[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Pages 10688-10709]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                          AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED

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        NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001

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                        LOTT AMENDMENT NO. 3382

  Mr. WARNER (for Mr. Lott) proposed an amendment to the bill (S. 2549) 
to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2001 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and 
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for 
other purposes; as follows:

       On page 353, between lines 15 and 16, insert the following:

     SEC. 914. MANAGEMENT OF NAVY RESEARCH FUNDS BY CHIEF OF NAVAL 
                   RESEARCH.

       (a) Clarification of Duties.--Section 5022 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections 
     (d) and (e), respectively;
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) of subsection (a) the 
     following:

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       ``(b)(1) The Chief of Naval Research is the head of the 
     Office of Naval Research.''; and
       (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
     subsection (c):
       ``(c) Chief as Manager of Research Funds.--The Chief of 
     Naval Research shall manage the Navy's basic, applied, and 
     advanced research funds to foster transition from science and 
     technology to higher levels of research, development, test, 
     and evaluation.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (a) of such section 
     is amended by striking ``(a)(1)'' and inserting ``(a)''.
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                       KENNEDY AMENDMENT NO. 3383

  Mr. LEVIN (for Mr. Kennedy) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
2549, supra; as follows:

       On page 48, between lines 20 and 21, insert the following:

     SEC. 222. TECHNOLOGIES FOR DETECTION AND TRANSPORT OF 
                   POLLUTANTS ATTRIBUTABLE TO LIVE-FIRE 
                   ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Increase in Amount.--The amount authorized to be 
     appropriated by section 201(4) for research, development, 
     test, and evaluation Defense-wide is hereby increased by 
     $5,000,000.
       (b) Availability of Amount.--Of the amount authorized to be 
     appropriated by section 201(4), as increased by subsection 
     (a), the amount available for the Strategic Environmental 
     Research and Development Program (PE6034716D) is hereby 
     increased by $5,000,000, with the amount of such increase 
     available for the development and test of technologies to 
     detect, analyze, and map the presence of, and transport of, 
     pollutants and contaminants at sites undergoing the detection 
     and remediation of constituents attributable to live-fire 
     activities in a variety of hydrogeological scenarios.
       (c) Additional Requirement.--Performance measures shall be 
     established for the technologies described in subsection (b) 
     for purposes of facilitating the implementation and 
     utilization of such technologies by the Department of 
     Defense.
       (d) Offset.--The amount authorized to be appropriated by 
     section 201(1) for research, development, test, and 
     evaluation for the Army is hereby decreased by $5,000,000, 
     with the amount of such decrease applied to Combat Vehicle 
     and Automotive Advanced Technology (PE603005A).
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                STEVENS (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 3384

  Mr. WARNER (for Mr. Stevens (for himself, Mr. DeWine, and Mr. 
Voinovich)) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 2549, supra; as 
follows:

       On page 55, strike lines 13 and 14, and insert the 
     following:
       (18) For Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Defense 
     Sites, $231,499,000.
       On page 54, line 16, strike ``$11,973,569,000'' and insert 
     ``$11,928,569,000''.
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                        LOTT AMENDMENT NO. 3385

  Mr. WARNER (for Mr. Lott) proposed an amendment to the bill. S. 2549, 
supra; as follows:

       On page 58, between lines 7 and 8, insert the following:

     SEC. 313. WEATHERPROOFING OF FACILITIES AT KEESLER AIR FORCE 
                   BASE, MISSISSIPPI.

       Of the total amount authorized to be appropriated by 
     section 301(4), $2,800,000 is available for the weather-
     proofing of facilities at Keesler Air Force Base, 
     Mississippi.
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                 HARKIN (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 3386

  Mr. LEVIN (for Mr. Harkin (for himself, Mr. Lugar, and Mr. Leahy)) 
proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 2549, supra; as follows:

       On page 239, after line 22, insert the following:

     SEC. 656. DETERMINATIONS OF INCOME ELIGIBILITY FOR SPECIAL 
                   SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM.

       Section 1060a(c)(1)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking the second sentence and inserting the 
     following: ``In the application of such criterion, the 
     Secretary shall exclude from income any basic allowance for 
     housing as permitted under section 17(d)(2)(B) of the Child 
     Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(d)(2)(B)).
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                      HUTCHISON AMENDMENT NO. 3387

  Mr. WARNER (for Mrs. Hutchison) proposed an amendment to the bill. S. 
2549, supra; as follows:

       On page 251, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following:

     SEC. 714. IMPROVEMENT OF ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE UNDER THE 
                   TRICARE PROGRAM.

       (a) Waiver of Nonavailability Statement or 
     Preauthorization.--In the case of a covered beneficiary under 
     chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, who is enrolled 
     in TRICARE Standard, the Secretary of Defense may not require 
     with regard to authorized health care services (other than 
     mental health services) under any new contract for the 
     provision of health care services under such chapter that the 
     beneficiary--
       (1) obtain a nonavailability statement or preauthorization 
     from a military medical treatment facility in order to 
     receive the services from a civilian provider; or
       (2) obtain a nonavailability statement for care in 
     specialized treatment facilities outside the 200-mile radius 
     of a military medical treatment facility.
       (b) Notice.--The Secretary may require that the covered 
     beneficiary inform the primary care manager of the 
     beneficiary of any health care received from a civilian 
     provider or in a specialized treatment facility.
       (c) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) shall not apply if--
       (1) the Secretary demonstrates significant cost avoidance 
     for specific procedures at the affected military medical 
     treatment facilities;
       (2) the Secretary determines that a specific procedure must 
     be maintained at the affected military medical treatment 
     facility to ensure the proficiency levels of the 
     practitioners at the facility; or
       (3) the lack of nonavailability statement data would 
     significantly interfere with TRICARE contract administration.
       (d) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on 
     October 1, 2001.
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                JEFFORDS (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 3388

  Mr. WARNER (for Mr. Jeffords (for himself, Mr. Allard, Mr. Bingaman, 
Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. Leahy)) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
2549, supra; as follows:

       On page 239, following line 22, add the following:

     SEC. 656. MODIFICATION OF TIME FOR USE BY CERTAIN MEMBERS OF 
                   THE SELECTED RESERVE OF ENTITLEMENT TO 
                   EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 16133 of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended by striking ``(1) at the 
     end'' and all that follows through the end and inserting ``on 
     the date the person is separated from the Selected 
     Reserve.''.
       (b) Certain Members.--Paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of 
     that section is amended in the flush matter following 
     subparagraph (B) by striking ``shall be determined'' and all 
     that follows through the end and inserting ``shall expire on 
     the later of (i) the 10-year period beginning on the date on 
     which such person becomes entitled to educational assistance 
     under this chapter, or (ii) the end of the 4-year period 
     beginning on the date such person is separated from, or 
     ceases to be, a member of the Selected Reserve.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--Subsection (b) of that section 
     is further amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``subsection (a)'' and 
     inserting ``subsections (a) and (b)(1)'';
       (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``subsection (a)'' and 
     inserting ``subsection (b)(1)''; and
       (3) in paragraph (4)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``subsection (a)'' and 
     inserting ``subsections (a) and (b)(1)''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``clause (2) of such 
     subsection'' and inserting ``subsection (a)''.
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                       STEVENS AMENDMENT NO. 3389

  Mr. WARNER (for Mr. Stevens) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
2549, supra; as follows:

       On page 239, following line 22, add the following:

     SEC. 656. RECOGNITION OF MEMBERS OF THE ALASKA TERRITORIAL 
                   GUARD AS VETERANS.

       (a) In General.--Section 106 of title 38, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(f) Service as a member of the Alaska Territorial Guard 
     during World War II of any individual who was honorably 
     discharged therefrom under section 656(b) of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 shall be 
     considered active duty for purposes of all laws administered 
     by the Secretary.''.
       (b) Discharge.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall issue to 
     each individual who served as a member of the Alaska 
     Territorial Guard during World War II a discharge from such 
     service under honorable conditions if the Secretary 
     determines that the nature and duration of the service of the 
     individual so warrants.
       (2) A discharge under paragraph (1) shall designate the 
     date of discharge. The date of discharge shall be the date, 
     as determined by the Secretary, of the termination of service 
     of the individual concerned as described in that paragraph.
       (c) Prohibition on Retroactive Benefits.--No benefits shall 
     be paid to any individual for any period before the date of 
     the enactment of this Act by reason of the enactment of this 
     section.
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                      FEINGOLD AMENDMENT NO. 3390

  Mr. LEVIN (for Mr. Feingold) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
2549, supra; as follows:


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       On page 220, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:

     SEC. 622. ENTITLEMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD AND 
                   OTHER RESERVES NOT ON ACTIVE DUTY TO RECEIVE 
                   SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENT PAY.

       (a) Authority.--Section 307(a) of title 37, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after ``is entitled to basic 
     pay'' in the first sentence the following: ``, or is entitled 
     to compensation under section 206 of this title in the case 
     of a member of a reserve component not on active duty,''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on the first day of the first month that 
     begins on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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                      HUTCHISON AMENDMENT NO. 3391

  Mr. WARNER (for Mrs. Hutchison) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
2549, supra; as follows:

       On page 270, between lines 16 and 17, insert the following:

     SEC. 744. SERVICE AREAS OF TRANSFEREES OF FORMER UNIFORMED 
                   SERVICES TREATMENT FACILITIES THAT ARE INCLUDED 
                   IN THE UNIFORMED SERVICES HEALTH CARE DELIVERY 
                   SYSTEM.

       Section 722(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 10 U.S.C. 1073 
     note) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(e) Service Area.--''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) The Secretary may, with the agreement of a designated 
     provider, expand the service area of the designated provider 
     as the Secretary determines necessary to permit covered 
     beneficiaries to enroll in the designated provider's managed 
     care plan. The expanded service area may include one or more 
     noncontiguous areas.''.
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                THOMPSON (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 3392

  Mr. WARNER (for Mr. Thompson (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Warner, 
and Mr. Levin)) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 2549, supra; as 
follows:

       In section 801(a), strike ``The Secretary of Defense shall 
     ensure that, not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Department of Defense Supplement 
     to the Federal Acquisition Regulation is revised'' and insert 
     ``Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulation issued in 
     accordance with sections 6 and 25 of the Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 405 and 421) shall be 
     revised''.
       At the end of title VIII, add the following:

     SEC. 814. REVISION OF THE ORGANIZATION AND AUTHORITY OF THE 
                   COST ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD.

       (a) Establishment Within OMB.--Paragraph (1) of subsection 
     (a) of section 26 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy 
     Act (41 U.S.C. 422) is amended by striking ``Office of 
     Federal Procurement Policy'' in the first sentence and 
     inserting ``Office of Management and Budget''.
       (b) Composition of Board.--Subsection (a) of such section 
     is further amended--
       (1) by striking the second sentence of paragraph (1);
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
     paragraph (2):
       ``(2) The Board shall consist of five members appointed as 
     follows:
       ``(A) A Chairman, appointed by the Director of the Office 
     of Management and Budget, from among persons who are 
     knowledgeable in cost accounting matters for Federal 
     Government contracts.
       ``(B) One member, appointed by the Secretary of Defense, 
     from among Department of Defense personnel.
       ``(C) One member, appointed by the Administrator, from 
     among employees of executive agencies other than the 
     Department of Defense, with the concurrence of the head of 
     the executive agency concerned.
       ``(D) One member, appointed by the Chairman from among 
     persons (other than officers and employees of the United 
     States) who are in the accounting or accounting education 
     profession.
       ``(E) One member, appointed by the Chairman from among 
     persons in industry.''.
       (c) Term of Office.--Paragraph (3) of such subsection, as 
     redesignated by subsection (b)(2), is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) by striking ``, other than the Administrator for 
     Federal Procurement Policy,'';
       (B) by striking clause (i);
       (C) by redesignating clauses (ii) and (iii) as clauses (i) 
     and (ii), respectively; and
       (D) in clause (ii), as so redesignated, by striking 
     ``individual who is appointed under paragraph (1)(A)'' and 
     inserting ``officer or employee of the Federal Government who 
     is appointed as a member under paragraph (2)''; and
       (2) by striking subparagraph (C).
       (d) Other Board Personnel.--(1) Subsection (b) of such 
     section is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Senior Staff.--The Chairman, after consultation with 
     the Board, may appoint an executive secretary and two 
     additional staff members without regard to the provisions of 
     title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the 
     competitive service and in senior-level positions. The 
     Chairman may pay such employees without regard to the 
     provisions of chapter 51 (relating to classification of 
     positions), and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title 
     and section 5376 of such title (relating to the rates of 
     basic pay under the General Schedule and for senior-level 
     positions, respectively), except that no individual so 
     appointed may receive pay in excess of the maximum rate of 
     basic pay payable for a senior-level position under such 
     section 5376.''.
       (2) Subsections (c) and (d)(2), and the third sentence of 
     subsection (e), of such section are amended by striking 
     ``Administrator'' and inserting ``Chairman''.
       (e) Cost Accounting Standards Authority.--(1) Paragraph (1) 
     of subsection (f) of such section is amended by inserting ``, 
     subject to direction of the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget,'' after ``exclusive authority''.
       (2) Paragraph (2)(B)(iv) of such subsection is amended by 
     striking ``more than $7,500,000'' and inserting ``$7,500,000 
     or more''.
       (3) Paragraph (3) of such subsection is amended, in the 
     first sentence--
       (A) by striking ``Administrator, after consultation with 
     the Board'' and inserting ``Chairman, with the concurrence of 
     a majority of the members of the Board''; and
       (B) by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``, including rules and procedures for the public 
     conduct of meetings of the Board''.
       (4) Paragraph (5)(C) of such subsection is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(C) The head of an executive agency may not delegate the 
     authority under subparagraph (A) or (B) to any official in 
     the executive agency below a level in the executive agency as 
     follows:
       ``(i) The senior policymaking level, except as provided in 
     clause (ii).
       ``(ii) The head of a procuring activity, in the case of a 
     firm, fixed price contract or subcontract for which the 
     requirement to obtain cost or pricing data under subsection 
     (a) of section 2306a of title 10, United States Code, or 
     subsection (a) of section 304A of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 254b) is 
     waived under subsection (b)(1)(C) of such section, 
     respectively.''.
       (5) Paragraph (5)(E) of such subsection is amended by 
     inserting before the period at the end the following: ``in 
     accordance with requirements prescribed by the Board''.
       (f) Requirements for Standards.--(1) Subsection (g)(1)(B) 
     of section 26 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act 
     is amended by inserting before the semicolon at the end the 
     following: ``, together with a solicitation of comments on 
     those issues''.
       (g) Interest Rate Applicable to Contract Price 
     Adjustments.--Subsection (h)(4) of such section is amended by 
     inserting ``(a)(2)'' after ``6621'' both places that it 
     appears.
       (h) Repeal of Requirement for Annual Report.--Such section 
     is further amended by striking subsection (i).
       (i) Effects of Board Interpretations and Regulations.--
     Subsection (j) of such section is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``promulgated by the Cost 
     Accounting Standards Board under section 719 of the Defense 
     Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2168)'' and inserting 
     ``that are in effect on the date of the enactment of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001''; 
     and
       (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``under the authority set 
     forth in section 6 of this Act'' and inserting ``exercising 
     the authority provided in section 6 of this Act in 
     consultation with the Chairman''.
       (j) Rate of Pay for Chairman.--Section 5315 of title 5, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``Chairman, Cost Accounting Standards Board.''.
       (k) Transition Provision for Members.--Each member of the 
     Cost Accounting Standards Board who serves on the Board under 
     paragraph (1) of section 26(a) of the Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy Act, as in effect on the day before the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, shall continue to serve as 
     a member of the Board until the earlier of--
       (1) the expiration of the term for which the member was so 
     appointed; or
       (2) the date on which a successor to such member is 
     appointed under paragraph (2) of such section 26(a), as 
     amended by subsection (b) of this section.

     SEC. 815. REVISION OF AUTHORITY FOR SOLUTIONS-BASED 
                   CONTRACTING PILOT PROGRAM.

       (a) Pilot Projects Under the Program.--Section 5312 of the 
     Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 1492) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``subsection (d)(2)'' 
     and inserting ``subsection (d)''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:
       ``(d) Pilot Program Projects.--The Administrator shall 
     authorize to be carried out under the pilot program--

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       ``(1) not more than 10 projects, each of which has an 
     estimated cost of at least $25,000,000 and not more than 
     $100,000,000; and
       ``(2) not more than 10 projects for small business 
     concerns, each of which has an estimated cost of at least 
     $1,000,000 and not more than $5,000,000.''.
       (b) Elimination of Requirement for Federal Funding of 
     Program Definition Phase.--Subsection (c)(9)(B) of such 
     section is amended by striking ``program definition phase 
     (funded, in the case of the source ultimately awarded the 
     contract, by the Federal Government)--'' and inserting 
     ``program definition phase--''.

     SEC. 816. APPROPRIATE USE OF PERSONNEL EXPERIENCE AND 
                   EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS IN THE PROCUREMENT OF 
                   INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES.

       (a) Amendment of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.--Not 
     later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulation issued in accordance 
     with sections 6 and 25 of the Office of Federal Procurement 
     Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 405 and 421) shall be amended to 
     address the use of personnel experience and educational 
     requirements in the procurement of information technology 
     services.
       (b) Content of Amendment.--The amendment issued pursuant to 
     subsection (a) shall--
       (1) provide that a solicitation of bids on a performance-
     based contract for the procurement of information technology 
     services may not set forth any minimum experience or 
     educational requirement for contractor personnel that a 
     bidder must satisfy in order to be eligible for award of the 
     contract; and
       (2) specify--
       (A) the circumstances under which a solicitation of bids 
     for other contracts for the procurement of information 
     technology services may set forth any such minimum 
     requirement for that purpose; and
       (B) the circumstances under which a solicitation of bids 
     for other contracts for the procurement of information 
     technology services may not set forth any such minimum 
     requirement for that purpose.
       (c) Construction of Regulation.--The amendment issued 
     pursuant to subsection (a) shall include a rule of 
     construction that a prohibition included in the amendment 
     under paragraph (1) or (2)(B) does not prohibit the 
     consideration of the experience and educational levels of the 
     personnel of bidders in the selection of a bidder to be 
     awarded a contract.
       (d) GAO Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date on 
     which the regulations required by subsection (a) are 
     published in the Federal Register, the Comptroller General 
     shall submit to Congress an evaluation of--
       (1) executive agency compliance with the regulations; and
       (2) conformity of the regulations with existing law, 
     together with any recommendations that the Comptroller 
     General considers appropriate.
       (e) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``executive agency'' has the meaning given 
     that term in section 4 of the Office of Federal Procurement 
     Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403).
       (2) The term ``performance-based contract'' means a 
     contract that includes performance work statements setting 
     forth contract requirements in clear, specific, and objective 
     terms with measurable outcomes.
       (3) The term ``information technology'' has the meaning 
     given that term in section 5002 of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 
     1996 (40 U.S.C. 1401).
       At the end of subtitle A of title X, insert the following:

     SEC. 1010. TREATMENT OF PARTIAL PAYMENTS UNDER SERVICE 
                   CONTRACTS.

       For the purposes of the regulations prescribed under 
     section 3903(a)(5) of title 31, United States Code, partial 
     payments, other than progress payments, that are made on a 
     contract for the procurement of services shall be treated as 
     being periodic payments.
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                       WARNER AMENDMENT NO. 3393

  Mr. WARNER proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 2549, supra; as 
follows:

       On page 54, line 11, strike ``$19,028,531,000'' and insert 
     ``$19,031,031,000''.
       On page 54, line 11, strike ``$11,973,569,000'' and insert 
     ``$11,971,069,000''.
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                      LIEBERMAN AMENDMENT NO. 3394

  Mr. LEVIN (for Mr. Lieberman) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
2549, supra; as follows:

       On page 462, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:

     SEC. 1210. SUPPORT OF CONSULTATIONS ON ARAB AND ISRAELI ARMS 
                   CONTROL AND REGIONAL SECURITY ISSUES.

       Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by section 
     301(5), up to $1,000,000 is available for the support of 
     programs to promote informal region-wide consultations among 
     Arab, Israeli, and United States officials and experts on 
     arms control and security issues concerning the Middle East 
     region.
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                       DeWINE AMENDMENT NO. 3395

  Mr. WARNER (for Mr. DeWine) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
2549, supra; as follows:

       On page 353, between lines 15 and 16, insert the following:

     SEC. 914. UNITED STATES AIR FORCE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

       (a) Authority.--(1) Part III of subtitle D of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 903 
     the following:

     ``CHAPTER 904--UNITED STATES AIR FORCE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

``Sec.
``9321. Establishment; purposes.
``9322. Sense of the Senate.

     ``SEC. 9321. ESTABLISHMENT; PURPOSES.

       ``(a) Establishment.--There is a United States Air Force 
     Institute of Technology in the Department of the Air Force.
       ``(b) Purposes.--The purposes of the Institute are as 
     follows:
       ``(1) To perform research.
       ``(2) To provide advanced instruction and technical 
     education for employees of the Department of Air Force and 
     members of the Air Force (including the reserve components) 
     in their practical and theoretical duties.

     ``SEC. 9322. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING THE UTILIZATION OF 
                   THE AIR FORCE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY.

       ``(a) It is the sense of the Senate that in order to insure 
     full and continued utilization of the Air Force Institute of 
     Technology, the Secretary of the Air Force should, in consult 
     with the Chief of Staff of the Air Force and the Commander of 
     the Air Force Materiel Command, review the following areas of 
     organized structure and operations at the Institute:
       ``(1) The grade of the Commandant.
       ``(2) The chain of command of the Commandant of the 
     Institute within the Air Force.
       ``(3) The employment and compensation of civilian 
     professors at the Institute.
       ``(4) The processes for the identification of requirements 
     for advanced degrees within the Air Force, identification for 
     annual enrollment quotas and selection of candidates.
       ``(5) Post graduation opportunities for graduates of the 
     Institute.
       ``(6) The policies and practices regarding the admission 
     of--
       ``(A) officers of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast 
     Guard;
       ``(B) employees of the Department of the Army, Department 
     of the Navy, and Department of Transportation;
       ``(C) personnel of the armed forces of foreign countries;
       ``(D) enlisted members of the Armed Forces of the United 
     States; and
       ``(E) others eligible for admission.''
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                       ROBERTS AMENDMENT NO. 3396

  Mr. WARNER (for Mr. Roberts) proposed an amendment to amendment No. 
3237 proposed by Mr. Warner (for Mr. Roberts) to the bill, S. 2549, 
supra; as follows:

       On page 2, line 15, strike ``$1,5000,000'' and insert 
     ``$1,500,000''.
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               MURKOWSKI (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 3397

  Mr. WARNER (for Mr. Murkowski (for himself, Mr. Craig, Mr. Bingaman, 
Mr. Enzi, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Reid, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Hutchinson, 
and Mr. Thomas)) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 2549, supra; as 
follows:

       On page 251, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following:

     SEC. 714. ENHANCEMENT OF ACCESS TO TRICARE IN RURAL STATES.

       (a) Higher Maximum Allowable Charge.--Section 1079(h) of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``paragraphs (2) and 
     (3)'' in the first sentence and inserting ``paragraphs (2), 
     (3), and (4)'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5);
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new 
     paragraph (4):
       ``(4)(A) The amount payable for a charge for a service 
     provided by an individual health care professional or other 
     noninstitutional health care provider in a rural State for 
     which a claim is submitted under a plan contracted for under 
     subsection (a) shall be equal to 80 percent of the customary 
     and reasonable charge for services of that type when provided 
     by such a professional or other provider, as the case may be, 
     in that State.
       ``(B) A customary and reasonable charge shall be determined 
     for the purposes of subparagraph (A) under regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary of Defense in consultation with 
     the other administering Secretaries. In prescribing the 
     regulations, the Secretary may also consult with the 
     Administrator of the Health Care Financing Administration of 
     the Department of Health and Human Services.''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) In this subsection the term `rural State' means a 
     State that has, on average, as

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     determined by the Bureau of the Census in the latest 
     decennial census--
       ``(A) less than 76 residents per square mile; and
       ``(B) less than 211 actively practicing physicians (not 
     counting physicians employed by the United States) per 
     100,000 residents.''.
       (b) Report.--(1) Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
     the House of Representatives a report on the extent to which 
     physicians are choosing not to participate in contracts for 
     the furnishing of health care in rural States under chapter 
     55 of title 10, United States Code.
       (2) The report shall include the following:
       (A) The number of physicians in rural States who are 
     withdrawing from participation, or otherwise refusing to 
     participate, in the health care contracts.
       (B) The reasons for the withdrawals and refusals.
       (C) The actions that the Secretary of Defense can take to 
     encourage more physicians to participate in the health care 
     contracts.
       (D) Any recommendations for legislation that the Secretary 
     considers necessary to encourage more physicians to 
     participate in the health care contracts.
       (3) In this subsection, the term ``rural State'' has the 
     meaning given that term in section 1079(h)(6) of title 10, 
     United States Code (as added by subsection (a)).
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               FEINGOLD (AND THOMPSON) AMENDMENT NO. 3398

  Mr. LEVIN (for Mr. Feingold (for himself and Mr. Thompson)) proposed 
an amendment to the bill, S. 2549, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. IMPROVING PROPERTY MANAGEMENT.

       (a) In General.--Section 203(p)(1)(B)(ii) of the Federal 
     Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 
     484(p)(1)(B)(ii)) is amended by striking ``July 31, 2000'' 
     and inserting ``December 31, 2002''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 233 of Appendix E of 
     Public Law 106-113 (113 Stat. 1501A-301) is repealed.
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                       WARNER AMENDMENT NO. 3399

  Mr. WARNER proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 2549, supra; as 
follows:

       On page 378, between lines 19 and 20, insert the following:

     SEC. 1027. REPORT ON THE STATUS OF DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS 
                   AGAINST THE THREAT OF BIOLOGICAL TERRORISM.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than March 31, 2001, the 
     President shall submit to the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate a 
     report on domestic preparedness against the threat of 
     biological terrorism.
       (b) Report Elements.--The report shall address the 
     following:
       (1) The current state of United States preparedness to 
     defend against a biologic attack.
       (2) The roles that various Federal agencies currently play, 
     and should play, in preparing for, and defending against, 
     such an attack.
       (3) The roles that State and local agencies and public 
     health facilities currently play, and should play, in 
     preparing for, and defending against, such an attack.
       (4) The advisability of establishing an intergovernmental 
     task force to assist in preparations for such an attack.
       (5) The potential role of advanced communications systems 
     in aiding domestic preparedness against such an attack.
       (6) The potential for additional research and development 
     in biotechnology to aid domestic preparedness against such an 
     attack.
       (7) Other measures that should be taken to aid domestic 
     preparedness against such an attack.
       (8) The financial resources necessary to support efforts 
     for domestic preparedness against such an attack.
       (9) The beneficial consequences of such efforts on--
       (A) the treatment of naturally occurring infectious 
     disease;
       (B) the efficiency of the United States health care system;
       (C) the maintenance in the United States of a competitive 
     edge in biotechnology; and
       (D) the United States economy.
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                  ROBB (AND WARNER) AMENDMENT NO. 3400

  Mr. LEVIN (for Mr. Robb (for himself and Mr. Warner)) proposed an 
amendment to the bill, S. 2549, supra; as follows:

       On page 545, following line 22, add the following:

                       PART IV--OTHER CONVEYANCES

     SEC. 2876. LAND CONVEYANCE, FORMER NATIONAL GROUND 
                   INTELLIGENCE CENTER, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Administrator of General 
     Services may convey, without consideration, to the City of 
     Charlottesville, Virginia (in this section referred to as the 
     ``City''), all right, title, and interest of the United 
     States in and to a parcel of real property, including any 
     improvements thereon, formerly occupied by the National 
     Ground Intelligence Center and known as the Jefferson Street 
     Property.
       (b) Authority To Convey Without Consideration.--The 
     conveyance authorized by subsection (a) may be made without 
     consideration if the Administrator determines that the 
     conveyance on that basis would be in the best interests of 
     the United States.
       (c) Purpose of Conveyance.--The conveyance authorized by 
     subsection (a) shall be for the purpose of permitting the 
     City to use the parcel, directly or through an agreement with 
     a public or private entity, for economic development 
     purposes.
       (d) Reversionary Interest.--If, during the 5-year period 
     beginning on the date the Administrator makes the conveyance 
     authorized by subsection (a), the Administrator determines 
     that the conveyed real property is not being used for a 
     purpose specified in subsection (c), all right, title, and 
     interest in and to the property, including any improvements 
     thereon, may upon the election of the Administrator revert to 
     the United States, and upon such reversion the United States 
     shall have the right of immediate entry onto the property.
       (e) Inapplicability of Certain Property Management Laws.--
     The conveyance authorized by subsection (a) shall not be 
     subject to the following:
       (1) Sections 2667 and 2696 of title 10, United States Code.
       (2) Section 501 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless 
     Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11411).
       (3) Sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 483, 484).
       (f) Limitation on Certain Subsequent Conveyances.--(1) 
     Subject to paragraph (2), if at any time after the 
     Administrator makes the conveyance authorized by subsection 
     (a) the City conveys any portion of the parcel conveyed under 
     that subsection to a private entity, the City shall pay to 
     the United States an amount equal to the fair market value 
     (as determined by the Administrator) of the portion conveyed 
     at the time of its conveyance under this subsection.
       (2) Paragraph (1) applies to a conveyance described in that 
     paragraph only if the Administrator makes the conveyance 
     authorized by subsection (a) without consideration.
       (3) The Administrator shall deposit any amounts paid the 
     United States under this subsection into the fund established 
     by section 210(f) of the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 490(f)). Any amounts so 
     deposited shall be available to the Administrator for real 
     property management and related activities as provided for 
     under paragraph (2) of that section.
       (g) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the real property to be conveyed under 
     subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory 
     to the Administrator. The cost of the survey shall be borne 
     by the City.
       (h) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Administrator may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance as the Administrator considers 
     appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.
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                        GRAMS AMENDMENT NO. 3401

  Mr. WARNER (for Mr. Grams) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
2549, supra; as follows:

       On page 539, between lines 7 and 8, insert the following:

     SEC. 2836. LAND CONVEYANCE, ARMY RESERVE CENTER, WINONA, 
                   MINNESOTA.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     convey, without consideration, to the Winona State University 
     Foundation of Winona, Minnesota (in this section referred to 
     as the ``Foundation''), all right, title, and interest of the 
     United States in and to a parcel of real property, including 
     improvements thereon, in Winona, Minnesota, containing an 
     Army Reserve Center for the purpose of permitting the 
     Foundation to use the parcel for educational purposes.
       (b) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the real property to be conveyed under 
     subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory 
     to the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne by 
     the Foundation.
       (c) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.
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                       EDWARDS AMENDMENT NO. 3402

  Mr. LEVIN (for Mr. Edwards) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
2549, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC.   . SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING TAX TREATMENT OF 
                   MEMBERS RECEIVING SPECIAL PAY.

       It is the sense of the Senate that members of the Armed 
     Forces who received special

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     pay for duty subject to hostile fire or imminent danger (37 
     U.S.C. 310) should receive the same tax treatment as members 
     serving in combat zones.
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              HUTCHINSON (AND CLELAND) AMENDMENT NO. 3403

  Mr. WARNER (for Mr. Cleland) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
2549, supra; as follows:

       On page 206, between lines 15 and 16, insert the following:

     SEC. 610. BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING.

       (a) Applicability of Low-Cost and No-Cost Reassignments to 
     Members With Dependents.--Subsection (b)(7) of section 403 of 
     title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking 
     ``without dependents''.
       (b) Allowance When Dependents Are Unable To Accompany 
     Members.--Subsection (d) of such section is amended by 
     striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
       ``(3) In the case of a member with dependents who is 
     assigned to duty in an area that is different from the area 
     in which the member's dependents reside--
       ``(A) the member shall receive a basic allowance for 
     housing as provided in subsection (b) or (c), as appropriate;
       ``(B) if the member is assigned to duty in an area or under 
     circumstances that, as determined by the Secretary concerned, 
     require the member's dependents to reside in a different 
     area, the member shall receive a basic allowance for housing 
     as if the member were assigned to duty in the area in which 
     the dependents reside or at the member's last duty station, 
     whichever the Secretary concerned determines to be equitable; 
     or
       ``(C) if the member is assigned to duty in that area under 
     the conditions of low-cost or no-cost permanent change of 
     station or permanent change of assignment and the Secretary 
     concerned determines that it would be inequitable to base the 
     member's entitlement to, and amount of, a basic allowance for 
     housing on the cost of housing in the area to which the 
     member is reassigned, the member shall receive a basic 
     allowance for housing as if the member were assigned to duty 
     at the member's last duty station.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) 
     and (b) shall take effect on October 1, 2000, and shall apply 
     with respect to pay periods beginning on and after that date.
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                       DeWINE AMENDMENT NO. 3404

  Mr. WARNER (for Mr. DeWine) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
2549, supra; as follows:

       On page 546, after line 13, add the following:

     SEC. 2882. ACCEPTANCE AND USE OF GIFTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF 
                   THIRD BUILDING AT UNITED STATES AIR FORCE 
                   MUSEUM, WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OHIO.

       (a) Acceptance Authorized.--(1) The Secretary of the Air 
     Force may accept from the Air Force Museum Foundation, a 
     private non-profit foundation, gifts in the form of cash, 
     Treasury instruments, or comparable United States Government 
     securities for the purpose of paying the costs of design and 
     construction of a third building for the United States Air 
     Force Museum at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The 
     building is listed as an unfunded military construction 
     requirement for the Air Force in the fiscal year 2002 
     military construction program of the Air Force.
       (2) A gift accepted under paragraph (1) may specify that 
     all or part of the amount of the gift be utilized solely for 
     purposes of the design and construction of a particular 
     portion of the building described in that paragraph.
       (b) Deposit in Escrow Account.--The Secretary, acting 
     through the Comptroller of the Air Force Materiel Command, 
     shall deposit the amount of any cash, instruments, or 
     securities accepted as a gift under subsection (a) in an 
     escrow account established for that purpose.
       (c) Investment.--Amounts in the escrow account under 
     subsection (b) not required to meet current requirements of 
     the account shall be invested in public debt securities with 
     maturities suitable to the needs of the account, as 
     determined by the Comptroller of the Air Force Materiel 
     Command, and bearing interest at rates that take into 
     consideration current market yields on outstanding marketable 
     obligations of the United States of comparable maturities. 
     The income on such investments shall be credited to and form 
     a part of the account.
       (d) Utilization.--(1) Amounts in the escrow account under 
     subsection (b), including any income on investments of such 
     amounts under subsection (c), that are attributable to a 
     particular portion of the building described in subsection 
     (a) shall be utilized by the Comptroller of the Air Force 
     Materiel Command to pay the costs of the design and 
     construction of such portion of the building, including 
     progress payments for such design and construction.
       (2) Subject to paragraph (3), amounts shall be payable 
     under paragraph (1) upon receipt by the Comptroller of the 
     Air Force Materiel Command of a notification from an 
     appropriate officer or employee of the Corps of Engineers 
     that such amounts are required for the timely payment of an 
     invoice or claim for the performance of design or 
     construction activities for which such amounts are payable 
     under paragraph (1).
       (3) The Comptroller of the Air Force Materiel Command 
     shall, to the maximum extent practicable consistent with good 
     business practice, limit payment of amounts from the account 
     in order to maximize the return on investment of amounts in 
     the account.
       (e) Limitation on Contracts.--The Corps of Engineers may 
     not enter into a contract for the design or construction of a 
     particular portion of the building described in subsection 
     (a) until amounts in the escrow account under subsection (b), 
     including any income on investments of such amounts under 
     subsection (c), that are attributable to such portion of the 
     building are sufficient to cover the amount of such contract.
       (f) Liquidation of Escrow Account.--(1) Upon final payment 
     of all invoices and claims associated with the design and 
     construction of the building described in subsection (a), the 
     Secretary of the Air Force shall terminate the escrow account 
     under subsection (b).
       (2) Any amounts in the account upon final payment of 
     invoices and claims as described in paragraph (1) shall be 
     available to the Secretary for such purposes as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate.
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                  INHOFE (AND ROBB) AMENDMENT NO. 3405

  Mr. WARNER (for Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mr. Robb)) proposed an 
amendment to the bill, S. 2549, supra; as follows:

       On page 123, between lines 12 and 13, insert the following:

     SEC. 377. REVIEW OF AH-64 AIRCRAFT PROGRAM.

       (a) Requirement for Review.--The Comptroller General shall 
     conduct a review of the Army's AH-64 aircraft program to 
     determine the following:
       (1) Whether any of the following conditions exist under the 
     program:
       (A) Obsolete spare parts, rather than spare parts for the 
     latest aircraft configuration, are being procured.
       (B) There is insufficient sustaining system technical 
     support.
       (C) The technical data packages and manuals are obsolete.
       (D) There are unfunded requirements for airframe and 
     component upgrades.
       (2) Whether the readiness of the aircraft is impaired by 
     conditions described in paragraph (1) that are determined to 
     exist.
       (b) Report.--Not later than March 1, 2001, the Comptroller 
     General shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
     a report on the results of the review under subsection (a).
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                        LOTT AMENDMENT NO. 3406

  Mr. WARNER (for Mr. Lott) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 2549, 
supra; as follows:

       On page 48, between lines 20 and 21, insert the following:

     SEC. 222. ACOUSTIC MINE DETECTION.

       (a) Increase in Amount.--(1) The amount authorized to be 
     appropriated by section 201(1) for research, development, 
     test, and evaluation for the Army is hereby increased by 
     $2,500,000.
       (2) Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by section 
     201(1), as increased by paragraph (1), the amount available 
     for Countermine Systems (PE602712A) is hereby increased by 
     $2,500,000, with the amount of such increase available for 
     research in acoustic mine detection.
       (b) Offset.--The amount authorized to be appropriated by 
     section 201(4) for research, development, test, and 
     evaluation Defense-wide is hereby decreased by $2,500,000, 
     with the amount of such decrease to be applied to Sensor 
     Guidance Technology (PE603762E).
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                        SNOWE AMENDMENT NO. 3407

  Mr. WARNER (for Ms. Snowe) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
2549, supra; as follows:

       On page 543, between lines 19 and 20, insert the following:
       (e) Lease of Property Pending Conveyance.--(1) Pending the 
     conveyance by deed of the property authorized to be conveyed 
     by subsection (a), the Secretary may enter into one or more 
     leases of the property.
       (2) The Secretary shall deposit any amounts paid under a 
     lease under paragraph (1) in the appropriation or account 
     providing funds for the protection, maintenance, or repair of 
     the property, or for the provision of utility services for 
     the property. Amounts so deposited shall be merged with funds 
     in the appropriation or account in which deposited, and shall 
     be available for the same purposes, and subject to the same 
     conditions and limitations, as the funds with which merged.
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                       DASCHLE AMENDMENT NO. 3408

  Mr. LEVIN (for Mr. Daschle) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
2549, supra; as follows:

       On page 543, strike line 20 and insert the following:

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                    PART III--AIR FORCE CONVEYANCES

     SEC. 2861. MODIFICATION OF LAND CONVEYANCE, ELLSWORTH AIR 
                   FORCE BASE, SOUTH DAKOTA.

       (a) Modification of Conveyee.--Subsection (a) of section 
     2863 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1998 (division B of Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 
     2010) is amended by striking ``Greater Box Elder Area 
     Economic Development Corporation, Box Elder, South Dakota (in 
     this section referred to as the `Corporation')'' and 
     inserting ``West River Foundation for Economic and Community 
     Development, Sturgis, South Dakota (in this section referred 
     to as the `Foundation')''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--That section is further amended 
     by striking ``Corporation'' each place it appears in 
     subsections (c) and (e) and inserting ``Foundation''.

                 PART IV--DEFENSE AGENCIES CONVEYANCES

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                        GRAMM AMENDMENT NO. 3409

  Mr. WARNER (for Mr. Gramm) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
2549, supra; as follows:

       At the end of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. __. AUTHORITY TO CONSENT TO RETRANSFER OF ALTERNATIVE 
                   FORMER NAVAL VESSEL BY GOVERNMENT OF GREECE.

       Section 1012 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 740) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by inserting after ``HS Rodos (ex-
     USS BOWMAN COUNTY (LST 391))'' the following: ``, LST 325, or 
     any other former United States LST that is excess to the 
     needs of that government''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ``retransferred 
     under subsection (a)'' after ``the vessel''.
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                       CONRAD AMENDMENT NO. 3410

  Mr. LEVIN (for Mr. Conrad) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
2549, supra; as follows:

       On page 378, between lines 19 and 20, insert the following:

     SEC. 1027. REPORT ON GLOBAL MISSILE LAUNCH EARLY WARNING 
                   CENTER.

       Not later than March 15, 2001, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
     on the feasibility and advisability of establishing a center 
     at which missile launch early warning data from the United 
     States and other nations would be made available to 
     representatives of nations concerned with the launch of 
     ballistic missiles. The report shall include the Secretary's 
     assessment of the advantages and disadvantages of such a 
     center and any other matters regarding such a center that the 
     Secretary considers appropriate.
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                       WARNER AMENDMENT NO. 3411

  Mr. WARNER proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 2549, supra; as 
follows:

       On page 378, between lines 19 and 20, insert the following:

     SEC. 1027. MANAGEMENT REVIEW OF WORKING-CAPITAL FUND 
                   ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Comptroller General Review Required.--The Comptroller 
     General shall conduct a review of the working-capital fund 
     activities of the Department of Defense to identify any 
     potential changes in current management processes or policies 
     that, if made, would result in a more efficient and 
     economical operation of those activities.
       (b) Review To Include Carryover Policy.--The review shall 
     include a review of practices under the Department of Defense 
     policy that authorizes funds available for working-capital 
     fund activities for one fiscal year to be obligated for work 
     to be performed at such activities within the first 90 days 
     of the next fiscal year (known as ``carryover''). On the 
     basis of the review, the Comptroller General shall determine 
     the following:
       (1) The extent to which the working-capital fund activities 
     of the Department of Defense have complied with the 90-day 
     carryover policy.
       (2) The reasons for the carryover authority under the 
     policy to apply to as much as a 90-day quantity of work.
       (3) Whether applying the carryover authority to not more 
     than a 30-day quantity of work would be sufficient to ensure 
     uninterrupted operations at the working-capital fund 
     activities early in a fiscal year.
       (4) What, if any, savings could be achieved by restricting 
     the carryover authority so as to apply to a 30-day quantity 
     of work.
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                  SNOWE (AND ROBB) AMENDMENT NO. 3412

  Mr. WARNER (for Ms. Snowe (for herself and Mr. Robb)) proposed an 
amendment to the bill, S. 2549, supra; as follows:

       Beginning on page 295, after line 22, insert the following:
       (e) Phased Implementation To Commence During Fiscal Year 
     2001--The Secretary of the Navy shall commence a phased 
     implementation of the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet during 
     fiscal year 2001. For the implementation in that fiscal 
     year--
       (1) not more than fifteen percent of the total number of 
     work stations to be provided under the Navy-Marine Corps 
     Intranet program may be provided in the first quarter of such 
     fiscal year; and
       (2) no additional work stations may be provided until--
       (A) the Secretary has conducted operational testing of the 
     Intranet; and
       (B) the Chief Information Officer of the Department of 
     Defense has certified to the Secretary that the results of 
     the operational testing of the Intranet are acceptable.
       (f) Impact on Federal Employees.--The Secretary shall 
     mitigate any adverse impact of the implementation of the 
     Navy-Marine Corps Intranet on civilian employees of the 
     Department of the Navy who, as of the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, are performing functions that are included in 
     the scope of the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet program by--
       (1) developing a comprehensive plan for the transition of 
     such employees to the performance of other functions within 
     the Department of the Navy;
       (2) taking full advantage of transition authorities 
     available for the benefit of employees;
       (3) encouraging the retraining of employees who express a 
     desire to qualify for reassignment to the performance of 
     other functions within the Department of the Navy; and
       (4) including a provision in the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet 
     contract that requires the contractor to provide a preference 
     for hiring employees of the Department of the Navy who, as of 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, are performing 
     functions that are included in the scope of the contract.
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                      BINGAMAN AMENDMENT NO. 3413

  Mr. LEVIN (for Mr. Bingaman) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
2549, supra; as follows:

       On page 53, after line 23, add the following:

     SEC. 243. ENHANCEMENT OF AUTHORITIES REGARDING EDUCATION 
                   PARTNERSHIPS FOR PURPOSES OF ENCOURAGING 
                   SCIENTIFIC STUDY.

       (a) Assistance in Support of Partnerships.--Subsection (b) 
     of section 2194 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting ``, 
     and is encouraged to provide,'' after ``may provide'';
       (2) in paragraph (1), by inserting before the semicolon the 
     following: ``for any purpose and duration in support of such 
     agreement that the director considers appropriate''; and
       (3) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following 
     new paragraph (2):
       ``(2) notwithstanding the provisions of the Federal 
     Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 
     471 et seq.) or any provision of law or regulation relating 
     to transfers of surplus property, transferring to the 
     institution any defense laboratory equipment (regardless of 
     the nature of type of such equipment) surplus to the needs of 
     the defense laboratory that is determined by the director to 
     be appropriate for support of such agreement;''.
       (b) Defense Laboratory Defined.--Subsection (e) of that 
     section is amended to read as follows:
       ``(e) In this section:
       ``(1) The term `defense laboratory' means any laboratory, 
     product center, test center, depot, training and educational 
     organization, or operational command under the jurisdiction 
     of the Department of Defense.
       ``(2) The term `local educational agency' has the meaning 
     given such term in section 14101 of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801).''.
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                       WARNER AMENDMENT NO. 3414

  Mr. WARNER proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 2549, supra; as 
follows:

       On page 48, between lines 20 and 21, insert the following:

     SEC. 222. OPERATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR MOUNTED MANEUVER 
                   FORCES.

       (a) Increase in Amount.--(1) The amount authorized to be 
     appropriated by section 201(1) for research, development, 
     test, and evaluation for the Army is hereby increased by 
     $5,000,000.
       (2) Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by section 
     201(1), as increased by paragraph (1), the amount available 
     for Concepts Experimentation Program (PE605326A) is hereby 
     increased by $5,000,000, with the amount of such increase 
     available for test and evaluation of future operational 
     technologies for use by mounted maneuver forces.
       (b) Offset.--The amount authorized to be appropriated by 
     section 201(4) for research, development, test, and 
     evaluation Defense-wide is hereby decreased by $5,000,000, 
     with the amount of such decrease to be applied to Computing 
     Systems and Communications Technology (PE602301E).

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                  WARNER (AND ROBB) AMENDMENT NO. 3415

  Mr. WARNER (for himself and Mr. Robb) proposed an amendment to the 
bill, S. 2549, supra; as follows:

       On page 546, following line 13, add the following:

     SEC. 2882. DEVELOPMENT OF MARINE CORPS HERITAGE CENTER AT 
                   MARINE CORPS BASE, QUANTICO, VIRGINIA.

       (a) Authority To Enter into Joint Venture for 
     Development.--The Secretary of the Navy may enter into a 
     joint venture with the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation, a 
     not-for-profit entity, for the design and construction of a 
     multipurpose facility to be used for historical displays for 
     public viewing, curation, and storage of artifacts, research 
     facilities, classrooms, offices, and associated activities 
     consistent with the mission of the Marine Corps University. 
     The facility shall be known as the Marine Corps Heritage 
     Center.
       (b) Authority To Accept Certain Land.--(1) The Secretary 
     may, if the Secretary determines it to be necessary for the 
     facility described in subsection (a), accept without 
     compensation any portion of the land known as Locust Shade 
     Park which is now offered by the Park Authority of the County 
     of Prince William, Virginia, as a potential site for the 
     facility.
       (2) The Park Authority may convey the land described in 
     paragraph (1) to the Secretary under this section without 
     regard to any limitation on its use, or requirement for its 
     replacement upon conveyance, under section 6(f)(3) of the 
     Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-
     8(f)(3)) or under any other provision of law.
       (c) Design and Construction.--For each phase of development 
     of the facility described in subsection (a), the Secretary 
     may--
       (1) permit the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation to contract 
     for the design, construction, or both of such phase of 
     development; or
       (2) accept funds from the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation 
     for the design, construction, or both of such phase of 
     development.
       (d) Acceptance Authority.--Upon completion of construction 
     of any phase of development of the facility described in 
     subsection (a) by the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation to the 
     satisfaction of the Secretary, and the satisfaction of any 
     financial obligations incident thereto by the Marine Corps 
     Heritage Foundation, the facility shall become the property 
     of the Department of the Navy with all right, title, and 
     interest in and to facility being in the United States.
       (e) Lease of Facility.--(1) The Secretary may lease, under 
     such terms and conditions as the Secretary considers 
     appropriate for the joint venture authorized by subsection 
     (a), portions of the facility developed under that subsection 
     to the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation for use in generating 
     revenue for activities of the facility and for such 
     administrative purposes as may be necessary for support of 
     the facility.
       (2) The amount of consideration paid the Secretary by the 
     Marine Corps Heritage Foundation for the lease under 
     paragraph (1) may not exceed an amount equal to the actual 
     cost (as determined by the Secretary) of the operation of the 
     facility.
       (3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary shall use amounts paid under paragraph (2) to cover 
     the costs of operation of the facility.
       (f) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the joint venture authorized by subsection (a) as the 
     Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of 
     the United States.
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                       MURRAY AMENDMENT NO. 3416

  Mr. LEVIN (for Mrs. Murray) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
2549, supra; as follows:

       On page 58, between lines 7 and 8, insert the following:

     SEC. 313. DEMONSTRATION PROJECT FOR INTERNET ACCESS AND 
                   SERVICES IN RURAL COMMUNITIES.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Army, acting through 
     the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, shall carry out a 
     demonstration project to provide Internet access and services 
     to rural communities that are unserved or underserved by the 
     Internet.
       (b) Project Elements.--In carrying out the demonstration 
     project, the Secretary shall--
       (1) establish and operate distance learning classrooms in 
     communities described in subsection (a), including any 
     support systems required for such classrooms; and
       (2) subject to subsection (c), provide Internet access and 
     services in such classrooms through GuardNet, the 
     telecommunications infrastructure of the National Guard.
       (c) Availability of Access and Services.--Under the 
     demonstration project, Internet access and services shall be 
     available to the following:
       (1) Personnel and elements of governmental emergency 
     management and response entities located in communities 
     served by the demonstration project.
       (2) Members and units of the Army National Guard located in 
     such communities.
       (3) Businesses located in such communities.
       (4) Personnel and elements of local governments in such 
     communities.
       (5) Other appropriate individuals and entities located in 
     such communities.
       (d) Report.--Not later than _____, the Secretary shall 
     submit to Congress a report on the demonstration project. The 
     report shall describe the activities under the demonstration 
     project and include any recommendations for the improvement 
     or expansion of the demonstration project that the Secretary 
     considers appropriate.
       (e) Funding.--(1) The amount authorized to be appropriated 
     by section 301(10) for operation and maintenance of the Army 
     National Guard is hereby increased by $15,000,000.
       (2) Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by section 
     301(10), as increased by paragraph (1), $15,000,000 shall be 
     available for the demonstration project required by this 
     section.
       (3) It is the sense of Congress that requests of the 
     President for funds for the National Guard for fiscal years 
     after fiscal year 2001 should provide for sufficient funds 
     for the continuation of the demonstration project required by 
     this section.
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                       INHOFE AMENDMENT NO. 3417

  Mr. WARNER (for Mr. INHOFE) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
2549, supra; as follows:

       On page 48, between lines 20 and 21, insert the following:

     SEC. 222. AIR LOGISTICS TECHNOLOGY.

       (a) Availability of Amount.--Of the amount authorized to be 
     appropriated by section 201(4) for research, development, 
     test, and evaluation Defense-wide, the amount available for 
     Generic Logistics Research and Development Technology 
     Demonstrations (PE603712S) is hereby increased by $300,000, 
     with the amount of such increase available for air logistics 
     technology.
       (b) Offset.--Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by 
     section 201(4), the amount available for Computing Systems 
     and Communications Technology (PE602301E) is hereby decreased 
     by $300,000.
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                       CLELAND AMENDMENT NO. 3418

  Mr. LEVIN (for Mr. Cleland) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
2549, supra; as follows:

       On page 415, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:

     SEC. 1061. AWARD OF CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL TO GENERAL 
                   WESLEY K. CLARK.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) While serving as Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, 
     General Wesley K. Clark demonstrated the highest degree of 
     professionalism in leading over 75,000 troops from 37 
     countries in military operations against the Federal Republic 
     of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro).
       (2) General Clark's 34 years of outstanding service as an 
     Army officer gave him the ability to effectively mobilize and 
     command multinational air and ground forces in the Balkans.
       (3) The forces led by General Clark succeeded in halting 
     the Serbian government's human rights abuses in Kosovo and 
     permitted a safe return of refugees to their homes.
       (4) Under the leadership of General Clark, NATO forces 
     launched successful air and ground attacks against Serbian 
     military forces with a minimum of losses.
       (5) As the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, General 
     Clark continued the history of the American military of 
     defending the rights of all people to live their lives in 
     peace and freedom, and he should be recognized for his 
     tremendous achievements by the award of a Congressional Gold 
     Medal.
       (b) Congressional Gold Medal.--
       (1) Presentation authorized.--The President is authorized 
     to present, on behalf of the Congress, a gold medal of 
     appropriate design to General Wesley K. Clark, in recognition 
     of his outstanding leadership and service as Supreme Allied 
     Commander in Europe during the military operations against 
     the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro).
       (2) Design and striking.--For the purpose of the 
     presentation referred to in paragraph (1), the Secretary of 
     the Treasury (hereafter in this section referred to as the 
     ``Secretary'') shall strike a gold medal with suitable 
     emblems, devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the 
     Secretary.
       (c) Duplicate Medals.--The Secretary may strike and sell 
     duplicates in bronze of the gold medal struck pursuant to 
     subsection (b) under such regulations as the Secretary may 
     prescribe, and at a price sufficient to cover the costs 
     thereof, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, 
     overhead expenses, and the cost of the gold medal.
       (d) National Medals.--The medals struck pursuant to this 
     section are national medals for purposes of chapter 51 of 
     title 31, United States Code.
       (e) Authorization of Appropriations; Proceeds of Sale.--

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       (1) Authorization of appropriations.--There authorized to 
     be charged against the Numismatic Public Enterprise Fund an 
     amount not to exceed $30,000 to pay for the cost of the medal 
     authorized by this section.
       (2) Proceeds of sale.--Amounts received from the sales of 
     duplicate bronze medals under subsection (c) shall be 
     deposited in the Numismatic Public Enterprise Fund.
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                       WARNER AMENDMENT NO. 3419

  Mr. WARNER proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 2549, supra; as 
follows:

       On page 200, after line 23, insert the following:

     SEC. 566. VERBATIM RECORDS IN SPECIAL COURTS-MARTIAL.

       (a) When Required.--Subsection (c)(1)(B) of section 854 of 
     title 10, United States Code (article 54 of the Uniform Code 
     of Military Justice), is amended by inserting after ``bad-
     conduct discharge'' the following: ``, confinement for more 
     than six months, or forfeiture of pay for more than six 
     months''.
       (b) Retroactive Effective Date.--The amendment made by 
     subsection (a) shall take effect as of April 1, 2000, and 
     shall apply with respect to charges referred on or after that 
     date to trial by special courts-martial.
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                       INHOFE AMENDMENT NO. 3420

  Mr. WARNER (for Mr. Inhofe) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
2549, supra; as follows:

       On page 415, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:

     SEC. 1061. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROCESS FOR DECISIONMAKING 
                   IN CASES OF FALSE CLAIMS.

       (a) Policies and Procedures.--Not later than 30 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall prescribe policies and procedures for 
     Department of Defense decisionmaking on issues arising under 
     sections 3729 through 3733 of title 31, United States Code, 
     in cases of claims submitted to the Department of Defense 
     that are suspected or alleged to be false.
       (b) Referral and Intervention Decisions.--The policies and 
     procedures shall specifically require that--
       (1) an official at an appropriately high level in the 
     Department of Defense make the decision on whether to refer 
     to the Attorney General a case involving a claim submitted to 
     the Department of Defense or to recommend that the Attorney 
     General intervene in, or seek dismissal of, a qui tam action 
     involving such a claim; and
       (2) before making any such decision, the official 
     determined appropriate under the policies and procedures take 
     into consideration the applicable laws, regulations, and 
     agency guidance implementing the laws and regulations, and an 
     examination of all of the available alternative remedies.
       (c) Report.--(1) Not later than February 1, 2001, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the 
     Qui Tam Review Panel, including its status.
       (2) For the purposes of paragraph (1), the Qui Tam Review 
     Panel is the panel that was established by the Secretary of 
     Defense for an 18-month trial period to review extraordinary 
     cases of qui tam actions involving false contract claims 
     submitted to the Department of Defense.
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              EDWARDS (AND TORRICELLI) AMENDMENT NO. 3421

  Mr. LEVIN (for Mr. Edwards (for himself and Mr. Torricelli)) proposed 
an amendment to the bill, S. 2549, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC.  . SENSE OF THE SENATE.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
       (1) during September 1999, Hurricane Floyd ran a path of 
     destruction along the entire eastern seaboard from Florida to 
     Maine;
       (2) Hurricane Floyd was the most destructive natural 
     disaster in the history of the State of North Carolina and 
     most costly natural disaster in the history of the State of 
     New Jersey;
       (3) the Federal Emergency Management Agency declared 
     Hurricane Floyd the eighth worst natural disaster of the past 
     decade;
       (4) although the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
     coordinates the Federal response to natural disasters that 
     exceed the capabilities of State and local governments and 
     assists communities to recover from those disasters, the 
     Federal Emergency Management Agency is not equipped to 
     provide long-term economic recovery assistance;
       (5) it has been 9 months since Hurricane Floyd and the 
     Nation has hundreds of communities that have yet to recover 
     from the devastation caused by that disaster;
       (6) in the past, Congress has responded to natural 
     disasters by providing additional economic community 
     development assistance to communities recovering from those 
     disasters, including $250,000,000 for Hurricane Georges in 
     1998, $552,000,000 for Red River Valley Floods in North 
     Dakota in 1997, $25,000,000 for Hurricanes Fran and Hortense 
     in 1996, and $725,000,000 for the Northridge Earthquake in 
     California in 1994;
       (7) additional assistance provided by Congress to 
     communities recovering from natural disasters has been in the 
     form of community development block grants administered by 
     the Department of Housing and Urban Development 
     Administration;
       (8) communities affected by Hurricane Floyd are facing 
     similar recovery needs as have victims of other natural 
     disasters and will need long-term economic recovery plans to 
     make them strong again; and
       (9) on April 7, 2000, the Senate passed amendment number 
     3001 to S. Con. Res. 101, which amendment would allocate 
     $250,000,000 in long-term economic development aid to assist 
     communities rebuilding from Hurricane Floyd, including 
     $150,000,000 in community development block grant funding and 
     $50,000,000 in rural facilities grant funding.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that--
       (1) communities devastated by Hurricane Floyd should know 
     that, in the past, Congress has responded to natural 
     disasters by demonstrating a commitment to helping affected 
     States and communities to recover;
       (2) the Federal response to natural disasters has 
     traditionally been quick, supportive, and appropriate;
       (3) recognizing that communities devastated by Hurricane 
     Floyd are facing tremendous challenges as they begin their 
     recovery, the Federal agencies that administer community and 
     regional development programs should expect an increase in 
     applications and other requests from these communities;
       (4) community development block grants administered by the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development, grant programs 
     administered by the Economic Development Administration, and 
     the Community Facilities Grant Program administered by the 
     Department of Agriculture are resources that communities have 
     used to accomplish revitalization and economic development 
     following natural disasters; and
       (5) additional community and regional development funding, 
     as provided for in amendment number 3001 to S. Con. Res. 101, 
     as passed by the Senate on April 7, 2000, should be 
     appropriated to assist communities in need of long-term 
     economic development aid as a result of damage suffered by 
     Hurricane Floyd.
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               FITZGERALD (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 3422

  Mr. WARNER (for Mr. Fitzgerald (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
Grassley, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Moynihan, and 
Mr. Harkin)) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 2549, supra; as 
follows:

       At the end of title III, subtitle D insert the following:

     SEC.   . UNUTILIZED AND UNDERUTILIZED PLANT-CAPACITY COSTS OF 
                   UNITED STATES ARSENALS.

       (a) Unutilized and Underutilized Plant Capacity at United 
     States Arsenals.--
       S. 2549 is amended by adding the following:
       (c) Unutilized and Underutilized Plant Capacity at United 
     States Arsenals.--
       (1) The Secretary shall submit to Congress each year, 
     together with the President's budget for the fiscal year 
     beginning in such year under section 1105(a) of title 31, an 
     estimate of the funds to be required in the fiscal year in 
     order to cover the costs of operating and maintaining 
     unutilized and underutilized plant capacity at United States 
     arsenals.
       (2) Funds appropriated to the Secretary for a fiscal year 
     for costs described in paragraph (1) shall be utilized by the 
     Secretary in such fiscal year only to cover such costs.
       (3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary shall not include unutilized or underutilized 
     plant-capacity costs when evaluating an arsenal's bid for 
     purposes of the arsenal's contracting to provide a good or 
     service to a United States government organization. When an 
     arsenal is subcontracting to a private-sector entity on a 
     good or service to be provided to a United States government 
     organization, the cost charged by the arsenal shall not 
     include unutilized or underutilized plant-capacity costs that 
     are funded by a direct appropriation.
       (c) Definition of Unutilized and Underutilized Plant-
     Capacity Cost.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``unutilized and underutilized plant-capacity cost'' shall 
     mean the cost associated with operating and maintaining 
     arsenal facilities and equipment that the Secretary of the 
     Army determines are required to be kept for mobilization 
     needs, in those months in which the facilities and equipment 
     are not used or are used only 20% or less of available work 
     days.
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                 EDWARDS (AND HELMS) AMENDMENT NO. 3423

  Mr. LEVIN (for Mr. Edwards (for himself and Mr. Helms)) proposed an 
amendment to the bill, S. 2549, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

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     SEC.   . REGARDING LAND CONVEYANCE, MARINE CORPS BASE, CAMP 
                   LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Navy may 
     convey, to the city of Jacksonville, North Carolina (City), 
     all right, title and interest of the United States in and to 
     real property, including improvements thereon, and currently 
     leased to Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC), consisting of 
     approximately 50 acres, known as the railroad right-of-way, 
     lying within the City between Highway 24 and Highway 17, at 
     the Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, for the 
     purpose of permitting the City to develop the parcel for 
     initial use as a bike/green way trail.
       (b) Consideration.--As consideration for the conveyance 
     under subsection (a), the City shall reimburse the Secretary 
     such amounts (as determined by the Secretary) equal to the 
     costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out the 
     provisions of this section, including, but not limited to, 
     planning, design, surveys, environmental assessment and 
     compliance, supervision and inspection of construction, 
     severing and realigning utility systems, and other prudent 
     and necessary actions, prior to the conveyance authorized by 
     subsection (a). Amounts collected under this subsection shall 
     be credited to the account(s) from which the expenses were 
     paid. Amounts so credited shall be merged with funds in such 
     account(s) and shall be available for the same purposes and 
     subject to the same limitations as the funds with which 
     merged.
       (c) Condition of Conveyance.--The right of the Secretary of 
     the Navy to retain such easements, rights of way, and other 
     interests in the property conveyed and to impose such 
     restrictions on the property conveyed as are necessary to 
     ensure the effective security, maintenance, and operations of 
     the Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, and to 
     protect human health and the environment.
       (d) Description of the Property.--The exact acreage and 
     legal description of the real property authorized to be 
     conveyed under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey 
     satisfactory to the Secretary of the Navy.
       (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary of the 
     Navy may require such additional terms and conditions in 
     connection with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the 
     Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of 
     the United States.
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                        ENZI AMENDMENT NO. 3424

  Mr. WARNER (for Mr. Enzi (for himself and Mr. Thomas)) proposed an 
amendment to the bill, S. 2549, supra; as follows:

       On page 503, between lines 5 and 6, insert the following:

     SEC. 2602. AUTHORIZATION FOR CONTRIBUTION TO CONSTRUCTION OF 
                   AIRPORT TOWER, CHEYENNE AIRPORT, CHEYENNE, 
                   WYOMING.

       (a) Increase in Amount Authorized for Air National Guard.--
     The amount authorized to be appropriated by section 
     2601(3)(A) is hereby increased by $1,450,000.
       (b) Offset.--The amounts authorized to be appropriated by 
     section 2403(a), and by paragraph (2) of that section, are 
     each hereby reduced by $1,450,000. The amount of the 
     reduction shall be allocated to the project authorized in 
     section 2401(b) for the Tri-Care Management Agency for the 
     Naval Support Activity, Naples, Italy.
       (c) Availability of Funds for Contribution to Tower.--Of 
     the amounts authorized to be appropriated by section 
     2601(3)(A), as increased by subsection (a), $1,450,000 shall 
     be available to the Secretary of the Air Force for a 
     contribution to the costs of construction of a new airport 
     tower at Cheyenne Airport, Cheyenne, Wyoming.
       (d) Authority To Make Contribution.--The Secretary may, 
     using funds available under subsection (c), make a 
     contribution, in an amount considered appropriate by the 
     Secretary and consistent with applicable agreements, to the 
     costs of construction of a new airport tower at Cheyenne 
     Airport, Cheyenne, Wyoming.
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               FITZGERALD (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 3425

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. FITZGERALD (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Grassley, Mrs. Lincoln, 
Mr. Durbin, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Moynihan, and Mr. Harkin) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by them to the bill, S. 2549, supra; 
as follows:

       At the end of title III, subtitle D insert the following:

     SEC.   . UNUTILIZED AND UNDERUTILIZED PLANT-CAPACITY COSTS OF 
                   UNITED STATES ARSENALS.

       (a) Unutilized and Underutilized Plant Capacity at United 
     States Arsenals.--
       S. 2549 is amended by adding the following:
       (b) Unutilized and Underutilized Plant Capacity at United 
     States Arsenals.--
       (1) The Secretary shall submit to Congress each year, 
     together with the President's budget for the fiscal year 
     beginning in such year under section 1105(a) of title 31, an 
     estimate of the funds to be required in the fiscal year in 
     order to cover the costs of operating and maintaining 
     unutilized and underutilized plant capacity at United States 
     arsenals.
       (2) Funds appropriated to the Secretary for a fiscal year 
     for costs described in paragraph (1) shall be utilized by the 
     Secretary in such fiscal year only to cover such costs.
       (3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary shall not include unutilized or underutilized 
     plant-capacity costs when evaluating an arsenal's bids for 
     purposes of the arsenal's contracting to provide a good or 
     service to a United States government organization. When an 
     arsenal is subcontracting to a private-sector entity on a 
     good or service to be provided to a United States government 
     organization, the cost charged by the arsenal shall not 
     include unutilized or underutilized plant-capacity costs that 
     are funded by a direct appropriation.
       (c) Definition of Unutilized and Underutilized Plant-
     Capacity Cost.--
       For purposes of this section, the term ``unutilized and 
     underutilized plant-capacity cost'' shall mean the cost 
     associated with operating and maintaining arsenal facilities 
     and equipment that the Secretary of the Army determines are 
     required to be kept for mobilization needs, in those months 
     in which the facilities and equipment are not used or are 
     used only 20% or less of available work days.
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 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 
                                  2001

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               SHELBY (AND LAUTENBERG) AMENDMENT NO. 3426

  Mr. SHELBY (for himself and Mr. Lautenberg) proposed an amendment to 
the bill (H.R. 4475) making appropriations for the Department of 
Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2001, and for other purposes; as follows:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following: That the following sums are appropriated, out of 
     any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 
     Department of Transportation and related agencies for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other 
     purposes, namely:

                                TITLE I

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

                        OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

                   Immediate Office of the Secretary

       For necessary expenses of the Immediate Office of the 
     Secretary, $1,800,000.

                Immediate Office of the Deputy Secretary

       For necessary expenses of the Immediate Office of the 
     Deputy Secretary, $500,000.

                     Office of the General Counsel

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the General 
     Counsel, $9,000,000.

              Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant 
     Secretary for Policy, $2,500,000.

   Office of the Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International 
                                Affairs

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant 
     Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs, $7,000,000: 
     Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     there may be credited to this appropriation up to $1,250,000 
     in funds received in user fees.

       Office of the Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant 
     Secretary for Budget and Programs, $6,500,000, including not 
     to exceed $60,000 for allocation within the Department for 
     official reception and representation expenses as the 
     Secretary may determine: Provided, That not more than $15,000 
     of the official reception and representation funds shall be 
     available for obligation prior to January 20, 2001.

       Office of the Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant 
     Secretary for Governmental Affairs, $2,000,000.

          Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant 
     Secretary for Administration, $17,800,000.

                        Office of Public Affairs

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Public Affairs, 
     $1,500,000.

                         Executive Secretariat

       For necessary expenses of the Executive Secretariat, 
     $1,181,000.

                       Board of Contract Appeals

       For necessary expenses of the Board of Contract Appeals, 
     $496,000.

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         Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Small and 
     Disadvantaged Business Utilization, $1,192,000.

                Office of the Chief Information Officer

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief 
     Information Officer, $6,000,000.

                         Office of Civil Rights

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, 
     $8,000,000.

           Transportation Planning, Research, and Development

       For necessary expenses for conducting transportation 
     planning, research, systems development, development 
     activities, and making grants, to remain available until 
     expended, $5,300,000, of which $1,400,000 shall only be 
     available for planning for the 2001 Special Winter Olympics; 
     and $2,000,000 shall only be available for the purpose of 
     section 228 of Public Law 106-181.

              Transportation Administrative Service Center

       Necessary expenses for operating costs and capital outlays 
     of the Transportation Administrative Service Center, not to 
     exceed $173,278,000, shall be paid from appropriations made 
     available to the Department of Transportation: Provided, That 
     such services shall be provided on a competitive basis to 
     entities within the Department of Transportation: Provided 
     further, That the above limitation on operating expenses 
     shall not apply to non-DOT entities: Provided further, That 
     no funds appropriated in this Act to an agency of the 
     Department shall be transferred to the Transportation 
     Administrative Service Center without the approval of the 
     agency modal administrator: Provided further, That no 
     assessments may be levied against any program, budget 
     activity, subactivity or project funded by this Act unless 
     notice of such assessments and the basis therefor are 
     presented to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations and are approved by such Committees.

               Minority Business Resource Center Program

       For the cost of direct loans, $1,500,000, as authorized by 
     49 U.S.C. 332: 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 these funds are available to subsidize gross obligations 
     for the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed 
     $13,775,000. In addition, for administrative expenses to 
     carry out the direct loan program, $400,000.

                       Minority Business Outreach

       For necessary expenses of Minority Business Resource Center 
     outreach activities, $3,000,000, of which $2,635,000 shall 
     remain available until September 30, 2002: Provided, That 
     notwithstanding 49 U.S.C. 332, these funds may be used for 
     business opportunities related to any mode of transportation.

                              COAST GUARD

                           Operating Expenses

       For necessary expenses for the operation and maintenance of 
     the Coast Guard, not otherwise provided for; purchase of not 
     to exceed five passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; 
     payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97-377, as 
     amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and section 229(b) of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 429(b)); and recreation and 
     welfare; $3,039,460,000, of which $641,000,000 shall be 
     available only for defense-related activities; and of which 
     $25,000,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability 
     Trust Fund: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated in 
     this or any other Act shall be available for pay for 
     administrative expenses in connection with shipping 
     commissioners in the United States: Provided further, That 
     none of the funds provided in this Act shall be available for 
     expenses incurred for yacht documentation under 46 U.S.C. 
     12109, except to the extent fees are collected from yacht 
     owners and credited to this appropriation: Provided further, 
     That the Commandant shall reduce both military and civilian 
     employment levels for the purpose of complying with Executive 
     Order No. 12839: Provided further, That up to $615,000 in 
     user fees collected pursuant to section 1111 of Public Law 
     104-324 shall be credited to this appropriation as offsetting 
     collections in fiscal year 2001: Provided further, That none 
     of the funds in this Act shall be available for the Coast 
     Guard to plan, finalize, or implement any regulation that 
     would promulgate new maritime user fees not specifically 
     authorized by law after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act: Provided further, That the Secretary may transfer funds 
     to this account, from Federal Aviation Administration 
     ``Operations'', not to exceed $100,000,000 in total for the 
     fiscal year, fifteen days after written notification to the 
     House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, for the 
     purpose of providing additional funds for drug interdiction 
     activities and/or the Office of Intelligence and Security 
     activities: Provided further, That the United States Coast 
     Guard will reimburse the Department of Transportation 
     Inspector General $5,000,000 for costs associated with audits 
     and investigations of all Coast Guard-related issues and 
     systems.

              Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements

       For necessary expenses of acquisition, construction, 
     renovation, and improvement of aids to navigation, shore 
     facilities, vessels, and aircraft, including equipment 
     related thereto, $407,747,660, of which $20,000,000 shall be 
     derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; of which 
     $145,936,660 shall be available to acquire, repair, renovate 
     or improve vessels, small boats and related equipment, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2005; $41,650,000 shall 
     be available to acquire new aircraft and increase aviation 
     capability, to remain available until September 30, 2003; 
     $54,304,000 shall be available for other equipment, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2003; $68,406,000 shall be 
     available for shore facilities and aids to navigation 
     facilities, to remain available until September 30, 2003; 
     $55,151,000 shall be available for personnel compensation and 
     benefits and related costs, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2002; and $42,300,000 for the Integrated 
     Deepwater Systems program, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2003: Provided, That the Commandant may dispose 
     of surplus real property by sale or lease and the proceeds 
     shall be credited to this appropriation and remain available 
     until expended, but shall not be available for obligation 
     until October 1, 2001: Provided further, That none of the 
     funds provided for the Integrated Deepwater Systems program 
     shall be available for obligation until the submission of a 
     comprehensive capital investment plan for the United States 
     Coast Guard as required by Public Law 106-69: Provided 
     further, That the Commandant shall transfer $5,800,000 to the 
     City of Homer, Alaska, for the construction of a municipal 
     pier and other harbor improvements: Provided further, That 
     the City of Homer enters into an agreement with the United 
     States to accommodate Coast Guard vessels and to support 
     Coast Guard operations at Homer, Alaska: Provided further, 
     That the Commandant is hereby granted the authority to enter 
     into a contract for the Great Lakes Icebreaker (GLIB) 
     Replacement which shall be funded on an incremental basis: 
     Provided further, That upon initial submission to the 
     Congress of the fiscal year 2002 President's budget, the 
     Secretary of Transportation shall transmit to the Congress a 
     comprehensive capital investment plan for the United States 
     Coast Guard which includes funding for each budget line item 
     for fiscal years 2002 through 2006, with total funding for 
     each year of the plan constrained to the funding targets for 
     those years as estimated and approved by the Office of 
     Management and Budget.

                Environmental Compliance and Restoration

       For necessary expenses to carry out the Coast Guard's 
     environmental compliance and restoration functions under 
     chapter 19 of title 14, United States Code, $16,700,000, to 
     remain available until expended.

                         Alteration of Bridges


                          (highway trust fund)

       For necessary expenses for alteration or removal of 
     obstructive bridges, $15,500,000, to remain available until 
     expended.

                              Retired Pay

       For retired pay, including the payment of obligations 
     therefor otherwise chargeable to lapsed appropriations for 
     this purpose, and payments under the Retired Serviceman's 
     Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans, and for 
     payments for medical care of retired personnel and their 
     dependents under the Dependents Medical Care Act (10 U.S.C. 
     ch. 55), $778,000,000.

                            Reserve Training


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For all necessary expenses of the Coast Guard Reserve, as 
     authorized by law; maintenance and operation of facilities; 
     and supplies, equipment, and services; $80,371,000: Provided, 
     That no more than $22,000,000 of funds made available under 
     this heading may be transferred to Coast Guard ``Operating 
     expenses'' or otherwise made available to reimburse the Coast 
     Guard for financial support of the Coast Guard Reserve: 
     Provided further, That none of the funds in this Act may be 
     used by the Coast Guard to assess direct charges on the Coast 
     Guard Reserves for items or activities which were not so 
     charged during fiscal year 1997.

              Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for 
     applied scientific research, development, test, and 
     evaluation; maintenance, rehabilitation, lease and operation 
     of facilities and equipment, as authorized by law, 
     $21,320,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
     $3,500,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability 
     Trust Fund: Provided, That there may be credited to and used 
     for the purposes of this appropriation funds received from 
     State and local governments, other public authorities, 
     private sources, and foreign countries, for expenses incurred 
     for research, development, testing, and evaluation.

                    FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

                               Operations

       For necessary expenses of the Federal Aviation 
     Administration, not otherwise provided for, including 
     operations and research activities related to commercial 
     space transportation, administrative expenses for research 
     and development, establishment of

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     air navigation facilities, the operation (including leasing) 
     and maintenance of aircraft, subsidizing the cost of 
     aeronautical charts and maps sold to the public, and carrying 
     out the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 471 of title 
     49, United States Code, or other provisions of law 
     authorizing the obligation of funds for similar programs of 
     airport and airway development or improvement, lease or 
     purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only, in 
     addition to amounts made available by Public Law 104-264, 
     $6,350,250,000, of which $4,414,869,000 shall be derived from 
     the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, of which $5,039,391,000 
     shall be available for air traffic services program 
     activities; $691,979,000 shall be available for aviation 
     regulation and certification program activities; $138,462,000 
     shall be available for civil aviation security program 
     activities; $182,401,000 shall be available for research and 
     acquisition program activities; $10,000,000 shall be 
     available for commercial space transportation program 
     activities; $43,000,000 shall be available for Financial 
     Services program activities; $49,906,000 shall be available 
     for Human Resources program activities; $99,347,000 shall be 
     available for Regional Coordination program activities; and 
     $95,764,000 shall be available for Staff Offices program 
     activities: Provided, That none of the funds in this Act 
     shall be available for the Federal Aviation Administration to 
     plan, finalize, or implement any regulation that would 
     promulgate new aviation user fees not specifically authorized 
     by law after the date of the enactment of this Act: Provided 
     further, That there may be credited to this appropriation 
     funds received from States, counties, municipalities, foreign 
     authorities, other public authorities, and private sources, 
     for expenses incurred in the provision of agency services, 
     including receipts for the maintenance and operation of air 
     navigation facilities, and for issuance, renewal or 
     modification of certificates, including airman, aircraft, and 
     repair station certificates, or for tests related thereto, or 
     for processing major repair or alteration forms: Provided 
     further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, 
     not less than $5,000,000 shall be for the contract tower 
     cost-sharing program and not less than $55,300,000 shall be 
     for the contract tower program within the air traffic 
     services program activities: Provided further, That funds may 
     be used to enter into a grant agreement with a nonprofit 
     standard-setting organization to assist in the development of 
     aviation safety standards: Provided further, That none of the 
     funds in this Act shall be available for new applicants for 
     the second career training program: Provided further, That 
     none of the funds in this Act shall be available for paying 
     premium pay under 5 U.S.C. 5546(a) to any Federal Aviation 
     Administration employee unless such employee actually 
     performed work during the time corresponding to such premium 
     pay: Provided further, That none of the funds in this Act may 
     be obligated or expended to operate a manned auxiliary flight 
     service station in the contiguous United States: Provided 
     further, That none of the funds in this Act may be used for 
     the Federal Aviation Administration to enter into a multiyear 
     lease greater than 5 years in length or greater than 
     $100,000,000 in value unless such lease is specifically 
     authorized by the Congress and appropriations have been 
     provided to fully cover the Federal Government's contingent 
     liabilities: Provided further, That none of the funds in this 
     Act may be used for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 
     to sign a lease for satellite services related to the global 
     positioning system (GPS) wide area augmentation system until 
     the administrator of FAA certifies in writing to the House 
     and Senate Committees on Appropriations that FAA has 
     conducted a lease versus buy analysis which indicates that 
     such lease will result in the lowest overall cost to the 
     agency: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the FAA Administrator may contract out the 
     entire function of Oceanic flight services: Provided further, 
     That the Secretary may transfer funds to this account, from 
     Coast Guard ``Operating expenses'', not to exceed 
     $100,000,000 in total for the fiscal year, fifteen days after 
     written notification to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations, solely for the purpose of providing 
     additional funds for air traffic control operations and 
     maintenance to enhance aviation safety and security, and/or 
     the Office of Intelligence and Security activities: Provided 
     further, That the Federal Aviation Administration will 
     reimburse the Department of Transportation Inspector General 
     $19,000,000 for costs associated with audits and 
     investigations of all aviation-related issues and systems.

                        Facilities and Equipment


                    (airport and airway trust fund)

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for 
     acquisition, establishment, and improvement by contract or 
     purchase, and hire of air navigation and experimental 
     facilities and equipment as authorized under part A of 
     subtitle VII of title 49, United States Code, including 
     initial acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant; 
     engineering and service testing, including construction of 
     test facilities and acquisition of necessary sites by lease 
     or grant; and construction and furnishing of quarters and 
     related accommodations for officers and employees of the 
     Federal Aviation Administration stationed at remote 
     localities where such accommodations are not available; and 
     the purchase, lease, or transfer of aircraft from funds 
     available under this head; to be derived from the Airport and 
     Airway Trust Fund, $2,656,765,000, of which $2,334,112,400 
     shall remain available until September 30, 2003, and of which 
     $322,652,600 shall remain available until September 30, 2001: 
     Provided, That there may be credited to this appropriation 
     funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other 
     public authorities, and private sources, for expenses 
     incurred in the establishment and modernization of air 
     navigation facilities: Provided further, That upon initial 
     submission to the Congress of the fiscal year 2002 
     President's budget, the Secretary of Transportation shall 
     transmit to the Congress a comprehensive capital investment 
     plan for the Federal Aviation Administration which includes 
     funding for each budget line item for fiscal years 2002 
     through 2006, with total funding for each year of the plan 
     constrained to the funding targets for those years as 
     estimated and approved by the Office of Management and 
     Budget: Provided further, That none of the funds in this Act 
     may be used for the Federal Aviation Administration to enter 
     into a capital lease agreement unless appropriations have 
     been provided to fully cover the Federal Government's 
     contingent liabilities at the time the lease agreement is 
     signed.

                 Research, Engineering, and Development


                    (airport and airway trust fund)

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for 
     research, engineering, and development, as authorized under 
     part A of subtitle VII of title 49, United States Code, 
     including construction of experimental facilities and 
     acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant, 
     $183,343,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust 
     Fund and to remain available until September 30, 2003: 
     Provided, That there may be credited to this appropriation 
     funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other 
     public authorities, and private sources, for expenses 
     incurred for research, engineering, and development.

                       Grants-in-Aid for Airports


                (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

                      (limitation on obligations)

                    (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

       For liquidation of obligations incurred for grants-in-aid 
     for airport planning and development, and noise compatibility 
     planning and programs as authorized under subchapter I of 
     chapter 471 and subchapter I of chapter 475 of title 49, 
     United States Code, and under other law authorizing such 
     obligations; for administration of such programs and air 
     traffic services program activities; for administration of 
     programs under section 40117; and for inspection activities 
     and administration of airport safety programs, including 
     those related to airport operating certificates under section 
     44706 of title 49, United States Code, $3,200,000,000, to be 
     derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That none of the funds 
     under this heading shall be available for the planning or 
     execution of programs the obligations for which are in excess 
     of $3,200,000,000 in fiscal year 2001, notwithstanding 
     section 47117(h) of title 49, United States Code: Provided 
     further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, not 
     more than $173,000,000 of funds limited under this heading 
     shall be obligated for administration and air traffic 
     services program activities if such funds are necessary to 
     maintain aviation safety.

                       Grants-in-Aid for Airports


                    (airport and airway trust fund)

                 (rescission of contract authorization)

       Of the unobligated balances authorized under 49 U.S.C. 
     48103, as amended, $579,000,000 are rescinded.

                   Aviation Insurance Revolving Fund

       The Secretary of Transportation is hereby authorized to 
     make such expenditures and investments, within the limits of 
     funds available pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 44307, and in 
     accordance with section 104 of the Government Corporation 
     Control Act, as amended (31 U.S.C. 9104), as may be necessary 
     in carrying out the program for aviation insurance activities 
     under chapter 443 of title 49, United States Code.

                     FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

                 Limitation on Administrative Expenses

       Necessary expenses for administration and operation of the 
     Federal Highway Administration not to exceed $386,657,840 
     shall be paid in accordance with law from appropriations made 
     available by this Act to the Federal Highway Administration 
     together with advances and reimbursements received by the 
     Federal Highway Administration: Provided, That $10,000,000 
     shall be available for National Historic Covered Bridge 
     Preservation Program under section 1224 of Public Law 105-
     178, as amended, $33,588,500 shall be available for the 
     Indian Reservation Roads Program under section 204 of title 
     23, $30,046,440 shall be available for the Public Lands 
     Highway Program under section 204 of title 23, $20,153,100 
     shall be available for the Park Roads and Parkways Program 
     under

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     section 204 of title 23, and $2,442,800 shall be available 
     for the Refuge Roads program under section 204 of title 23: 
     Provided further, That the Federal Highway Administration 
     will reimburse the Department of Transportation Inspector 
     General $10,000,000 from funds available within this 
     limitation for costs associated with audits and 
     investigations of all highway-related issues and systems.

                          Federal-Aid Highways


                      (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

                          (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

       None of the funds in this Act shall be available for the 
     implementation or execution of programs, the obligations for 
     which are in excess of $29,661,806,000 for Federal-aid 
     highways and highway safety construction programs for fiscal 
     year 2001: Provided, That within the $29,661,806,000 
     obligation limitation on Federal-aid highways and highway 
     safety construction programs, not more than $437,250,000 
     shall be available for the implementation or execution of 
     programs for transportation research (sections 502, 503, 504, 
     506, 507, and 508 of title 23, United States Code, as 
     amended; section 5505 of title 49, United States Code, as 
     amended; and sections 5112 and 5204-5209 of Public Law 105-
     178) for fiscal year 2000; not more than $25,000,000 shall be 
     available for the implementation or execution of programs for 
     the Magnetic Levitation Transportation Technology Deployment 
     Program (section 1218 of Public Law 105-178) for fiscal year 
     2001, of which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be available to 
     the Federal Railroad Administration for administrative 
     expenses and technical assistance in connection with such 
     program; not more than $31,000,000 shall be available for the 
     implementation or execution of programs for the Bureau of 
     Transportation Statistics (section 111 of title 49, United 
     States Code) for fiscal year 2001: Provided further, That 
     within the $218,000,000 obligation limitation on Intelligent 
     Transportation Systems, the following sums shall be made 
     available for Intelligent Transportation System projects in 
     the following specified areas:

Calhoun County, MI.............................................$500,000
Wayne County, MI..............................................1,500,000
Southeast Michigan............................................1,000,000
Indiana Statewide (SAFE-T)....................................1,500,000
Salt Lake City (Olympic Games)................................2,000,000
State of New Mexico...........................................1,500,000
Santa Teresa, NM..............................................1,000,000
State of Missouri (Rural).....................................1,000,000
Springfield-Branson, MO.......................................1,500,000
Kansas City, MO...............................................2,500,000
Inglewood, CA.................................................1,200,000
Lewis & Clark trail, MT.......................................1,250,000
State of Montana..............................................1,500,000
Fort Collins, CO..............................................2,000,000
Arapahoe County, CO...........................................1,000,000
I-70 West project, CO.........................................1,000,000
I-81 Safety Corridor, VA......................................1,000,000
Aquidneck Island, RI............................................750,000
Hattiesburg, MS...............................................1,000,000
Jackson, MS...................................................1,000,000
Fargo, ND.....................................................1,000,000
Moscow, ID....................................................1,750,000
State of Ohio.................................................2,500,000
State of Connecticut..........................................3,000,000
Illinois Statewide............................................2,000,000
Charlotte, NC.................................................1,250,000
Nashville, TN.................................................1,000,000
State of Tennessee............................................2,600,000
Spokane, WA...................................................1,000,000
Bellingham, WA..................................................700,000
Puget Sound Regional Fare Coordination........................2,000,000
Bay County, FL................................................1,000,000
Iowa statewide (traffic enforcement)..........................3,000,000
State of Nebraska.............................................2,600,000
State of North Carolina.......................................3,000,000
South Carolina statewide......................................2,000,000
San Antonio, TX.................................................200,000
Beaumont, TX....................................................300,000
Corpus Christi, TX (vehicle dispatching)......................1,500,000
Williamson County/Round Rock, TX................................500,000
Austin, TX......................................................500,000
Texas Border Phase I Houston, TX..............................1,000,000
Oklahoma statewide............................................2,000,000
Vermont statewide.............................................1,000,000
Vermont rural ITS.............................................1,500,000
State of Wisconsin............................................3,600,000
Tucson, AZ....................................................2,500,000
Cargo Mate, NJ................................................1,000,000
New Jersey regional integration/TRANSCOM......................4,000,000
State of Kentucky.............................................2,000,000
State of Maryland.............................................4,000,000
Sacramento to Reno, I-80 corridor...............................200,000
Washoe County, NV...............................................200,000
North Las Vegas, NV...........................................1,800,000
Delaware statewide............................................1,000,000
North Central Pennsylvania....................................1,500,000
Delaware River Port Authority.................................3,500,000
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission..............................3,000,000
Huntsville, AL................................................2,000,000
Tuscaloosa/Muscle Shoals......................................3,000,000
Automated crash notification system, UAB......................2,000,000
Oregon statewide..............................................1,500,000
Alaska statewide..............................................4,200,000
South Dakota commercial vehicle ITS..........................1,500,000:
     Provided further, That, notwithstanding Public Law 105-178 as 
     amended, funds authorized under section 110 of title 23, 
     United States Code, for fiscal year 2001 shall be apportioned 
     based on each State's percentage share of funding provided 
     for under section 105 of title 23, United States Code, for 
     fiscal year 2001. Of the funds to be apportioned under 
     section 110 for fiscal year 2001, the Secretary shall ensure 
     that such funds are apportioned for the Interstate 
     Maintenance program, the National Highway system program, the 
     bridge program, the surface transportation program, and the 
     congestion mitigation and air quality program in the same 
     ratio that each State is apportioned funds for such program 
     in fiscal year 2001 but for this section.

                          Federal-Aid Highways


                (liquidation of contract authorization)

                          (highway trust fund)

       For carrying out the provisions of title 23, United States 
     Code, that are attributable to Federal-aid highways, 
     including the National Scenic and Recreational Highway as 
     authorized by 23 U.S.C. 148, not otherwise provided, 
     including reimbursement for sums expended pursuant to the 
     provisions of 23 U.S.C. 308, $28,000,000,000 or so much 
     thereof as may be available in and derived from the Highway 
     Trust Fund, to remain available until expended.

              FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION


                          Motor Carrier Safety

                 limitation on administrative expenses

       For necessary expenses for administration of motor carrier 
     safety programs and motor carrier safety research, pursuant 
     to section 104(a) of title 23, United States Code, not to 
     exceed $92,194,000 shall be paid in accordance with law from 
     appropriations made available by this Act to the Federal 
     Motor Carrier Safety Administration, together with advances 
     and reimbursements received by the Federal Motor Carrier 
     Safety Administration: Provided, That such amounts shall be 
     available to carry out the functions and operations of the 
     Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

                 National Motor Carrier Safety Program


                (liquidation of contract authorization)

                      (limitation on obligations)

                          (highway trust fund)

       For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 49 
     U.S.C. 31102, $177,000,000, to be derived from the Highway 
     Trust Fund and to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That none of the funds in this Act shall be available for the 
     implementation or execution of programs the obligations for 
     which are in excess of $177,000,000 for ``Motor Carrier 
     Safety Grants''.

             NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

                        Operations and Research


                          (highway trust fund)

       For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the 
     Secretary, with respect to traffic and highway safety under 
     chapter 301 of title 49, United States Code, and part C of 
     subtitle VI of title 49, United States Code, $107,876,000 of 
     which $77,670,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
     2003: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated by this 
     Act may be obligated or expended to plan, finalize, or 
     implement any rulemaking to add to section 575.104 of title 
     49 of the Code of Federal Regulations any requirement 
     pertaining to a grading standard that is different from the 
     three grading standards (treadwear, traction, and temperature 
     resistance) already in effect: Provided further, That none of 
     the funds appropriated in this Act may be obligated or 
     expended to purchase a vehicle to conduct New Car Assessment 
     Program crash testing at a price that exceeds the 
     manufacturer's suggested retail price: Provided further, That 
     none of the funds appropriated in this Act may be obligated 
     or expended to plan, finalize, or implement regulations that 
     would add the static stability factor to the New Car 
     Assessment Program until the National Academy of Sciences 
     reports to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 
     not later than nine months after the date of enactment of 
     this Act that the static stability factor is a scientifically 
     valid measurement and presents practical, useful information 
     to the public; a comparison of the static stability factor 
     test versus a test with rollover metrics based on dynamic 
     driving conditions that induce rollover events; and the 
     validity of the NHTSA proposed system for placing its 
     rollover rating information on the web compared to making 
     rollover information available at the point of sale.

                        Operations and Research


                (liquidation of contract authorization)

                      (limitation on obligations)

                          (highway trust fund)

       For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the 
     provisions of 23 U.S.C. 403, to remain available until 
     expended, $72,000,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust 
     Fund: Provided, That none of the funds in this Act shall be 
     available for the planning or execution of programs the total 
     obligations for which, in fiscal year 2001 are in

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     excess of $72,000,000 for programs authorized under 23 U.S.C. 
     403.

                        National Driver Register


                          (highway trust fund)

       For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the 
     Secretary with respect to the National Driver Register under 
     chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code, $2,000,000, to 
     be derived from the Highway Trust Fund and to remain 
     available until expended.

                     Highway Traffic Safety Grants


                (liquidation of contract authorization)

                      (limitation on obligations)

                          (highway trust fund)

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for payment of 
     obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions of 23 
     U.S.C. 402, 405, 410, and 411 to remain available until 
     expended, $213,000,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust 
     Fund: Provided, That none of the funds in this Act shall be 
     available for the planning or execution of programs the total 
     obligations for which, in fiscal year 2001, are in excess of 
     $213,000,000 for programs authorized under 23 U.S.C. 402, 
     405, 410, and 411 of which $155,000,000 shall be for 
     ``Highway Safety Programs'' under 23 U.S.C. 402, $13,000,000 
     shall be for ``Occupant Protection Incentive Grants'' under 
     23 U.S.C. 405, $36,000,000 shall be for ``Alcohol-Impaired 
     Driving Countermeasures Grants'' under 23 U.S.C. 410, 
     $9,000,000 shall be for the ``State Highway Safety Data 
     Grants'' under 23 U.S.C. 411: Provided further, That none of 
     these funds shall be used for construction, rehabilitation, 
     or remodeling costs, or for office furnishings and fixtures 
     for State, local, or private buildings or structures: 
     Provided further, That not to exceed $7,750,000 of the funds 
     made available for section 402, not to exceed $650,000 of the 
     funds made available for section 405, not to exceed 
     $1,800,000 of the funds made available for section 410, and 
     not to exceed $450,000 of the funds made available for 
     section 411 shall be available to NHTSA for administering 
     highway safety grants under chapter 4 of title 23, United 
     States Code: Provided further, That not to exceed $500,000 of 
     the funds made available for section 410 ``Alcohol-Impaired 
     Driving Countermeasures Grants'' shall be available for 
     technical assistance to the States.

                    FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION

                         Safety and Operations

       For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad 
     Administration, not otherwise provided for, $99,390,000, of 
     which $4,957,000 shall remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That, as part of the Washington Union Station 
     transaction in which the Secretary assumed the first deed of 
     trust on the property and, where the Union Station 
     Redevelopment Corporation or any successor is obligated to 
     make payments on such deed of trust on the Secretary's 
     behalf, including payments on and after September 30, 1988, 
     the Secretary is authorized to receive such payments directly 
     from the Union Station Redevelopment Corporation, credit them 
     to the appropriation charged for the first deed of trust, and 
     make payments on the first deed of trust with those funds: 
     Provided further, That such additional sums as may be 
     necessary for payment on the first deed of trust may be 
     advanced by the Administrator from unobligated balances 
     available to the Federal Railroad Administration, to be 
     reimbursed from payments received from the Union Station 
     Redevelopment Corporation: Provided further, That the Federal 
     Railroad Administration will reimburse the Department of 
     Transportation Inspector General $1,500,000 for costs 
     associated with audits and investigations of all rail-related 
     issues and systems.

                   Railroad Research and Development

       For necessary expenses for railroad research and 
     development, $24,725,000, to remain available until expended.

            Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Program

       The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to issue to 
     the Secretary of the Treasury notes or other obligations 
     pursuant to section 512 of the Railroad Revitalization and 
     Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (Public Law 94-210), as 
     amended, in such amounts and at such times as may be 
     necessary to pay any amounts required pursuant to the 
     guarantee of the principal amount of obligations under 
     sections 511 through 513 of such Act, such authority to exist 
     as long as any such guaranteed obligation is outstanding: 
     Provided, That pursuant to section 502 of such Act, as 
     amended, no new direct loans or loan guarantee commitments 
     shall be made using Federal funds for the credit risk premium 
     during fiscal year 2001.

                    Next Generation High-Speed Rail

       For necessary expenses for the Next Generation High-Speed 
     Rail program as authorized under 49 U.S.C. 26101 and 26102, 
     $24,900,000, to remain available until expended.

                     Alaska Railroad Rehabilitation

       To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to 
     the Alaska Railroad, $20,000,000 shall be for capital 
     rehabilitation and improvements benefiting its passenger 
     operations, to remain available until expended.

                     West Virginia Rail Development

       For capital costs associated with track, signal, and 
     crossover rehabilitation and improvements on the MARC 
     Brunswick line in West Virginia, $15,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended.

     Capital Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation

       For necessary expenses of capital improvements of the 
     National Railroad Passenger Corporation as authorized by 49 
     U.S.C. 24104(a), $521,000,000 to remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That the Secretary shall not obligate 
     more than $208,400,000 prior to September 30, 2001.

                     FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION

                        Administrative Expenses

       For necessary administrative expenses of the Federal 
     Transit Administration's programs authorized by chapter 53 of 
     title 49, United States Code, $12,800,000: Provided, That no 
     more than $64,000,000 of budget authority shall be available 
     for these purposes: Provided further, That the Federal 
     Transit Administration will reimburse the Department of 
     Transportation Inspector General $3,000,000 for costs 
     associated with audits and investigations of all transit-
     related issues and systems

                             Formula Grants

       For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5307, 5308, 
     5310, 5311, 5327, and section 3038 of Public Law 105-178, 
     $669,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That no more than $3,345,000,000 of budget authority shall be 
     available for these purposes.

                   University Transportation Research

       For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5505, 
     $1,200,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That no more than $6,000,000 of budget authority shall be 
     available for these purposes.

                     Transit Planning and Research

       For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5303, 5304, 
     5305, 5311(b)(2), 5312, 5313(a), 5314, 5315, and 5322, 
     $22,200,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That no more than $110,000,000 of budget authority shall be 
     available for these purposes: Provided further, That 
     $5,250,000 is available to provide rural transportation 
     assistance (49 U.S.C. 5311(b)(2)); $4,000,000 is available to 
     carry out programs under the National Transit Institute (49 
     U.S.C. 5315); $8,250,000 is available to carry out transit 
     cooperative research programs (49 U.S.C. 5313(a)), of which 
     $3,000,000 is available for transit-related research 
     conducted by the Great Cities Universities research 
     consortia; $52,113,600 is available for metropolitan planning 
     (49 U.S.C. 5303, 5304, and 5305); $10,886,400 is available 
     for State planning (49 U.S.C. 5313(b)); and $29,500,000 is 
     available for the national planning and research program (49 
     U.S.C. 5314): Provided further, That of the total budget 
     authority made available for the national planning and 
     research program, the Federal Transit Administration shall 
     provide the following amounts for the projects and activities 
     listed below:

Mid-America Regional Council coordinated transit planning, Kansas City 
  metro area...................................................$750,000
Sacramento Area Council of Governments regional air quality planning 
  and coordination study........................................250,000
Salt Lake Olympics Committee multimodal transportation plannin1,200,000
West Virginia University fuel cell technology institute propulsion and 
  ITS testing.................................................1,000,000
University of Rhode Island, Kingston traffic congestion 
  study.........................................................150,000
Georgia Regional Transportation Authority regional transit study350,000
Trans-lake Washington land use effectiveness and enhancement rev450,000
State of Vermont electric vehicle transit demonstration.........500,000
Acadia Island, Maine explorer transit system experimental pilot 150,000
Center for Composites Manufacturing.............................950,000
Southern Nevada air quality study...............................800,000
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority advanced propulsion control 
  system......................................................3,000,000
Fairbanks extreme temperature clean fuels research..............800,000
National Transit Database.....................................2,500,000
Safety and Security...........................................6,100,000
National Rural Transit Assistance Program.......................750,000
Mississippi State University bus service expansion plan.........100,000
Bus Rapid Transit administration, data collection and analysis1,000,000
Project ACTION................................................3,000,000

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                      Trust Fund Share of Expenses


                (liquidation of contract authorization)

                          (highway trust fund)

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for payment of 
     obligations incurred in carrying out 49 U.S.C. 5303-5308, 
     5310-5315, 5317(b), 5322, 5327, 5334, 5505, and sections 3037 
     and 3038 of Public Law 105-178, $5,016,600,000, to remain 
     available until expended, and to be derived from the Mass 
     Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund: Provided, That 
     $2,676,000,000 shall be paid to the Federal Transit 
     Administration's formula grants account: Provided further, 
     That $87,800,000 shall be paid to the Federal Transit 
     Administration's transit planning and research account: 
     Provided further, That $51,200,000 shall be paid to the 
     Federal Transit Administration's administrative expenses 
     account: Provided further, That $4,800,000 shall be paid to 
     the Federal Transit Administration's university 
     transportation research account: Provided further, That 
     $80,000,000 shall be paid to the Federal Transit 
     Administration's job access and reverse commute grants 
     program: Provided further, That $2,116,800,000 shall be paid 
     to the Federal Transit Administration's capital investment 
     grants account.

                       Capital Investment Grants

       For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5308, 5309, 
     5318, and 5327, $529,200,000, to remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That no more than $2,646,000,000 of 
     budget authority shall be available for these purposes: 
     Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, there shall be available for fixed guideway 
     modernization, $1,058,400,000; there shall be available for 
     the replacement, rehabilitation, and purchase of buses and 
     related equipment and the construction of bus-related 
     facilities, $529,200,000; and there shall be available for 
     new fixed guideway systems $1,058,400,000: Provided further, 
     That, within the total funds provided for buses and bus-
     related facilities to carry out 49 U.S.C. section 5309, the 
     following projects shall be considered eligible for these 
     funds: Provided further, That the Administrator of the 
     Federal Transit Administration shall, not later than February 
     1, 2001, individually submit to the House and Senate 
     Committees on Appropriations the recommended grant funding 
     levels for the respective projects, from the bus and bus-
     related facilities projects listed in the accompanying Senate 
     report: Provided further, That within the total funds 
     provided for new fixed guideway systems to carry out 49 
     U.S.C. section 5309, the following projects shall be 
     considered eligible for these funds: Provided further, That 
     the Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration 
     shall, not later than February 1, 2001, individually submit 
     to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations the 
     recommended grant funding levels for the respective projects.
       The following new fixed guideway systems and extensions to 
     existing systems are eligible to receive funding for final 
     design and construction:
       2002 Winter Olympics spectator transportation systems and 
     facilities;
       Alaska or Hawaii ferry projects;
       Atlanta-MARTA North Line extension completion;
       Austin Capital Metro Light Rail;
       Baltimore Central Light Rail double tracking;
       Boston North-South Rail Link;
       Boston-South Boston Piers Transitway;
       Canton-Akron-Cleveland commuter rail line;
       Charlotte North-South Transitway project;
       Chicago METRA commuter rail consolidated request;
       Chicago Transit Authority Ravenswood Brown Line capacity 
     expansion;
       Chicago Transit Authority Douglas Blue Line;
       Clark County, Nevada RTC fixed guideway project;
       Cleveland Euclid Corridor improvement project;
       Dallas Area Rapid Transit North Central light rail;
       Denver Southeast corridor project;
       Denver Southwest corridor project;
       Fort Lauderdale Tri-County commuter rail project;
       Fort Worth Railtran corridor commuter rail project;
       Galveston Rail Trolley extension;
       Girdwood to Wasilla, Alaska commuter rail project;
       Houston Metro Regional Bus Plan;
       Kansas City Southtown corridor;
       Little Rock, Arkansas River Rail project;
       Long Island Rail Road East Side access project;
       Los Angeles Mid-city and Eastside corridors;
       Los Angeles North Hollywood extension;
       MARC expansion projects--Penn-Camden lines connector and 
     midday storage facility;
       MARC-Brunswick line in West Virginia, signal and crossover 
     improvements;
       Memphis Medical Center extension project;
       Minneapolis-Twin Cities Transitways corridor projects;
       Nashua, New Hampshire to Lowell, Massachusetts commuter 
     rail;
       Nashville regional commuter rail;
       New Jersey Hudson-Bergen Light Rail;
       New Orleans Canal Street Streetcar corridor project;
       New Orleans Desire Street corridor project;
       Newark-Elizabeth rail link;
       Oceanside-Escondido, California light rail;
       Orange County, California transitway project;
       Philadelphia-Reading SEPTA Schuylkill Valley metro project;
       Phoenix metropolitan area transit project;
       Pittsburgh North Shore-central business district corridor 
     project;
       Pittsburgh Stage II Light Rail transit;
       Portland Interstate MAX light rail transit;
       Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill regional rail service;
       Rhode Island-Pawtucket and T.F. Green commuter rail and 
     maintenance facility;
       Sacramento south corridor light rail extension;
       Salt Lake City-University light rail line;
       Salt Lake City North/South light rail project;
       Salt Lake-Ogden-Provo regional commuter rail;
       San Bernardino MetroLink;
       San Diego Mission Valley East light rail;
       San Francisco BART extension to the airport project;
       San Jose Tasman West light rail project;
       San Juan-Tren Urbano;
       Seattle-Sound Transit Central Link light rail project;
       Seattle-Puget Sound RTA Sounder commuter rail project;
       Spokane-South Valley Corridor light rail project;
       St. Louis Metrolink Cross County connector;
       St. Louis/St. Clair County Metrolink light rail extension;
       Stamford Urban Transitway, Connecticut;
       Tampa Bay regional rail project;
       Washington Metro Blue Line-Largo extension;
       West Trenton, New Jersey rail project.
       The following new fixed guideway systems and extensions to 
     existing systems are eligible to receive funding for 
     alternatives analysis and preliminary engineering:
       Albuquerque/Greater Albuquerque mass transit project;
       Atlanta-MARTA West Line extension study;
       Ballston, Virginia Metro access improvements;
       Baltimore regional rail transit system;
       Birmingham, Alabama transit corridor;
       Boston Urban Ring;
       Burlington-Bennington, Vermont commuter rail project;
       Calais, Maine Branch Line regional transit program;
       Colorado/Eagle Airport to Avon light rail system;
       Colorado/Roaring Fork Valley rail project;
       Columbus-Central Ohio Transit Authority north corridor;
       Dallas Area Rapid Transit Southeast Corridor Light Rail;
       Des Moines commuter rail;
       Detroit Metropolitan Airport light rail project;
       Draper, West Jordan, West Valley City and Sandy City, Utah 
     light rail extensions;
       Dulles Corridor, Virginia innovative intermodal system;
       El Paso/Juarez People mover system;
       Fort Worth trolley system;
       Harrisburg-Lancaster capital area transit corridor 1 
     regional light rail;
       Hollister/Gilroy Branch Line extension;
       Honolulu bus rapid transit;
       Houston advanced transit program;
       Indianapolis Northeast-Downtown corridor project;
       Johnson County, Kansas I-35 Commuter Rail Project;
       Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee commuter rail extension;
       Los Angeles San Fernando Valley Corridor;
       Los Angeles San Diego LOSSAN corridor project;
       Massachusetts North Shore Corridor project;
       Miami south busway extension;
       New Orleans commuter rail from Airport to downtown;
       New York City 2nd Avenue Subway study;
       Northern Indiana south shore commuter rail;
       Northwest New Jersey-Northeast Pennsylvania passenger rail 
     project;
       Potomac Yards, Virginia transit study;
       Philadelphia SEPTA Cross County Metro;
       Portland, Maine marine highway program;
       San Francisco BART to Livermore extension;
       San Francisco MUNI 3rd Street light rail extension;
       Santa Fe-Eldorado rail link project;
       Stockton, California Altamont commuter rail project;
       Vasona light rail corridor;
       Virginia Railway Express commuter rail;
       Whitehall ferry terminal project;
       Wilmington, Delaware downtown transit connector; and
       Wilsonville to Beaverton commuter rail:
     Provided further, That funds made available under the heading 
     ``Capital Investment Grants'' in Division A, Section 101(g) 
     of Public Law 105-277 for the ``Colorado-North Front Range 
     corridor feasibility study'' are to be made available for 
     ``Colorado-Eagle Airport to Avon light rail system 
     feasibility study''; and that funds made available in Public 
     Law 106-69 under ``Capital Investment Grants'' for buses and 
     bus-related facilities

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     that were designated for projects numbered 14 and 20 shall be 
     made available to the State of Alabama for buses and bus-
     related facilities.

                          Discretionary Grants


                (liquidation of contract authorization)

                          (highway trust fund)

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for payment of 
     previous obligations incurred in carrying out 49 U.S.C. 
     5338(b), $350,000,000, to remain available until expended and 
     to be derived from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway 
     Trust Fund.

                 Job Access and Reverse Commute Grants

       For necessary expenses to carry out section 3037 of the 
     Federal Transit Act of 1998, $20,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended: Provided, That no more than $100,000,000 of 
     budget authority shall be available for these purposes.

             SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

             Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation

       The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation is hereby 
     authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of 
     funds and borrowing authority available to the Corporation, 
     and in accord with law, and to make such contracts and 
     commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as 
     provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation Control 
     Act, as amended, as may be necessary in carrying out the 
     programs set forth in the Corporation's budget for the 
     current fiscal year.

                       Operations and Maintenance


                    (harbor maintenance trust fund)

       For necessary expenses for operations and maintenance of 
     those portions of the Saint Lawrence Seaway operated and 
     maintained by the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development 
     Corporation, $12,400,000, to be derived from the Harbor 
     Maintenance Trust Fund, pursuant to Public Law 99-662.

              RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION

                     Research and Special Programs

       For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the 
     Research and Special Programs Administration, $34,370,000, of 
     which $645,000 shall be derived from the Pipeline Safety 
     Fund, and of which $4,201,000 shall remain available until 
     September 30, 2003: Provided, That up to $1,200,000 in fees 
     collected under 49 U.S.C. 5108(g) shall be deposited in the 
     general fund of the Treasury as offsetting receipts: Provided 
     further, That there may be credited to this appropriation, to 
     be available until expended, funds received from States, 
     counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and 
     private sources for expenses incurred for training, for 
     reports publication and dissemination, and for travel 
     expenses incurred in performance of hazardous materials 
     exemptions and approvals functions.

                            Pipeline Safety


                         (pipeline safety fund)

                    (oil spill liability trust fund)

       For expenses necessary to conduct the functions of the 
     pipeline safety program, for grants-in-aid to carry out a 
     pipeline safety program, as authorized by 49 U.S.C. 60107, 
     and to discharge the pipeline program responsibilities of the 
     Oil Pollution Act of 1990, $43,144,000, of which $8,750,000 
     shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund and 
     shall remain available until September 30, 2003; of which 
     $31,894,000 shall be derived from the Pipeline Safety Fund, 
     of which $24,432,000 shall remain available until September 
     30, 2003; and of which $2,500,000 shall be derived from 
     amounts previously collected under 49 U.S.C. 60301: Provided, 
     That amounts previously collected under 49 U.S.C. 60301 shall 
     be available for damage prevention grants to States.

                     Emergency Preparedness Grants


                     (emergency preparedness fund)

       For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5127(c), 
     $200,000, to be derived from the Emergency Preparedness Fund, 
     to remain available until September 30, 2003: Provided, That 
     not more than $13,227,000 shall be made available for 
     obligation in fiscal year 2001 from amounts made available by 
     49 U.S.C. 5116(i) and 5127(d): Provided further, That none of 
     the funds made available by 49 U.S.C. 5116(i) and 5127(d) 
     shall be made available for obligation by individuals other 
     than the Secretary of Transportation, or his designee: 
     Provided further, That the deadline for the submission of 
     registration statements and the accompanying registration and 
     processing fees for the July 1, 2000 to June 30, 2001 
     registration year described under sections 107.608, 107.612, 
     and 107.616 of the Department of Transportation's final rule 
     docket number RSPA-99-5137 is amended to not later than 
     September 30.

                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     to carry out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 
     1978, as amended, $49,000,000 of which $38,500,000 shall be 
     derived from transfers of funds from the United States Coast 
     Guard, the Federal Aviation Administration, the Federal 
     Highway Administration, the Federal Railroad Administration, 
     and the Federal Transit Administration.

                      SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Surface Transportation Board, 
     including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $17,000,000: 
     Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     not to exceed $954,000 from fees established by the Chairman 
     of the Surface Transportation Board shall be credited to this 
     appropriation as offsetting collections and used for 
     necessary and authorized expenses under this heading.

                                TITLE II

                            RELATED AGENCIES

       ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For expenses necessary for the Architectural and 
     Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, as authorized by 
     section 502 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, 
     $4,795,000: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, there may be credited to this appropriation 
     funds received for publications and training expenses.

                  NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses of the National Transportation 
     Safety Board, including hire of passenger motor vehicles and 
     aircraft; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at 
     rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate 
     equivalent to the rate for a GS-15; uniforms, or allowances 
     therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902) 
     $59,000,000, of which not to exceed $2,000 may be used for 
     official reception and representation expenses.

                               TITLE III

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS


                     (including transfers of funds)

       Sec. 301. During the current fiscal year applicable 
     appropriations to the Department of Transportation shall be 
     available for maintenance and operation of aircraft; hire of 
     passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; purchase of liability 
     insurance for motor vehicles operating in foreign countries 
     on official department business; and uniforms, or allowances 
     therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902).
       Sec. 302. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 
     2001 pay raises for programs funded in this Act shall be 
     absorbed within the levels appropriated in this Act or 
     previous appropriations Acts.
       Sec. 303. Funds appropriated under this Act for 
     expenditures by the Federal Aviation Administration shall be 
     available: (1) except as otherwise authorized by title VIII 
     of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), for expenses of primary and secondary 
     schooling for dependents of Federal Aviation Administration 
     personnel stationed outside the continental United States at 
     costs for any given area not in excess of those of the 
     Department of Defense for the same area, when it is 
     determined by the Secretary that the schools, if any, 
     available in the locality are unable to provide adequately 
     for the education of such dependents; and (2) for 
     transportation of said dependents between schools serving the 
     area that they attend and their places of residence when the 
     Secretary, under such regulations as may be prescribed, 
     determines that such schools are not accessible by public 
     means of transportation on a regular basis.
       Sec. 304. Appropriations contained in this Act for the 
     Department of Transportation shall be available for services 
     as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals 
     not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for an 
     Executive Level IV.
       Sec. 305. None of the funds in this Act shall be available 
     for salaries and expenses of more than 104 political and 
     Presidential appointees in the Department of Transportation: 
     Provided, That none of the personnel covered by this 
     provision or political and Presidential appointees in an 
     independent agency funded in this Act may be assigned on 
     temporary detail outside the Department of Transportation or 
     such independent agency.
       Sec. 306. None of the funds in this Act shall be used for 
     the planning or execution of any program to pay the expenses 
     of, or otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties intervening 
     in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings funded in this Act.
       Sec. 307. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall 
     remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal 
     year, nor may any be transferred to other appropriations, 
     unless expressly so provided herein.
       Sec. 308. The expenditure of any appropriation under this 
     Act for any consulting service through procurement contract 
     pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, 
     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. 309. (a) No recipient of funds made available in this 
     Act shall disseminate driver's license personal information 
     as defined

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     in 18 U.S.C. 2725(3) except as provided in subsection (b) of 
     this section or motor vehicle records as defined in 18 U.S.C. 
     2725(1) for any use not permitted under 18 U.S.C. 2721.
       (b) No recipient of funds made available in this Act shall 
     disseminate a person's driver's license photograph, social 
     security number, and medical or disability information from a 
     motor vehicle record as defined in 18 U.S.C. 2725(1) without 
     the express consent of the person to whom such information 
     pertains, except for uses permitted under 18 U.S.C. 2721(1), 
     2721(4), 2721(6), and 2721(9): Provided, That subsection (b) 
     shall not in any way affect the use of organ donation 
     information on an individual's driver's license or affect the 
     administration of organ donation initiatives in the States.
       Sec. 310. (a) For fiscal year 2001, the Secretary of 
     Transportation shall--
       (1) not distribute from the obligation limitation for 
     Federal-aid Highways amounts authorized for administrative 
     expenses and programs funded from the administrative takedown 
     authorized by section 104(a) of title 23, United States Code, 
     for the highway use tax evasion program, and amounts provided 
     under section 110 of title 23, United States Code, excluding 
     $128,752,000 pursuant to subsection (e) of section 110 of 
     title 23, as amended, and for the Bureau of Transportation 
     Statistics;
       (2) not distribute an amount from the obligation limitation 
     for Federal-aid Highways that is equal to the unobligated 
     balance of amounts made available from the Highway Trust Fund 
     (other than the Mass Transit Account) for Federal-aid 
     highways and highway safety programs for the previous fiscal 
     year the funds for which are allocated by the Secretary;
       (3) determine the ratio that--
       (A) the obligation limitation for Federal-aid Highways less 
     the aggregate of amounts not distributed under paragraphs (1) 
     and (2), bears to
       (B) the total of the sums authorized to be appropriated for 
     Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs 
     (other than sums authorized to be appropriated for sections 
     set forth in paragraphs (1) through (7) of subsection (b) and 
     sums authorized to be appropriated for section 105 of title 
     23, United States Code, equal to the amount referred to in 
     subsection (b)(8)) for such fiscal year less the aggregate of 
     the amounts not distributed under paragraph (1) of this 
     subsection;
       (4) distribute the obligation limitation for Federal-aid 
     Highways less the aggregate amounts not distributed under 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 117 of title 23, United 
     States Code (relating to high priority projects program), 
     section 201 of the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 
     1965, the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge Authority Act of 
     1995, and $2,000,000,000 for such fiscal year under section 
     105 of title 23, United States Code (relating to minimum 
     guarantee) so that the amount of obligation authority 
     available for each of such sections is equal to the amount 
     determined by multiplying the ratio determined under 
     paragraph (3) by the sums authorized to be appropriated for 
     such section (except in the case of section 105, 
     $2,000,000,000) for such fiscal year;
       (5) distribute the obligation limitation provided for 
     Federal-aid Highways less the aggregate amounts not 
     distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) and amounts 
     distributed under paragraph (4) for each of the programs that 
     are allocated by the Secretary under title 23, United States 
     Code (other than activities to which paragraph (1) applies 
     and programs to which paragraph (4) applies) by multiplying 
     the ratio determined under paragraph (3) by the sums 
     authorized to be appropriated for such program for such 
     fiscal year; and
       (6) distribute the obligation limitation provided for 
     Federal-aid Highways less the aggregate amounts not 
     distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) and amounts 
     distributed under paragraphs (4) and (5) for Federal-aid 
     highways and highway safety construction programs (other than 
     the minimum guarantee program, but only to the extent that 
     amounts apportioned for the minimum guarantee program for 
     such fiscal year exceed $2,639,000,000, and the Appalachian 
     development highway system program) that are apportioned by 
     the Secretary under title 23, United States Code, in the 
     ratio that--
       (A) sums authorized to be appropriated for such programs 
     that are apportioned to each State for such fiscal year, bear 
     to
       (B) the total of the sums authorized to be appropriated for 
     such programs that are apportioned to all States for such 
     fiscal year.
       (b) Exceptions From Obligation Limitation.--The obligation 
     limitation for Federal-aid Highways shall not apply to 
     obligations: (1) under section 125 of title 23, United States 
     Code; (2) under section 147 of the Surface Transportation 
     Assistance Act of 1978; (3) under section 9 of the Federal-
     Aid Highway Act of 1981; (4) under sections 131(b) and 131( 
     j) of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982; (5) 
     under sections 149(b) and 149(c) of the Surface 
     Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987; 
     (6) under sections 1103 through 1108 of the Intermodal 
     Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991; (7) under 
     section 157 of title 23, United States Code, as in effect on 
     the day before the date of the enactment of the 
     Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century; and (8) under 
     section 105 of title 23, United States Code (but, only in an 
     amount equal to $639,000,000 for such fiscal year).
       (c) Redistribution of Unused Obligation Authority.--
     Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary shall after 
     August 1 for such fiscal year revise a distribution of the 
     obligation limitation made available under subsection (a) if 
     a State will not obligate the amount distributed during that 
     fiscal year and redistribute sufficient amounts to those 
     States able to obligate amounts in addition to those 
     previously distributed during that fiscal year giving 
     priority to those States having large unobligated balances of 
     funds apportioned under sections 104 and 144 of title 23, 
     United States Code, section 160 (as in effect on the day 
     before the enactment of the Transportation Equity Act for the 
     21st Century) of title 23, United States Code, and under 
     section 1015 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Act of 
     1991 (105 Stat. 1943-1945).
       (d) Applicability of Obligation Limitations to 
     Transportation Research Programs.--The obligation limitation 
     shall apply to transportation research programs carried out 
     under chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code, except that 
     obligation authority made available for such programs under 
     such limitation shall remain available for a period of 3 
     fiscal years.
       (e) Redistribution of Certain Authorized Funds.--Not later 
     than 30 days after the date of the distribution of obligation 
     limitation under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
     distribute to the States any funds: (1) that are authorized 
     to be appropriated for such fiscal year for Federal-aid 
     highways programs (other than the program under section 160 
     of title 23, United States Code) and for carrying out 
     subchapter I of chapter 311 of title 49, United States Code, 
     and highway-related programs under chapter 4 of title 23, 
     United States Code; and (2) that the Secretary determines 
     will not be allocated to the States, and will not be 
     available for obligation, in such fiscal year due to the 
     imposition of any obligation limitation for such fiscal year. 
     Such distribution to the States shall be made in the same 
     ratio as the distribution of obligation authority under 
     subsection (a)(6). The funds so distributed shall be 
     available for any purposes described in section 133(b) of 
     title 23, United States Code.
       (f) Special Rule.--Obligation limitation distributed for a 
     fiscal year under subsection (a)(4) of this section for a 
     section set forth in subsection (a)(4) shall remain available 
     until used and shall be in addition to the amount of any 
     limitation imposed on obligations for Federal-aid highway and 
     highway safety construction programs for future fiscal years.
       Sec. 311. The limitations on obligations for the programs 
     of the Federal Transit Administration shall not apply to any 
     authority under 49 U.S.C. 5338, previously made available for 
     obligation, or to any other authority previously made 
     available for obligation.
       Sec. 312. None of the funds in this Act shall be used to 
     implement section 404 of title 23, United States Code.
       Sec. 313. None of the funds in this Act shall be available 
     to plan, finalize, or implement regulations that would 
     establish a vessel traffic safety fairway less than five 
     miles wide between the Santa Barbara Traffic Separation 
     Scheme and the San Francisco Traffic Separation Scheme.
       Sec. 314. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     airports may transfer, without consideration, to the Federal 
     Aviation Administration (FAA) instrument landing systems 
     (along with associated approach lighting equipment and runway 
     visual range equipment) which conform to FAA design and 
     performance specifications, the purchase of which was 
     assisted by a Federal airport-aid program, airport 
     development aid program or airport improvement program grant. 
     The Federal Aviation Administration shall accept such 
     equipment, which shall thereafter be operated and maintained 
     by FAA in accordance with agency criteria.
       Sec. 315. None of the funds in this Act shall be available 
     to award a multiyear contract for production end items that: 
     (1) includes economic order quantity or long lead time 
     material procurement in excess of $10,000,000 in any 1 year 
     of the contract; (2) includes a cancellation charge greater 
     than $10,000,000 which at the time of obligation has not been 
     appropriated to the limits of the Government's liability; or 
     (3) includes a requirement that permits performance under the 
     contract during the second and subsequent years of the 
     contract without conditioning such performance upon the 
     appropriation of funds: Provided, That this limitation does 
     not apply to a contract in which the Federal Government 
     incurs no financial liability from not buying additional 
     systems, subsystems, or components beyond the basic contract 
     requirements.
       Sec. 316. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and 
     except for fixed guideway modernization projects, funds made 
     available by this Act under ``Federal Transit Administration, 
     Capital investment grants'' for projects specified in this 
     Act or identified in reports accompanying this Act not 
     obligated by September 30, 2003, and other recoveries, shall 
     be made available for other projects under 49 U.S.C. 5309.
       Sec. 317. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
     funds appropriated before

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     October 1, 2000, under any section of chapter 53 of title 49, 
     United States Code, that remain available for expenditure may 
     be transferred to and administered under the most recent 
     appropriation heading for any such section.
       Sec. 318. None of the funds in this Act may be used to 
     compensate in excess of 320 technical staff-years under the 
     federally funded research and development center contract 
     between the Federal Aviation Administration and the Center 
     for Advanced Aviation Systems Development during fiscal year 
     2001.
       Sec. 319. Funds provided in this Act for the Transportation 
     Administrative Service Center (TASC) shall be reduced by 
     $53,430,000, which limits fiscal year 2001 TASC obligational 
     authority for elements of the Department of Transportation 
     funded in this Act to no more than $119,848,000: Provided, 
     That such reductions from the budget request shall be 
     allocated by the Department of Transportation to each 
     appropriations account in proportion to the amount included 
     in each account for the Transportation Administrative Service 
     Center. In addition to the funds limited in this Act, 
     $54,963,000 shall be available for section 1069(y) of Public 
     Law 102-240.
       Sec. 320. Funds received by the Federal Highway 
     Administration, Federal Transit Administration, and Federal 
     Railroad Administration from States, counties, 
     municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources 
     for expenses incurred for training may be credited 
     respectively to the Federal Highway Administration's 
     ``Federal-Aid Highways'' account, the Federal Transit 
     Administration's ``Transit Planning and Research'' account, 
     and to the Federal Railroad Administration's ``Safety and 
     Operations'' account, except for State rail safety inspectors 
     participating in training pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 20105.
       Sec. 321. Funds made available for Alaska or Hawaii ferry 
     boats or ferry terminal facilities pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 
     5309(m)(2)(B) may be used to construct new vessels and 
     facilities, to provide passenger ferryboat service, or to 
     improve existing vessels and facilities, including both the 
     passenger and vehicle-related elements of such vessels and 
     facilities, and for repair facilities.
       Sec. 322. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, funds received by 
     the Bureau of Transportation Statistics from the sale of data 
     products, for necessary expenses incurred pursuant to 49 
     U.S.C. 111 may be credited to the Federal-aid highways 
     account for the purpose of reimbursing the Bureau for such 
     expenses: Provided, That such funds shall be subject to the 
     obligation limitation for Federal-aid highways and highway 
     safety construction.
       Sec. 323. None of the funds in this Act shall, in the 
     absence of express authorization by Congress, be used 
     directly or indirectly to pay for any personal service, 
     advertisement, telegraph, telephone, letter, printed or 
     written material, radio, television, video presentation, 
     electronic communications, or other device, intended or 
     designed to influence in any manner a Member of Congress or 
     of a State legislature to favor or oppose by vote or 
     otherwise, any legislation or appropriation by Congress or a 
     State legislature after the introduction of any bill or 
     resolution in Congress proposing such legislation or 
     appropriation, or after the introduction of any bill or 
     resolution in a State legislature proposing such legislation 
     or appropriation: Provided, That this shall not prevent 
     officers or employees of the Department of Transportation or 
     related agencies funded in this Act from communicating to 
     Members of Congress or to Congress, on the request of any 
     Member, or to members of State legislature, or to a State 
     legislature, through the proper official channels, requests 
     for legislation or appropriations which they deem necessary 
     for the efficient conduct of business.
       Sec. 324. (a) In General.--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 Federal agency 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. 325. Not to exceed $1,500,000 of the funds provided in 
     this Act for the Department of Transportation shall be 
     available for the necessary expenses of advisory committees: 
     Provided, That this limitation shall not apply to advisory 
     committees established for the purpose of conducting 
     negotiated rulemaking in accordance with the Negotiated 
     Rulemaking Act, 5 U.S.C. 561-570a, or the Coast Guard's 
     advisory council on roles and missions.
       Sec. 326. Rebates, refunds, incentive payments, minor fees 
     and other funds received by the Department from travel 
     management centers, charge card programs, the subleasing of 
     building space, and miscellaneous sources are to be credited 
     to appropriations of the Department and allocated to elements 
     of the Department using fair and equitable criteria and such 
     funds shall be available until December 31, 2001.
       Sec. 327. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule 
     or regulation, the Secretary of Transportation is authorized 
     to allow the issuer of any preferred stock heretofore sold to 
     the Department to redeem or repurchase such stock upon the 
     payment to the Department of an amount determined by the 
     Secretary.
       Sec. 328. For necessary expenses of the Amtrak Reform 
     Council authorized under section 203 of Public Law 105-134, 
     $495,000, to remain available until September 30, 2002: 
     Provided, That the duties of the Amtrak Reform Council 
     described in section 203(g)(1) of Public Law 105-134 shall 
     include the identification of Amtrak routes which are 
     candidates for closure or realignment, based on performance 
     rankings developed by Amtrak which incorporate information on 
     each route's fully allocated costs and ridership on core 
     intercity passenger service, and which assume, for purposes 
     of closure or realignment candidate identification, that 
     Federal subsidies for Amtrak will decline over the 4-year 
     period from fiscal year 1999 to fiscal year 2002: Provided 
     further, That these closure or realignment recommendations 
     shall be included in the Amtrak Reform Council's annual 
     report to the Congress required by section 203(h) of Public 
     Law 105-134.
       Sec. 329. The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to 
     transfer funds appropriated for any office of the Office of 
     the Secretary to any other office of the Office of the 
     Secretary: Provided, That no appropriation shall be increased 
     or decreased by more than 12 percent by all such transfers: 
     Provided further, That any such transfer shall be submitted 
     for approval to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations.
       Sec. 330. None of the funds in this Act shall be available 
     for activities under the Aircraft Purchase Loan Guarantee 
     Program during fiscal year 2001.
       Sec. 331. Section 3038(e) of Public Law 105-178 is amended 
     by striking ``50'' and inserting ``90''.
       Sec. 332. The Secretary of Transportation shall execute a 
     demonstration program, to be conducted for a period not to 
     exceed eighteen months, of the ``fractional ownership'' 
     concept in performing administrative support flight missions, 
     the purpose of which would be to determine whether cost 
     savings, as well as increased operational flexibility and 
     aircraft availability, can be realized through the use by the 
     government of the commercial fractional ownership concept or 
     report to the Committee the reason for not conducting such an 
     evaluation: Provided, That the Secretary shall ensure the 
     competitive selection for this demonstration of a fractional 
     ownership concept which provides a suite of aircraft capable 
     of meeting the Department's varied needs, and that the 
     Secretary shall ensure the demonstration program encompasses 
     a significant and representative portion of the Department's 
     administrative support missions (to include those performed 
     by the Coast Guard, the Federal Aviation Administration, and 
     the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, whose 
     aircraft are currently operated by the FAA): Provided 
     further, That the Secretary shall report to the House and 
     Senate Committees on Appropriations on results of this 
     evaluation of the fractional ownership concept in the 
     performance of the administrative support mission no later 
     than twelve months after final passage of this Act or within 
     60 days of enactment of this Act if the Secretary decides not 
     to conduct such a demonstration for evaluation including an 
     explanation for such a decision and proposed statutory 
     language to exempt the Department of Transportation from 
     Office of Management and Budget guidelines regarding the use 
     of aircraft.
       Sec. 333. None of the funds in this Act may be used to make 
     a grant unless the Secretary of Transportation notifies the 
     House and Senate Committees on Appropriations not less than 
     three full business days before any discretionary grant 
     award, letter of intent, or full funding grant agreement 
     totaling $1,000,000 or more is announced by the department or 
     its modal administrations from: (1) any discretionary grant 
     program of the Federal Highway Administration other than

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     the emergency relief program; (2) the airport improvement 
     program of the Federal Aviation Administration; or (3) any 
     program of the Federal Transit Administration other than the 
     formula grants and fixed guideway modernization programs: 
     Provided, That no notification shall involve funds that are 
     not available for obligation.
       Sec. 334. Section 3030(b) of the Transportation Equity Act 
     for the 21st Century (Public Law 105-178) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(72) Wilmington Downtown transit corridor.
       ``(73) Honolulu Bus Rapid Transit project.''.
       Sec. 335. None of the funds appropriated or made available 
     by this Act or any other Act or hereafter shall be used (1) 
     to consider or adopt any proposed rule or proposed amendment 
     to a rule contained in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
     issued on April 24, 2000 (Docket No. FMCSA-97-2350-953), (2) 
     to consider or adopt any rule or amendment to a rule similar 
     in substance to a proposed rule or proposed amendment to a 
     rule contained in such Notice, or (3) if any such proposed 
     rule or proposed amendment to a rule has been adopted prior 
     to enactment of this Section, to enforce such rule or 
     amendment to a rule.
       Sec. 336. Section 1023(h) of the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 127 note) is 
     amended--
       (1) in the subsection heading, by inserting ``Over-the-Road 
     Buses and'' before ``Public'';
       (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ``to any vehicle which'' 
     and inserting the following: ``to--
       ``(A) any over-the-road bus; or
       ``(B) any vehicle that''; and
       (3) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(2) Study and report concerning applicability of maximum 
     axle weight limitations to over-the-road buses and public 
     transit vehicles.--
       ``(A) Study and report.--Not later than July 31, 2002, the 
     Secretary shall conduct a study of, and submit to Congress a 
     report on, the maximum axle weight limitations applicable to 
     vehicles using the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of 
     Interstate and Defense Highways established under section 127 
     of title 23, United States Code, or under State law, as the 
     limitations apply to over-the-road buses and public transit 
     vehicles.
       ``(B) Determination of applicability of vehicle weight 
     limitations.--
       ``(i) In general.--The report shall include--

       ``(I) a determination concerning how the requirements of 
     section 127 of that title should be applied to over-the-road 
     buses and public transit vehicles; and
       ``(II) short-term and long-term recommendations concerning 
     the applicability of those requirements.

       ``(ii) Considerations.--In making the determination 
     described in clause (i)(I), the Secretary shall consider--

       ``(I) vehicle design standards;
       ``(II) statutory and regulatory requirements, including--

       ``(aa) the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.);
       ``(bb) the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 
     U.S.C. 12101 et seq.); and
       ``(cc) motor vehicle safety standards prescribed under 
     chapter 301 of title 49, United States Code; and

       ``(III)(aa) the availability of lightweight materials 
     suitable for use in the manufacture of over-the-road buses;
       ``(bb) the cost of those lightweight materials relative to 
     the cost of heavier materials in use as of the date of the 
     determination; and
       ``(cc) any safety or design considerations relating to the 
     use of those materials.

       ``(C) Analysis of means of encouraging development and 
     manufacture of lightweight buses.--The report shall include 
     an analysis of, and recommendations concerning, means to be 
     considered to encourage the development and manufacture of 
     lightweight buses, including an analysis of--
       ``(i) potential procurement incentives for public transit 
     authorities to encourage the purchase of lightweight public 
     transit vehicles using grants from the Federal Transit 
     Administration; and
       ``(ii) potential tax incentives for manufacturers and 
     private operators to encourage the purchase of lightweight 
     over-the-road buses.
       ``(D) Analysis of consideration in rulemakings of 
     additional vehicle weight.--The report shall include an 
     analysis of, and recommendations concerning, whether Congress 
     should require that each rulemaking by an agency of the 
     Federal Government that affects the design or manufacture of 
     motor vehicles consider--
       ``(i) the weight that would be added to the vehicle by 
     implementation of the proposed rule;
       ``(ii) the effect that the added weight would have on 
     pavement wear; and
       ``(iii) the resulting cost to the Federal Government and 
     State and local governments.
       ``(E) Cost-benefit analysis.--The report shall include an 
     analysis relating to the axle weight of over-the-road buses 
     that compares--
       ``(i) the costs of the pavement wear caused by over-the-
     road buses; with
       ``(ii) the benefits of the over-the-road bus industry to 
     the environment, the economy, and the transportation system 
     of the United States.
       ``(3) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       ``(A) Over-the-road bus.--The term `over-the-road bus' has 
     the meaning given the term in section 301 of the Americans 
     with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12181).
       ``(B) Public transit vehicle.--The term `public transit 
     vehicle' means a vehicle described in paragraph (1)(B).''.
       Sec. 337. None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall 
     be used to propose or issue rules, regulations, decrees, or 
     orders for the purpose of implementation, or in preparation 
     for implementation, of the Kyoto Protocol which was adopted 
     on December 11, 1997, in Kyoto, Japan at the Third Conference 
     of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on 
     Climate Change, which has not 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. 338. None of the funds appropriated by this Act or any 
     other Act shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses of 
     personnel who prepare or submit appropriations language as 
     part of the President's Budget submission to the Congress of 
     the United States for programs under the jurisdiction of the 
     Appropriations Subcommittees on Department of Transportation 
     and Related Agencies that assumes revenues or reflects a 
     reduction from the previous year due to user fees proposals 
     that have not been enacted into law prior to the submission 
     of the Budget unless such Budget submission identifies which 
     additional spending reductions should occur in the event the 
     users fees proposals are not enacted prior to the date of the 
     convening of a committee of conference for the fiscal year 
     2001 appropriations Act.
       Sec. 339. In addition to the authority provided in section 
     636 of the Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government 
     Appropriations Act, 1997, as included in Public Law 104-208, 
     title I, section 101(f), as amended, beginning in fiscal year 
     2001 and thereafter, amounts appropriated for salaries and 
     expenses for the Department of Transportation may be used to 
     reimburse an employee whose position is that of safety 
     inspector for not to exceed one-half the costs incurred by 
     such employee for professional liability insurance. Any 
     payment under this section shall be contingent upon the 
     submission of such information or documentation as the 
     Department may require.
       Sec. 340. None of the funds in this Act shall be used to 
     pursue or adopt guidelines or regulations requiring airport 
     sponsors to provide to the Federal Aviation Administration 
     without cost building construction, maintenance, utilities 
     and expenses, or space in airport sponsor-owned buildings for 
     services relating to air traffic control, air navigation or 
     weather reporting. The prohibition of funds in this section 
     does not apply to negotiations between the Agency and airport 
     sponsors to achieve agreement on ``below-market'' rates for 
     these items or to grant assurances that require airport 
     sponsors to provide land without cost to the FAA for ATC 
     facilities.
       Sec. 341. None of the funds provided in this Act or prior 
     Appropriations Acts for Coast Guard Acquisition, 
     Construction, and Improvements shall be available after the 
     fifteenth day of any quarter of any fiscal year beginning 
     after December 31, 1999, unless the Commandant of the Coast 
     Guard first submits a quarterly report to the House and 
     Senate Committees on Appropriations on all major Coast Guard 
     acquisition projects including projects executed for the 
     Coast Guard by the United States Navy and vessel traffic 
     service projects: Provided, That such reports shall include 
     an acquisition schedule, estimated current and year funding 
     requirements, and a schedule of anticipated obligations and 
     outlays for each major acquisition project: Provided further, 
     That such reports shall rate on a relative scale the cost 
     risk, schedule risk, and technical risk associated with each 
     acquisition project and include a table detailing unobligated 
     balances to date and anticipated unobligated balances at the 
     close of the fiscal year and the close of the following 
     fiscal year should the Administration's pending budget 
     request for the acquisition, construction, and improvements 
     account be fully funded: Provided further, That such reports 
     shall also provide abbreviated information on the status of 
     shore facility construction and renovation projects: Provided 
     further, That all information submitted in such reports shall 
     be current as of the last day of the preceding quarter.
       Sec. 342. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     beginning in fiscal year 2004, the Secretary shall withhold 5 
     percent of the amount required to be apportioned for Federal-
     aid highways to any State under each of paragraphs (1), (3), 
     and (4) of section 104(b) of title 23, United States Code, if 
     a State is not eligible for assistance under section 163(a) 
     of chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, and beginning 
     in fiscal year 2005, and in each fiscal year thereafter, the 
     Secretary shall withhold 10 percent of the amount required to 
     be apportioned for Federal-aid highways to any State under 
     each of paragraphs (1), (3), and

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     (4) of section 104(b) of title 23, United States Code, if a 
     State is not eligible for assistance under section 163(a) of 
     title 23, United States Code. If within three years from the 
     date that the apportionment for any State is reduced in 
     accordance with this subsection the Secretary determines that 
     such State is eligible for assistance under section 163(a) of 
     chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, the apportionment 
     of such State shall be increased by an amount equal to such 
     reduction. If at the end of such three-year period, any State 
     remains ineligible for assistance under section 163(a) of 
     title 23, United States Code, any amounts so withheld shall 
     lapse.
       Sec. 343. Conveyance of Airport Property to an Institution 
     of Higher Education in Oklahoma. (a) In General.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including the 
     Surplus Property Act of 1944 (58 Stat. 765, chapter 479; 50 
     U.S.C. App. 1622 et seq.), and subject to the requirements of 
     this section, the Secretary (or the appropriate Federal 
     officer) may waive, without charge, any of the terms 
     contained in any deed of conveyance described in subsection 
     (b) that restrict the use of any land described in such a 
     deed that, as of the date of enactment of this Act, is not 
     being used for the operation of an airport or for air 
     traffic. A waiver made under the preceding sentence shall be 
     deemed to be consistent with the requirements of section 
     47153 of title 49, United States Code.
       (b) Deed of Conveyance.--A deed of conveyance referred to 
     in subsection (a) is a deed of conveyance issued by the 
     United States before the date of enactment of this Act for 
     the conveyance of lands to a public institution of higher 
     education in Oklahoma.
       (c) Use of Lands Subject to Waiver.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the lands subject to a waiver under subsection (a) shall 
     not be subject to any term, condition, reservation, or 
     restriction that would otherwise apply to that land as a 
     result of the conveyance of that land by the United States to 
     the institution of higher education.
       (2) Use of revenues.--An institution of higher education 
     that is issued a waiver under subsection (a) shall use 
     revenues derived from the use, operation, or disposal of that 
     land--
       (A) for the airport; and
       (B) to the extent that funds remain available, for weather-
     related and educational purposes that primarily benefit 
     aviation.
       (d) Condition.--An institution of higher education that is 
     issued a waiver under subsection (a), shall agree that, in 
     leasing or conveying any interest in land to which the deed 
     of conveyance described in subsection (b) relates, the 
     institution will receive an amount that is equal to the fair 
     lease value or the fair market value, as the case may be, as 
     determined pursuant to regulations issued by the Secretary.
       (e) Grants.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, if an institution of higher education that is subject to 
     a waiver under subsection (a) received financial assistance 
     in the form of a grant from the Federal Aviation 
     Administration or a predecessor agency before the date of 
     enactment of this Act, then the Secretary may waive the 
     repayment of the outstanding amount of any grant that the 
     institution of higher education would otherwise be required 
     to pay.
       (2) Eligibility to receive subsequent grants.--Nothing in 
     paragraph (1) shall affect the eligibility of an institution 
     of higher education that is subject to that paragraph from 
     receiving grants from the Secretary under chapter 471 of 
     title 49, United States Code, or under any other provision of 
     law relating to financial assistance provided through the 
     Federal Aviation Administration.
       Sec. 344. Section 1105(c) of the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2032-2033) 
     is amended by striking paragraph (38) and replacing it with 
     the following--
       ``(38) The Ports-to-Plains Corridor from Laredo, Texas to 
     Denver, Colorado as follows:
       ``(A) In the State of Texas the Ports-to-Plains Corridor 
     shall generally follow--
       ``(i) I-35 from Laredo to United States Route 83 at Exit 
     18;
       ``(ii) United States Route 83 from Exit 18 to Carrizo 
     Springs;
       ``(iii) United States Route 277 from Carrizo Springs to San 
     Angelo;
       ``(iv) United States Route 87 from San Angelo to Sterling 
     City;
       ``(v) From Sterling City to Lamesa, the Corridor shall 
     follow United States Route 87 and, the corridor shall also 
     follow Texas Route 158 from Sterling City to I-20, then via 
     I-20 West to Texas Route 349 and, Texas Route 349 from 
     Midland to Lamesa;
       ``(vi) United States Route 87 from Lamesa to Lubbock;
       ``(vii) I-27 from Lubbock to Amarillo; and
       ``(viii) United States Route 287 from Amarillo to the 
     Oklahoma border.
       ``(B) In the State of Oklahoma, the Ports-to-Plains 
     Corridor shall generally follow United States Route 287 from 
     the Texas border to the Colorado border. The Corridor shall 
     then proceed into Colorado.''.
       This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Transportation 
     and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001''.
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                DORGAN (AND ASHCROFT) AMENDMENT NO. 3427

  Mr. DORGAN proposed an amendment to amendment No. 3426 proposed by 
Mr. Shelby to the bill, H.R. 4475, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION OF DANGEROUS CRIMINALS.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``Interstate Transportation of Dangerous Criminals Act of 
     1999'' or ``Jeanna's Act''.
       (b) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) increasingly, States are turning to private prisoner 
     transport companies as an alternative to their own personnel 
     or the United States Marshals Service when transporting 
     violent prisoners;
       (2) often times, these trips can last for days if not 
     weeks, as violent prisoners are dropped off and picked up at 
     a network of hubs across the country;
       (3) escapes by violent prisoners during transport by 
     private prisoner transport companies have not been uncommon; 
     and
       (4) oversight by the Attorney General is required to 
     address these problems.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Crime of violence.--The term ``crime of violence'' has 
     the same meaning as provided in section 924(c)(3) of title 
     18, United States Code.
       (2) Drug trafficking crime.--The term ``drug trafficking 
     crime'' has the same meaning as provided in section 924(c)(2) 
     of title 18, United States Code.
       (3) Private prisoner transport company.--The term ``private 
     prisoner transport company'' means any entity other than the 
     United States, a State or the inferior political subdivisions 
     of a State which engages in the business of the transporting 
     for compensation, individuals committed to the custody of any 
     State or of the inferior political subdivisions of a State, 
     or any attempt thereof.
       (4) Violent prisoner.--The term ``violent prisoner'' means 
     any individual in the custody of a State or the inferior 
     political subdivisions of a State who has previously been 
     convicted of or is currently charged with a crime of 
     violence, a drug trafficking crime, or a violation of the Gun 
     Control Act of 1968, or any similar statute of a State or the 
     inferior political subdivisions of a State, or any attempt 
     thereof.
       (d) Federal Regulation of Prisoner Transport Companies.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall promulgate 
     regulations relating to the transportation of violent 
     prisoners in or affecting interstate commerce.
       (2) Standards and requirements.--The regulations shall 
     include, at a minimum--
       (A) minimum standards for background checks and 
     preemployment drug testing for potential employees;
       (B) minimum standards for factors that disqualify employees 
     or potential employees similar to standards required of 
     Federal correction officers;
       (C) minimum standards for the length and type of training 
     that employees must undergo before they can perform this 
     service;
       (D) restrictions on the number of hours that employees can 
     be on duty during a given time period;
       (E) minimum standards for the number of personnel that must 
     supervise violent prisoners;
       (F) minimum standards for employee uniforms and 
     identification, when appropriate;
       (G) standards requiring that violent prisoners wear 
     brightly colored clothing clearly identifying them as 
     prisoners, when appropriate;
       (H) minimum requirements for the restraints that must be 
     used when transporting violent prisoners, to include leg 
     shackles and double-locked handcuffs, when appropriate;
       (I) a requirement that when transporting violent prisoners, 
     private prisoner transport companies notify local law 
     enforcement officials 24 hours in advance of any scheduled 
     stops in their jurisdiction and that if unscheduled stops are 
     made, local law enforcement should be notified in a timely 
     manner, when appropriate;
       (J) minimum standards for the markings on conveyance 
     vehicles, when appropriate;
       (K) a requirement that in the event of an escape by a 
     violent prisoner, private prisoner transport company 
     officials shall immediately notify appropriate law 
     enforcement officials in the jurisdiction where the escape 
     occurs, and the governmental entity that contracted with the 
     private prisoner transport company for the transport of the 
     escaped violent prisoner;
       (L) minimum standards for the safety of violent prisoners; 
     and
       (M) any other requirement the Attorney General deems to be 
     necessary to prevent escape of violent prisoners and ensure 
     public safety.
       (3) Federal standards.--Except for the requirements of 
     paragraph (2)(G), the regulations promulgated under this 
     section shall not provide stricter standards with respect

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     to private prisoner transport companies than are applicable 
     to Federal prisoner transport entities.
       (e) Enforcement.--Any person who is found in violation of 
     the regulations established by this section shall be liable 
     to the United States for a civil penalty in an amount not to 
     exceed $10,000 for each violation and, in addition, to the 
     United States for the costs of prosecution. In addition, such 
     person shall make restitution to any entity of the United 
     States, of a State, or of an inferior political subdivision 
     of a State, which expends funds for the purpose of 
     apprehending any violent prisoner who escapes from a prisoner 
     transport company as the result, in whole or in part, of a 
     violation of regulations promulgated pursuant to subsection 
     (d)(1).
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                HARKIN (AND GRASSLEY) AMENDMENT NO. 3428

  Mr. SHELBY (for Mr. Harkin (for himself and Mr. Grassley)) proposed 
an amendment to amendment No. 3426 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill, 
H.R. 4475, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title III, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 3__. MODIFICATION OF HIGHWAY PROJECT IN POLK COUNTY, 
                   IOWA.

       The table contained in section 1602 of the Transportation 
     Equity Act for the 21st Century is amended in item 1006 (112 
     Stat. 294) by striking ``Extend NW 86th Street from NW 70th 
     Street'' and inserting ``Construct a road from State Highway 
     141''.
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        NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001

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                      BINGAMAN AMENDMENT NO. 3429

  (Ordered to lie on the table)
  Mr. BINGAMAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to 
the bill, S. 2549, supra; as follows:

       On page 25, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:

     SEC. 113. NATIONAL HOMELAND SECURITY TECHNOLOGY AND TRAINING 
                   CENTER.

       (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of the Army, acting 
     through the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, shall 
     establish a center to be known as the ``National Homeland 
     Security Technology and Training Center'' (in this section 
     referred to as the ``Center''). The Center shall have the 
     functions set forth in subsection (d).
       (b) Location.--The Center shall be located at Kirtland Air 
     Force Base, New Mexico.
       (c) Administration.--(1) The Center shall be administered 
     by Sandia National Laboratories, New Mexico.
       (2) In administering the Center, Sandia National 
     Laboratories may utilize the capabilities, expertise, and 
     other resources of other appropriate entities in the State of 
     New Mexico, including Los Alamos National Laboratory, the 
     University of New Mexico School of Medicine, and the Lovelace 
     Respiratory Research Center.
       (3) In planning activities for the Center, Sandia National 
     Laboratories shall consult with the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and 
     other Federal agencies with responsibilities for responding 
     to domestic emergencies relating to weapons of mass 
     destruction.
       (d) Functions.--The functions of the Center shall be as 
     follows:
       (1) To provide technology and training support to Weapons 
     of Mass Destruction Civil Support Teams (WMD-CSTs) and to 
     Federal agencies with responsibilities for responding to 
     domestic emergencies relating to weapons of mass destruction.
       (2) To provide such other support for such teams and 
     agencies as the Secretary considers appropriate.
       (e) Commencement of Operations.--The Center shall commence 
     the provision of training support for Weapons of Mass 
     Destruction Civil Support Teams not later than October 1, 
     2001.
       (f) Funding.--Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated 
     by section 101(5), $3,500,000 shall be available for the 
     establishment and activities of the Center, including 
     activities relating to the establishment of detailed plans 
     for future activities of the Center.
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 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 
                                  2001

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                 Allard (and OThers) Amendment No. 3430

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. ALLARD (for himself, Mr. Voinovich, Mr. Grams, and Mr. Enzi) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by them to the bill, 
H.R. 4475, supra; as follows:

       On page ____, after line ____, insert the following:

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

                       bureau of the public debt

            supplemental appropriation for fiscal year 2000

      gifts to the united states for reduction of the public debt

       For deposit of an additional amount for fiscal year 2000 
     into the account established under section 3113(d) of title 
     31, United States Code, to reduce the public debt, 
     $12,200,000,000.
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     CERTIFIED DEVELOPMENT COMPANY PROGRAM IMPROVEMENTS ACT OF 2000

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                        BOND AMENDMENT NO. 3431

  Mr. ALLARD (for Mr. Bond) proposed an amendment to the bill (H.R. 
2614) to amend the Small Business Investment Act to make improvements 
to the certified development company program, and for other purposes; 
as follows:

       At the end of the bill, add the following:

     SEC. 9. TIMELY ACTION ON APPLICATIONS.

       (a) Automatic Approval of Pending Applications.--An 
     application by a State or local development company to expand 
     its operations under title V of the Small Business Investment 
     Act of 1958 into another territory, county, or State that is 
     pending on the date of enactment of this Act and that was 
     submitted to the Administration 12 months or more before that 
     date of enactment shall be deemed to be approved beginning 21 
     days after that date of enactment, unless the Administration 
     has taken final action to approve or deny the application 
     before the end of that 21-day period.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section--
       (1) the term ``Administration'' means the headquarters of 
     the Small Business Administration; and
       (2) the term ``development company'' has the same meaning 
     as in section 103 of the Small Business Investment Act of 
     1958 (15 U.S.C. 662).

     SEC. 10. USE OF CERTAIN UNOBLIGATED AND UNEXPENDED FUNDS.

       (a) Transfer of Funds.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, unobligated and unexpended balances of the funds 
     described in subsection (b) are transferred to and made 
     available to the Small Business Administration to fund the 
     costs of guaranteed loans under section 7(a) of the Small 
     Business Act.
       (b) Sources.--Funds described in this subsection are--
       (1) funds transferred to the Business Loan Program Account 
     of the Small Business Administration from the Department of 
     Defense under the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 
     1995 (Public Law 103-335) and section 507(g) of the Small 
     Business Reauthorization Act of 1997 (15 U.S.C. 636 note) for 
     the DELTA Program under that section 507; and
       (2) funds previously made available under the Omnibus 
     Consolidated Rescissions and Appropriations Act of 1996 (110 
     Stat. 1321 et seq.) and the Omnibus Consolidated 
     Appropriations Act, 1997 (110 Stat. 3009 et seq.) for the 
     microloan guarantee program under section 7(m) of the Small 
     Business Act.

     SEC. 11. HUBZONE REDESIGNATED AREAS.

       Section 3(p) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(p)) 
     is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; or''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) redesignated areas.''; and
       (2) in paragraph (4), by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) Redesignated area.--The term `redesignated area' 
     means any census tract that ceases to be qualified under 
     subparagraph (A) and any nonmetropolitan county that ceases 
     to be qualified under subparagraph (B), except that a census 
     tract or a nonmetropolitan county may be a `redesignated 
     area' only for the 3-year period following the date on which 
     the census tract or nonmetropolitan county ceased to be so 
     qualified.''.
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 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 
                                  2001

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                      DOMENICI AMENDMENT NO. 3432

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. DOMENICI submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by them 
to the bill, H.R. 4475, supra; as follows:

       Page 16, under the heading ``FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT 
     (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)'' after ``under this head;'' 
     add
     ``and to make grants to carry out the Small Community Air 
     Service Development Pilot program under Sec. 41743 in title 
     49, U.S.C.;''
       Page 16, after the last proviso under the heading 
     ``Facilities and Equipment (Airport and Airway Trust Fund)'' 
     and before the heading ``Research, Engineering, and 
     Development (Airport and Airway Trust Fund)'' add
     ``Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, not more than

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     $20,000,000 of funds made available under this heading in 
     fiscal year 2001 may be obligated for grants under the Small 
     Community Air Service Development Pilot Program under section 
     41743 of title 49, U.S.C.''

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