such petitions, after reasonable 
     negotiations with investigative staff, in order to avoid 
     undue delay of the merger review process.
       ``(iii) Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Assistant Attorney General and the 
     Federal Trade Commission shall conduct an internal review and 
     implement reforms of the merger review process in order to 
     eliminate unnecessary burden, remove costly duplication, and 
     eliminate undue delay, in order to achieve a more effective 
     and more efficient merger review process.
       ``(iv) Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment 
     of this Act, the Assistant Attorney General and the Federal 
     Trade Commission shall issue or amend their respective 
     industry guidance, regulations, operating manuals and 
     relevant policy documents, to the extent appropriate, to 
     implement each reform in this subparagraph.
       ``(v) Not later than 180 days after the date the of 
     enactment of this Act, the Assistant Attorney General and the 
     Federal Trade Commission shall each report to Congress--
       ``(I) which reforms each agency has adopted under this 
     subparagraph;
       ``(II) which steps each has taken to implement such 
     internal reforms; and
       ``(III) the effects of such reforms.''.
       (d) Section 7A of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 18a) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (e)(2), by striking ``20 days'' and 
     inserting ``30 days'', and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(k) If the end of any period of time provided in this 
     section falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal public holiday 
     (as defined in section 6103(a) of title 5 of the United 
     States Code), then such period shall be extended to the end 
     of the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal 
     public holiday.''.
       (e) This section and the amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the 1st day of the 1st month that begins 
     more than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.

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       Sec. 631. (a) The Secretary of the Army is authorized to 
     take all necessary measures to further stabilize and renovate 
     Lock and Dam 10 at Boonesborough, Kentucky, with the purpose 
     of extending the design life of the structure by an 
     additional 50 years, at a total cost of $24,000,000, with an 
     estimated Federal cost of $19,200,000 and an estimated non-
     Federal cost of $4,800,000.
       (b) For purposes of this section only, ``stabilize and 
     renovate'' shall include, but shall not be limited to, the 
     following activities: stabilization of the main dam, 
     auxiliary dam and lock; renovation of all operational aspects 
     of the lock; and elevation of the main and auxiliary dams.
       Sec. 632. (a)(1) The Federal Communications Commission 
     shall modify the rules authorizing the operation of low-power 
     FM radio stations, as proposed in MM Docket No. 99-25, to--
       (A) prescribe minimum distance separations for third-
     adjacent channels (as well as for co-channels and first- and 
     second-adjacent channels); and
       (B) prohibit any applicant from obtaining a low-power FM 
     license if the applicant has engaged in any manner in the 
     unlicensed operation of any station in violation of section 
     301 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 301).
       (2) The Federal Communications Commission may not--
       (A) eliminate or reduce the minimum distance separations 
     for third-adjacent channels required by paragraph (1)(A); or
       (B) extend the eligibility for application for low-power FM 
     stations beyond the organizations and entities as proposed in 
     MM Docket No. 99-25 (47 CFR 73.853),

     except as expressly authorized by an Act of Congress enacted 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (3) Any license that was issued by the Commission to a low-
     power FM station prior to the date on which the Commission 
     modifies its rules as required by paragraph (1) and that does 
     not comply with such modifications shall be invalid.
       (b)(1) The Federal Communications Commission shall conduct 
     an experimental program to test whether low-power FM radio 
     stations will result in harmful interference to existing FM 
     radio stations if such stations are not subject to the 
     minimum distance separations for third-adjacent channels 
     required by subsection (a). The Commission shall conduct such 
     test in no more than nine FM radio markets, including urban, 
     suburban, and rural markets, by waiving the minimum distance 
     separations for third-adjacent channels for the stations that 
     are the subject of the experimental program. At least one of 
     the stations shall be selected for the purpose of evaluating 
     whether minimum distance separations for third-adjacent 
     channels are needed for FM translator stations. The 
     Commission may, consistent with the public interest, continue 
     after the conclusion of the experimental program to waive the 
     minimum distance separations for third-adjacent channels for 
     the stations that are the subject of the experimental 
     program.
       (2) The Commission shall select an independent testing 
     entity to conduct field tests in the markets of the stations 
     in the experimental program under paragraph (1). Such field 
     tests shall include--
       (A) an opportunity for the public to comment on 
     interference; and
       (B) independent audience listening tests to determine what 
     is objectionable and harmful interference to the average 
     radio listener.
       (3) The Commission shall publish the results of the 
     experimental program and field tests and afford an 
     opportunity for the public to comment on such results. The 
     Federal Communications Commission shall submit a report on 
     the experimental program and field tests to the Committee on 
     Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate not later 
     than February 1, 2001. Such report shall include--
       (A) an analysis of the experimental program and field tests 
     and of the public comment received by the Commission;
       (B) an evaluation of the impact of the modification or 
     elimination of minimum distance separations for third-
     adjacent channels on--
       (i) listening audiences;
       (ii) incumbent FM radio broadcasters in general, and on 
     minority and small market broadcasters in particular, 
     including an analysis of the economic impact on such 
     broadcasters;
       (iii) the transition to digital radio for terrestrial radio 
     broadcasters;
       (iv) stations that provide a reading service for the blind 
     to the public; and
       (v) FM radio translator stations;
       (C) the Commission's recommendations to the Congress to 
     reduce or eliminate the minimum distance separations for 
     third-adjacent channels required by subsection (a); and
       (D) such other information and recommendations as the 
     Commission considers appropriate.
       Sec. 633. For an additional amount for ``Small Business 
     Administration, Salaries and Expenses'', $40,000,000, of 
     which $2,500,000 shall be available for a grant to the NTTC 
     at Wheeling Jesuit University to continue the outreach 
     program to assist small business development; $600,000 shall 
     be available for a grant for Western Carolina University to 
     develop a tourism and hospitality curriculum; $2,500,000 
     shall be available for a grant to the Bronx Museum of the 
     Arts, New York, to develop facilities, including the Museum's 
     participation in the Point Residency and the Community 
     Gallery projects; $1,000,000 shall be available for a grant 
     to Soundview Community in Action in the Bronx, New York, for 
     a technology access and business improvement project; 
     $5,000,000 shall be available for the Center for Rural 
     Development, Somerset, Kentucky, for a regional program of 
     technology workforce development; $1,500,000 shall be 
     available for a grant to the State University of New York to 
     develop a facility and operate the Institute of 
     Entrepreneurship for small business and workforce 
     development; $500,000 shall be available for a grant for Pike 
     County, Kentucky, for an interpretive development initiative; 
     $1,000,000 shall be available for a grant to the East Los 
     Angeles Community Union to develop a facility; $5,000,000 
     shall be available for a grant to the Southern Kentucky 
     Tourism Development Association for a regional tourism 
     promotion initiative; $1,500,000 shall be available for a 
     grant for Union College, Barbourville, Kentucky, for a 
     technology and media center; $500,000 shall be available for 
     a grant to the National Corrections and Law Enforcement 
     Training and Technology Center, Inc., to work in conjunction 
     with the Office of Law Enforcement Technology 
     Commercialization and the Moundsville Economic Development 
     Council for continued operations of the National Corrections 
     and Law Enforcement Training and Technology Center, and for 
     infrastructure improvements associated with this initiative; 
     $2,000,000 shall be available for a grant for the City of 
     Paintsville, Kentucky, for a regional arts and tourism 
     center; $200,000 shall be available for a grant for the 
     Vandalia Heritage Foundation to fulfill its charter purposes; 
     $800,000 shall be available for a grant for the Museum of 
     Science and Industry to develop a Manufacturing Learning 
     Center; $200,000 shall be available for a grant to Rural 
     Enterprises, Inc., in Durant, Oklahoma, to continue support 
     for a resource center for rural businesses; $1,000,000 shall 
     be available for a grant for Greenpoint Manufacturing and 
     Design Center to acquire certain properties to develop a 
     small business incubator facility; $1,000,000 shall be 
     available for a grant to the Long Island Bay Shore Aquarium 
     to develop a facility; $200,000 shall be available for a 
     grant for Old Sturbridge Village's Threshold Project to 
     develop an arts and tourism facility; $1,300,000 shall be 
     available for a grant to Pulaski County, Kentucky, for an 
     emergency training center; $2,000,000 shall be available for 
     a grant for Promesa Enterprises in the Bronx, New York, to 
     assist community-based businesses; $1,000,000 shall be 
     available for a grant to the City of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, to 
     develop a center to support technology and economic 
     development initiatives; $1,000,000 shall be available for a 
     grant for the Safer Foundation to develop a facility; 
     $250,000 shall be available for a grant for the Johnstown 
     Area Regional Industries Center for a Workforce Development 
     initiative; $600,000 shall be available for a grant for the 
     Buckhorn Children's Foundation for a community-based youth 
     development facility; $250,000 shall be available for a grant 
     for the Johnstown Area Regional Industries Center to continue 
     support for the Entrepreneur Challenge 2000 small business 
     incubator initiative; $250,000 shall be available for a grant 
     to the Business Development Assistance Group to establish an 
     Entrepreneurship Center for New Americans in Northern 
     Virginia; $1,000,000 shall be available for a grant for the 
     Brotherhood Business Development and Capital Fund for a small 
     business technical assistance and loan program; $900,000 
     shall be available for a grant for the Arizona Department of 
     Public Safety for planning and design for infrastructure 
     improvements; $250,000 shall be available for a grant for 
     Gadsden State Community College to develop a Center for 
     Economic Development; $2,000,000 shall be available for a 
     grant to Morehead State University for a science research and 
     technology center; $350,000 shall be available for a grant 
     for the Nicholas County, Kentucky, Industrial Authority to 
     acquire certain properties in Carlisle, Kentucky, to develop 
     a small business initiative; $350,000 shall be available for 
     a grant for Montgomery County, Kentucky, to develop an 
     education and training facility; $500,000 shall be available 
     for a grant to the New York City Department of Parks and 
     Recreation, Bronx County, to develop a river house facility; 
     $500,000 shall be available for a grant to the New York 
     Public Library Mott Haven Branch in the Bronx, New York, to 
     develop a facility; and $500,000 shall be available for a 
     grant to the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology 
     Education for a technology-based pilot program for vocational 
     training for economic and job development.
       Sec. 634. None of the funds provided in this or any 
     previous Act, or hereinafter made available to the Department 
     of Commerce shall be available to issue or renew, for any 
     fishing vessel, any general or harpoon category fishing 
     permit for Atlantic bluefin tuna that would allow the 
     vessel--
       (1) to use an aircraft to locate, or otherwise assist in 
     fishing for, catching, or possessing Atlantic bluefin tuna; 
     or
       (2) to fish for, catch, or possessing Atlantic bluefin tuna 
     located by the use of an aircraft.
       Sec. 635. (a) This section may be cited as ``Amy Boyer's 
     Law''.
       (b) Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The inappropriate display, sale, or use of social 
     security numbers is a significant factor in a growing range 
     of illegal activities, including fraud, identity theft, and, 
     in some cases, stalking and other violent crimes.
       (2) Because social security numbers are used to track 
     financial, health care, and other sensitive information about 
     individuals, the inappropriate sale or display of those 
     numbers to the general public can result in serious invasions 
     of individual privacy and facilitate the commission of 
     criminal activity.

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       (3) The Federal Government requires virtually every 
     individual in the United States to obtain and maintain a 
     social security number in order to pay taxes, to qualify for 
     social security benefits, or to seek employment. An 
     unintended consequence of these requirements is that social 
     security numbers have become tools that can be used to 
     facilitate crime, fraud, and invasions of the privacy of the 
     individuals to whom the numbers are assigned. Because the 
     Federal Government created and maintains the social security 
     number system, and because the Federal Government does not 
     permit persons to exempt themselves from the requirements of 
     that system, it is appropriate for the Federal Government to 
     take steps to stem abuse of the system.
       (4) A social security number is simply a sequence of 
     numbers. In no meaningful sense can the number itself impart 
     knowledge or ideas. Persons do not sell or transfer such 
     numbers in order to convey any particularized message, nor to 
     express to the purchaser any ideas, knowledge, or thoughts.
       (5) No one should seek to profit from the display or sale 
     to the general public of social security numbers in 
     circumstances that create a substantial risk of physical, 
     emotional, or financial harm to the individuals to whom those 
     numbers are assigned.
       (6) Various entities may display, sell, or use social 
     security numbers, including the private sector, the Federal 
     Government and State governments, and Federal and State 
     courts. Whatever the source, the inappropriate display or 
     sale to the general public of social security numbers should 
     be prevented.
       (7) Congress should enact legislation that will offer an 
     individual assigned a social security number necessary 
     protection from the display, sale, or purchase of the number 
     in circumstances that might facilitate unlawful conduct or 
     that might otherwise likely result in unfair and deceptive 
     practices.
       (c)(1) Part A of title XI of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1301 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:


     ``prohibition of certain misuses of the social security number

       ``Sec. 1150A. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this 
     section, no person may display or sell to the general public 
     any individual's social security number, or any identifiable 
     derivative of such number, without the affirmatively 
     expressed consent, electronically or in writing, of the 
     individual.
       ``(b) No person may obtain any individual's social security 
     number, or any identifiable derivative of such number, for 
     purposes of locating or identifying an individual with the 
     intent to physically injure, harm, or use the identity of the 
     individual for illegal purposes.
       ``(c) In order for consent to exist under subsection (a), 
     the person displaying, or seeking to display, or selling or 
     attempting to sell, an individual's social security number, 
     or any identifiable derivative of such number, shall--
       ``(1) inform the individual of the general purposes for 
     which the number will be utilized and the types of persons to 
     whom the number may be available; and
       ``(2) obtain affirmatively expressed consent electronically 
     or in writing.
       ``(d) Except as set forth in subsection (b), nothing in 
     this section shall be construed to prohibit or limit the 
     display, sale, or use of a social security number--
       ``(1)(A) permitted, required, or excepted, expressly or by 
     implication, under section 205(c)(2), section 7(a)(2) of the 
     Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a note; 88 Stat. 1909), 
     section 6109(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the 
     Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.), title V 
     of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (15 U.S.C. 6801 et seq.), or 
     the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 
     1996 (Public Law 104-191; 110 Stat. 1936) or the amendments 
     made by that Act, or (B) in connection with an activity 
     authorized under or pursuant to section 4(k) of the Bank 
     Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1843(k)), whether or 
     not such activity is conducted by or subject to any 
     limitations or requirements applicable to a financial holding 
     company;
       ``(2) by a professional or commercial user who 
     appropriately uses the information in the normal course and 
     scope of their businesses for purposes of retrieval of other 
     information, except that the professional or commercial user 
     may not display or sell the number (or any identifiable 
     derivative of the number) to the general public;
       ``(3) for purposes of law enforcement, including 
     investigation of fraud or as required under subchapter II of 
     chapter 53 of title 31, United States Code, and chapter 2 of 
     title I of Public Law 91-508 (12 U.S.C. 1951-1959); or
       ``(4) that may appear in a public record including, but not 
     limited to, proceedings or records of Federal or State 
     courts.
       ``(e)(1) Any individual aggrieved by any act of any person 
     in violation of this section may bring a civil action in a 
     United States district court to recover--
       ``(A) such preliminary and equitable relief as the court 
     determines to be appropriate; and
       ``(B) the greater of--
       ``(i) actual damages;
       ``(ii) liquidated damages of $2,500; or
       ``(iii) in the case of a violation that was willful and 
     resulted in profit or monetary gain, liquidated damages of 
     $10,000.
       ``(2) In the case of a civil action brought under paragraph 
     (1)(B)(iii) in which the aggrieved individual has 
     substantially prevailed, the court may assess against the 
     respondent a reasonable attorney's fee and other litigation 
     costs and expenses (including expert fees) reasonably 
     incurred.
       ``(3) No action may be commenced under this subsection more 
     than 3 years after the date on which the violation was or 
     should reasonably have been discovered by the aggrieved 
     individual.
       ``(4) The remedy provided under this subsection shall be in 
     addition to any other lawful remedy available to the 
     individual.
       ``(f)(1) Any person who the Commissioner of Social Security 
     determines has violated this section shall be subject, in 
     addition to any other penalties that may be prescribed by 
     law, to--
       ``(A) a civil money penalty of not more than $5,000 for 
     each such violation; and
       ``(B) a civil money penalty of not more than $50,000, if 
     violations have occurred with such frequency as to constitute 
     a general business practice.
       ``(2) Any willful violation committed contemporaneously 
     with respect to the social security numbers of 2 or more 
     individuals by means of mail, telecommunication, or otherwise 
     shall be treated as a separate violation with respect to each 
     such individual.
       ``(3) The provisions of section 1128A (other than 
     subsections (a), (b), (f), (h), (i), (j), and (m), and the 
     first sentence of subsection (c)) and the provisions of 
     subsections (d) and (e) of section 205 shall apply to civil 
     money penalties under this subsection in the same manner as 
     such provisions apply to a penalty or proceeding under 
     section 1128A(a), except that, for purposes of this 
     paragraph, any reference in section 1128A to the Secretary 
     shall be deemed a reference to the Commissioner of Social 
     Security.
       ``(g) In this section, the term `display or sell to the 
     general public' means the intentional placing of an 
     individual's social security number, or identifying portion 
     thereof, in a viewable manner on a web site that makes such 
     information available to the general public, or otherwise 
     intentionally communicating an individual's social security 
     number, or an identifying portion thereof, to the general 
     public.
       ``(h) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit 
     the use of social security numbers by the Federal Government 
     for governmental purposes, including any of the following 
     purposes:
       ``(1) National security.
       ``(2) Law enforcement.
       ``(3) Public health.
       ``(4) Federal or federally-funded research conducted for 
     the purposes of advancing knowledge.
       ``(5) When such numbers are required to be submitted as 
     part of the process for applying for any type of government 
     benefit or program.''.
       (2) Section 208(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     408(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (8), by inserting ``or'' after the 
     semicolon; and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (8), the following new 
     paragraphs:
       ``(9) except as provided in section 1150A(d), knowingly and 
     willfully displays or sells to the general public (as defined 
     in section 1150A(g)) any individual's social security number, 
     or any identifiable derivative of such number, without the 
     affirmatively expressed consent (as defined in section 
     1150A(c)), electronically or in writing, of such individual; 
     or
       ``(10) obtains any individual's social security number, or 
     any identifiable derivative of such number, for purposes of 
     locating or identifying an individual with the intent to 
     physically injure, harm, or use the identity of the 
     individual for illegal purposes;''.
       (3) The amendments made by this subsection apply with 
     respect to violations occurring on and after the date that is 
     2 years after the date of enactment of this Act.
       (d)(1) The Comptroller General of the United States shall 
     conduct a study of the feasibility and advisability of 
     imposing additional limitations or prohibitions on the use of 
     social security numbers in public records.
       (2) Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
     this section, the Comptroller General shall submit to 
     Congress a report on the study conducted under paragraph (1). 
     The report shall include a detailed description of the 
     activities and results of the study and such recommendations 
     for legislative action as the Comptroller General considers 
     appropriate.
       Sec. 636. The Cuyahoga Valley National Park shall not be 
     redesignated as a Class I area under title I, Part C of the 
     Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. sections 7470-7479.

                         TITLE VII--RESCISSIONS

                         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

                    Drug Enforcement Administration


                   drug diversion control fee account

                              (rescission)

       Amounts otherwise available for obligation in fiscal year 
     2001 for the Drug Diversion Control Fee Account are reduced 
     by $8,000,000.

                            RELATED AGENCIES

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

                        Maritime Administration


          maritime guaranteed loan (title xi) program account

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds provided under this heading in Public Law 104-
     208, $7,644,000 are rescinded.

                       TITLE VIII--DEBT REDUCTION


                            and other matter

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

                       Bureau of the Public Debt


      gifts to the united states for reduction of the public debt

       For deposit on November 1, 2000, of an additional amount 
     into the account established

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     under section 3113(d) of title 31, United States Code, to 
     reduce the public debt, the amount equal to the difference 
     between $240,088,000,000 and the aggregate amount deposited 
     into this account in other appropriation Acts for fiscal year 
     2001 enacted before such date.


                           general provision

       Sec. 801. Beginning on the first day of the 107th Congress, 
     the Presiding Officer of the Senate shall apply all of the 
     precedents of the Senate under Rule XXVIII in effect at the 
     conclusion of the 103rd Congress. Further that there is now 
     in effect a standing order of the Senate that the reading of 
     conference reports, are no longer required, if the said 
     conference report is available in the Senate.

           TITLE IX--WILDLIFE, OCEAN AND COASTAL CONSERVATION

     SEC. 901. WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION PLANNING.

       For expenses necessary to support activities that 
     supplement, but not replace, existing funding available to 
     the States and territories from the sport fish restoration 
     account and wildlife restoration account and shall be used 
     for the development, revision, and implementation of wildlife 
     conservation and restoration plans and programs, $50,000,000, 
     to remain available until expended: Provided, That these 
     funds may be used by a State, territory or an Indian Tribe 
     for the planning and implementation of its wildlife 
     conservation and restoration program and wildlife 
     conservation strategy, including wildlife conservation, 
     wildlife conservation education, and wildlife-associated 
     recreation projects: Provided further, That the Secretary, 
     after deducting administrative expenses shall make the 
     following apportionment from the Wildlife Conservation and 
     Restoration Account: (A) to the District of Columbia and to 
     the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, each a sum equal to not more 
     than one-half of 1 percent thereof; (B) to Guam, American 
     Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the 
     Northern Mariana Islands, each a sum equal to not more than 
     one-fourth of 1 percent thereof: Provided further, That the 
     Secretary shall apportion the remaining amount in the 
     Wildlife Conservation and Restoration Account for each year 
     among the States in the following manner: (A) one-third of 
     which is based on the ratio to which the land area of such 
     State bears to the total land area of all such States; and, 
     (B) two-thirds of which is based on the ratio to which the 
     population of such State bears to the total population of all 
     such States: Provided further, That the amounts apportioned 
     under this paragraph shall be adjusted equitably so that no 
     State shall be apportioned a sum which is less than 1 percent 
     of the amount available for apportionment under this 
     paragraph for any fiscal year or more than 5 percent of such 
     amount: Provided further, That no State, territory or other 
     jurisdiction shall receive a grant unless it has certified to 
     the Service that it has in place, or has agreed to develop by 
     a mutually agreed date certain, a wildlife conservation 
     strategy and plan.

     SEC. 902. WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION.

       (a) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are--
       (1) to extend financial and technical assistance to the 
     States under the Federal Aid to Wildlife Restoration Act for 
     the benefit of a diverse array of wildlife and associated 
     habitats, including species that are not hunted or fished, to 
     fulfill unmet needs of wildlife within the States in 
     recognition of the primary role of the States to conserve all 
     wildlife;
       (2) to assure sound conservation policies through the 
     development, revision, and implementation of a comprehensive 
     wildlife conservation and restoration plan;
       (3) to encourage State fish and wildlife agencies to 
     participate with the Federal Government, other State 
     agencies, wildlife conservation organizations and outdoor 
     recreation and conservation interests through cooperative 
     planning and implementation of this title; and
       (4) to encourage State fish and wildlife agencies to 
     provide for public involvement in the process of development 
     and implementation of a wildlife conservation and restoration 
     program.
       (b) Reference to Law.--In this section, the term ``Federal 
     Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act'' means the Act of September 
     2, 1937 (16 U.S.C. 669 et seq.), commonly referred to as the 
     Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act or the Pittman-
     Robertson Act.
       (c) Definitions.--Section 2 of the Federal Aid in Wildlife 
     Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669a) is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

       ``As used in this Act--
       ``(1) the term `conservation' means the use of methods and 
     procedures necessary or desirable to sustain healthy 
     populations of wildlife, including all activities associated 
     with scientific resources management such as research, 
     census, monitoring of populations, acquisition, improvement 
     and management of habitat, live trapping and transplantation, 
     wildlife damage management, and periodic or total protection 
     of a species or population, as well as the taking of 
     individuals within wildlife stock or population if permitted 
     by applicable State and Federal law;
       ``(2) the term `Secretary' means the Secretary of the 
     Interior;
       ``(3) the term `State fish and game department' or `State 
     fish and wildlife department' means any department or 
     division of department of another name, or commission, or 
     official or officials, of a State empowered under its laws to 
     exercise the functions ordinarily exercised by a State fish 
     and game department or State fish and wildlife department.
       ``(4) the term `wildlife' means any species of wild, free-
     ranging fauna including fish, and also fauna in captive 
     breeding programs the object of which is to reintroduce 
     individuals of a depleted indigenous species into previously 
     occupied range;
       ``(5) the term `wildlife-associated recreation' means 
     projects intended to meet the demand for outdoor activities 
     associated with wildlife including, but not limited to, 
     hunting and fishing, wildlife observation and photography, 
     such projects as construction or restoration of wildlife 
     viewing areas, observation towers, blinds, platforms, land 
     and water trails, water access, field trialing, trail heads, 
     and access for such projects;
       ``(6) the term `wildlife conservation and restoration 
     program' means a program developed by a State fish and 
     wildlife department and approved by the Secretary under 
     section 304(d), the projects that constitute such a program, 
     which may be implemented in whole or part through grants and 
     contracts by a State to other State, Federal, or local 
     agencies (including those that gather, evaluate, and 
     disseminate information on wildlife and their habitats), 
     wildlife conservation organizations, and outdoor recreation 
     and conservation education entities from funds apportioned 
     under this title, and maintenance of such projects;
       ``(7) the term `wildlife conservation education' means 
     projects, including public outreach, intended to foster 
     responsible natural resource stewardship; and
       ``(8) the term `wildlife-restoration project' includes the 
     wildlife conservation and restoration program and means the 
     selection, restoration, rehabilitation, and improvement of 
     areas of land or water adaptable as feeding, resting, or 
     breeding places for wildlife, including acquisition of such 
     areas or estates or interests therein as are suitable or 
     capable of being made suitable therefor, and the construction 
     thereon or therein of such works as may be necessary to make 
     them available for such purposes and also including such 
     research into problems of wildlife management as may be 
     necessary to efficient administration affecting wildlife 
     resources, and such preliminary or incidental costs and 
     expenses as may be incurred in and about such projects.''.
       (d) Wildlife Conservation and Restoration Account.--Section 
     3 of the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 
     669b) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(a)'', 
     and by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) There is established in the Federal aid to wildlife 
     restoration fund a subaccount to be known as the `Wildlife 
     Conservation and Restoration Account'. There are authorized 
     to be appropriated for the purposes of the Wildlife 
     Conservation and Restoration Account $50,000,000 in fiscal 
     year 2001 for apportionment in accordance with this Act to 
     carry out State wildlife conservation and restoration 
     programs. Further, interest on amounts transferred shall be 
     treated in a manner consistent with 16 U.S.C. 669(b)(1)).''; 
     and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c)(1) Amounts transferred to the Wildlife Conservation 
     and Restoration Account shall supplement, but not replace, 
     existing funds available to the States from the sport fish 
     restoration account and wildlife restoration account and 
     shall be used for the development, revision, and 
     implementation of wildlife conservation and restoration 
     programs and should be used to address the unmet needs for a 
     diverse array of wildlife and associated habitats, including 
     species that are not hunted or fished, for wildlife 
     conservation, wildlife conservation education, and wildlife-
     associated recreation projects. Such funds may be used for 
     new programs and projects as well as to enhance existing 
     programs and projects.
       ``(2) Funds may be used by a State or an Indian tribe for 
     the planning and implementation of its wildlife conservation 
     and restoration program and wildlife conservation strategy, 
     as provided in sections 4(d) and (e) of this Act, including 
     wildlife conservation, wildlife conservation education, and 
     wildlife-associated recreation projects. Such funds may be 
     used for new programs and projects as well as to enhance 
     existing programs and projects.
       ``(3) Priority for funding from the Wildlife Conservation 
     and Restoration Account shall be for those species with the 
     greatest conservation need as defined by the State wildlife 
     conservation and restoration program.
       ``(d) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of this 
     section, with respect to amounts transferred to the Wildlife 
     Conservation and Restoration Account, so much of such amounts 
     apportioned to any State for any fiscal year as remains 
     unexpended at the close thereof shall remain available for 
     obligation in that State until the close of the second 
     succeeding fiscal year.''.
       (e) Apportionments of Amounts.--Section 4 of the Federal 
     Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669c) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Apportionment of Wildlife Conservation and 
     Restoration Account.--
       ``(1) The Secretary of the Interior shall make the 
     following apportionment from the Wildlife Conservation and 
     Restoration Account:
       ``(A) to the District of Columbia and to the Commonwealth 
     of Puerto Rico, each a sum equal to not more than one-half of 
     1 percent thereof;
       ``(B) to Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and the 
     Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, each a sum 
     equal to not more than one-fourth of 1 percent thereof.
       ``(2)(A) The Secretary of the Interior, after making the 
     apportionment under paragraph (1),

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     shall apportion the remaining amount in the Wildlife 
     Conservation and Restoration Account for each fiscal year 
     among the States in the following manner:
       ``(i) one-third of which is based on the ratio to which the 
     land area of such State bears to the total land area of all 
     such States; and
       ``(ii) two-thirds of which is based on the ratio to which 
     the population of such State bears to the total population of 
     all such States.
       ``(B) The amounts apportioned under this paragraph shall be 
     adjusted equitably so that no such State shall be apportioned 
     a sum which is less than one percent of the amount available 
     for apportionment under this paragraph for any fiscal year or 
     more than five percent of such amount.
       ``(3) Of the amounts transferred to the Wildlife 
     Conservation and Restoration Account, not to exceed 3 percent 
     shall be available for any Federal expenses incurred in the 
     administration and execution of programs carried out with 
     such amounts.
       ``(d) Wildlife Conservation and Restoration Programs.--
       ``(1) Any State, through its fish and wildlife department, 
     may apply to the Secretary of the Interior for approval of a 
     wildlife conservation and restoration program, or for funds 
     from the Wildlife Conservation and Restoration Account, to 
     develop a program. To apply, a State shall submit a 
     comprehensive plan that includes--
       ``(A) provisions vesting in the fish and wildlife 
     department of the State overall responsibility and 
     accountability for the program;
       ``(B) provisions for the development and implementation 
     of--
       ``(i) wildlife conservation projects that expand and 
     support existing wildlife programs, giving appropriate 
     consideration to all wildlife;
       ``(ii) wildlife-associated recreation projects; and
       ``(iii) wildlife conservation education projects pursuant 
     to programs under section 8(a); and
       ``(C) provisions to ensure public participation in the 
     development, revision, and implementation of projects and 
     programs required under this paragraph.
       ``(D) Wildlife conservation strategy.--Within five years of 
     the date of the initial apportionment, develop and begin 
     implementation of a wildlife conservation strategy based upon 
     the best available and appropriate scientific information and 
     data that--
       ``(i) uses such information on the distribution and 
     abundance of species of wildlife, including low population 
     and declining species as the State fish and wildlife 
     department deems appropriate, that are indicative of the 
     diversity and health of wildlife of the State;
       ``(ii) identifies the extent and condition of wildlife 
     habitats and community types essential to conservation of 
     species identified under paragraph (1);
       ``(iii) identifies the problems which may adversely affect 
     the species identified under paragraph (1) or their habitats, 
     and provides for priority research and surveys to identify 
     factors which may assist in restoration and more effective 
     conservation of such species and their habitats;
       ``(iv) determines those actions which should be taken to 
     conserve the species identified under paragraph (1) and their 
     habitats and establishes priorities for implementing such 
     conservation actions;
       ``(v) provides for periodic monitoring of species 
     identified under paragraph (1) and their habitats and the 
     effectiveness of the conservation actions determined under 
     paragraph (4), and for adapting conservation actions as 
     appropriate to respond to new information or changing 
     conditions;
       ``(vi) provides for the review of the State wildlife 
     conservation strategy and, if appropriate, revision at 
     intervals of not more than ten years;
       ``(vii) provides for coordination to the extent feasible 
     the State fish and wildlife department, during the 
     development, implementation, review, and revision of the 
     wildlife conservation strategy, with Federal, State, and 
     local agencies and Indian tribes that manage significant 
     areas of land or water within the State, or administer 
     programs that significantly affect the conservation of 
     species identified under paragraph (1) or their habitats.
       ``(2) A State shall provide an opportunity for public 
     participation in the development of the comprehensive plan 
     required under paragraph (1).
       ``(3) If the Secretary finds that the comprehensive plan 
     submitted by a State complies with paragraph (1), the 
     Secretary shall approve the wildlife conservation and 
     restoration program of the State and set aside from the 
     apportionment to the State made pursuant to subsection (c) an 
     amount that shall not exceed 75 percent of the estimated cost 
     of developing and implementing the program.
       ``(4)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), after the 
     Secretary approves a State's wildlife conservation and 
     restoration program, the Secretary may make payments on a 
     project that is a segment of the State's wildlife 
     conservation and restoration program as the project 
     progresses. Such payments, including previous payments on the 
     project, if any, shall not be more than the United States pro 
     rata share of such project. The Secretary, under such 
     regulations as he may prescribe, may advance funds 
     representing the United States pro rata share of a project 
     that is a segment of a wildlife conservation and restoration 
     program, including funds to develop such program.
       ``(B) Not more than 10 percent of the amounts apportioned 
     to each State under this section for a State's wildlife 
     conservation and restoration program may be used for 
     wildlife-associated recreation.
       ``(5) For purposes of this subsection, the term `State' 
     shall include the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of 
     Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and 
     the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.''.
       (f) FACA.--Coordination with State fish and wildlife agency 
     personnel or with personnel of other State agencies pursuant 
     to the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act or the Federal 
     Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act shall not be subject to the 
     Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.). Except for 
     the preceding sentence, the provisions of this title relate 
     solely to wildlife conservation and restoration programs and 
     shall not be construed to affect the provisions of the 
     Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act relating to wildlife 
     restoration projects or the provisions of the Federal Aid in 
     Sport Fish Restoration Act relating to fish restoration and 
     management projects.
       (g) Education.--Section 8(a) of the Federal Aid in Wildlife 
     Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669g(a)) is amended by adding the 
     following at the end thereof: ``Funds from the Wildlife 
     Conservation and Restoration Account may be used for a 
     wildlife conservation education program, except that no such 
     funds may be used for education efforts, projects, or 
     programs that promote or encourage opposition to the 
     regulated taking of wildlife.''.
       (h) Prohibition Against Diversion.--No designated State 
     agency shall be eligible to receive matching funds under this 
     title if sources of revenue available to it after January 1, 
     2000, for conservation of wildlife are diverted for any 
     purpose other than the administration of the designated State 
     agency, it being the intention of Congress that funds 
     available to States under this title be added to revenues 
     from existing State sources and not serve as a substitute for 
     revenues from such sources. Such revenues shall include 
     interest, dividends, or other income earned on the foregoing.
       (i) North American Wetlands Conservation Act.--Section 7(c) 
     of the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 
     4406(c)) is amended by striking ``$30,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$50,000,000''.

     SEC. 903. COASTAL IMPACT ASSISTANCE.

       The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et 
     seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 31. COASTAL IMPACT ASSISTANCE.

       ``Nothing in this section shall be construed as a permanent 
     authorization.
       ``(a) Definitions.--When used in this section--
       ``(1) The term `coastal political subdivision' means a 
     county, parish, or any equivalent subdivision of a Producing 
     Coastal State all or part of which subdivision lies within 
     the coastal zone (as defined in section 304(1) of the Coastal 
     Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1453(1)).
       ``(2) The term `coastal population' means the population of 
     all political subdivisions, as determined by the most recent 
     official data of the Census Bureau, contained in whole or in 
     part within the designated coastal boundary of a State as 
     defined in a State's coastal zone management program under 
     the Coastal Zone Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.).
       ``(3) The term `Coastal State' has the same meaning as 
     provided by subsection 304(4) of the Coastal Zone Management 
     Act (16 U.S.C. 1453(4)).
       ``(4) The term `coastline' has the same meaning as the term 
     `coast line' as defined in subsection 2(c) of the Submerged 
     Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1301(c)).
       ``(5) The term `distance' means minimum great circle 
     distance, measured in statute miles.
       ``(6) The term `leased tract' means a tract maintained 
     under section 6 or leased under section 8 for the purpose of 
     drilling for, developing, and producing oil and natural gas 
     resources.
       ``(7) The term `Producing Coastal State' means a Coastal 
     State with a coastal seaward boundary within 200 miles from 
     the geographic center of a leased tract other than a leased 
     tract within any area of the Outer Continental Shelf where a 
     moratorium on new leasing was in effect as of January 1, 
     2000, unless the lease was issued prior to the establishment 
     of the moratorium and was in production on January 1, 2000.
       ``(8) The term `qualified Outer Continental Shelf revenues' 
     means all amounts received by the United States from each 
     leased tract or portion of a leased tract lying seaward of 
     the zone defined and governed by section 8(g) of this Act, or 
     lying within such zone but to which section 8(g) does not 
     apply, the geographic center of which lies within a distance 
     of 200 miles from any part of the coastline of any Coastal 
     State, including bonus bids, rents, royalties (including 
     payments for royalties taken in kind and sold), net profit 
     share payments, and related late payment interest. Such term 
     does not include any revenues from a leased tract or portion 
     of a leased tract that is included within any area of the 
     Outer Continental Shelf where a moratorium on new leasing was 
     in effect as of January 1, 2000, unless the lease was issued 
     prior to the establishment of the moratorium and was in 
     production on January 1, 2000.
       ``(9) The term `Secretary' means the Secretary of Commerce.
       ``(b) Authorization.--For fiscal year 2001, $150,000,000 is 
     authorized to be appropriated for the purposes of this 
     section.
       ``(c) Impact Assistance Payments to States and Political 
     Subdivisions.--The Secretary shall make payments from the 
     amounts available under this section to Producing Coastal 
     States with an approved Coastal Impact Assistance Plan, and 
     to coastal political subdivisions as follows:

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       ``(1) Allocations to producing coastal states.--In each 
     fiscal year, each Producing Coastal State's allocable share 
     shall be equal to the sum of the following:
       ``(A) 60 percent of the amounts appropriated shall be 
     equally divided among all Producing Coastal States;
       ``(B) 40 percent of the amounts appropriated for the 
     purposes of this section shall be divided among Producing 
     Coastal States based on Outer Continental Shelf production, 
     except that of such amounts no Producing Coastal State may 
     receive more than 25 percent in any fiscal year.
       ``(2) Calculation.--The amount for each Producing Coastal 
     State under paragraph (1)(B) shall be calculated based on the 
     ratio of qualified OCS revenues generated off the coastline 
     of the Producing Coastal State to the qualified OCS revenues 
     generated off the coastlines of all Producing Coastal States 
     for the period beginning on January 1, 1995 and ending on 
     December 31, 2000. Where there is more than one Producing 
     Coastal State within 200 miles of a leased tract, the amount 
     of each Producing Coastal State's payment under paragraph 
     (1)(B) for such leased tract shall be inversely proportional 
     to the distance between the nearest point on the coastline of 
     such State and the geographic center of each leased tract or 
     portion of the leased tract (to the nearest whole mile) that 
     is within 200 miles of that coastline, as determined by the 
     Secretary. A leased tract or portion of a leased tract shall 
     be excluded if the tract or portion is located in a 
     geographic area where a moratorium on new leasing was in 
     effect on January 1, 2000, unless the lease was issued prior 
     to the establishment of the moratorium and was in production 
     on January 1, 2000.
       ``(3) Payments to coastal political subdivisions.--Thirty-
     five percent of each Producing Coastal State's allocable 
     share as determined under paragraph (1) shall be paid 
     directly to the coastal political subdivisions by the 
     Secretary based on the following formula, except that a 
     coastal political subdivision in the State of California that 
     has a coastal shoreline, that is not within 200 miles of the 
     geographic center of a leased tract or portion of a leased 
     tract, and in which there is located one or more oil 
     refineries shall be eligible for that portion of the 
     allocation described in paragraph (C) in the same manner as 
     if that political subdivision were located within a distance 
     of 50 miles from the geographic center of the closest leased 
     tract with qualified Outer Continental Shelf revenues:
       ``(A) 25 percent shall be allocated based on the ratio of 
     such coastal political subdivision's coastal population to 
     the coastal population of all coastal political subdivisions 
     in the Producing Coastal State.
       ``(B) 25 percent shall be allocated based on the ratio of 
     such coastal political subdivision's coastline miles to the 
     coastline miles of all coastal political subdivisions in the 
     Producing Coastal State.
       ``(C) 50 percent shall be allocated based on the relative 
     distance of such coastal political subdivision from any 
     leased tract used to calculate that Producing Coastal State's 
     allocation using ratios that are inversely proportional to 
     the distance between the point in the coastal political 
     subdivision closest to the geographic center of each leased 
     tract or portion, as determined by the Secretary. For 
     purposes of the calculations under this subparagraph, a 
     leased tract or portion of a leased tract shall be excluded 
     if the leased tract or portion is located in a geographic 
     area where a moratorium on new leasing was in effect on 
     January 1, 2000, unless the lease was issued prior to the 
     establishment of the moratorium and was in production on 
     January 1, 2000.
       ``(4) Failure to have plan approved.--Any amount allocated 
     to a Producing Coastal State or coastal political subdivision 
     but not disbursed because of a failure to have an approved 
     Coastal Impact Assistance Plan under this section shall be 
     allocated equally by the Secretary among all other Producing 
     Coastal States in a manner consistent with this subsection 
     except that the Secretary shall hold in escrow such amount 
     until the final resolution of any appeal regarding the 
     disapproval of a plan submitted under this section. The 
     Secretary may waive the provisions of this paragraph and hold 
     a Producing Coastal State's allocable share in escrow if the 
     Secretary determines that such State is making a good faith 
     effort to develop and submit, or update, a Coastal Impact 
     Assistance Plan.
       ``(d) Coastal Impact Assistance Plan.--
       ``(1) Development and submission of state plans.--The 
     Governor of each Producing Coastal State shall prepare, and 
     submit to the Secretary, a Coastal Impact Assistance Plan. 
     The Governor shall solicit local input and shall provide for 
     public participation in the development of the plan. The plan 
     shall be submitted to the Secretary by July 1, 2001. Amounts 
     received by Producing Coastal States and coastal political 
     subdivisions may be used only for the purposes specified in 
     the Producing Coastal State's Coastal Impact Assistance Plan.
       ``(2) Approval.--The Secretary shall approve a plan under 
     paragraph (1) prior to disbursement of amounts under this 
     section. The Secretary shall approve the plan if the 
     Secretary determines that the plan is consistent with the 
     uses set forth in subsection (e) and if the plan contains 
     each of the following:
       ``(A) The name of the State agency that will have the 
     authority to represent and act for the State in dealing with 
     the Secretary for purposes of this section.
       ``(B) A program for the implementation of the plan which 
     describes how the amounts provided under this section will be 
     used.
       ``(C) A contact for each political subdivision and 
     description of how coastal political subdivisions will use 
     amounts provided under this section, including a 
     certification by the Governor that such uses are consistent 
     with the requirements of this section.
       ``(D) Certification by the Governor that ample opportunity 
     has been accorded for public participation in the development 
     and revision of the plan.
       ``(E) Measures for taking into account other relevant 
     Federal resources and programs.
       ``(3) Procedure.--The Secretary shall approve or disapprove 
     each plan or amendment within 90 days of its submission.
       ``(4) Amendment.--Any amendment to the plan shall be 
     prepared in accordance with the requirements of this 
     subsection and shall be submitted to the Secretary for 
     approval or disapproval.
       ``(e) Authorized Uses.--Producing Coastal States and 
     coastal political subdivisions shall use amounts provided 
     under this section, including any such amounts deposited in a 
     State or coastal political subdivision administered trust 
     fund dedicated to uses consistent with this subsection, in 
     compliance with Federal and State law and only for one or 
     more of the following purposes:
       ``(1) uses set forth in new section 32(c)(4) of the Outer 
     Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.) proposed 
     by the amendment to H.R. 701 of the 106th Congress as 
     reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources;
       ``(2) projects and activities for the conservation, 
     protection or restoration of wetlands;
       ``(3) mitigating damage to fish, wildlife or natural 
     resources, including such activities authorized under 
     subtitle B of title IV of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 
     U.S.C. 1321(c), (d));
       ``(4) planning assistance and administrative costs of 
     complying with the provisions of this section;
       ``(5) implementation of Federally approved marine, coastal, 
     or comprehensive conservation management plans; and
       ``(6) mitigating impacts of Outer Continental Shelf 
     activities through funding of (A) onshore infrastructure 
     projects and (B) other public service needs intended to 
     mitigate the environmental effects of Outer Continental Shelf 
     activities: Provided, That funds made available under this 
     paragraph shall not exceed 23 percent of the funds provided 
     under this section.
       ``(f) Compliance With Authorized Uses.--If the Secretary 
     determines that any expenditure made by a Producing Coastal 
     State or coastal political subdivision is not consistent with 
     the uses authorized in subsection (e), the Secretary shall 
     not disburse any further amounts under this section to that 
     Producing Coastal State or coastal political subdivision 
     until the amounts used for the inconsistent expenditure have 
     been repaid or obligated for authorized uses.''.

                         TITLE X--LOCAL TV ACT

     SECTION 1001. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Launching Our Communities' 
     Access to Local Television Act of 2000''.

     SEC. 1002. PURPOSE.

       The purpose of this Act is to facilitate access, on a 
     technologically neutral basis and by December 31, 2006, to 
     signals of local television stations for households located 
     in nonserved areas and underserved areas.

     SEC. 1003. LOCAL TELEVISION LOAN GUARANTEE BOARD.

       (a) Establishment.--There is established the LOCAL 
     Television Loan Guarantee Board (in this Act referred to as 
     the ``Board'').
       (b) Members.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Board shall 
     consist of the following members:
       (A) The Secretary of the Treasury, or the designee of the 
     Secretary.
       (B) The Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal 
     Reserve System, or the designee of the Chairman.
       (C) The Secretary of Agriculture, or the designee of the 
     Secretary.
       (D) The Secretary of Commerce, or the designee of the 
     Secretary.
       (2) Requirement as to designees.--An individual may not be 
     designated a member of the Board under paragraph (1) unless 
     the individual is an officer of the United States pursuant to 
     an appointment by the President, by and with the advice and 
     consent of the Senate.
       (c) Functions of the Board.--
       (1) In general.--The Board shall determine whether or not 
     to approve loan guarantees under this Act. The Board shall 
     make such determinations consistent with the purpose of this 
     Act and in accordance with this subsection and section 4.
       (2) Consultation authorized.--
       (A) In general.--In carrying out its functions under this 
     Act, the Board shall consult with such departments and 
     agencies of the Federal Government as the Board considers 
     appropriate, including the Department of Commerce, the 
     Department of Agriculture, the Department of the Treasury, 
     the Department of Justice, the Department of the Interior, 
     the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the 
     Federal Communications Commission, the Federal Trade 
     Commission, and the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration.
       (B) Response.--A department or agency consulted by the 
     Board under subparagraph (A) shall provide the Board such 
     expertise and assistance as the Board requires to carry out 
     its functions under this Act.
       (3) Approval by majority vote.--The determination of the 
     Board to approve a loan guarantee under this Act shall be by 
     an affirmative vote of not less than 3 members of the Board.

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     SEC. 1004. APPROVAL OF LOAN GUARANTEES.

       (a) Authority To Approve Loan Guarantees.--Subject to the 
     provisions of this section and consistent with the purpose of 
     this Act, the Board may approve loan guarantees under this 
     Act.
       (b) Regulations.--
       (1) Requirements.--The Administrator (as defined in section 
     5), under the direction of and for approval by the Board, 
     shall prescribe regulations to implement the provisions of 
     this Act and shall do so not later than 120 days after funds 
     authorized to be appropriated under section 11 have been 
     appropriated in a bill signed into law.
       (2) Elements.--The regulations prescribed under paragraph 
     (1) shall--
       (A) set forth the form of any application to be submitted 
     to the Board under this Act;
       (B) set forth time periods for the review and consideration 
     by the Board of applications to be submitted to the Board 
     under this Act, and for any other action to be taken by the 
     Board with respect to such applications;
       (C) provide appropriate safeguards against the evasion of 
     the provisions of this Act;
       (D) set forth the circumstances in which an applicant, 
     together with any affiliate of an applicant, shall be treated 
     as an applicant for a loan guarantee under this Act;
       (E) include requirements that appropriate parties submit to 
     the Board any documents and assurances that are required for 
     the administration of the provisions of this Act; and
       (F) include such other provisions consistent with the 
     purpose of this Act as the Board considers appropriate.
       (3) Construction.--(A) Nothing in this Act shall be 
     construed to prohibit the Board from requiring, to the extent 
     and under circumstances considered appropriate by the Board, 
     that affiliates of an applicant be subject to certain 
     obligations of the applicant as a condition to the approval 
     or maintenance of a loan guarantee under this Act.
       (B) If any provision of this Act or the application of such 
     provision to any person or entity or circumstance is held to 
     be invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the 
     remainder of this Act, or the application of such provision 
     to such person or entity or circumstance other than those as 
     to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected thereby.
       (c) Authority Limited by Appropriations Acts.--The Board 
     may approve loan guarantees under this Act only to the extent 
     provided for in advance in appropriations Acts, and the Board 
     may accept credit risk premiums from a non-Federal source in 
     order to cover the cost of a loan guarantee under this Act, 
     to the extent that appropriations of budget authority are 
     insufficient to cover such costs.
       (d) Requirements and Criteria Applicable to Approval.--
       (1) In general.--The Board shall utilize the underwriting 
     criteria developed under subsection (g), and any relevant 
     information provided by the departments and agencies with 
     which the Board consults under section 3, to determine which 
     loans may be eligible for a loan guarantee under this Act.
       (2) Prerequisites.--In addition to meeting the underwriting 
     criteria under paragraph (1), a loan may not be guaranteed 
     under this Act unless--
       (A) the loan is made to finance the acquisition, 
     improvement, enhancement, construction, deployment, launch, 
     or rehabilitation of the means by which local television 
     broadcast signals will be delivered to a nonserved area or 
     underserved area;
       (B) the proceeds of the loan will not be used for 
     operating, advertising, or promotion expenses, or for the 
     acquisition of licenses for the use of spectrum in any 
     competitive bidding under section 309(j) of the 
     Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j));
       (C) the proposed project, as determined by the Board in 
     consultation with the National Telecommunications and 
     Information Administration, is not likely to have a 
     substantial adverse impact on competition that outweighs the 
     benefits of improving access to the signals of a local 
     television station in a nonserved area or underserved area 
     and is commercially viable;
       (D)(i) the loan--
       (I) is provided by any entity engaged in the business of 
     commercial lending--

       (aa) if the loan is made in accordance with loan-to-one-
     borrower and affiliate transaction restrictions to which the 
     entity is subject under applicable law; or
       (bb) if item (aa) does not apply, the loan is made only to 
     a borrower that is not an affiliate of the entity and only if 
     the amount of the loan and all outstanding loans by that 
     entity to that borrower and any of its affiliates does not 
     exceed 10 percent of the net equity of the entity; or

       (II) is provided by a nonprofit corporation, including the 
     National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation, 
     engaged primarily in commercial lending, if the Board 
     determines that such nonprofit corporation has one or more 
     issues of outstanding long-term debt that is rated within the 
     highest 3 rating categories of a nationally recognized 
     statistical rating organization;
       (ii) if the loan is provided by a lender described in 
     clause (i)(II) and the Board determines that the making of 
     the loan by such lender will cause a decline in such lender's 
     debt rating as described in that clause, the Board at its 
     discretion may disapprove the loan guarantee on this basis;
       (iii) no loan may be made for purposes of this Act by a 
     governmental entity or affiliate thereof, or by the Federal 
     Agricultural Mortgage Corporation, or any institution 
     supervised by the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise 
     Oversight, the Federal Housing Finance Board, or any 
     affiliate of such entities;
       (iv) any loan must have terms, in the judgment of the 
     Board, that are consistent in material respects with the 
     terms of similar obligations in the private capital market;
       (v) for purposes of clause (i)(I)(bb), the term ``net 
     equity'' means the value of the total assets of the entity, 
     less the total liabilities of the entity, as recorded under 
     generally accepted accounting principles for the fiscal 
     quarter ended immediately prior to the date on which the 
     subject loan is approved;
       (E) repayment of the loan is required to be made within a 
     term of the lesser of--
       (i) 25 years from the date of the execution of the loan; or
       (ii) the economically useful life, as determined by the 
     Board or in consultation with persons or entities deemed 
     appropriate by the Board, of the primary assets to be used in 
     the delivery of the signals concerned; and
       (F) the loan meets any additional criteria developed under 
     subsection (g).
       (3) Protection of united states financial interests.--The 
     Board may not approve the guarantee of a loan under this Act 
     unless--
       (A) the Board has been given documentation, assurances, and 
     access to information, persons, and entities necessary, as 
     determined by the Board, to address issues relevant to the 
     review of the loan by the Board for purposes of this Act; and
       (B) the Board makes a determination in writing that--
       (i) to the best of its knowledge upon due inquiry, the 
     assets, facilities, or equipment covered by the loan will be 
     utilized economically and efficiently;
       (ii) the terms, conditions, security, and schedule and 
     amount of repayments of principal and the payment of interest 
     with respect to the loan protect the financial interests of 
     the United States and are reasonable;
       (iii) the value of collateral provided by an applicant is 
     at least equal to the unpaid balance of the loan amount 
     covered by the loan guarantee (the ``Amount'' for purposes of 
     this clause); and if the value of collateral provided by an 
     applicant is less than the Amount, the additional required 
     collateral is provided by any affiliate of the applicant;
       (iv) all necessary and required regulatory and other 
     approvals, spectrum licenses, and delivery permissions have 
     been received for the loan and the project under the loan;
       (v) the loan would not be available on reasonable terms and 
     conditions without a loan guarantee under this Act; and
       (vi) repayment of the loan can reasonably be expected.
       (e) Considerations.--
       (1) Type of market.--
       (A) Priority considerations.--To the maximum extent 
     practicable, the Board shall give priority in the approval of 
     loan guarantees under this Act in the following order:
       (i) First, to projects that will serve households in 
     nonserved areas. In considering such projects, the Board 
     shall balance projects that will serve the largest number of 
     households with projects that will serve remote, isolated 
     communities (including noncontiguous States) in areas that 
     are unlikely to be served through market mechanisms.
       (ii) Second, to projects that will serve households in 
     underserved areas. In considering such projects, the Board 
     shall balance projects that will serve the largest number of 
     households with projects that will serve remote, isolated 
     communities (including noncontiguous States) in areas that 
     are unlikely to be served through market mechanisms.

     Within each category, the Board shall consider the project's 
     estimated cost per household and shall give priority to those 
     projects that provide the highest quality service at the 
     lowest cost per household.
       (B) Additional consideration.--The Board should give 
     additional consideration to projects that also provide high-
     speed Internet service.
       (C) Prohibitions.--The Board may not approve a loan 
     guarantee under this Act for a project that--
       (i) is designed primarily to serve 1 or more of the top 40 
     designated market areas (as that term is defined in section 
     122(j) of title 17, United States Code); or
       (ii) would alter or remove National Weather Service 
     warnings from local broadcast signals.
       (2) Other considerations.--The Board shall consider other 
     factors, which shall include projects that would--
       (A) offer a separate tier of local broadcast signals, but 
     for applicable Federal, State, or local laws or regulations;
       (B) provide lower projected costs to consumers of such 
     separate tier; and
       (C) enable the delivery of local broadcast signals 
     consistent with the purpose of this Act by a means reasonably 
     compatible with existing systems or devices predominantly in 
     use.
       (3) Further consideration.--In implementing this Act, the 
     Board shall support the use of loan guarantees for projects 
     that would serve households not likely to be served in the 
     absence of loan guarantees under this Act.
       (f) Guarantee Limits.--
       (1) Limitation on aggregate value of loans.--The aggregate 
     value of all loans for which loan guarantees are issued under 
     this Act (including the unguaranteed portion of such loans) 
     may not exceed $1,250,000,000.

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       (2) Guarantee level.--A loan guarantee issued under this 
     Act may not exceed an amount equal to 80 percent of a loan 
     meeting in its entirety the requirements of subsection 
     (d)(2)(A). If only a portion of a loan meets the requirements 
     of that subsection, the Board shall determine that percentage 
     of the loan meeting such requirements (the ``applicable 
     portion'') and may issue a loan guarantee in an amount not 
     exceeding 80 percent of the applicable portion.
       (g) Underwriting Criteria.--Within the period provided for 
     under subsection (b)(1), the Board shall, in consultation 
     with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and 
     an independent public accounting firm, develop underwriting 
     criteria relating to the guarantee of loans that are 
     consistent with the purpose of this Act, including 
     appropriate collateral and cash flow levels for loans 
     guaranteed under this Act, and such other matters as the 
     Board considers appropriate.
       (h) Credit Risk Premiums.--
       (1) Establishment and acceptance.--
       (A) In general.--The Board may establish and approve the 
     acceptance of credit risk premiums with respect to a loan 
     guarantee under this Act in order to cover the cost, as 
     defined in section 502(5) of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 
     1990, of the loan guarantee. To the extent that 
     appropriations of budget authority are insufficient to cover 
     the cost, as so determined, of a loan guarantee under this 
     Act, credit risk premiums shall be accepted from a non-
     Federal source under this subsection on behalf of the 
     applicant for the loan guarantee.
       (B) Authority limited by appropriations acts.--Credit risk 
     premiums under this subsection shall be imposed only to the 
     extent provided for in advance in appropriations Acts.
       (2) Credit risk premium amount.--
       (A) In general.--The Board shall determine the amount of 
     any credit risk premium to be accepted with respect to a loan 
     guarantee under this Act on the basis of--
       (i) the financial and economic circumstances of the 
     applicant for the loan guarantee, including the amount of 
     collateral offered;
       (ii) the proposed schedule of loan disbursements;
       (iii) the business plans of the applicant for providing 
     service;
       (iv) any financial commitment from a broadcast signal 
     provider; and
       (v) the concurrence of the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget as to the amount of the credit risk 
     premium.
       (B) Proportionality.--To the extent that appropriations of 
     budget authority are sufficient to cover the cost, as 
     determined under section 502(5) of the Federal Credit Reform 
     Act of 1990, of loan guarantees under this Act, the credit 
     risk premium with respect to each loan guarantee shall be 
     reduced proportionately.
       (C) Payment of premiums.--Credit risk premiums under this 
     subsection shall be paid to an account (the ``Escrow 
     Account'') established in the Treasury which shall accrue 
     interest and such interest shall be retained by the account, 
     subject to subparagraph (D).
       (D) Deductions from escrow account.--If a default occurs 
     with respect to any loan guaranteed under this Act and the 
     default is not cured in accordance with the terms of the 
     underlying loan or loan guarantee agreement, the 
     Administrator, in accordance with subsections (i) and (j) of 
     section 5, shall liquidate, or shall cause to be liquidated, 
     all assets collateralizing such loan as to which it has a 
     lien or security interest. Any shortfall between the proceeds 
     of the liquidation net of costs and expenses relating to the 
     liquidation, and the guarantee amount paid pursuant to this 
     Act shall be deducted from funds in the Escrow Account and 
     credited to the Administrator for payment of such shortfall. 
     At such time as determined under subsection (d)(2)(E) of this 
     section when all loans guaranteed under this Act have been 
     repaid or otherwise satisfied in accordance with this Act and 
     the regulations promulgated hereunder, remaining funds in the 
     Escrow Account, if any, shall be refunded, on a pro rata 
     basis, to applicants whose loans guaranteed under this Act 
     were not in default, or where any default was cured in 
     accordance with the terms of the underlying loan or loan 
     guarantee agreement.
       (i) Limitations on Guarantees for Certain Cable 
     Operators.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
     no loan guarantee under this Act may be granted or used to 
     provide funds for a project that extends, upgrades, or 
     enhances the services provided over any cable system to an 
     area that, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, is 
     covered by a cable franchise agreement that expressly 
     obligates a cable system operator to serve such area.
       (j) Judicial Review.--The decision of the Board to approve 
     or disapprove the making of a loan guarantee under this Act 
     shall not be subject to judicial review.
       (k) Applicability of APA.--Except as otherwise provided in 
     subsection (j), the provisions of subchapter II of chapter 5 
     and chapter 7 of title 5, United States Code (commonly 
     referred to as the Administrative Procedure Act), shall apply 
     to actions taken under this Act.

     SEC. 1005. ADMINISTRATION OF LOAN GUARANTEES.

       (a) In General.--The Administrator of the Rural Utilities 
     Service (in this Act referred to as the ``Administrator'') 
     shall issue and otherwise administer loan guarantees that 
     have been approved by the Board in accordance with sections 3 
     and 4.
       (b) Security for Protection of United States Financial 
     Interests.--
       (1) Terms and conditions.--An applicant shall agree to such 
     terms and conditions as are satisfactory, in the judgment of 
     the Board, to ensure that, as long as any principal or 
     interest is due and payable on a loan guaranteed under this 
     Act, the applicant--
       (A) shall maintain assets, equipment, facilities, and 
     operations on a continuing basis;
       (B) shall not make any discretionary dividend payments that 
     impair its ability to repay obligations guaranteed under this 
     Act;
       (C) shall remain sufficiently capitalized; and
       (D) shall submit to, and cooperate fully with, any audit of 
     the applicant under section 6(a)(2).
       (2) Collateral.--
       (A) Existence of adequate collateral.--An applicant shall 
     provide the Board such documentation as is necessary, in the 
     judgment of the Board, to provide satisfactory evidence that 
     appropriate and adequate collateral secures a loan guaranteed 
     under this Act.
       (B) Form of collateral.--Collateral required by 
     subparagraph (A) shall consist solely of assets of the 
     applicant, any affiliate of the applicant, or both (whichever 
     the Board considers appropriate), including primary assets to 
     be used in the delivery of signals for which the loan is 
     guaranteed.
       (C) Review of valuation.--The value of collateral securing 
     a loan guaranteed under this Act may be reviewed by the 
     Board, and may be adjusted downward by the Board if the Board 
     reasonably believes such adjustment is appropriate.
       (3) Lien on interests in assets.--Upon the Board's approval 
     of a loan guarantee under this Act, the Administrator shall 
     have liens on assets securing the loan, which shall be 
     superior to all other liens on such assets, and the value of 
     the assets (based on a determination satisfactory to the 
     Board) subject to the liens shall be at least equal to the 
     unpaid balance of the loan amount covered by the loan 
     guarantee, or that value approved by the Board under section 
     4(d)(3)(B)(iii).
       (4) Perfected security interest.--With respect to a loan 
     guaranteed under this Act, the Administrator and the lender 
     shall have a perfected security interest in assets securing 
     the loan that are fully sufficient to protect the financial 
     interests of the United States and the lender.
       (5) Insurance.--In accordance with practices in the private 
     capital market, as determined by the Board, the applicant for 
     a loan guarantee under this Act shall obtain, at its expense, 
     insurance sufficient to protect the financial interests of 
     the United States, as determined by the Board.
       (c) Assignment of Loan Guarantees.--The holder of a loan 
     guarantee under this Act may assign the loan guaranteed under 
     this Act in whole or in part, subject to such requirements as 
     the Board may prescribe.
       (d) Expiration of Loan Guarantee Upon Stripping.--
     Notwithstanding subsections (c), (e), and (h), a loan 
     guarantee under this Act shall have no force or effect if any 
     part of the guaranteed portion of the loan is transferred 
     separate and apart from the unguaranteed portion of the loan.
       (e) Adjustment.--The Board may approve the adjustment of 
     any term or condition of a loan guarantee or a loan 
     guaranteed under this Act, including the rate of interest, 
     time of payment of principal or interest, or security 
     requirements only if--
       (1) the adjustment is consistent with the financial 
     interests of the United States;
       (2) consent has been obtained from the parties to the loan 
     agreement;
       (3) the adjustment is consistent with the underwriting 
     criteria developed under section 4(g);
       (4) the adjustment does not adversely affect the interest 
     of the Federal Government in the assets or collateral of the 
     applicant;
       (5) the adjustment does not adversely affect the ability of 
     the applicant to repay the loan; and
       (6) the National Telecommunications and Information 
     Administration has been consulted by the Board regarding the 
     adjustment.
       (f) Performance Schedules.--
       (1) Performance schedules.--An applicant for a loan 
     guarantee under this Act for a project covered by section 
     4(e)(1) shall enter into stipulated performance schedules 
     with the Administrator with respect to the signals to be 
     provided through the project.
       (2) Penalty.--The Administrator may assess against and 
     collect from an applicant described in paragraph (1) a 
     penalty not to exceed 3 times the interest due on the 
     guaranteed loan of the applicant under this Act if the 
     applicant fails to meet its stipulated performance schedule 
     under that paragraph.
       (g) Compliance.--The Administrator, in cooperation with the 
     Board and as the regulations of the Board may provide, shall 
     enforce compliance by an applicant, and any other party to a 
     loan guarantee for whose benefit assistance under this Act is 
     intended, with the provisions of this Act, any regulations 
     under this Act, and the terms and conditions of the loan 
     guarantee, including through the submittal of such reports 
     and documents as the Board may require in regulations 
     prescribed by the Board and through regular periodic 
     inspections and audits.
       (h) Commercial Validity.--A loan guarantee under this Act 
     shall be incontestable--
       (1) in the hands of an applicant on whose behalf the loan 
     guarantee is made, unless the applicant engaged in fraud or 
     misrepresentation in securing the loan guarantee; and
       (2) as to any person or entity (or their respective 
     successor in interest) who makes or contracts to make a loan 
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     loan guarantee in reliance thereon, unless such person or 
     entity (or respective successor in interest) engaged in fraud 
     or misrepresentation in making or contracting to make such 
     loan.
       (i) Defaults.--The Board shall prescribe regulations 
     governing defaults on loans guaranteed under this Act, 
     including the administration of the payment of guaranteed 
     amounts upon default.
       (j) Recovery of Payments.--
       (1) In general.--The Administrator shall be entitled to 
     recover from an applicant for a loan guarantee under this Act 
     the amount of any payment made to the holder of the guarantee 
     with respect to the loan.
       (2) Subrogation.--Upon making a payment described in 
     paragraph (1), the Administrator shall be subrogated to all 
     rights of the party to whom the payment is made with respect 
     to the guarantee which was the basis for the payment.
       (3) Disposition of property.--
       (A) Sale or disposal.--The Administrator shall, in an 
     orderly and efficient manner, sell or otherwise dispose of 
     any property or other interests obtained under this Act in a 
     manner that maximizes taxpayer return and is consistent with 
     the financial interests of the United States.
       (B) Maintenance.--The Administrator shall maintain in a 
     cost-effective and reasonable manner any property or other 
     interests pending sale or disposal of such property or other 
     interests under subparagraph (A).
       (k) Action Against Obligor.--
       (1) Authority to bring civil action.--The Administrator may 
     bring a civil action in an appropriate district court of the 
     United States in the name of the United States or of the 
     holder of the obligation in the event of a default on a loan 
     guaranteed under this Act. The holder of a loan guarantee 
     shall make available to the Administrator all records and 
     evidence necessary to prosecute the civil action.
       (2) Fully satisfying obligations owed the united states.--
     The Administrator may accept property in satisfaction of any 
     sums owed the United States as a result of a default on a 
     loan guaranteed under this Act, but only to the extent that 
     any cash accepted by the Administrator is not sufficient to 
     satisfy fully the sums owed as a result of the default.
       (l) Breach of Conditions.--The Administrator shall commence 
     a civil action in a court of appropriate jurisdiction to 
     enjoin any activity which the Board finds is in violation of 
     this Act, the regulations under this Act, or any conditions 
     which were duly agreed to, and to secure any other 
     appropriate relief, including relief against any affiliate of 
     the applicant.
       (m) Attachment.--No attachment or execution may be issued 
     against the Administrator or any property in the control of 
     the Administrator pursuant to this Act before the entry of a 
     final judgment (as to which all rights of appeal have 
     expired) by a Federal, State, or other court of competent 
     jurisdiction against the Administrator in a proceeding for 
     such action.
       (n) Fees.--
       (1) Application fee.--The Board shall charge and collect 
     from an applicant for a loan guarantee under this Act a fee 
     to cover the cost of the Board in making necessary 
     determinations and findings with respect to the loan 
     guarantee application under this Act. The amount of the fee 
     shall be reasonable.
       (2) Loan guarantee origination fee.--The Board shall 
     charge, and the Administrator may collect, a loan guarantee 
     origination fee with respect to the issuance of a loan 
     guarantee under this Act.
       (3) Use of fees collected.--
       (A) In general.--Any fee collected under this subsection 
     shall be used, subject to subparagraph (B), to offset 
     administrative costs under this Act, including costs of the 
     Board and of the Administrator.
       (B) Subject to appropriations.--The authority provided by 
     this subsection shall be effective only to such extent or in 
     such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriations 
     Acts.
       (C) Limitation on fees.--The aggregate amount of fees 
     imposed by this subsection shall not exceed the actual amount 
     of administrative costs under this Act.
       (o) Requirements Relating to Affiliates.--
       (1) Indemnification.--The United States shall be 
     indemnified by any affiliate (acceptable to the Board) of an 
     applicant for a loan guarantee under this Act for any losses 
     that the United States incurs as a result of--
       (A) a judgment against the applicant or any of its 
     affiliates;
       (B) any breach by the applicant or any of its affiliates of 
     their obligations under the loan guarantee agreement;
       (C) any violation of the provisions of this Act, and the 
     regulations prescribed under this Act, by the applicant or 
     any of its affiliates;
       (D) any penalties incurred by the applicant or any of its 
     affiliates for any reason, including violation of a 
     stipulated performance schedule under subsection (f); and
       (E) any other circumstances that the Board considers 
     appropriate.
       (2) Limitation on transfer of loan proceeds.--An applicant 
     for a loan guarantee under this Act may not transfer any part 
     of the proceeds of the loan to an affiliate.
       (p) Effect of Bankruptcy.--
       (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever 
     any person or entity is indebted to the United States as a 
     result of any loan guarantee issued under this Act and such 
     person or entity is insolvent or is a debtor in a case under 
     title 11, United States Code, the debts due to the United 
     States shall be satisfied first.
       (2) A discharge in bankruptcy under title 11, United States 
     Code, shall not release a person or entity from an obligation 
     to the United States in connection with a loan guarantee 
     under this Act.

     SEC. 1006. ANNUAL AUDIT.

       (a) Requirement.--The Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall conduct on an annual basis an audit of--
       (1) the administration of the provisions of this Act; and
       (2) the financial position of each applicant who receives a 
     loan guarantee under this Act, including the nature, amount, 
     and purpose of investments made by the applicant.
       (b) Report.--The Comptroller General shall submit to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Banking and Financial Services of 
     the House of Representatives a report on each audit conducted 
     under subsection (a).

     SEC. 1007. IMPROVED CELLULAR SERVICE IN RURAL AREAS.

       (a) Reinstatement of Applicants as Tentative Selectees.--
       (1) In General.--Notwithstanding the order of the Federal 
     Communications Commission in the proceeding described in 
     paragraph (3), the Commission shall--
       (A) reinstate each applicant as a tentative selectee under 
     the covered rural service area licensing proceeding; and
       (B) permit each applicant to amend its application, to the 
     extent necessary to update factual information and to comply 
     with the rules of the Commission, at any time before the 
     Commission's final licensing action in the covered rural 
     service area licensing proceeding.
       (2) Exemption from petitions to deny.--For purposes of the 
     amended applications filed pursuant to paragraph (1)(B), the 
     provisions of section 309(d)(1) of the Communications Act of 
     1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(d)(1)) shall not apply.
       (3) Proceeding.--The proceeding described in this paragraph 
     is the proceeding of the Commission In re Applications of 
     Cellwave Telephone Services L.P., Futurewave General Partners 
     L.P., and Great Western Cellular Partners, 7 FCC Rcd No. 19 
     (1992).
       (b) Continuation of License Proceeding; Fee Assessment.--
       (1) Award of licenses.--The Commission shall award licenses 
     under the covered rural service area licensing proceeding 
     within 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Service requirements.--The Commission shall provide 
     that, as a condition of an applicant receiving a license 
     pursuant to the covered rural service area licensing 
     proceeding, the applicant shall provide cellular 
     radiotelephone service to subscribers in accordance with 
     sections 22.946 and 22.947 of the Commission's rules (47 CFR 
     22.946, 22.947); except that the time period applicable under 
     section 22.947 of the Commission's rules (or any successor 
     rule) to the applicants identified in subparagraphs (A) and 
     (B) of subsection (d)(1) shall be 3 years rather than 5 years 
     and the waiver authority of the Commission shall apply to 
     such 3-year period.
       (3) Calculation of license fee.--
       (A) Fee required.--The Commission shall establish a fee for 
     each of the licenses under the covered rural service area 
     licensing proceeding. In determining the amount of the fee, 
     the Commission shall consider--
       (i) the average price paid per person served in the 
     Commission's Cellular Unserved Auction (Auction No. 12); and
       (ii) the settlement payments required to be paid by the 
     permittees pursuant to the consent decree set forth in the 
     Commission's order, In re the Tellesis Partners (7 FCC Rcd 
     3168 (1992)), multiplying such payments by two.
       (B) Notice of fee.--Within 30 days after the date an 
     applicant files the amended application permitted by 
     subsection (a)(1)(B), the Commission shall notify each 
     applicant of the fee established for the license associated 
     with its application.
       (4) Payment for licenses.--No later than 18 months after 
     the date that an applicant is granted a license, each 
     applicant shall pay to the Commission the fee established 
     pursuant to paragraph (3) for the license granted to the 
     applicant under paragraph (1).
       (5) Auction authority.--If, after the amendment of an 
     application pursuant to subsection (a)(1)(B), the Commission 
     finds that the applicant is ineligible for grant of a license 
     to provide cellular radiotelephone services for a rural 
     service area or the applicant does not meet the requirements 
     under paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Commission shall 
     grant the license for which the applicant is the tentative 
     selectee (pursuant to subsection (a)(1)(B) by competitive 
     bidding pursuant to section 309(j) of the Communications Act 
     of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)).
       (c) Prohibition of Transfer.--During the 5-year period that 
     begins on the date that an applicant is granted any license 
     pursuant to subsection (a), the Commission may not authorize 
     the transfer or assignment of that license under section 310 
     of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 310). Nothing in 
     this Act may be construed to prohibit any applicant granted a 
     license pursuant to subsection (a) from contracting with 
     other licensees to improve cellular telephone service.
       (d) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section, the 
     following definitions shall apply:
       (1) Applicant.--The term ``applicant'' means--
       (A) Great Western Cellular Partners, a California general 
     partnership chosen by the Commission as tentative selectee 
     for RSA #492 on May 4, 1989;

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       (B) Monroe Telephone Services L.P., a Delaware limited 
     partnership chosen by the Commission as tentative selectee 
     for RSA #370 on August 24, 1989 (formerly Cellwave Telephone 
     Services L.P.); and
       (C) FutureWave General Partners L.P., a Delaware limited 
     partnership chosen by the Commission as tentative selectee 
     for RSA #615 on May 25, 1990.
       (2) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal 
     Communications Commission.
       (3) Covered rural service area licensing proceeding.--The 
     term ``covered rural service area licensing proceeding'' 
     means the proceeding of the Commission for the grant of 
     cellular radiotelephone licenses for rural service areas #492 
     (Minnesota 11), #370 (Florida 11), and #615 (Pennsylvania 4).
       (4) Tentative selectee.--The term ``tentative selectee'' 
     means a party that has been selected by the Commission under 
     a licensing proceeding for grant of a license, but has not 
     yet been granted the license because the Commission has not 
     yet determined whether the party is qualified under the 
     Commission's rules for grant of the license.

     SEC. 1008. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.

       Section 339(c) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
     339(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(5) Definition.--Notwithstanding subsection (d)(4), for 
     purposes of paragraphs (2) and (4) of this subsection, the 
     term `satellite carrier' includes a distributor (as defined 
     in section 119(d)(1) of title 17, United States Code), but 
     only if the satellite distributor's relationship with the 
     subscriber includes billing, collection, service activation, 
     and service deactivation.''.

     SEC. 1009. SUNSET.

       No loan guarantee may be approved under this Act after 
     December 31, 2006.

     SEC. 1010. DEFINITIONS.

       In this Act:
       (1) Affiliate.--The term ``affiliate''--
       (A) means any person or entity that controls, or is 
     controlled by, or is under common control with, another 
     person or entity; and
       (B) may include any individual who is a director or senior 
     management officer of an affiliate, a shareholder controlling 
     more than 25 percent of the voting securities of an 
     affiliate, or more than 25 percent of the ownership interest 
     in an affiliate not organized in stock form.
       (2) Nonserved area.--The term ``nonserved area'' means any 
     area that--
       (A) is outside the grade B contour (as determined using 
     standards employed by the Federal Communications Commission) 
     of the local television broadcast signals serving a 
     particular designated market area; and
       (B) does not have access to such signals by any commercial, 
     for profit, multichannel video provider.
       (3) Underserved area.--The term ``underserved area'' means 
     any area that--
       (A) is outside the grade A contour (as determined using 
     standards employed by the Federal Communications Commission) 
     of the local television broadcast signals serving a 
     particular designated market area; and
       (B) has access to local television broadcast signals from 
     not more than one commercial, for-profit multichannel video 
     provider.
       (4) Common terms.--Except as provided in paragraphs (1) 
     through (3), any term used in this Act that is defined in the 
     Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) has the 
     meaning given that term in the Communications Act of 1934.

     SEC. 1011. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) Cost of Loan Guarantees.--For the cost of the loans 
     guaranteed under this Act, including the cost of modifying 
     the loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 661(a)), there are authorized to 
     be appropriated for fiscal years 2001 through 2006, such 
     amounts as may be necessary.
       (b) Cost of Administration.--There is hereby authorized to 
     be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out 
     the provisions of this Act, other than to cover costs under 
     subsection (a).
       (c) Availability.--Any amounts appropriated pursuant to the 
     authorizations of appropriations in subsections (a) and (b) 
     shall remain available until expended.

     SEC. 1012. PREVENTION OF INTERFERENCE TO DIRECT BROADCAST 
                   SATELLITE SERVICES.

       (a) Testing for Harmful Interference.--The Federal 
     Communications Commission shall provide for an independent 
     technical demonstration of any terrestrial service technology 
     proposed by any entity that has filed an application to 
     provide terrestrial service in the direct broadcast satellite 
     frequency band to determine whether the terrestrial service 
     technology proposed to be provided by that entity will cause 
     harmful interference to any direct broadcast satellite 
     service.
       (b) Technical Demonstration.--In order to satisfy the 
     requirement of subsection (a) for any pending application, 
     the Commission shall select an engineering firm or other 
     qualified entity independent of any interested party based on 
     a recommendation made by the Institute of Electrical and 
     Electronics Engineers (IEEE), or a similar independent 
     professional organization, to perform the technical 
     demonstration or analysis. The demonstration shall be 
     concluded within 60 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act and shall be subject to public notice and comment for not 
     more than 30 days thereafter.
       (c) Definitions.--As used in this section:
       (1) Direct broadcast satellite frequency band.--The term 
     ``direct broadcast satellite frequency band'' means the band 
     of frequencies at 12.2 to 12.7 gigahertz.
       (2) Direct broadcast satellite service.--The term ``direct 
     broadcast satellite service'' means any direct broadcast 
     satellite system operating in the direct broadcast satellite 
     frequency band.
          TITLE XI--ENCOURAGING IMMIGRANT FAMILY REUNIFICATION

     SEC. 1101. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as--
       (1) the ``Legal Immigration Family Equity Act''; or
       (2) the ``LIFE Act''.

     SEC. 1102. NONIMMIGRANT STATUS FOR SPOUSES AND CHILDREN OF 
                   PERMANENT RESIDENTS AWAITING THE AVAILABILITY 
                   OF AN IMMIGRANT VISA; PROVISIONS AFFECTING 
                   SUBSEQUENT ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS FOR SUCH 
                   NONIMMIGRANTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (T), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (2) in subparagraph (U), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(V) subject to section 214(o), an alien who is the 
     beneficiary (including a child of the principal alien, if 
     eligible to receive a visa under section 203(d)) of a 
     petition to accord a status under section 203(a)(2)(A) that 
     was filed with the Attorney General under section 204 on or 
     before the date of the enactment of the Legal Immigration 
     Family Equity Act, if--
       ``(i) such petition has been pending for 3 years or more; 
     or
       ``(ii) such petition has been approved, 3 years or more 
     have elapsed since such filing date, and--
       ``(I) an immigrant visa is not immediately available to the 
     alien because of a waiting list of applicants for visas under 
     section 203(a)(2)(A); or
       ``(II) the alien's application for an immigrant visa, or 
     the alien's application for adjustment of status under 
     section 245, pursuant to the approval of such petition, 
     remains pending.
       (b) Provisions Affecting Nonimmigrant Status.--Section 214 
     of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(o)(1) In the case of a nonimmigrant described in section 
     101(a)(15)(V)--
       ``(A) the Attorney General shall authorize the alien to 
     engage in employment in the United States during the period 
     of authorized admission and shall provide the alien with an 
     `employment authorized' endorsement or other appropriate 
     document signifying authorization of employment; and
       ``(B) the period of authorized admission as such a 
     nonimmigrant shall terminate 30 days after the date on which 
     any of the following is denied:
       ``(i) The petition filed under section 204 to accord the 
     alien a status under section 203(a)(2)(A) (or, in the case of 
     a child granted nonimmigrant status based on eligibility to 
     receive a visa under section 203(d), the petition filed to 
     accord the child's parent a status under section 
     203(a)(2)(A)).
       ``(ii) The alien's application for an immigrant visa 
     pursuant to the approval of such petition.
       ``(iii) The alien's application for adjustment of status 
     under section 245 pursuant to the approval of such petition.
       ``(2) In determining whether an alien is eligible to be 
     admitted to the United States as a nonimmigrant under section 
     101(a)(15)(V), the grounds for inadmissibility specified in 
     section 212(a)(9)(B) shall not apply.
       ``(3) The status of an alien physically present in the 
     United States may be adjusted by the Attorney General, in the 
     discretion of the Attorney General and under such regulations 
     as the Attorney General may prescribe, to that of a 
     nonimmigrant under section 101(a)(15)(V), if the alien--
       ``(A) applies for such adjustment;
       ``(B) satisfies the requirements of such section; and
       ``(C) is eligible to be admitted to the United States, 
     except in determining such admissibility, the grounds for 
     inadmissibility specified in paragraphs (6)(A), (7), and 
     (9)(B) of section 212(a) shall not apply.''.
       (c) Provisions Affecting Permanent Resident Status.--
     Section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
     1255) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(m)(1) The status of a nonimmigrant described in section 
     101(a)(15)(V) who the Attorney General determines was 
     physically present in the United States at any time during 
     the period beginning on July 1, 2000, and ending on October 
     1, 2000, may be adjusted by the Attorney General, in the 
     discretion of the Attorney General and under such regulations 
     as the Attorney General may prescribe, to that of an alien 
     lawfully admitted for permanent residence, if--
       ``(A) the alien makes an application for such adjustment;
       ``(B) the alien is eligible to receive an immigrant visa 
     and is admissible to the United States for permanent 
     residence, except in determining such admissibility, the 
     grounds for inadmissibility specified in paragraphs (6)(A), 
     (7), and (9)(B) of section 212(a) shall not apply; and
       ``(C) an immigrant visa is immediately available to the 
     alien at the time the alien's application is filed.
       ``(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to an alien who has 
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     the alien or for technical reasons) to maintain continuously 
     a lawful status since obtaining the status of a nonimmigrant 
     described in section 101(a)(15)(V).
       ``(3) Upon the approval of an application for adjustment 
     made under paragraph (1), the Attorney General shall record 
     the alien's lawful admission for permanent residence as of 
     the date the order of the Attorney General approving the 
     application for the adjustment of status is made, and the 
     Secretary of State shall reduce by one the number of the 
     preference visas authorized to be issued under sections 202 
     and 203 within the class to which the alien is chargeable for 
     the fiscal year then current.
       ``(4) The Attorney General may accept an application for 
     adjustment made under paragraph (1) only if the alien remits 
     with such application a sum equalling $1,000, except that 
     such sum shall not be required from an alien if it would not 
     be required from the alien if the alien were applying under 
     subsection (i).
       ``(5) The sum specified in paragraph (4) shall be in 
     addition to the fee normally required for the processing of 
     an application under this section.
       ``(6)(A) The portion of each application fee (not to exceed 
     $200) that the Attorney General determines is required to 
     process an application under this subsection shall be 
     disposed of by the Attorney General as provided in 
     subsections (m), (n), and (o) of section 286.
       ``(B) One-half of any remaining portion of such fee shall 
     be deposited by the Attorney General into the Immigration 
     Examination Fee Account established under section 286(m), and 
     one-half of any remaining portion of such fees shall be 
     deposited by the Attorney General into the Breached Bond/
     Detention Fund established under section 286(r).
       ``(7) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as 
     precluding a nonimmigrant described in section 101(a)(15)(V) 
     who is eligible for adjustment of status under subsection (a) 
     from applying for and obtaining adjustment under such 
     subsection. In the case of such an application, the alien 
     shall be required to remit only the fee normally required for 
     the processing of an application under subsection (a).''.
       (d) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Admission of nonimmigrants.--Section 214 of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184) is amended, 
     in each of subsections (b) and (h), by striking ``(H)(i) or 
     (L)'' and inserting ``(H)(i), (L), or (V)''.
       (2) Adjustment of status.--Section 245 of the Immigration 
     and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255) is amended--
       (A) in each of subsections (d) and (f), by striking ``under 
     subsection (a),'' each place such term appears and inserting 
     ``under subsection (a) or (m),''; and
       (B) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ``subsection (a).'' 
     and inserting ``subsection (a) or (m).''.
       (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act 
     and shall apply to an alien who is the beneficiary of a 
     classification petition filed under section 204 of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act on or before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1103. NONIMMIGRANT STATUS FOR SPOUSES AND CHILDREN OF 
                   CITIZENS AWAITING THE AVAILABILITY OF AN 
                   IMMIGRANT VISA.

       (a) In General.--Section 101(a)(15)(K) of the Immigration 
     and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(K)) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(K) subject to subsections (d) and (p) of section 214, an 
     alien who--
       ``(i) is the fiancee or fiance of a citizen of the United 
     States and who seeks to enter the United States solely to 
     conclude a valid marriage with the petitioner within ninety 
     days after admission;
       ``(ii) has concluded a valid marriage with a citizen of the 
     United States who is the petitioner, is the beneficiary of a 
     petition to accord a status under section 201(b)(2)(A)(i) 
     that was filed under section 204 by the petitioner, and seeks 
     to enter the United States to await the approval of such 
     petition and the availability to the alien of an immigrant 
     visa; or
       ``(iii) is the minor child of an alien described in clause 
     (i) or (ii) and is accompanying, or following to join, the 
     alien;''.
       (b) Provisions Affecting Nonimmigrant Status.--Section 214 
     of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184), as 
     amended by section 2 of this Act, is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(p)(1) A visa shall not be issued under the provisions of 
     section 101(a)(15)(K)(ii) until the consular officer has 
     received a petition filed in the United States by the spouse 
     of the applying alien and approved by the Attorney General. 
     The petition shall be in such form and contain such 
     information as the Attorney General shall, by regulation, 
     prescribe.
       ``(2) In the case of an alien seeking admission under 
     section 101(a)(15)(K)(ii) who concluded a marriage with a 
     citizen of the United States outside the United States, the 
     alien shall be considered inadmissible under section 
     212(a)(7)(B) if the alien is not at the time of application 
     for admission in possession of a valid nonimmigrant visa 
     issued by a consular officer in the foreign state in which 
     the marriage was concluded.
       ``(3) In the case of a nonimmigrant described in section 
     101(a)(15)(K)(ii), and any child of such a nonimmigrant who 
     was admitted as accompanying, or following to join, such a 
     nonimmigrant, the period of authorized admission shall 
     terminate 30 days after the date on which any of the 
     following is denied:
       ``(A) The petition filed under section 204 to accord the 
     principal alien status under section 201(b)(2)(A)(i).
       ``(B) The principal alien's application for an immigrant 
     visa pursuant to the approval of such petition.
       ``(C) The principal alien's application for adjustment of 
     status under section 245 pursuant to the approval of such 
     petition.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Admission of nonimmigrants.--Section 214(d) of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(d)) is amended 
     by striking ``101(a)(15)(K)'' and inserting 
     ``101(a)(15)(K)(i)''.
       (2) Conditional permanent resident status.--Section 216 of 
     the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1186a) is 
     amended, in each of subsections (b)(1)(B) and (d)(1)(A)(ii), 
     by striking ``214(d)'' and inserting ``subsection (d) or (p) 
     of section 214''.
       (3) Adjustment of status.--Section 245 of the Immigration 
     and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (d), by striking ``(relating to an alien 
     fiancee or fiance or the minor child of such alien)''; and
       (B) in subsection (e)(3), by striking ``214(d)'' and 
     inserting ``subsection (d) or (p) of section 214''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act 
     and shall apply to an alien who is the beneficiary of a 
     classification petition filed under section 204 of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act before, on, or after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1104. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS OF CERTAIN CLASS ACTION 
                   PARTICIPANTS WHO ENTERED BEFORE JANUARY 1, 
                   1982, TO THAT OF PERSON ADMITTED FOR LAWFUL 
                   RESIDENCE.

       (a) In General.--In the case of an eligible alien described 
     in subsection (b), the provisions of section 245A of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255a), as modified 
     by subsection (c), shall apply to the alien.
       (b) Eligible Aliens Described.--An alien is an eligible 
     alien described in this subsection if, before October 1, 
     2000, the alien filed with the Attorney General a written 
     claim for class membership, with or without a filing fee, 
     pursuant to a court order issued in the case of--
       (1) Catholic Social Services, Inc. v. Meese, vacated sub 
     nom. Reno v. Catholic Social Services, Inc., 509 U.S. 43 
     (1993); or
       (2) League of United Latin American Citizens v. INS, 
     vacated sub nom. Reno v. Catholic Social Services, Inc., 509 
     U.S. 43 (1993).
       (c) Modifications to Provisions Governing Adjustment of 
     Status.--The modifications to section 245A of the Immigration 
     and Nationality Act that apply to an eligible alien described 
     in subsection (b) of this section are the following:
       (1) Temporary resident status.--Subsection (a) of such 
     section 245A shall not apply.
       (2) Adjustment to permanent resident status.--In lieu of 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b) of such section 
     245A, the Attorney General shall be required to adjust the 
     status of an eligible alien described in subsection (b) of 
     this section to that of an alien lawfully admitted for 
     permanent residence if the alien meets the following 
     requirements:
       (A) Application Period.--The alien must file with the 
     Attorney General an application for such adjustment during 
     the 12-month period beginning on the date on which the 
     Attorney General issues final regulations to implement this 
     section.
       (B) Continuous unlawful residence.--
       (i) In general.--The alien must establish that the alien 
     entered the United States before January 1, 1982, and that he 
     or she has resided continuously in the United States in an 
     unlawful status since such date and through May 4, 1988. In 
     determining whether an alien maintained continuous unlawful 
     residence in the United States for purposes of this 
     subparagraph, the regulations prescribed by the Attorney 
     General under section 245A(g) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act that were most recently in effect before the 
     date of the enactment of this Act shall apply.
       (ii) Nonimmigrants.--In the case of an alien who entered 
     the United States as a nonimmigrant before January 1, 1982, 
     the alien must establish that the alien's period of 
     authorized stay as a nonimmigrant expired before such date 
     through the passage of time or the alien's unlawful status 
     was known to the Government as of such date.
       (iii) Exchange visitors.--If the alien was at any time a 
     nonimmigrant exchange alien (as defined in section 
     101(a)(15)(J) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
     U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(J)), the alien must establish that the 
     alien was not subject to the two-year foreign residence 
     requirement of section 212(e) of such Act or has fulfilled 
     that requirement or received a waiver thereof.
       (iv) Cuban and haitian entrants.--For purposes of this 
     section, an alien in the status of a Cuban and Haitian 
     entrant described in paragraph (1) or (2)(A) of section 
     501(e) of Public Law 96-422 shall be considered to have 
     entered the United States and to be in an unlawful status in 
     the United States.
       (C) Continuous physical presence.--
       (i) In general.--The alien must establish that the alien 
     was continuously physically present in the United States 
     during the period beginning on November 6, 1986, and ending 
     on May 4, 1988, except that--

       (I) an alien shall not be considered to have failed to 
     maintain continuous physical presence in the United States 
     for purposes of this subparagraph by virtue of brief, casual, 
     and innocent absences from the United States; and
       (II) brief, casual, and innocent absences from the United 
     States shall not be limited to absences with advance parole.

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       (ii) Admissions.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed as authorizing an alien to apply for admission to, 
     or to be admitted to, the United States in order to apply for 
     adjustment of status under this section or section 245A of 
     the Immigration and Nationality Act.
       (D) Admissible as immigrant.--The alien must establish that 
     the alien--
       (i) is admissible to the United States as an immigrant, 
     except as otherwise provided under section 245A(d)(2) of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act;
       (ii) has not been convicted of any felony or of three or 
     more misdemeanors committed in the United States;
       (iii) has not assisted in the persecution of any person or 
     persons on account of race, religion, nationality, membership 
     in a particular social group, or political opinion; and
       (iv) is registered or registering under the Military 
     Selective Service Act, if the alien is required to be so 
     registered under that Act.
       (E) Basic citizenship skills.--
       (i) In general.--The alien must demonstrate that the alien 
     either--

       (I) meets the requirements of section 312(a) of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1423(a)) (relating 
     to minimal understanding of ordinary English and a knowledge 
     and understanding of the history and government of the United 
     States); or
       (II) is satisfactorily pursuing a course of study 
     (recognized by the Attorney General) to achieve such an 
     understanding of English and such a knowledge and 
     understanding of the history and government of the United 
     States.

       (ii) Exception for elderly or developmentally disabled 
     individuals.--The Attorney General may, in the discretion of 
     the Attorney General, waive all or part of the requirements 
     of clause (i) in the case of an alien who is 65 years of age 
     or older or who is developmentally disabled.
       (iii) Relation to naturalization examination.--In 
     accordance with regulations of the Attorney General, an alien 
     who has demonstrated under clause (i)(I) that the alien meets 
     the requirements of section 312(a) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act may be considered to have satisfied the 
     requirements of that section for purposes of becoming 
     naturalized as a citizen of the United States under title III 
     of such Act.
       (3) Temporary stay of removal, authorized travel, and 
     employment during pendency of application.--In lieu of 
     subsections (b)(3) and (e)(2) of such section 245A, the 
     Attorney General shall provide that, in the case of an 
     eligible alien described in subsection (b) of this section 
     who presents a prima facie application for adjustment of 
     status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent 
     residence under such section 245A during the application 
     period described in paragraph (2)(A), until a final 
     determination on the application has been made--
       (A) the alien may not be deported or removed from the 
     United States;
       (B) the Attorney General shall, in accordance with 
     regulations, permit the alien to return to the United States 
     after such brief and casual trips abroad as reflect an 
     intention on the part of the alien to adjust to lawful 
     permanent resident status and after brief temporary trips 
     abroad occasioned by a family obligation involving an 
     occurrence such as the illness or death of a close relative 
     or other family need; and
       (C) the Attorney General shall grant the alien 
     authorization to engage in employment in the United States 
     and provide to that alien an ``employment authorized'' 
     endorsement or other appropriate work permit.
       (4) Applications.--Paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection 
     (c) of such section 245A shall not apply.
       (5) Confidentiality of information.--Subsection (c)(5) of 
     such section 245A shall apply to information furnished by an 
     eligible alien described in subsection (b) pursuant to any 
     application filed under such section 245A or this section, 
     except that the Attorney General (and other officials and 
     employees of the Department of Justice and any bureau or 
     agency thereof) may use such information for purposes of 
     rescinding, pursuant to section 246(a) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1256(a)), any adjustment of status 
     obtained by the alien.
       (6) Use of fees for immigration-related unfair employment 
     practices.--Notwithstanding subsection (c)(7)(C) of such 
     section 245A, no application fee paid to the Attorney General 
     pursuant to this section by an eligible alien described in 
     subsection (b) of this section shall be available in any 
     fiscal year for the purpose described in such subsection 
     (c)(7)(C).
       (7) Temporary stay of removal and work authorization for 
     certain applicants before application period.--In lieu of 
     subsection (e)(1) of such section 245A, the Attorney General 
     shall provide that in the case of an eligible alien described 
     in subsection (b) of this section who is apprehended before 
     the beginning of the application period described in 
     paragraph (2)(A) and who can establish a prima facie case of 
     eligibility to have his status adjusted under such section 
     245A pursuant to this section (but for the fact that he may 
     not apply for such adjustment until the beginning of such 
     period), until the alien has had the opportunity during the 
     first 30 days of the application period to complete the 
     filing of an application for adjustment, the alien--
       (A) may not be deported or removed from the United States; 
     and
       (B) shall be granted authorization to engage in employment 
     in the United States and be provided an ``employment 
     authorized'' endorsement or other appropriate work permit.
       (8) Jurisdiction of courts.--Effective as of November 6, 
     1986, subsection (f)(4)(C) of such section 245A shall not 
     apply to an eligible alien described in subsection (b) of 
     this section.
       (9) Public welfare assistance.--Subsection (h) of such 
     section 245A shall not apply.
       (d) Applications From Abroad.--The Attorney General shall 
     establish a process under which an alien who has become 
     eligible to apply for adjustment of status to that of an 
     alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence as a result 
     of the enactment of this section and who is not physically 
     present in the United States may apply for such adjustment 
     from abroad.
       (e) Deadline for Regulations.--The Attorney General shall 
     issue regulations to implement this section not later than 
     120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (f) Administrative and Judicial Review.--The provisions of 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 245A(f)(4) of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255a(f)(4)) shall 
     apply to administrative or judicial review of a determination 
     under this section or of a determination respecting an 
     application for adjustment of status under section 245A of 
     the Immigration and Nationality Act filed pursuant to this 
     section.
       (g) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``such section 245A'' means section 245A of the Immigration 
     and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255a).
       Titles I through VII of this Act may be cited as the 
     ``Department of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, 
     and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001.''

DEPARTMENTS OF COMMERCE, JUSTICE, AND STATE, THE JUDICIARY, AND RELATED 
                        AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS

       Following is explanatory language on H.R. 5548, as 
     introduced on October 25, 2000.
       The conferees on H.R. 4942 agree with the matter included 
     in H.R. 5548 and enacted in this conference report by 
     reference and the following description of it. The bill was 
     developed through negotiations by subcommittee members of the 
     Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, 
     and Related Agencies Subcommittees of the House and Senate on 
     the differences in the House passed and Senate reported 
     versions of H.R. 4690. References in the following 
     description to the ``conference agreement'' mean the matter 
     included in the introduced bill enacted by this conference 
     report. References to the House bill mean the House passed 
     version of H.R. 4690. References to the Senate reported 
     amendment mean the Senate reported version of H.R. 4690.
       The House passed H.R. 4690 on June 26, 2000. The Senate 
     reported from Committee a Senate amendment to H.R. 4690 on 
     July 21, 2000. References in the following statement to 
     appropriations amounts or other items proposed by the House 
     bill or the Senate-reported amendment refer only to those 
     amounts and items recommended in the House-passed and Senate-
     reported versions of H.R. 4690. Any reference to 
     appropriations amounts or other items included in the 
     conference agreement reflects the final agreement on H.R. 
     4690. This statement reflects how the funds provided in the 
     conference agreement are to be spent.
       Senate-reported amendment: The Senate Appropriations 
     Committee considered H.R. 4690 as passed by the House, struck 
     all after the enacting clause, and inserted the text of the 
     Senate-reported amendment. The conference agreement includes 
     a revised bill.

                     TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

                         General Administration


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement includes $88,713,000 for General 
     Administration, instead of $83,713,000 as proposed in the 
     Senate-reported amendment and $84,177,000 as proposed in the 
     House bill.
       The conference agreement adopts by reference the House 
     report language regarding budget ``shortfalls'' and racial 
     disparities in Federal capital prosecutions.
       The conference agreement includes a $5,000,000 transfer 
     from the Immigration and Naturalization Service Salaries and 
     Expenses account to continue the planned integration of the 
     Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) IDENT system and 
     the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) IAFIS system.
       The conference agreement includes a $5,000,000 increase for 
     the Office of Intelligence Policy and Review for Foreign 
     Intelligence Surveillance Act applications.
       The conference agreement includes bill language contained 
     in the House bill specifying the amount of funding provided 
     for the Department Leadership Program and the Offices of 
     Legislative and Public Affairs.


                     JOINT AUTOMATED BOOKING SYSTEM

       The conference agreement includes $15,915,000 for the Joint 
     Automated Booking System (JABS) program as proposed in the 
     Senate-reported amendment, instead of $1,800,000 as proposed 
     in the House bill.


                       NARROWBAND COMMUNICATIONS

       The conference agreement includes $205,000,000 for 
     narrowband communications conversion activities as proposed 
     in the Senate-reported amendment, instead of $95,445,000 as 
     proposed in the House bill. The conference agreement provides 
     funding necessary to continue implementation of the 
     Department of Justice Wireless Network (JWN), and for 
     operations and maintenance

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     of legacy systems. The Wireless Management Office (WMO) is 
     directed to submit quarterly status reports on implementation 
     of the JWN, with the first such report due no later than 
     February 15, 2001.
       The conference agreement deletes a citation included in the 
     House bill but not included in the Senate-reported amendment.


                         COUNTERTERRORISM FUND

       The conference agreement includes $5,000,000 for the 
     Counterterrorism Fund as proposed in the Senate-reported 
     amendment, instead of $10,000,000 as proposed in the House 
     bill. When combined with $32,844,150 in prior year carryover, 
     a total of $37,844,150 will be available in the Fund in 
     fiscal year 2001 to cover unanticipated, extraordinary 
     expenses incurred as a result of a terrorist threat or 
     incident.
       The conference agreement retains language, included in the 
     House bill and carried in previous Acts, authorizing the 
     Attorney General to make expenditures from the fund, subject 
     to section 605 of this Act. The Senate-reported amendment 
     proposed to give this authority to a new Deputy Attorney 
     General.


               TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIER COMPLIANCE FUND

       The conference agreement includes $201,420,000 for the 
     Telecommunications Carrier Compliance program for 
     implementation of the Communications Assistance for Law 
     Enforcement Act of 1994 (CALEA), instead of $278,021,000 as 
     proposed in the House bill. The Senate-reported amendment did 
     not include funding for this activity. This amount, when 
     combined with funds previously made available, will provide 
     the full $500,000,000 authorized and required to implement 
     CALEA.
       The conference agreement concurs with the direction in the 
     House report that the Department and the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation (FBI) are to remain focused on the timely 
     implementation of CALEA, and have therefore included 
     $17,300,000 within the FBI Salaries and Expenses account for 
     CALEA implementation. The Department of Justice is directed 
     to submit a reorganization proposal no later than November 
     15, 2000, to ensure coordination of CALEA implementation and 
     other related electronic surveillance issues.


                   ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW AND APPEALS

       The conference agreement includes $161,062,000 for 
     Administrative Review and Appeals, instead of $159,570,000 as 
     proposed in the House bill and $112,814,000 as proposed in 
     the Senate-reported amendment. Of the total amount provided, 
     $159,335,000 is for the Executive Office for Immigration 
     Review (EOIR) and $1,727,000 is for the Office of the Pardon 
     Attorney.
       The conference agreement includes $9,566,000 for 
     adjustments to base, and $3,000,000, 37 positions and 19 
     full-time equivalent workyears (FTE) to address the increased 
     Immigration Judge and appellate caseload. In addition, EOIR 
     is directed to provide such sums as necessary for point-to-
     point installation of video-conferencing equipment in 
     accordance with EOIR's plan and the Senate report. The 
     conference agreement also includes direction under the INS 
     Examinations Fees account regarding continued support for 
     contract court interpreter services.


                           DETENTION TRUSTEE

       The conference agreement includes $1,000,000 to establish a 
     new Federal Detention Trustee within the Department of 
     Justice as proposed in the House bill. The Senate-reported 
     amendment did not address this matter. The conference 
     agreement reflects the concerns expressed in the House report 
     regarding the planning and management of detention space in 
     the Department of Justice. Therefore, the direction included 
     in the House report regarding the authorities and duties of 
     this new Trustee, and the establishment of regional pilot 
     projects to test better mechanisms for addressing detention 
     needs, is adopted by reference. Further, the Department of 
     Justice is expected to consolidate all detention resources 
     under the Trustee as part of the fiscal year 2002 budget 
     submission.


                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

       The conference agreement includes $41,575,000 for the 
     Office of Inspector General (OIG) instead of $41,825,000 as 
     proposed in the House bill and $42,192,000 as proposed in the 
     Senate-reported amendment. The conference agreement also 
     assumes that $1,500,000 in INS fees will be available to the 
     OIG.
       The conference agreement directs the Department of Justice 
     to review its procedures for releasing OIG investigatory 
     material and findings and inform the Committees on 
     Appropriations by June 1, 2001, if any procedures should be 
     modified.
       The OIG is directed to submit future budget requests 
     separating OIG Leadership Offices and OIG Operational 
     Offices. The OIG Leadership Offices decision unit should 
     include the following: the Inspector General, the Deputy 
     Inspector General, the Counselor to the Inspector General, 
     the Special Counsel, and the Special Investigations and 
     Review Unit. The Operational Offices decision unit should 
     include the following offices: the Audit Division, the 
     Investigations Division, the Inspections Division, and the 
     Management and Planning Division.
       The conference agreement directs that the OIG submit a 
     detailed financial plan to the Committees on Appropriations 
     by December 1, 2000.

                    United States Parole Commission


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement includes $8,855,000 for the U.S. 
     Parole Commission, as proposed in the House bill, instead of 
     the $7,380,000 as proposed in the Senate-reported amendment. 
     The conference agreement adopts by reference the 
     recommendation in the Senate report on detailing attorneys.

                            Legal Activities


            SALARIES AND EXPENSES, GENERAL LEGAL ACTIVITIES

       The conference agreement includes $535,771,000 for General 
     Legal Activities, instead of $523,228,000 as proposed in the 
     House bill, and $494,310,000 as proposed in the Senate-
     reported amendment.
       The recommendation includes base adjustments for all 
     divisions, but does not include an undefined base 
     restoration. The distribution of funding provided is as 
     follows:
Office of the Solicitor General..............................$7,118,000
Tax Division.................................................70,991,000
Criminal Division...........................................110,851,000
Civil Division..............................................154,092,000
Environment and Natural Resources............................68,703,000
Office of Legal Counsel.......................................4,967,000
Civil Rights Division........................................92,166,000
Interpol--USNCB...............................................7,686,000
Legal Activities Office Automation...........................18,877,000
Office of Dispute Resolution....................................320,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Total...................................................535,771,000

       The conference agreement includes a $3,000,000 increase for 
     the Civil Rights Division, including funding for civil 
     enforcement for police misconduct, and other highest priority 
     initiatives.
       The conference agreement provides $18,877,000 to remain 
     available until expended for office automation costs as 
     proposed in the House bill, instead of $18,571,000 as 
     proposed in the Senate-reported amendment. The conference 
     agreement adopts language included in the Senate-reported 
     amendment which limits the use of these funds to automation 
     costs and allows such funds to be used for the United States 
     Trustees Program. The conference agreement adopts by 
     reference the Senate report language regarding the Office of 
     Special Investigations, and the House report language 
     regarding extradition reporting and extradition treaties.


               THE NATIONAL CHILDHOOD VACCINE INJURY ACT

       The conference agreement includes a reimbursement of 
     $4,028,000 for fiscal year 2001 from the Vaccine Injury 
     Compensation Trust Fund to the Department of Justice, as 
     proposed in the House bill and the Senate-reported amendment.


               SALARIES AND EXPENSES, ANTITRUST DIVISION

       The conference agreement provides $120,838,000 for the 
     Antitrust Division as proposed in the Senate-reported 
     amendment, instead of $113,269,000 as proposed in the House 
     bill. The conference agreement assumes that of the amount 
     provided, $95,838,000 will be derived from current year fee 
     collections and $25,000,000 from estimated unobligated fee 
     collections available from prior years, resulting in a net 
     direct appropriation of $0. The use of any remaining 
     unobligated fees balances from prior years is subject to the 
     reprogramming requirements outlined in section 605 of this 
     Act.
       Appropriations for both the Division and the Federal Trade 
     Commission are financed with Hart-Scott-Rodino Act pre-merger 
     filing fees. Section 630 of this Act modifies the Hart-Scott-
     Rodino Act to include a three-tiered fee structure that 
     increases the filing threshold for a merger transaction from 
     $15,000,000 to $50,000,000. It is anticipated that the 
     increase in the filing threshold will reduce the number of 
     mergers requiring review by approximately 50 percent.


             SALARIES AND EXPENSES, UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS

       The conference agreement includes $1,250,382,000 for the 
     U.S. Attorneys, instead of $1,247,416,000 as proposed in the 
     House bill, and $1,159,014,000 as proposed in the Senate-
     reported amendment. The following narrative reflects how the 
     funds provided in the conference agreement are to be spent.
       The conference agreement provides a net increase of 
     $59,896,000 for pay and inflationary adjustments to enable 
     the U.S. Attorneys to maintain the current operating level. 
     The conference agreement does not include $7,425,000 
     requested as base adjustments to substitute direct 
     appropriations for activities previously supported from the 
     Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control (HCFAC) account. The 
     Department of Justice is directed to continue to provide 
     funding for not less than 177 positions and 177 FTE to the 
     U.S. Attorneys from the HCFAC account to support health care 
     fraud activities.
       The conference agreement also includes the following 
     program increases:
       Firearms Prosecutions.--$15,259,000, 163 positions and 82 
     FTE, including 113 attorneys, to augment prosecutions under 
     existing firearms statutes. This amount, when combined

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     with base resources of $7,125,000, will provide a total of 
     $22,384,000 for intensive firearms prosecution projects. The 
     direction included in the House report regarding the criteria 
     and process for allocation of these funds is adopted by 
     reference. Further, the Executive Office of U.S. Attorneys is 
     directed not to set aside any portion of these funds for 
     headquarters priorities, but rather is to allocate these 
     funds in accordance with the priorities identified by the 
     local districts which will result in a direct increase in 
     prosecutions under existing gun laws. In addition, the 
     conference agreement adopts the Senate direction requiring 
     the annualization of funds provided in fiscal year 2000 for 
     firearms prosecutions, and the reporting requirement 
     regarding panel attorney costs.
       Cyber Crime and Intellectual Property.--$3,974,000, 50 
     positions and 25 FTE, including 28 attorneys, to augment the 
     investigation and prosecution of computer and intellectual 
     property crimes, including crimes identified in the No 
     Electronic Theft (NET) Act, the National Information 
     Infrastructure Assurance Act, and the Economic Espionage Act. 
     The direction included in the Senate report regarding 
     submission of a report on copyright enforcement is adopted by 
     reference.
       Immigration.--$1,974,000, 24 positions and 12 FTE, 
     including 13 attorneys, to address the growing criminal 
     immigration caseload along the Southwest Border, with 
     particular emphasis to be placed on prosecutions of 
     individuals involved in alien smuggling, document fraud, and 
     illegal aliens with multiple deportations. The conference 
     agreement adopts by reference the direction included in the 
     House report regarding submission of a spending plan for 
     these resources.
       Indian Country.--$5,000,000, 60 positions and 30 FTE, 
     including 33 attorneys, to enhance Federal investigation and 
     prosecution activities in Indian Country to meet Federal 
     statutory responsibilities related to Indian Country.
       Legal Education.--$2,300,000 to continue establishment of a 
     distance learning facility at the National Advocacy Center 
     (NAC). This amount, when combined with $15,316,000 in base 
     resources, provides a total of $17,616,000 under this account 
     for legal education at the National Advocacy Center (NAC). 
     These funds are to be spent in accordance with the direction 
     included in the Senate report.
       Within the total amount available to the U.S. Attorneys, 
     the conference agreement includes $2,612,000 for technology 
     demonstration projects, and adopts by reference the direction 
     included in the Senate report regarding distribution of these 
     resources. In addition, $1,000,000 is included from within 
     base resources to continue a violent crime task force 
     demonstration project, as proposed in the Senate-reported 
     amendment. The conference agreement also adopts by reference 
     the direction included in the House and Senate reports 
     regarding the unstaffed offices report, as well as the 
     direction included in the Senate report regarding an office 
     in Western Kentucky. In addition, the Senate report language 
     regarding property flipping, computer network privatization, 
     and a fiscal year 1995 quarterly reporting requirement are 
     adopted by reference.
       The conference agreement does not adopt the recommendations 
     included in the Senate report regarding the reallocation of 
     existing staffing to the Southwest border and within the 
     Missouri River Valley, spending freezes among object 
     classifications, elimination of base funds for office 
     relocations, limitations on expansion of gun prosecution 
     initiatives, or pre-trial sentencing guidelines.
       In addition to identical provisions that were included in 
     both the House bill and Senate-reported amendment, the 
     conference agreement includes the following provisions: (1) 
     providing for 9,439 positions and 9,557 workyears for the 
     U.S. Attorneys, instead of 9,381 positions and 9,529 
     workyears as proposed in the House bill, and 9,120 positions 
     and 9,398 workyears as proposed in the Senate-reported 
     amendment; (2) allowing not to exceed $2,500,000 for the 
     National Advocacy Center as proposed in the Senate-reported 
     amendment; and (3) providing $1,000,000 for violent crime 
     task forces to remain available until expended as proposed in 
     the Senate-reported amendment. The conference agreement does 
     not include language proposed in the Senate bill withholding 
     50 percent of funds available to U.S. Attorneys until the 
     Attorney General establishes certain rules and penalties in 
     accordance with the Senate version of the fiscal year 2000 
     appropriations bill.


                   UNITED STATES TRUSTEE SYSTEM FUND

       The conference agreement provides $125,997,000 for the U.S. 
     Trustees for fiscal year 2001, to be entirely funded from 
     offsetting collections, instead of $126,242,000 proposed in 
     the House bill and $127,212,000 proposed in the Senate-
     reported amendment. The conference agreement does not provide 
     amounts the budget request assumed would carry forward to 
     fiscal year 2002. The conference agreement adopts by 
     reference the Senate report language on the National Advocacy 
     Center (NAC). The conference agreement also adopts House 
     report language on the reprogramming of offsetting 
     collections.


      SALARIES AND EXPENSES, FOREIGN CLAIMS SETTLEMENT COMMISSION

       The conference agreement provides $1,107,000 for the 
     Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, instead of $1,000,000 
     as proposed in the House bill and $1,214,000 as proposed in 
     the Senate-reported amendment.


         SALARIES AND EXPENSES, UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE

       The conference agreement includes $572,695,000 for the U.S. 
     Marshals Service Salaries and Expenses account, instead of 
     $560,438,000 as proposed in the House bill and $550,472,000 
     as proposed in the Senate-reported amendment. The following 
     narrative reflects how the funds provided in the conference 
     agreement are to be spent.
       The amount included in the conference agreement includes a 
     $4,713,000 net increase in base adjustments, as follows: 
     $19,774,000 for pay and inflationary increases, offset by 
     decreases of $4,852,000 for one-time equipment purchases and 
     $10,209,000 from the transfer of the Seized Assets Management 
     Program to the Assets Forfeiture Fund. Within the amount 
     provided, a total of $1,735,000 is included for the Warrant 
     Information Network and other networks and on-line services, 
     and $725,000 is for recurring costs of the Electronic 
     Surveillance Unit as directed in the Senate report. The 
     conference agreement does not adopt the recommendation 
     included in the Senate-reported amendment to transfer funding 
     from this account for U.S. Marshals Service costs associated 
     with the Justice Prisoner Alien Transportation System 
     (JPATS), but instead provides $25,503,000 for U.S. Marshals 
     Service requirements under this account.
       In addition, the conference agreement includes $27,389,000 
     in program increases for the following:
       Courthouse Security Staffing and Equipment.--$21,211,000, 
     for courthouse security personnel and equipment. Of this 
     amount, $6,711,000, 89 positions and 45 FTE are provided for 
     courthouse security personnel at new and expanded courthouses 
     expected to open in fiscal year 2001. Language included in 
     the House report regarding the submission of a spending plan 
     and allocation of resources in excess of requirements is 
     adopted by reference.
       In addition, $14,500,000 is provided for courthouse 
     security equipment, as follows:


                   USMS Courthouse Security Equipment

                       [In thousands of dollars]

New Courthouses..................................................$8,173
  Las Vegas, NV.................................................(1,023)
  Cleveland, OH.................................................(1,012)
  Columbia, SC..................................................(1,122)
  Greenville, TN..................................................(353)
  Corpus Christi, TX............................................(1,078)
  Laredo, TX......................................................(989)
  Providence, RI..................................................(920)
  Helena, MT......................................................(658)
  Wheeling, WV....................................................(245)
  Denver, CO......................................................(773)
Other Security Requirements.......................................5,684
Nationwide Equipment Maintenance Requirement........................643
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Total, USMS Security Equipment..............................14,500 

       The Marshals Service is directed to use the $5,684,000 
     provided for Other Security Requirements to address the 
     highest priority security equipment needs for existing 
     courthouses and new courthouses with the greatest 
     deficiencies, and to submit a spending plan for these funds 
     no later than December 1, 2000.
       Electronic Surveillance Unit.--$3,150,000, and up to 6 
     positions and 3 FTE, for personnel and equipment for the 
     Electronic Surveillance Unit.
       Special Assignments.--$2,500,000 for security at high 
     threat and/or high profile trials and for protective details 
     for judicial personnel involved in these trials, including 
     the World Trade Center bombing trial. The Marshals Service is 
     directed to annualize this increase in fiscal year 2002. 
     Concerns have been expressed regarding the exclusion of the 
     Marshals Service from the threat assessment and decision-
     making process regarding certain special and other protective 
     assignments. In addition, the level of protection at Federal 
     facilities by the General Services Administration (GSA) is 
     inadequate relative to the amount the Marshals Service and 
     other agencies are charged by GSA for these services. The 
     Department is directed to report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations no later than December 15, 2000, on the role 
     afforded to the Marshals Service in the threat assessment and 
     decision-making process for special and other protective 
     assignments, and to provide recommendations to augment the 
     Marshals Service's role in this activity. Further, the 
     Department is directed to provide a report on the adequacy of 
     support provided by GSA for facility protection, relative to 
     the amount GSA is charging for these services.
       Financial Management.--$378,000, 8 positions and 4 FTE to 
     improve financial management.
       Cost Saving Initiatives.--$150,000 for implementation and 
     support of a variety of cost saving initiatives as directed 
     in the Senate report. Should additional funds become 
     available through savings achieved, the Marshals Service may 
     use those funds for additional staff only in accordance with 
     Section 605 of this Act.
       The conference agreement adopts by reference the concerns 
     expressed in the Senate

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     report regarding the Special Operations Group (SOG) and 
     directs the Marshals Service to provide a report to the 
     Committees on Appropriations no later than January 15, 2001, 
     on the utilization of the SOG, as well as the resource 
     requirements necessary to ensure that the SOG can fulfill its 
     intended mission.
       The conference agreement includes language providing not to 
     exceed 3,947 positions and 3,895 FTE for the Marshals 
     Service, instead of 4,168 positions and 3,892 FTE as proposed 
     in the House bill. The Senate-reported amendment did not 
     include a similar provision. The conference agreement does 
     not include a provision proposed in the Senate-reported 
     amendment prohibiting the Marshals Service from providing a 
     protective vehicle for the Director of the Office of National 
     Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) unless certain conditions are 
     met. A similar provision was not included in the House bill. 
     However, the Marshals Service is directed to provide a report 
     to the Committees on Appropriations no later than January 15, 
     2001, on the usage of a protective vehicle by the Director of 
     ONDCP.


                              CONSTRUCTION

       The conference agreement includes $18,128,000 in direct 
     appropriations for the U.S. Marshals Service Construction 
     account, instead of $6,000,000 as proposed in the House bill, 
     and $25,100,000 as proposed in the Senate-reported amendment. 
     The conference agreement includes the following distribution 
     of funds:


                           USMS Construction

                       [In thousands of dollars]

Birmingham, AL.....................................................$472
Fort Smith, AR......................................................400
Hartford, CT........................................................200
Wilmington, DE......................................................100
Bowling Green, KY...................................................300
Boston, MA..........................................................650
Ann Arbor, MI.......................................................200
Detroit, MI.........................................................650
Wilmington, NC......................................................775
Buffalo, NY.........................................................150
Tulsa, OK...........................................................300
Philadelphia, PA....................................................400
Hato Rey, PR........................................................793
Spartanburg, SC...................................................1,441
Greenville, MS....................................................1,187
Other Renovation Projects.........................................9,500
Security Specialists/Construction Engineers.........................610
                                                               ________
                                                               
    Total, Construction..........................................18,128

       The Marshals Service is directed to use the $9,500,000 
     provided for Other Renovation Projects for the highest 
     priority security construction needs in locations with a 
     security score of 50 or less, and to submit a spending plan 
     for these funds no later than December 1, 2000.


         JUSTICE PRISONER AND ALIEN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM FUND

       The conference agreement includes language, as proposed in 
     the House bill, to continue the operations of JPATS on a 
     revolving fund basis through reimbursements from 
     participating agencies, instead of through a direct 
     appropriation under this account as proposed in the Senate-
     reported amendment. The conference agreement does include a 
     direct appropriation of $13,500,000 for a one-time 
     capitalization of the Fund to procure two Sabreliner-class 
     aircraft as proposed in the Senate-reported amendment.


                       FEDERAL PRISONER DETENTION

       The conference agreement provides $597,402,000 for Federal 
     Prisoner Detention as proposed in both the House bill and the 
     budget request, instead of $539,022,000 as proposed in the 
     Senate-reported amendment, an increase of $72,402,000 over 
     the fiscal year 2000 direct appropriation. The increase has 
     been provided as follows: (1) $53,180,000 is for increased 
     jail days; (2) $10,000,000 is for the Cooperative Agreement 
     Program; (3) $675,000 is for increased medical costs; and (4) 
     $500,000 is for prisoner medical guard services.
       The conference agreement does not include language in this 
     section proposed in both the House bill and Senate-reported 
     amendment regarding contracts with private entities for the 
     confinement of Federal detainees, but instead addresses this 
     matter as a new general provision under Title I of this Act. 
     Language is included, as proposed in the House bill, 
     permanently making available amounts appropriated under this 
     account to be used to reimburse the Federal Bureau of Prisons 
     for certain costs associated with providing medical care to 
     certain pre-trial and pre-sentenced detainees. The Senate-
     reported amendment addressed this matter elsewhere under 
     Title I of this Act.


                     FEES AND EXPENSES OF WITNESSES

       The conference agreement includes $125,573,000 for Fees and 
     Expenses of Witnesses, instead of $95,000,000 as proposed in 
     the House bill, and $156,145,000 as proposed in the Senate-
     reported amendment.
       Language is included allowing not to exceed $5,000,000 to 
     be made available for secure telecommunications equipment and 
     networks related to protected witnesses, as proposed in the 
     House bill. The conference agreement does not include a 
     provision allowing up to $77,067,000 to be transferred from 
     this account to the Federal Prisoner Detention account as 
     proposed in the Senate-reported amendment.


                      COMMUNITY RELATIONS SERVICE

       The conference agreement includes $8,475,000 for the 
     Community Relations Service as proposed in the Senate-
     reported amendment, instead of $7,479,000 as proposed in the 
     House bill. The conference agreement adopts the funding 
     increases provided in the Senate report. In addition, the 
     conference agreement includes a provision allowing the 
     Attorney General to transfer up to $1,000,000 of funds 
     available to the Department of Justice to this program, as 
     proposed in the House bill. The Attorney General is expected 
     to report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
     and Senate if this transfer authority is exercised. In 
     addition, a provision is included allowing the Attorney 
     General to transfer additional resources, subject to 
     reprogramming procedures, upon a determination that emergent 
     circumstances warrant additional funding, as proposed in both 
     the House bill and the Senate-reported amendment.


                         ASSETS FORFEITURE FUND

       The conference agreement provides $23,000,000 for the 
     Assets Forfeiture Fund as proposed in Senate-reported 
     amendment, instead of no funding as proposed in the House 
     bill.

                    Radiation Exposure Compensation


                        ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

       The conference agreement includes $2,000,000 for 
     administrative expenses for fiscal year 2001, the full amount 
     requested and the same amount proposed in both the House bill 
     and the Senate-reported amendment. The conference agreement 
     adopts the bill language in the House bill.


         PAYMENT TO RADIATION COMPENSATION EXPOSURE TRUST FUND

       The conference agreement provides $10,800,000 for the 
     compensation trust fund, instead of $3,200,000 provided in 
     the House bill and $14,400,000 in the Senate-reported 
     amendment. The conference agreement includes bill language 
     from the Senate-reported amendment allowing claimants who 
     qualify under the original statute to be paid and does not 
     provide funding for the expansion of the program authorized 
     under Public Law 106-245.

                      Interagency Law Enforcement


                 INTERAGENCY CRIME AND DRUG ENFORCEMENT

       The conference agreement provides a total of $328,898,000 
     for Interagency Crime and Drug Enforcement as proposed in the 
     House bill, of which $325,898,000 is derived from direct 
     appropriations, and $3,000,000 is from prior year carryover. 
     The House bill included $328,898,000 in direct 
     appropriations, while the Senate-reported amendment proposed 
     $316,792,000. The distribution of the total available funding 
     is as follows:


                        Reimbursements by Agency

                       [In thousands of dollars]

Drug Enforcement Administration................................$108,190
Federal Bureau of Investigation.................................112,468
Immigration and Naturalization Service...........................15,808
Marshals Service..................................................1,984
U.S. Attorneys...................................................86,582
Criminal Division...................................................814
Tax Division......................................................1,380
Administrative Office.............................................1,672
                                                             __________
                                                             
    Total.......................................................328,898

       The conferees note that the report requested in fiscal year 
     2000 has not yet been delivered to the Committees on 
     Appropriations.

                    Federal Bureau of Investigation


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement includes a total of $3,235,600,000 
     for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Salaries and 
     Expenses account, instead of $3,229,505,000 as proposed in 
     the House bill, and $3,077,581,000 as recommended in the 
     Senate-reported amendment. Of this amount, the conference 
     agreement provides that not less than $437,650,000 shall be 
     used for counterterrorism investigations, foreign 
     counterintelligence, and other activities related to national 
     security, instead of $400,650,000 as proposed in the Senate-
     reported amendment, and $159,223,000 as proposed in the House 
     bill. The following narrative reflects how the funds provided 
     in the conference agreement are to be spent.
       The conference agreement includes a net increase of 
     $136,080,000 for adjustments to base as follows: increases 
     totaling $137,219,000 for pay and inflationary increases, 
     including $27,711,000 for increased costs associated with the 
     transfer of Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) employees 
     to the Federal Employee Retirement System (FERS), increased 
     Federal health insurance premium costs, and continued direct 
     funding for the National Instant Check System; offset by 
     decreases totaling $1,139,000 for non-recurring equipment 
     purchases.
       The conference agreement adopts the concerns and direction 
     included in the House report regarding the FBI's inability to 
     execute its budget within the funding levels provided. The 
     conference agreement provides the full amount requested for 
     base adjustments to support the FBI's current staffing and 
     operating level as reflected in the budget request. The 
     conference agreement also includes a provision that 
     identifies the funded position and FTE levels provided in the 
     bill, which are consistent with the full base funding 
     requested and program increases provided in the conference 
     agreement. The FBI

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     is directed to continue to provide quarterly reports to the 
     Committees on Appropriations which delineate by direct and 
     reimbursable the funded and actual agent and non-agent 
     staffing level for each decision unit, with the first report 
     to be provided no later than January 15, 2001.
       The following distribution represents the conference 
     agreement:

               FBI SALARIES AND EXPENSES, FISCAL YEAR 2001
                        [In thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 Activity                     Pos.     FTE      Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Criminal, Security and Other
 Investigations:
    Organized Criminal Enterprisees.......    3,984    3,993     450,678
    White Collar Crime....................    4,284    4,184     483,273
    Other Field Programs..................   10,551   10,304   1,307,024
                                           -----------------------------
      Subtotal............................   18,819   18,481   2,240,975
                                           =============================
Law Enforcement Support:
    Training, Recruitment, and Applicant..    1,003      984     120,454
    Forensic Services.....................      692      680     156,004
    Information, Management, Automation &       569      562     166,121
     Telecommunications...................
    Technical Field Support & Services....      232      229     141,642
    Criminal Justice Services.............    2,171    2,182     216,957
                                           -----------------------------
      Subtotal............................    4,667    4,637     801,178
Program Direction: Management and             2,083    2,024     193,447
 Administration...........................
                                           =============================
      Total, Direct Appropriations........   25,569   25,142   3,235,600
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       The FBI is reminded that changes in this distribution are 
     subject to the reprogramming requirements in section 605 of 
     this Act.
       In addition, the conference agreement includes a total of 
     $59,712,000 in program enhancements for the FBI, of which 
     $58,348,000 is for initiatives to enhance the FBI's ability 
     to investigate threats related to domestic terrorism and 
     cyber crime, as follows:
       $25,000,000 is for Digital Storm. The FBI is directed to 
     provide a spending plan to the Committees on Appropriations, 
     no later than December 15, 2000, for Digital Storm.
       $2,000,000 is for Joint Terrorism Task Forces. The FBI is 
     directed to provide a report and spending plan to the 
     Committees on Appropriations, no later than December 15, 
     2000, on this program.
        $10,000,000 is for intelligence gathering and analysis, of 
     which $1,305,000 (20 positions and 10 FTE) is for FISA 
     preparation; $5,606,000 is for contract translation services; 
     and $3,089,000 (55 positions and 28 FTE) is for intelligence 
     research specialists. The conference agreement does not adopt 
     the recommendation included in the Senate report to require 
     the conversion of special agents to 55 intelligence research 
     specialists. While the conference agreement does provide an 
     enhancement for this activity, the FBI is directed to use 
     attrition to convert support positions to intelligence 
     research specialist positions to meet additional requirements 
     in this area.
       $20,000,000 is for other activities, of which the FBI may 
     spend up to $1,364,000 for National Integrated Ballistics 
     Network (NIBIN) Connectivity; $3,700,000 (26 positions and 13 
     FTE) for a counterintelligence initiative; $3,936,000 for the 
     Automated Computer Examination System (ACES) and Computer 
     Analysis and Response Team equipment; $5,500,000 for the 
     Special Technologies and Applications Unit; and $5,500,000 
     for Digital Storm. Should the FBI require additional 
     resources to address personnel requirements, the Committees 
     would be willing to entertain a reprogramming under Section 
     605 from funding provided for these enhancements.
       $612,000 (8 positions and 4 workyears, including 2 agents) 
     is for the Intellectual Property Rights Center, as provided 
     for in the House report, to improve intelligence and analysis 
     related to intellectual property. The reporting requirement 
     included in Senate report regarding copyright enforcement is 
     adopted by reference.
       $2,100,000 is for implementation of the Communications 
     Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA), for a total of 
     not less than $17,300,000 within the FBI to be used for this 
     purpose. The conference agreement adopts the direction in the 
     House report that the Department and the FBI remain focused 
     on the timely implementation of CALEA, and therefore the 
     Department of Justice is directed to submit a reorganization 
     proposal to address coordination of CALEA implementation and 
     other related electronic surveillance issues no later than 
     November 15, 2000. This reorganization is expected to ensure 
     continued coordination between the Department and the FBI on 
     all matters involving CALEA implementation, as well as to 
     ensure prioritization of financial and personnel resources 
     required for a continued and sustained implementation effort.
       National Instant Check System (NICS).--The conference 
     agreement includes $67,735,000 in direct appropriations to 
     continue operations of the NICS, as well as to provide system 
     enhancements, including funds for ``hot'' backup for the 
     Interstate Identification Index (III) and other system 
     availability improvements.
       The fiscal year 2001 budget request for the FBI included no 
     direct funding for the NICS, and instead proposed to finance 
     the costs of this system through a user fee. The conference 
     agreement includes a provision under Title VI of this Act 
     which prohibits the FBI from charging a fee for NICS checks, 
     and instead provides funding to the FBI for its costs to 
     operate the NICS.
       FBI Technology Upgrade Plan.--The conference agreement 
     includes total funding of $100,700,000, 14 positions and 7 
     FTE, for this initiative (previously referred to as the 
     Information Sharing Initiative/e-FBI). This amount is to be 
     derived from $80,000,000 made available in prior years, and 
     $20,700,000 in fiscal year 2001 base funding. The House bill 
     proposed a total of $139,344,000 for this initiative, to be 
     derived from $80,000,000 in prior year funds, $20,000,000 in 
     fiscal year 2001 base funds, and $39,344,000 in fiscal year 
     2001 program increases. The Senate-reported amendment 
     proposed a total of $40,000,000 for this initiative, to be 
     derived from prior year funds, and eliminated $20,000,000 in 
     fiscal year 2001 base funding for this activity. The 
     conference agreement does not include the rescission of 
     $40,000,000 in prior year funds for these activities as 
     proposed under Title VII of the Senate-reported amendment.
       The conference agreement approves the plan dated September 
     2000, entitled ``FBI Technology Upgrade Plan, Reprioritized 
     Three Year Implementation Plan.'' Therefore, the conference 
     agreement includes the full amount necessary for year one 
     costs as identified on page 47 of the September 2000 
     implementation plan. The FBI is directed to provide quarterly 
     status reports to the Committees on implementation of this 
     plan, including funding obligations, with the first such 
     report due no later than February 15, 2001.
       National Infrastructure Protection/Computer Analysis 
     Response Teams (CART).--The FBI is directed to convert 14 
     part-time positions for Computer Analysis Response Teams 
     (CART) examiners to full-time positions from personnel not 
     currently assigned to computer intrusion/infrastructure 
     protection squads, similar to direction included in the 
     Senate report. The conference agreement also adopts the 
     direction included in the Senate report regarding training, 
     promotion and retention of CART members and computer 
     intrusion/infrastructure protection squads. The Senate 
     direction regarding development of a cadre of computer 
     experts from other agencies and the private sector is adopted 
     by reference.
       Victim/Witness Specialists.--The conference agreement 
     includes a new general provision under Title I of this Act 
     authorizing funds to be provided to the FBI to improve 
     services for crime victims from the Crime Victims Fund. These 
     services are to be limited to victim assistance as described 
     in the Victims of Crime Act and shall not cover non-victim 
     witness activities such as witness protection or non-victim 
     witness management services, paralegal duties or community 
     outreach. The FBI is further directed to work with the Office 
     of Victims of Crime (OVC) in developing position 
     descriptions, grade level and hiring requirements, training 
     and annual reporting requests for these specialists. The 
     conference agreement assumes $7,400,000 will be needed to 
     support 112 victim/witness specialists to be distributed as 
     directed in the Senate report. The Committees on 
     Appropriations expect to be notified of the final 
     distribution of these specialists.
       Other.--The Senate report language regarding copyright 
     enforcement, continued collaboration with the Southwest 
     Surety Institute, the Northern New Mexico anti-drug 
     initiative, mitochondrial DNA, crimes against children, and 
     background checks for school bus drivers is adopted by 
     reference. The conference agreement also adopts by reference 
     the House report language regarding the Housing Fraud 
     Initiative, the Jewelry and Gem program, and submission of a 
     comprehensive information technology report.
       In addition, the FBI is directed to fully reimburse the 
     private ambulance providers for their costs in support of 
     Hostage Rescue Team operations in St. Martin Parish, 
     Louisiana, in December, 1999.
       In addition to identical provisions that were included in 
     both the House bill and the Senate-reported amendment, the 
     conference agreement includes a provision, modified from 
     language proposed in the House bill, providing not to exceed 
     25,569 positions and 25,142 FTE for the FBI from funds 
     appropriated in this Act. The Senate-reported amendment did 
     not include a similar provision.


                              construction

       The conference agreement includes $16,687,000 in direct 
     appropriations for construction for the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation (FBI), instead of $1,287,000 as proposed in the 
     House bill, and $42,687,000 as proposed in the Senate-
     reported amendment. The agreement provides an increase of 
     $15,400,000 over the fiscal year 2000 level for the FBI 
     Academy firearms range modernization project, as follows: 
     $1,900,000 for relocation and consolidation of an ammunition 
     storage facility and for lead abatement at existing outdoor 
     ranges; and $13,500,000 for completion of Phase I and Phase 
     II of this project.

                    Drug Enforcement Administration


                         salaries and expenses

       The conference agreement includes $1,363,309,000 for the 
     Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Salaries and Expenses 
     account, instead of $1,362,309,000 as proposed in the House 
     bill, and $1,345,655,000 as proposed in the Senate-reported 
     amendment. In

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     addition, $83,543,000 is derived from the Diversion Control 
     Fund for diversion control activities. The following 
     narrative reflects how the funds provided in the conference 
     agreement are to be spent.
       Budget and Financial Management.--The conference agreement 
     adopts by reference the concerns and direction included in 
     both the House and Senate reports regarding budget and 
     financial management. The conference agreement also includes 
     a provision that identifies the funded position and FTE 
     levels provided in the bill, which are consistent with the 
     full base funding requested and program increases provided in 
     the conference agreement.
       The following table represents funding provided under this 
     account:

                        DEA SALARIES AND EXPENSES
                        [In thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 Activity                     Pos.     FTE      Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Enforcement:
  Domestic Enforcement....................    2,252    2,183    $407,261
  Foreign Cooperative Investigation.......      732      699     206,644
  Drug and Chemical Diversion.............      142      143      16,156
  State and Local Task Forces.............    1,678    1,675     242,257
                                           -----------------------------
    Subtotal..............................    4,804    4,700     872,318
                                           =============================
Investigative Support:
  Intelligence............................      883      900     112,904
  Laboratory Services.....................      381      378      44,463
  Training................................       99       98      20,309
  RETO....................................      355      353      85,190
  ADP.....................................      133      130     140,479
                                           -----------------------------
    Subtotal..............................    1,851    1,859     403,345
  Management and Administration...........      865      853      87,646
                                           =============================
    Total, DEA............................    7,520    7,412   1,363,309
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       DEA is reminded that any deviation from the above 
     distribution is subject to the reprogramming requirements of 
     section 605 of this Act.
       The conference agreement provides a net increase of 
     $43,616,000 for base adjustments, as follows: increases 
     totaling $48,293,000 for pay and other inflationary costs to 
     maintain current operations, offset by decreases totaling 
     $4,677,000 for costs associated with one-time and non-
     recurring equipment purchases, GSA rent decreases, and the 
     transfer of funding for a demand reduction project to the 
     Office of Justice Programs.
       In addition, the conference agreement includes program 
     increases totaling $64,200,000, as follows:
       Investigative and Intelligence Requirements.--$48,100,000 
     is provided for the following investigative and intelligence 
     enhancements:
       $3,100,000, 19 positions (11 agents) and 9 FTE within 
     Domestic Enforcement for the Special Operations Division 
     (SOD) to expand support for the Southwest Border Initiative 
     and to address money laundering and financial investigations.
       $43,000,000, 2 positions and 1 FTE within Automated Data 
     Processing to continue deployment of Phase II of FIREBIRD. 
     When combined with $44,870,000 in existing base resources, a 
     total of $87,870,000 is available for this program in fiscal 
     year 2001 to enable FIREBIRD to be fully deployed to all 
     domestic offices and Western Hemisphere offices. Of this 
     amount, $28,000,000 is for deployment, $10,477,000 is for 
     technology renewal, and $49,393,000 is for operations and 
     maintenance and telecommunications costs. DEA is directed to 
     continue to provide quarterly FIREBIRD status and obligation 
     reports to the Committees on Appropriations.
       $2,000,000 within Intelligence, of which $1,800,000 is for 
     enhancements to the El Paso Intelligence Center (EPIC), and 
     $200,000 is to meet expanded participation in the National 
     Drug Pointer Index (NDPIX) information system. The House 
     direction regarding a comprehensive report on participation 
     and utilization of EPIC is adopted by reference.
       Domestic Enhancements.-- $14,600,000 is provided for the 
     following domestic counter-drug enhancements:
       $4,600,000, 25 positions (15 agents) and 13 FTE within 
     Domestic Enforcement to establish an additional Regional 
     Enforcement Team (RET). This amount, when combined with 
     existing base resources, provides a total of $24,195,000 for 
     RETS in fiscal year 2001.
       $1,500,000, 14 positions (9 agents) and 7 FTE within 
     Domestic Enforcement to enhance heroin enforcement, providing 
     a total of $30,291,000 in fiscal year 2001 for this effort, 
     as recommended in the Senate report. The Senate direction 
     regarding black tar heroin is adopted by reference.
       $1,500,000 within Domestic Enforcement to enhance 
     methamphetamine enforcement, providing a total of $27,459,000 
     in fiscal year 2001 for this effort, as recommended in the 
     Senate report.
       $1,000,000 within State and Local Task Forces to enhance 
     State and local methamphetamine training activities, as 
     recommended in the Senate report.
       $6,000,000 within Research, Engineering and Technical 
     Operations (RETO) to procure three additional single-engine 
     helicopters for drug enforcement activities along the 
     Southwest border.
       In addition, the conference agreement includes a total of 
     $20,000,000 under the Community Oriented Policing Services 
     Methamphetamine/Drug ``Hot Spots'' program to assist State 
     and local law enforcement agencies with the costs associated 
     with methamphetamine clean-up.
       Budget and Financial Management.--$1,500,000, 8 positions 
     and 4 FTE within Program Management and Administration to 
     improve DEA's financial and resource management oversight, 
     including funds to support DEA's Federal Financial System and 
     for additional staffing for Finance and Resource Management.
       Other.--The conference agreement includes a total of 
     $20,000,000 for the special investigative unit (SIU) program. 
     Within the amount available, DEA may establish a joint 
     Haitian/Dominican Republic SIU on the island of Hispaniola. 
     DEA is reminded that the Committees on Appropriations are to 
     be notified in accordance with section 605 of this Act prior 
     to the expansion of this program to any additional countries. 
     There are continued concerns about endemic corruption within 
     the Mexico SIU program which has severely limited its 
     effectiveness. DEA is directed to report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations no later than February 1, 2001, on progress 
     made in resolving these problems and recommendations to make 
     the Mexico program effective.
       The conference agreement adopts by reference the direction 
     included in the House report regarding continued 
     participation in the HIDTA program, quarterly reports on 
     source and transit countries, quarterly reports on 
     implementation of the Caribbean initiative, and a report on 
     requirements in the region. The conference agreement does not 
     include funding under DEA for continuation of the demand 
     reduction initiative recommended in the House report, but has 
     instead transferred base funding for this program from DEA 
     Domestic Enforcement to the Office of Justice Programs. DEA 
     is also directed to better coordinate its operations with 
     other Federal agencies, including INS and the FBI, along the 
     Southwest Border, and to pursue co-location of offices 
     whenever practical. The direction included in the Senate 
     report regarding DEA's presence in Chile is adopted by 
     reference. Within the amounts provided under this account, 
     DEA may use up to $500,000 for a study on methods to 
     eliminate the effectiveness of anhydrous ammonia in 
     methamphetamine production, as authorized.
       Drug Diversion Control Fee Account.--The conference 
     agreement provides $83,543,000 for DEA's Drug Diversion 
     Control Program for fiscal year 2001, as provided in the 
     House bill and the Senate-reported amendment. This amount 
     includes an increase of $3,213,000 for adjustments to base, 
     including the annualization of 25 positions provided in 
     fiscal year 2000 for customer service improvements and drug 
     data analysis. The conference agreement assumes that the 
     level of balances in the Fee Account are sufficient to fully 
     support diversion control programs in fiscal year 2001. As 
     was the case in fiscal years 1999 and 2000, no funds are 
     provided in the DEA Salaries and Expenses appropriation for 
     this account in fiscal year 2001.
       The conference agreement includes bill language, modified 
     from language proposed in the House bill, providing not to 
     exceed 7,520 positions and 7,412 FTE for DEA from funds 
     provided in this Act. The Senate-reported amendment did not 
     include a similar provision.


                              construction

       The conference agreement includes no new funding for this 
     account as proposed in the Senate-reported amendment, instead 
     of $5,500,000 as proposed in the House bill. A total of 
     $19,500,000 in prior year carryover balances is available to 
     fund planned fiscal year 2001 expenditures.

                 Immigration and Naturalization Service


                         salaries and expenses

       The conference agreement includes $3,125,876,000 for the 
     salaries and expenses of the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service (INS), instead of $3,121,213,000 as provided in the 
     House bill, and $2,895,397,000 as provided in the Senate-
     reported amendment. In addition to the amounts appropriated, 
     the conference agreement assumes that $1,549,480,000 will be 
     available from offsetting fee collections instead of 
     $1,438,812,000 as proposed by the House and $1,524,771,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. Thus, including resources provided 
     under the Construction account, the conference agreement 
     provides a total operating level of $4,808,658,000 for INS, 
     instead of $4,670,689,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $4,553,470,000 as proposed by the Senate, representing a 
     $548,242,000 (13%) increase over fiscal year 2000. The 
     following narrative reflects how funds provided in the 
     conference agreement are to be spent.
       INS Organization and Management.--The conference agreement 
     incorporates concerns expressed in the House report that a 
     lack of resources is no longer an acceptable response to 
     INS's inability to adequately address its mission 
     responsibilities. The conference agreement includes the 
     establishment of clearer chains of command--one for 
     enforcement activities and one for services to non-citizens--
     as one step towards making the INS a more efficient, 
     accountable, and effective agency. Consistent with the 
     concept of separating immigration enforcement from services, 
     the conference agreement continues to provide for a 
     separation of funds, as in the fiscal year 1999 and 2000 
     Appropriations Acts. The conference agreement separates funds 
     into two accounts, as requested in the budget and proposed in 
     the House bill: Enforcement and Border Affairs, and 
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     Benefits, Immigration Support and Program Direction. INS 
     enforcement funds are provided in the Enforcement and Border 
     Affairs account. All immigration-related benefits and 
     naturalization, support and program resources are provided in 
     the Citizenship and Benefits, Immigration Support and Program 
     Direction account. Neither account includes revenues 
     generated in various fee accounts to fund program activities 
     for both enforcement and services functions, which are in 
     addition to the appropriated funds and are discussed below. 
     Funds for INS construction projects continue to be provided 
     in the INS Construction account.
       The conference agreement includes bill language which 
     provides authority for the Attorney General to transfer funds 
     from one account to another in order to ensure that funds are 
     properly aligned. Such transfers may occur notwithstanding 
     any transfer limitations imposed under this Act but such 
     transfers are still subject to the reprogramming requirements 
     under Section 605 of this Act. It is expected that any 
     request for transfer of funds will remain within the 
     activities under those headings.
       The conference agreement includes $2,547,057,000 for 
     Enforcement and Border Affairs, and $578,819,000 for 
     Citizenship and Benefits, Immigration Support and Program 
     Direction.
       Base adjustments.--The conference agreement provides a 
     total increase of $101,008,000 and 641 FTE for adjustments to 
     base for INS salaries and expenses, offset by a $89,000,000 
     and 404 FTE transfer to the INS Exams Fees account for the 
     naturalization and backlog reduction initiatives, as proposed 
     in the budget request. The conference agreement does not 
     include transfers to the Exams Fees account, the Breached/
     Bond Detention account, and the Justice Prisoner Alien 
     Transportation System (JPATS) Fund, as proposed in the 
     Senate-reported amendment.
       For the Enforcement and Border Affairs account, the 
     conference agreement provides an increase of $86,255,000 and 
     889 FTE for pay and inflationary adjustments for Border 
     Patrol, Investigations, Detention and Deportation, and 
     Intelligence. This represents the full amount requested less 
     $11,770,000 for the annualization of border patrol agents not 
     yet hired, and $3,343,000 for the portion of the fiscal year 
     2000 annualized pay raise which has already been paid in the 
     current fiscal year. Funds have not been included for the 
     proposed increase in the journeyman level for border patrol 
     agents and immigration inspectors.
       For the Citizenship and Benefits, Immigration Support and 
     Program Direction account, the conference agreement includes 
     an increase of $14,752,000 for pay and inflationary 
     adjustments for the existing activities of Citizenship and 
     Benefits, Immigration Support, and Management and 
     Administration; offset by a transfer of $89,000,000 in 
     naturalization and backlog reduction activities to the Exams 
     Fees account, as proposed in the budget. The amount provided 
     for base adjustments represents the full amount requested 
     less $690,000 for the portion of the fiscal year 2000 
     annualized pay raise which has already been paid in the 
     current fiscal year. In addition, $35,000,000 is continued 
     within the base to support naturalization and other benefits 
     processing backlog reduction activities.
       None of these amounts include offsetting fees, which are 
     used to fund both enforcement and services functions.
       In addition, program increases totaling $222,768,000 are 
     provided, as follows:
       Border Control and Management.--$100,612,000 is provided 
     for additional border patrol staffing, technology, land 
     border inspections, and Joint Terrorism Task Forces, as 
     follows:
       $52,000,000, 430 positions and 215 FTE, are for new border 
     patrol agents. It is noted that again in fiscal years 1999 
     and 2000, the INS has failed to hire the 1,000 new border 
     patrol agents provided in each of those years. Should the INS 
     be unable to recruit the required agents again in fiscal year 
     2001, the INS is to submit a reprogramming in accordance with 
     section 605 of this Act, prior to expenditure of the funds 
     provided for the hiring of border patrol agents for any other 
     purpose.
       While some level of border control is being witnessed on 
     parts of the Southwest border, particularly in San Diego, as 
     a result of increased border patrol agents and technology, in 
     other areas of the country border control remains a growing 
     problem, particularly in the Northwest, Southeast, and other 
     areas of the Southwest border. The House report language 
     regarding consultation and submission of a deployment plan 
     for new border patrol agents and direction in the House 
     report regarding quarterly hiring status reports are adopted 
     by reference. Senate report language prohibiting the transfer 
     of any border patrol agents or technology from the Northwest 
     border to the Southwest border is also adopted by reference.
       $33,835,000 is for additional border patrol equipment and 
     technology, for the following activities:
       $598,000 is for replacement patrol boats to combat alien 
     smuggling on the Great Lakes, the Detroit River, Lake St. 
     Clair, and the St. Lawrence Seaway.
       $17,500,000 is for the deployment of additional Integrated 
     Surveillance Intelligence Systems (ISIS) along the Northern 
     and Southern borders. When combined with existing base funds, 
     a total of $35,500,000 is available for ISIS. INS is directed 
     to consult with the Committees on Appropriations and provide 
     a deployment plan for these systems no later than December 
     15, 2001, which reflects the highest priority locations on 
     both the Northern and Southern borders.
       $15,737,000 is for additional border patrol equipment and 
     technology. The conference agreement includes a total of 
     $30,737,000 for additional border patrol equipment and 
     technology, of which $15,737,000 is provided as a program 
     increase and $15,000,000 is to be derived from within 
     existing base resources. Funding provided is to be used for 
     high priority equipment, including fiber optic scopes, hand-
     held search lights, vehicle infrared cameras, Global 
     Positioning Systems, infrared scopes, night vision goggles, 
     hand-held range-finder night vision binoculars, and pocket 
     scopes. INS is directed to provide a spending plan for these 
     funds to the Committees on Appropriations no later than 
     December 15, 2000.
       $6,277,000, 72 positions and 36 FTE are for additional 
     inspectors at land border Ports of Entry (POE). INS is 
     directed to consult with the Committees on Appropriations and 
     provide a deployment plan no later than December 15, 2000 
     which reflects the highest priority locations for 
     distribution of these resources.
       $7,000,000, 58 positions and 29 FTE are for additional 
     investigators and operational costs associated with INS 
     participation in Joint Terrorism Task Forces to address 
     immigration-related issues in terrorism cases.
       Additionally, the conference agreement includes a 
     $1,500,000 increase for the Law Enforcement Support Center 
     (LESC), providing a total of $12,500,000 for the LESC in 
     fiscal year 2001.
       The conference agreement adopts by reference the House 
     report language regarding the relocation of Tucson Sector 
     helicopter operations and related housing costs, a joint plan 
     on combating illegal immigration through Federal lands and 
     parks, and establishment of a joint task force to study 
     emergency medical services for illegal aliens.
       Interior Enforcement/Removal of Deportable Aliens.--
     $120,856,000 is provided for interior enforcement, including 
     the tracking, detention, and removal of aliens, as follows:
       $87,306,000, 120 positions and 60 FTE are for an additional 
     1,167 detention beds, including 1,000 beds in State and local 
     facilities, and 120 juvenile detention beds, as proposed in 
     the House report.
       $15,550,000 is for additional JPATS movements, as proposed 
     in the House report. The conference agreement does not 
     include the proposed transfer of funds from INS to the JPATS 
     Fund for this activity which was recommended in the Senate 
     report.
       $11,000,000, 100 positions and 50 FTE are for 23 additional 
     Quick Response Teams, as proposed in the House report. The 
     House report language regarding consultation and submission 
     of a deployment plan and direction regarding quarterly status 
     reports are adopted by reference.
       In addition, the conference agreement includes an 
     additional $3,000,000 under the Community Oriented Policing 
     Services program to expand the program to provide video-
     teleconferencing equipment and technology to allow State and 
     local law enforcement to confirm the status of an alien 
     suspected of criminal activity.
       $3,000,000, 28 positions and 14 FTE are for expansion of 
     the on-going Criminal Alien Apprehension Program (CAAP), 
     pursuant to Public Law 105-141. The Senate report language 
     regarding Salt Lake City is adopted by reference, and INS is 
     directed to report its intention regarding this matter to the 
     Committees on Appropriations no later than December 1, 2000. 
     The House report language regarding consultation and 
     submission of a deployment plan is adopted by reference.
       $4,000,000, 26 positions and 13 FTE are for INS to enter 
     INS criminal alien records into the National Criminal 
     Information Center (NCIC) in order to address the current 
     backlog and to ensure that INS does not lose its NCIC 
     privileges. The direction included in the House report 
     regarding development of a comprehensive plan to address this 
     problem is adopted by reference.
       Concerns have been expressed regarding the adequacy of the 
     current training course for Detention Enforcement Officers 
     (DEO) in light of the increasingly violent detainee 
     population and other factors. INS is directed to complete a 
     comprehensive assessment of its current DEO training course 
     and provide a report to the Committees on Appropriations no 
     later than July 1, 2001, with recommendations for 
     improvements.
       The conference agreement reflects concerns regarding INS' 
     failure to vigorously pursue an effective interior 
     enforcement strategy, and adopts by reference the direction 
     included in the House report regarding quarterly reporting on 
     detention and removal orders. The Senate report language 
     regarding tuberculosis monitoring is also adopted by 
     reference.
       Professionalism and Infrastructure.--The conference 
     agreement includes an increase of $1,300,000 for the Debt 
     Management Center, as proposed in the Senate report. INS is 
     expected to follow the direction included in the

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     Senate report regarding annualization of this increase in 
     fiscal year 2002.
       IAFIS/IDENT.--The conference agreement adopts the 
     recommendation included in the House report directing that 
     $5,000,000 from within existing INS base funds available for 
     IDENT be transferred to the Justice Management Division to 
     continue the planned IAFIS/IDENT integration project, 
     including systems design and development work and additional 
     operational testing. INS is directed to comply with the 
     direction in the House report regarding further deployment of 
     IDENT.
       Within the total amount available to INS, $2,103,000 is to 
     be used to establish the task force required by Public Law 
     106-215.
       Services/Benefits.--The Congress has provided significant 
     additional resources to the INS over the past three years to 
     address the naturalization backlog, improve the integrity of 
     the naturalization process, and improve services. The 
     conference agreement provides a total of $1,004,851,000 for 
     these activities, $70,134,000 (7%) over the amount requested 
     in the budget, and $135,222,000 (16%) over the fiscal year 
     2000 level. However, serious concerns remain about the INS' 
     failure to manage its resources, and the Committees continue 
     to receive complaints from Members of Congress and their 
     constituents about the problems of backlogs in application 
     processing and casework, and deficiencies in other services. 
     Again this year, the conference agreement includes 
     significant additional resources, over and above the 
     President's budget request, for benefits and services. 
     Therefore, INS is directed to conduct a complete review of 
     staffing and resource needs to improve benefits and services 
     in all current INS offices, as well as the need for 
     additional offices, particularly in rural areas. INS is 
     directed to complete this review and report its findings to 
     the Committees on Appropriations, including a proposal to 
     reallocate resources as warranted, no later than December 15, 
     2000. As part of this review, the INS is directed to pay 
     particular attention to the following areas: Fort Smith, 
     Arkansas; Adak, Alaska; San Francisco, California; Ventura, 
     California; Washington, D.C.; Des Moines, Iowa; Louisville, 
     Kentucky; the Bronx, New York; New York, New York; Omaha, 
     Nebraska; Northern New Jersey; Las Vegas, NV; Greer, South 
     Carolina; Nashville, Tennessee; Roanoke, Virginia; and 
     Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In addition, the conferees are 
     concerned with the diversion of resources from smaller rural 
     offices and direct INS to notify the Committees prior to the 
     reallocation of resources, including the temporary 
     reassignment of personnel, from the area identified in the 
     Senate report.
       The conference agreement adopts by reference the direction 
     included in the House report regarding monthly reports on the 
     status of processing immigration benefits applications, 
     continuation of the San Jose customer service pilot, and a 
     report on unreviewed Citizenship USA cases, which is to be 
     submitted no later than November 1, 2000.
       In addition to identical provisions included in both the 
     House bill and the Senate-reported amendment, the conference 
     agreement includes the following additional provisions, as 
     follows: (1) a limitation of $30,000 per individual employee 
     for overtime payments, as proposed in the House bill, instead 
     of $20,000 as proposed in the Senate-reported amendment; (2) 
     a limitation on funding and staffing available to the Offices 
     of Legislative and Public Affairs, as proposed in the House 
     bill; (3) a prohibition on the use of funds to operate the 
     San Clemente and Temecula traffic checkpoints unless certain 
     conditions are met, as proposed in the House bill; and (4) 
     limitations on the number of positions and FTE provided to 
     INS in this Act, modified from language proposed in the House 
     bill.


                       OFFSETTING FEE COLLECTIONS

       The conference agreement assumes $1,549,480,000 will be 
     available from offsetting fee collections, instead of 
     $1,438,812,000 as proposed in the House bill and 
     $1,524,771,000 as proposed in the Senate-reported amendment, 
     to support activities related to the legal admission of 
     persons into the United States. These activities are funded 
     entirely by fees paid by persons who are either traveling 
     internationally or are applying for immigration benefits. The 
     following levels are recommended:
       Immigration Inspections User Fees.--The conference 
     agreement includes $494,384,000 of spending from offsetting 
     collections in this account, the same amount proposed in 
     Senate report, and $15,505,000 above the amount included in 
     the House report. This amount represents a $38,999,000 
     increase over fiscal year 2000 spending, and does not assume 
     the addition of any new or increased fees on airline or 
     cruise ship passengers. The conference agreement includes 
     $18,489,000 for adjustments to base, the full amount 
     requested. In addition, program increases are provided as 
     follows: $12,186,000, 154 positions and 77 FTE to increase 
     primary inspectors at new airport terminals; and $8,324,000 
     to address additional staffing and other requirements. 
     Funding is not included for the proposed change in the 
     journeyman level for inspectors. INS is directed to consult 
     with Committees on Appropriations and to submit a spending 
     and deployment plan no later than December 1, 2000, which 
     allocates these additional resources to the highest priority 
     locations. Should additional fees become available, the INS 
     may submit a reprogramming in accordance with section 605 of 
     this Act.
       Immigration Examinations Fees.--The conference agreement 
     includes a total of $1,004,851,000 to support the 
     adjudication of applications for immigration benefits, 
     instead of $918,717,000 as proposed in the House bill, 
     $841,017,000 as proposed in the Senate-reported amendment, 
     and $934,617,000 as requested in the budget. These funds are 
     derived from offsetting collections in the Examinations Fees 
     account from persons applying for immigration benefits, 
     including collections from a new voluntary premium processing 
     fee as proposed in the House bill and the budget request, and 
     $35,000,000 in continued direct appropriations under the 
     Citizenship and Benefits, Immigration Support, and Program 
     Direction account. The conference agreement reflects the INS' 
     revised revenue estimates for collections from existing fees 
     which is $107,534,000 higher than the amount assumed in the 
     budget request, and $144,534,000 above the amount available 
     in fiscal year 2000. When combined with additional revenues 
     estimated from the new voluntary premium processing fee, the 
     total amount of collections available in the Examinations 
     Fees account for adjudication of immigration benefits is 
     $224,534,000 over the amount available in fiscal year 2000. 
     When combined with direct appropriations, the total amount 
     included in the conference agreement for benefits processing, 
     adjudication, and backlog reduction is an increase of 
     $70,134,000 (7%) above the budget request and $135,222,000 
     (16%) above the amount provided in fiscal year 2000. 
     Therefore, the conference agreement does not include the 
     reinstatement of section 245(i) as proposed in the Senate-
     reported amendment. In addition, the conference agreement 
     does not adopt the transfer of $49,741,000 from Examinations 
     Fees funding to the Executive Office of Immigration Review 
     (EOIR); and the transfer of $50,000,000 in non-adjudication 
     related activities from the Salaries and Expenses account to 
     the Examinations Fees account which were proposed in the 
     Senate-reported amendment.
       Within the Examinations Fees account, the conference 
     agreement provides the following: $25,676,000 for adjustments 
     to base; and program enhancements totaling $94,841,000, as 
     proposed in the House report, for the following activities: 
     (1) $16,000,000 for implementing premium business service 
     processing; (2) $7,500,000 for anti-fraud investigations 
     related to business-related visa applications and marriage 
     fraud; (3) $13,000,000 for the telephone customer service 
     center, for a total of $43,000,000, the full amount 
     requested; (4) $4,200,000 for the indexing and conversion of 
     INS microfilm images, for a total of $7,200,000; and (5) 
     $53,641,000 for replacement of the case tracking system and 
     hardware in field offices and continued development and 
     installation of digital photography and signature 
     capabilities in the Application Support Centers. Included 
     within these amounts is $6,000,000 for installation of the 
     CLAIMS 4 system in the Los Angeles, California district 
     office which will complete nationwide deployment of the 
     system. INS is directed to submit a spending plan in 
     accordance with the reprogramming procedures set forth in 
     section 605 of this Act which allocates the remaining 
     $51,134,000 in additional resources made available in the 
     Exams Fees account, and the $35,000,000 in continued direct 
     appropriations provided for backlog reduction initiatives.
       The INS is directed to make available to EOIR from the INS 
     Examinations Fees account not less than $1,000,000 to be 
     applied toward expenditures related to EOIR's acquisition of 
     contract court interpreter services for immigration court 
     proceedings.
       Land Border Inspections Fees.--The conference agreement 
     includes $1,670,000 in spending from the Land Border 
     Inspection Fund, as proposed in the Senate report, instead of 
     $1,641,000 as proposed in the House report. The current 
     revenues generated in this account are from Dedicated 
     Commuter Lanes in Blaine and Port Roberts, Washington, 
     Detroit Tunnel and Ambassador Bridge, Michigan, and Otay 
     Mesa, California, and from Automated Permit Ports that 
     provide pre-screened local border residents' border crossing 
     privileges by means of automated inspections.
       Immigration Breached Bond/Detention Fund.--The conference 
     agreement includes $80,600,000 in spending from the Breached 
     Bond/Detention Fund, as proposed in the House report, instead 
     of $130,634,000 as proposed in the Senate report, and 
     reflects the current estimate of revenues available in the 
     Fund in fiscal year 2001 based upon current law. The 
     conference agreement does not assume the reinstatement of 
     Section 245(i), which was proposed in the Senate-reported 
     amendment and the budget request. Instead, the conference 
     agreement provides a $37,480,000 increase in the INS Salaries 
     and Expenses account to fully fund the detention requirements 
     requested in the Fund, but for which revenues are 
     insufficient in fiscal year 2001. The agreement does not 
     include the base transfer to the Breached Bond/Detention Fund 
     account, as proposed in the Senate report.

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       Immigration Enforcement Fines.--The conference agreement 
     includes $1,850,000 in spending from Immigration Enforcement 
     fines, the amount requested and proposed in the House report, 
     instead of $5,593,000 as proposed in the Senate report.
       H-1B Fees.--The conference agreement includes $1,125,000 in 
     spending from the H-1B Fee account, the amount requested and 
     the amount proposed in the House report, instead of 
     $1,473,000 as proposed in the Senate report.


                              CONSTRUCTION

       The conference agreement includes $133,302,000 for 
     construction for INS, as proposed in the Senate-reported 
     amendment, instead of $110,664,000 as proposed in the House 
     bill. This amount fully funds the Administration's request, 
     funds $5,000,000 in habitability, life safety, and other 
     improvements at the Charleston Border Patrol Academy, and 
     provides increases over the requested amount of $7,353,000 
     for one-time build out and $9,814,000 for maintenance, 
     repair, and alteration to accelerate these programs.
       The conference agreement includes language, as proposed in 
     the House bill and carried in prior Appropriations Acts, 
     prohibiting funds from being used for site acquisition, 
     design, or construction of a checkpoint in the Tucson Sector. 
     The Senate-reported amendment did not include a similar 
     provision.

                         Federal Prison System


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement includes $3,476,889,000 for the 
     salaries and expenses of the Federal Prison System, instead 
     of $3,430,596,000 as proposed in the House bill and 
     $3,573,729,000 as proposed in the Senate-reported amendment. 
     The agreement assumes that, in addition to the amounts 
     appropriated, $31,000,000 will be available for necessary 
     operations from unobligated carryover balances from the prior 
     year.
       The conference agreement includes funding to begin and or 
     complete the activation of the following facilities:

Victorville, CA..............................................$5,882,000
Houston, TX.....................................................637,000
Brooklyn, NY..................................................8,131,000
Philadelphia, PA..............................................5,718,000
Butner, NC...................................................11,808,000
Loretto, PA expansion...........................................613,000
Pollock, LA..................................................33,511,000
Atwater, CA..................................................22,316,000
Coleman, FL..................................................10,235,000
Honolulu, HI.................................................14,119,000
Ft. Dix, NJ expansion.........................................4,893,000
Yazoo City, MS expansion........................................674,000
Lompoc, CA expansion............................................907,000
El Paso, TX expansion.........................................2,357,000
Seagoville, TX expansion......................................1,208,000
Jesup, GA expansion.............................................200,000

       The conference agreement provides an additional $500,000 
     for the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) to study 
     whether the location of illegal alien holding facilities 
     along the Southern border of the United States contributes to 
     the illegal immigration problems in this country. The 
     conference agreement includes $4,000,000 for the NIC to 
     address issues related to children of prisoners, as described 
     in the Senate report. Of the amounts provided, up to 
     $1,000,000 shall be for the NIC to address the issue of staff 
     sexual misconduct involving female inmates as described in 
     the Senate report.
       The conference agreement provides $100,000 for 
     implementation of a pilot internship program at the Federal 
     Correctional Institution in Yazoo City, MS as described in 
     the Senate report. The conference agreement adopts the Senate 
     report language directing BOP to continue to assess the 
     feasibility of construction of a high security facility in 
     Yazoo City, MS as described in the Senate report.
       The conference agreement includes a $3,000,000 enhancement 
     for education programming instead of the $7,433,000 
     requested. If additional resources become available either 
     through prior year unobligated balances or as a result of 
     savings in fiscal year 2001, BOP is expected to fund these 
     additional costs.


                        BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

       The conference agreement includes $835,660,000 for 
     construction, modernization, maintenance and repair of prison 
     and detention facilities housing Federal prisoners, the same 
     level as provided in the House bill, instead of $724,389,000 
     as provided in the Senate-reported amendment. The conference 
     agreement provides $681,271,000 for construction of new 
     facilities as outlined below:

                       [In thousands of dollars]

        Facility                                                 Amount
Facilities with prior funding:
  FCI Forrest City, AR..........................................$95,814
  FCI Yazoo City, MS.............................................86,884
  USP Lompoc, CA................................................118,111
  FCI Butner, NC.................................................83,111
  FCI Victorville, CA...........................................116,838
  FCI Herlong/Sierra, CA........................................116,861
Facilities with no prior funding:
  USP Western....................................................11,930
  USP Southeastern...............................................11,931
  FCI Southeastern................................................5,430
  FCI Mid-Atlantic................................................5,430
  FCI Midwestern..................................................5,431
  FCI Western.....................................................6,000
  FCI South Central...............................................5,000
  FCI Northeast...................................................5,000
  FCI Mid-Atlantic................................................5,000
  Mid-Atlantic Female.............................................2,000
  Alaska Prison Study...............................................500
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Total.......................................................681,271

       After reviewing numerous sites in South Carolina, the 
     Bureau of Prisons (BOP) narrowed its focus on four potential 
     locations that would be suitable for the construction of 
     correctional facilities. Following a comprehensive 
     Environmental Impact Study completed in April, 2000, the BOP 
     identified two preferred sites in Williamsburg and Marlboro 
     Counties. A Record of Decision (ROD) for the Salters site, 
     Williamsburg County was signed by the Director, BOP on July 
     19, 2000. On the same date, the ROD was signed for the 
     Bennetsville site, Marlboro County. The BOP is in the process 
     of procuring a design/build contract for the Salters site and 
     is proceeding with the second preferred site, consistent with 
     the ROD and the fiscal year 2001 request.
       The Senate provided $7,954,000 to plan and design a prison 
     in Alaska while the House included no such funding. The 
     managers note that there is no Federal prison in Alaska and 
     State prisons are severely overcrowded and are operating 
     under a court order requiring some prisoners to be 
     transported to lower 48 State prisons. Likewise, Federal 
     prisoners in Alaska must be transported by commercial air to 
     Federal facilities thousands of miles away at a huge cost to 
     taxpayers.
       The Director of the Bureau of Prisons is directed to 
     prepare a feasibility study on the need for a new prison in 
     Alaska including the number of Federal prisoners who would be 
     housed, the types of detention, rehabilitation, vocational 
     and educational facilities that would be required, and the 
     potential to lease surplus beds to the State of Alaska to 
     reduce its prison overcrowding. The report should also 
     analyze the costs of construction, the cost savings that 
     would be realized from reduced prisoner transportation costs, 
     and potential financing options, including State 
     contributions and private financing and operation. The 
     managers have provided $500,000 for the study which should be 
     conducted in consultation with the U.S. Marshal for Alaska, 
     the Chief Judge of the United States District Court, the 
     Alaska Commissioner of Corrections and private parties or 
     non-profit corporations with an interest in prison issues. 
     The report should be submitted to the House and Senate 
     Committees on Appropriations by March 15, 2001.

                Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated


                (LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES)

       The conference agreement includes a limitation on 
     administrative expenses of $3,429,000, as requested and as 
     proposed in both the House bill and the Senate-reported 
     amendment.

                       Office of Justice Programs


                           JUSTICE ASSISTANCE

       The conference agreement includes $418,219,000 for Justice 
     Assistance, instead of $307,611,000 as proposed in the House 
     bill and $426,403,000 as proposed in the Senate-reported 
     amendment. The conference agreement includes the following:

National Institute of Justice...............................$70,000,000
  Defense/Law Enforcement Technology Transfer..............(12,277,000)
Bureau of Justice Statistics.................................28,755,000
Missing Children.............................................23,048,000
Regional Information Sharing System..........................25,000,000
National White Collar Crime Center............................9,250,000
Management and Administration................................41,186,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Subtotal................................................197,239,000
                                                       ================

Counterterrorism Programs:
  Equipment.................................................109,400,000
  Nunn-Lugar-Domenici Program................................20,980,000
  Training...................................................45,500,000
  Exercises...................................................7,000,000
  Technical Assistance........................................2,000,000
  Counterterrorism Research and Development..................36,100,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Subtotal................................................220,980,000
                                                       ================

    Total, Bureau of Justice Assistance.....................418,219,000

       National Institute of Justice (NIJ).--The conference 
     agreement provides $70,000,000 for the National Institute of 
     Justice, instead of $41,448,000 as proposed in the House bill 
     and $46,000,000 as proposed in the Senate-reported amendment. 
     Additionally, $5,200,000 for NIJ research and evaluation on 
     the causes and impact of domestic violence is provided under 
     the Violence Against Women Grants program; $17,500,000 is 
     provided from within technology funding in the Community 
     Oriented Policing Services account to be available to NIJ to 
     develop new, more effective safety technologies for safe 
     schools; and $20,000,000 is provided to NIJ, as was provided 
     in previous fiscal years, within the Local Law Enforcement 
     Block Grant for assisting local units to identify, select, 
     develop, modernize and purchase new technologies for use by 
     law enforcement.

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       The conference agreement adopts by reference the following 
     recommendations in the House report which are within the 
     overall amounts provided to NIJ. The Office of Justice 
     Programs is expected to review proposals, provide grants if 
     warranted, and report to the Committees on its intentions 
     regarding: a grant at the current year level for information 
     technology applications for High Intensity Drug Trafficking 
     Areas; a grant for the Snohomish County Medical Examiner's 
     Office to assist in the development of a new death 
     investigation module for the FBI's ViCAP system; and a 
     $1,800,000 grant for facial recognition.
       The conference agreement adopts the following 
     recommendations in the Senate report that provides that 
     within the overall amount provided to NIJ, the Office of 
     Justice Programs is expected to review proposals, provide 
     grants if warranted, and report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations on its intentions regarding: a $400,000 grant 
     for continued research into non-toxic drug detection and 
     identification aerosol technology; a $300,000 grant for 
     Washington State Breaking the Cycle; and a $100,000 grant for 
     perfluorocarbon tracer.
       Within the amount provided, the conference agreement 
     directs that increased amounts over fiscal year 2000 be made 
     available for computerized identification systems and the DNA 
     Research Technology and Development Program, as proposed in 
     the Senate report.
       The conference agreement provides $15,000,000 for an 
     education and development initiative to promote criminal 
     justice excellence at Eastern Kentucky University in 
     conjunction with the University of Kentucky.
       The conference agreement includes $600,000 for NIJ to 
     develop, test, and validate a prototype national 
     Vulnerability Assessment (VA) methodology for assessing the 
     security of chemical facilities against terrorist and 
     criminal attacks, consistent with the requirements of Public 
     Law 106-40. This report is expected to include 
     recommendations for the Attorney General on the appropriate 
     security classification and public release of information 
     likely to be generated by a national VA of chemical 
     facilities, including an analysis of expected risks and 
     benefits. One year after enactment of this Act, the Attorney 
     General shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations a 
     comprehensive report on the findings derived from the 
     development of the VA methodology. The information contained 
     in this report will be used only to describe and validate 
     conditions at chemical facilities in general and will contain 
     no identifications of specific chemical facilities.
       Defense/Law Enforcement Technology Transfer.--Within the 
     total amount provided to NIJ, the conference agreement 
     includes $12,277,000 to assist NIJ, in conjunction with the 
     Department of Defense, in converting non-lethal defense 
     technology to law enforcement use. Within the amount provided 
     is funding for the continuation of the law enforcement 
     technology center network, which provides States with 
     information on new equipment and technologies, as well as 
     assisting law enforcement agencies in locating high cost/low 
     use equipment for use on a temporary or emergency basis. The 
     current year level is provided for the technology 
     commercialization initiative at the National Technology 
     Transfer Center and other law enforcement technology centers. 
     The current year level is provided for the Center for Rural 
     Law Enforcement Technology and Training to evaluate and 
     assist in providing technology needs of rural State and local 
     law enforcement officers, as part of the National Law 
     Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center (NLECTC) 
     system. $1,500,000 is also provided to develop plans to 
     establish a National Law Enforcement and Corrections 
     Technology Center in Alaska as described in the Senate 
     report.
       The conference agreement includes an $8,000,000 increase 
     for smart gun technology research and development.
       Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS).--The conference 
     agreement provides $28,755,000 for the Bureau of Justice 
     Statistics, instead of $25,505,000 as proposed in the House 
     bill and $27,305,000 as proposed by the Senate-reported 
     amendment. The recommendation includes $500,000 for 
     inflationary cost increases, $725,000 to collect Computer 
     Crime and Cyber-Fraud Statistics as described in the Senate 
     report and $2,000,000 for tribal criminal justice statistics.
       Missing Children.--The conference agreement provides 
     $23,048,000 for the Missing Children Program instead of 
     $25,473,000 as proposed in the Senate-reported amendment and 
     $19,952,000 as proposed in the House bill. Within the amounts 
     provided the conference agreement assumes the following:
       (1) $9,298,000 for the Missing Children Program within the 
     Office of Justice Programs, Justice Assistance, including the 
     following: $6,500,000 for State and local law enforcement to 
     continue specialized cyberunits and to form new units to 
     investigate and prevent child sexual exploitation which are 
     based on the protocols for conducting investigations 
     involving the Internet and online service providers that have 
     been established by the Department of Justice and the 
     National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
       (2) $11,450,000 for the National Center for Missing and 
     Exploited Children, of which $100,000 is provided for a case 
     manager as described in the Senate report; $2,250,000 is for 
     CyberTipline, Cyperspace training and continuation of a study 
     regarding the victimization of children on the Internet as 
     described in the Senate report. Additional funding is also 
     provided for a legal and technical assistance section. OJP is 
     directed to work with the National Center for Missing and 
     Exploited Children to identify law enforcement agencies which 
     currently utilize computers in their patrol vehicles and 
     create a program to use computers to disseminate information 
     on missing children as described in the Senate report.
       (3) $2,300,000 for the Jimmy Ryce Law Enforcement Training 
     Center for training of State and local law enforcement 
     officials investigating missing and exploited children cases.
       Regional Information Sharing System (RISS).--The conference 
     agreement includes $25,000,000 for RISS, instead of 
     $20,000,000 and a $5,000,000 transfer from the COPS program 
     as proposed in the House bill and $30,000,000 as proposed in 
     the Senate- reported amendment.
       White Collar Crime Information Center.--The conference 
     agreement includes $9,250,000 for the National White Collar 
     Crime Center (NWCCC), as proposed in the House bill, instead 
     of no funding as proposed in the Senate-reported amendment.
       Counterterrorism Assistance.--The conference agreement 
     includes a total of $220,980,000 to continue the initiative 
     to prepare, equip, and train State and local entities to 
     respond to incidents of chemical, biological, radiological, 
     and other types of domestic terrorism, instead of 
     $152,000,000 as proposed in the House bill and $257,000,000 
     as proposed in the Senate-reported amendment. Funding is 
     provided as follows:
       Equipment.--$109,400,000 is provided for grants to equip 
     State and local first responders, including, but not limited 
     to, firefighters and emergency services personnel, as 
     follows:

       $97,000,000 for Domestic Preparedness Equipment Grants to 
     be used to procure specialized equipment required by State 
     and local first responders to respond to terrorist incidents 
     involving chemical, biological, radiological, and explosive 
     weapons of mass destruction (WMD). The conference agreement 
     continues the direction included in the fiscal year 2000 
     Appropriations Act, allowing funds to be allocated only in 
     accordance with an approved State plan, and adopts the 
     direction included in the Senate report requiring 80 percent 
     of each State's funding to be provided to local communities 
     with the greatest need. Within the total amount provided for 
     these grants, up to $2,000,000 shall be made available for 
     continued support of the Domestic Preparedness Equipment 
     Technical Assistance program at the Pine Bluff Arsenal;
       $5,000,000 is for equipment grants for State and local bomb 
     technicians, instead of $10,000,000 as proposed in the House 
     report; and
       $7,400,000 is for pre-positioned equipment, as proposed in 
     the Senate report.
       Nunn-Lugar-Domenici Program (NLD).--$20,980,000 is for the 
     NLD Domestic Preparedness Program authorized under the 
     National Defense Authorization Act, 1997, and previously 
     funded by the Department of Defense, to provide training and 
     other assistance to the 120 largest U.S. cities. On April 6, 
     2000, the President proposed the transfer of responsibility 
     for completion of the NLD program to the Department of 
     Justice. The conference agreement provides the full amount 
     necessary to complete the NLD program, of which $8,100,000 is 
     for training and $6,880,000 is for exercises for the 
     remainder of the 120 cities; $3,000,000 is for Improved 
     Response Plans; and $3,000,000 is for management and 
     administrative costs associated with this program. Within the 
     amounts provided for Domestic Preparedness Equipment grants, 
     the Office of Justice Programs may provide equipment to NLD 
     cities if such equipment is necessary to fulfill the 
     requirements of the program. The conference agreement 
     includes a series of new programs to address training and 
     exercise requirements on a national basis, and expects the 
     Office of Justice Programs to provide any future training and 
     exercises assistance through these programs. The Senate 
     report language regarding administration of this program is 
     adopted by reference.
       Training.--$45,500,000 is for training programs for State 
     and local first responders, to be distributed as follows:
       $33,500,000 is for the National Domestic Preparedness 
     Consortium, of which $15,500,000 is for the Center for 
     Domestic Preparedness at Ft. McClellan, Alabama, including 
     $500,000 for management and administration of the Center; 
     $5,250,000 is for the Texas Engineering Extension Service at 
     Texas A&M and $12,750,000 is to be equally divided among the 
     three other Consortium members;
       $8,000,000 is for additional training programs to address 
     emerging training needs not provided for by the Consortium or 
     elsewhere. In distributing these funds, OJP is expected to 
     consider the needs of firefighters and emergency services 
     personnel, and State and local law enforcement;
       $3,000,000 is for continuation of distance learning 
     training programs at the National

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     Terrorism Preparedness Institute at the Southeastern Public 
     Safety Institute to provide training through advanced 
     distributive learning technology and other mechanisms; and
       $1,000,000 is for continuation of the State and Local 
     Antiterrorism Training Program.
       Exercises.--$7,000,000 is for exercise programs, of which 
     $4,000,000 is for grants to assist State and local 
     jurisdictions in planning and conducting exercises to enhance 
     their response capabilities, and $3,000,000 is for planning, 
     execution, and analysis of TOPOFF II. The direction included 
     in the Senate report regarding distribution of exercises 
     grants in accordance with approved State plans is adopted by 
     reference.
       Technical Assistance.--$2,000,000 is for technical 
     assistance to States and localities, as proposed in the 
     Senate report.
       Counterterrorism Research and Development.--$36,100,000 is 
     for counterterrorism research and development, of which 
     $18,000,000 is for the Dartmouth Institute for Security 
     Technology Studies (ISTS), $18,000,000 is for the Oklahoma 
     City National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of 
     Terrorism (MIPT), and $100,000 is for a pilot project to 
     develop an RDT&E system similar to the Department of Defense 
     System, as proposed in the Senate report. Within the amount 
     provided for MIPT, up to $4,000,000 is to be used to support 
     the development of performance standards in a biological and 
     chemical environment for respirators and personal protective 
     garments. The MIPT and the ISTS are directed to work with the 
     Technical Support Working Group and the National Domestic 
     Preparedness Office to develop and implement a process 
     whereby WMD equipment is standardized.
       The conference agreement includes language modified from 
     language included in the House bill and the Senate-reported 
     amendment providing funding for counterterrorism programs.
       Management and Administration.--The conference agreement 
     includes $41,186,000 for Management and Administration, 
     instead of $39,456,000 as proposed by the House, and 
     $40,125,000 as proposed by the Senate. The conference 
     agreement adopts the House report language concerning the 
     reorganization of the Office of Justice Programs and the 
     submission of a report on the implementation of the 
     reorganization by December 31, 2000.


               STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE

       The conference agreement includes $2,848,929,000 for State 
     and Local Law Enforcement Assistance, instead of 
     $2,823,950,000 as proposed in the House bill, and 
     $1,475,254,000 as proposed in the Senate-reported amendment. 
     The conference agreement provides for the following programs:

Local Law Enforcement Block Grant..........................$523,000,000
  Boys and Girls Clubs.....................................(60,000,000)
  Law Enforcement Technology...............................(20,000,000)
State Prison Grants.........................................686,500,000
  Cooperative Agreement Program............................(35,000,000)
  Indian Country Earmark...................................(34,000,000)
  Alien Incarceration.....................................(165,000,000)
  State Environmental Impact Statements.....................(2,000,000)
State Criminal Alien Assistance Program.....................400,000,000
Indian Tribal Courts Program..................................8,000,000
Byrne Discretionary Grants...................................69,050,000
Byrne Formula Grants........................................500,000,000
Drug Courts..................................................50,000,000
Juvenile Crime Block Grant..................................250,000,000
Violence Against Women Act Programs.........................288,679,000
State Prison Drug Treatment..................................63,000,000
Indian Country Alcohol and Crime Prevention...................5,000,000
Missing Alzheimer's Patient Program.............................900,000
Law Enforcement Family Support Programs.......................1,500,000
Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention................................1,300,000
Senior Citizens Against Marketing Scams.......................2,000,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Total.................................................2,848,929,000

       Local Law Enforcement Block Grant.--The conference 
     agreement includes $523,000,000 for the Local Law Enforcement 
     Block Grant program, as proposed in the House bill, instead 
     of $400,000,000, as proposed in the Senate-reported 
     amendment, in order to continue the commitment to provide 
     local governments with the resources and flexibility to 
     address specific crime problems in their communities with 
     their own solutions. Within the amount provided, the 
     conference agreement includes language providing $60,000,000 
     to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. In addition, the 
     conference agreement extends the set-aside for law 
     enforcement technology, as proposed in both the House bill 
     and the Senate-reported amendment.
       State Prison Grants.--The conference agreement includes 
     $686,500,000 for State Prison Grants as proposed in the House 
     bill, instead of $76,000,000 as proposed in the Senate-
     reported amendment. Of the amount provided, $450,500,000 is 
     available to States to build and expand prisons, $165,000,000 
     is available to States for the reimbursement of the costs of 
     incarceration of criminal aliens, $35,000,000 is available 
     for the Cooperative Agreement Program, $34,000,000 is 
     available for Indian tribes, and $2,000,000 is available for 
     review of State environmental impact statements to determine 
     compliance with Federal requirements and ensure that State 
     projects are not delayed.
       State Criminal Alien Assistance Program.--The conference 
     agreement provides a total of $565,000,000 for the State 
     Criminal Alien Assistance Program for payment to the States 
     for the costs of incarceration of criminal aliens, instead of 
     $50,000,000, as proposed in the Senate-reported amendment and 
     $585,000,000 as proposed in the House bill. Of the total 
     amount, the conference agreement includes $400,000,000 under 
     this account for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program 
     and $165,000,000 for this purpose under the State Prison 
     Grants program, as proposed by the House bill.
       Indian Tribal Courts.--The conference agreement includes 
     $8,000,000, instead of $5,000,000 as proposed in the Senate-
     reported amendment, and no funding in the House bill, to 
     assist tribal governments in the development, enhancement, 
     and continuing operation of tribal judicial systems by 
     providing resources for the necessary tools to sustain safer 
     and more peaceful communities.
       Edward Byrne Grants to States.--The conference agreement 
     provides $569,050,000 for the Edward Byrne Memorial State and 
     Local Law Enforcement Assistance Program, of which 
     $69,050,000 is discretionary grants and $500,000,000 is 
     provided for formula grants under this program.
       Byrne Discretionary Grants.--The conference agreement 
     provides $69,050,000 for discretionary grants under the 
     Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Assistance Program to 
     be administered by Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), 
     instead of $52,000,000 as proposed in the House bill and the 
     Senate-reported amendment. Within the amount provided for 
     discretionary grants, OJP is expected to review the following 
     proposals, provide grants if warranted, and report to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House and the Senate on 
     its intentions:
       $2,000,000 for the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE 
     AMERICA) program;
       $1,600,000 for continued support for the expansion of 
     Search Group, Inc. and the national Technical Assistance and 
     Training Program to assist States, such as West Virginia, to 
     accelerate the automation of fingerprint identification 
     processes;
       $4,400,000 for the National Crime Prevention Council to 
     continue and expand the National Citizens Crime Prevention 
     Campaign, McGruff;
       $800,000 for the Haymarket Center;
        $5,000,000 for Project HomeSafe for safety packets which 
     include a gun locking device and information on how to handle 
     and store guns safely as described in the Senate report;
       $150,000 for the Ottawa County, MI, Sheriff's Department to 
     support crime fighting technologies;
       $1,000,000 for the Tools for Tolerance Program;
       $500,000 for the Littleton Area Learning Center;
       $4,500,000 for the Executive Office of U.S. Attorneys to 
     support the National District Attorneys Association's 
     participation in legal education training at the National 
     Advocacy Center;
       $2,000,000 for the Youth Safe Haven program;
       $1,900,000 for the Families and Schools Together (FAST) 
     program;
       $1,500,000 for Project Return in New Orleans, LA;
       $2,000,000 for the Alaska Native Justice Center;
       $400,000 for the Ridge House in Reno, NV;
       $3,000,000 for a grant to the National Center for Justice 
     and the Rule of Law at the University of Mississippi School 
     of Law to sponsor research and produce judicial education 
     seminars and training for judges, court personnel, 
     prosecutors, police agencies, and attorneys;
       $350,000 for a grant to Turtle Mountain Community College's 
     Department of Justice for ``Project Peacemaker'';
       $300,000 for the Chattanooga Endeavors program;
       $750,000 for a grant to the University of Kentucky College 
     of Law for teleconferencing equipment for prosecutor 
     training;
       $1,000,000 for the Fels Center at the University of 
     Pennsylvania for a demonstration fellowship project;
       $1,400,000 for rural alcohol interdiction, investigations, 
     and prosecutions in the State of Alaska;
       $150,000 for the MUSC Innovative Alternatives for Women 
     program;
       $750,000 for the Nevada National Judicial College;
       $3,000,000 for a grant for the National Fatherhood 
     Initiative;
       $190,000 to the Hampshire County, MA, TRIAD project;
       $450,000 for the Gospel Rescue Mission;
       $2,250,000 the Washington Metropolitan Area Drug 
     Enforcement Task Force and for expansion of the regional gang 
     tracking system;

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       $2,000,000 for the Rural Crime Prevention and Prosecution 
     program;
       $1,000,000 for the Night Light program in San Bernardino, 
     CA to assign probation officers to patrol with law 
     enforcement during peak crime hours;
       $800,000 for the Illegal Firearms Reduction Program in 
     Illinois;
       $850,000 for the DuPage County Children's Sexual Abuse 
     Center;
       $1,000,000 for Operation NITRO (Narcotics Interdiction To 
     Reduce Open-Air Drug Markets) in Newark, NJ;
       $1,800,000 for the Center for Rural Law Enforcement 
     Technology and Training;
       $2,505,000 for Kentucky Child Advocacy Centers;
       $1,000,000 for a community court pilot project in Los 
     Angeles, CA;
       $1,000,000 for a Neighborhood Policing Initiative for the 
     Homeless in Clearwater, FL;
       $1,000,000 for the National Children's Advocacy Center in 
     Huntsville, Alabama for a Child Abuse Investigation and 
     Prosecution Enhancement Initiative;
       $1,100,000 for the National Training and Information 
     Center;
       $1,000,000 for the Doe Fund's Ready, Willing and Able 
     program;
       $30,000 for the Crimestoppers program in Lexington, KY, to 
     expand its efforts to involve citizens in crime prevention;
       $1,000,000 for the Ben Clark Public Safety Training program 
     for law enforcement officers;
       $3,000,000 for the Regional Mobile Gang Task Force 
     Enforcement Team in Orange County, CA;
       $500,000 for the Local Initiative Support Corporation;
       $300,000 for the National Association of Town Watch's 
     National Night Out crime prevention program;
       $2,000,000 for a Spokane County crime task force for costs 
     associated with State and local investigations;
       $750,000 for Operation Child Haven;
       $150,000 for the Samantha Reid Foundation;
       $500,000 for the Sunflower House in Shawnee, KS; and
       $400,000 for the Domestic Violence Services for Women in 
     Substance Abuse Treatment and Substance Abuse Treatment for 
     Women in Domestic Violence Shelters project at the University 
     of Northern Iowa.
       The conference agreement adopts the Senate report language 
     supporting the national motor vehicle title information 
     system. Within available resources for Byrne discretionary 
     grants, OJP is urged to review proposals, and provide grants 
     if warranted, to the Alaska Federation of Natives and the 
     Alaska court system for an alcohol law offenders program 
     using Naltrexone and other drug therapies.
       Byrne Formula Grants.--The conference agreement provides 
     $500,000,000 for the Byrne Formula Grant program as proposed 
     in the House bill, instead of $400,000,000 as proposed in the 
     Senate-reported amendment.
       Drug Courts.--The conference agreement includes $50,000,000 
     for drug courts, instead of $40,000,000 as proposed in the 
     Senate-reported amendment and the House bill. Localities may 
     also obtain funding for drug courts under the Local Law 
     Enforcement Block Grant program and the Juvenile 
     Accountability Incentive Block Grant program.
       The conference agreement recognizes that there are 
     currently over 480 drug courts in the United States. These 
     drug courts play an important role in controlling the 
     behavior and drug addiction of drug-using offenders across 
     the Nation. Among these courts, there are only three 
     comprehensive drug court systems in the country, one of which 
     is in Denver, Colorado. Denver's adult drug court was 
     established in 1994 and recently a juvenile drug court was 
     established. The conference agreement recognizes the Denver 
     concept has demonstrated its efficacy and, with sufficient 
     resources, could serve as a model for other drug courts.
       Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grant.--The 
     conference agreement provides $250,000,000 for the Juvenile 
     Accountability Incentive Block Grant program to address the 
     problem of juvenile crime as proposed in the House bill 
     instead of $100,000,000 as proposed in the Senate-reported 
     amendment.
       Violence Against Women Act Grants.--The conference 
     agreement includes $288,679,000 for grants to support the 
     Violence Against Women Act, instead of $283,750,000 as 
     proposed in the House bill, and $284,854,000 as proposed in 
     the Senate- reported amendment. The conference agreement 
     provides funding under this account as follows:

General Grants............................................$210,179,000 
  Civil Legal Assistance...................................(31,625,000)
  National Institute of Justice.............................(5,200,000)
  OJJDP-Safe Start Program.................................(10,000,000)
  Violence on College Campuses.............................(11,000,000)
Victims of Child Abuse Programs:
  Court-Appointed Special Advocates.........................11,500,000 
  Training for Judicial Personnel............................2,000,000 
  Grants for Televised Testimony.............................1,000,000 
Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies.........................34,000,000 
Rural Domestic Violence.....................................25,000,000 
Training Programs............................................5,000,000 
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Total..................................................288,679,000 

       State Prison Drug Treatment.--The conference agreement 
     includes $63,000,000 for substance abuse treatment programs 
     within State and local correctional facilities, as proposed 
     in the House bill and the Senate-reported amendment. The 
     conference agreement prohibits funding in this program from 
     being used for aftercare programs.
       Indian Country Alcohol and Crime Prevention.--The 
     conference agreement includes $5,000,000 for demonstration 
     grants on alcohol abuse and crime in Indian country. No 
     funding was proposed for this program in either the House 
     bill or the Senate-reported amendment. These funds are only 
     available for law enforcement activities.
       Safe Return Program.--The conference agreement includes 
     $900,000 as proposed in the both the House bill and the 
     Senate-reported amendment.
       Law Enforcement Family Support.--The conference agreement 
     includes $1,500,000 for law enforcement family support 
     programs, as proposed in both the Senate-reported amendment 
     and the House bill.
       Senior Citizens Against Marketing Scams.--The conference 
     agreement includes $2,000,000 for programs to assist law 
     enforcement in preventing and stopping marketing scams 
     against senior citizens, as proposed by both the House bill 
     and the Senate-reported amendment. The conference agreement 
     adopts by reference the Senate report language on the 
     National Advocacy Center and coordinating with the Federal 
     Trade Commission.
       Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention.--The conference agreement 
     includes $1,300,000 for grants to combat motor vehicle theft 
     as proposed in the House bill.
       The conference agreement adopts the House report language 
     by reference concerning false residential and commercial 
     alarms. The conference agreement also includes language 
     proposed in the House bill providing for Guam to be 
     considered a State under the Local Law Enforcement Block 
     Grant program and the Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block 
     Grant program.


                         WEED AND SEED PROGRAM

       The conference agreement includes a direct appropriation of 
     $34,000,000 for the Weed and Seed program, instead of 
     $33,500,000 proposed by the House bill and $40,000,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate-reported amendment. The conference 
     agreement includes the expectation that an additional 
     $6,500,000 will be made available from the Assets Forfeiture 
     Super Surplus Fund.

                  Community Oriented Policing Services

       The conference agreement includes $1,032,325,000 for the 
     Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program, instead 
     of $812,025,000 in the Senate-reported amendment and 
     $595,000,000 in the House bill. This conference agreement 
     assumes that $5,000,000 will be available to the program in 
     unobligated balances, providing for a total program level of 
     $1,037,325,000.
       Police Hiring Initiatives.--The conference agreement 
     includes $470,000,000 for police hiring initiatives. Of this 
     amount $180,000,000 is provided specifically for school 
     resource officers and $35,000,000 is provided specifically 
     for hiring police officers for Indian Country, with an 
     additional $5,000,000 from unobligated carryover balances 
     from fiscal year 2000 for Indian Country grants. Since fiscal 
     year 1998, the COPS program has recovered over $100,000,000 
     per year in prior year funds. The conference agreement 
     includes a provision requiring the COPS program office to 
     submit a reprogramming request to the Committees on 
     Appropriations before spending any funds made available 
     through prior year deobligations, with an exception for 
     program management and administration funding.
       Safe Schools Initiative (SSI).--To address the issue of 
     violence in our schools, the conference agreement includes 
     $227,500,000 for the Safe Schools Initiative (SSI), including 
     funds for technology development, prevention, community 
     planning and school safety officers. Within this total, 
     $180,000,000 is from the COPS hiring program to provide 
     school resource officers who will work in partnership with 
     schools and other community-based entities to develop 
     programs to improve the safety of elementary and secondary 
     school children and educators in and around schools; 
     $15,000,000 is from the Juvenile Justice At-Risk Children's 
     Program and $15,000,000 is from the COPS program ($30,000,000 
     total) for programs aimed at preventing violence in schools 
     through partnerships with schools and community-based 
     organizations; and $17,500,000 is provided from the Crime 
     Identification Technology Program to NIJ to develop 
     technologies to improve school safety.
       Indian Country.--The conference agreement includes a total 
     of $40,000,000 to improve law enforcement capabilities on 
     Indian lands, both for hiring uniformed officers and for the 
     purchase of equipment and training for new and existing 
     officers, as proposed by the Senate. Of the $40,000,000 for 
     this program, $35,000,000 is from direct appropriations and 
     $5,000,000 is from unobligated balances.
       Management and Administration.--The conference agreement 
     includes language that

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     provides that not to exceed $31,825,000 shall be expended for 
     management and administration of the program.
       Non-Hiring Initiatives.--The COPS program reached its 
     original goal of funding 100,000 officers in May of 1999. 
     Accordingly, the conference agreement funds initiatives to 
     ensure there is adequate infrastructure for the new police 
     officers, similar to the focus that has been provided Federal 
     law enforcement. This will enable police officers to work 
     more efficiently, equipped with the protection, tools, and 
     technology they need; to address crime in and around schools; 
     to provide law enforcement technology for local law 
     enforcement; to combat the emergence of methamphetamine in 
     new areas and police ``hot spots'' of drug market activity; 
     and to make more bullet proof vests available for local law 
     enforcement officers and correctional officers. In addition, 
     the conference agreement provides funding for Community and 
     Gun Violence Prosecutors, law enforcement costs associated 
     with Offender Reentry programs and Police Integrity training. 
     The conference agreement includes funding for the following 
     non-hiring grant programs:
       1. COPS Technology Program.--The conference agreement 
     includes $140,000,000 to be used for continued development of 
     technologies and automated systems to assist State and local 
     law enforcement agencies in investigating, responding to and 
     preventing crime. In particular, it supports the sharing of 
     criminal information and intelligence between State and local 
     law enforcement to address multi-jurisdictional crimes.
       Within the amounts made available under this program, the 
     conference agreement includes the expectation that the COPS 
     office will award grants for the following technology 
     proposals:
       $3,000,000 for a grant for the Law Enforcement On-Line 
     Program (LEO). The conference agreement directs the 
     Department of Justice to submit a report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations by February 1, 2001, on the future of the LEO 
     system. The report shall present the Department's vision for 
     LEO, interoperability of LEO with other FBI and Departmental 
     systems, and the relationship of LEO to the Global Justice 
     Information Network. The report should also include funding 
     requirements and a project time line for achieving the 
     Department's vision and address whether management of LEO 
     should remain with the FBI, or be transferred to JMD;
       $500,000 for a grant to Delaware County, IN, for mobile 
     data terminals for law enforcement vehicles;
       $250,000 for a grant to Clackamas County, OR, for police 
     communications equipment;
       $1,000,000 for a grant to Jackson, MS, for law enforcement 
     technologies and equipment;
       $5,000,000 for a grant to the National Center for Missing 
     and Exploited Children to continue the program created in 
     fiscal year 2000 that provides targeted technology to police 
     departments for the specific purpose of child victimization 
     prevention and response. The technology available to help law 
     enforcement find missing children is not at the level it 
     needs to be. Most police departments across the United States 
     do not have personal computers, modems, and scanners. The 
     departments that do rarely have them in areas focusing on 
     crimes against children;
       Up to $3,000,000 for the acquisition or lease and 
     installation of dashboard mounted cameras for State and local 
     law enforcement on patrol. One camera may be used in each 
     vehicle which is used primarily for patrols. These cameras 
     are only to be used by State and local law enforcement on 
     patrol;
       $800,000 for a grant to the National Center for Victims of 
     Crime--INFOLINK;
       $3,000,000 for a grant to allow the Utah Olympic Public 
     Safety Command to implement the public safety master plan for 
     the 2002 Winter Olympic Games;
       $300,000 for a grant to the Kansas City Community Security 
     Initiative to continue developing community policing models 
     in Kansas City neighborhoods;
       $150,000 for a grant to establish a Computer Crime Unit 
     within the Montana Board of Crime Control;
       $1,500,000 for a grant to the New Hampshire Department of 
     Safety to support Operation Streetsweeper;
       $400,000 for a grant to the Western Missouri Public Safety 
     Training Institute for classroom and training equipment to 
     facilitate the training of public safety officers;
       $3,500,000 for a grant to continue the Consolidated 
     Advanced Technologies for Law Enforcement Program at the 
     University of New Hampshire and the New Hampshire Department 
     of Safety, in cooperation with the National Resource Center 
     and the National Institute of Justice;
       $400,000 for a grant to Mountain Village, CO, for public 
     safety information management systems related to law 
     enforcement;
       $500,000 for a grant to Washington State for an electronic 
     jail booking and reporting system;
       $850,000 for a grant to the South Carolina Law Enforcement 
     Division for a high technology crime investigative unit;
       $500,000 for a grant to the National Center for Rural Law 
     Enforcement in Little Rock, AR, to continue providing 
     management education, research, forensics, computer, and 
     technical assistance and training to rural law enforcement 
     agencies, tribal police, and railroad police throughout the 
     Nation;
       $130,000 for a grant to Jackson County, MS, for public 
     safety and automated system technologies related to law 
     enforcement;
       $750,000 for grants to the Bennington, Brattleboro, 
     Newport, Montpelier, and Winooski, VT, for police technology 
     systems and equipment;
       $900,000 for a grant to Billings, MT, for patrol car mobile 
     data terminals;
       $100,000 for a grant to the Inglewood, CA, police 
     department for technology systems;
       $600,000 for a grant for telecommunications upgrades in 
     rural areas of Montana to improve law enforcement response 
     times;
       $750,000 for a grant to the Macon, GA, Police Department 
     for technology equipment and software;
       $700,000 for a grant for a voice trunking system to assist 
     law enforcement in eastern North Carolina;
       $1,000,000 for a grant to the North Star Borough for 
     centralized and computer aided dispatch equipment and a study 
     of needs;
       $60,000 for a grant to Monroe County, MI, for a data 
     transmission mechanism for squad cars;
       $600,000 for a grant to the State Police of Virginia for 
     computers and related equipment;
       $5,000,000 for a grant for the Utah Communications Agency 
     Network (UCAN) for enhancements and upgrades of security and 
     communications infrastructure to assist with the law 
     enforcement needs arising from the 2002 Winter Olympics;
       $250,000 for a grant to Lane County, OR, for an area 
     information records system;
       $550,000 for a grant to the Clearwater Economic Development 
     Association to provide funding to sheriffs' offices in 
     Clearwater, Idaho, Lemhi, Lewis and Nez Perce counties, ID, 
     to buy radio communications equipment;
       $200,000 for a grant to the Pawtucket, RI, Police 
     Department for patrol car mobile data terminals;
       $150,000 for a grant to Bolivar County, MS, for public 
     safety equipment and automated system technologies to improve 
     county law enforcement;
       $500,000 for a grant to the Maine State Police to upgrade 
     their police radio system;
       $350,000 for a grant to Huntingdon County, PA, for rural 
     law enforcement technology needs;
       $2,200,000 for a grant to the Alaska Department of Public 
     Safety for technology, policing, and enforcement initiatives;
       $2,500,000 for a grant to the Virginia Department of State 
     Police for law enforcement technologies;
       $200,000 for a grant to the Easley, SC, Police Department 
     for policing equipment upgrades and computer enhancements;
       $110,000 for a grant to the Scotts Bluff County, NE, 
     consolidated communications center to improve law enforcement 
     response times;
       $250,000 for a grant to the Vermont State Police for 
     computer and radio system upgrades and integration;
       $3,000,000 for a grant for the Southeastern Law Enforcement 
     Technology Center's Coastal Plain Police Communications 
     initiative for regional law enforcement communications 
     equipment;
       $1,300,000 for a grant to the Alaska Department of Public 
     Safety for the law enforcement photo network to provide 
     statewide access to the Alaska booking, driver, and ID 
     photographic information throughout the State;
       $100,000 for a grant to the Lawrence, MA, Police Department 
     for a police identification management system;
       $300,000 for a grant to Grand Rapids, MI, for computer 
     equipment for police officer vehicles;
       $3,000,000 for a grant to the Milwaukee, WI, police 
     department for communications infrastructure equipment;
       $500,000 for a grant to Nye County, NV, for computer 
     upgrades and other technologies;
       $750,000 for a grant to the Vermont Department of Public 
     Safety for mobile communications technology upgrades for law 
     enforcement;
       $1,650,000 for a grant to the South Carolina Law 
     Enforcement Division for emergency response technology 
     equipment, including datamasters;
       $100,000 for a grant to Deschutes County, OR, for mobile 
     data and radio communications upgrades;
       $750,000 for a grant to the City of Paducah and McCracken 
     County, KY, for a Public Safety Mobile Data System to assist 
     law enforcement;
       $400,000 for a grant to the Arkansas Crime Information 
     Center to address software and hardware requirements;
       $500,000 for a grant to the City of Seattle and King 
     County, WA, for technology upgrades and to assist with inter-
     jurisdictional investigations;
       $1,800,000 for a grant to the State of Alaska for the 
     training of Village Public Safety Officers and the purchase 
     of emergency response equipment;
       $500,000 for a grant to Madison, WI, for communications 
     upgrades needed to address police radio transmitting capacity 
     and inter-agency communications;
       $150,000 for a grant to the Yellowstone County, MT, 
     Sheriff's office for training technologies upgrades;

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       $1,500,000 for a grant to Baltimore, MD, for police 
     training programs and equipment;
       $2,000,000 for a grant to Clark County, NV, to upgrade 
     mobile and in-vehicle computers;
       $1,400,000 for a grant to the Virginia State Police's 
     Bureau of Criminal Intelligence Division for technical 
     equipment;
       $500,000 for a grant to the Johnson County, KS, Sheriff's 
     Department for a countywide public safety radio network;
       $400,000 for a grant to the Montgomery, AL, Police 
     Department for an integrated communications system;
       $150,000 for a grant to the Bozeman, MT, police department 
     for high risk activity training equipment;
       $100,000 for a grant to St. Clair County, MI, to assist 
     with law enforcement data needs;
       $600,000 for a grant to the Alabama Department of Public 
     Safety for technology and automated systems to assist law 
     enforcement;
       $3,000,000 for a grant for the continuation of the 
     Southwest Border States Anti-Drug Information System, which 
     will provide for the purchase and deployment of the 
     technology network between all State and local law 
     enforcement agencies in the four Southwest Border States;
       $200,000 for a grant to Hall County, NE, for mobile data 
     computers for law enforcement;
       $100,000 for a grant to Burrillville, RI, for a 
     communications system to assist law enforcement;
       $200,000 for a grant to Irvington, NJ, for police 
     technology needs;
       $3,000,000 for a grant for videoteleconferencing equipment 
     necessary to assist State and local law enforcement in 
     contacting the Immigration and Naturalization Service to 
     allow them to confirm the identification and status of 
     illegal and criminal aliens in their custody;
       $2,000,000 for a grant to Ventura County, CA, for an 
     integrated justice information system;
       $3,000,000 for a grant for the Southwest Alabama Justice 
     Integration Project;
       $5,000,000 for a grant for the Ohio WEBCHECK system;
       $1,750,000 for a grant to the Missouri State Highway Patrol 
     for an integration technology program;
       $1,750,000 for a grant to the California Highway Patrol for 
     a communications system;
       $3,000,000 for a grant for SmartCOP in Alabama;
       $3,000,000 for a grant for Project Hoosier SAFE-T;
       $2,920,000 for a grant for the Access to Court Electronic 
     Data for Criminal Justice Agencies project;
       $600,000 for a grant to modernize and update law 
     enforcement technologies and equipment in East Baton Rouge 
     Parish, Livingston Parish and Ascension Parish, LA;
       $1,000,000 for a grant to the Riverside, CA, police 
     department for mobile data terminals;
       $1,000,000 for a grant to Orange County, CA, for a 
     seamless, integrated communications technology system;
       $260,000 for a grant to Shively, KY, for police department 
     communications improvements;
       $1,500,000 for a grant for the Citrus Heights, CA, police 
     force for computer networking and radios;
       $250,000 for a grant for the Suffolk County, NY, Police 
     Department Technology Crimes Initiative;
       $750,000 for a grant for Riviera Beach, FL, for a police 
     mobile radio system;
       $750,000 for a grant for Clearwater, FL, for laptop 
     computers and printers for police vehicles and network 
     operations;
       $750,000 for a grant for the cities of Arcadia, and Sierra 
     Madre, CA, to improve crime technology and communications 
     between the cities;
       $600,000 for a grant for a computer-aided dispatch and 
     records management system for the Bells Garden, CA, police 
     department;
       $3,000,000 for a grant for the Chattanooga, TN, Police 
     Department to improve information sharing;
       $3,000,000 for a grant for the purchase and installation of 
     mobile data computers for the Huntsville, AL, police 
     department;
       $83,000 for a grant for the Long County, GA, police 
     department for a communications system;
       $3,500,000 for a grant for Pinellas County, FL, law 
     enforcement agencies to demonstrate with the Florida 
     Department of Motor Vehicles how facial recognition 
     technology may be used by police;
       $1,300,000 for a grant for vehicle-mounted cameras and 
     equipment for the Jefferson County, KY, police department;
       $3,000,000 for a grant for the Lexington, KY, police 
     department for communications equipment to improve officer 
     safety and effectiveness;
       $350,000 for a grant for the Daviess County, KY, sheriff's 
     department for a wireless mobile information system;
       $250,000 for a grant for the City of Falls Church, VA, 
     police department for a computer-aided dispatch and records 
     management system;
       $3,000,000 for a grant for Yuma, AZ, for telecommunications 
     and technology infrastructure for law enforcement officers;
       $152,000 for a grant for Mexico Beach, FL, to upgrade its 
     dispatch communications service;
       $1,500,000 for a grant for an integrated public safety 
     records management and document imaging system for the 
     Wichita Police Department (KS);
       $500,000 for a grant for the East Valley Regional Community 
     Analysis Center for a data warehousing project;
       $7,500,000 for a grant for a regional law enforcement 
     technology program in Kentucky;
       $1,235,000 for a grant for the Virgin Islands for 
     technology equipment and upgrades;
       $1,500,000 for a grant for a justice tracking information 
     system (JUSTIS) for San Francisco, CA;
       $230,000 for a grant for Glendale, CA, for police training 
     equipment and technologies;
       $1,190,000 for a grant for Pasadena, CA, for a computerized 
     geographic information system;
       $152,000 for a grant for the New Jersey State Police's 
     High-tech Crime Unit for technology equipment;
       $50,000 for a grant for the Tuckahoe, NY, police department 
     for technology upgrades;
       $1,000,000 for a grant for the Greater Atlanta Data Center;
       $300,000 for a grant for the Berkshire County Regional 
     Strategic Response Team in Pittsfield, MA;
       $500,000 for a grant for mobile data terminals for 
     Louisville, KY, to improve information retrieval on-scene and 
     greatly reduce time used to complete paperwork off-scene;
       $750,000 for a grant for the Louisiana State Police for 
     communications and computer system upgrades for the Public 
     Safety Emergency Services Training Center;
       $50,000 for a grant for the Bound Brook, NJ, police 
     department for law enforcement technologies;
       $500,000 for a grant for the Tampa, FL, police department 
     for in-vehicle video cameras;
       $750,000 for a grant for the North Carolina State Highway 
     Patrol for mobile data terminals;
       $1,000,000 for the Center for Criminal Justice Technology;
       $500,000 for a grant for the San Joaquin County, CA, 
     sheriff's office for technology enhancements; and
       $1,000,000 for a grant for Minnesota for a radio system to 
     improve law enforcement communications in rural Minnesota.
       2. COPS Methamphetamine/Drug ``Hot Spots'' Program.--The 
     conference Agreement provides $48,500,000 for State and local 
     law enforcement programs to combat methamphetamine 
     production, distribution, and use, and to reimburse the Drug 
     Enforcement Administration for assistance to State and local 
     law enforcement for proper removal and disposal of hazardous 
     materials at clandestine methamphetamine labs. The monies may 
     also be used for policing initiatives in ``hot spots'' of 
     drug market activity. The House bill proposed $45,675,000 and 
     the Senate-reported amendment proposed $41,700,000 for this 
     purpose.
       Within the amount provided, the conference agreement 
     includes $20,000,000 to be reimbursed to the Drug Enforcement 
     Administration as described above. The conference agreement 
     expects the COPS office to award grants for the following 
     programs:
       $2,000,000 to the Washington State Methamphetamine 
     Initiative for a comprehensive program to address 
     methamphetamine enforcement, treatment, and cleanup efforts;
       $2,500,000 to the Midwest (Missouri) Methamphetamine 
     Initiative to train and provide related equipment to State 
     and local law enforcement officers on the proper recognition, 
     collection, removal, and destruction of methamphetamine;
       $2,000,000 to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation to combat 
     methamphetamine and to train officers in those types of 
     investigations;
       $750,000 to the Indiana State Police for a methamphetamine 
     program to address training, equipment, and removal 
     requirements;
       $250,000 to the State Police of Virginia for an intensified 
     methamphetamine enforcement program;
       $800,000 to Southern Utah law enforcement agencies to be 
     used to purchase remote methamphetamine detection 
     laboratories to identify infrastructure decay caused by the 
     disposal of hazardous and toxic chemicals;
       $1,000,000 for the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics to 
     combat methamphetamine and to train officers on the proper 
     recognition, collection, removal, and destruction of 
     methamphetamine;
       $600,000 for the South Dakota Division of Alcohol and Drug 
     Abuse to expand its Community Mobilization Project to include 
     a methamphetamine prevention project;
       $500,000 to the State of Illinois to combat methamphetamine 
     and to train officers in those type of investigations;
       $800,000 to the State of Idaho to train State and local law 
     enforcement officers in the proper recognition, collection, 
     removal, and destruction of methamphetamine;
       $1,000,000 for the Iowa Methamphetamine Clandestine Lab 
     Task Force;
       $1,500,000 for the Arkansas Methamphetamine Law Enforcement 
     Initiative, of which, $150,000 is for the Arkansas State 
     Crime Lab to hire three additional chemists and $1,350,000 is 
     for the Arkansas State Police for training, enforcement, and 
     cleanup efforts;
       $350,000 to the Nebraska Clan Lab Team for the Nebraska 
     Methamphetamine Fighting Initiative;
       $1,000,000 for the Western Wisconsin Methamphetamine Law 
     Enforcement Initiative;
       $1,000,000 for personnel, equipment, and training for 
     Arizona law enforcement to combat methamphetamine;

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       $250,000 for the Nye County, NV, Methamphetamine 
     Initiative;
       $750,000 to the Alabama Department of Public Safety to 
     combat methamphetamine production and distribution;
       $250,000 for the Hawaii Department of Public Safety, 
     Narcotics Enforcement Division to address methamphetamine 
     diversion, production, distribution, and enforcement efforts;
       $400,000 for the Vermont State Multi-Jurisdictional Drug 
     Task Force;
       $2,200,000 for the Tri-State Methamphetamine Training 
     Program (IA/SD/NE) to train officers from rural areas on 
     methamphetamine interdiction, covert operations, intelligence 
     gathering, locating clandestine laboratories, case 
     development, and prosecution;
       $1,000,000 to form a Western Kentucky Methamphetamine 
     training program and provide equipment and personnel;
       $1,000,000 for the Eastern Appalachian Taskforce on 
     Methamphetamine Eradication in Tennessee, including $100,000 
     to establish videoconferencing with the Hamilton County 
     District Attorney's Office;
       $250,000 for the Polk County, FL, sheriff's office to 
     support additional law enforcement officers, intelligence 
     gathering and forensic capabilities, training and community 
     outreach programs for an expanded methamphetamine program;
       $750,000 for Central Kentucky to assist local police and 
     sheriffs' departments with costs associated with combating 
     the production and distribution of methamphetamine;
       $1,500,000 for the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation 
     for costs associated with combating the production and 
     distribution of methamphetamine; and
       $300,000 for the Ascension Parish, LA, sheriff's office to 
     support officer training and outreach programs.
       The conference agreement expects the COPS office to review 
     requests from the California Bureau of Narcotics 
     Enforcement's Methamphetamine Strategy and Merced County, CA, 
     and provide grants, if warranted.
       3. COPS Safe Schools Initiative (SSI)/School Prevention 
     Initiatives.--The conference agreement includes $15,000,000 
     to provide resources for programs aimed at preventing 
     violence in public schools, and to support the assignment of 
     officers to work in collaboration with schools and community-
     based organizations to address crime and disorder problems, 
     gangs, and drug activities, as proposed in the House bill and 
     the Senate-reported amendment. Within the overall amounts 
     recommended for this program, the conference agreement 
     includes the expectation that the COPS office will examine 
     each of the following proposals, provide grants if warranted, 
     and submit a report to the Committees on its intentions for 
     each proposal:
       $3,000,000 for training by the National Center for Missing 
     and Exploited Children for law enforcement officers selected 
     to be part of the Safe Schools Initiative;
       $541,000 for the Milwaukee schools' Summer Stars program;
       $250,000 for the Sioux Falls, SD, school district to expand 
     an alternative educational support program for at-risk youth;
       $250,000 for the Safe Schools program at the University of 
     Montana;
       $500,000 for the School Security and Technology Center in 
     New Mexico;
       $375,000 for the Kenosha County, WI, Sheriff's Department 
     to address school resource officer needs;
       $350,000 for Berkeley, CA, for an intercom and surveillance 
     safety system;
       $250,000 for the King County, WA, school resource officer 
     program;
       $750,000 to the University of Louisville Center for the 
     Study and Prevention of Violence in Urban Schools;
       $350,000 for Bennington, VT, for a teen delinquency 
     prevention project;
       $1,500,000 for the Youth Advocacy Program;
       $350,000 for the Alaska Community in Schools Mentoring 
     program;
       $750,000 for Compton, CA, for the Youth Center and After 
     School Initiative;
       $2,000,000 for the National Center for Rural Law 
     Enforcement for the school violence research center;
       $375,000 for the Waukesha, WI, Police Department to address 
     school resource officer requirements;
       $150,000 for the Nevada Foundation for Youth Development;
       $495,000 for the Home Run Program;
       $500,000 for the Safer School Initiative in Maricopa 
     County, AZ;
       $1,300,000 to setup the Aggressors, Victims and Bystanders 
     Demonstration Project for Palm Beach County, FL, middle 
     schools;
       $120,000 for the Copiague School District School Safety 
     Program; and
       $80,000 for the Lindenhurst School Violence Program.
       4. COPS Bullet-Proof Vests Initiative.--The conference 
     agreement includes $25,500,000 to provide State and local law 
     enforcement officers with bullet-proof vests. The House bill 
     provided $25,000,000 for this program and the Senate-reported 
     amendment provided $26,000,000.
       5. Police Corps.--The conference agreement includes 
     $29,500,000 for the Police Corps as proposed in the Senate-
     reported amendment instead of the $15,000,000 as proposed in 
     the House bill.
       6. Crime Identification Technology Act Program [CITA].--As 
     included in both the House bill and the Senate-reported 
     amendment, the conference agreement provides $130,000,000 for 
     the CITA program, to be used and distributed pursuant to the 
     Crime Identification Technology Act of 1998, Public Law 105-
     251. Under that Act, eligible uses of the funds are (1) 
     upgrading criminal history and criminal justice record 
     systems; (2) improvement of criminal justice identification, 
     including fingerprint-based systems; (3) promoting 
     compatibility and integration of national, State, and local 
     systems for criminal justice purposes, firearms eligibility 
     determinations, identification of sexual offenders, 
     identification of domestic violence offenders, and background 
     checks for other authorized purposes; (4) capture of 
     information for statistical and research purposes; (5) 
     developing multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency communications 
     systems; and (6) improvement of capabilities in forensic 
     sciences, including DNA.
       Jennifer's Law (P.L. 106-177) authorizes funds for States 
     to apply for competitive grants to cover the costs associated 
     with entering complete files on unidentified victims into the 
     FBI's National Crime Information Center (NCIC). This law 
     provides incentives for States to report to the NCIC 
     information on unidentified, deceased persons and will give 
     law enforcement officials the opportunity to identify missing 
     children who are reported as ``unidentified''. The conference 
     agreement notes that funding provided under CITA is 
     authorized to fund these costs and encourages States to use 
     CITA funds for this purpose.
       Within the amounts provided, the Office of Justice Programs 
     is directed to provide grants to the following:
       $500,000 for Hamilton County, OH, for a juvenile case 
     management system and integrated automated fingerprint 
     information system;
       $150,000 for Kalamazoo County, MI, to integrate its 
     criminal justice system data on-line;
       $100,000 for Ogden, UT, for public safety and automated 
     system technologies;
       $2,500,000 for the Missouri State Court Administrator for 
     the Juvenile Justice Information System to enhance 
     communication and collaboration between juvenile courts, law 
     enforcement, schools, and other agencies;
       $1,250,000 for the Alaska Department of Public Safety for 
     an information network;
       $150,000 for Logan County, OH, to support a regional 
     planning criminal information infrastructure system;
       $4,000,000 for the State Police of NH, for a VHF trunked 
     digital radio system;
       $4,700,000 for the State of Minnesota for a criminal 
     justice integrated information system, of which $700,000 
     shall be allocated to Hennepin County;
       $2,000,000 to automate the criminal records management 
     system in San Diego, CA;
       $1,500,000 to upgrade the Indianapolis Automated 
     Fingerprint Identification System; and
       $1,500,000 for an information technology project in Wayne 
     County, MI, to improve communications and information sharing 
     between local, State and Federal law enforcement.
       Safe Schools Technology.--Within the amounts available for 
     crime identification technology, the conference agreement 
     includes $17,500,000 for Safe Schools technology to continue 
     funding NIJ's development of new, more effective safety 
     technologies such as less obtrusive weapons detection and 
     surveillance equipment and information systems that provide 
     communities quick access to information they need to identify 
     potentially violent youth. The conference agreement adopts by 
     reference the Senate report language regarding a competitive 
     grant to a university based technology center.
       Upgrade Criminal History Records (Brady Act).--Within the 
     amounts available for crime identification technology, the 
     conference agreement provides $35,000,000 for States to 
     upgrade criminal history records so that these records can 
     interface with other databases holding information on other 
     categories of individuals who are prohibited from purchasing 
     firearms under Federal or State statute. Additionally, the 
     national sexual offender registry (NSOR) component of the 
     Criminal History Records Upgrade Program has two principal 
     objectives. The registry assists States in developing 
     complete and accurate in-State registries. It will also 
     assist States in sharing their registry information with the 
     FBI system which identifies those offenders for whom special 
     law enforcement interest has been noted.
       DNA Backlog Grants/Crime Laboratory Improvement Program 
     (CLIP).--Within the amounts available for crime 
     identification technology, the conference agreement includes 
     $30,000,000 for grants to reduce DNA backlogs and for the 
     Crime Laboratory Improvement Program (CLIP). The CLIP/DNA 
     Program supports State and local government crime 
     laboratories to develop or improve the capability to analyze 
     DNA in a forensic laboratory, as well as other general 
     forensic science capabilities. Within the amounts provided 
     under CITA, it is expected that the Office of Justice 
     Programs will provide grants to the following programs:

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     $400,000 to the Southeast Missouri Crime Laboratory; $450,000 
     to the Rhode Island State Crime Laboratory; $650,000 to the 
     Georgia State Crime Laboratory; $950,000 to the Iowa Forensic 
     Science Improvement Initiative; $2,500,000 to the South 
     Carolina Law Enforcement Division's forensic laboratory; 
     $2,000,000 to the Marshall University Forensic Science 
     program; $4,000,000 to the West Virginia University Forensic 
     Identification Program; $500,000 to the Vermont Forensic 
     Laboratory; $2,500,000 to the National Center for Forensic 
     Science at the University of Central Florida; $500,000 to the 
     National Academy for Forensic Computing and Investigation in 
     Charlotte, NC; $500,000 to Ohio forensic science laboratory 
     improvements; $150,000 to the Kansas Bureau of Investigations 
     for a new latent fingerprint examination instrument; $650,000 
     to the Bellevue, WA, Police Department's Forensic Services 
     Unit; $700,000 to the Arizona Department of Public Safety 
     Southern Regional Crime Laboratory for forensic equipment; 
     and $2,600,000 to the National Forensic Science Technology 
     Center.
       The conference agreement encourages the CLIP/DNA program to 
     support within existing funds the Mississippi Crime Lab in 
     improving its capacity to analyze and process forensic, DNA 
     and toxicology evidence and in upgrading its technology.
       The conference agreement adopts the Senate report language 
     directing OJP to conduct a study of the funding requirements 
     for the operation of forensic science laboratories given the 
     caseload growth and backlog.
       7. Community Prosecutors.--The conference agreement 
     includes $100,000,000 for the Community Prosecutors program. 
     The House bill and the Senate-reported amendment did not 
     include funding for this program. Of the funds provided, 
     $25,000,000 is for continuation of the current community 
     prosecutors program and $75,000,000 is for community 
     prosecutors in high gun violence areas. The $75,000,000 is to 
     be used exclusively for community prosecutors to prosecute 
     cases involving violent crimes committed with guns, and 
     violations of gun statutes in cases involving drug 
     trafficking and gang-related crime in high gun violence 
     areas. The Department of Justice is directed to submit a 
     report to the Committees on Appropriations by December 15, 
     2000, outlining how the $75,000,000 for community prosecutors 
     in high gun violence areas will be spent. The report shall 
     include but not be limited to the following information: (1) 
     a definition of a high gun violence area; (2) the amount of 
     funding per prosecutor that will be provided; and (3) an 
     explanation of how local communities will be able to continue 
     to employ the prosecutors that are hired after the grant has 
     expired.
       8. Offender Reentry.--In recognition of the public safety 
     issues generated by the increasing number of offenders who 
     have served their sentences and are returning from jails and 
     prisons to our communities, the conference agreement includes 
     $30,000,000 for the law enforcement costs related to 
     establishing offender reentry programs. The House bill did 
     not include funding for this program and the Senate-reported 
     amendment included $7,000,000 for this program within State 
     Prison Grants.
       Offender reentry programs establish partnerships among 
     institutional corrections, community corrections, social 
     services programs, community policing and community leaders 
     to prepare for more successful returns of inmates to their 
     home neighborhoods. The $30,000,000 provided is intended to 
     fund law enforcement participation and coordination of 
     offender reentry programs. These funds are not provided to 
     teach job training skills or provide alcohol or drug abuse 
     treatment. The Department of Justice is directed to submit an 
     implementation plan to the Committees on Appropriations by 
     December 15, 2000, outlining how the funds will be spent. The 
     report shall include the following: (1) a description of the 
     law enforcement costs that will be funded; (2) an explanation 
     of how the non-law enforcement costs such as job training, 
     education, and drug treatment will be funded; (3) an 
     explanation of how this program is being coordinated with the 
     Departments of Labor and Health and Human Services; and (4) 
     an explanation of how local communities will be able to fund 
     the operational costs of this program after their grants 
     expire.
       9. Police Integrity Program.--The conference agreement 
     provides $17,000,000 for police integrity training to provide 
     training and technical assistance grants to develop and 
     implement new policing methods and strategies. Neither the 
     House bill nor the Senate-reported amendment included funding 
     for this initiative.


                       JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAMS

       The conference agreement includes $298,597,000 for Juvenile 
     Justice programs, instead of $287,097,000 as proposed in the 
     House bill and $279,697,000 as proposed in the Senate-
     reported amendment. The conference agreement includes the 
     understanding that changes to Juvenile Justice and 
     Delinquency Prevention Programs are being considered in the 
     reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Act 
     of 1974. However, absent completion of this reauthorization 
     process, the conference agreement provides funding consistent 
     with the current Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 
     Act. The conference agreement includes language that provides 
     that funding for these programs shall be subject to the 
     provisions of any subsequent authorization legislation that 
     is enacted.
       Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.--Of the total 
     amount provided, $279,097,000 is for grants and 
     administrative expenses for Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
     Prevention programs including:
       1. $6,847,000 for the Office of Juvenile Justice and 
     Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) (Part A).
       2. $89,000,000 for Formula Grants for assistance to State 
     and local programs (Part B).
       3. $50,250,000 for Discretionary Grants for National 
     Programs and Special Emphasis Programs (Part C). Within the 
     amount provided for Part C discretionary grants, OJJDP is 
     directed to review the following proposals, provide a grant 
     if warranted, and submit a report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House and the Senate on its intentions 
     regarding:
       $3,000,000 for Parents Anonymous, Inc., to develop 
     partnerships with local communities to build and support 
     strong, safe families and to help break the cycle of abuse 
     and delinquency. The conference agreement directs Parents 
     Anonymous to open up an active dialog with those 
     organizations no longer associated with the program. With a 
     concerted effort by all parties, problematic issues can be 
     resolved which will ultimately benefit the cause of child 
     abuse prevention;
       $1,000,000 to continue the Achievable Dream after-school 
     program for at-risk youth;
       $3,000,000 to continue funding for the National Council of 
     Juvenile and Family Courts which provides continuing legal 
     education for family and juvenile law;
       $1,900,000 for continued support of law-related education;
       $1,500,000 for continuation of the Center for Research on 
     Crimes Against Children which focuses on improving the 
     handling of child crime victims by the justice system;
       $1,500,000 for equipment and programming costs at the Brown 
     County, SD, Juvenile Detention Center;
       $750,000 for juvenile drug treatment services in Cook 
     County, IL;
       $250,000 to the Low Country Children's Center;
       $1,500,000 to expand the Milwaukee Safe and Sound Program 
     to other Milwaukee neighborhoods;
       $150,000 to the Mel Blount Youth Home;
       $300,000 to the New Mexico PAL program;
       $250,000 to the juvenile assessment center in Billings, MT, 
     for child and family intervention programs;
       $150,000 to Sioux Falls, SD, Turning Point locations, 
     including the Bowden Youth Center;
       $300,000 to the New Mexico Cooperative Extension Service 4-
     H Youth Development Program;
       $1,000,000 for Project Escape;
       $400,000 to the Institute for Character Development, Civic 
     Responsibility, and Leadership at Neumann College;
       $750,000 to Utah State University's Youth and Families with 
     a Promise program;
       $120,000 to the South Dakota Unified Judicial System to 
     continue the Intensive Juvenile Probation program;
       $250,000 to the Hawaii Navigator Project;
       $500,000 to the North Eastern Massachusetts Law Enforcement 
     Council;
       $150,000 to the Vermont Coalition of Teen Centers;
       $250,000 to the Better Way program in Muncie, IN;
       $350,000 to drug prevention programs in Shelby County, KY;
       $150,000 to the South Dakota Network Against Family 
     Violence and Sexual Assault;
       $100,000 to the Alfred University Coordinating County 
     Services for Families and Youth program;
       $500,000 to the Kansas YouthFriends program;
       $500,000 to perform a national demonstration of the 
     Learning for Life Program which is then to be replicated by 
     the Gulf Ridge Council and others;
       $1,500,000 to the State of Alaska for a child abuse 
     investigation program;
       $1,250,000 to Aberdeen, SD, for a youth enrichment program;
       $438,000 to the National Association of State Fire Marshals 
     for implementing a national juvenile fire-setter intervention 
     mobilization plan that will facilitate and promote the 
     establishment of juvenile fire-setter intervention programs 
     based on existing model programs at the State and local 
     level;
       $3,000,000 for the ``Innovative Partnerships for High Risk 
     Youth'' demonstration;
       $7,500,000 for the Youth ChalleNGe Program;
       $300,000 to Prevent Child Abuse America for the programs of 
     the National Family Support Roundtable;
       $2,000,000 to continue the L.A.'s Best youth program;
       $500,000 to the Culver City Juvenile Crime Diversion 
     Initiative;
       $275,000 to the Sports Foundation to work with at-risk 
     youth;
       $300,000 to the No Workshops * * * No Jump Shots program to 
     provide case management, counseling and mandatory workshops 
     for at-risk youth;

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       $1,000,000 to the Greater Heights program to provide at-
     risk youth with mentoring, positive activities, networking 
     and alternatives to incarceration;
       $500,000 to Our Next Generation;
       $1,000,000 to the Youth Crime Watch of America;
       $150,000 to Operation Quality Time;
       $1,300,000 to the Suffolk University Center for Juvenile 
     Justice;
       $1,000,000 for Drug Free America;
       $750,000 to New Mexico State University to establish an 
     After School Services Pilot Program for at-risk youth;
       $250,000 for the Culinary Education Training for At-Risk 
     Youth in Miami-Dade, FL;
       $1,000,000 to Mount Vernon, NY, to provide after-school 
     services to at-risk youth;
       $500,000 to the Lourdes Health Network in Pasco, WA, for 
     extension of the school year program for youth and 
     adolescents at risk of delinquency;
       $250,000 to the Ella H. Baker House to support its juvenile 
     delinquency intervention and prevention programs;
       $365,000 to Project Bridge to continue to assist at-risk 
     youths in Riverside County, CA;
       $500,000 to Wichita State University for a juvenile justice 
     program;
       $500,000 to the Wayne County Department of Community 
     Justice for an at-risk youth program including prevention and 
     intervention services;
       $1,000,000 for the West Farms program to assist at-risk 
     youth; and
       $50,000 for the Maryhurst Youth Center.
       The conference agreement recognizes Project CRAFT 
     (Community Restitution and Apprenticeship-Focused Training) 
     as a successful model and proven intervention technique in 
     the rehabilitation and reduced recidivism of accused and 
     adjudicated juvenile offenders. The OJP is encouraged to work 
     in cooperation with the Department of Labor to replicate 
     Project CRAFT in order to offer at-risk and adjudicated youth 
     pre-apprenticeship training and job placement in the 
     residential construction trades.
       4. $12,000,000 to expand the Youth Gangs (Part D) program 
     which provides grants to public and private nonprofit 
     organizations to prevent and reduce the participation of at-
     risk youth in the activities of gangs that commit crimes.
       5. $10,000,000 for Discretionary Grants for State Challenge 
     Activities (Part E) to increase the amount of a State's 
     formula grant by up to 10 percent, if that State agrees to 
     undertake some or all of the ten challenge activities 
     designed to improve various aspects of a State's juvenile 
     justice and delinquency prevention program.
       6. $16,000,000 for the Juvenile Mentoring Program (Part G) 
     to reduce juvenile delinquency, improve academic performance, 
     and reduce the drop-out rate among at-risk youth by bringing 
     young people in high crime areas together with law 
     enforcement officers and other responsible adults who are 
     willing to serve as long-term mentors. OJJDP is directed to 
     provide a $3,000,000 grant for the Big Brothers/Big Sisters 
     of America program.
       7. $95,000,000 for the At Risk Children's Program (Title 
     V). Under Title V juvenile justice programs, the At Risk 
     Children's Program provides funding to support comprehensive 
     delinquency prevention plans formulated at the community 
     level. The program targets truancy and school violence; 
     gangs, guns, and drugs; and other influences that lead 
     juveniles to delinquency and criminality.
       Safe School Initiative (SSI).--The conference agreement 
     includes $15,000,000 within Title V grants for the Safe 
     School initiative as proposed in the Senate report. Within 
     the amount provided, OJJDP is directed to review the 
     following proposals, provide grants if warranted, and submit 
     a report to the Committees on Appropriations on its 
     intentions regarding:
       $3,600,000 to the Hamilton Fish National Institute on 
     School and Community Violence;
       $1,250,000 to the Teens, Crime, and Community Program;
       $200,000 to the Decatur Mentoring Project in Decatur, IL;
       $250,000 to an Allegheny County, PA, youth development 
     program;
       $1,000,000 to establish and enhance after-school programs 
     for at-risk youth in Baltimore, MD;
       $750,000 to the University of South Alabama for Youth 
     Violence Prevention Research;
       $900,000 to the Stop Truancy Outreach program;
       $58,000 to the Southern Kentucky Truancy Diversion program;
       $1,000,000 to the ``I Have a Dream'' foundation for at-risk 
     youth program;
       $500,000 to the Family, Career, and Community Leaders of 
     America (FCCLA), STOP the Violence--Students Taking On 
     Prevention Project; and
       $1,000,000 to the Little Rock School District to create a 
     safe, secure and healthy school environment.
       Tribal Youth Program.--The conference agreement includes 
     $12,500,000 within the Title V grants for programs to reduce, 
     control and prevent crime, as proposed in the Senate report.
       Enforcing the Underage Drinking Laws Program.--The 
     conference agreement includes $25,000,000 within the Title V 
     grants for programs to assist States in enforcing underage 
     drinking laws, as proposed in the Senate report. Within the 
     amounts provided for underage drinking, OJP shall make awards 
     of $700,000 to expand Oregon Partnership programs and 
     $500,000 to the Sam Houston State University and Mothers 
     Against Drunk Driving for the National Institute of Victims 
     Studies.
       Drug Prevention Program.--The conference agreement includes 
     $11,000,000 as proposed in the House bill to develop, 
     demonstrate and test programs to increase the perception 
     among children and youth that drug use is risky, harmful, or 
     unattractive.
       Victims of Child Abuse Act.--The conference agreement 
     includes $8,500,000 for the various programs authorized under 
     the Victims of Child Abuse Act (VOCA), as proposed in the 
     House bill. The following programs are included in the 
     agreement:
       $1,250,000 to Regional Children's Advocacy Centers, as 
     authorized by section 213 of VOCA;
       $5,000,000 to establish local Children's Advocacy Centers, 
     as authorized by section 214 of VOCA;
       $1,500,000 for a continuation grant to the National Center 
     for Prosecution of Child Abuse for specialized technical 
     assistance and training programs to improve the prosecution 
     of child abuse cases, as authorized by section 214a of VOCA; 
     and
       $750,000 for a continuation grant to the National Network 
     of Child Advocacy Centers for technical assistance and 
     training, as authorized by section 214a of VOCA.


                    PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS BENEFITS

       The conference agreement includes $35,624,000, instead of 
     $33,224,000 as proposed in the House bill and the Senate-
     reported amendment. This includes $33,224,000 for the death 
     benefits program and $2,400,000 for the disability benefits 
     program. In addition to the $2,400,000 appropriated for 
     disability benefits, it is estimated there will be $500,000 
     in available disability carryover balances for a total of 
     $2,900,000 for disability payments in fiscal year 2001.
       In addition, the conferees understand that there is an 
     estimated $2,300,000 unobligated balance available for the 
     Education Assistance to Dependents Program in fiscal year 
     2001. This amount is estimated to be sufficient to cover the 
     cost of this program, which has recently been expanded to 
     provide benefits to the children and spouses of Federal, 
     State and local public safety officers permanently disabled 
     in the line of duty as long ago as 1978.

               General Provisions--Department of Justice

       The conference agreement includes the following general 
     provisions for the Department of Justice:
       Section 101.--The conference agreement includes section 
     101, identical in the House bill and the Senate-reported 
     amendment, which makes up to $45,000 of the funds 
     appropriated to the Department of Justice available for 
     reception and representation expenses.
       Sec. 102.--The conference agreement includes section 102, 
     modified from language proposed in the House bill and the 
     Senate-reported amendment, which continues certain 
     authorities for the Department of Justice contained in the 
     Department of Justice Appropriation Authorization Act, fiscal 
     year 1980, until enactment of subsequent authorization 
     legislation.
       Sec. 103.--The conference agreement includes section 103, 
     as proposed in the House bill, which prohibits the use of 
     funds to perform abortions in the Federal Prison System. The 
     Senate-reported amendment did not include a similar 
     provision.
       Sec. 104.--The conference agreement includes section 104, 
     as proposed in the House bill, which prohibits the use of 
     funds to require any person to perform, or facilitate the 
     performance of, an abortion. The Senate-reported amendment 
     did not include a similar provision.
       Sec. 105.--The conference agreement includes section 105, 
     as proposed in the House bill, which states that nothing in 
     the previous section removes the obligation of the Director 
     of the Bureau of Prisons to provide escort services to female 
     inmates who seek to obtain abortions outside a Federal 
     facility. The Senate-reported amendment did not include a 
     similar provision.
       Sec. 106.--The conference agreement includes section 106, 
     identical in both the House bill and the Senate-reported 
     amendment, which allows the Department of Justice to spend up 
     to $10,000,000 for rewards for information regarding acts of 
     terrorism against a United States person or property at 
     levels not to exceed $2,000,000 per reward.
       Sec. 107.--The conference agreement includes section 107, 
     as proposed in the House bill, which continues the current 5 
     percent and 10 percent limitations on transfers among 
     Department of Justice accounts. The Senate-reported amendment 
     included a minor technical difference in the language.
       Sec. 108.--The conference agreement includes section 108, 
     as proposed in the House bill, which sets forth the grant 
     authority of the Assistant Attorney General for the Office of 
     Justice Programs and makes these authorities permanent. The 
     Senate-reported amendment included such authorities only for 
     fiscal year 2001.

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       Sec. 109.--The conference agreement includes section 109, 
     as proposed in the House bill, which continues a provision in 
     the fiscal year 2000 Appropriations Act to allow assistance 
     and services to be provided to the families of the victims of 
     Pan Am 103. The Senate-reported amendment did not include a 
     similar provision.
       Sec. 110.--The conference agreement includes a new 
     provision, numbered as section 110, which modifies section 
     641 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant 
     Responsibility Act (IIRIRA) to reduce the fees charged to au 
     pairs, camp counselors, and participants in summer work 
     travel programs for collection of certain information. The 
     Senate-reported amendment included a provision to repeal 
     section 641 and section 110 of the IIRIRA, while the House 
     bill did not address this matter.
       Sec. 111.--The conference agreement includes section 111, 
     modified from language proposed in the House bill, which 
     relates to the payment of certain compensation from funds 
     appropriated to the Department of Justice. A similar 
     provision was included as section 113 of the Senate-reported 
     amendment.
       Sec. 112.--The conference agreement includes section 112, 
     as proposed in the House bill, which establishes fees for 
     genealogy services and voluntary premium processing for 
     Immigration and Naturalization Service activities. The 
     Senate-reported amendment did not include a similar 
     provision.
       Sec. 114.--The conference agreement includes section 114, 
     proposed as section 110 in the Senate-reported amendment, 
     which allows funds to be provided to the FBI from the Crime 
     Victims Fund to improve services to crime victims. Additional 
     direction regarding implementation of this provision is 
     included under the FBI Salaries and Expenses account. In 
     addition, the conference agreement assumes that funding will 
     continue to be provided to the U.S. Attorneys to support the 
     current number of victim witness coordinators in fiscal year 
     2001, as was provided from the Fund in fiscal year 2000.
       Sec. 115.--The conference agreement includes section 115, 
     proposed as section 112 in the Senate-reported amendment, 
     which permanently allows funds appropriated to the Federal 
     Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to be used to place prisoners in 
     privately operated prisons provided that the Director of BOP 
     determines such placement is consistent with Federal 
     classification standards. The House bill did not include a 
     similar provision.
       Sec. 116.--The conference agreement includes section 116, 
     proposed as section 114 in the Senate-reported amendment, 
     which makes available up to $1,000,000 for technical 
     assistance from funds appropriated for part G of title II of 
     the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, 
     as amended. The House bill did not include a similar 
     provision.
       Sec. 117.--The conference agreement includes section 117, 
     proposed as section 115 in the Senate-reported amendment, 
     which makes available funds provided in fiscal year 2000 for 
     certain activities. The House bill did not include a similar 
     provision.
       Sec. 118.--The conference agreement includes section 118, 
     proposed as section 116 in the Senate-reported amendment, 
     which permanently prohibits funds from being provided to any 
     local jail that runs a ``pay to stay'' program. The House 
     bill did not include a similar provision.
       Sec. 119.--The conference agreement includes a new 
     provision which allows the Attorney General to enter into 
     contracts and other agreements for detention and 
     incarceration space and facilities on any reasonable basis. 
     The House bill and the Senate-reported amendment included 
     similar language elsewhere in Title I of this Act.

         TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND RELATED AGENCIES

         TRADE AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT RELATED AGENCIES

            Office of the United States Trade Representative


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement includes $29,517,000 for the 
     salaries and expenses of the Office of the United States 
     Trade Representative (USTR) instead of $29,433,000 as 
     proposed in the House bill and $29,600,000 as proposed in the 
     Senate-reported amendment. The USTR is directed to provide 
     the necessary space within its Geneva offices for use by 
     Department of Commerce Import Administration personnel 
     working with the USTR on issues related to antidumping and 
     countervailing duties.

                     International Trade Commission


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement includes $48,100,000 for the 
     salaries and expenses of the International Trade Commission 
     (ITC) instead of $46,995,000 as proposed in the House bill 
     and $49,100,000 as proposed in the Senate-reported amendment. 
     The conference agreement incorporates by reference report 
     language in both the Senate and House reports.

                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

                   International Trade Administration


                     OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION

       The conference agreement includes $337,444,000 in new 
     budgetary resources for the operations and administration of 
     the International Trade Administration (ITA) for fiscal year 
     2001, of which $3,000,000 is derived from fee collections, 
     instead of $321,448,000 as proposed by the House bill, and 
     $318,686,000 as proposed by the Senate-reported amendment. 
     The conference agreement does not include Senate-reported 
     amendment language regarding Executive Direction and 
     Administration funding. ITA is, however, directed to adhere 
     to the reprogramming procedures set forth in section 605 of 
     this Act, and to submit a spending plan.
       The following table reflects the distribution of funds by 
     activity included in the conference agreement:

Trade Development...........................................$64,747,000
Market Access and Compliance.................................25,555,000
Import Administration........................................40,645,000
U.S. & F.C.S................................................194,638,000
Executive Direction and Administration.......................11,859,000
Fee Collections.............................................(3,000,000)
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Total, ITA..............................................334,444,000

       Trade Development (TD).--The conference agreement provides 
     $64,747,000 for this activity. Of the amounts provided, 
     $50,992,000 is for the TD base program, $9,750,000 is for the 
     National Textile Consortium, $3,000,000 is for the Textile/
     Clothing Technology Corporation, and $250,000 is for the 
     requested export database. Existing members of the National 
     Textile Consortium should receive funding at the fiscal year 
     2000 level and the remaining $750,000 is available for new 
     members on a competitive basis. Further, the conference 
     agreement includes $255,000 for the Access Mexico program and 
     $500,000 for continuation of the international global 
     competitiveness initiative as recommended in the House 
     report.
       Market Access and Compliance (MAC).--The conference 
     agreement includes a total of $25,555,000 for this activity. 
     Of the amounts provided, $18,755,000 is for the base program, 
     $500,000 is for the strike force teams initiative as provided 
     in the current year, and $6,300,000 is for the trade 
     enforcement and compliance initiative, the full amount 
     requested in the budget. Senate report language regarding the 
     Mid-American Regional Council is incorporated by reference.
       Import Administration.--The conference agreement provides 
     $40,645,000 for the Import Administration. Requested program 
     increases are included as follows: $1,250,000 for overseas 
     compliance; $2,225,000 for China and Japan compliance; and 
     $3,000,000 for import surge monitoring enforcement. Funding 
     for a trade-law technical assistance center and a World Trade 
     Organization initiative is not included. Senate report 
     language on ITA and USTR work is included by reference.
       U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service (US & FCS).--The 
     conference agreement includes $194,638,000 for the programs 
     of the US & FCS, the same amount provided in the House bill 
     and $23,923,000 above the Senate-reported amendment. House 
     report language regarding the Rural Export Initiative, the 
     Global Diversity Initiative, and base resources is adopted by 
     reference. Senate report language regarding the US & FCS's 
     work on the Appalachian-Turkish Trade Project is adopted by 
     reference.
       Executive Direction and Administration.--The conference 
     agreement includes $11,859,000 in direct appropriations and 
     $847,000 in prior year carryover, providing total 
     availability of $12,706,000 for the administrative and policy 
     functions of the ITA. The conference agreement does not 
     include Senate-reported amendment language regarding 
     Executive Direction and Administration funding.
       House report language regarding trade missions, buying 
     power maintenance, and trade show revenues is included by 
     reference.

                         Export Administration


                     OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION

       The conference agreement includes $64,854,000 for the 
     Bureau of Export Administration (BXA) instead of $53,833,000 
     as proposed in the House bill and $61,037,000 as proposed in 
     the Senate-reported amendment. The conference agreement 
     assumes $425,000 will be available from prior year carryover. 
     Of the amount provided, $31,328,000 is for Export 
     Administration base, including Chemical Weapons Convention 
     (CWC) implementation and $7,250,000 is for CWC inspections; 
     $25,033,000 is for Export Enforcement, including $500,000 for 
     computer export verification as in the current year and 
     $1,000,000 for the Chemical Weapons Convention Treaty; 
     $4,051,000 is for Management and Policy Coordination; and 
     $4,867,000 is for the Critical Infrastructure Assurance 
     Office (CIAO). The House report language regarding the final 
     year of operation for the CIAO is incorporated by reference.
       The conference agreement does not include under this 
     heading, a provision proposed in the House bill regarding the 
     processing of licenses for the export of satellites to the 
     People's Republic of China. The conference agreement includes 
     an identical provision under ``Department of State, 
     Diplomatic and Consular Programs'', as proposed in the 
     Senate-reported amendment.

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                  Economic Development Administration


                ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

       The conference agreement includes $411,879,000 for Economic 
     Development Administration (EDA) grant programs instead of 
     $361,879,000 as proposed in the House bill and $218,000,000 
     as proposed in the Senate-reported amendment.
       Of the amounts provided, $286,700,000 is for Public Works 
     and Economic Development, $49,629,000 is for Economic 
     Adjustment Assistance, $31,450,000 is for Defense Conversion, 
     $24,000,000 is for Planning, $9,100,000 is for Technical 
     Assistance, including University Centers, $10,500,000 is for 
     Trade Adjustment Assistance, and $500,000 is for Research. 
     EDA is expected to allocate the funding as directed in the 
     House report. The conference agreement does not include set-
     aside funding for specific sectors or populations that was 
     requested in the budget. The authorized, traditional programs 
     provide support for all communities facing economic hardship. 
     Within the funding for Economic Adjustment Assistance, EDA is 
     expected to increase funding for assistance to the timber and 
     coal industries above fiscal year 2000 levels. In addition, 
     EDA is expected to provide resources for communities affected 
     by economic downturns due to United States-Canadian trade-
     related issues, New England fisheries impacted by 
     regulations, and communities impacted by NAFTA, as directed 
     in the Senate report.
       The conference agreement makes funding under this account 
     available until expended, as proposed in both the House bill 
     and the Senate-reported amendment.


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement includes $28,000,000 for salaries 
     and expenses of the EDA instead of $26,499,000 as proposed in 
     the House bill and $31,542,000 as proposed in the Senate-
     reported amendment. This funding will allow EDA to increase 
     its level of administrative operations to manage increased 
     program funding levels. The EDA is directed to aggressively 
     pursue all opportunities for reimbursement, deobligations, 
     and use of non-appropriated resources to achieve efficient 
     and effective control of EDA programs.

                  Minority Business Development Agency


                     MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

       The conference agreement includes $27,314,000 for the 
     programs of the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA), 
     as proposed in the House bill, instead of $27,000,000 as 
     proposed in the Senate-reported amendment. House report 
     language regarding the Entrepreneurial Technology 
     Apprenticeship Program is included by reference.

                ECONOMIC AND INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE

                   Economic and Statistical Analysis


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement includes $53,745,000 for salaries 
     and expenses of the activities funded under the Economic and 
     Statistical Analysis account, instead of $49,499,000 as 
     proposed in the House bill and $53,992,000 as proposed in the 
     Senate-reported amendment. Funding is included to begin the 
     necessary task of updating and improving statistical 
     measurements of the U.S. economy, international transactions, 
     and the effects of e-business, as referenced in the Senate 
     report. House report language regarding the Integrated 
     Environmental-Economic Accounting initiative is included by 
     reference.

                          Bureau of the Census

       The conference agreement provides total spending of 
     $733,633,000 for the Bureau of the Census for fiscal year 
     2001, instead of a direct appropriation of $670,867,000 as 
     proposed in the House bill, and a direct appropriation of 
     $693,610,000 as proposed in the Senate-reported amendment.


                         salaries and expenses

       The conference agreement includes $157,227,000 for the 
     Salaries and Expenses of the Bureau of the Census for fiscal 
     year 2001, instead of $140,000,000 as proposed in the House 
     bill, and $158,386,000 as proposed in the Senate-reported 
     amendment. The agreement represents a $17,227,000 increase 
     over the fiscal year 2000 level. The distribution of funding 
     is as follows:

Current Economic Statistics................................$103,228,000
Current Demographic Statistics...............................50,100,000
Survey Development and Data Surveys...........................3,899,000
                                                             __________
                                                             
    Total...................................................157,227,000

       For current economic statistics programs, the conference 
     agreement provides a total of $103,228,000, of which 
     $11,295,000 is for adjustments to base, and $3,000,000 is for 
     program enhancements for the following initiatives: 
     $2,000,000 to begin the measurement of electronic businesses, 
     and $1,000,000 to support efforts to improve the timeliness, 
     quality and coverage of export trade statistics. The 
     conference agreement fully funds base requirements for these 
     programs to ensure that key reports on manufacturing, general 
     economic and foreign trade statistics are maintained and 
     issued on a timely basis. The conference agreement does not 
     include additional funding requested to begin funding a 
     specialized Survey of Minority Owned Business Enterprises 
     under this account, because such action is inconsistent with 
     the long-standing practice of requiring specialized surveys 
     to be funded by an affected agency or entity. The conference 
     agreement adopts the Senate report language requiring a 
     report on reimbursements to be submitted with the fiscal year 
     2002 budget request.
       The Bureau of the Census is directed to make the following 
     changes beginning with the data collection on or after 
     October 1, 2000, to the monthly report entitled 
     ``Preliminary: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel 
     Products'': (1) to delineate all products listed in such 
     report into the following categories: alloy steel products, 
     stainless steel products, and carbon steel products; (2) to 
     add the following specialty steel categories to the report: 
     alloy steel and silicon electrical steel; and (3) to divide 
     in the report all steel line pipe products into the following 
     categories: line pipe products 16 inches or less in diameter, 
     and line pipe products over 16 inches in diameter.
       Concerns have been expressed regarding recent actions taken 
     by the Bureau of the Census to change the manner in which 
     data are collected from the Shipper's Export Declaration, and 
     the burden this may impose on some shippers. The Bureau is 
     requested to provide a report on this matter to the 
     Committees on Appropriations no later than December 15, 2000.
       It is the Congress' understanding that the Office of 
     Management and Budget (OMB) will not be designating or 
     defining any changes to metropolitan areas during fiscal year 
     2001. In order to ensure public acceptance of revised 
     standards for defining metropolitan areas, OMB will continue 
     to work with the Congress to resolve outstanding issues 
     before adopting revised standards. With respect to the 
     titling of Combined Areas that may be defined in 2003, OMB is 
     urged to adopt a standard as follows: (1) the name of the 
     largest principal city of the largest Core Based Statistical 
     Area should appear first in the Combined Area title; and (2) 
     in accordance with local opinion, up to two additional names 
     could be included in the Combined Area title, provided that 
     the additional names are the names of principal cities in the 
     Combined Area or suitable regional names; and the resulting 
     title of the Combined Area would be distinct from the title 
     of any Metropolitan Area, Micropolitan Area, or Metropolitan 
     Division defined in 2003 or beyond. With respect to titling 
     of Metropolitan Areas, OMB is urged to continue to work with 
     the Congress to address local concerns.


                     periodic censuses and programs

       The conference agreement provides a total spending level of 
     $576,406,000 for periodic censuses and programs, of which 
     $276,406,000 is provided as a direct appropriation, and 
     $300,000,000 is from prior year unobligated balances, instead 
     of a direct appropriation of $530,867,000 as proposed in the 
     House bill, and a direct appropriation of $535,224,000 as 
     proposed in the Senate-reported amendment.
       Decennial Census Programs.--The conference agreement 
     includes a total of $390,898,000 for completion of the 2000 
     decennial census, of which $130,898,000 is provided as a 
     direct appropriation, and $260,000,000 is derived from prior 
     year carryover, instead of a direct appropriation of 
     $392,898,000 as proposed in the House bill, and a direct 
     appropriation of $389,716,000 as proposed in the Senate-
     reported amendment. The following represents the distribution 
     of total funds provided for the 2000 Census in fiscal year 
     2001:

Program Development and Management..........................$24,055,000
Data Content and Products....................................55,096,000
Field Data Collection and Support Systems...................122,000,000
Address List Development......................................1,500,000
Automated Data Process and Telecommunications Support.......115,038,000
Testing and Evaluation.......................................55,000,000
Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands and Pacific Areas.................5,512,000
Marketing, Communications and Partnerships....................9,197,000
Census Monitoring Board.......................................3,500,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Total, Decennial Census.................................390,898,000

       The Bureau is directed to continue to provide monthly 
     reports on the obligation of funds against each framework. 
     Reallocation of resources among the frameworks listed above 
     is subject to the requirements of section 605 of this Act, as 
     is allocation of any additional unobligated balances not 
     allocated in this conference agreement.
       The conference agreement includes language designating the 
     amounts provided for each decennial framework, modified from 
     language proposed in the House bill. Should the operational 
     needs of the decennial census necessitate the transfer of 
     funds between these frameworks, the Bureau may transfer such 
     funds as necessary subject to the standard transfer and 
     reprogramming procedures set forth in section 605 of this 
     Act. In addition, the conference agreement includes language 
     designating funding under this account for the expenses of 
     the Census Monitoring Board as proposed in the House bill. 
     The Senate bill did not include a similar provision.
       Other Periodic Programs.--The conference agreement includes 
     a total of $185,508,000 for

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     other periodic censuses and programs, of which $40,000,000 is 
     derived from prior year unobligated balances available from 
     the decennial census, instead of a direct appropriation of 
     $137,969,000 as proposed in the House bill, and $145,508,000 
     as proposed in the Senate-reported amendment. The following 
     table represents the distribution of funds provided for non-
     decennial periodic censuses and related programs:

Economic Statistics Programs................................$45,928,000
  Economic Censuses........................................(42,846,000)
  Census of Governments.....................................(3,082,000)
Demographic Statistics Programs............................(96,380,000)
  Intercensal Demographic Estimates.........................(5,583,000)
  Continuous Measurement...................................(21,615,000)
  Demographic Survey Sample Redesign........................(4,769,000)
  Electronic Information Collection (CASIC).................(6,000,000)
  Geographic Support.......................................(35,108,000)
  Data Processing Systems..................................(23,305,000)
Suitland Federal Center......................................43,200,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Total...................................................185,508,000

       The Secretary of Commerce is directed to submit to the 
     Congress, no later than September 30, 2001, a written report 
     on any methodological, logistical, and other issues 
     associated with the inclusion in future decennial censuses of 
     American citizens and their dependents living abroad, for 
     apportionment, redistricting, and other purposes for which 
     decennial census results are used. This report shall include 
     estimates of the number of Americans living abroad in the 
     following categories: Federal civilian employees, military 
     personnel, employees of business enterprises, employees of 
     non-profit entities, and individuals not otherwise described.
       Suitland Federal Center.--The conference agreement includes 
     a total of $43,200,000 for activities related to renovation 
     of Census Bureau facilities at the Suitland Federal Center, 
     of which $40,000,000 is provided from prior year unobligated 
     balances and $3,200,000 is provided from direct 
     appropriations. This amount represents the Census Bureau's 
     costs associated with renovation of this facility, as 
     follows: $3,200,000 for planning and design work, and 
     $40,000,000 for above-standard costs. The construction and 
     tenant build-out costs for this facility are to be funded by 
     the General Services Administration (GSA), not the Census 
     Bureau, and the conference agreement includes new language 
     prohibiting Census Bureau funds from being used for these 
     purposes. Language is also included, as proposed in the 
     Senate-reported amendment, requiring quarterly reports from 
     the Census Bureau and GSA on this project.

       National Telecommunications and Information Administration


                         salaries and expenses

       The conference agreement includes $11,437,000 for the 
     salaries and expenses of the National Telecommunications and 
     Information Administration (NTIA) as provided in the Senate-
     reported amendment, instead of $10,975,000 as proposed in the 
     House bill. The conference agreement includes, by reference, 
     Senate report language regarding funding for the critical 
     infrastructure program, and House report language regarding 
     reimbursements.


    public telecommunications facilities, planning and construction

       The conference agreement includes $43,500,000 for the 
     Public Telecommunications Facilities, Planning and 
     Construction (PTFP) program, instead of $31,000,000 as 
     proposed in the House bill and $50,000,000 as proposed in the 
     Senate-reported amendment. NTIA is expected to use this 
     funding for the existing equipment and facilities replacement 
     program, and to maintain an appropriate balance between 
     traditional grants and those to stations converting to 
     digital broadcasting. NTIA is directed to place emphasis on 
     distance learning initiatives targeting rural areas, as 
     described in Senate report.


                   INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS

         The conference agreement includes $45,500,000 for NTIA's 
     Information Infrastructure Grants program, instead of 
     $15,500,000 as proposed in both the House bill and the 
     Senate-reported amendment. Senate report language regarding 
     the overlap of funding under this heading with funding for 
     the Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, with 
     respect to law enforcement communication and information 
     networks is included by reference. The conference agreement 
     includes language proposed in the Senate-reported amendment 
     regarding uses of spectrum. The House bill did not include a 
     provision on this matter. Senate report language regarding 
     proposals for several grant programs is not included in the 
     conference agreement. House report language regarding 
     telecommunications research is included by reference.

                       Patent and Trademark Office


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement provides a total funding level of 
     $1,038,732,000 for the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) as 
     proposed in the Senate-reported amendment and requested in 
     the budget, instead of $904,924,000 as proposed in the House 
     bill. Of the amount provided in the conference agreement, 
     $783,843,000 is to be derived from fiscal year 2001 
     offsetting fee collections, and $254,889,000 is to be derived 
     from carryover of prior year fee collections. This amount 
     represents an increase of $167,732,000, or 19 percent, above 
     the fiscal year 2000 operating level for the PTO. The PTO has 
     experienced significant growth in recent years due to 
     increased application filings for patents and trademarks, and 
     funding is provided to address these increased filings.
       The conference agreement includes bill language limiting 
     the amount of carryover that may be obligated in fiscal year 
     2001, as proposed in the House bill.
       The conference agreement includes House report language 
     concerning PTO's partnership with the National Inventor's 
     Hall of Fame and Inventure Place, and Senate report language 
     concerning the official insignias of Native American Tribes, 
     and agency budget forecasts.

                         SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

                       Technology Administration


       UNDER SECRETARY FOR TECHNOLOGY/OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY POLICY

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement includes $8,080,000 for the 
     Technology Administration, instead of $7,945,000 as proposed 
     in the House bill, and $8,216,000 as proposed in the Senate-
     reported amendment. The conference agreement continues 
     direction as in fiscal years 1998, 1999, and 2000 regarding 
     the use of Technology Administration and Department of 
     Commerce resources to support foreign policy initiatives and 
     programs.

             National Institute of Standards and Technology


             SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND SERVICES

       The conference agreement includes $312,617,000 for the 
     internal (core) research account of the National Institute of 
     Standards and Technology (NIST), instead of $292,056,000 as 
     proposed in the House bill, and $305,003,000 as proposed in 
     the Senate-reported amendment.
       The conference agreement provides funds for the core 
     research programs of NIST as follows:

Electronics and Electrical Engineering......................$40,127,000
Manufacturing Engineering....................................19,821,000
Chemical Science and Technology..............................33,360,000
Physics......................................................31,556,000
Material Sciences and Engineering............................54,658,000
Building and Fire Research...................................17,124,000
Computer Science and Applied Mathematics.....................52,551,000
Technology Assistance........................................17,349,000
Baldrige Quality Awards.......................................5,205,000
Research Support.............................................36,599,000
Infrastructure Protection Research Grants.....................5,000,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Subtotal................................................313,350,000
Deobligations.................................................(733,000)
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Total...................................................312,617,000

       In addition, the conference agreement includes funding for 
     the Physics program as referenced in the Senate report. Of 
     the funding provided for Computer Science and Applied 
     Mathematics, $3,000,000 is for expert review teams, and 
     $4,000,000 is for internal critical infrastructure protection 
     activities. Funding is included for the Building and Fire 
     Program at $1,192,000 above the budget request, and 
     $2,000,000 is to continue the disaster research program on 
     effects of windstorms on protective structures and other 
     technologies begun in fiscal year 1998. A total of $282,000 
     is authorized to be transferred to the NIST working capital 
     fund, as referenced in the House bill instead of $6,200,000 
     as referenced in the Senate-reported amendment. Language 
     regarding the placement of NIST personnel overseas is 
     included as in the House report.
       Funding of $5,000,000 is provided for a new program to 
     award research grants for critical infrastructure protection. 
     NIST is required to submit an implementation plan for this 
     new, competitive grant program, prior to obligation of 
     funding.


                     INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

       The conference agreement includes $250,837,000 for the NIST 
     external research account, instead of $104,836,000 as 
     proposed in the House bill, and $262,737,000 as proposed in 
     the Senate-reported amendment.
       Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program.--The 
     conference agreement includes $105,137,000 for the 
     Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program (MEP), instead of 
     $104,836,000 as proposed in the House bill, and $109,137,000 
     as proposed in the Senate-reported amendment. The conference 
     agreement includes no funding for new initiatives. Additional 
     funding is provided for the centers. The conference agreement 
     incorporates direction in the Senate report that the Northern 
     Great Plains Initiative e-commerce project should assist 
     small manufacturers with marketing and business development 
     purposes in rural areas.

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       Advanced Technology Program.--The conference agreement 
     includes $145,700,000 for the Advanced Technology Program 
     (ATP), instead of $153,600,000 as proposed in the Senate-
     reported amendment, and no funding as proposed in the House 
     bill. The amount of carryover funding available in fiscal 
     year 2001 is $45,000,000, providing total available funding 
     of $190,700,000 for fiscal year 2001.
       The recommendation provides the following: (1) $84,800,000 
     for continued funding requirements for awards made in fiscal 
     years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000; (2) $60,700,000 for 
     new awards in fiscal year 2001; and (3) $45,200,000 for 
     administration, internal NIST lab support and Small Business 
     Innovation Research requirements.
       The conference agreement includes bill language, modified 
     from the Senate language, designating $60,700,000 for new ATP 
     awards.


                  CONSTRUCTION OF RESEARCH FACILITIES

       The conference agreement provides $34,879,000 for 
     construction, renovation and maintenance of NIST facilities, 
     instead of $26,000,000 as proposed in the House bill, and 
     $28,879,000 as proposed in the Senate-reported amendment.
       Of the amount provided, $14,000,000 is for grants and 
     cooperative agreements as referenced in Section 209 of this 
     Act; and $20,879,000 is for safety, capacity, maintenance, 
     and repair projects at NIST, including funding to address 
     electrical service issues at NIST's Boulder campus.

            National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

       The conference agreement provides a total funding level of 
     $2,627,500,000 for all programs of the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), instead of $2,230,959,000 
     as proposed in the House bill, and $2,687,070,000 as proposed 
     in the Senate-reported amendment. Of these amounts, the 
     conference agreement includes $1,869,170,000 in the 
     Operations, Research, and Facilities (ORF) account, 
     $682,899,000 in the Procurement, Acquisition and Construction 
     (PAC) account, and $75,431,000 in other NOAA accounts.


                  operations, research, and facilities

                     (including transfers of funds)

       The conference agreement includes $1,869,170,000 for the 
     Operations, Research, and Facilities account of the National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration instead of 
     $1,608,125,000 as proposed in the House bill, and 
     $1,958,046,000 as proposed in the Senate-reported amendment.
       In addition to the new budget authority provided, the 
     conference agreement allows a transfer of $68,000,000 from 
     balances in the account entitled ``Promote and Develop 
     Fishery Products and Research Related to American 
     Fisheries'', as proposed in the House bill, instead of 
     $72,828,000 as proposed in the Senate-reported amendment. In 
     addition, the conference agreement assumes prior year 
     deobligations totaling $16,650,000, $4,000,000 in offsets 
     from fee collections, and $3,200,000 to be transferred from 
     the Coastal Zone Management Fund to the ORF account.
       The conference agreement does not include language proposed 
     in the House bill designating the amounts provided under this 
     account for the six NOAA lines offices. The Senate-reported 
     amendment contained no similar provision.
       The conference agreement includes language, similar to 
     language proposed in the House bill and carried since the 
     1999 Appropriations Act, designating the amount available for 
     Executive Direction and Administration and prohibiting 
     augmentation of specified offices through formal or informal 
     personnel details, transfers, or reimbursements above 42 
     personnel. The Senate-reported amendment contained no such 
     provision.
       The conference agreement includes language proposed in the 
     House bill making the use of deobligated balances subject to 
     standard reprogramming procedures. NOAA is directed that any 
     use of deobligations above $16,650,000 is subject to the 
     procedures set forth in section 605 of this Act. In addition, 
     the conference agreement includes House bill language 
     limiting administrative charges assessed on assigned 
     activities, as in the current year. The Senate-reported 
     amendment included no similar provisions.
       The conference agreement does not include language in the 
     Senate-reported amendment regarding lawsuits. The House bill 
     did not address this matter.
       The conference agreement does not include $34,000,000 in 
     controversial new fisheries and navigation safety fees that 
     were proposed in the budget request. House and Senate report 
     language regarding these fees is incorporated by reference.
       The conference agreement does not include a provision, as 
     proposed in the Senate-reported amendment, permitting the 
     Secretary to have NOAA occupy and operate research facilities 
     at Lafayette, Louisiana.
       The following table reflects the distribution of the funds 
     provided in this conference agreement.

                          NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION OPERATIONS, RESEARCH AND FACILITIES, FISCAL YEAR 2001
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                                                                                                        Fiscal year--
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                                                                      2000  Enacted    2001  Request     2001  House      2001  Senate     2001  Conf.
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                       NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE
 
Navigation Services:
    Mapping and Charting...........................................          35,298           38,456           32,718           40,256           37,437
    Address Survey Backlog.........................................          18,900           18,000           18,900           22,000           20,450
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal.....................................................          54,198           56,456           51,618           62,256           57,887
    Geodesy........................................................          20,159           20,206           21,159           21,134           22,384
    Tide and Current Data..........................................          12,390           15,089           15,089           12,293           15,089
    Acquisition of Data............................................          15,546           17,246           14,546           18,246           18,246
    NOAA Corps strength increase...................................  ...............  ...............  ...............           1,000            1,000
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Total, Navigation Services.................................         102,293          108,997          102,412          114,929          114,606
                                                                    ====================================================================================
Ocean Resources Conservation and Assessment:
    Ocean Assessment Program.......................................          44,846           41,465           34,348           49,515           49,956
        GLERL......................................................  ...............           6,085   ...............           7,000   ...............
        Response and Restoration...................................          15,329           20,149           10,991           19,884           11,600
        Oceanic and Coastal Research...............................           8,470            8,500            5,410           10,500            9,500
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Subtotal--Estuarine & Coastal Assessment...............          68,645           76,199           50,749           86,899           71,056
    Coastal Ocean Program..........................................          17,200           18,232           17,087           19,432           18,287
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            Total, Ocean Resources Conservation & Assessment.......          85,845           94,431           67,836          106,331           89,343
                                                                    ====================================================================================
Ocean and Coastal Management:
    CZM Grants.....................................................          54,700          147,400           54,700           60,000           52,000
    Program Administration.........................................           4,500            6,608            4,500            4,500            4,500
    Estuarine Research Reserve System..............................           6,000           12,000            6,000           12,000            9,750
    Nonpoint Pollution Control.....................................           2,500            4,500            2,500   ...............  ...............
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Subtotal, Coastal Management...............................          67,700          170,508           67,700           76,500           66,250
    Marine Sanctuary Program.......................................          23,000           32,000           22,500           23,500           20,500
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Total, Ocean & Coastal Management..........................          90,700          202,508           90,200          100,000           86,750
                                                                    ====================================================================================
        Total, NOS.................................................         278,838          405,936          260,448          321,260          290,699
                                                                    ====================================================================================
                 NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE
 
Information Collection and Analysis:
    Resource Information...........................................         107,848          101,988          100,100          117,795          119,945
        Antarctic Research.........................................           1,234            1,200            1,200            2,000            1,500
        Chesapeake Bay Office......................................           2,390            1,500            2,390            3,000            2,500
        Right Whale Research.......................................  ...............             200   ...............  ...............  ...............
        MARFIN.....................................................           2,750            2,750            2,500            3,500            3,500
        SEAMAP.....................................................           1,200            1,200            1,200            1,200            1,400
        Alaskan Groundfish Surveys.................................             900              661              661              900              900
        Bering Sea Pollock Research................................             945              945              945              945              945
        West Coast groundfish......................................             820              780              820              780              820
        New England Stock Depletion................................           1,000            1,000            1,000            1,000            1,000

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        Hawaii Stock Management Plan...............................             500   ...............             500              500              500
        Yukon River Chinook Salmon.................................           1,200              700   ...............           1,500            1,500
        Atlantic Salmon Research...................................             710              710              710              710              710
        Gulf of Maine Groundfish Survey............................             567              567              567              567              567
        Dolphin/Yellowfin Tuna Research............................             250              250              250              250              250
        Pacific Salmon Treaty Program..............................          17,431           10,587            5,587           10,587            7,456
        Red Snapper Monitoring and Research........................  ...............  ...............  ...............           7,500            4,500
        SE Cooperative Research....................................  ...............  ...............  ...............  ...............           2,500
        Hawaiian Monk Seals........................................             750              500              500              800              800
        Steller Sea Lion Recovery Plan.............................           4,000            1,440            1,440           12,300           12,300
        Hawaiian Sea Turtles.......................................             285              248              248              300              300
        Bluefish/Striped Bass......................................           1,000   ...............           1,000   ...............           1,500
        Halibut/Sablefish..........................................           1,200            1,200            1,200            1,200            1,200
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Subtotal...............................................         146,980          128,426          122,818          167,334          166,593
                                                                    ====================================================================================
Fishery Industry Information:
    Fish Statistics................................................          13,000           18,871           13,000           21,871           17,680
    Alaska Groundfish Monitoring...................................           5,500            5,200            5,200            7,100            6,750
    PACFIN/Catch Effort Data.......................................           3,000            3,000            4,700            3,700            3,000
    AKFIN (Alaska Fishery Information Network......................           2,500   ...............  ...............           3,400            3,000
    RECFIN.........................................................           3,700            3,100            3,100            3,700            3,700
    GULF FIN Data Collection Effort................................           3,500   ...............           3,000   ...............           3,500
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Subtotal...................................................          31,200           30,171           29,000           39,771           37,630
                                                                    ====================================================================================
Information Analyses and Dissemination.............................          20,900           21,403           20,400           21,403           21,150
    Computer Hardware and Software.................................           3,500            3,500              750            3,500            3,500
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Subtotal...................................................          24,400           24,903           21,150           24,903           24,650
Acquisition of Data................................................          25,943           25,944           25,943           26,944           26,900
                                                                    ====================================================================================
        Total, Information, Collection, and Analyses...............         228,523          209,444          198,911          258,952          255,773
                                                                    ====================================================================================
Conservation and Management Operations:
    Fisheries Management Programs..................................          38,830           37,825           34,680           79,295           62,888
        Columbia River Hatcheries..................................          12,055           15,212           12,055           15,742           14,055
        Columbia River Endangered Species..........................             288              288              288              288              288
        Regional Councils..........................................          13,150           13,100           13,150           15,100           13,150
        International Fisheries Commissions........................             400              400              400              400              400
        Management of George's Bank................................             478              478              478              478              478
        Pacific Tuna Management/Pelagic Fisheries..................           2,300            1,250            1,250            3,000            2,650
        Fisheries Habitat Restoration..............................           2,000            4,000            2,000            2,000            2,000
        NE Fisheries Management....................................           6,000           11,900            6,000            3,980   ...............
        NE Consortium..............................................  ...............  ...............  ...............           5,000            5,000
        NE Cooperative.............................................  ...............          15,000           15,000           15,000           15,000
        Norton Sound Fisheries.....................................  ...............           5,000            5,000            5,000            5,000
        Coral Reefs................................................  ...............           5,000   ...............           3,000   ...............
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Subtotal, Fisheries Mgmt. Programs.....................          75,501          109,533           90,301          143,283          120,900
                                                                    ====================================================================================
        Protected Species Management...............................           6,200            8,988            6,950           11,288            9,038
        Dolphin Encirclement.......................................           3,300            3,300            3,300            3,300            3,300
        Driftnet Act Implementation................................           3,439            3,278            3,278            5,250            3,775
        Marine Mammal Protection Act...............................           7,583            7,225            7,225            8,225            8,125
        Endangered Species Act Recovery Plan.......................          43,500           55,450           42,800           47,765           55,338
        Native Marine Mammals......................................             950              700              200            1,200              950
        Observers/Training.........................................           2,650            4,500            5,700            4,925            6,475
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            SUBTOTAL...............................................          67,622           83,441           69,453           81,953           87,001
                                                                    ====================================================================================
    Habitat Conservation...........................................           9,200           11,079            9,200           11,079           10,140
    Enforcement & Surveillance.....................................          17,950           22,354           17,950           22,354           22,354
                                                                    ====================================================================================
        Total, Conservation, Management & Operations...............         170,273          226,407          186,904          258,669          240,404
                                                                    ====================================================================================
State and Industry Assistance Programs:
    Interjurisdictional Fisheries Grants...........................           2,600            2,590            2,590            2,590            2,590
    Anadromous Grants..............................................           2,100            2,100            2,100            2,100            2,100
    Interstate Fish Commissions....................................           7,750            4,000            7,750            8,750            8,000
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Subtotal...................................................          12,450            8,690           12,440           13,440           12,690
                                                                    ====================================================================================
Fisheries Development Program:
    Product Quality and Safety/Seafood Inspection..................           9,500            8,328            8,328            8,778            8,328
    Hawaiian Fisheries Development.................................             750   ...............  ...............             750              750
    Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation........................  ...............  ...............  ...............             300   ...............
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Subtotal...................................................          10,250            8,328            8,328            9,828            9,078
                                                                    ====================================================================================
        Total, State and Industry Programs.........................          22,700           17,018           20,768           23,268           21,768
                                                                    ====================================================================================
        TOTAL, NMFS................................................         421,496          452,870          406,583          540,889          517,945
                                                                    ====================================================================================
                  OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH
 
Climate and Air Quality Research:
    Interannual & Seasonal.........................................          16,900           14,986           12,900           14,986           14,943
    Climate & Global Change Research...............................          67,000           67,095           63,000           68,895           68,500
    GLOBE..........................................................           3,000            5,000   ...............  ...............           3,000
    Climate Observations & Services................................  ...............          24,000   ...............          14,000           12,250
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Subtotal...................................................          86,900          111,081           75,900           97,861           98,693
                                                                    ====================================================================================
    Long-term Climate & Air Quality Research.......................          30,000           30,525           29,409           33,025           33,019
    Information Technology/High Performance Computing..............          12,750           12,750           12,000           12,750           12,750
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Subtotal...................................................          42,750           43,275           41,409           45,775           45,769
                                                                    ====================================================================================
        Total, Climate and Air Quality Research....................         129,650          154,356          117,309          143,656          144,462
                                                                    ====================================================================================
Atmospheric Programs:
    Weather Research...............................................          37,350           37,075           35,850           38,075           37,500

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    STORM..........................................................           2,000   ...............  ...............           1,000              350
    Wind Profiler..................................................           4,350            4,350            4,350            4,350            4,350
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        Subtotal...................................................          43,700           41,425           40,200           43,425           42,200
    Solar/Geomagnetic Research.....................................           7,000            6,182            6,000            6,182            6,000
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total, Atmospheric Programs....................................          50,700           47,607           46,200           49,607           48,200
                                                                    ====================================================================================
Ocean and Great Lakes Programs:
    Marine Prediction Research.....................................          27,325           22,595           19,725           30,245           32,525
    GLERL..........................................................           6,825   ...............           7,125   ...............           7,000
    Sea Grant Program..............................................          59,250           59,250           61,250           64,750           62,250
    National Undersea Research Program.............................          13,800            5,750   ...............          17,000           15,800
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Total, Ocean and Great Lakes Programs......................         107,200           87,595           88,100          111,995          117,575
    Acquisition of Data............................................          12,952           12,952           12,952           12,952           12,952
                                                                    ====================================================================================
        Total, OAR.................................................         300,502          302,510          264,561          318,210          323,189
                                                                    ====================================================================================
                      NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
 
Operations and Research:
    Local Warnings and Forecasts...................................         480,758          508,936          506,348          505,503          462,180
    Susquehanna River Basin flood system...........................           1,125              619            1,250            1,500            1,313
    Aviation forecasts.............................................          35,596           35,596           35,596           35,596           35,596
    Advanced Hydrological Prediction System........................           1,000            1,000            1,000            1,000            1,000
    WFO Maintenance................................................           3,250            5,250            3,250            5,250            4,250
    Weather Radio Transmitters.....................................  ...............  ...............           3,000   ...............           4,308
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Subtotal...................................................         480,758          508,936          503,348          505,403          508,647
    Central Forecast Guidance......................................          37,081           38,001           37,081           38,001           37,500
    Atmospheric and Hydrological Research..........................           3,000            3,068            3,000            3,068            3,034
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Total, Operations and Research.............................         520,839          550,005          543,429          546,472          549,181
                                                                    ====================================================================================
Systems Acquisition:
    Public Warnings and Forecast Systems:
        NEXRAD.....................................................          38,836           38,802           38,802           38,802           38,802
        ASOS.......................................................           7,345            7,423            7,345            7,423            7,423
        AWIPS/NOAA Port............................................          32,150           38,642           32,150           38,642           35,396
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Total, Systems Acquisition.............................          78,331           84,867           78,297           84,867           81,621
                                                                    ====================================================================================
            Total, NWS.............................................         599,170          634,872          621,726          631,339          630,802
                                                                    ====================================================================================
    NAT'L ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE, DATA AND INFORMATION SERVICE
 
Satellite Observing Systems:
    Ocean Remote Sensing...........................................           4,000            4,000   ...............           4,000            4,000
    Environmental Observing Systems................................          53,300           53,912           50,800           56,412           53,300
    Global Disaster Information Network............................  ...............           5,500   ...............  ...............           3,000
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Total, Satellite Observing Systems.........................          57,300           63,412           50,800           60,412           60,300
                                                                    ====================================================================================
    Data and Information Services..................................          38,700           32,454           40,700           35,754           49,700
    Environmental Data Management Systems..........................          12,335           12,335           12,335           12,335           12,335
    Regional Climate Centers.......................................           2,750   ...............           2,750            3,600            2,900
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Total, EDMS................................................          53,785           44,789           55,785           51,689           64,935
                                                                    ====================================================================================
        Total, NESDIS..............................................         111,085          108,201          106,585          112,101          125,235
                                                                    ====================================================================================
                          PROGRAM SUPPORTS
 
Administration and Services:
    Executive Direction and Administration.........................          19,387           19,902           19,902           19,902           19,902
    Systems Acquisition Office.....................................             712              712              700              712              712
    NMFS Study.....................................................  ...............  ...............  ...............             750              750
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Subtotal...................................................          20,099           20,614           19,900           21,364           21,364
    Central Administrative Support.................................          31,850           33,132           31,850           33,132           33,132
    Minority Serving Institutions..................................  ...............          17,000   ...............  ...............          15,000
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Total, Administration and Services.........................          51,949           53,746           51,750           54,496           69,496
    Aircraft Services..............................................          10,760           11,009           11,000           14,309           11,809
    Rent Savings (Transferred to ATB)..............................          (4,656)  ...............          (4,656)  ...............  ...............
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Total, Program Support.....................................          58,053           64,755           58,094           68,805           81,305
                                                                    ====================================================================================
Fleet Planning and Maintenance.....................................          13,243            9,294            7,000           19,004           11,010
Facilities
    NOAA Facilities Maintenance....................................           1,809            1,941            1,800            1,941            1,870
    Environmental Compliance.......................................           2,000            3,899            2,000            3,899            2,000
    Suitland.......................................................  ...............  ...............  ...............          14,700   ...............
    Columbia River Facilities......................................           3,365   ...............           3,365            3,465            3,365
    NERRS Construction.............................................  ...............  ...............  ...............           3,000   ...............
    Boulder Facilities (GSA) Operations............................           3,850            5,350            3,850            4,000            4,000
    NARA Records Mgmt..............................................  ...............             262   ...............             262   ...............
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Total, Facilities..........................................          11,024           11,452           11,015           31,267           11,235
                                                                    ====================================================================================
Direct Obligations.................................................       1,793,411        1,989,890        1,736,012        2,042,875        1,991,420
                                                                    ====================================================================================
    Offset for Fee Collections (Adjustment)........................          (4,000)  ...............           4,000            4,000            4,000
    Reimbursable Obligations.......................................         195,767          204,400          204,400          204,400          204,400
    Offsetting Collections (data sales)............................           3,600            3,600            3,600            3,600            3,600
    Offsetting Collections (fish fees/IFQ CDQ).....................           4,000   ...............  ...............  ...............  ...............
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Subtotal, Reimbursables....................................         199,367          208,000          212,000          212,000          212,000
                                                                    ====================================================================================
        Total, Obligations.........................................       1,992,778        2,197,890        1,948,012        2,254,875        2,203,420
                                                                    ====================================================================================
Financing
    Deobligations (Prior year recoveries)..........................         (36,000)         (36,000)         (36,000)         (10,000)         (16,650)

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    Unobligated Balance transferred, net...........................  ...............  ...............  ...............  ...............  ...............
    Offsetting Collections (data sales)............................          (3,600)          (3,600)          (3,600)          (3,600)          (3,600)
    Offsetting Collections (fish fees/IFQ CDQ).....................          (4,000)  ...............          (4,000)  ...............          (4,000)
    Federal Funds..................................................        (134,927)        (147,700)        (147,700)         147,700)        (147,700)
    Non-federal Funds..............................................         (60,840)         (56,700)         (56,700)         (56,700)         (56,700)
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Subtotal, Financing........................................        (239,367)        (244,000)        (248,000)        (218,000)        (228,650)
Budget Authority...................................................       1,753,411        1,953,890        1,700,012        2,036,875        1,974,770
                                                                    ====================================================================================
Financing From:
    Promote and Develop American Fisheries.........................         (68,000)         (68,000)         (68,000)         (66,278)         (68,000)
    Coastal Zone Management Fund...................................          (4,000)          (3,200)          (4,000)          (3,200)          (3,200)
    Anticipated Offsetting Collections (fish fees).................  ...............         (20,000)  ...............  ...............  ...............
    Anticipated Offsetting Collections (navigation fees)...........  ...............         (14,000)  ...............  ...............  ...............
    Disaster Relief--Norton Sound..................................  ...............          (5,000)          (5,000)          (5,000)          (5,000)
    Disaster Relief--NE Fisheries..................................  ...............         (15,000)         (15,000)         (15,000)         (15,000)
                                                                    ====================================================================================
        Subtotal, ORF..............................................       1,310,677        1,501,890        1,240,012        1,610,875        1,883,570
                                                                    ====================================================================================
Additional Adjustments:
    Domestic Travel................................................  ...............  ...............  ...............  ...............          (4,000)
    Foreign Travel.................................................  ...............  ...............  ...............  ...............          (2,400)
    General Office Supplies........................................  ...............  ...............  ...............  ...............          (5,000)
    Non-Maritime/Non-capitalized equipment.........................  ...............  ...............  ...............  ...............          (3,000)
        Subtotal, ORF..............................................       1,681,411        1,828,690        1,608,012        1,947,397        1,869,170
                                                                    ====================================================================================
        Total, ORF.................................................       1,681,411        1,828,690        1,608,012        1,947,397        1,869,170
                                                                    ====================================================================================
             PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION
Systems Acquisition:
    CAMS...........................................................  ...............          15,823            4,500           17,823           19,823
    AWIPS..........................................................          16,000           17,300           16,000           17,300           16,300
    ASOS...........................................................           3,855            5,125            3,855            5,125            3,855
    NEXRAD.........................................................           8,280            9,580            8,280            9,580            8,280
    Computer Facilities Upgrades...................................          11,100           15,085           11,100           15,085           15,085
    Polar Spacecraft and Launching.................................         190,979          213,619          206,965          213,639          210,310
    Geostationary Spacecraft and Launching.........................         266,615          290,824          290,824          290,824          290,824
    Radiosonde Replacement.........................................           7,000            7,000            2,000            7,000            5,000
    GFDL Supercomputer.............................................           5,000            7,000            5,000            7,000            4,000
    Evansville Dopple Radar........................................  ...............           5,500            5,500   ...............           5,500
    NOAA Weather Radio Expansion/Enhancement.......................  ...............           6,244   ...............           6,244   ...............
    National Data Archive [NEDAAS].................................  ...............           4,000   ...............           4,000            2,000
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Subtotal, Systems Acquisition..............................         508,829          597,100          554,024          593,620          580,977
                                                                    ====================================================================================
Construction:
    WFO Construction...............................................           9,526            9,526            9,136            9,526            9,526
    NERRS Construction.............................................           6,750            8,000            6,000            8,000            7,500
    Botanical Gardens..............................................           1,500   ...............  ...............  ...............           3,500
    Alaska Facilities..............................................           9,750            1,000   ...............          19,000           19,000
    National Marine Life Center....................................  ...............  ...............  ...............           1,000              800
    Great Bay NERRS, NH............................................  ...............  ...............  ...............  ...............           5,000
    Kasitsna Bay Lab/Kachemak Bay..................................  ...............  ...............  ...............  ...............           5,000
    NORC Rehabilitation (Suitland).................................           3,045   ...............  ...............  ...............  ...............
    Marine Sanctuaries.............................................           3,000            3,000            3,000   ...............  ...............
    Suitland Facility..............................................           3,000   ...............  ...............  ...............          15,000
    Norman, OK.....................................................  ...............           3,000   ...............           3,000            3,000
    LaJolla Bluffs, CA.............................................  ...............           4,600   ...............           4,600   ...............
    Western Region Consolidation...................................  ...............             200   ...............             200   ...............
    Coastal Service Center Wing (SC)...............................  ...............  ...............  ...............           4,000   ...............
    Aquatic Resources..............................................  ...............  ...............  ...............  ...............           5,000
    Pribilof Island Cleanup (AK)...................................  ...............  ...............  ...............           7,000            6,000
    Folly Beach Seabrook Tract (SC)................................  ...............  ...............  ...............           2,000            2,000
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Subtotal, Construction.....................................          36,571           29,326           18,136           57,326           81,326
                                                                    ====================================================================================
    Fleet Replacement..............................................  ...............  ...............  ...............  ...............  ...............
    Fishery Research Vessel Placement..............................          51,567            8,300   ...............           8,300            8,300
        Adventurous Refurbishment..................................  ...............           8,000   ...............           8,000            8,000
        Fairweather Refurbishment..................................  ...............  ...............  ...............  ...............           6,800
        Naval Surplus vessels for coastal research (YTT)...........  ...............  ...............  ...............  ...............           5,000
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Subtotal, Fleet Replacement............................          51,567           16,300   ...............          16,300           28,100
        Deobligations (PAC)........................................          (7,400)          (7,504)          (8,704)          (7,504)          (7,504)
                                                                    ====================================================================================
    Offset from House floor action.................................
            Total, PAC.............................................         589,567          635,222          563,456          659,742          682,899
                                                                    ====================================================================================
Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery......................................          58,000          160,000           58,000           58,000           74,000
    Coastal Impact Assistance Fund.................................  ...............         100,000   ...............  ...............  ...............
    Fisheries Assistance Fund......................................  ...............          10,000   ...............  ...............  ...............
Fisherman's Contingency............................................             953              951              951              953              952
Foreign Fish Observer Fund.........................................             189              191              189              191              191
Fisheries Finance Program..........................................             338            6,628              238              338              288
    (Individual Fisheries Quota)...................................            (100)            (100)  ...............  ...............  ...............
                                                                    ====================================================================================
        Total, NOAA................................................       2,330,458        2,741,682        2,230,846        2,666,621        2,627,500
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       The following narrative provides additional information 
     related to certain items included in the preceding table.


                         national ocean service

       The conferees have provided a total of $290,699,000 under 
     this account for the activities of the National Ocean 
     Service, instead of $260,448,000 as recommended in the House 
     bill and $321,26,000 as proposed in the Senate-reported 
     amendment.
       Mapping and Charting.--The conference agreement provides 
     $37,437,000 for NOAA's mapping and charting programs, 
     reflecting continued commitment to the navigation safety 
     programs of the NOS and concerns about the ability of the NOS 
     of continue to meet its mission requirements over the long 
     term. Within the total funding provided under Mapping and 
     Charting, the conference agreement includes $2,580,000 for 
     the joint hydrographic center established in fiscal year 
     1999, one-time funding of $300,000 for the Seacoast Science 
     Center, and $1,500,000 for shoreline mapping as requested in 
     the budget.

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       The conference agreement also includes $20,450,000 within 
     the line item Address Survey Backlog/Contracts exclusively 
     for contracting with the private sector for data acquisition 
     needs. This is $2,450,000 above the request and is intended 
     to increase efforts to address the backlog through contract 
     support.
       Geodesy.--The conference agreement provides $22,384,000 for 
     geodesy programs, including $19,634,000 for the base program; 
     not less than $500,000 for the South Carolina Geodetic Survey 
     as referenced in the Senate report; not less than $1,000,000 
     for the implementation of the National Height Modernization 
     (NHM) system in North Carolina; not less than $1,000,000 for 
     the California Spatial Reference Center; and not less than 
     $250,000 for the National Geodetic Survey to implement the 
     NHM study.
       Tide and Current Data.--The conference agreement includes 
     $15,089,000 for this activity, including $12,293,000 for the 
     base program and $2,796,000 for the continued implementation 
     of the Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System (PORTS) 
     program, as referenced in the House report.
       The conference agreement includes $2,000,000 above the 
     request for data acquisition and for building NOAA corps 
     officer strength and for additional days at sea.
       Ocean Assessment Program.--The conference agreement 
     includes $49,956,000 for the activity, including the 
     following: $12,658,000 for the base program; $5,800,000 to 
     continue the Cooperative Institute for Coastal and Estuarine 
     Environmental Technology; $900,000 for the South Florida 
     ecosystem restoration program; $2,000,000 to support coral 
     reef studies in the Pacific and Southeast, of which 
     $1,000,000 is for Hawaiian coral reef monitoring, $500,000 is 
     for reef monitoring in Florida, and $500,000 is for reef 
     monitoring in Puerto Rico through the Department of Natural 
     Resource; $4,425,000 for pfisteria and other harmful algal 
     bloom research and monitoring, of which $500,000 is for a 
     pilot project to preemptively address emerging problems prior 
     to the occurrence of harmful blooms, to be carried out by the 
     South Carolina Department of Marine Resources: $2,500,000 for 
     the JASON project; and $2,923,000 for the NOAA Beaufort/
     Oxford Laboratory. In addition, the conference agreement 
     includes $18,750,000 for the Coastal Services Center, 
     including funds for initiation of a collaborative program in 
     Hawaii for the U.S. Pacific Basin, consistent with activities 
     identified in the fiscal year 2000 conference report, and 
     funding for planning and design for additional space at the 
     Coastal Services Center.
       Office of Response and Restoration.--The conference 
     agreement includes $11,600,000 for the activity, including; 
     $2,674,000 for the Estuarine and Coastal Assessment program, 
     $5,210,000 for the Damage Assessment program, $1,000,000 in 
     accordance with the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, and $2,716,000 
     for a new base program to provide greater flexibility for 
     program managers to address response and restoration 
     functions. No funding is provided for coral restoration.
       Oceanic and Coastal Research.--The conference agreement 
     includes $9,500,000 for this activity, which includes 
     $6,970,000 for base, $1,250,000 for fish forensics and 
     enforcement, and $1,280,000 for the Marine Environmental 
     Health Research Laboratory (MEHRL). The conference agreement 
     includes language as proposed in the Senate report regarding 
     national overhead costs associated with managing the missions 
     and operations of the research facilities funded in the 
     Oceanic and Coastal Research activity and the National Ocean 
     Service is directed to transfer budget and management 
     operations for the MEHRL and the Charleston Lab to the 
     Coastal Services Center.
       The conference agreement does not include the proposed 
     transfer of the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory 
     (GLERL) from Oceanic and Atmospheric Research to NOS, as 
     proposed in the Senate report.
       Coastal Ocean Program (COP).--The conference agreement 
     provides $18,287,000 for the Coastal Ocean Program, of which 
     $5,287,000 is provided for research related to hypoxia, 
     pfistereia, and other harmful algal blooms, including the 
     ``dead-zone'' in the Gulf of Mexico, as referenced in the 
     House report. The managers of COP are directed to follow the 
     direction included in the Senate report concerning research 
     on small high-salinity estuaries and the land use-coastal 
     ecosystem study. The conference agreement also assumes 
     continued funding at the current level for restoration of the 
     South Florida ecosystem.
       Coastal Zone Management.--The conference agreement includes 
     $66,250,000 for this activity, of which $52,000,000 is for 
     grants under sections 306, 306A, and 309 of the Coastal Zone 
     Management Act (CZMA), and $4,500,000 is for program 
     administration. NOAA is directed to prepare an assessment of 
     the National impact of this program and submit such 
     assessment to the Committees on Appropriations no later than 
     March 15, 2001. The conference agreement does not include 
     funding for the Non-Point Pollution program authorized under 
     section 6217 of the CZMA. The conference agreement also 
     includes $9,750,000 for the National Estuarine Research 
     Reserve System (NERRS) operations and maintenance program, an 
     increase of $3,750,000 above the current year level.
       Marine Sanctuary Program.--The conference agreement 
     includes $20,500,000 for the National Marine Sanctuary 
     Program. Of this amount, $500,000 is provided to support the 
     activities of the Northwest Straits Citizens Advisory 
     Commission as outlined in the House and Senate reports.


                   national marine fisheries service

       The conference agreement includes a total of $517,945,000 
     for the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), instead of 
     $406,583,000, as recommended in the House bill and 
     $540,889,000, as recommended in the Senate report.
       In addition, the conference agreement includes $4,000,000 
     to be collected under the Magnuson-Stevens Act to support the 
     Community and Individual Fishery Quota Program.
       Resource Information.--The conference agreement provides 
     $119,945,000 for fisheries resource information. Within the 
     funds provided for resource information, $88,145,000 is 
     provided for the base programs. The conference agreement 
     includes $4,250,000 for west coast ground fish. NMFS is 
     directed to distribute this funding to appropriate labs based 
     on the current year distribution, and no labs should receive 
     less than current year funding. Funding above the amounts for 
     the base program is as follows: $1,700,000 is to expand stock 
     assessments; $850,000 is for MARMAP; $2,500,000 is for the 
     Gulf of Mexico consortium; and $200,000 is for the Atlantic 
     Herring and Mackerel initiative. In addition, NMFS is 
     expected to continue to provide onsite technical assistance 
     to the National Warmwater Aquaculture Research Center and 
     provide $250,000 from base resources for the harvest 
     technology unit under this direction included in the Senate 
     report. In addition, $500,000 is provided for the Hawaiian 
     Community Development Program and fishery demonstration 
     projects for native fisheries, as referenced in the Senate 
     report.
       In addition, within the total funds provided for resource 
     information, the conference agreement includes: $6,500,000 
     for the Gulf of Alaska for continued implementation of the 
     Magnuson-Stevens Act, as referenced in the Senate report; 
     $1,000,000 for research on Alaska near shore fisheries, to be 
     distributed as in the current year; $850,000 for the 
     Chesapeake Bay oyster recovery partnership; $3,000,000 for 
     research on the Charleston bump; $300,000 for research on 
     shrimp pathogens; $150,000 for lobster sampling; $600,000, 
     for bluefin tuna tagging initiative for the New England 
     Aquarium; $300,000 for Chinook Salmon research in the NMFS 
     Auke Bay laboratory; $750,000 for Magnuson-Stevens Act 
     implementation; $200,000 for the Northeast Fisheries Science 
     Center for the Cooperative Marine Education and Research 
     Program, under the direction in the Senate report; $300,000 
     for research on Southeastern sea turtles; $200,000 for the 
     Kotzebue Sound test fishery for king crab and sea snail; 
     $1,000,000 for the State of Alaska for the Bering Sea crab; 
     $350,000 for the South Carolina Department of Natural 
     Resources Biological Identification Program; and $1,000,000 
     for the Tri-Coastal Marine Stock Assessment. In addition, 
     within the amounts provided for Resource Information, 
     $8,000,000 is included to continue the aquatic resources 
     environmental initiative. NOAA is directed to continue 
     working with the Xiphophorus Genetic Stock Center to improve 
     the understanding of fish genetics and evolution.
       NMFS is directed to continue collaborative research with 
     the Center for Shark Research and other qualified 
     institutions to provide the information necessary for 
     effective management of the highly migratory shark fishery 
     and conservation of shark fishery resources.
       Funding for the Chesapeake Bay Multi-Species Management 
     Strategy has been moved to the Chesapeake Bay Office line, 
     for a total of $2,500,000 for the office, of which $500,000 
     is for multi-species management, including blue crabs.
       Under the MARFIN line, $3,250,000 is provided for base 
     activities, including $750,000 for activities relating to red 
     snapper research, and $250,000 is provided for Northeast 
     activities.
       Funding for right whale research and recovery activities is 
     provided under the Endangered Species line. Under the Yukon 
     River Chinook Salmon line, $1,000,000 is provided for base 
     activities, and $500,000 is provided for the Yukon River 
     Drainage Fisheries Association. Under the Pacific Salmon 
     Treaty Program, $5,587,000 is provided for base activities, 
     $1,844,000 is provided for the Chinook Salmon Agreement, and 
     funding is provided for the North Pacific Research Board, as 
     referenced in the Senate report. The conference agreement 
     includes $12,300,000 for Steller sea lion recovery, to be 
     allocated according to the direction in the Senate report. 
     Senate language regarding the Administration's reduction of 
     funding for Steller sea lion recovery is included by 
     reference.
       Senate language regarding computer hardware and software 
     funding is included by reference.
       Funding for bluefish/striped bass has been provided as 
     follows: $450,000 for the NMFS base research program, 
     $800,000 for the Cooperative Marine Education and Research 
     Program in New Jersey, and $250,000 for other existing 
     bluefish/striped bass research.

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       Funding of $2,500,000 is provided for a cooperative 
     research program to address the lack of sufficient funding 
     for research for the southeast.
       Fishery Industry Information.--The conference agreement 
     provides $37,630,000 for this activity. Within the $6,750,000 
     provided for Alaska groundfish monitoring, the conference 
     agreement includes $3,125,000 for the base program, of which 
     $1,600,000 is to implement requirements of the American 
     Fisheries Act and the crab and scallop fisheries management 
     plans; $1,000,000 for a winter pollock survey in Alaska; and 
     current year levels for NMFS rockfish research, crab 
     management, and external rockfish research. In addition, the 
     conference agreement provides $175,000 for the Gulf of Alaska 
     Coastal Communities Coalition, $300,000 for the NMFS Alaska 
     region infield monitoring program, and $150,000 for the 
     Bering Sea Fisherman's Association CDQ.
       Within the funds provided for fish statistics, the 
     conference agreement provides $13,180,000 for the base 
     program, $1,000,000 for the National Standard 8 program, 
     $2,000,000 for research and data collection on fishing 
     communities and economics; and $1,500,000 for the Atlantic 
     States Marine Fishery Commission as referenced by the Senate 
     report. Of the $3,700,000 for recreational fishery harvest 
     monitoring, $500,000 is for the annual collection of data on 
     marine recreational fishing, with the balance to be expended 
     in accordance with the direction included in the Senate 
     report. Funds are also appropriated under the Fish Industry 
     Information activity for the Pacific Fisheries Information 
     Network, including Hawaii, and the Alaska Fisheries 
     Information Network as two separate lines, in accordance with 
     the direction included in the Senate report. In addition, of 
     the funding, $3,500,000 is provided for the Gulf of Mexico 
     Fisheries Information Network.
       Under the Acquisition of Data line, within the total of 
     $26,900,000, $957,000 is provided for additional days at sea 
     for data acquisition.
       Fisheries Management Programs.--The conference agreement 
     includes $62,888,000 for this activity. Within this amount, 
     $29,288,000 is provided for base activities, and $4,000,000 
     is for NMFS facilities maintenance. In addition, $21,000,000 
     is included to provide increases for data collection on 
     fishery management programs, including $8,000,000 to respond 
     to lawsuits under the National Environment Policy Act (NEPA), 
     $3,000,000 for research regarding Hawaiian sea turtles 
     related lawsuits, and $10,000,000 for research regarding the 
     Alaska Steller sea lion and pollock lawsuit. The requested 
     levels for the Atlantic Salmon Recovery Plan, the State of 
     Maine Recovery Plan, and Rancho Nuevo sea turtles are 
     included. Funding is included for continuation of the Bronx 
     River recovery and restoration project as referenced in the 
     House report; $300,000 for the Connecticut River Partnership; 
     and $150,000 for Chinook Salmon management; and $6,700,000 is 
     for American Fisheries Act Implementation, including $500,000 
     each for the North Pacific Fishery Management Council and the 
     State of Alaska.
       The conference agreement appropriates a total of 
     $14,055,000 for NMFS support of the Columbia River hatcheries 
     program. NMFS is expected to support base hatchery operations 
     at a level of $11,400,000, $600,000 is for fall chinook 
     rearing, $1,700,000 is provided for monitoring and evaluation 
     efforts, and $300,000 is for conservation marking as 
     referenced in the Senate report.
       Under the Pacific Tuna Management line, $400,000 is for 
     swordfish research as referenced in the Senate report and the 
     balance is for JIMAR.
       For New England Fisheries Management, $5,000,000 is 
     provided as proposed in the Senate-reported amendment. The 
     conference agreement also includes a transfer of $15,000,000 
     from USDA (P.L. 106-78) for NE cooperative fisheries.
       Protected Species Management.--Within the funds provided 
     for protected species management, $750,000 is for 
     continuation of a study on the impacts of California sea 
     lions and harbor seals on salmonids and the West Coast 
     ecosystem, $1,500,000 is provided for the State of Maine 
     salmon recovery, and $750,000 is for bottle-nosed dolphins.
       Driftnet Act Implementation.--Within the funds provided for 
     Driftnet Act Implementation, $150,000 is for Pacific Rim 
     Fisheries Program, $200,000 is for Washington and Alaska 
     participation, and $250,000 is for Russian EEZ observers.
       Marine Mammal Protection Act.--Within funds provided, 
     $900,000 is for harbor seal research in Alaska.
       Endangered Species Recovery Plans.--A total of $55,338,000 
     is provided for this activity. Of these amounts, $1,500,000 
     is for technical support to the State of Washington, $850,000 
     is for Alaskan Steller sea lion recovery, $2,700,000 is for 
     other species, $3,338,000 is for sea turtles, $36,450,000 is 
     for the Pacific salmon recovery initiative, $3,500,000 is for 
     marine mammals, $2,000,000 for Atlantic Salmon recovery, and 
     $5,000,000 is for right whales. Within the amount provided 
     for right whales, NMFS is directed to make tagging whales a 
     priority. NMFS is directed to make $2,900,000 available to 
     the Northeast Consortium to administer a competitive grants 
     program, open to all Atlantic coastal States, using an 
     independent review panel of experts and scientists in the 
     field, to fund research on whale-friendly fishing gear and 
     operations, surveys and studies to reduce potential conflicts 
     between right whales and local industries, and other research 
     including tagging, acoustic studies, habitat research and 
     hydrodynamic modeling studies. Of the funding provided, 
     $2,100,000 is to help meet its responsibilities for the 
     implementation of programs, research, and enforcement 
     activities for the recovery of the right whale, including the 
     use of aerial surveys, of which no more than 30 percent can 
     be used for salaries. Due to the Department of Commerce's 
     delay in providing a spending plan and allocating right whale 
     funds in fiscal year 2000, NMFS is directed to provide the 
     Committees on Appropriations no later than January 30, 2001, 
     with a spending plan for fiscal year 2001. In addition, the 
     Committee expects NMFS to develop and submit by July 31, 
     2001, a five-year research and management plan to facilitate 
     right whale recovery.
       Native Marine Mammal Commissions.--The conference agreement 
     recommends that funding be distributed at current year 
     levels.
       Observers and Training.--The conference agreement 
     distributes funding as follows: (1) $425,000 for the North 
     Pacific fishery observer training program; (2) $1,875,000 for 
     North Pacific marine resources observers; (3) $350,000 for 
     east coast observers; (4) $2,275,000 for west cost observers; 
     (5) $1,200,000 for Hawaii; and (6) $350,000 for Atlantic 
     observers. NMFS is directed to submit a spending plan prior 
     to allocation of funding. Senate language regarding 
     enforcement and surveillance is adopted by reference.
       Interstate Fish Commissions.--The conference agreement 
     includes $8,000,000 for this activity, of which $750,000 is 
     to be equally divided among the three commissions, and 
     $7,250,000 is for implementation of the Atlantic Coastal 
     Fisheries Cooperative Management Act.
       Other.--In addition, within the funds available for the 
     Saltonstall-Kennedy grants program, NMFS is directed to 
     provide to the Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation 
     funding to be used in accordance with the direction included 
     in the Senate report, and to provide funds pursuant to the 
     direction included in the House report to support ongoing 
     efforts related to Vibrio vulnificus. Senate report regarding 
     the Hawaiian fisheries development program and the Oceanic 
     Institute is adopted by reference.


                    oceanic and atmospheric research

       The conference agreement includes a total of $323,189,000 
     for Oceanic and Atmospheric Research activities, instead of 
     $264,561,000 as recommended in the House bill and 
     $318,210,000 as recommended in the Senate-reported amendment.
       Inerannual and Seasonal Climate Research.--The conference 
     agreement includes $14,943,000 for interannual and seasonal 
     climate research, of which $2,000,000 is for the Institute 
     for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space.
       Climate and Global Change Research.--The conference 
     agreement includes $68,500,000 for the Climate and Global 
     Change research program, of which $750,000 is above base 
     resources for the International Research Institute for 
     Climate Prediction to restore it to the fiscal year 2000 
     appropriated level of funding. Of the amounts provided, 
     $1,000,000 is for the variability beyond ENSO activity, 
     $1,000,000 is the climate forming agents activity, and 
     $2,000,000 is for refinement of climate models.
       Climate Observations & Services.--The conference agreement 
     includes $1,000,000 for climate data and information; 
     $2,000,000 for baseline observations; $5,000,000 for ocean 
     observations; $3,000,000 for the climate reference network; 
     and $1,250,000 for an ice research program at the Thayer 
     School of Engineering.
       Long-Term Climate and Air Quality Research.--The conference 
     agreement provides $33,019,000 for this activity. Funding is 
     distributed as follows: $27,850,000 for base; $500,000 for 
     the California study; and $4,669,000 for the Health of the 
     Atmosphere initiative.
       Atmosphere Programs.--The conference agreement provides 
     $37,500,000 for this activity. Of this amount, $1,000,000 is 
     provided for research related to wind-profile data in 
     accordance with the direction provided in the Senate report. 
     In addition, $1,500,000 is provided for the U.S. Weather 
     Research Program for hurricane-related research.
       STORM.--The conference agreement includes $350,000 for the 
     Science Center for Teaching, Outreach and Research on 
     Meteorology for the collection and analysis of weather data 
     in the Midwest.
       Marine Prediction Research.--The conference agreement 
     includes $32,525,000 for marine prediction research. Within 
     this amount, the following is provided: $9,825,000 for the 
     base program; $1,650,000 for Arctic research; $2,400,000 for 
     the Open Ocean Aquaculture program; $3,300,000 for tsunami 
     mitigation, of which $1,000,000 is for TWEAK; $150,000 for a 
     Lake Champlain Study; $2,100,000 for the VENTS program; 
     $4,300,000 for continuation of the initiative on aquatic 
     ecosystems, including $300,000 for a nitrogen study; 
     $1,650,000 for implementation of the National Invasive 
     Species Act, of which $850,000 is for the Chesapeake Bay 
     ballast water demonstration; $100,000 for the Lake

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     Champlain Canal Barrier Demonstration, as referenced in 
     Senate report; $500,000 for additional resources to support 
     Hypoxia research; $2,600,000 for mariculture research; and 
     $450,000 for the Pacific tropical fish program to be 
     administered by HIEDA. The conference agreement includes 
     $2,000,000 for the ocean exploration initiative, as 
     referenced in Senate report; $500,000 for the International 
     Pacific Research Center at the University of Hawaii, and 
     $1,000,000 for the SE Atlantic Marine monitoring and 
     prediction center at the University of North Carolina, as 
     referenced in the Senate report.
       GLERL.--Within the $7,000,000 provided for the Great Lakes 
     Environmental Research Laboratory, the conference agreement 
     assumes continued support for the Great Lakes nearshore and 
     zebra mussel research programs at current levels.
       Sea Grant.--The conference agreement includes $62,250,000 
     for the National Sea Grant program, of which $56,250,000 is 
     for the base program. Sea Grant is directed to fund the 
     oyster disease research program at $2,000,000, an increase of 
     $500,000, and to maintain current levels for the zebra mussel 
     research program and the Gulf of Mexico oyster program. The 
     Sea Grant program is directed to develop a research plan to 
     address the causes of harmful algal blooms and a monitoring 
     and prevention program and submit to the Committees on 
     Appropriations by June 30, 2001.
       National Undersea Research Program (NURP).--The conference 
     agreement includes $15,800,000 for the National Undersea 
     Research Program (NURP). The Senate report included 
     $17,800,000 for this program; the House did not include 
     funding for this program. Of the amount provided, $6,900,000 
     is for research conducted through the east coast NURP centers 
     and $6,900,000 is for the west coast NURP centers, including 
     Hawaiian and Pacific center and the west coast and polar 
     regions center. The conferees expect level funding will be 
     available for Aquarius, ALVIN, and program administration. Of 
     the amount provided, $2,000,000 is for the National Center 
     for Natural Products.


                        national weather service

       The conference agreement includes a total of $630,802,000 
     for the National Weather Service (NWS), instead of 
     $621,726,000 as proposed in the House bill, and $631,339,000 
     as proposed in the Senate-reported amendment.
       Local Warnings and Forecasts.--The conference agreement 
     includes $462,180,000 for this activity, including 
     $452,280,000 for base, $4,790,000 for mitigation activities, 
     and $400,000 for the Cooperative Observers Network. The NWS 
     is directed to submit a spending plan to the Committees on 
     Appropriations for the Cooperative Observers Network. Within 
     the total amount provided for Local Warnings and Forecasts, 
     $270,000 is for the North Dakota Agricultural Weather 
     Network, $590,000 is for the University of Utah for support 
     to the Winter Olympics; and $500,000 is for the Mount 
     Washington Observatory, as directed in Senate report. The NWS 
     is directed to follow direction in the Senate report relating 
     to ``the 1995 Secretary's Report to Congress on the Adequacy 
     of NEXRAD Coverage and Degradation of Weather Services'', and 
     to make appropriate arrangements for Erie, PA and Williston, 
     ND. Of the funds provided for Local Warnings and Forecasts, 
     $3,350,000 is provided for data buoys, of which $1,700,000 is 
     for Alaska.
       Weather Radio Transmitters.--Of the amount provided, 
     $2,323,000 is provided for base; $500,000 is for the sate of 
     Illinois, to complete state-wide implementation; $77,000 is 
     for a transmitter in Mason County, Kentucky; $100,000 is for 
     Melba, Mississippi transmitters; $100,000 is for Barrow, 
     Alaska; $125,000 is for New Hampshire; $855,000 is for 
     Kentucky, including Elizabethtown; $150,000 is for South 
     Dakota; and $78,000 is for a transmitter in Steuben County, 
     Indiana.


     national environmental satellite, data and information service

       The conference agreement includes $125,235,000 for NOAA's 
     satellite and data management programs. In addition, the 
     conference agreement includes $580,977,000 under the NOAA PAC 
     account for satellite systems acquisition and related 
     activities.
       Satellite Observing Systems.--The conferees have included 
     $60,300,000 for this activity, an increase of $3,000,000 for 
     the Global Disaster Information Network (GDIN). Funding for 
     other services is consistent with current year levels. 
     Funding for the wind demonstration project is to be provided 
     in accordance with the direction in the Senate report.
       Environmental Data Management.--The conference agreement 
     includes: $64,935,000 for EDMS activities. For EDMS base 
     activities, the conference agreement includes $25,000,000. No 
     funds are included to continue weather record rescue and 
     preservation activities or the environmental data rescue 
     program. The conference agreement includes $500,000 for the 
     Cooperative Observers Network modernization. In addition, 
     $6,000,000 is included for the Coastal Ocean Data Development 
     Center and $2,500,000 for the Center for Spatial Data 
     Research at Jackson State University. The conference 
     agreement provides $15,700,000 to continue the multi-year 
     program of climate database modernization and utilization, as 
     referenced in the House report. The conference agreement 
     includes $2,900,000 for the Regional Climate Centers.


                            program support

       The conference agreement provides $81,305,000 for NOAA 
     program support, instead of $58,094,000 as provided in the 
     House report, and $68,805,000, as provided in the Senate-
     reported amendment. Included in this total is $11,809,000 for 
     Aircraft Services, including an increase to base of $800,000 
     for increased fuel costs. Included in the amount provided, 
     $15,000,000 is for the new educational program with Minority 
     Serving Institutions. Under Departmental Management, the 
     Commerce Department is directed to submit reports on the 
     Commerce Administrative Management System (CAMS) 
     implementation, as referenced in the Senate report.
       The conference agreement includes $750,000 to fund a study 
     to review the ability of NMFS to adequately meet its legal 
     missions and requirements. NOAA is expected to have the 
     review headed by an individual from outside the agency who is 
     familiar with oceans and fishery management issues. The 
     individual selected must seek the assistance of the National 
     Academy of Sciences and the American Society of Public 
     Administration in conducting a top to bottom review of NMFS 
     programs, budgetary requirements, management, and constituent 
     relations. This review must be completed within one year. 
     NOAA is expected to give regular progress reports to the 
     Committees on Appropriations prior to submitting the final 
     written report outlining the findings and recommendations for 
     the future.


                     fleet planning and maintenance

       The conference agreement includes $11,010,000 for this 
     activity, instead of $7,000,000 in the House report, and 
     $19,004,000 in the Senate-reported amendment. The amount 
     provided includes $9,294,000 for base and $1,716,000 for 
     additional days at sea and general maintenance.


                               facilities

       The conference agreement includes $11,235,000 for 
     facilities maintenance, lease costs, and environmental 
     compliance, instead of $11,015,000 as proposed in the House 
     report, and $31,267,000 as recommended in the Senate report. 
     The Department of Commerce is directed to continue working 
     with the General Services Administration (GSA) to address the 
     39 percent increase in GSA rental charges for the Boulder 
     facility, as referenced in the Senate report language.


               procurement, acquisition and construction

                     (including transfers of funds)

       The conference agreement includes a total of $682,899,000 
     in direct appropriations for the Procurement, Acquisition and 
     Construction account, and assumes $7,504,000 in deobligations 
     from this account. The following distribution reflects the 
     fiscal year 2001 funding provided for activities within this 
     account:

Systems Acquisition:
  CAMS......................................................$19,823,000
  ASOS........................................................3,855,000
  NEXRAD......................................................8,280,000
  Computer Facilities Upgrade................................15,085,000
  Evansville Doppler..........................................5,500,000
  Polar Spacecraft and Launching............................210,310,000
  Geostationary Spacecraft and Launching....................290,824,000
  Radiosonde Replacement......................................5,000,000
  AWIPS......................................................16,300,000
  National Data Archives......................................2,000,000
  GFDL Supercomputer..........................................4,000,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Subtotal, Systems Acquisition...........................580,977,000
                                                       ================

Construction:
  WFO Construction............................................9,526,000
  NERRS Construction..........................................7,500,000
  N.Y. Botanical Garden.......................................3,500,000
  Alaska Facilities..........................................19,000,000
  National Marine Life Center...................................800,000
  Norman, Oklahoma............................................3,000,000
  Aquatic Resources...........................................5,000,000
  Pribilof Cleanup............................................6,000,000
  Folley Beach Tract..........................................2,000,000
  Suitland Facility..........................................15,000,000
  Kasitsna Bay Lab/Kachemak Bay...............................5,000,000
  Great Bay...................................................5,000,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Subtotal, Construction...................................81,326,000
                                                       ================

Fleet Replacement:
  Fishery Research Vessel Replacement.........................8,300,000
  ADVENTUROUS Refurbishment...................................8,000,000
  FAIRWEATHER Refurbishment...................................6,800,000
  Navy Surplus Coastal Research Vessel........................5,000,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Subtotal, Fleet Replacement..............................28,100,000

       Systems Acquisition.--Of the funding provided for Polar 
     Spacecraft and Launching, $73,325,000 is for Polar 
     Convergence. A total of $290,824,000 for the Geostationary 
     Spacecraft and Launching line is provided as requested in the 
     budget.
       Construction.--The funds appropriated for National 
     Estuarine Research Reserve construction are to be distributed 
     as follows: $7,000,000 is for overall NERRS requirements,

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     and $500,000 is for the Jacques Cousteau NERRS. The funds 
     appropriated for Alaska facilities are to be distributed as 
     follows: $15,000,000 is for the Juneau Lab, and $4,000,000 is 
     for the SeaLife Center. The conference agreement includes 
     $3,000,000 for architecture and engineering of a building for 
     the University of Oklahoma. The conference agreement assumes 
     that funding for NOAA's occupancy of the proposed building 
     will be based on an operating lease arrangement once the 
     building has been constructed by the University of Oklahoma 
     and is ready for NOAA occupancy.
       In addition, the conference agreement includes $15,000,000 
     for NOAA's Suitland, Maryland facility. Funding is provided 
     to cover those costs in addition to the basic building costs 
     provided by the GSA. Bill language is included to prohibit 
     the Department of Commerce from paying the traditional GSA 
     building requirements for the Suitland facility.
       Fleet Replacement.--The conference agreement includes 
     funding for the refurbishment of the Fairweather in Alaska 
     and the Navy Surplus YTT vessel, other than baseline 
     operations, in South Carolina.


                      coastal and ocean activities

       In addition to the funds provided to the National Oceanic 
     and Atmospheric Administration in the above table and 
     narrative, the conference agreement includes an additional 
     $420,000,000 for special purposes. Of this amount, 
     $150,000,000 is for coastal impact assistance as authorized 
     by section 31 of the Outer Continental Shelf Act for fiscal 
     year 2001 only and does not alter the underlying 
     authorization; $135,000,000 is for ocean, coastal and 
     conservation programs, and $135,000,000 is for National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration programs. Of the funds 
     provided for ocean, coastal and conservation programs, 
     $10,000,000 is provided for implementation of Sate nonpoint 
     pollution control plans pursuant to section 6217 of the 
     Coastal Zone Act, as amended, other than non-contiguous 
     States except Hawaii; $30,000,000 is for competitive grants 
     for coastal communities in the Great Lakes region; 
     $14,000,000 is for the University of New Hampshire marine 
     facilities program; $1,000,000 is for the Sea Coast Science 
     Center; $3,000,000 is for the Great Bay Partnership; 
     $1,000,000 is for the New Hampshire Department of 
     Environmental Services Marsh Restoration initiative; 
     $1,000,000 is for the Mississippi Laboratories at Pascagoula, 
     $8,000,000 is for the ACE Basin NERRS Research Center 
     construction, $2,500,000 is for Winyah Bay land acquisition, 
     $2,000,000 is for ACE Basin Land Acquisition, $10,000,000 is 
     for the Sealife Center, $4,000,000 is for Kachameck Bay NERRS 
     research center construction; $1,000,000 is for the Raritan, 
     N.J. NERRS land acquisition; $10,000,000 is for DuPage River 
     restoration; $1,000,000 if for Detroit River restoration, 
     $500,000 is for lower Rouge River restoration; $8,500,000 is 
     for Bronx River restoration and land acquisition; $16,000,000 
     is for a grant for Eastern Kentucky Pride, Inc., of which 
     $11,000,000 is for design and construction of facilities for 
     water protection and related environmental infrastructure, 
     and $5,000,000 is for the aquatic resources environmental 
     initiative; $3,000,000 is for a grant to the Louisiana 
     Department of Natural Resources for brown marsh research, 
     mitigation and nutria control; $2,000,000 is for land 
     acquisition in southern Orange County, California for 
     conservation of coastal sage scrub and riparian habitats; 
     $3,000,000 is for planning, renovation and construction of 
     facilities for a new national estuarine research reserve in 
     San Francisco, California; $2,000,000 is for a grant to the 
     National Fish and Wildlife Foundation for species management 
     and esturaine habitat conservation; and $1,500,000 is for a 
     grant to the Pinellas County Environmental Foundation for the 
     Tampa Bay watershed. Of the funds provided for the National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration programs, $5,000,000 
     is for National Estuarine Research Reserve operations, 
     $12,000,000 is for Marine Sanctuary operations, $8,500,000 
     for Coastal Zone Management, $1,500,000 for CZMA Program 
     Administration, $4,000,000 is for marine mammal strandings, 
     $14,000,000 is for the National Ocean Service's protection of 
     coral reefs program, $11,000,000 is for the National Marine 
     Fisheries Service's Coral reefs program, $36,000,000 is for 
     additional amounts for the purpose of the Pacific Coastal 
     Salmon Recovery account, $6,000,000 is for fisheries habitat 
     restoration, $15,000,000 is for NOAA's Cooperative 
     Enforcement initiative, $3,000,000 is for Atlantic coast 
     observers, $3,000,000 is for Cooperative Research, $3,000,000 
     is for Red Snapper research, $3,000,000 is for Aquaculture, 
     $5,000,000 is for Harmful Algal Bloom research, $2,000,000 is 
     for the Ocean Exploration initiative, and $3,000,000 is for 
     Marine Sanctuary construction. The amounts provided under 
     this heading for certain activities for ocean, coastal and 
     waterway conservation programs are in addition to amounts 
     provided elsewhere in this bill.
       Of the $135,000,000 provided for NOAA programs, NOAA is 
     directed to develop and submit to the Committees on 
     Appropriations an implementation plan for the additional 
     funding initiatives by February 28, 2001.
       Great Lakes Coastal Restoration Grants.--The conference 
     agreement includes a new appropriation of $30,000,000 for 
     matching grants to be awarded competitively to state and 
     local governments to undertake coastal and water quality 
     restoration projects in the Great Lakes region. Proposals 
     funded under this program should be consistent with a Great 
     Lakes State's approved coastal management program under 
     section 306 of the Coastal Zone Management Act. Restoration 
     projects eligible for funding would include contaminated site 
     cleanup, stormwater controls, wetland restoration, 
     acquisition of greenways and buffers, and other projects 
     designed to control polluted runoff and protect and restore 
     coastal resources. NOAA is directed to develop and submit to 
     the Committees on Appropriations an implementation plan for 
     this initiative no later than January 15, 2001.


                    pacific salmon coastal recovery

       In fiscal year 2000, funding for the Southern Fund was 
     provided under the NOAA, ORF account heading. The conference 
     agreement includes funding for the Northern Transboundary 
     Fund and Southern Transboundary Fund under this heading, in 
     addition to funding provided within the Department of State. 
     The conference agreement includes the full amount requested 
     for the funds and for a payment to the State of Washington.
       In addition, the conference agreement includes $54,000,000 
     for salmon habitat restoration, stock enhancement, and 
     research. Of this amount, $18,000,000 is provided to the 
     State of Washington, $10,000,000 is provided to the State of 
     Alaska, $9,000,000 is provided to the State of Oregon, and 
     $9,000,000 is provided to the State of California. In 
     addition, $6,000,000 is provided for coastal tribes, and 
     $2,000,000 for river tribes. Of the funds made available to 
     the State of Washington, $4,000,000 shall be allocated 
     through the Salmon Recovery Funding Board directly to the 
     Washington State Department of Natural Resources and other 
     State and Federal agencies for purposes of implementing the 
     State of Washington's Forest and Fish Report. The monies 
     shall be spent in accordance with the terms and conditions of 
     the Forest and Fish Report and consistent with the 
     requirements of the Endangered Species Act and Clean Water 
     Act. Of the funding made available to the State of Alaska, 
     $350,000 shall be used to continue the operation of the 
     Crystal Lake hatchery in Petersburg, and $1,000,000 for the 
     Metlakatla hatchery. None of the $54,000,000 shall be used 
     for the buy back of commercial fishing licenses or vessels.
       The conference agreement includes language proposed in the 
     House bill making funding under this heading subject to 
     express authorization. The Senate-reported amendment did not 
     include this language.


                      COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT FUND

       The conference agreement includes an appropriation of 
     $3,200,000 as provided in the Senate-reported amendment, 
     instead of $4,000,000 as provided in the House bill. This 
     amount is reflected under the National Ocean Service within 
     the Operations, Research, and Facilities account.


                      FISHERMEN'S CONTINGENCY FUND

       The conference agreement includes $952,000 for the 
     Fishermen's Contingency Fund. The House bill included 
     $951,000 and the Senate-reported amendment included $953,000 
     for this program.


                     foreign fishing observer fund

       The conference agreement includes $191,000 for the expenses 
     related to the Foreign Fishing Observer Fund, as provided in 
     the Senate-reported amendment. The House bill included 
     $189,000 for this program


                   fisheries finance program account

       The conference agreement provides $288,000 in subsidy 
     amounts for the Fisheries Finance Program Account, instead of 
     $238,000 as provided in the House bill and $338,000 as 
     provided in the Senate-reported amendment. Funding is 
     provided in accordance with the Senate-reported amendment.

                        Departmental Management


                         salaries and expenses

       The conference agreement includes $35,920,000 for the 
     departmental management of the Commerce Department, instead 
     of $28,392,000, as proposed in the House bill, and 
     $32,340,000, as proposed in the Senate-reported amendment; of 
     which $4,000,000 is provided for the Department's re-wiring 
     initiative. No funding is provided for the security 
     initiative. Funding of $19,823,000 is provided within NOAA 
     for the Commerce Administrative Management System (CAMS). The 
     Commerce Department is directed to submit quarterly reports 
     for implementation of CAMS, the initial report should include 
     an overview of planned CAMS implementation, including 
     milestones, and cost estimates for each stage of deployment. 
     All subsequent reports should outline progress in meeting the 
     milestones and spending targets.

                      Office of Inspector General

       The conference agreement includes $20,000,000 for the 
     Commerce Department Inspector General, instead of $21,000,000 
     as recommended in the House bill and $19,000,000 as 
     recommended in the Senate-reported amendment. The Inspector 
     General is reminded that office closings, staff reductions, 
     or reorganizations are subject to the reprogramming 
     procedures outlined in section 605 of this Act.

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               GENERAL PROVISIONS--DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

       The conference agreement includes the following general 
     provisions for the Department of Commerce:
       Sec. 201.--The conference agreement includes section 201, 
     included in both the House bill and the Senate-reported 
     amendment, regarding certifications of advanced payments.
       Sec. 202.--The conference agreement includes section 202, 
     identical in the House bill and the Senate-reported 
     amendment, allowing funds to be used for hire of passenger 
     motor vehicles.
       Sec. 203.--The conference agreement includes section 203, 
     identical in the House bill and the Senate-reported 
     amendment, prohibiting reimbursement to the Air Force for 
     hurricane reconnaissance planes.
       Sec. 204.--The conference agreement includes section 204, 
     identical in the House bill and the Senate-reported 
     amendment, prohibiting funds from being used to reimburse the 
     Unemployment Trust Fund for temporary census workers. The 
     Senate-reported amendment included a provision prohibiting 
     reimbursements in relation to the 1990 decennial census.
       Sec. 205.--The conference agreement includes section 205, 
     as proposed in the House bill, regarding transfer authority 
     among Commerce Department appropriation accounts. The Senate-
     reported amendment proposed to increase the percentage of 
     funding available for transfer.
       The conference agreement does not include section 206 of 
     the House bill providing for the notification of the House 
     and Senate Committees on Appropriations of a plan for 
     transferring funds to appropriate successor organizations 
     within 90 days of enactment of any legislation dismantling or 
     reorganizing the Department of Commerce. The Senate bill did 
     not contain a provision on this matter.
       Sec. 206.--The conference agreement includes section 206, 
     included in both the House bill and the Senate-reported 
     amendment, requiring that any costs related to personnel 
     actions incurred by a department or agency funded in title II 
     of the accompanying Act be absorbed within the total 
     budgetary resources available to such department or agency, 
     with a modification to include loan collateral and grants 
     protection.
       Sec. 207.--The conference agreement includes section 207, 
     as proposed in both the House bill and the Senate-reported 
     amendment, allowing the Secretary to award contracts for 
     certain mapping and charting activities in accordance with 
     the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act.
       Sec. 208.--The conference agreement includes section 208, 
     as proposed in both the House bill and the Senate-reported 
     amendment with minor technical changes, allowing the 
     Department of Commerce Franchise Fund to retain a portion of 
     its earnings from services provided.
       Sec. 209.--The conference agreement includes section 209, 
     modified from a provision in the Senate-reported amendment, 
     to provide $14,000,000 within the ``National Institute of 
     Standards and Technology, Construction of Research 
     Facilities'' account, for four construction projects. Of this 
     amount, $4,000,000 is appropriated to the Institute at Saint 
     Anselm College, $4,000,000 is for a cooperative agreement 
     with the Medical University of South Carolina, $3,000,000 is 
     for the Thayer School of Engineering for the biocommodity and 
     biomass research initiative, and $3,000,000 is appropriated 
     to establish the Institute for Information Infrastructure 
     Protection at the Institute for Security Technology Studies. 
     In addition, of the amounts provided within the NOAA PAC 
     account, $5,000,000 is provided for a grant to Pride, Inc.
       Sec. 210.--The conference agreement includes a new 
     provision, numbered as section 210, which establishes the Dr. 
     Nancy Foster Memorial Scholarship program for advanced 
     degrees in marine studies, as part of the National Marine 
     Sanctuary Program.

                        TITLE III--THE JUDICIARY

                   Supreme Court of the United States


                         salaries and expenses

       The conference agreement includes $37,591,000 for the 
     salaries and expenses of the Supreme Court, as provided in 
     the Senate-reported amendment, instead of $36,782,000 as 
     provided in the House bill.
       House report language with respect to law clerk selection 
     is adopted by reference.


                    care of the building and grounds

       The conference agreement includes $7,530,000 for the 
     Supreme Court Care of the Building and Grounds account, as 
     provided in the House bill and the Senate-reported amendment. 
     This is the amount the Architect of the Capitol currently 
     estimates is required for fiscal year 2001.

         United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit


                         salaries and expenses

       The conference agreement includes $17,930,000 for the U.S. 
     Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit as provided in the 
     Senate-reported amendment, instead of $17,846,000 as provided 
     in the House bill. This provides funding for base adjustments 
     and two additional assistants. No funding is provided for 
     additional staff in the Clerk's office.

               United States Court of International Trade


                         salaries and expenses

       The conference agreement includes $12,456,000 for the U.S. 
     Court of International Trade as provided in the Senate-
     reported amendment, instead of $12,299,000 as provided in the 
     House bill.

    Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services


                         salaries and expenses

       The conference agreement provides $3,359,725,000 for the 
     salaries and expenses of the Federal Judiciary as provided in 
     the Senate-reported amendment, instead of $3,328,778,000 as 
     provided in the House bill.
       House report language with respect to the Southwest Border 
     is adopted by reference.
       An April 2000 review of Federal judges sharing of 
     courtrooms prepared by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) 
     indicated that courtroom sharing by judges should not cause 
     trial delays for a significant number of trials, and that for 
     the few that might be delayed the waiting time would be less 
     than half a day. The CBO study also found that many 
     courtrooms are in use for a small percentage of the available 
     workdays. A study of the Judiciary's space and facilities 
     program recently completed by Ernst and Young, however, 
     suggested that requiring judges to share courtrooms is not 
     practical. The Ernst and Young report stated that current 
     court records do not adequately track courtroom usage, making 
     it difficult to determine if courtroom sharing by Federal 
     judges is a viable option. The conference agreement directs 
     CBO to review and comment on the Ernst and Young report, and 
     to provide the Committees on Appropriations with its findings 
     no later than February 1, 2001. The Administrative Office of 
     the U.S. Courts shall provide such assistance as may be 
     necessary to CBO to complete its review. This issue is of 
     great importance because any reduction in the number of 
     courtrooms and associated court space could significantly 
     reduce rental payments, which continue to consume an 
     inordinate amount of the Judiciary's available resources.


                 vaccine injury compensation trust fund

       The conference agreement provides $2,602,000 from the 
     Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund for expenses 
     associated with the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 
     1986 as provided in the Senate-reported amendment, instead of 
     $2,600,000 as provided in the House bill.


                           defender services

       The conference agreement includes $435,000,000 for the 
     Federal Judiciary's Defender Services account, instead of 
     $420,338,000 as provided in the House bill, and $416,368,000 
     as provided in the Senate-reported amendment. The conference 
     agreement directs that a portion of the funds made available 
     be used for an increase to $75 an hour for in-court time and 
     $55 an hour for out-of-court time for Criminal Justice Act 
     panel attorneys.
       Language relating to capital habeas corpus costs in the 
     House report is adopted by reference.


                    fees of jurors and commissioners

       The conference agreement includes $59,567,000 for Fees of 
     Jurors and Commissioners, as proposed in the Senate-reported 
     amendment, instead of $60,821,000 as provided in the House 
     bill.


                             court security

       The conference agreement includes $199,575,000 for the 
     Federal Judiciary's Court Security account as provided in the 
     Senate-reported amendment, instead of $198,265,000 as 
     proposed in the House bill. Of the amount provided, 
     $10,000,000 for security system funding shall remain 
     available until expended.

           Administrative Office of the United States Courts


                         salaries and expenses

       The conference agreement includes $58,340,000 for the 
     Administrative Office of the United States Courts as provided 
     in the House bill, instead of $50,000,000 as provided in the 
     Senate-reported amendment.
       Language in the introductory section relating to the 
     Federal Judiciary in the House report with respect to the 
     Optimal Utilization of Judicial Resources report is adopted 
     by reference.

                        Federal Judicial Center


                         salaries and expenses

       The conference agreement includes $18,777,000 for fiscal 
     year 2001 salaries and expenses of the Federal Judicial 
     Center as provided in the House bill, instead of $19,215,000 
     as proposed in the Senate-reported amendment. Of the amount 
     provided, $1,000 shall be available for official reception 
     and representation expenses, as provided in the House bill, 
     instead of $1,500 as proposed in the Senate-reported 
     amendment.

                       Judicial Retirement Funds


                    payment to judiciary trust funds

       The conference agreement includes $35,700,000 for payment 
     to the various judicial retirement funds, as provided in both

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     the House bill and the Senate-reported amendment.

                  United States Sentencing Commission


                         salaries and expenses

       The conference agreement includes $9,931,000 for the U.S. 
     Sentencing Commission, as provided in the Senate-reported 
     amendment, instead of $9,615,000 as provided in the House 
     bill.

                   General Provisions--The Judiciary

       Section 301.--The conference agreement includes a provision 
     included in both the House bill and the Senate-reported 
     amendment allowing appropriations to be used for services as 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
       Sec. 302.--The conference agreement includes a provision as 
     proposed in the House bill related to the transfer of funds, 
     instead of the modification proposed in the Senate-reported 
     amendment. The House report language with respect to section 
     302 is incorporated by reference.
       Sec. 303.--The conference agreement includes a provision 
     included in both the House bill and the Senate-reported 
     amendment allowing up to $11,000 of salaries and expenses 
     provided in this title to be used for official reception and 
     representation expenses of the Judicial Conference of the 
     United States.
       Sec. 304.--The conference agreement includes a provision 
     included in the House bill to authorize the Judiciary to 
     appoint statutory certifying officers who will be responsible 
     for verifying the receipt of and payment for goods and 
     services. This authority is currently available to the 
     Executive Branch. The Senate-reported amendment did not 
     contain a similar provision.
       Sec. 305.--The conference agreement includes a new 
     provision authorizing ten district judgeships, one for each 
     of the following states: Arizona, Florida, Kentucky, Nevada, 
     New Mexico, South Carolina, Virginia, and Wisconsin; and two 
     additional district judgeships for Texas. In addition, the 
     section directs the chief judge of the eastern district of 
     Wisconsin to designate one judge who shall hold court for 
     such district in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
       Sec. 306.--The conference agreement includes a new 
     provision that allows the United States Court of Appeals for 
     the Federal Circuit to appoint a circuit executive or a 
     clerk, but not both, or to appoint a combined circuit 
     executive/clerk.
       Sec. 307.--The conference agreement includes a new 
     provision to extend to the Judiciary authority currently 
     available to the Legislative and Executive branches of 
     Government, to use appropriated funds to pay for the 
     employment of personal assistants. The language will allow 
     the judicial branch to hire readers for the blind, 
     interpreters for the deaf, and other personal assistants as 
     may be necessary for judges and other employees with 
     disabilities.
       Sec. 308.--The conference agreement includes a new 
     provision to bring the Supreme Court Police into parity with 
     the retirement benefits provided to the United States Capitol 
     Police and other federal law enforcement agencies.
       Sec. 309.--The conference agreement includes a provision, 
     modified from a provision proposed as section 304 in the 
     Senate-reported amendment. The modified language authorizes 
     Justices and judges of the United States to receive a salary 
     adjustment only if under each provision of law amended by 
     section 704(a)(2) of the Ethics Reform Act of 1989 (5 U.S.C. 
     5318 note), adjustments under 5 U.S.C. 5305 shall take effect 
     in fiscal year 2001. If such adjustments are made, then 
     $8,801,000 is appropriated for the cost of adjustments under 
     this Title. The House bill did not include a similar 
     provision on this matter.
       The conference agreement does not include the Senate 
     provision related to honoraria or outside earnings limits for 
     Federal judges.

            TITLE IV--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY

                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

                   Administration of Foreign Affairs


                    DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS

       The conference agreement includes a total of $3,168,725,000 
     for Diplomatic and Consular Programs, instead of 
     $3,089,325,000 as included in the House bill and 
     $3,148,494,000 as included in the Senate-reported amendment. 
     The conference agreement includes $2,718,725,000 for State 
     Department activities under this account, $40,000,000 related 
     to the implementation of the 1999 Pacific Salmon Treaty, and 
     an additional $410,000,000 to remain available until expended 
     for worldwide security upgrades.
       The conference agreement includes language in this account, 
     and throughout this Title, that modifies citations of 
     authorization legislation carried in previous years. These 
     changes are intended to simplify and streamline bill 
     language, and are not intended to modify the authorities for 
     the use of funds under any account.
       The conference agreement does not include language proposed 
     in the Senate-reported amendment to modify the purposes for 
     which funds transferred from this account to the 
     ``Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service'' 
     account may be used.
       The conference agreement includes language, not included in 
     the House bill or the Senate-reported amendment, transferring 
     $1,400,000 to the Presidential Advisory Commission on 
     Holocaust Assets in the United States.
       The conference agreement includes language, as proposed in 
     the House bill, which makes fees collected in fiscal year 
     2001 related to affidavits of support available until 
     expended. The Senate-reported amendment gave the Department 
     permanent authority to use such fee collections.
       The conference agreement includes language designating 
     $246,644,000 for public diplomacy international information 
     programs as proposed in the House bill. The Senate-reported 
     amendment did not contain a similar provision. This amount 
     represents the full requested funding level for these program 
     activities.
       The conference agreement includes language under this 
     account allowing the Department to collect and use 
     reimbursements for services provided to the press. This 
     language was proposed in the Senate-reported amendment under 
     ``Representation Allowances''. The House bill did not contain 
     a provision on this matter.
       The conference agreement does not include language proposed 
     in the Senate-reported amendment to place limitations on 
     certain details of State Department senior executives to 
     other agencies or organizations. The House bill did not 
     include a similar provision.
       The conference agreement does not include an earmark of 
     $5,000,000 under this account, as proposed in the Senate-
     reported amendment, for a payment to the City of Seattle for 
     costs incurred as host of the WTO Ministerial Conference. The 
     House bill did not include a provision on this matter. The 
     conference agreement addresses this issue under the 
     ``Protection of Foreign Missions and Officials'' account.
       The conference agreement does not adopt a Senate provision 
     providing $1,000,000 to establish an Ambassador's Fund for 
     Cultural Preservation. Instead, the Department shall identify 
     up to $1,000,000 from funds provided under this account for 
     an Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation as described 
     in the Senate report. United States Ambassadors in less-
     developed countries may submit competitive proposals for one-
     time or recurring projects with awards based on the 
     importance of the site, object, or form of expression, the 
     country's need, the impact of the United States contribution 
     to the preservation of the site, object, or form of 
     expression, and the anticipated benefit to the advancement of 
     United States diplomatic goals. The Department is directed to 
     submit an annual report to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations on the selection process used, and on the 
     expenditure of funds by project.
       The conference agreement includes language making 
     $5,000,000 available for overseas continuing language 
     education, instead of $10,000,000 as proposed in the Senate-
     reported amendment. The House bill did not include a similar 
     provision. Language in the Senate report requiring a report 
     on the distribution of this funding is adopted by reference.
       The conference agreement does not include language 
     earmarking $12,500,000 for the East-West Center, as proposed 
     in the Senate-reported amendment. The House bill did not 
     contain a similar provision. Funding for the East-West Center 
     is addressed under a separate heading in this Title.
       The conference agreement does not include language 
     earmarking $1,350,000 for the Protection Project as proposed 
     in the Senate-reported amendment. The House bill did not 
     contain a similar provision. The Department is directed to 
     continue support for this activity.
       The conference agreement includes language allowing certain 
     advances for services related to the Panama Canal Commission 
     to be credited to this account and to remain available until 
     expended, as proposed in the House bill. The Senate-reported 
     amendment did not include a similar provision.
       The conference agreement includes a provision, modified 
     from language included in the Senate-reported amendment, 
     designating $40,000,000 under this account to implement the 
     1999 Pacific Salmon Treaty. The Senate-reported amendment 
     provided $60,000,000 for this purpose, and the House bill did 
     not contain a similar provision. Of the amount provided, 
     $10,000,000 is for further capitalizing the Northern Boundary 
     Fund, $10,000,000 is for further capitalizing the Southern 
     Boundary Fund, and $20,000,000 is for the State of Washington 
     Department of Fish and Wildlife as authorized under section 
     628 of this Act.
       The conference agreement does not include a provision 
     proposed in the Senate-reported amendment regarding funding 
     for the Office of Defense Trade Controls. The Office is 
     expected to review applications, regardless of identified end 
     user, with the utmost scrutiny.
       The conference agreement includes language requiring the 
     Department to notify Congress fifteen days in advance of 
     processing licenses for the export of satellites to the 
     People's Republic of China, as proposed in the Senate-
     reported amendment. The House bill included an identical 
     provision under the Department of Commerce, Bureau of Export 
     Administration.
       The conference agreement includes a provision, not in the 
     House bill or the Senate-

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     reported amendment, to allow the Department to collect and 
     deposit Machine Readable Visa fees as offsetting collections 
     to this account in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 to recover 
     costs. The conference agreement does not include provisions 
     to limit the use of Machine Readable Visa fees in fiscal year 
     2001 and to make excess collections available in the 
     subsequent fiscal year, as carried in both the House bill and 
     the Senate-reported amendment. The House bill included a 
     fiscal year 2001 spending limitation of $342,667,000. The 
     Senate-reported amendment included a limitation of 
     $267,000,000.
       The conference agreement does not include language proposed 
     in the Senate-reported amendment earmarking funds for the 
     Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism and for the 
     preparation of a study on the U.S. Government response to an 
     international WMD terrorist event. The House bill did not 
     include a similar provision.
       The conference agreement includes $410,000,000 for 
     worldwide security upgrades under this account as proposed in 
     the House bill, instead of $272,736,000 as proposed in the 
     Senate-reported amendment. The Department shall submit a 
     detailed spending plan by December 31, 2000, for the entire 
     amount provided for worldwide security upgrades. The House 
     report designated $66,000,000 for a perimeter security 
     initiative, and $16,000,000 to support additional staffing 
     for the Bureau of Diplomatic Security, as requested. Since 
     the time of the budget request, the Department has notified 
     the Committees of increasing requirements to implement 
     perimeter security upgrades. The Department is expected to 
     reflect this development in the spending plan, increasing the 
     amount for perimeter security and decreasing the amount for 
     staffing. Any amount exceeding $8,000,000 for increased 
     staffing will be subject to reprogramming. The conference 
     agreement adopts, by reference, language in the Senate report 
     regarding bomb detection equipment and a report on certain 
     security issues.
       The Committees acknowledge the Department's continuing 
     efforts to increase minority recruitment and diversity in the 
     Foreign Service and commend the Department for its ongoing 
     efforts to partner with Howard University and other 
     institutions. For FY 2001 the Department is directed to 
     supplement its minority recruitment activities by initiating 
     a model program to facilitate the entry of non-traditional 
     and minority students into foreign policy careers. This 
     program would provide a continuum of education and support 
     for successful students at two- and four-year colleges to 
     continue their studies at a university that provides 
     undergraduate programs for non-traditional students and 
     graduate studies in international and public affairs. The 
     Department is directed to provide $1,000,000 to the 
     educational partnership between Hostos Community College and 
     Columbia University in New York to establish such a model 
     program. It is expected that this new program would assist 
     members of minority groups in pursuing careers in the Foreign 
     Service and the State Department.
       Within the amount provided under this account, and 
     including any savings the Department identifies, the 
     Department will have the ability to propose that funds be 
     used for purposes not specifically funded by the conference 
     agreement through the normal reprogramming process.
       Extended tours, particularly at language incentive posts, 
     could improve efficiency and reduce costs. The Department is 
     directed to report to the Committees, not later than February 
     15, 2001 on: 1) cost savings by subaccount that would result 
     from four-year tours being adopted; 2) proposed changes to 
     promotion criteria necessary to accommodate four-year tours; 
     and 3) proposed four-year assignments by job description and 
     post with full justification.
       The conference agreement does not adopt language in the 
     Senate report allocating additional funds to certain 
     geographic regions, but commends the Department's operations 
     in Buenos Aires, Argentina; Montevideo, Uruguay; and Sao 
     Paulo, Brazil. These posts are well run, language skills are 
     uniformly excellent, and personnel are genuinely enthusiastic 
     about, and deeply involved in, the local government, 
     community and culture. These posts serve as model embassies 
     to be emulated. The Department is urged to devote the 
     necessary resources to these posts to maintain the high 
     caliber of operations at each.
       Questions have been raised concerning the adequacy of 
     current U.S. representation in Equatorial Guinea. Therefore, 
     the Department is directed to explore the establishment, 
     within resources currently available, of an American Presence 
     Post in Equatorial Guinea and to report to the Committees no 
     later than December 1, 2000, on the costs, staffing, and need 
     for such a post.
       Increasing amounts of funding are requested under this 
     title for costs related to the absence or inadequacy of 
     democratic governance in Kosovo, East Timor, Sierra Leone, 
     and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. United Nations 
     peacekeeping missions in Kosovo and East Timor are, in fact, 
     surrogate governments, for which the United States is 
     assessed over thirty percent of the total costs. In order to 
     ensure that adequate and coordinated efforts are underway to 
     develop effective democratic governance, the Department is 
     directed to submit to the Committees a plan describing all 
     such U.S. Government-sponsored activities in these four 
     locations, and the anticipated results from these activities, 
     not later than May 1, 2001. The Department is directed to 
     coordinate closely with other U.S. Government agencies, the 
     United Nations, the National Endowment for Democracy, and 
     relevant non-governmental organizations in compiling the 
     plan.
       The conference agreement adopts, by reference, language in 
     the House report regarding: reform and restructuring, 
     including the submission of a reorganization plan 
     corresponding with general provisions included in this title; 
     carrying out the recommendations of the Overseas Presence 
     Advisory Panel including the submission of a report; the 
     submission of a minority recruitment and hiring plan; the 
     Overseas Schools Advisory Council; the negotiation of 
     effective extradition treaties; and unfair treatment of U.S. 
     companies in Peru.
       The conference agreement adopts, by reference, language in 
     the Senate report regarding: the Department's budget 
     justification books; amounts to be provided for the Arctic 
     Council and the Bering Straits Commission; the submission of 
     a plan regarding information about biotechnology abroad; and 
     a report on international sea turtle conservation efforts.
       The conference agreement does not include language in the 
     Senate report on Sierra Leone and the Department's Bureau of 
     African Affairs.


                        CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND

       The conference agreement includes $97,000,000 for the 
     Capital Investment Fund, instead of $79,670,000 as proposed 
     in the House bill and $104,000,000 as proposed in the Senate-
     reported amendment. The conference agreement does not include 
     language as proposed in the Senate-reported amendment 
     allowing the Department to retain control of its overseas 
     telecommunications infrastructure in the event that the 
     current joint management is abolished or dissolved.
       Within the amount provided in this account, $17,000,000 
     shall be for a pilot project to establish a common technology 
     platform at overseas posts pursuant to the recommendations of 
     the Overseas Presence Advisory Panel. The conference 
     agreement includes the direction in the House report 
     requiring the submission of a spending plan for this pilot 
     project.
       The conference agreement also includes, by reference, the 
     report on modernization projects and resulting efficiencies 
     requested in the House report.


                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

       The conference agreement includes $28,490,000 for the 
     Office of Inspector General as proposed in the House bill, 
     instead of $29,395,000 as proposed in the Senate-reported 
     amendment. The conference agreement includes, by reference, 
     the guidance included in both the House and Senate reports.


               EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS

       The conference agreement includes $231,587,000 for 
     Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs of the Department 
     of State, instead of $213,771,000 as proposed in the House 
     bill and $225,000,000 as proposed in the Senate-reported 
     amendment. The conference agreement makes the funds provided 
     under this account available until expended as in previous 
     years, and as proposed in the House bill.
       The following chart displays the conference agreement on 
     the distribution of funds by program or activity under this 
     account:

                       [In thousands of dollars]

                                                                 Amount
Academic Programs:
  Fulbright Program.............................................114,000
  Regional Scholars Program.......................................2,000
  Foreign Study Grants for U.S. Undergraduates....................1,500
  College and University Affiliations Program.....................1,000
  Educational Advising and Student Services.......................3,200
  English Language Programs.......................................2,600
  Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowships..................................6,100
  Edmund S. Muskie Fellowship Program...............................500
  American Overseas Research Centers..............................2,280
  South Pacific Exchanges...........................................500
  Tibet Exchanges...................................................500
  East Timor Exchanges..............................................500
  Disability Exchange Clearinghouse.................................500
                                                             __________
                                                             
    Subtotal, Academic Programs.................................135,180
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

Professional and Cultural Programs:
  International Visitor Program..................................46,500
  Citizen Exchange Program.......................................15,000
  Congress Bundestag Youth Exchange...............................2,857
  Mike Mansfield Fellowship Program...............................2,200
  Olympic/Paralympic Exchanges....................................1,000
  Special Olympic Exchanges.........................................500
  Youth Science Leadership Institute of the Americas................100
  Irish Institute...................................................500

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  Montana International Business Exchange...........................100
  University of Akron Global Business Exchange......................100
  Interparliamentary Exchanges with Asia............................150
                                                             __________
                                                             
    Subtotal, Professional and Cultural Exchanges:...............69,007
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

North/South Center................................................1,400
Exchanges Support................................................26,000
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

    Total.......................................................231,587

       Deviations from this distribution of funds will be subject 
     to the normal reprogramming procedures under section 605 of 
     this Act. Significant carryover and recovered balances are 
     often available under this account, and the Department is 
     directed to submit a proposed spending plan for such 
     balances, subject to the regular reprogramming procedures. To 
     the extent such balances are available, the Department is 
     encouraged to give priority to providing additional support 
     for the Muskie Fellowship Program, and supporting the Central 
     European Executive Exchange Program and the Institute for 
     Representative Government.
       The conference agreement includes only $500,000 in new 
     appropriations under this account for Muskie Fellowships for 
     graduate student exchanges with the former Soviet Union. In 
     addition to the amounts provided under this account for 
     nations of the former Soviet Union, the Department expects to 
     receive transfers from appropriations for Freedom Support Act 
     exchange programs. In fiscal year 2000, an additional 
     $93,000,000 was transferred to this account for exchanges 
     with the former Soviet Union, including $18,309,000 for 
     graduate student exchanges. A similar amount is expected to 
     be available for such exchanges in fiscal year 2001. In its 
     graduate exchange programs with the former Soviet Union, the 
     Department shall emphasize Masters in Business Administration 
     programs in such areas as marketing, distribution, and 
     finance.
       Should balances become available, the Department is 
     expected to consider awarding a grant for the Central 
     European Executive Exchange Program. The Committees expect 
     that the proposal submitted for this project will include 
     participation from Central European countries in addition to 
     Hungary and the Czech Republic, and will contain a plan to 
     continue the project in future years without Federal 
     financial support.
       The conference agreement includes, by reference, the 
     program guidance contained in both the House and Senate 
     reports.


                       REPRESENTATION ALLOWANCES

       The conference agreement includes $6,499,000 for 
     Representation Allowances instead of $5,826,000 as proposed 
     in the House bill, and $6,773,000 as proposed in the Senate-
     reported amendment. The conference agreement does not include 
     language under this account allowing the Department to 
     collect and use reimbursement for services provided to the 
     press as proposed in the Senate-reported amendment. This 
     language is instead included under the ``Diplomatic and 
     Consular Programs'' account.


              PROTECTION OF FOREIGN MISSIONS AND OFFICIALS

       The conference agreement includes $15,467,000 for 
     Protection of Foreign Missions and Officials, instead of 
     $8,067,000 as provided in the House bill and $10,490,000 as 
     proposed in the Senate-reported amendment. Of the amount 
     provided, $5,000,000 is designated for reimbursement to the 
     City of Seattle. Similar language was included in the Senate-
     reported amendment under ``Diplomatic and Consular 
     Programs''. The House bill did not address this matter. The 
     direction included in the House and Senate reports regarding 
     the review of reimbursement claims is adopted by reference.


            EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE

       The conference agreement includes $1,079,976,000 for this 
     account, instead of $1,064,976,000 as proposed in the House 
     bill and $782,004,000 as proposed in the Senate-reported 
     amendment.
       The conference agreement does not include language proposed 
     in the Senate-reported amendment adding ``Centers for 
     Antiterrorism and Security Training'' to the allowable uses 
     of funding under this account. The House bill had no similar 
     language.
       The conference agreement does not include a Senate 
     provision stating that certain proceeds of sales shall be 
     available only for a new embassy facility in the Republic of 
     Korea. Proceeds realized from the sale of the diplomatic 
     facility in Seoul known as ``Compound II'' shall only be 
     available for the site acquisition and preparation, design, 
     or construction of diplomatic facilities, housing, or Marine 
     security guard quarters in the Republic of Korea. These funds 
     shall be available for obligation and expenditure until all 
     proceeds from the sale of ``Compound II'' are exhausted. The 
     Committees expect the Department to provide an update every 
     January 1 on construction projects in the Republic of Korea.
       The conference agreement includes $663,000,000 for the 
     costs of worldwide security upgrades, including $515,000,000 
     for capital security projects. The conferees direct the 
     Department to comply with the direction in the House report 
     regarding the submission of a spending plan within sixty days 
     of the date of enactment of this Act. In proposing such a 
     spending plan, the Department shall include an assessment of 
     need, and such funding as is appropriate, for security 
     upgrades related to existing housing, schools, and Marine 
     quarters, as well as the acquisition of new secure Marine 
     quarters.
       The conference agreement does not include new 
     appropriations for non-security capital projects. The 
     Department has indicated that $30,500,000 is available from 
     previous appropriations and proceeds to pay all anticipated 
     site acquisition and related costs of the new Beijing 
     chancery project in fiscal year 2001. The conference 
     agreement includes, by reference, the direction in the Senate 
     report regarding the Beijing chancery project. The ongoing 
     costs of housing projects in Chengdu and Shenyang are 
     included in amounts provided for facilities rehabilitation 
     under this account.
       The budget request included planned expenditures of 
     $67,000,000 from proceeds of sale of surplus property for 
     opportunity purchases and capital projects. The conference 
     agreement anticipates that the amount of funds available for 
     such purchases will be much greater, and directs the 
     Department to submit a spending plan for these funds that 
     includes: at least $19,000,000 for opportunity purchases to 
     replace uneconomical leases; at least $25,000,000 for capital 
     security projects; and $20,000,000 for continuing costs of 
     the Taiwan project. Any additional use of these funds is 
     subject to reprogramming.
       The conference agreement includes, by reference, language 
     in the House report under ``Worldwide Security Upgrades'' and 
     ``Responding to the Recommendations of the Overseas Presence 
     Advisory Panel'', and language in the Senate report on joint 
     ventures and a General Accounting Office review of a property 
     issue in Paris. Within the amount provided under this 
     account, the Department is expected to support the 
     rehabilitation projects in Moscow and Istanbul described in 
     the Senate report.
       The Department is directed to submit, and receive approval 
     for, a financial plan for the funding provided under this 
     account, whether from direct appropriations or proceeds of 
     sales, prior to the obligation or expenditure of funds for 
     capital and rehabilitation projects. The overall spending 
     plan shall include project-level detail, and shall be 
     provided to the Appropriations Committees not later than 60 
     days after the date of enactment of this Act. Any deviation 
     from the plan after approval shall be treated as a 
     reprogramming in the case of an addition greater than 
     $500,000 or as a notification in the case of a deletion, a 
     project cost overrun exceeding 25 percent, or a project 
     schedule delay exceeding 6 months. Notification requirements 
     also extend to the rebaselining of a given project's cost 
     estimate, schedule, or scope of work.


           EMERGENCIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR SERVICE

       The conference agreement includes $5,477,000 for the 
     Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service account, 
     as provided in the House bill, instead of $11,000,000, as 
     provided in the Senate-reported amendment.


                   REPATRIATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

       The conference agreement includes a total appropriation of 
     $1,195,000 for the Repatriation Loans Program account as 
     provided in the House bill, instead of $1,200,000 as provided 
     in the Senate-reported amendment.


              PAYMENT TO THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE IN TAIWAN

       The conference agreement includes $16,345,000 for the 
     Payment to the American Institute in Taiwan account, as 
     provided in both the House bill and the Senate-reported 
     amendment. The conference agreement includes, by reference, 
     language in both the House and Senate reports. Funding for 
     the relocation of the Institute is discussed under the 
     ``Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance'' account.


     PAYMENT TO THE FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY FUND

       The conference agreement includes $131,224,000 for the 
     Payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund 
     account, as provided in both the House bill and the Senate-
     reported amendment.

              International Organizations and Conferences


              CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

       The conference agreement includes $870,833,000 for 
     Contributions to International Organizations to pay the costs 
     assessed to the United States for membership in international 
     organizations, instead of $880,505,000 as proposed in the 
     House bill, and $943,944,000 as proposed in the Senate-
     reported amendment.
       The conference agreement includes language requiring that 
     $100,000,000 may be made available to the United Nations only 
     pursuant to a certification that the U.N. has taken no action 
     during calendar year 2000 prior to the enactment of this Act 
     to cause the U.N. to exceed the adopted budget for the

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     biennium 2000-2001. Similar language was included in the 
     House bill. The Senate-reported amendment did not include a 
     provision on this matter.
       The conference agreement does not include an additional 
     $64,800,000 for the United States share of the new North 
     Atlantic Treaty Organization headquarters as proposed in the 
     Senate-reported amendment. The House bill did not have a 
     similar provision. Within the amount provided under this 
     heading, $8,000,000 is included for the first incremental 
     payment for the U.S. share of the new headquarters building, 
     as requested.
       The amount provided by the conference agreement is expected 
     to be sufficient to fully pay assessments to international 
     organizations. The conference agreement anticipates that the 
     Department has prepaid $32,600,000 of the fiscal year 2001 
     assessment for the United Nations regular budget, using 
     excess fiscal year 2000 funds. In addition, the Department's 
     recalculation of its fiscal year 2001 request for this 
     account has resulted in a lowering of the request by an 
     additional $37,908,000, resulting primarily from exchange 
     rate fluctuations. In recognition of the prepayment and the 
     recalculation of the request, the conference agreement 
     assumes an adjusted request level of $875,552,000. The 
     conference agreement does not include requested funding for 
     the Interparliamentary Union and the Bureau of International 
     Expositions, and anticipates additional savings related to 
     requested programs that are terminating or have not yet 
     begun.
       Provisions in the House report relating to reports on 
     reforms in international organizations, and Senate report 
     language relating to reporting on War Crimes Tribunals are 
     adopted by reference. The conference agreement does not 
     include an additional $13,000,000, as proposed in the Senate 
     report, for Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) disease 
     prevention and control programs. The Department is encouraged 
     to pursue appropriate funding for such an initiative in the 
     future. The conference agreement adopts, by reference, 
     language in the House report concerning PAHO, and directs the 
     Department to provide PAHO with its full United States 
     assessment level for fiscal year 2001.


        CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING ACTIVITIES

       The conference agreement provides $846,000,000 for 
     Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities, 
     instead of $500,000,000 as proposed in the Senate-reported 
     amendment and $498,100,000 as proposed in the House bill.
       The conference agreement provides that, of the total 
     funding provided under this heading, not to exceed fifteen 
     percent shall remain available until September 30, 2002. The 
     Senate-reported amendment made all funding available until 
     expended, and the House bill had no provision on the matter. 
     The conferees expect that before any excess funding is 
     carried over into fiscal year 2002 in this account, the 
     Department shall transfer the maximum allowable amount to the 
     Contributions to International Organizations account to 
     prepay the fiscal year 2002 assessment for the United Nations 
     regular budget.
       The conference agreement includes, by reference, language 
     in the House report requiring a Department report to the 
     Committees related to the costs of continuing UN activities 
     in Angola and Haiti from the UN regular budget, requiring a 
     report on peacekeeping assessment rate reform, and directing 
     the Department to support the work of the UN Office of 
     Internal Oversight Services. The conference agreement also 
     includes, by reference, language in the Senate report 
     regarding the investigation of charges against those 
     responsible for the planning and execution of the air war 
     over Serbia and Kosovo.
       The establishment of several large and complex missions 
     over the past year has overtaken the capacity of the UN to 
     successfully plan and manage such activities. The Department 
     is directed to allocate available funds in this account on a 
     priority basis, and to take no action to extend or expand 
     missions or create new missions for which funding is not 
     available. The conference agreement does not include funding 
     for the MINURSO mission in Western Sahara. In addition to the 
     notification requirements under this account, the Department 
     is directed to submit a proposed distribution of the total 
     resources available under this account no later than December 
     31, 2000, through the normal reprogramming process.


                           ARREARAGE PAYMENTS

       The conference agreement does not include funding for 
     arrearage payments in this Act. The Senate-reported amendment 
     provided $102,000,000 for additional arrearage payments above 
     the $926,000,000 authorized and appropriated in previous 
     years, subject to certain conditions. The House bill did not 
     include new funding for arrearage payments.

                       INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS


 INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION, UNITED STATES AND MEXICO

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement includes $7,142,000 for Salaries 
     and Expenses of the International Boundary and Water 
     Commission (IBWC) as proposed in the Senate-reported 
     amendment, instead of $19,470,000 as proposed in the House 
     bill. The conference agreement includes, by reference, 
     language in the House report regarding the South Bay 
     International Wastewater Treatment Plant.


                              CONSTRUCTION

       The conference agreement includes $22,950,000 for the 
     Construction account of the IBWC instead of $26,747,000 as 
     proposed in the Senate-reported amendment and $6,415,000 as 
     proposed in the House bill. The conference agreement provides 
     funding for the following activities: facilities renovation--
     $425,000; heavy equipment replacement--$1,000,000; land 
     mobile radio systems replacement--$500,000; hydrologic data 
     collection system rehabilitation--$500,000; Rio Grande 
     construction--$2,685,000; Colorado River construction--
     $805,000; a feasibility study for the construction of a 
     diversionary structure to control sewage flows in the flood 
     control channel of the Tijuana River--$500,000; and 
     operations and maintenance--$16,535,000. The conference 
     agreement adopts, by reference, language in the House report 
     regarding the reallocation of funds subject to reprogramming. 
     The conferees also expect the Commission to submit to the 
     Committees, not later than November 15, 2001, an end-of-year 
     report on operations and maintenance spending. This report 
     shall include actual obligations, and balances carried 
     forward, by project.


              AMERICAN SECTIONS, INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS

       The conference agreement includes $6,741,000 for the U.S. 
     share of expenses of the International Boundary Commission; 
     the International Joint Commission, United States and Canada; 
     and the Border Environment Cooperation Commission, as 
     proposed in the Senate-reported amendment, instead of 
     $5,710,000 as proposed in the House bill. The conference 
     level will provide funding at the following levels for the 
     three commissions: International Boundary Commission--
     $970,000; International Joint Commission--$3,771,000; and 
     Border Environment Cooperation Commission--$2,000,000.


                  INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSIONS

       The conference agreement includes $19,392,000 for the U.S. 
     share of the expenses of the International Fisheries 
     Commissions and related activities, as proposed in the 
     Senate-reported amendment, instead of $15,485,000 as proposed 
     in the House bill.
       The conference agreement includes the funding distribution 
     requested in the President's budget and adopts, by reference, 
     language in the Senate report on treating Lake Champlain with 
     lampricide, and giving priority to States providing matching 
     funds.

                                 Other


                     PAYMENT TO THE ASIA FOUNDATION

       The conference agreement includes $9,250,000 for the 
     Payment to the Asia Foundation account, instead of $8,216,000 
     as provided in the House bill, and instead of no funding as 
     provided in the Senate-reported amendment. The conferees 
     support the work of the Asia Foundation on democracy and the 
     rule of law in the Asia-Pacific region. Since the 
     establishment of multi-party democracy in 1990, Nepal 
     continues to struggle with political instability, weak legal 
     institutions and economic stagnation. Increased funding in 
     this account is expected to allow the Foundation to expand 
     law reform activities in Nepal.


           EISENHOWER EXCHANGE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM TRUST FUND

       The conference agreement includes language as provided in 
     both the House bill and the Senate-reported amendment 
     allowing all interest and earnings accruing to the Trust Fund 
     in fiscal year 2001 to be used for necessary expenses of the 
     Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships.


                    ISRAELI ARAB SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

       The conference agreement includes language as provided in 
     both the House bill and the Senate-reported amendment 
     allowing all interest and earnings accruing to the 
     Scholarship Fund in fiscal year 2001 to be used for necessary 
     expenses of the Israeli Arab Scholarship Program.


                            EAST-WEST CENTER

       The conference agreement includes $13,500,000 for 
     operations of the East-West Center as proposed in the Senate-
     reported amendment, instead of no funds as proposed in the 
     House bill. The conference agreement does not include an 
     additional earmark of $12,500,000 from the Department of 
     State, Diplomatic and Consular Programs account, as proposed 
     in the Senate-reported amendment.


                    NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY

       The conference agreement includes $30,999,000 for the 
     National Endowment for Democracy as proposed in the Senate-
     reported amendment, instead of $30,872,000 as proposed in the 
     House bill. The Endowment shall submit to the Committees, not 
     later than February 1, 2001, a detailed program plan for NED 
     activities in East Timor, Kosovo, Sierra Leone and the 
     Democratic Republic of the Congo.

                             RELATED AGENCY


                    BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS

                 INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS

       The conference agreement includes $398,971,000 for 
     International Broadcasting

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     Operations, instead of $419,777,000 as proposed in the House 
     bill and $388,421,000 as proposed in the Senate-reported 
     amendment. Rather than funding broadcasting to Cuba under 
     this account, as proposed by the House, all funding for 
     broadcasting to Cuba is included under a separate account, as 
     proposed in the Senate-reported amendment, and as enacted in 
     previous years.
       The conference agreement includes language in this and 
     other broadcasting accounts that modifies citations of 
     authorization legislation as carried in previous years. These 
     changes are intended to simplify and streamline bill 
     language, and are not intended to modify the authorities for 
     the use of funds under any account.
       The conference agreement includes, by reference, language 
     in the House report on the review of television-related 
     programs, Radio Free Asia, further consolidation and 
     streamlining within international broadcasting, and 
     reprogramming requirements. The conference agreement also 
     includes, by reference, language in the Senate report on the 
     VOA charter requirements, and on the initiation of RFE/RL 
     broadcasting in Avar, Chechen and Circassian.
       The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) is expected to 
     devote a proportionate and reasonable share of total VOA 
     programming to the charter requirements of explaining 
     American foreign policy and explaining American values, 
     institutions, and thought. Should the BBG determine that 
     organizational changes would facilitate the achievement of 
     this goal, such proposed changes shall be submitted to the 
     Committees through the regular reprogramming process.
       The conference agreement provides inflationary adjustments 
     to base funding levels for all broadcasting entities. Within 
     the amount provided, $1,000,000 shall be for Uighur language 
     broadcasting by Radio Free Asia. The BBG is directed to 
     provide an allocation plan for all available funding under 
     this account to the Committees within sixty days from the 
     enactment of this Act.


                          BROADCASTING TO CUBA

       The conference agreement includes $22,095,000, to remain 
     available until expended, for Broadcasting to Cuba under a 
     separate account as proposed in the Senate-reported 
     amendment, instead of $22,806,000 within the total for 
     International Broadcasting Operations as proposed in the 
     House bill. The conference agreement does not include 
     language proposed in the Senate-reported amendment, providing 
     that funds may be used for aircraft to house television 
     broadcasting equipment. The House bill did not contain a 
     provision on this matter.


                   BROADCASTING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS

       The conference agreement includes $20,358,000 for the 
     Broadcasting Capital Improvements account, instead of 
     $18,358,000 as proposed in the House bill, and $31,075,000 as 
     proposed in the Senate-reported amendment. The conference 
     agreement does not include language proposed in the Senate-
     reported amendment making a specific amount under this 
     account available for the costs of overseas security 
     upgrades.
       The conference agreement includes, by reference, language 
     in the House report on digital development and conversion, 
     security upgrades, relocation of the Poro Point medium wave 
     transmitter, and the submission of a spending plan through 
     the reprogramming process. The conference agreement also 
     includes, by reference, language in the Senate report on the 
     notification of the Committees prior to the release of funds 
     for security upgrades.
       The BBG may propose through the reprogramming process to 
     allocate funds under this account for rotatable antennas, or 
     for other infrastructure improvements at the Greenville, NC, 
     transmitting station, as discussed in the Senate report.

       General Provisions--Department of State and Related Agency

       Section 401.--The conference agreement includes section 
     401, as proposed in the House bill, permitting use of funds 
     for allowances, differentials, and transportation. The 
     Senate-reported amendment included a similar provision with 
     minor technical differences related to the citation of 
     authorizing provisions.
       Sec. 402.--The conference agreement includes section 402, 
     as provided in both the House bill and the Senate-reported 
     amendment, dealing with transfer authority.
       Sec. 403.--The conference agreement includes section 403, 
     proposed as section 404 in both the House bill and the 
     Senate-reported amendment, prohibiting the use of funds by 
     the Department of State or the Broadcasting Board of 
     Governors (BBG) to provide certain types of assistance to the 
     Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation (PBC). The conference 
     agreement does not include training that supports accurate 
     and responsible broadcasting among the types of assistance 
     prohibited. The conferees agree that neither the Department 
     of State, nor the BBG, shall provide any assistance to the 
     PBC that could support restrictions of press freedoms or the 
     broadcasting of inaccurate, inflammatory messages. The 
     conferees further expect the Department and the BBG to submit 
     a report to the Committees, before December 15, 2000, 
     detailing any programs or activities involving the PBC in 
     fiscal year 2000, and any plans for such programs in fiscal 
     year 2001.
       Sec. 404.--The conference agreement includes section 404, 
     proposed as section 405 in the House bill, creating the 
     position of Deputy Secretary of State for Management and 
     Resources. The Senate-reported amendment did not include a 
     provision on this matter. The conference agreement adopts, by 
     reference, the guidance on this matter provided in the House 
     report under the ``Diplomatic and Consular Programs'' 
     account.
       Sec. 405.--The conference agreement includes section 405, 
     as proposed in the Senate bill, prohibiting the use of funds 
     made available in this Act by the United Nations for 
     activities authorizing the United Nations or any of its 
     specialized agencies or affiliated organizations to tax any 
     aspect of the Internet.
       Sec. 406.--The conference agreement includes section 406, 
     proposed in the Senate-reported amendment as section 409, 
     prohibiting the use of funds in this or any other Act to 
     allow entry of diamonds into the United States if they were 
     mined in certain countries, unless certain documentation is 
     provided. The House bill did not include a provision on this 
     matter.
       Sec. 407.--The conference agreement includes section 407, 
     not included in either the House bill or the Senate-reported 
     amendment, extending authorities to provide protective 
     services to departing and incoming Secretaries of State.
       Sec. 408.--The conference agreement includes section 408, 
     not included in either the House bill or the Senate-reported 
     amendment, waiving provisions of existing legislation that 
     require authorizations to be in place for the State 
     Department and the Broadcasting Board of Governors prior to 
     the expenditure of any appropriated funds.

                       TITLE V--RELATED AGENCIES

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

                        Maritime Administration


                       MARITIME SECURITY PROGRAM

       The conference agreement includes $98,700,000 for the 
     Maritime Security Program as proposed in both the House bill 
     and the Senate-reported amendment.


                        OPERATIONS AND TRAINING

       The conference agreement includes $86,910,000 for the 
     Maritime Administration Operations and Training account 
     instead of $84,799,000 as proposed in the House bill and 
     $80,240,000 as proposed in the Senate-reported amendment. 
     Within this amount, $47,236,000 shall be for the operation 
     and maintenance of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, 
     including $13,000,000 above base funding levels for further 
     deferred maintenance and renovation requirements as described 
     in the House report. The conferees adopt, by reference, 
     language in the House report regarding the submission of a 
     spending plan for this initiative.
       The conference agreement includes $7,473,000 for the State 
     Maritime Academies. Within the amount for State Maritime 
     Academies, $1,200,000 shall be for student incentive 
     payments, the same amount as provided in fiscal year 2000.
       The conference agreement also includes, by reference, 
     language in the House report on submission of a report on 
     maritime education and training.


          MARITIME GUARANTEED LOAN (TITLE XI) PROGRAM ACCOUNT

       The conference agreement provides $30,000,000 in subsidy 
     appropriations for the Maritime Guaranteed Loan Program 
     instead of $10,621,000 as proposed in the House bill and 
     $20,221,000 as proposed in the Senate-reported amendment. The 
     conference agreement adopts the Senate approach of dropping a 
     limitation on the loan program level of not to exceed 
     $1,000,000,000. The House bill included this provision, which 
     has also been carried in previous years. MARAD shall not make 
     commitments exceeding $1,000,000,000 in fiscal year 2001, 
     including commitments made with appropriations from previous 
     fiscal years, without prior notification to the Committees in 
     accordance with section 605 reprogramming procedures.
       The conference agreement also includes an additional 
     $3,987,000 for administrative expenses associated with the 
     Maritime Guaranteed Loan Program instead of $3,795,000 as 
     proposed in the House bill, and $4,179,000 as proposed in the 
     Senate-reported amendment. The amount for administrative 
     expenses may be transferred to and merged with amounts under 
     the MARAD Operations and Training account.
       MARAD has indicated to the Committees that it expects to 
     carry over approximately $10,000,000 in this account which 
     may be used as additional subsidy budget authority in fiscal 
     year 2001.


           ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS--MARITIME ADMINISTRATION

       The conference agreement includes provisions, as proposed 
     in both the House bill and the Senate-reported amendment, 
     involving Government property controlled by MARAD, the 
     accounting for certain funds received by MARAD, and a 
     prohibition on obligations from the MARAD construction fund.

      Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement provides $490,000 for the 
     Commission for the Preservation of

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     America's Heritage Abroad, as proposed in the Senate-reported 
     amendment, instead of $390,000 as proposed in the House bill.

                       Commission on Civil Rights


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement includes $8,900,000 for the 
     salaries and expenses of the Commission on Civil Rights as 
     proposed in the Senate-reported amendment, instead of 
     $8,866,000 as proposed in the House bill.
       The conference agreement includes language allowing the 
     Chairperson to be reimbursed for 125 billable days, as 
     proposed in the House bill, and as carried in previous years. 
     The Senate-reported amendment included language limiting all 
     commissioners to not more than 75 billable days.

                       Commission on Ocean Policy


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement includes $1,000,000 for the 
     Commission on Ocean Policy as proposed in the Senate-reported 
     amendment, instead of no funding as proposed in the House 
     bill.

            Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement includes $1,370,000 for the 
     Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe as proposed 
     in the Senate-reported amendment, instead of $1,182,000 as 
     proposed in the House bill.

  Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement includes $500,000 for the 
     Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic 
     of China. Neither the House bill nor the Senate-reported 
     amendment included funding for this new Commission.

                Equal Employment Opportunity Commission


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement includes $303,864,000 for the 
     salaries and expenses of the Equal Employment Opportunity 
     Commission, instead of $290,928,000 as proposed in the House 
     bill, and $294,800,000 as proposed in the Senate-reported 
     amendment.
       Within the total amount, the conference agreement includes 
     $30,000,000 for payments to State and local Fair Employment 
     Practices Agencies (FEPAs) for specific services to the 
     Commission, instead of $29,000,000 as proposed in the House 
     bill, and $31,000,000 as proposed in the Senate-reported 
     amendment. The conference agreement includes, by reference, 
     language in the House report regarding submission of a 
     spending plan, reducing the backlog of private sector 
     charges, and utilizing the experience the FEPAs have in 
     mediation as the Commission implements its alternative 
     dispute resolution programs.

                   Federal Communications Commission


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement includes a total of $230,000,000 
     for the salaries and expenses of the Federal Communications 
     Commission (FCC), instead of $207,909,000 as provided in the 
     House bill, and $237,188,000 as proposed in the Senate-
     reported amendment. Of the amounts provided, $200,146,000 is 
     to be derived from offsetting fee collections, as provided in 
     both the House bill and the Senate-reported amendment, 
     resulting in a net direct appropriation of $29,854,000, 
     instead of $7,763,000 included in the House bill, and 
     $37,042,000 included in the Senate-reported amendment. 
     Receipts in excess of $200,146,000 shall remain available 
     until expended but shall not be available for obligation 
     until October 1, 2001.
       The conference agreement directs the Commission to submit, 
     no later than December 15, 2000, a financial plan proposing a 
     distribution of all the funds in this account, subject to the 
     reprogramming requirements under section 605 of this Act.
       From within the funds provided, the FCC is urged to support 
     public safety, emergency preparedness and telecommunications 
     functions of the 2002 Olympic Winter Games.
       The Senate report included language on public broadcasting 
     stations' access to spectrum. The House included no similar 
     language. The FCC is examining this issue, which is also 
     pending in the Court of Appeals. The conference agreement 
     reflects the belief that this issue can be resolved through 
     the administrative or judicial process, so no legislative 
     action is required at this time. The Chairman of the FCC 
     should report to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations on any action the Commission takes on this 
     issue by April 1, 2001.
       The FCC shall take all actions necessary to complete the 
     processing of applications for licenses or other 
     authorizations for facilities that would provide services 
     covered by the Satellite Home Viewers Improvement Act (Public 
     Law 106-113, 113 Stat. 1501), specifically to deliver multi-
     channel video services including all local broadcast 
     television station signals and broadband services in unserved 
     and underserved local television markets by November 29, 
     2000, as required by Public Law 106-113, 113 Stat. 1501.
       The Senate report language with respect to a broadcast 
     industry code of conduct for the content of programming is 
     incorporated by reference.

                      Federal Maritime Commission


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement includes $15,500,000 for the 
     salaries and expenses of the Federal Maritime Commission, 
     instead of $14,097,000 as proposed in the House bill and 
     $16,222,000 as proposed in the Senate-reported amendment.

                        Federal Trade Commission


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement includes a total operating level 
     of $147,154,000 for the Federal Trade Commission, instead of 
     $134,807,000 as proposed in the House bill and $159,500,000 
     as proposed in the Senate-reported amendment. The conference 
     agreement assumes that, of the amount provided, $145,254,000 
     will be derived from fees collected in fiscal year 2001 and 
     $1,900,000 will be derived from estimated unobligated fee 
     collections available from fiscal year 2000. These actions 
     result in a final appropriation of $0. Any use of remaining 
     unobligated fee collections from prior years are subject to 
     the reprogramming requirements outlined in section 605 of 
     this Act.
       The conference agreement adopts by reference the Senate 
     report language on slotting allowances, identity theft and 
     Internet fraud.
       Appropriations for both the Antitrust Division of the 
     Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission are 
     financed with Hart-Scott-Rodino Act pre-merger filing fees. 
     Section 630 of this Act modifies the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act to 
     establish a three-tiered fee structure that increases the 
     filing threshold for a merger transaction from $15,000,000 to 
     $50,000,000. Both the House bill and the Senate-reported 
     amendment included in the Federal Trade Commission's 
     appropriation language similar language to create a three 
     tiered fee structure and raise the filing threshold to 
     $35,000,000. It is anticipated that the increase in the 
     filing threshold will reduce the number of mergers requiring 
     review by approximately 50 percent. This should allow the 
     Commission to focus more resources on the review of complex 
     mergers and non-merger activities such as consumer 
     protection.

                       Legal Services Corporation


               PAYMENT TO THE LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION

       The conference agreement includes $330,000,000 for the 
     payment to the Legal Services Corporation, instead of 
     $300,000,000 as proposed in the Senate-reported amendment, 
     and $275,000,000 as proposed in the House bill. The 
     conference agreement provides $310,000,000 for grants to 
     basic field programs and independent audits, $10,800,000 for 
     management and administration, $2,200,000 for the Office of 
     Inspector General, and $7,000,000 for client self-help and 
     information technology. The conference agreement also 
     includes $31,625,000 for civil legal assistance under the 
     Violence Against Woman Act programs funded under Title I of 
     this Act. In addition, according to LSC-released statistics, 
     grantees received over $605,000,000 of funding during 1999.
       Within the amounts provided for management and 
     administration, the Corporation is expected to hire at least 
     seven investigators for the Compliance and Enforcement 
     Division to investigate field grantees' compliance with the 
     regulations grantees agreed to abide by when accepting 
     Federal funding.
       The conference agreement adopts by reference the House 
     report language on class action suits and the Senate report 
     language on travel.


          ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION--LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION

       The conference agreement includes language to continue the 
     terms and conditions included under this section in the 
     fiscal year 2000 Act, as proposed in both the House bill and 
     the Senate-reported amendment.

                        Marine Mammal Commission


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement includes $1,700,000 for the 
     salaries and expenses of the Marine Mammal Commission, as 
     proposed in both the House bill and the Senate-reported 
     amendment.

                   Securities and Exchange Commission


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement includes $422,800,000 for the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), instead of 
     $392,624,000 as proposed in the House bill and $489,652,000 
     as proposed in the Senate-reported amendment. The conference 
     agreement includes bill language appropriating separate 
     amounts from offsetting fee collections from fiscal years 
     1999 and 2001, as proposed in both the House bill and the 
     Senate-reported amendment. The conference agreement 
     appropriates $295,000,000 from fees collected in fiscal year 
     1999, and $127,800,000 from fees to be collected in fiscal 
     year 2001.
       The conference agreement provides for the Commission's 
     adjustments to base and requested program increases for 
     additional staff, information systems, and a special pay 
     rate. Within the increased funding provided for information 
     systems, the Commission shall identify $2,000,000 for 
     additional information systems support to help investigate 
     and prosecute Internet fraud cases, as described in the 
     Senate report. The conference

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     agreement does not include language in Title VI of this Act, 
     nor additional funding above the request under this heading, 
     as proposed in the Senate-reported amendment, for the 
     exemption of the SEC from Federal pay regulations.
       Any offsetting fee collections in fiscal year 2001 in 
     excess of $127,800,000 will remain available for the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission in future years through 
     the regular appropriations process.
       The conference agreement includes, by reference, language 
     in the Senate report on the Office of Economic Analysis, the 
     implementation of a new fee collection system, 
     recommendations for increased civil penalties, and the need 
     to educate investors regarding Internet securities fraud.

                     Small Business Administration


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement provides an appropriation of 
     $331,635,000 for the Small Business Administration (SBA) 
     Salaries and Expenses account, instead of $304,094,000 as 
     proposed in the House bill and $143,475,000 as proposed in 
     the Senate-reported amendment. The conference agreement does 
     not split funding for non-credit business assistance programs 
     into a separate account, as proposed in the budget request 
     and the Senate-reported amendment, but rather includes 
     funding for such programs under this account.
       In addition, the conference agreement includes $37,000,000 
     for programs related to the New Markets Venture Capital 
     Program subject to the authorization of that program, 
     including $7,000,000 for BusinessLINC and $30,000,000 for 
     technical assistance.
       The conference agreement includes language, as proposed in 
     the Senate-reported amendment, allowing SBA to use five 
     percent, or not to exceed $3,000,000, of increased 
     collections of delinquent non-tax debt to reimburse for 
     qualified expenses of such collections. The House bill did 
     not contain language on this matter.
       In addition to amounts made available under this heading, 
     the conference agreement includes $129,000,000 for 
     administrative expenses under the Business Loans Program 
     account. This amount is transferred to and merged with 
     amounts available under Salaries and Expenses. The conference 
     agreement also includes an additional $108,354,000 for 
     administrative expenses under the Disaster Loans Program 
     account, which may under certain conditions be transferred to 
     and merged with amounts available under Salaries and 
     Expenses. These conditions are described under the Disaster 
     Loans Program account.
       The conference agreement provides a total of $166,541,000 
     for SBA's regular operating expenses under this account. This 
     amount includes $2,000,000 for expenses of the HUBZone 
     program, and $8,000,000 for systems modernization initiatives 
     to continue the improvement of SBA's management and oversight 
     of its loan portfolio. This amount also includes $2,000,000 
     to assist the SBA in transforming its workforce to meet 
     changes in the way its programs are carried out. The SBA 
     shall submit a plan, prior to the expenditure of resources 
     provided for systems modernization and workforce 
     transformation, in accordance with section 605 of this Act.
       The conference agreement includes the following amounts for 
     non-credit programs:

Small Business Development Centers..........................$88,000,000
7(j) Technical Assistance.....................................3,600,000
Microloan Technical Assistance...............................20,000,000
SCORE.........................................................3,750,000
Business Information Centers....................................500,000
Women's Business Centers.....................................12,000,000
Survey of Women-Owned Businesses................................694,000
National Women's Business Council...............................750,000
One Stop Capital Shops........................................3,100,000
US Export Assistance Centers..................................3,100,000
Advocacy Research.............................................1,100,000
National Veterans Business Development Corp...................4,000,000
SBIR Rural Outreach Program...................................5,000,000
ProNet..........................................................500,000
Drug-free Workplace Grants....................................3,500,000
PRIME........................................................15,000,000
New Markets Technical Assistance.............................30,000,000
BusinessLINC..................................................7,000,000
Regulatory Fairness Boards......................................500,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Total...................................................202,094,000

       Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs).--Of the amounts 
     provided for SBDCs, the conference agreement includes 
     $2,000,000 to continue the SBDC Defense transition program, 
     and $1,000,000 to continue the Environmental Compliance 
     Project, as directed in the House report. In addition, the 
     conference agreement includes language, similar to that 
     proposed in the Senate-reported amendment under ``Non-Credit 
     Business Assistance Programs'' making funds for the SBDC 
     program available for two years.
       National Veterans Business Development Corporation.--The 
     conference agreement includes language, as proposed in the 
     House bill, designating $4,000,000 for the National Veterans 
     Business Development Corporation. The Senate-reported 
     amendment did not include a provision on this matter, but 
     Senate report language designated $4,000,000 for the same 
     purpose.
       Microloan Technical Assistance.--The conference agreement 
     includes $20,000,000 for the Microloan Technical Assistance 
     program. Should savings occur during fiscal year 2001 in this 
     account, the SBA may propose to allocate an additional amount 
     for the Microloan Technical Assistance program through the 
     regular reprogramming process. The SBA was unable to obligate 
     approximately $3,500,000 allocated to this program in fiscal 
     year 2000, which was transferred to the Business Loans 
     Program account.
       The conference agreement adopts language included in the 
     House report directing the SBA to fully fund LowDoc 
     Processing Centers, and to continue activities assisting 
     small businesses to adapt to a paperless procurement 
     environment.


                NON-CREDIT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

       The conference agreement adopts the approach in the House 
     bill of not including funding under a separate heading for 
     the non-credit business assistance programs of the SBA. 
     Instead, funding for these programs is included under 
     ``Salaries and Expenses'', as in previous years. The Senate-
     reported amendment included $153,690,000 for such programs 
     under this separate account.


                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

       The conference agreement provides $11,953,000 for the SBA 
     Office of Inspector General, instead of $10,905,000 as 
     proposed in the House bill and $13,000,000 as proposed in the 
     Senate-reported amendment.
       An additional $500,000 has been provided under the 
     administrative expenses of the Disaster Loans Program account 
     to be made available to the Office of Inspector General for 
     work associated with oversight of the Disaster Loans Program. 
     The conference agreement does not include direction provided 
     in the Senate report.


                     BUSINESS LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

       The conference agreement includes $294,410,000 under the 
     SBA Business Loans Program Account, instead of $269,300,000 
     as proposed in the House bill, and $296,200,000 as proposed 
     in the Senate-reported amendment. The conference agreement 
     includes language, as proposed in the House bill, making 
     $45,000,000 of the amount included for guaranteed loans 
     available for two fiscal years. The Senate-reported amendment 
     did not contain a similar provision. Within the amount 
     provided, $22,000,000 shall be available only for the New 
     Markets Venture Capital Program, subject to the enactment of 
     authorizing legislation in fiscal year 2001.
       The conference agreement includes $2,250,000 for the costs 
     of direct loans, instead of $2,500,000 as proposed in the 
     House bill and $2,600,000 as proposed in the Senate-reported 
     amendment. The conferees understand that $300,000 in 
     carryover is available for the Microloan Direct Loan Program, 
     and, together with the appropriated amount, will support an 
     estimated fiscal year 2001 program level of over $28,400,000.
       Not including the funding provided for the New Markets 
     Venture Capital Program, the conference agreement includes 
     $141,160,000 for the costs of guaranteed loans, including the 
     following programs:
       7(a) General Business Loans.--The conference agreement 
     provides $114,960,000 in subsidy appropriations for the 7(a) 
     general business guaranteed loan program, instead of 
     $114,500,000 as proposed in the House bill and $134,000,000 
     as proposed in the Senate-reported amendment. When combined 
     with an estimated $14,000,000 in available carryover balances 
     and recoveries, this amount will subsidize an estimated 
     fiscal year 2001 program level of up to $10,400,000,000, 
     assuming a subsidy rate of 1.24%. In addition, the conference 
     agreement includes a provision, as proposed in both the House 
     bill and the Senate-reported amendment, requiring the SBA to 
     notify the Committees in accordance with section 605 of this 
     Act prior to providing a total program level greater than 
     $10,000,000,000.
       Small Business Investment Companies (SBIC).--The conference 
     agreement provides $26,200,000 for the SBIC participating 
     securities program as proposed in the Senate-reported 
     amendment, instead of $23,300,000 as proposed in the House 
     bill. This amount will result in an estimated total program 
     level of $2,000,000,000 in fiscal year 2001. No appropriation 
     is required for the SBIC debentures program, as the program 
     will operate with a zero subsidy rate in fiscal year 2001.
       The conference agreement includes required language, as 
     proposed in the House bill, limiting the 504 CDC and the SBIC 
     debentures program levels, instead of similar language in the 
     Senate-reported amendment.
       In addition, the conference agreement includes $129,000,000 
     for administrative expenses to carry out the direct and 
     guaranteed loan programs as proposed in the House bill, 
     instead of $130,800,000 as proposed in the Senate-reported 
     amendment, and makes such funds available to be transferred 
     to and merged with appropriations for Salaries and Expenses.


                     DISASTER LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

       The conference agreement includes a total of $184,494,000 
     for this account, of which

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     $76,140,000 is for the subsidy costs for disaster loans and 
     $108,354,000 is for administrative expenses associated with 
     the disaster loans program. The House bill proposed 
     $140,400,000 for loans and $136,000,000 for administrative 
     expenses. The Senate-reported amendment provided $142,100,000 
     for loans and $139,000,000 for administrative expenses.
       For disaster loans, the conference agreement assumes that 
     the $76,140,000 subsidy appropriation, when combined with 
     $71,000,000 in carryover balances and $10,000,000 in 
     recoveries, will provide a total disaster loan program level 
     of $900,000,000.
       The conference agreement includes language, as proposed in 
     the House bill, designating amounts for direct and indirect 
     administrative expenses, and allowing appropriations for 
     indirect administrative costs to be transferred to and merged 
     with appropriations for Salaries and Expenses under certain 
     conditions. The conference agreement includes $98,000,000 for 
     direct administrative expenses instead of $125,646,000 as 
     proposed in the House bill, and $9,854,000 for indirect 
     administrative expenses as proposed in the House bill. The 
     amount provided for direct administrative expenses, when 
     combined with an estimated $26,000,000 in carryover balances, 
     will provide the requested level for this activity. The 
     conference agreement includes a provision that any amount in 
     excess of $9,854,000 to be transferred to Salaries and 
     Expenses from the Disaster Loans Program account for indirect 
     administrative expenses shall be treated as a reprogramming 
     of funds under section 605 of this Act, as proposed in the 
     House bill. In addition, any such reprogramming shall be 
     accompanied by a report from the Administrator on the 
     anticipated effect of the proposed transfer on the ability of 
     the SBA to cover the full annual requirements for direct 
     administrative costs of disaster loan-making and -servicing.
       Of the amounts provided for administrative expenses under 
     this heading, $500,000 is to be transferred to and merged 
     with the Office of Inspector General account for oversight 
     and audit activities related to the Disaster Loans program.


        ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION--SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

       The conference agreement includes a provision providing SBA 
     with the authority to transfer funds between appropriations 
     accounts as proposed in the House bill, instead of a similar 
     provision in the Senate-reported amendment.

                        State Justice Institute


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement provides $6,850,000 for the State 
     Justice Institute as proposed in the Senate-reported 
     amendment, instead of $4,500,000 as proposed in the House 
     bill. The conference agreement does not include the transfer 
     of an additional $8,000,000 to this account from the Courts 
     of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services 
     account in Title III as proposed in the Senate-reported 
     amendment.

                      TITLE VI--GENERAL PROVISIONS

       The conference agreement includes the following general 
     provisions:
       Sec. 601.--The conference agreement includes section 601, 
     identical in both the House bill and the Senate-reported 
     amendment, regarding the use of appropriations for publicity 
     or propaganda purposes.
       Sec. 602.--The conference agreement includes section 602, 
     identical in both the House bill and the Senate-reported 
     amendment, regarding the availability of appropriations for 
     obligation beyond the current fiscal year.
       Sec. 603.--The conference agreement includes section 603, 
     identical in both the House bill and the Senate-reported 
     amendment, regarding the use of funds for consulting 
     services.
       Sec. 604.--The conference agreement includes section 604, 
     as proposed in the House bill, providing that should any 
     provision of the Act be held to be invalid, the remainder of 
     the Act would not be affected. The Senate-reported amendment 
     did not include this provision, which has been carried in 
     previous years.
       Sec. 605.--The conference agreement includes section 605, 
     as included in the Senate-reported amendment, establishing 
     the policy by which funding available to the agencies funded 
     under this Act may be reprogrammed for other purposes, 
     instead of the version in the House bill which contained 
     minor differences.
       Sec. 606.--The conference agreement includes section 606, 
     identical in both the House bill and the Senate-reported 
     amendment, regarding the construction, repair or modification 
     of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration vessels in 
     overseas shipyards.
       Sec. 607.--The conference agreement includes section 607, 
     as proposed in the House bill, regarding the purchase of 
     American-made products. The Senate-reported amendment did not 
     include this provision, which has been carried in previous 
     years.
       Sec. 608.--The conference agreement includes section 608, 
     identical in both the House bill and the Senate-reported 
     amendment, which prohibits funds in the bill from being used 
     to implement, administer, or enforce any guidelines of the 
     Equal Employment Opportunity Commission similar to proposed 
     guidelines covering harassment based on religion published by 
     the EEOC in October, 1993.
       Sec. 609.--The conference agreement includes section 609, 
     as proposed in the House bill, prohibiting the use of funds 
     for any United Nations peacekeeping mission that involves 
     U.S. Armed Forces under the command or operational control of 
     a foreign national, unless the President certifies that the 
     involvement is in the national security interest. The Senate-
     reported amendment did not contain a provision on this 
     matter.
       Sec. 610.--The conference agreement includes section 610, 
     identical to the House bill and section 609 in the Senate-
     reported amendment, that prohibits use of funds to expand the 
     U.S. diplomatic presence in Vietnam beyond the level in 
     effect on July 11, 1995, unless the President makes a 
     certification that several conditions have been met regarding 
     Vietnam's cooperation with the United States on POW/MIA 
     issues.
       Sec. 611.--The conference agreement includes section 611, 
     as proposed in the House bill, which prohibits the use of 
     funds to provide certain amenities for Federal prisoners. The 
     Senate-reported amendment included a similar provision as 
     section 612, but proposed to make the prohibition permanent.
       Sec. 612.--The conference agreement includes section 612, 
     as proposed in the House bill, restricting the use of funds 
     provided under the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration for fleet modernization activities. The 
     Senate-reported amendment did not contain a provision on this 
     matter.
       Sec. 613.--The conference agreement includes section 613, 
     identical in both the House bill and the Senate-reported 
     amendment, which requires agencies and departments funded in 
     this Act to absorb any necessary costs related to downsizing 
     or consolidations within the amounts provided to the agency 
     or department.
       Sec. 614.--The conference agreement includes section 614, 
     as proposed in the Senate-reported amendment, which 
     permanently prohibits funds made available to the Federal 
     Bureau of Prisons from being used to make available any 
     commercially published information or material that is 
     sexually explicit or features nudity to a prisoner. The House 
     bill included a similar provision as section 614, but did not 
     propose to make the prohibition permanent.
       Sec. 615.--The conference agreement includes section 615, 
     as proposed in the House bill, which limits funding under the 
     Local Law Enforcement Block Grant to 90 percent to an entity 
     that does not provide public safety officers injured in the 
     line of duty, and as a result separated or retired from their 
     jobs, with health insurance benefits equal to the insurance 
     they received while on duty. The Senate-reported amendment 
     did not include a similar provision.
       Sec. 616.--The conference agreement includes section 616, 
     as proposed in the House bill, which prohibits funds provided 
     in this Act from being used to promote the sale or export of 
     tobacco or tobacco products, or to seek the reduction or 
     removal of foreign restrictions on the marketing of tobacco 
     products, provided such restrictions are applied equally to 
     all tobacco or tobacco products of the same type. This 
     provision is not intended to impact routine international 
     trade services provided to all U.S. citizens, including the 
     processing of applications to establish foreign trade zones. 
     The Senate-reported amendment did not contain a provision on 
     this matter.
       Sec. 617.--The conference agreement includes section 617, 
     modified from language proposed as section 615 in the Senate-
     reported amendment, which extends the prohibition in last 
     year's bill on use of funds to issue a visa to any alien 
     involved in extrajudicial and political killings in Haiti. 
     The provision also adds eight individuals to the list of 
     victims, and extends the exemption and reporting requirements 
     from last year's provision. The House bill did not contain a 
     provision on this matter.
       Sec. 618.--The conference agreement includes section 618, 
     identical, but proposed as section 617 in the House bill and 
     section 616 in the Senate-reported amendment, which prohibits 
     a user fee from being charged for background checks conducted 
     pursuant to the Brady Handgun Control Act of 1993, and 
     prohibits implementation of a background check system which 
     does not require or result in destruction of certain 
     information.
       Sec. 619.--The conference agreement includes section 619, 
     modified from language proposed as section 618 in the House 
     bill and section 619 in the Senate-reported amendment, which 
     delays obligation of any receipts deposited or available in 
     the Crime Victims Fund in excess of $537,500,000 until the 
     following fiscal year. The conferees have taken this action 
     to protect against wide fluctuations in receipts into the 
     Fund, and to ensure that a stable level of funding will 
     remain available for these programs in future years.
       Sec. 620.--The conference agreement includes section 620, 
     proposed as section 619 in the House bill, which prohibits 
     the use of Department of Justice funds for programs which 
     discriminate against, denigrate, or otherwise undermine the 
     religious beliefs of students participating in such programs. 
     The Senate-reported amendment did not contain a provision on 
     this matter.

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       Sec. 621.--The conference agreement includes section 621, 
     identical in both the House bill and the Senate-reported 
     amendment, but proposed as section 620 in the House bill, 
     which prohibits the use of funds to process visas for 
     citizens of countries that the Attorney General has 
     determined deny or delay accepting the return of deported 
     citizens.
       Sec. 622.--The conference agreement includes section 622, 
     proposed as section 621 in the House bill, which prohibits 
     the use of Department of Justice funds to transport a maximum 
     or high security prisoner to any facility other than to a 
     facility certified by the Bureau of Prisons as appropriately 
     secure to house such a prisoner. The Senate-reported 
     amendment did not contain a similar provision.
       Sec. 623.--The conference agreement includes section 623, 
     modified from language proposed as section 622 in the House 
     bill, regarding the Kyoto Protocol on Climate Change. The 
     Senate-reported amendment did not include a provision on this 
     matter. The conference agreement does not adopt the report 
     language contained in the House report.
       Sec. 624.--The conference agreement includes section 624, 
     modified from language proposed as section 623 in the House 
     bill, which prohibits funds from being used for the 
     participation of United States delegates to the Standing 
     Consultative Commission unless the President submits a 
     certification that the U.S. Government is not implementing a 
     1997 memorandum of understanding regarding the 1972 Anti-
     Ballistic Missile Treaty between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R., 
     or the Senate ratifies the memorandum of understanding. The 
     Senate-reported amendment did not include a provision on this 
     matter.
       Sec. 625.--The conference agreement includes section 625, 
     proposed as section 624 in the House bill, which prohibits 
     the use of funds for the State Department to approve the 
     purchase of property in Arlington, Virginia, by the Xinhua 
     News Agency. The Senate-reported amendment did not include a 
     provision on this matter.
       Sec. 626.--The conference agreement includes section 626, 
     proposed in the Senate-reported amendment as section 623, 
     amending existing law related to certain medical costs to 
     apply to suspects in the custody of the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation. The House bill did not include a provision on 
     this matter.
       Sec. 627.--The conference agreement includes section 627, 
     proposed in the Senate-reported amendment as section 624, 
     amending a fiscal year 1999 supplemental appropriations 
     provision to permanently extend the time period in which 
     certain takings of Cook Inlet Beluga Whales would be 
     considered violations of the Marine Mammal Protection Act. 
     The House bill did not include a provision on this matter.
       Sec. 628.--The conference agreement includes section 628, 
     modified from language proposed in the Senate-reported 
     amendment as section 625, amending Public Law 106-113 to 
     extend the authorization for Pacific Salmon Treaty and 
     Recovery efforts. The House bill did not include a provision 
     on these matters.
       Sec. 629.--The conference agreement includes a new section 
     629, to clarify the Interstate Horseracing Act regarding 
     certain pari-mutuel wagers.
       Sec. 630.--The conference agreement includes a new section 
     630, which modifies existing law to include a three-tiered 
     Hart-Scott-Rodino fee structure that increases the filing 
     threshold for a merger transaction from $15,000,000 to 
     $50,000,000. Similar language was included under the 
     ``Federal Trade Commission, Salaries and Expenses'' heading 
     in Title V of both the House bill and the Senate-reported 
     amendment.
       Sec. 631.--The conference agreement includes a new section 
     631, authorizing the stabilization and renovation of a 
     certain lock and dam.
       Sec. 632.--The conference agreement includes a new section 
     632, requiring the Federal Communications Commission to take 
     certain actions regarding Low-Power FM regulations.
       Sec. 633.--The conference agreement includes a new section 
     633, providing additional amounts for the Small Business 
     Administration, Salaries and Expenses account for a number of 
     small business initiatives.
       Sec. 634.--The conference agreement includes a new section 
     634, prohibiting the use of funds in this, or any previous 
     Act, or hereinafter made available to the Department of 
     Commerce, to allow fishing vessels to use aircraft to assist 
     in the fishing of Atlantic bluefin tuna.
       Sec. 635.--The conference agreement includes section 635, 
     amending 42 U.S.C. 1301 to prohibit certain misuses of social 
     security numbers. The House bill did not include a provision 
     on this matter.
       Sec. 636.--The conference agreement includes a new section 
     636, related to designation of the Cuyahoga Valley National 
     Park pursuant to 42 U.S.C. sections 7470-7479.

                         TITLE VII--RESCISSIONS

                         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

                    Drug Enforcement Administration


                   DRUG DIVERSION CONTROL FEE ACCOUNT

                              (RESCISSION)

       The conference agreement includes a rescission of 
     $8,000,000 from the amounts otherwise available for 
     obligation in fiscal year 2001 for the ``Drug Diversion 
     Control Fee Account'', as proposed in the Senate-reported 
     amendment. The House bill did not include a rescission from 
     this account.

                            RELATED AGENCIES

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

                        Maritime Administration


          MARITIME GUARANTEED LOAN (TITLE XI) PROGRAM ACCOUNT

                              (RESCISSION)

       The conference agreement includes a rescission of 
     $7,644,000 from unobligated balances under this heading, as 
     proposed in the House bill. The Senate-reported amendment did 
     not include a rescission from this account.
       The conference agreement does not include a title providing 
     contingent emergency funds for a ``Southwest Border 
     Initiative'' for certain Department of Justice and Federal 
     Judiciary accounts, as proposed in the Senate-reported 
     amendment.
       These needs are instead addressed in the regular accounts 
     for such programs in Title I and Title III of this Act.

                       TITLE VIII--DEBT REDUCTION

                         DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY

                       Bureau of the Public Debt

      Gifts to the United States for Reduction of the Public Debt

       The conference agreement includes a new title depositing an 
     additional amount in fiscal year 2001 into the account 
     established under 31 U.S.C. section 3113(d), to reduce the 
     public debt.

           TITLE IX--WILDLIFE, OCEAN AND COASTAL CONSERVATION

       Sec. 901-902.--The conference agreement includes 
     $50,000,000 for formula grants to the States for wildlife 
     conservation and restoration programs. Funding is provided 
     through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in the Department 
     of Interior. This amount is in addition to funds provided for 
     new, competitively awarded and cost-shared wildlife programs 
     in the FY 2001 Interior Appropriations Act. This action 
     recognizes wildlife conservation as a critical component of a 
     nationwide strategy and supports state efforts in wildlife 
     conservation and restoration. The conference agreement 
     includes authorization language for this program.
       Funding has been provided for the development, revision, 
     and implementation of wildlife conservation and restoration 
     programs and plans to address the unmet needs for a diverse 
     array of wildlife and associated habitats. Funds provided to 
     states or Indian Tribes may be used for planning and 
     implementation of wildlife conservation programs and 
     conservation strategies, including wildlife conservation, 
     wildlife conservation education, and wildlife-associated 
     recreation projects, for new programs and projects as well as 
     to enhance existing programs and projects.
       Each state's apportionment is determined by formula which 
     considers the total area of the state (1/3 of the formula) 
     and the population (2/3 of the formula). No state will 
     receive an amount that is less than one percent of the amount 
     available or more than five percent for any fiscal year. 
     Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia each receive a sum 
     equal to not more than one-half of one percent and Guam, the 
     Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana 
     Islands each receive a sum equal to not more than one-fourth 
     of one percent. The conference agreement requires States and 
     other jurisdiction to have or agree to develop a wildlife 
     conservation strategy and plan as a condition for receiving a 
     federal grant under this program.
       Sec. 903.--The conference agreement includes language 
     authorizing a coastal impact assistance program for fiscal 
     year 2001.

                                TITLE X

       The conference agreement includes a new title X to 
     authorize loan guarantees in order to facilitate access to 
     local television broadcast signals in unserved and 
     underserved areas, and for other purposes.

                                TITLE XI

       The conference agreement includes a new title XI, the Legal 
     Immigration Family Equity Act.


                   conference total--with comparisons

       The total new budget (obligational) authority for the 
     fiscal year 2001 recommended by the Committee of Conference, 
     with comparisons to the fiscal year 2000 amount, the 2001 
     budget estimates, and the House and Senate bills for 2001 
     follow:

                       (In thousands of dollars)

New budget (obligational) authority, fiscal year 2000.......$39,600,967
Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority, fiscal year50,932,968
House bill, fiscal year 2001.................................37,394,617
Senate bill, fiscal year 2001................................36,689,955
Conference agreement, fiscal year 2001.......................39,868,390
Conference agreement compared with:
  New budget (obligational) authority, fiscal year 2000........+267,423
  Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority, fiscal y-11,064,578

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  House bill, fiscal year 2001...............................+2,473,773
  Senate bill, fiscal year 2001..............................+3,178,435

     Ernest J. Istook, Jr.
     Randy ``Duke'' Cunningham,
     Todd Tiahrt,
     Robert B. Aderholt,
     Jo Ann Emerson,
     John E. Sununu,
     C.W. Bill Young,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Kay Bailey Hutchison,
     Jon Kyl,
     Ted Stevens,
     Richard J. Durbin,
     Daniel K. Inouye,
     Managers on the Part of the Senate.

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