[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Pages 15381-15387]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 1213. Mrs. MURRAY (for herself and Mr. Shelby) proposed an 
amendment to the bill H.R. 2299, making appropriations for the 
Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 81, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:

     SEC. 3  . SAFETY BELT USE LAW REQUIREMENTS.

       Section 355(a) of the National Highway System Designation 
     Act of 1995 (109 Stat. 624) is amended by striking ``has 
     achieved'' and all that follows and inserting the following: 
     ``has achieved a safety belt use rate of not less than 50 
     percent.''.
       On Page 39, Line 5, strike ``$16,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$13,000,000''.
       At the appropriate place, insert ``$3,000,000 for 
     Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Cross County metro project''.
       On page 81, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:

     SEC. 3  . STUDY OF MISSISSIPPI RIVER BRIDGE IN MEMPHIS, 
                   TENNESSEE.

       Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall conduct a study 
     and submit to Congress a report on the costs and benefits of 
     constructing a third bridge across the Mississippi River in 
     the Memphis, Tennessee, metropolitan area.
       On page 55, line 2, insert after ``access,'' the following: 
     ``preserving and utilizing existing Chicago-area reliever and 
     general aviation airports,''.
       At the end of title III, add the following:
       Sec. 350. (a) Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Section 345 of the National Highway System Designation 
     Act of 1995 authorizes limited relief to drivers of certain 
     types of commercial motor vehicles from certain restrictions 
     on maximum driving time and on-duty time.
       (2) Subsection (c) of that section requires the Secretary 
     of Transportation to determine by rulemaking proceedings that 
     the exemptions granted are not in the public interest and 
     adversely affect the safety of commercial motor vehicles.
       (3) Subsection (d) of that section requires the Secretary 
     of Transportation to monitor the safety performance of 
     drivers of commercial motor vehicles who are subject to an 
     exemption under section 345 and report to Congress prior to 
     the rulemaking proceedings.
       (b) It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of 
     Transportation should not take any action that would diminish 
     or revoke any exemption in effect on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act for drivers of vehicles under section 
     345 of the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 
     (Public Law 104-59; 109 Stat. 613; 49 U.S.C. 31136 note) 
     unless the requirements of subsections (c) and (d) of such 
     section are satisfied.
       On page 16, line 14, after ``research;'' insert the 
     following: ``$375,000 shall be available for a traffic 
     project for Auburn University;''.
       Sec.   . Section 41703 of Title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Air Cargo Via Alaska.--For purposes of subsection (c) 
     of this section, cargo taken on or off any aircraft at a 
     place in Alaska in the course of transportation of that cargo 
     by one or more air carriers or foreign air carriers in either 
     direction between any place in the United States and a place 
     not in the United States shall not be deemed to have broken 
     its international journey, be taken on in, or be destined for 
     Alaska.''
       Sec.   . Point Retreat Light Station, including all 
     property under lease as of June 1, 2000, is transferred to 
     the Alaska Lighthouse Association.
       At the appropriate place insert:

     SEC. 3  . PRIORITY HIGHWAY PROJECTS, MINNESOTA.

       In selecting projects to carry out using funds apportioned 
     under section 110 of title 23, United States Code, the State 
     of Minnesota shall give priority consideration to the 
     following projects:
       (1) The Southeast Main and Rail Relocation Project in 
     Moorhead, Minnesota.
       (2) Improving access to and from I-35 W at Lake Street in 
     Minneapolis, Minnesota.
       On page 31, line 2, insert after ``amended'', the 
     following: ``: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 
     3008 of Public Law 105-78, $3,350,000 of the funds to carry 
     out 49 U.S.C. 5308 shall be transferred to and merged with 
     funding provided for the replacement, rehabilitation, and 
     purchase of buses and related equipment and the construction 
     of bus-related facilities under `Federal Transit 
     Administration, Capital investment grants' ''.
       On page 33, line 12, insert after ``$568,200,000'', the 
     following: ``together with $3,350,000 transferred from 
     `Federal Transit Administration, Formula grants to allow the 
     Secretary to make a grant of $350,000 to Alamede Contra Costa 
     County Transit District, CA and a grant of $6,000,000 for 
     Central Oklahoma Transit facilities' ''.
       On page 81, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:

     SEC. 3  . NOISE BARRIERS, GEORGIA.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary 
     of Transportation shall approve the use of funds apportioned 
     under paragraphs (1) and (3) of section 104(b) of title 23, 
     United States Code, for construction of Type II noise 
     barriers--
       (1) at the locations identified in section 358 of the 
     Department of Transportation and Related Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 2000 (113 Stat. 1027); and
       (2) on the west side of Interstate Route 285 from Henderson 
     Mill Road to Chamblee Tucker Road in DeKalb County, Georgia.
       Page 16, line 5, after ``$316,521,000'' insert ``, of which 
     $25,000,000 shall be available to the National Scenic Byways 
     program, $500,000 shall be for the Kalispell, MT, Bypass 
     Project, and the remainder''
       Page 61, line 16, after $20,000,000, insert ``of which 
     $4,000,000 shall be only for the Charleston International 
     Airport, SC parking facility project; $2,000,000 shall be 
     only for the Caraway Overpass Project in Jonesboro, AR; 
     $1,000,000 shall be only for the Moorhead, MN Southeast Main 
     Rail relocation project; $1,500,000 shall be only for the 
     Interstate Route 295 and Commercial Street connector in 
     Portland, ME; and $500,000 shall be only for the Calais, ME 
     Downeast Heritage Center, access, parking, and pedestrian 
     improvements,''
       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       Sec.   . The Secretary is directed to give priority 
     consideration to applications for airport improvement grants 
     for the Addison Airport in Addison, Texas, Pearson Airpark in 
     Vancouver, Washington, Mobile Regional Airport in Mobile, 
     Alabama, Marks Airport in Mississippi, Madison Airport in 
     Mississippi, and Birmingham International Airport in 
     Birmingham, Alabama.
       At the end of title III, add the following:
       Sec. . Section 5117(b)(3) of the Transportation Equity Act 
     for the 21st Century (Public Law 105-178; 112 Stat. 449; 23 
     U.S.C. 502 note) is amended --
       (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E) as 
     subparagraphs (D), (F), and (G), respectively;
       (2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new 
     subparagraph (C):
       ``(C) Follow-on deployment.--(i) After an intelligent 
     transportation infrastructure system deployed in an initial 
     deployment area pursuant to a contract entered into under the 
     program under this paragraph has received system acceptance, 
     the original contract that was competitively awarded by the 
     Department of Transportation for the deployment of the system 
     in that area shall be extended to provide for the system to 
     be deployed in the follow-on deployment areas under the 
     contract, using the same asset ownership, maintenance, fixed 
     price contract, and revenue sharing model, and the same 
     competitively selected consortium leader, as were used for 
     the deployment in that initial deployment area under the 
     program.
       ``(ii) If any one of the follow-on deployment areas does 
     not commit, by July 1, 2002, to participate in the deployment 
     of the system under the contract, then, upon application by 
     any of the other follow-on deployment areas that have 
     committed by that date to participate in the deployment of 
     the system, the Secretary shall supplement the funds made 
     available for any of the follow-on deployment areas 
     submitting the applications by using for that purpose the 
     funds not used for deployment of the system in the 
     nonparticipating area. Costs paid out of funds provided in 
     such a supplementation shall not be counted for the purpose 
     of the limitation on maximum cost set forth in subparagraph 
     (B).'';
       (4) by inserting after subparagraph (D), as redesignated by 
     paragraph (1), the following new subparagraph (E):
       ``(E) Definitions.--In this paragraph:
       ``(i) The term `initial deployment area' means a 
     metropolitan area referred to in the second sentence of 
     subparagraph (A).

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       ``(ii) The term `follow-on deployment areas' means the 
     metropolitan areas of Baltimore, Birmingham, Boston, Chicago, 
     Cleveland, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Denver, Detroit, Houston, 
     Indianapolis, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, New York/
     Northern New Jersey, Northern Kentucky/Cincinnati, Oklahoma 
     City, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Portland, 
     Providence, Salt Lake, San Diego, San Francisco, St. Louis, 
     Seattle, Tampa, and Washington, District of Columbia.''; and
       (5) in subparagraph (D), as redesignated by paragraph (1), 
     by striking ``subparagraph (D)'' and inserting ``subparagraph 
     (F)''.
                                  ____

  SA 1214. Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself and Mr. Bond) proposed an 
amendment to the bill H.R. 2620, making appropriations for the 
Department of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and 
for sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and 
offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert:

     That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in 
     the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Departments 
     of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and 
     for sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, 
     corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 2002, and for other purposes, namely:

                TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

                    Veterans Benefits Administration


                       compensation and pensions

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For the payment of compensation benefits to or on behalf of 
     veterans and a pilot program for disability examinations as 
     authorized by law (38 U.S.C. 107, chapters 11, 13, 18, 51, 
     53, 55, and 61); pension benefits to or on behalf of veterans 
     as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. chapters 15, 51, 53, 55, and 
     61; 92 Stat. 2508); and burial benefits, emergency and other 
     officers' retirement pay, adjusted-service credits and 
     certificates, payment of premiums due on commercial life 
     insurance policies guaranteed under the provisions of Article 
     IV of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940, as 
     amended, and for other benefits as authorized by law (38 
     U.S.C. 107, 1312, 1977, and 2106, chapters 23, 51, 53, 55, 
     and 61; 50 U.S.C. App. 540-548; 43 Stat. 122, 123; 45 Stat. 
     735; 76 Stat. 1198), $24,944,288,000, to remain available 
     until expended: Provided, That not to exceed $17,940,000 of 
     the amount appropriated shall be reimbursed to ``General 
     operating expenses'' and ``Medical care'' for necessary 
     expenses in implementing those provisions authorized in the 
     Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990, and in the 
     Veterans' Benefits Act of 1992 (38 U.S.C. chapters 51, 53, 
     and 55), the funding source for which is specifically 
     provided as the ``Compensation and pensions'' appropriation: 
     Provided further, That such sums as may be earned on an 
     actual qualifying patient basis, shall be reimbursed to 
     ``Medical facilities revolving fund'' to augment the funding 
     of individual medical facilities for nursing home care 
     provided to pensioners as authorized.


                         readjustment benefits

       For the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation benefits 
     to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 
     chapters 21, 30, 31, 34, 35, 36, 39, 51, 53, 55, and 61, 
     $2,135,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That expenses for rehabilitation program services and 
     assistance which the Secretary is authorized to provide under 
     section 3104(a) of title 38, United States Code, other than 
     under subsection (a)(1), (2), (5) and (11) of that section, 
     shall be charged to the account: Provided further, That funds 
     shall be available to pay any court order, court award or any 
     compromise settlement arising from litigation involving the 
     vocational training program authorized by section 18 of 
     Public Law 98-77, as amended.


                   veterans insurance and indemnities

       For military and naval insurance, national service life 
     insurance, servicemen's indemnities, service-disabled 
     veterans insurance, and veterans mortgage life insurance as 
     authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter 19; 70 Stat. 887; 72 Stat. 
     487, $26,200,000, to remain available until expended.

         veterans housing benefit program fund program account


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, such sums as 
     may be necessary to carry out the program, as authorized by 
     38 U.S.C. chapter 37, as amended: Provided, That such costs, 
     including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as 
     defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974, as amended: Provided further, That during fiscal year 
     2002, within the resources available, not to exceed $300,000 
     in gross obligations for direct loans are authorized for 
     specially adapted housing loans.
       In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the 
     direct and guaranteed loan programs, $164,497,000, which may 
     be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for 
     ``General operating expenses''.


                  education loan fund program account

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the cost of direct loans, $1,000, as authorized by 38 
     U.S.C. 3698, as amended: Provided, That such costs, including 
     the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in 
     section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as 
     amended: Provided further, That these funds are available to 
     subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of 
     direct loans not to exceed $3,400.
       In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry 
     out the direct loan program, $64,000, which may be 
     transferred to and merged with the appropriation for 
     ``General operating expenses''.

            vocational rehabilitation loans program account


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the cost of direct loans, $72,000, as authorized by 38 
     U.S.C. chapter 31, as amended: Provided, That such costs, 
     including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as 
     defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974, as amended: Provided further, That these funds are 
     available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal 
     amount of direct loans not to exceed $3,301,000.
       In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry 
     out the direct loan program, $274,000, which may be 
     transferred to and merged with the appropriation for 
     ``General operating expenses''.

          native american veteran housing loan program account


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan 
     program authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter 37, subchapter V, as 
     amended, $544,000, which may be transferred to and merged 
     with the appropriation for ``General operating expenses''.

  guaranteed transitional housing loans for homeless veterans program 
                                account


                     (including transfer of funds)

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

                     Veterans Health Administration


                              medical care

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses for the maintenance and operation of 
     hospitals, nursing homes, and domiciliary facilities; for 
     furnishing, as authorized by law, inpatient and outpatient 
     care and treatment to beneficiaries of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, including care and treatment in facilities 
     not under the jurisdiction of the department; and furnishing 
     recreational facilities, supplies, and equipment; funeral, 
     burial, and other expenses incidental thereto for 
     beneficiaries receiving care in the department; 
     administrative expenses in support of planning, design, 
     project management, real property acquisition and 
     disposition, construction and renovation of any facility 
     under the jurisdiction or for the use of the department; 
     oversight, engineering and architectural activities not 
     charged to project cost; repairing, altering, improving or 
     providing facilities in the several hospitals and homes under 
     the jurisdiction of the department, not otherwise provided 
     for, either by contract or by the hire of temporary employees 
     and purchase of materials; uniforms or allowances therefor, 
     as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; aid to State homes as 
     authorized by 38 U.S.C. 1741; administrative and legal 
     expenses of the department for collecting and recovering 
     amounts owed the department as authorized under 38 U.S.C. 
     chapter 17, and the Federal Medical Care Recovery Act, 42 
     U.S.C. 2651 et seq., $21,379,742,000, plus reimbursements: 
     Provided, That of the funds made available under this 
     heading, $675,000,000 is for the equipment and land and 
     structures object classifications only, which amount shall 
     not become available for obligation until August 1, 2002, and 
     shall remain available until September 30, 2003: Provided 
     further, That of the funds made available under this heading, 
     not to exceed $900,000,000 shall be available until September 
     30, 2003: Provided further, That, in addition to other funds 
     made available under this heading for non-recurring 
     maintenance and repair (NRM) activities, $30,000,000 shall be 
     available without fiscal year limitation to support the NRM 
     activities necessary to implement Capital Asset Realignment 
     for Enhanced Services (CARES) activities: Provided further, 
     That from amounts appropriated under this heading, additional 
     amounts, as designated by the Secretary no later than 
     September 30, 2002, may be used for CARES activities without 
     fiscal year limitation: Provided further, That the Secretary 
     of Veterans Affairs shall conduct by contract a program of 
     recovery audits for the fee basis and other medical services 
     contracts with respect to payments for hospital care; and, 
     notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302(b), amounts collected, by 
     setoff or otherwise, as the result of such audits shall be 
     available, without fiscal year limitation, for the purposes 
     for which funds are appropriated under this heading and the 
     purposes of paying a contractor a percent of the amount 
     collected as a result of an audit carried out by the 
     contractor: Provided further, That all amounts so

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     collected under the preceding proviso with respect to a 
     designated health care region (as that term is defined in 38 
     U.S.C. 1729A(d)(2)) shall be allocated, net of payments to 
     the contractor, to that region.
       In addition, in conformance with Public Law 105-33 
     establishing the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Care 
     Collections Fund, such sums as may be deposited to such Fund 
     pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 1729A may be transferred to this 
     account, to remain available until expended for the purposes 
     of this account.


                    medical and prosthetic research

       For necessary expenses in carrying out programs of medical 
     and prosthetic research and development as authorized by 38 
     U.S.C. chapter 73, to remain available until September 30, 
     2003, $390,000,000, plus reimbursements.


      medical administration and miscellaneous operating expenses

       For necessary expenses in the administration of the 
     medical, hospital, nursing home, domiciliary, construction, 
     supply, and research activities, as authorized by law; 
     administrative expenses in support of capital policy 
     activities, $67,628,000, plus reimbursements: Provided, That 
     technical and consulting services offered by the Facilities 
     Management Field Service, including project management and 
     real property administration (including leases, site 
     acquisition and disposal activities directly supporting 
     projects), shall be provided to Department of Veterans 
     Affairs components only on a reimbursable basis, and such 
     amounts will remain available until September 30, 2002.

                      Departmental Administration


                       general operating expenses

       For necessary operating expenses of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, not otherwise provided for, including 
     uniforms or allowances therefor; not to exceed $25,000 for 
     official reception and representation expenses; hire of 
     passenger motor vehicles; and reimbursement of the General 
     Services Administration for security guard services, and the 
     Department of Defense for the cost of overseas employee mail, 
     $1,194,831,000: Provided, That expenses for services and 
     assistance authorized under 38 U.S.C. 3104(a)(1), (2), (5) 
     and (11) that the Secretary determines are necessary to 
     enable entitled veterans (1) to the maximum extent feasible, 
     to become employable and to obtain and maintain suitable 
     employment; or (2) to achieve maximum independence in daily 
     living, shall be charged to this account: Provided further, 
     That of the funds made available under this heading, not to 
     exceed $60,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 
     2003: Provided further, That of the funds made available 
     under this heading, the Veterans Benefits Administration may 
     purchase up to four passenger motor vehicles for use in their 
     Manila, Philippines operation: Provided further, That travel 
     expenses for this account shall not exceed $15,665,000.

                    national cemetery administration

       For necessary expenses of the National Cemetery 
     Administration for operations and maintenance, not otherwise 
     provided for, including uniforms or allowances therefor; 
     cemeterial expenses as authorized by law; purchase of one 
     passenger motor vehicle for use in cemeterial operations; and 
     hire of passenger motor vehicles, $121,169,000.

                      office of inspector general

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as 
     amended, $48,308,000.


                      construction, major projects

       For constructing, altering, extending and improving any of 
     the facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, or for any of the purposes 
     set forth in sections 316, 2404, 2406, 8102, 8103, 8106, 
     8108, 8109, 8110, and 8122 of title 38, United States Code, 
     including planning, architectural and engineering services, 
     maintenance or guarantee period services costs associated 
     with equipment guarantees provided under the project, 
     services of claims analysts, offsite utility and storm 
     drainage system construction costs, and site acquisition, 
     where the estimated cost of a project is $4,000,000 or more 
     or where funds for a project were made available in a 
     previous major project appropriation, $155,180,000, to remain 
     available until expended, of which $60,000,000 shall be for 
     Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services (CARES) 
     activities; and of which not to exceed $20,000,000 shall be 
     for costs associated with land acquisitions for national 
     cemeteries in the vicinity of Sacramento, California; 
     Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and Detroit, Michigan: Provided, 
     That except for advance planning activities (including 
     market-based and other assessments of needs which may lead to 
     capital investments) funded through the advance planning 
     fund, design of projects funded through the design fund, and 
     planning and design activities funded through the CARES fund 
     (including market-based and other assessments of needs which 
     may lead to capital investments), none of these funds shall 
     be used for any project which has not been approved by the 
     Congress in the budgetary process: Provided further, That 
     funds provided in this appropriation for fiscal year 2002, 
     for each approved project (except those for CARES activities 
     and the three land acquisitions referenced above) shall be 
     obligated: (1) by the awarding of a construction documents 
     contract by September 30, 2002; and (2) by the awarding of a 
     construction contract by September 30, 2003: Provided 
     further, That the Secretary shall promptly report in writing 
     to the Committees on Appropriations any approved major 
     construction project in which obligations are not incurred 
     within the time limitations established above: Provided 
     further, That no funds from any other account except the 
     ``Parking revolving fund'', may be obligated for 
     constructing, altering, extending, or improving a project 
     which was approved in the budget process and funded in this 
     account until one year after substantial completion and 
     beneficial occupancy by the Department of Veterans Affairs of 
     the project or any part thereof with respect to that part 
     only.


                      construction, minor projects

       For constructing, altering, extending, and improving any of 
     the facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, including planning and 
     assessments of needs which may lead to capital investments, 
     architectural and engineering services, maintenance or 
     guarantee period services costs associated with equipment 
     guarantees provided under the project, services of claims 
     analysts, offsite utility and storm drainage system 
     construction costs, and site acquisition, or for any of the 
     purposes set forth in sections 316, 2404, 2406, 8102, 8103, 
     8106, 8108, 8109, 8110, 8122, and 8162 of title 38, United 
     States Code, where the estimated cost of a project is less 
     than $4,000,000, $178,900,000, to remain available until 
     expended, along with unobligated balances of previous 
     ``Construction, minor projects'' appropriations which are 
     hereby made available for any project where the estimated 
     cost is less than $4,000,000, of which $25,000,000 shall be 
     for Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services (CARES) 
     activities: Provided, That from amounts appropriated under 
     this heading, additional amounts may be used for CARES 
     activities: Provided further, That funds in this account 
     shall be available for: (1) repairs to any of the nonmedical 
     facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use of the 
     department which are necessary because of loss or damage 
     caused by any natural disaster or catastrophe; and (2) 
     temporary measures necessary to prevent or to minimize 
     further loss by such causes.


                         parking revolving fund

       For the parking revolving fund as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 
     8109, income from fees collected and $4,000,000 from the 
     General Fund, both to remain available until expended, which 
     shall be available for all authorized expenses except 
     operations and maintenance costs, which will be funded from 
     ``Medical care''.


       grants for construction of state extended care facilities

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


        grants for the construction of state veterans cemeteries

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

                       Administrative Provisions


                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 101. Any appropriation for fiscal year 2002 for 
     ``Compensation and pensions'', ``Readjustment benefits'', and 
     ``Veterans insurance and indemnities'' may be transferred to 
     any other of the mentioned appropriations.
       Sec. 102. Appropriations available to the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2002 for salaries and 
     expenses shall be available for services authorized by 5 
     U.S.C. 3109.
       Sec. 103. No appropriations in this Act for the Department 
     of Veterans Affairs (except the appropriations for 
     ``Construction, major projects'', ``Construction, minor 
     projects'', and the ``Parking revolving fund'') shall be 
     available for the purchase of any site for or toward the 
     construction of any new hospital or home.
       Sec. 104. No appropriations in this Act for the Department 
     of Veterans Affairs shall be available for hospitalization or 
     examination of any persons (except beneficiaries entitled 
     under the laws bestowing such benefits to veterans, and 
     persons receiving such treatment under 5 U.S.C. 7901-7904 or 
     42 U.S.C. 5141-5204), unless reimbursement of cost is made to 
     the ``Medical care'' account at such rates as may be fixed by 
     the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
       Sec. 105. Appropriations available to the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2002 for ``Compensation and 
     pensions'', ``Readjustment benefits'', and ``Veterans 
     insurance and indemnities'' shall be available for payment of 
     prior year accrued obligations required to be recorded by law 
     against the corresponding prior year accounts within the last 
     quarter of fiscal year 2001.
       Sec. 106. Appropriations accounts available to the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs for

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     fiscal year 2002 shall be available to pay prior year 
     obligations of corresponding prior year appropriations 
     accounts resulting from title X of the Competitive Equality 
     Banking Act, Public Law 100-86, except that if such 
     obligations are from trust fund accounts they shall be 
     payable from ``Compensation and pensions''.
       Sec. 107. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     during fiscal year 2002, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     shall, from the National Service Life Insurance Fund (38 
     U.S.C. 1920), the Veterans' Special Life Insurance Fund (38 
     U.S.C. 1923), and the United States Government Life Insurance 
     Fund (38 U.S.C. 1955), reimburse the ``General operating 
     expenses'' account for the cost of administration of the 
     insurance programs financed through those accounts: Provided, 
     That reimbursement shall be made only from the surplus 
     earnings accumulated in an insurance program in fiscal year 
     2002, that are available for dividends in that program after 
     claims have been paid and actuarially determined reserves 
     have been set aside: Provided further, That if the cost of 
     administration of an insurance program exceeds the amount of 
     surplus earnings accumulated in that program, reimbursement 
     shall be made only to the extent of such surplus earnings: 
     Provided further, That the Secretary shall determine the cost 
     of administration for fiscal year 2002, which is properly 
     allocable to the provision of each insurance program and to 
     the provision of any total disability income insurance 
     included in such insurance program.
       Sec. 108. For fiscal year 2002 only, funds available in any 
     Department of Veterans Affairs appropriation or fund for 
     salaries and other administrative expenses shall also be 
     available to reimburse the Office of Resolution Management 
     and the Office of Employment Discrimination Complaint 
     Adjudication for all services provided at rates which will 
     recover actual costs. Payments may be made in advance for 
     services to be furnished, based on estimated costs. Amounts 
     received shall be credited to the General Operating Expenses 
     account for use by the office that provided the service. 
     Total resources available to these offices for fiscal year 
     2002 shall not exceed $28,550,000 for the Office of 
     Resolution Management and $2,383,000 for the Office of 
     Employment and Discrimination Complaint Adjudication.
       Sec. 109. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs shall continue the Franchise 
     Fund pilot program authorized to be established by section 
     403 of Public Law 103-356 until October 1, 2002: Provided, 
     That the Franchise Fund, established by Title I of Public Law 
     104-204 to finance the operations of the Franchise Fund pilot 
     program, shall continue until October 1, 2002.

         TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

                       Public and Indian Housing


                        housing certificate fund

             (including rescission and transfers of funds)

       For activities and assistance to prevent the involuntary 
     displacement of low-income families, the elderly and the 
     disabled because of the loss of affordable housing stock, 
     expiration of subsidy contracts (other than contracts for 
     which amounts are provided under another heading in this Act) 
     or expiration of use restrictions, or other changes in 
     housing assistance arrangements, and for other purposes, 
     $15,658,769,000 and amounts that are recaptured in this 
     account to remain available until expended: Provided, That of 
     the total amount provided under this heading, 
     $15,506,746,000, of which $11,306,746,000 shall be available 
     on October 1, 2001 and $4,200,000,000 shall be available on 
     October 1, 2002 shall be for assistance under the United 
     States Housing Act of 1937, as amended (``the Act'' herein) 
     (42 U.S.C. 1437): Provided further, That the foregoing 
     amounts shall be for use in connection with expiring or 
     terminating section 8 subsidy contracts, for amendments to 
     section 8 subsidy contracts, for enhanced vouchers (including 
     amendments and renewals) under any provision of law 
     authorizing such assistance under section 8(t) of the Act (47 
     U.S.C. 1437f(t)), contract administrators, and contracts 
     entered into pursuant to section 441 of the McKinney-Vento 
     Homeless Assistance Act: Provided further, That amounts 
     available under the first proviso under this heading shall be 
     available for section 8 rental assistance under the Act: (1) 
     for the relocation and replacement of housing units that are 
     demolished or disposed of pursuant to the Omnibus 
     Consolidated Rescissions and Appropriations Act of 1996; (2) 
     for the conversion of section 23 projects to assistance under 
     section 8; (3) for funds to carry out the family unification 
     program; (4) for the relocation of witnesses in connection 
     with efforts to combat crime in public and assisted housing 
     pursuant to a request from a law enforcement or prosecution 
     agency; (5) for tenant protection assistance, including 
     replacement and relocation assistance; and (6) for the 1-year 
     renewal of section 8 contracts at current rents for units in 
     a project that is subject to an approved plan of action under 
     the Emergency Low Income Housing Preservation Act of 1987 or 
     the Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resident 
     Homeownership Act of 1990: Provided further, That of the 
     total amount provided under this heading, no less than 
     $13,400,000 shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund 
     for the development and maintenance of information technology 
     systems: Provided further, That of the total amount provided 
     under this heading, $40,000,000 shall be made available to 
     nonelderly disabled families affected by the designation of a 
     public housing development under section 7 of the Act, the 
     establishment of preferences in accordance with section 651 
     of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (42 
     U.S.C. 1361l), or the restriction of occupancy to elderly 
     families in accordance with section 658 of such Act, and to 
     the extent the Secretary determines that such amount is not 
     needed to fund applications for such affected families, to 
     other nonelderly disabled families: Provided further, That of 
     the total amount provided under this heading, $98,623,000 
     shall be made available for incremental vouchers under 
     section 8 of the Act on a fair share basis to those public 
     housing agencies that have no less than 97 percent occupancy 
     rate: Provided further, That amounts available under this 
     heading may be made available for administrative fees and 
     other expenses to cover the cost of administering rental 
     assistance programs under section 8 of the Act: Provided 
     further, That the fee otherwise authorized under section 8(q) 
     of such Act shall be determined in accordance with section 
     8(q), as in effect immediately before the enactment of the 
     Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998: Provided 
     further, That $615,000,000 are rescinded from unobligated 
     balances remaining from funds appropriated to the Department 
     of Housing and Urban Development under this heading or the 
     heading ``Annual contributions for assisted housing'' for 
     fiscal year 2002 and prior years: Provided further, That, 
     after the amount is rescinded under the previous proviso, to 
     the extent an additional amount is available for rescission 
     from unobligated balances remaining for funds appropriated to 
     the Department of Housing and Urban Development under this 
     heading or the heading ``Annual contributions for assisted 
     housing'' for fiscal year 2002 and prior years, such amount 
     shall be made available on a pro-rata basis, no sooner than 
     September 1, 2002, and shall be transferred for use under the 
     ``Research and Related Activities'' account of the National 
     Science Foundation, and shall be transferred for use under 
     the ``Science, Aeronautics and Technology'' account of the 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and shall be 
     transferred for use under the ``HOME investment partnership 
     program'' account of the Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development for the production of mixed-income housing for 
     which this amount shall be used to assist the construction of 
     units that serve extremely low-income families, and shall be 
     transferred for use under the ``Housing for Special 
     Populations'' account of the Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development: Provided further, That the Secretary shall have 
     until September 30, 2002, to meet the rescissions in the 
     preceding provisos: Provided further, That any obligated 
     balances of contract authority that have been terminated 
     shall be canceled.


                      public housing capital fund

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the Public Housing Capital Fund Program to carry out 
     capital and management activities for public housing 
     agencies, as authorized under section 9 of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437), 
     $2,943,400,000, to remain available until September 30, 2003, 
     of which up to $50,000,000 shall be for carrying out 
     activities under section 9(h) of such Act, up to $500,000 
     shall be for lease adjustments to section 23 projects and no 
     less than $43,000,000 shall be transferred to the Working 
     Capital Fund for the development and maintenance of 
     information technology systems: Provided, That no funds may 
     be used under this heading for the purposes specified in 
     section 9(k) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as 
     amended: Provided further, That of the total amount, up to 
     $75,000,000 shall be available for the Secretary of Housing 
     and Urban Development to make grants to public housing 
     agencies for emergency capital needs resulting from 
     emergencies and natural disasters in fiscal year 2002.


                     public housing operating fund

       For payments to public housing agencies for the operation 
     and management of public housing, as authorized by section 
     9(e) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended (42 
     U.S.C. 1437g), $3,384,868,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2003: Provided, That no funds may be used under 
     this heading for the purposes specified in section 9(k) of 
     the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended.


             drug elimination grants for low-income housing

       For grants to public housing agencies and Indian tribes and 
     their tribally designated housing entities for use in 
     eliminating crime in public housing projects authorized by 42 
     U.S.C. 11901-11908, for grants for federally assisted low-
     income housing authorized by 42 U.S.C. 11909, and for drug 
     information clearinghouse services authorized by 42 U.S.C. 
     11921-11925, $300,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That of the total amount provided under 
     this heading, up to $3,000,000 shall be solely for technical 
     assistance, technical assistance grants, training,

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     and program assessment for or on behalf of public housing 
     agencies, resident organizations, and Indian tribes and their 
     tribally designated housing entities (including up to 
     $150,000 for the cost of necessary travel for participants in 
     such training) for oversight, training and improved 
     management of this program; $2,000,000 shall be available to 
     the Boys and Girls Clubs of America for the operating and 
     start-up costs of clubs located in or near, and primarily 
     serving residents of, public housing and housing assisted 
     under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-
     Determination Act of 1996: Provided further, That of the 
     amount under this heading, $20,000,000 shall be available for 
     the New Approach Anti-Drug program which will provide 
     competitive grants to entities managing or operating public 
     housing developments, federally assisted multifamily housing 
     developments, or other multifamily housing developments for 
     low-income families supported by non-Federal governmental 
     entities or similar housing developments supported by 
     nonprofit private sources in order to provide or augment 
     security (including personnel costs), to assist in the 
     investigation and/or prosecution of drug-related criminal 
     activity in and around such developments, and to provide 
     assistance for the development of capital improvements at 
     such developments directly relating to the security of such 
     developments: Provided further, That grants for the New 
     Approach Anti-Drug program shall be made on a competitive 
     basis as specified in section 102 of the Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989.


     revitalization of severely distressed public housing (hope vi)

       For grants to public housing agencies for demolition, site 
     revitalization, replacement housing, and tenant-based 
     assistance grants to projects as authorized by section 24 of 
     the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended, 
     $573,735,000 to remain available until September 30, 2003, of 
     which the Secretary may use up to $7,500,000 for technical 
     assistance and contract expertise, to be provided directly or 
     indirectly by grants, contracts or cooperative agreements, 
     including training and cost of necessary travel for 
     participants in such training, by or to officials and 
     employees of the department and of public housing agencies 
     and to residents: Provided, That none of such funds shall be 
     used directly or indirectly by granting competitive advantage 
     in awards to settle litigation or pay judgments, unless 
     expressly permitted herein.

                  native american housing block grants


                     (including transfers of funds)

       For the Native American Housing Block Grants program, as 
     authorized under title I of the Native American Housing 
     Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA) 
     (Public Law 104-330), $648,570,000, to remain available until 
     expended, of which $2,200,000 shall be contracted through the 
     Secretary as technical assistance and capacity building to be 
     used by the National American Indian Housing Council in 
     support of the implementation of NAHASDA; $5,000,000 shall be 
     to support the inspection of Indian housing units, contract 
     expertise, and technical assistance in the training, 
     oversight, and management of Indian housing and tenant-based 
     assistance, including up to $300,000 for related travel; and 
     no less than $3,000,000 shall be transferred to the Working 
     Capital Fund for the development and maintenance of 
     information technology systems: Provided, That of the amount 
     provided under this heading, $5,987,000 shall be made 
     available for the cost of guaranteed notes and other 
     obligations, as authorized by title VI of NAHASDA: Provided 
     further, That such costs, including the costs of modifying 
     such notes and other obligations, shall be as defined in 
     section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as 
     amended: Provided further, That these funds are available to 
     subsidize the total principal amount of any notes and other 
     obligations, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to 
     exceed $54,600,000: Provided further, That for administrative 
     expenses to carry out the guaranteed loan program, up to 
     $150,000 from amounts in the first proviso, which shall be 
     transferred to and merged with the appropriation for 
     ``Salaries and expenses'', to be used only for the 
     administrative costs of these guarantees.


           indian housing loan guarantee fund program account

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by section 
     184 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (106 
     Stat. 3739), $5,987,000, to remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That such costs, including the costs of modifying 
     such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided 
     further, That these funds are available to subsidize total 
     loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to 
     exceed $234,283,000.
       In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the 
     guaranteed loan program, up to $200,000 from amounts in the 
     first paragraph, which shall be transferred to and merged 
     with the appropriation for ``Salaries and expenses'', to be 
     used only for the administrative costs of these guarantees.


              native hawaiian housing loan guarantee fund

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by section 
     184A of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (12 
     U.S.C. 1715z-13a), $1,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That such costs, including the costs of 
     modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of 
     the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided 
     further, That these funds are available to subsidize total 
     loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to 
     exceed $40,000,000.
       In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the 
     guaranteed loan program, up to $35,000 from amounts in the 
     first paragraph, which shall be transferred to and merged 
     with the appropriation for ``Salaries and expenses'', to be 
     used only for the administrative costs of these guarantees.

                   Community Planning and Development

              housing opportunities for persons with aids

       For carrying out the Housing Opportunities for Persons with 
     AIDS program, as authorized by the AIDS Housing Opportunity 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 12901), $277,432,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2003: Provided, That the Secretary shall 
     renew all expiring contracts that were funded under section 
     854(c)(3) of such Act that meet all program requirements 
     before awarding funds for new contracts and activities 
     authorized under this section: Provided further, That the 
     Secretary may use up to $2,000,000 of the funds under this 
     heading for training, oversight, and technical assistance 
     activities.

                 Rural Housing and Economic Development

       For the Office of Rural Housing and Economic Development in 
     the Department of Housing and Urban Development, $25,000,000 
     to remain available until expended, which amount shall be 
     awarded by June 1, 2002, to Indian tribes, State housing 
     finance agencies, State community and/or economic development 
     agencies, local rural nonprofits and community development 
     corporations to support innovative housing and economic 
     development activities in rural areas: Provided, That all 
     grants shall be awarded on a competitive basis as specified 
     in section 102 of the HUD Reform Act.

                Empowerment Zones/Enterprise Communities

       For grants in connection with a second round of empowerment 
     zones and enterprise communities, $75,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended, for ``Urban Empowerment Zones'', as 
     authorized in the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997, including 
     $5,000,000 for each empowerment zone for use in conjunction 
     with economic development activities consistent with the 
     strategic plan of each empowerment zone.

                       community development fund


                     (including transfers of funds)

       For assistance to units of State and local government, and 
     to other entities, for economic and community development 
     activities, and for other purposes, $5,012,993,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2004: Provided, That of the 
     amount provided, $4,801,993,000 is for carrying out the 
     community development block grant program under title I of 
     the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended 
     (the ``Act'' herein) (42 U.S.C. 5301): Provided further, That 
     $71,000,000 shall be for flexible grants to Indian tribes 
     notwithstanding section 106(a)(1) of such Act; $3,000,000 
     shall be available as a grant to the Housing Assistance 
     Council; $2,600,000 shall be available as a grant to the 
     National American Indian Housing Council; and $45,500,000 
     shall be for grants pursuant to section 107 of the Act of 
     which $4,000,000 shall be made available to support Alaska 
     Native serving institutions and Native Hawaiian serving 
     institutions as defined under the Higher Education Act, as 
     amended, and of which $3,000,000 shall be made available to 
     tribal colleges and universities to build, expand, renovate 
     and equip their facilities: Provided further, That 
     $10,000,000 shall be made available to the Department of 
     Hawaiian Home Lands to provide assistance as authorized under 
     the Hawaiian Homelands Homeownership Act of 2000 (with no 
     more than 5 percent of such funds being available for 
     administrative costs): Provided further, That no less than 
     $15,000,000 shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund 
     for the development and maintenance of information technology 
     systems: Provided further, That $20,000,000 shall be for 
     grants pursuant to the Self Help Housing Opportunity Program: 
     Provided further, That not to exceed 20 percent of any grant 
     made with funds appropriated herein (other than a grant made 
     available in this paragraph to the Housing Assistance Council 
     or the National American Indian Housing Council, or a grant 
     using funds under section 107(b)(3) of the Act) shall be 
     expended for ``Planning and Management Development'' and 
     ``Administration'' as defined in regulations promulgated by 
     the department.
       Of the amount made available under this heading, 
     $28,450,000 shall be made available for capacity building, of 
     which $25,000,000 shall be made available for ``Capacity 
     Building for Community Development and Affordable Housing'' 
     for LISC and the Enterprise Foundation, for activities as 
     authorized by

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     section 4 of the HUD Demonstration Act of 1993 (Public Law 
     103-120), as in effect immediately before June 12, 1997, with 
     not less than $5,000,000 of the funding to be used in rural 
     areas, including tribal areas, and of which $3,450,000 shall 
     be for capacity building activities administered by Habitat 
     for Humanity International.
       Of the amount made available under this heading, the 
     Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may use up to 
     $55,000,000 for supportive services for public housing 
     residents, as authorized by section 34 of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937, as amended, and for residents of housing 
     assisted under the Native American Housing Assistance and 
     Self-Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA) and for grants for 
     service coordinators and congregate services for the elderly 
     and disabled residents of public and assisted housing and 
     housing assisted under NAHASDA.
       Of the amount made available under this heading, 
     $80,000,000 is for grants to create or expand community 
     technology centers in high poverty urban and rural 
     communities and to provide technical assistance to those 
     centers.
       Of the amount made available under this heading, 
     $25,000,000 shall be available for neighborhood initiatives 
     that are utilized to improve the conditions of distressed and 
     blighted areas and neighborhoods, to stimulate investment, 
     economic diversification, and community revitalization in 
     areas with population outmigration or a stagnating or 
     declining economic base, or to determine whether housing 
     benefits can be integrated more effectively with welfare 
     reform initiatives.
       Of the amount made available under this heading, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, $60,000,000 shall 
     be available for YouthBuild program activities authorized by 
     subtitle D of title IV of the Cranston-Gonzalez National 
     Affordable Housing Act, as amended, and such activities shall 
     be an eligible activity with respect to any funds made 
     available under this heading: Provided, That local YouthBuild 
     programs that demonstrate an ability to leverage private and 
     nonprofit funding shall be given a priority for YouthBuild 
     funding: Provided further, That no more than ten percent of 
     any grant award may be used for administrative costs: 
     Provided further, That not less than $10,000,000 shall be 
     available for grants to establish Youthbuild programs in 
     underserved and rural areas: Provided further, That of the 
     amount provided under this paragraph, $2,000,000 shall be set 
     aside and made available for a grant to YouthBuild USA for 
     capacity building for community development and affordable 
     housing activities as specified in section 4 of the HUD 
     Demonstration Act of 1993, as amended.
       Of the amount made available under this heading, 
     $140,000,000 shall be available for grants for the Economic 
     Development Initiative (EDI) to finance a variety of economic 
     development efforts in accordance with the terms and 
     conditions specified for such grants in the Senate report 
     accompanying this Act.


         community development loan guarantees program account

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the cost of guaranteed loans, $14,000,000, as 
     authorized by section 108 of the Housing and Community 
     Development Act of 1974, as amended: Provided, That such 
     costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be 
     as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974, as amended: Provided further, That these funds are 
     available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of 
     which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $608,696,000, 
     notwithstanding any aggregate limitation on outstanding 
     obligations guaranteed in section 108(k) of the Housing and 
     Community Development Act of 1974, as amended: Provided 
     further, That in addition, for administrative expenses to 
     carry out the guaranteed loan program, $1,000,000, which 
     shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for 
     ``Salaries and expenses''.

                       brownfields redevelopment

       For Economic Development Grants, as authorized by section 
     108(q) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, 
     as amended, for Brownfields redevelopment projects, 
     $25,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2003: 
     Provided, That the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
     shall make these grants available on a competitive basis as 
     specified in section 102 of the Department of Housing and 
     Urban Development Reform Act of 1989.


                  home investment partnerships program

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the HOME investment partnerships program, as authorized 
     under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 
     Housing Act, as amended, $1,796,040,000 to remain available 
     until September 30, 2004, of which up to $20,000,000 of these 
     funds shall be available for Housing Counseling under section 
     106 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968; and of 
     which no less than $17,000,000 shall be transferred to the 
     Working Capital Fund for the development and maintenance of 
     information technology systems.


                       homeless assistance grants

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the emergency shelter grants program as authorized 
     under subtitle B of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless 
     Assistance Act, as amended; the supportive housing program as 
     authorized under subtitle C of title IV of such Act; the 
     section 8 moderate rehabilitation single room occupancy 
     program as authorized under the United States Housing Act of 
     1937, as amended, to assist homeless individuals pursuant to 
     section 441 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act; 
     and the shelter plus care program as authorized under 
     subtitle F of title IV of such Act, $1,022,745,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2004: Provided, That not less 
     than 30 percent of these funds shall be used for permanent 
     housing, and all funding for services must be matched by 25 
     percent in funding by each grantee: Provided further, That 
     all awards of assistance under this heading shall be required 
     to coordinate and integrate homeless programs with other 
     mainstream health, social services, and employment programs 
     for which homeless populations may be eligible, including 
     Medicaid, State Children's Health Insurance Program, 
     Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Food Stamps, and 
     services funding through the Mental Health and Substance 
     Abuse Block Grant, Workforce Investment Act, and the Welfare-
     to-Work grant program: Provided further, That no less than 
     $14,200,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading is 
     transferred to the Working Capital Fund to be used for 
     technical assistance for management information systems and 
     to develop an automated, client-level Annual Performance 
     Report System: Provided further, That $500,000 shall be made 
     available to the Interagency Council on the Homeless for 
     administrative needs.


                       shelter plus care renewals

       For the renewal on an annual basis of contracts expiring 
     during fiscal years 2002 and 2003 or amendment of contracts 
     funded under the Shelter Plus Care program, as authorized 
     under subtitle F of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless 
     Assistance Act, as amended, $99,780,000, to remain available 
     until expended: Provided, That each Shelter Plus Care project 
     with an expiring contract shall be eligible for renewal only 
     if the project is determined to be needed under the 
     applicable continuum of care and meets appropriate program 
     requirements and financial standards, as determined by the 
     Secretary.

                            Housing Programs


                    housing for special populations

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For assistance for the purchase, construction, acquisition, 
     or development of additional public and subsidized housing 
     units for low income families not otherwise provided for, 
     $1,001,009,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That $783,286,000 shall be for capital advances, including 
     amendments to capital advance contracts, for housing for the 
     elderly, as authorized by section 202 of the Housing Act of 
     1959, as amended, and for project rental assistance, and 
     amendments to contracts for project rental assistance, for 
     the elderly under such section 202(c)(2), and for supportive 
     services associated with the housing, of which amount 
     $50,000,000 shall be for service coordinators and the 
     continuation of existing congregate service grants for 
     residents of assisted housing projects, of which amount up to 
     $3,000,000 shall be available to renew expiring project 
     rental assisance contracts for up to a one-year term, and of 
     which amount $50,000,000 shall be for grants under section 
     202b of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q-2) for 
     conversion of eligible projects under such section to 
     assisted living or related use: Provided further, That of the 
     amount under this heading, $217,723,000 shall be for capital 
     advances, including amendments to capital advance contracts, 
     for supportive housing for persons with disabilities, as 
     authorized by section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National 
     Affordable Housing Act, for project rental assistance, for 
     amendments to contracts for project rental assistance, and 
     supportive services associated with the housing for persons 
     with disabilities as authorized by section 811 of such Act, 
     of which up to $1,200,000 shall be available to renew 
     expiring project rental assistance contracts for up to a one-
     year term: Provided further, That no less than $3,000,000, to 
     be divided evenly between the appropriations for the section 
     202 and section 811 programs, shall be transferred to the 
     Working Capital Fund for the development and maintenance of 
     information technology systems: Provided further, That the 
     Secretary may designate up to 25 percent of the amounts 
     earmarked under this paragraph for section 811 of such Act 
     for tenant-based assistance, as authorized under that 
     section, including such authority as may be waived under the 
     next proviso, which assistance is five years in duration: 
     Provided further, That the Secretary may waive any provision 
     of such section 202 and such section 811 (including the 
     provisions governing the terms and conditions of project 
     rental assistance and tenant-based assistance) that the 
     Secretary determines is not necessary to achieve the 
     objectives of these programs, or that otherwise impedes the 
     ability to develop, operate, or administer projects assisted 
     under these programs, and may make provision for alternative 
     conditions or terms where appropriate.

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                         flexible subsidy fund

                          (transfer of funds)

       From the Rental Housing Assistance Fund, all uncommitted 
     balances of excess rental charges as of September 30, 2001, 
     and any collections made during fiscal year 2002, shall be 
     transferred to the Flexible Subsidy Fund, as authorized by 
     section 236(g) of the National Housing Act, as amended.


                  manufactured housing fees trust fund

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses as authorized by the National 
     Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 
     1974, as amended (42 U.S.C. 5401 et seq.), $17,254,000, to 
     remain available until expended, to be derived from the 
     Manufactured Housing Fees Trust Fund: Provided, That not to 
     exceed the amount appropriated under this heading shall be 
     available from the general fund of the Treasury to the extent 
     necessary to incur obligations and make expenditures pending 
     the receipt of collections to the Fund pursuant to section 
     620 of such Act: Provided further, That the amount made 
     available under this heading from the general fund shall be 
     reduced as such collections are received during fiscal year 
     2002 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2002 
     appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more 
     than $0.

                     Federal Housing Administration


               mutual mortgage insurance program account

                     (including transfers of funds)

       During fiscal year 2002, commitments to guarantee loans to 
     carry out the purposes of section 203(b) of the National 
     Housing Act, as amended, shall not exceed a loan principal of 
     $160,000,000,000.
       During fiscal year 2002, obligations to make direct loans 
     to carry out the purposes of section 204(g) of the National 
     Housing Act, as amended, shall not exceed $250,000,000: 
     Provided, That the foregoing amount shall be for loans to 
     nonprofit and governmental entities in connection with sales 
     of single family real properties owned by the Secretary and 
     formerly insured under the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund.
       For administrative expenses necessary to carry out the 
     guaranteed and direct loan program, $336,700,000, of which 
     not to exceed $332,678,000 shall be transferred to the 
     appropriation for ``Salaries and expenses''; and not to 
     exceed $4,022,000 shall be transferred to the appropriation 
     for ``Office of Inspector General''. In addition, for 
     administrative contract expenses, $160,000,000: Provided, 
     That a combined total of $160,000,000 from amounts 
     appropriated for administrative contract expenses under this 
     heading or the heading ``FHA--General and Special Risk 
     Program Account'' shall be transferred to the Working Capital 
     Fund for the development and maintenance of information 
     technology systems: Provided further, That to the extent 
     guaranteed loan commitments exceed $65,500,000,000 on or 
     before April 1, 2002 an additional $1,400 for administrative 
     contract expenses shall be available for each $1,000,000 in 
     additional guaranteed loan commitments (including a pro rata 
     amount for any amount below $1,000,000), but in no case shall 
     funds made available by this proviso exceed $16,000,000.


                general and special risk program account

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by sections 
     238 and 519 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-3 
     and 1735c), including the cost of loan guarantee 
     modifications as that term is defined in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended, $15,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended: Provided, That these funds 
     are available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of 
     which is to be guaranteed, of up to $21,000,000,000: Provided 
     further, That any amounts made available in any prior 
     appropriations Act for the cost (as such term is defined in 
     section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974) of 
     guaranteed loans that are obligations of the funds 
     established under section 238 or 519 of the National Housing 
     Act that have not been obligated or that are deobligated 
     shall be available to the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development in connection with the making of such guarantees 
     and shall remain available until expended, notwithstanding 
     the expiration of any period of availability otherwise 
     applicable to such amounts.
       Gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans, 
     as authorized by sections 204(g), 207(l), 238, and 519(a) of 
     the National Housing Act, shall not exceed $50,000,000, of 
     which not to exceed $30,000,000 shall be for bridge financing 
     in connection with the sale of multifamily real properties 
     owned by the Secretary and formerly insured under such Act; 
     and of which not to exceed $20,000,000 shall be for loans to 
     nonprofit and governmental entities in connection with the 
     sale of single-family real properties owned by the Secretary 
     and formerly insured under such Act.
       In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry 
     out the guaranteed and direct loan programs, $216,100,000, of 
     which $197,779,000, shall be transferred to the appropriation 
     for ``Salaries and expenses''; and of which $18,321,000 shall 
     be transferred to the appropriation for ``Office of Inspector 
     General''. In addition, for administrative contract expenses 
     necessary to carry out the guaranteed and direct loan 
     programs, $144,000,000: Provided, That to the extent 
     guaranteed loan commitments exceed $8,426,000,000 on or 
     before April 1, 2002, an additional $19,800,000 for 
     administrative contract expenses shall be available for each 
     $1,000,000 in additional guaranteed loan commitments over 
     $8,426,000,000 (including a pro rata amount for any increment 
     below $1,000,000), but in no case shall funds made available 
     by this proviso exceed $14,400,000.

            Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA)


Guarantees of mortgage-backed securities loan guarantee program account

                     (including transfer of funds)

       New commitments to issue guarantees to carry out the 
     purposes of section 306 of the National Housing Act, as 
     amended (12 U.S.C. 1721(g)), shall not exceed 
     $200,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2003.
       For administrative expenses necessary to carry out the 
     guaranteed mortgage-backed securities program, $9,383,000 to 
     be derived from the GNMA guarantees of mortgage-backed 
     securities guaranteed loan receipt account, of which not to 
     exceed $9,383,000 shall be transferred to the appropriation 
     for ``Salaries and expenses''.

                    Policy Development and Research


                        research and technology

       For contracts, grants, and necessary expenses of programs 
     of research and studies relating to housing and urban 
     problems, not otherwise provided for, as authorized by title 
     V of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970, as 
     amended (12 U.S.C. 1701z-1 et seq.), including carrying out 
     the functions of the Secretary under section 1(a)(1)(i) of 
     Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1968, $53,404,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2003: Provided, That $3,000,000 
     shall be for program evaluation to support strategic 
     planning, performance measurement, and their coordination 
     with the Department's budget process: Provided further, That 
     of the amount provided under this heading, $10,000,000 shall 
     be for the Partnership for Advanced Technology in Housing.

                   Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity


                        fair housing activities

       For contracts, grants, and other assistance, not otherwise 
     provided for, as authorized by title VIII of the Civil Rights 
     Act of 1968, as amended by the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 
     1988, and section 561 of the Housing and Community 
     Development Act of 1987, as amended, $45,899,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2003, of which $24,000,000 
     shall be to carry out activities pursuant to such section 
     561: Provided, That no funds made available under this 
     heading shall be used to lobby the executive or legislative 
     branches of the Federal Government in connection with a 
     specific contract, grant or loan.